Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-08
RseaAEn Rs,ss' Secretaries.
From the New York Evening Post, April il

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From the New York Evening Post, Apr! 81
ANOTHER FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE IN BOSTON.
Great ErcA<mcnt-P Public ue>tng on the Common The
Hq5eus Corpus Refused Counsel Arres!eG-lNt;tqry
Commands ordered ou.r. Fletcher Hebstsrs Fight in
Defence Of Lag and Order.
The arrest Boston, of alleged slave named Symmes
has crea prJ1gous excitement among tie descendants
of the Puans. II that about clock the
evening The 81 inst, Symmes walking along En-
dcot street. he seized by waichman iIen police OFF,
Ger Buun aud others. Synnes, when first arrested drew
knife and stabbed Mr. Bumun. The Euile, the struggle
broken by striking the wall. The prisoner
snbdued and taken The OF street by, where
Deputy Marshal Byrncs was standing win carriage, n,o
which Symurs pn and taken N the Court House. where
he placed in in the third story, fitted up for that
purpose and there remained during the night under guard.
The following letter from attentive Boston correspo-
dent gives all The particulars up the departure OF the mail
| last evening:
Bp.roS April 4,h, 1851.
ARREST SYNMEs.
Great excitement is prevailing throughout the city,
and pal licnlay around tho halls Of justice. Another
coorcd person named Thomas Symmcs, arrested
last night o'clock fugitive slave, cl1mco by
from Georgia The alleged fugitive taken nto custody
in tho street. bu: made very lille esisiancea posse OF
wochncn trIng called 10 assist Our halls of Justice
again converted noa slave pen and c prisoner kept there
all night few friends Of Liberty hul rcceie1 ntorma-
lion OF The arrest and among ;sen Samuel E. Snwa Esq.,
Conngara Law, ard Candidate for representative Com
gress, in rae Second distrc:. Mr.. 5cwa Inc Ri
cy Deputy Marshal OF the United Sales, dstng us
cd himself the late Of SadrGch by his vdlo and biz
swearing. Mr. Sewul informed him that counsel
prisoner, anG wanted Know Wien aDo where
examination 10 take place since II had been umured
hai would take place forthwith. When Riley diI not
swc, Mr. Sewal re2eated the question with vchc
n;ence whcrcu2on Riley called ~achman, and ordered
hem alr. Sewa and bring him the watchhouse
which done but after half hour Mr.. Sewail
leased again pretty hlghhandcd proceeding This; hut
what may not be expected from the blind tools ~ the g.a
expounder Of the constitution and from the crn.ng sycu
phanta of the higher p9"s!7
THE EXaMISATfcI.
Early this morning iounl the whole Court House rnci,
ceL By iron chaln that Tic goddess u.cc has os
ton not nsIe sandnge over her eyes bn: cnarrt and
along the chain and stationed through the Cuur, House
crowd Of curious spectators IL gathered in the SQUARE out
only few coiorcG people among them.
The prisoner brar.h up before his Honor, Iraor
peregrinus, MI Commissioner George l. Curtis who does
not enter The CoIr. House for any Other bsne:s uut
hat Of hearing slave cases. Charles e. Long ESP.
of our leading lawyers who IS politician oy profession
bat wing creed, and who four years ago
drctd 70 make political sPstc il favor Of Daniel Webster
"a hi.hy honorable md c.,iIlb!c man, who yn3azca
with tie victims ~: the Unconstitutional slave inw, Hon
Robert Rauou Jr. late Senator fer Masslchusettn, Of
whom shall speak more fully below aad ). ]: Svwal
Tuesday but the Commissioned granted them twcaiyfou:
hours observing that three such ennsE; counsel Nru be
able find their ground Of defence within that ;nr
il they should then show sufficient why further delay
ought TO be granted il would be done. Therenp"a the High
Commissioners slave court was al ourEed iii Io.!nr;ow
Mr.. Sewali applied this morning To the Supreme Court,
in full session. for writ Of a5saS corpus Bat Chic! U.S.
tce Shaw would gan: it, observing that woul only
lead 10 question OF the constI:uonaty u TO law when
Mr. Sewal answered. that he ready 10 that now
the Chief turned away from him without Gegnng 70 give
reply nd ordered the other gentlemen ~ proceed with cl
case then in hearing This shows hIw necessary il is
have law passed ns in Vermont ordering Judicial Off
grant habeas corpus n these particular and
have prospect that shall have The person.
arrested goodonking young man, OF about twcnyonc
years. and copper colured.
FLETCHER WEBSTER LIMBO.
