The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-10-14
NO. XXVI.
Correspondence OF the New York Times
Execution Of Liquor Cask-.A Web
ster Meeting.
Bos ron, Ang. 81.

Bosr0S, Aug. q?
l had the qualification, yesterday. Of n,ipcssino
two peculiarly Boston exhibitions One was The ex
renl. penalty OF the law a clsk Of liquor. which
had been that morning seized tried condenned and
sshehcch the other ''ancIher enthusiasm Nh
ster meeting" The iqunr was seized IN Eas, Re-.
ION ana sentenced 10 undergo the extreme penalty of
.lc Id" oy Judge Nelson, who politely invited nm. 10
nc present 1t the execution. At the hour aDcoinad
was promptly on the spot in i,on. ,f the Court
ii"oSe, where found considerable crowd of eagrr
spectators, although it raining hard at the n,c
seuuine Boston ram, which every body knows /
presume is much more mois, aud penetrating than
t"lns elsewhere. However. | came prepared w;,, a
"''io"eH cotton umbrella, which, like some ol ,h-
spectators present, a regular old s,aker A, tho
lo"' appointed, the pcnaerous doors Of the Grant,,
N0"t House were thrown open and the cuiprI, ga.
i""ed OUT by Constable, who was backed by anorhe,
::'"s 81 ns hand stone jag, which was 10 expi-
"'c ''s otehce at the same time The a, peara,ce =,
the guilty vessels Was not calculated ,o .xt;,e -,
~ ~ ','aoosh they caused some mouths to wata,
ne c''ei "scleant wa a mouldy- booking ba,fbarsi
"tt" "9H hoopsi sa'd t. contain matt liquor Il was
- '""S 10 the snter near the MET al sewer
"heh one 'low from the cxccutoncr started In, Ln
ana out suShed the HEARTY blood of the c,m,,I a,t
'F !!-c's ana Shouts Of the excited multitude Sum
t 'iu Sinildf justice WAS thns dealt nou the s,ona
Jug and the crowd dispersed wiser and better mon
ius' u'an thcy wcIe before. Since the time u hen
odfte' oi small beer whipped in Corpcr,~,,, ia,
working Sund;;, no such exen,l,r,, ,,,i -,
ha. i... PUNISHMENT
has neci inflicted on a cash oi iiqunr
After witnessing this solemn scene 7 ,vas n 8,
state of mind to attend the enthusiastic Webster .et
'is; !" Wn'1a had ''een invited hy mutual ficnt'
% Nr W cbstcr and uYsrl.
he meeting was ht II m A small rom, ,,,I
oihsy IN appearance and iightc. b, two pi,rnme,ns
jets ~ gas, on the scrOnd floor Vi a builing in IT,
t'o.' street. Owe the doc, d!,n tfaps,ar,nc
ihnic"tin3 that IT was " eh>ier'. II .ad-1,a s'ys
portrait oi the great statesman In a % II t-,,.a -
I.ft
leei ashamed 20 mad even The cfi,gv f 80 ,,s,,,o,,s
man eulIHs hI> cou1tcnaDcc 10 such aa ass,rubl 90
convened together for such a :lt.l,ooaIIe ,.u,,o ~,
,ie destruction oi The party t. which he had all l..
~" '"eSS'" ailtelcht'. aud which ha. delighted T.
uo Hrl hpnor. Ihc mceting could not With any r,.,
piIetN b. called farce hcriu.e. tl,at name ,,,i
certain degree; # he and character which th sn
tAusIa'tc nleotins' had not The room. sbo,1
say "oui! hold abort $50 persons. If y wen. ,,.
ci"Sriy packed; blt counted ,ilf t..r.oos men,
"h"ic the meeting Was tnd they did not exec, C,,,,,
persons. Pat Of thtri were BOYS who iid ,,o, ,i
1" DE over ~ ytals Of age, a ooish hierl n,,polc,
were tcpotcts, aud lf,oaI pointed ON, e. ,u sn,o
N'' hi'Nn scott men. and some Democrats: the te
i'''1'ie' were Idefs and Webster men "A dim r.le.
'rt" gentleman, wit. small dark ewes and q l,unr,rv
i"oh, was pointed unt to me as Rev Hubbard N.Y.;
io", ani, excepting The Chairman NJ VcUs .
sinrie-ookus cid gcntlemar he u.s tbc ook rrr-
son there who had the hook Of Il man Of stlpd;n9
'Et''' fed-hn,ed gentleman, named French acted
commenced he p,,rO.
c"edInss by stating that he had seen = ocotle,nso
who had read letter from one Of their brstlya, -,
the SJ"th, a merchant in Mobile, who txuro.s.d
great DISSATISFACTION at the noInaiior # Scot Tb;
cheering news chcii"d several encourapiop ,bp,ors
iiom the umbrellas present. The Chan then stated
tiit ne understood t,at Mr.. Chick mo ar some s,.c
name MAS present iiom Wisconsin, and requested
nm T. make speech lie was loudly called i,r. but
the " sconsin Clicking refused to Grow when o,n-
''eHnm whose name understood TO be Wilson rlad.
fome remarks, which did not stay to hear Tor tho
athpS here II the room va. not particularly refresh
hs: person named Pratt TO make. = spcech
m favor OF nominating Mr. Webster for the Pces,Jeu
c but ihc style OF hi> clocnce cAactl, harmon,
~ing with the iastl Of the meeting. h. aas rather
imeiy interrupted; whrfeupon he addressed tl,,
Char io t,HS Poikian manner, as follows: .>Nr.
th'riaan! scntl mcn' nh, can't ,ou behave hk,
men, end not Ike a pack oi ID canniiml,!"
Mr. NWs1ow, the clerical gentleman. shook hi.
head at this sally AMI remarked that he suceche.
were now over, aud It tilne - proceed Ia ls,si
-. As then Withdrew. | cannot ,n,,rtn Won Of
the precise nature Il th" business transacted at TIM.
enthusiastic Webster rcoiie-. Eut ! have given
lou literal acrouat of al nd zee,
louts q