The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-04-04

circumstances of this occurrence. it is strictly
speaking, case of treason. (Great cheering
II men combine and confederate together, and
by force OF arms or force of numbers, effectually
resist the operation of an act of Congress in its
application to a particular individual, with the
ayowed purpose OF making the same act in its
application to all other individuals, this is levy
ing war against the United States, and is noth-
ing less than'treason. (Renewed applause. J
Now understand that the persons concerned in
this outrage in Boston ayow openly their full
purpose of preventing by arms, or by the power
OF the multitude, the execution of process for
the arrest of an alleged fugitive, in any and all
cases whatever, am sure, gentlemen, that
shame will burn the cheeks, and indignation fill
the hearts of niReteentwentieths of the people
oil Boston at the avowal of principles and the
commission Of outrages so abominable. (Great
Cheering) Depend upon it that if the people
OF that city bad been informed OF any such pur-
pose or design as was carried into effect in the
court house in Boston, on Saturday last, they
would have rushed to the spot and crushed such
nefarious project into the dust The vast
majority OF the people of Boston, must necessa-
ry suffer in feelings, but ought not 10 suffer at
all in their character and honor, or in their 10y
atty to the constitution, from the acts of such
persons as composed the mob. venture to say
that when you hear Of them next, You will learn
that personally, collectively, as individuals, and
also as represented in the city councils, they
will give full evidence of their fixed purpose to
wipe away and obliterate, to the full extent OF
their power, this foul blot on the reputation of
their city. fGreat applause.)
And now, gentlemen, when projects of dsso.
luton have taken so much OF form and pressure
N in fha ,x,1 L.,
violence, tramplng on the public authorities,
stalks forth so boldly in the north, you will see
that your work, highly prosperous thus far, is
nevertheless not yet concluded. L is wise and
patriotic, therefore, that you commemorate your
love OF country, strengthen your resolution to
maintain the constitution, the Union and the
laws, by uniting to celebrate the anniversary of
the great Father of his country. You do well
to call to memory his services, to revive in your
bosoms his love of liberty and order, and TO draw
in patriotic inspiration from his principles and
his examples. For these principles and this ex.
ample, there will be found respect and admra.
ton everywhere, where there is a true love for
the institutions Of the country.
And every American may well doubt the pat
riotism Of bis own heart, when he finds that in
that heart veneration for Washington begins to
be languishing and dying away.
Gentlemen the path of duty before you and
before me is plain and broad. 1t is to do our
duty and our whole duty thoroughly and fear
lessly; it is to embrace the free institutions o:
our country, and to hold them up, with all our
might, as il itwere our last struggle upon earth.
And then, if the blood of civil war shall flow, ii
will not stain our garments; if disgraceful out
RACES, gaining strength by indulgence and tenn
porary success, shall proceed from stage to stage,
till they destroy the lives of men, women and
children, pull down and demolish the temples ol
justice, and even wrap cities in flames, you and
|, and our characters and memory, both now and
with posterity, will at least escape the consum-
ing confagratiou of reproach.
am, gentlemen, your much obliged servant
DANIEL WEBSTER.