The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-09


AN EvcITISG ScENE-ENFoRcEMEn OF THE
LAw.-The stores of the steamship Fanny, at
Savannah, having been attached at the instance
Of some of her passengers, the city and county
officers on the 22d Instant attempted to enforce
the writ, when they were met at the ganowav
and successfully repused by party of women
(set on by some of the sterner sex) the officers
not having the nerve to attack theae fair Amaze.
nian9, who, it appears, had also show of RIGHT
on their side, although the account does not
exactly specify in what it consisted The rest
of the story is thus told by the Savannah Re.
publican:
"The illegal proceedings on board the steam.
er Fanny yesterday, having attracted the atten.
ton of the rejecting portion of the community.
it became evident that prompt and decisive steps
should be taken to enforce the law and yindi.
cate the character of the city. The oren and
etfectual resistance of The law by a parcel of
unbreeched Calfornians, in community distin.
guisled for order and soberness, was an OUTRAGE
MOTTO be tolerated. Consequently, Judge Jack.
son, of the superior court of the eastern crcuit.
accompanied by Lieutenant Cononel Lawton.
the commanding officer of the Savannah hide.
pendent Battalion visited the steamer at an early
hour this morning. Judge Jackson informed
the passengers that they had been guilty of a
gave onCbCC III IcSioIiIG LHb I'M ne stores
of the steamer had been legally attached and
advertised for sale, and he told them in pllin
terms that the law must and should be enforce /
1t mattered not how urjustly they had been
treated by the owner and officers of the We. sel.
nor how much claim they had to the sympathy
of the community, the process of the court had
to be executed and the stores removed In an
sser to an inquiry, whether he would pledge
himself that so ne satisfactory arrangement
should be made for furnishing provisions to the
passengers, he said he had no pledges to make.
and that the law admitted Of no compromise.
The community was distinguished for its liber-
aty but he was not there to make them any
promises; he came simply to warn them that
the law should be put in force and that imme-
datey.
1T was understood that the passengers would
offer no further opposition to the officers. ard
Judge Jarkson and Col L1wton left. Suisse
quently, Judge Jackson returned to the steamer.
with Sheriff Devanny There was considerable
excitement on board when he arrived, the pas
sengers threatening that the stores should not
be removed. Many of them gathered about him.
gesteulatng and swearing as if they intended
to offer him personal violence. II was no time
for parleving; so Judge Jackson boldly seized
the rng'cader by the collar, telling him he was
ms Ptiso"er, anu ihcioiy dragged MN ashore.
The Judge Immediately returned to the ship,
and with his own hands arrested three others
and took them one by one ashore Finding
they had man to deal with, the remaining pas
scngers became wonderfully quiet in very
short time. Had Judge Jackson yielded an inch
in the outset, i. is believed the leaders would
have thrown him overheard
"The officers afterwards went aboard and re.
moved the stores of the steamer without opposi.
ton. The persons arrested were subsequently
committed to jail"