North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-11
rHE SYRACUSE ourRAGE.


We published in last brief account of the
rescue of the fugitive slave Jerry, by mob at SYRIA
cuse, New York and we give to-day, from the Sy-
racuse Star, further accounts of this outrage. The
Star says: sd
That the city of Syracuse was disgraced on
w ednesday BY the occurrence of riot during which
the authorities ParaIyzed refused to perform
every State and every city in the Union. The fact
no one but a traitor or knave will have the hard-
hood to deny. --s-r----%'asz.r
For the outlines of the affair we must refer to our
paper of Thursday. In that report we find nothing
that requires alteration. These outlines pro-
pose to fill up, to render the picture of their namy
more complete. who, occupying respectable station
In society, melted, by the basest MEANS horde of
ruans TO desecate the temple of justice and to yio-
late law of the United States.
The riot commenced in the Commissioners Office
in the second story of the Townsend Block. The
principal instigators of it two physicians and
a clergyman Of this city. The fugitive was seized
by negro carman of this city. ~
The fugitive was recaptured and consigned to the
police Office. Then the abolitionsts renewed the
citement, and their Orators, by nfammatory appeals
to the crowd which collected in front of the Office
strove, by every means in their power, ncite them
to an assault upon the Marshal and his assistants.
This dlsgraceful state of affairs continued from
+. M. till the rescue of the fugitive 81 A. Nj, and
all this while the Mayor made attempt dispense
the mob to restore order and obedience the laws
further than to ask the rioters individually to go ne
He never addressed the mob read the rio. act
never, In word, exercised somuch authority
efficient magistrate would have done in the case of
an ordinary afray among two or three persons.
The Sheriff being called upon for assistance by
the Marshal very promptly requested the commanders
OF the Citizens Corps, the National Guards and the
Washington Artillery, to order their companies.
The order was as promptly complied with, and the
companies were assembled at their armories ready
for duty, each man being supplied with three rounds
of ball cartridge Before marching to the Sherif's
office, however, Co.. o. j. panden6urgh, tile eonman-
~ rofI IL
tie three companies for6idding them to turn out! He
did this at the solicitation of Charles A. Wheaton
and other leading Abolitionists, and in accordance
with his own personal preudices-since he was heard
to express desire that The aav should not be erecuted
and his determination to do all in his poaOer to
prevent its execution.
Having received an order from their Colonel TO dis
band, the commanders of the companies had no al
tentative but to obey, and the troops accordingly
dismissed.
When it became known to the mob that the troops
we've dismissed, they renewed their menaces against
the officers and the black and white scoundrels who
addressed them Tedoubled their exertions TO infame
them to the point requisite for the accomplishment
OF their internal purpose The police Office, in which
the Commissioner was then holding the examination
OF the case, was assailed with stones and the win
dows broken, until it became impossible to proceed
with the case An hour and half after the adjourn
ment. the doors were forced and the fugitive rescued.
COL Vandenburgh's conduct in this affair is aggra-
waited by the fact that, after the final escape of the
fugitive, he issued order for the Citizens Corps
to out Neutrality-suspicious. virtually acknowledge
ing, by his hand, when too late, that he had been
guilty Of unjusfable act, in previously counter
handing the order of the sheriff.
Several prominent citizens of Syracuse were en-
gagged in the riot and have, therefore, rendered them
selves amenabe TO the law.
The mob was composed chiefly Of white men, and
was swelled by the strangers in the city, being the
day OF the county fair and an abolition convention
the latter of which hand for fall delegation
of law breakers
Many of the newspapers of New York, condemn,
in the severest terms, this outrage Syracuse while
others seek to excuse it. The Baltimore Sun saws
6 The Journal of Commerce publishes an immense
number OF signatures got up under the auspicies of
the g U MON Safety Committee '-several thousands
in number, comprising many of the substantial
resolution the subject which is strong
and decided. sustains the Compromise, in all it's
parts. 1t deprecaes further agitation of the slave
~ question In Congress, dangerous to the Union
of the States. 1t pledges the gners to support no
candidate at the ensuing any other election, for
State officers, for members of Congress, or of the
Legislature, who is known believed to be hostile to
The compromise measures, any of them, in favor
Of re-oPenng the questions involved in them for
newed agitation.'
This is all very well, but will it restore the fugi-
i've TO his masterl Will it atone for violated law
md outraged Constitution Will it cure the
limb of the Marshal, broken in two places, by mob
IT scoundres, while in the performance of his duty
These men at Syracuse have involved themselves as
ieePly in the crime of treason those did who muir
Tered Mr.. Gorsuch at Christiana; and every man
Who united in resisting the law, has justly Incurred
he death penalty. Will the law be enforced against
hem We shall see.