The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-05
The Recent Negro Outrages In BostOn-The
Trials In the United States District Court.

The arraignments Of James Scott, Joseph X.
Hayes, Elizur Wright, Robert Morris, Thomas p.
Smith, John r. Coburn, and Lewis Haydcn-all
white mentor aiding the negro rioters, and abcttng
in the rescue and escape of " Shadrach the alleged
fugitive slave belonging to John DE Bree, of Nor
folk, Virginia, took place the first day of the
month before the United States District Court, at
Boston. The alleged fugitive in the custody Of
the L ntcd States officers, in the court, the ff-
teenth day Of last February, when he was forcibly
taken out of the hands of the officers aud out Of
the court, by the hands of lawless and unprinci
pied mob. The parties arragned charged with
aiding and abetting this iufraction of the federal
laws, passed in l7o3 and lsj0-this same "' Sha-
dIaeh' owing service and labor to a citizen Of the
L nited States. He was, the day of the rescue,
in the lawful custody 81 Patrick Ri!ey-ons of the
deputies Of the United states Marshal, Charles
.Devens, IT., Of the Massachusetts, District-who
was engaged in the performance Of his duty
officer u the federal government.
Such are the outlines of the position in which the
prisoners placed. The indictments against
them are idcntealty the same, and contain fifteen
counts, under which, should adequate proof of par
ticiration on the part ct the accused be made out
60 the full satisfaction of jury, conviction must
necessarily ensGe. The charge is very serious
one, in whatever shaps.it may be presented; and
BY the time the trials-,shich will commence the
twenty-ninth Of this month-shall come ON, the pri
soLcrs, all of whom pleaded mot guilty their
arguments, will have learned the true nature and
extent of the very grave offence against whole
people with which they arc charged. The govern
men, too,ae presume, will be equally impressed
with the importance of enforcing the laws, to their
full extent, ia the eases, since the peace Of the
whole country Is Involved in the principle at the
foundation Of the whole matter, rs well rs the
/ power II the government itsclh which, IL once
doubted, will render the minority vain and con-
ceited that society will be in continual danger of
outbreaks and iasurrootions.
nIelecting upon the seceut transactions at Boston,
any reasonable pLust be satisfied that the
ofthe Flob were virtual ilsurrcction agains; the
Il goycfuafnt; aud with little more excitement and
few officers Of tbe government, and a larger
number 4 "aiders and abettors," nothing less
could haze been eetoL.han hlooa.hcd. and even
the massacre Of citizens engaged in maintaining the
laws aud power of the United States. IT, instead
# eight nsn being actively atwork, eight hundred
Rad taken part in the lzSlsss proceedings, what
n ght not h We been the re:ultl Let suppose,
To- instance. bat twenty alleged fugiyes lowing
ice aud L5or,' had been in the custody of a
lara body = nited States officers, and eight
Luns-ed men k-l undertakes to make rescue.
Couis les ihaat be slaughter ef a number of cit
r,rs o. expected in such attempt to .overtarn
the ju- and pr,yer administration Of tho lawsl
The prEcirle is 10 same both IN the event as it
wa, ana the suls ostious have rsesented;
and there - plea efficiently .oyti.tcal 10 dis
t@-t the TIA III from il; stern and unaltcrabs aspect
IL offence in the yey to occupy the ju-
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have contemplated. E-escnts the sane fea,ures--
aud ns.fnhcrs aonc wouk be necessary t. reudcrtks
matter an insuEection ~ The most dangerous kind
In Is5 Aarou Burr arrested for a conspiracy
sgains. the govVsmcnt lie was suspected Of con
t.mplating a .clso.1e for the separation of the
Wc.tern States from the Union, aud the ssbjuga-
ton If New Orleans lie was charged with trea-
committed within the di4rct Of Virginia
Lvsly Americ@n knows how his Lme was furnished
by The very suspicion arl how all lovers Of their
country have boon wont ~ speak II him for the
Iar a. "ss supposed to hare taken in that lawless
scheme. is it not equally reasonable to suppose
that infany forever Eust attend the Names Of those
who, not being suspected merely as Reasonable
towards the Laws made by the people, arc found
actively engaged, eropenly cooperating. in render
ing null and void the very statutes of the federal
government framed for the preservation q abe
rights Of citizens' Can honest, patriotic men hes,-
tate where TO place men, who. misod by the ,
socinlistc AID rabd political sophstros % time
intcrposc their own dogmas, and their very hands, |
too. between the federal authorities aud the |
clearly defined rights II their coGstrynen' |
The time was whom the country was scri jrsly di-
turbcd by the vanity Of a minority acting in the
same sprit. In l7S6, during he Continental Con
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