Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-10-18

SYRACUSE, Thursday, Oct. 2, 1851.

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SYRACUSE, Thursday, Oct. 2, 1851.
That part of our city Immediately surrounding
the Police Office, appears as if it had just been
evacuated by a retreating army. The building it
self bears unmistakable evidence of the fury and
sincerity of those who were engaged in the rescue
of the fugitive slave Jerry last evening. l wrote
to you, and sent by the night Express train, as
good an account of the conflict as | could gather
amid the intense excitement and uproar. The
particulars, | sent them to you then do not va
ry at all from the facts as they were. The Depu
ty Marshal Fitch, from Rochester, had his arm
broken in Jumping from the Police office to the
ground. Some of the accounts have it that he re-
ccived blow from some of the assaiants, by
which his arm was broken This is an entire mis-
take. He broke his arm himself in his endeavor
to get out Of the way of the crowd. He was re-
moved to Rochester in the o'clock train this
morning, his arm having been first properly set,
and l informed by his surgeon that it could
have been broken it is, only by fall. One 9th
er man a citizen of Syracuse, named Woodruff,
who had been employed to assist in securing the
prisoners, received blow on the head, which did
it some damage. No violence used by the
crowd. 1t had none of the characteristics of a
mob. 1t was one universal, unhinchng current
against the Fugitive Slave Law, and in favor of
the poor man claimed fugitive. The feeling
could not be resisted. The crowd, as if moved
by an impulse, effected the rescue of Jerry, as
completely, and successfully, as it could be
done. heavy plank brought against the
doors of the Police Office, which bolted barred
and secured as they were soon yielded to the ire
mendous pressure The crowd then focked into
the office, extnguished the lights, and with the
same plank battered down an inside partition,
which let them into the room where set the poor
l En- cba
surrounded by officers and Deputy MarshaIs He
was taken up on the shoulders of the crowd, and
amid the most deafening hurrahS and shouts, was
borne along Water st. to Salina, and down Salina
to the Railroad Depot through the Depot to War
rem, down Warren to BrintnalPs Hotel, where he
was placed in carriage and driven rapidly away
The head movers in the crowd appeared to be
negroes, although no one could be recognized in
the darkness OF the night, and amid the excite
ment and WhIrl of the occasion. No one was fore
most in the rescue, and no one did it, and | have
seen no one of our citizens this morning so I'M
fortunate in his opinions as to condemn the act
Indeed congratulatory remarks and smiles pre-
vailed on every countenance. No sooner do two
persons meet than begins to Join, and the 9TH
er to say, ''where's jerry The one strong SEN
tlment in the heart of the whole city is that the
Slave Law is wrong. Mr.. Webster is unfortun-
ate IN his threat, and the legal officers have been
SUN more unfortunate IN their attempts TO carry 1t
out, at this time. 1t is doubtful if they will not
always be alike unfortunate to do the same thing
IN this city. The little paper printed here called
the Star is furious upon the OCCASION but its voice
is like unto that of the dog barking at the moon
There IS not a Corporals Guard in the whole city
taking sides with it. The agent of the claimant
(whose name is James Lear,) was arrested on a
warrant issued by Justice House, on the charge OF
attempting to kidnap a citizen. He was held to
bail He will (if he can be found which is doubt
tul,) be arrested again this afternoon, for carry
ing arms concealed upon his person The name
OF the claimant of poor Jerry is Join McReynaIds
OF Marion county, Miss. With regard to the fire
ing, some conflicting statements have appeared
The first irelng was by the officers from the Po-
lice Office, and was without doubt intended to in
tlmIdate the crowd It. however, had the con-
trary eject, and was answered by renewed and
more extensive volley of brckbats, and the crowd
only became more furious. After this some more
hrelng was done from the office, and returned nv
some member of the crowd
| The Anti-Slavery Convention met this NOR
nlng, and adjourned before dinner, as the use ~
the City Hall had been already pre-granted fo,
the address Of Mr.. Lyon before the County Fa;,
this afternoon The chief members of thai nart1
are still in town | believe The city is ouet now
although the prevailing opinion is that the end Is
not yet ono iS