The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-27

IAka 3n1nuu1pUl1U - - t " ri
wssan, mss4 ~ - sm1D = p1h11e 1tp1
~ bs&to& ashsssvsd, ~ ~ hws bs>o6t
es;pa.i4 w1ksss ~ s1asmA y evesats
ths tsba0hy &erses(1s .4lo19g ksess Th>es
are issxss 49, - r3stl~ssl, thisk. -
III. sshjsa They tssvsst~rs sd NY -
suitnele.
wouh ask wk&siex. II kAy n~s sss
gathered arossd he coast-kosss n this N
any other place. tA<y cosld sos do vrleacs
Gould mot they intefrupt The sessions II th~
cour' Could they MI ssss~ N skrsv Il
the court aud take him swsv, II they were
disPossd, end would \ imply 10y assis<t a
ths people, 81 any sbs~a<s n ssssshs Fse-
parat,o0s for such N <@ssxvn<y v Il s&S~kt
happen Are We 10 carry ~ osv cessts
with military fScs sssrssal,ag ~ tssspls
Of justice, " are We 10 70 on IN tke ssssl
psaceabe, quiet, and srdehy way Thss
is the inquiry. There ere acts 4 vis3<scs
too frequently occurring 10 I'll rsr$s u the
country. We witness them hers ia this
District, over which Congress exercises sa-
limited power. How long j. il s.scs msa
was shot down and taken up dead in tAs
streets here ut q 6rsl How long j. Il SINCE
anotleHindividusl was shot down in like MAN
nsr in front Of oGe u the principal hotsis, il
a contest among hremen How long - il
since saw in tha newspapers Of t:,is city A.
instance Of individuals firing into private
houses 7 Are these acts Of vioIsncs a and
suitable occasions for proclamation 81 the
President, or can the punishment Of Ill such
acts be intrusted 10 the administration Of the
law
60 this far: sag that whenever you 70
beyond this, whenever you withdraw your
confidence from the cour Of justice, and re-
sort to other means that point BY implica-
ton to state Of public sentiment opposed 10
the execution Of a law SO extensive rs TO be
dangerous, il is an imputation upon the pa
triotsm Of the community Now, il is from
that lmp,tation, so far ~ it is implied from
the course which has been pursed, that
wish to rescue the community in which ]
live.
Mr.. President, what authority has the
senator from Kentucky to tcnounce the po-
lice OF the city of Boston have seen the
card Of the mayor, and the card Of the mar
shall Of the city, but unfortunately have lett
them on my table. The mayor, however,
| states that Riley, the deputy, called y. his
office, and said that he had got negro, aud
he thought he would call and let the mayor
know it Z; but he neither asked for nor sug-
,gested that he desired or expected to need
aid. The city marshal states that Riley
called at his office, and said that he had got
negro, and that he notified him Of il, no
that if there should be trouble, he 1.-THE mar
shall might be about. No aid was sought,
none desired beyond this Such is the, state
ment Of these two officers. Nevertheless,
the marshal made bis communication to the
mayor Of the city, and thereupon the mayor
ordered him to place suitable force outside
the court-noase I; presuning, suppose, that
he had no authority to interfere inside; and
tuis order, it appears, was complied with
What was done inside Why, band al
most entirely Of colored persons-the great
est number Of white persons estimated by
the newspapers connected with them being
only half a dozen --a band Of colored per-
sons, then, were within the walls of the
courthouse, unarmed, showing no purpo e
of resistance What followed, In the
course Of events, the city marshal states that
he sent an officer to the courtroom, who was
denied admission but the city marshal
learned from sources in which he con6d-d,
that tie United States deputy marshal did
not desire assistance. This, in substance,
he states. What becomes, then, Of thes,,
charges against the city government, What
becomes of this denunciation OF the police 7
! may add, that when the city government
assembled, they passed resolutions of express
instruction to the police to interpose their
power in all such cases. Some speculative
doubts mad ariaen under the laws Of Msssa-
chusetts whether it was their duty and It
was, as suppose, to dispel those doubts that
these resolutions were adopted.
now beg leave to read from one Of the
Boston papers an account Of the matter
After quoting New York paper, tn. pa
per which hold in my hand (the Daily Bee
says:
sin the above opinion, respecting the pusiIlan-
nous conduct ofthe deputy marshal, almost every
one concurs. As yesterday evenings Journal
"a daily paper) truly remarks, that fanctionary
appears to have made no preparations to retain
his prisoner in case of an attempt at rescue and
when rush made into the court room by a
small body Of unarmed men, instead of making a
manful defence until assistance could have been
rendered by the city police to preserve the peace,
not single blow was struck not symptom Of
resistance was manifested but the deputy mar.
shal and his assistants allowed this outrage 10 be
committed in their presence, without apparently
raising finger 10 prevent it.
"Certany this is what the facts in the case show
The deputy marshal was unarmed, and unprovided
with resoIute force. Nay, when the suffrage
| took place, he was, to quote his testimony
squeezed behind The green door. We cannot see how
any man defend public funcuonary who will
thus be quietly cooped. Nor is it right to attempt
To shield such conduct, by falsely imputing inter
ested motives for the non-interference of others.
An individual who seeks to claim lions share
Of glory should bear a double portion of the
shame"
might 60 on and multiply these accounts
from the various papers, and still come back
A l. ~ III Ca ~