Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-10-15
THE SYRACUSE OUTRAGE,

of the fugitive slave Jerry, by mob at Syra-
cuse, New York and we give to-day, from the Sy-
Star, further accounts of this outrage. The
Star says
'That the city of Syracuse was disgraced on
ednesday by the occurrence of riot, during which
the authorities were paraIyzed refused to perform
their duty, is by this time matter of notorety in
every State and every city in the Union. The tact
no one but traitor knave will have the hardi-
hood to deny.
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 m up, render the picture of their infamy
more complete. who, occupying respectable station
society, incted. by the basest means, horde of
rufans desecrae the temple of justice and vio-
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 were two physicians and
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 abolonists renewed the ex-
ciement, and their oraters by infammatory appeals
to the crowd which collected in front of the Office
strove, by every in their power to incte them
to an assault upon the Marshal and his assistants.
This disgraceful state of affairs continued from 3
NJ, till the rescue Of the fugitive at 81 A. NJ, and
all this while the Mayor made attempt to disperse
the mob or to restore order and obedience TO the laws,
He addressed the mob never read the rio: act
never, in a word, exercised much authority
efficient magistrate would have done in the 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 out 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 kah DE-, 81. Sl~.sF FJo
Office, however, Col. o. j. Vandenburgh, the comman-
der Of The Regiment, issued his order to the Captains Of
the three companies forbidding them to turn out! He
did this at the solicitation of Charles A. Wheaton
and other leading Abolitionists and in accordance
with his ow personal preudices-sInce he was heard
to express desire that the dU should not be executed,
and his determination to do all TN his po,ver to
preuent its erecutiOn.
Having received order from their Colonel to dis
band, the commanders Of the companies had no al
tentative but to obey, and the troops were accordingly
dismissed.
When it became known to the mob that the troops
wele dismissed, they renewed their menaces against
the officers and the black and white scoundres who
addressed them Tedoubled their exertons to infame
them to the point requisite for the accomplishment
of their internal purpose. The police office, in which
the Commissioner then holding the examination
of the case, was assaed with stones and the win
dows broken, until ii became impossible 10 proceed
with the case. An hour and half after the ad ourn
lie
COL Vandenburghs conduct in this affair is assggra-
waited by the fact that, after the final escape of the
fugitive, he issued order for the Citizens Corps
to out immedately-,hus virtually acknowledge
ng by his own hand when too late, that he had been
guilty Of uni usiiiable act, in previously counter
manding the order OF the sheriff.
Several prominent citizens of Syracuse were en-
gagged in the ot and have, therefore, rendered them
selves amenable 10 the law.
The mob was composed chiefly of white men, and
hnSr
day of the county fair, and an abolition convention,
the latter of which was on hand for full delegation
| of law breakers
Many of the newspapers of New York, condemn,
in the severest terms, this outrage at Syracuse, while
others seek to excuse it. The Baltimore Sun says
"rhe Journal of Commerce publishes an immense
number of signatures got up under the auspicles OF
the :. U Union Safety Committee '-several thousands
in number, comprising many of the most substantial
and worthy citizens, without distinction of party
endorsing resolution the subject, which is strong
and decided. 1t sustains the Compromise, in all its
parts. 1t deprecates further agitation of the slave
~ question in Congress, dangerous to the Union
of the States 1t pledges the signers to support no
candidate al the ensuing any other election foI
State officers, for members of Congress, OF the
Legislature, who is known or believed to be hostile to
the compromise measures, any of them, or In favor
of reopenng the questions involved in them for re-
newed agitation.''
This is all very we'll, but will it restore the fug''
tive to his master! Will it atone for violated law
and an outraged Constitution? Will it cure the
limb of the Marshal, broken in two places, by mo!
of scoundrels while in the performance Of his duty
These men at Syracuse have involved themselves as
deeply in the crime of treason those did who mur
dered MI. Gorsuch at Christiana; and every mar
who united in resisting the law, has justly incurred
the death penalty. Will the law be enforced agains
them! We shall see.
The New York Express gives the importatons o
foreign goods for the past month, and regrets that
compared with the Septembers of ls49 and 1850
they have increased. In September le49 the imPor
,atons were S2,l59, ,96l-in September, 1850. So,
sos. .ss5-and in Septe mber, 1851, $2,6l6, ,O26-be