But this is not the only excitement and talk for the
of Fletcher Webster OF the great ntuor and rxpuundc
Of The higher power last night creates quite as much This
happened in the following way: About II or IL o'clock last
night the bell in the Stone or Kings chapel rang for fire
Mr. Webster who had heard of the arrest supposed that
bell rung call people together effect and
the Chapel ASKING the Waterman who rang il, what
he ringing that hell for; he received for a
in the Of law and order assaulted the officer and knock
him down; other "atchmrn were called in Ia aid dni DIR
Webster carried 10 the watch house. No; liking :as
proceeding Of II and order he made furious
the officers there Till he hand cued and carried TO pail
This morning he brought mp Eelrc the police AID
held ~ bail IN TWO hundred dollars appear Wcires.
day, tuanswcr the charge.
MH. RAS7ouL's SPEECH
third Of racitscnt is the speech Of Hua. Robert
Rantuu J democratic candidate in second district for
representative, which he made last night Lynn before
democratic convention that district. He himself
Democrat who stands up in defence Of the constitu
ton and liberty, aud consequently against the ugacus
slareilw The injecting was called al his request and
nc read The resolutions which passed unanmnnsy.-
The Boston Mornn. Post To be- entirely overcome by
this event and publishes iho resolutions with the Simple pre-
face a; the democratic meeting proved be an out and
out rac-so!l meeting.
The Post will doubt soon 90 over entirely the Wing
RANKS II has for the last year, Kept up show OF de-
nocratic prncries. This declaration Of Mr. Rainfall III Is.
Of free democratic liberty will have great effect upon
our various elections here which will take place Monday
next 10 four Districts for representatives t" Congress Is
BE- hoped that the boiling bunker Democrats In The tegs
lsturc may learn something from his speech and return L"
the path Of honor and duty that Mr. Sumner may be
elected three weeks from Dund ~
Alter these exciting topics will add any other
regarding doines and short comnns Boston has
,ofore been called the cradle liberty but deserves
the OF the cradle of slavery Every day gives
proof Of it, and il it for the healthier atmosphere
,f
Of liberty long ago to the grave in shroud.
Yours &c, N.
! BosToH, Friday, April 4-lH F. ".
The following notice has been issued from tho Com
| mon:seah office, and posted about the streets:
| "PrDLIc MEE-ISe-Hidaapper, in Boston Men Of
Boston, OF your iel9wcizes list night sezad oy
cizen OF Boston and its neg5orood earnestly inyi
ted assemble without arms in front OF the State House
at az P. NJ, to consult for tho pu5c good"
The crowd continues large about the Cour House aud the
| Blacks begin 10 appear in considerable numbers.
Dasas ~ THE LEGISLATIVE.
The telegraph Of the evening the 4h gives fol-
, lowing additional particulars:
II the Legislature to-day the following petition was pre-.
scented That The use of the State House yard Re granted
10 the citizens Of Massachusetts 10 bold publ: meeting
in the Gsrn"on 10 take INTO thu; arrest Of
citizen Of Massachusetts, under Operation vi the Fuci.
tive Sava law, and u devise proper aud gal r4ses or
the defence and protection OF citizens oi Mnsschuaeti,
Mr. Gushing. Of Ncwhury Huoks in opposition &c tho De-
titinn and moved that il as hid the table NJ Keith of
Ro1buy, moved that be laid under the ,ablc The molten
on llr i.uIe was oE la yeas 10 lis
MEETING On TiiE coNI::.
The .iGc Of :hosa opposed tbs pnicrccae.t OF tire
Fugitive S!avs law accordingly held on tie comn,:n
The meeting called 10 order by the Rev Mr. Coyer D.
!! Howe appointed Chairman.
Wendell Phillips addressed The meeting He spoke of the
Court House in chans he hoped he people would come IN
from the country in such cold rc4nns as 10 block % the
ard prevent the fugitive lron Being carrie! of except
their heads de rtoica& thai tho law could no: b. exc
cutad except a; HE ica; Of lie cay0uc md hehat c;n;
they won't dare hr said, 10 carry the i4si:iys uu u
Commonwealth except under the convoy the guns tin;
Navy Yard. He spoke CT FdnueiI Hall b.inu closed -
them, and hoped tina, they woul riHe the Films o. The
resound 10 the declaration that Lw or no Law-Cns-
s:itulioa no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES no chains
shall not be enforced. Block the locomotives tear W
rails follow the fugitive - the borders OF the State posi-
be hin H. urged the meeting to hold Itself IN
readiness with eli tie lis command 10 rndeavur
Stop Tomorrow the execution OF this Tile Govern
merit and Legislature have refused the means ry his
issue, a We nave Inc rght dis1uey and NEE. tc
sequences " hen priest al Statesmen a7o traitors the
people mus! take up the reas
aEETISo ~ FREMONT TEMPLE.
The meeting adjourned 10 fremont Terpe where Rev T.
Parker was called he said wA.a passed the Court
House this morning and the chains which encompaS.cd
IL be imagined that be WAS In Vienna (and not In Boson