The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-07
THE r EPU BLlC.

An ExcITISG SCENE-EsrcncEMEST or THE
Law Tho stores Of the steamship Fanny, at > \
yannah, having been attached AT iue instance o.
some Of hrr passengers, the city and county 9TH
GERS on the , instant attempted TO enforce the
writ, when they were met at the gangway and
euccessiully repulscd by party Of women, Get
on by some IT the s!ernrr s'X,) the otficers not
h,,io, ,,c n,,vf 10 attack these fair Amazonians.
u,ho &, anna, had also a eho1 Of rght on their
side, although the account ices not exactly sPe'
in ~bat it consisted The rest OF shs story Is mus
told by the Savannah Republican:
''The illegal proceedings on board the steamer
Fanny yesterday, having attracted the attention
of The rejecting portion Of the community II be-
came evident that prompt and decisive stepd should
be taken to enforce the law and vindrate the char
aCtcr of the city. The open and ttIrctual resist
ance Of the law by parcel OF unhrcerhed Callior-
uians in community distinguished Tor order and
sOGernCss WIS an outrage not 10 be tolerated.
Consequently, Judge Jackson, Of the superior
court Of the eastern circuit, accompanied by Lieu
tenant Colonel Lawton, the commanding officer Of
the Savannah Independent Battalion, visited the
steamer at early hour this morning, Judge
jackson informed the passengers that they had
been guilty of grave offence In resisng the Law
The stores of the steamer had been legally attached
and advertised for sec, and he told them in plain
terms that the law must and should be enforced
Ii mattcred not how Justly they had been treated
by the owner and officers OF the vessel, how
much claim they had to the sympathy OF the COM
| munity, the process OF the court had to be
| cuted and The stores removed. In answer to an
| inquiry, whether he would pledge himeelf that
some satisfactory arrangement should be made for
furnishing provisions 10 the passengers, he said he
had no pledges to make and that the law admitted
| OF no compromise. The community distn-
guished for ts lbcrality; but he was not there TO
| make them any promises; he came simpiy TO warn
them that the law should be put III force, and that
Immediately.
"lt understood that the passengers would
offer no further opposition TO the officers, and Judge
| jackson and Col. Lawtou left, Subsequently,
Judge Jackson returned TO the steamer, with Sher-
! if Dcvanny. There Considerable excitement
| on board when he arrived tho passengers threat
| ening that the stores should not be removed. Ma
| ny of them gathered about him, geeticuatng and
| swearing if they intended TO offer him personal
| violence. 1t no time for parleying; Judge
Jackson boldly seized The rngeader by the collar,
telling him he his prisoner, and iorcibly
| dragged him shore The Judge Immediately re-
turned to the ship. and with his own hands arrest
| ed three others and took them one by one ashore.
| Finding they had a man TO deal with, the remain
! ing passengers became wonderfully quiet In very
short time Had Judge Jackson yielded inch
in the outset, it is believed the leaders would have
! thrown him overheard
'The officers afterwards went aboard and re-
moved the stores OF the steamer without opposition
The persons arrested were subsequently committed
| TO jail