The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-01
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RESISTANCE 70 Ian.

RESISTANCE TO LAM. s, s.
The scenes which have occurred in this city--the
struggle between law and anarchy-fhe terrible
decd of blood--have: coma upon this community
like thunder from ciogdless sky .ss - ( &
In ISL. when the half Of justice was invaded By
mob. andthe fugitive Shadrach vas wrested from
the hands Of the officers aholitionists were Il, q
state of carnival But another case occurred
when the law had its course and In obedience 10 4
constitutional obligation, the slave was restored To
the person who claimed his service From that
day to fhis the delivery Of Sims has been the theme
of the most violent harangue that anaiicism could
invent: and it has been accompanied with the
resolve that fugitive slave should never again be
suffered to go from Boston ass ar
On Wednesday the arrest of Burns took place.
when some of those who had constantly written
and spoken this traitorous sentiment who scorn
the Obligations Of the constitution, an1 who had
openly avowed the purpose OF arresting the law,
applied TO the city authorities for the Of Faneu
Hall These authorities well knew the, character
OF the applicants, their sedifious opinions, and
knew the purposes for which they proposed to hold
meeting. They knew that these fanatics were
determined to resist the law Yet this hall which
once-by Ireesoh politicians had been shut on
iah Dah,ei MeDs.er' was promptly thrown open on
Marshal Freeman, whose office Il il 70 keen
Burns ia custody, took ample precautions to guard
the court from outrage He employed special
police; and while allowing Burns every scilitv
for consultation with bis friends he determines to
discharge his duty TO the law The city government
however, prohibited its police. from aiding the
marshal and the word went through the city that
this officer would be left alone to preserve order
Some OF the morning journals contained the infam-
matory notice for the meeting and one the Com.
monwealth, was filled with language which we
want terms to Characterize In its true aspect Its
appeals were heilish.1 Placards TOO were to be
seen at the corners ofthe streets Yet not ony was
no movement for preserving the public peace made
Dy the city authorities, but the lAmentable moral
effect OF these declarations to give assurance
10 those disposed to unite in a mob.
With such reports of the disposition of the city
police Is strange that Faneuil Hall was filed
crammed, we should say9 At first the meeting
was orderly-but speaker after speaker succeeded
each other In giving utterance fanatic bad bold
innammatory appeals. and the meeting warmed
with the 1ntensest excitement. There was ne
covering up ofpurpose The fugitive slave law
was pronounced no law. Resistance to it was
openly urged; forcible rescue of Burns was open
ly proposed; a redemption Of the abolition pledge
was openly required; and as the reasons were
given for this, each violent sentence was received
with vehement applause The action of the city
Was commented upon in these harane1,es. and
when successive speakers announced that the city
government was with them, when they declared
that the city police had been charged by the Mayor
not to lift finger in defence of the U. s. Marshal
the shoutings wild tremendous and long continued.
The speakers said that they had hurrahs-this was
Rev. Theodore Parkers slanguage--for liberty long
enough, what they wanted new was action. Were
there no police present Was it not manifest
there was violence at handf Was word semitic the
Mayor2 E -
But the speakers weht on with their incantations
Sober citizens would hardly credit true repre-
sentation ofthe lanentable scene as the nfammsble
material was poured into the cauldron and il
seethed at every fresh addition. The excited mass
obeyed the natural law of mobs and gradually
rpened for its work of destruction blood and muir.
der. The bad men who conducted the meeting
counsslled delay until Tomorrow; /" Tonight, to-
night" resounded through the hall; and il was
plain that those who had raised the spirit, turned
pale and trembled Of its power. It was beyond
their control. 1mbecility, fanaticism or rascal
ty, may apply the torch but other agencies must be
evoked to stay the eonfagratien. One exclaimed,
that an attack on the court house had commences
| when stampede took place, and the mass fully
prepared for desperate work, rushed to Court
square. They. found no mob, but they made one.
| The attack on .the Bastile of Bostonn-the words
of the abolition journal ycommenced.s Axes,
heavy joist, knives pistols, guns usedfor the
mob were armed. Marshal enan proved himself
equal to the occason and with his sssstants using
clubs succeeded in beating back those who had burst
into the court house Fire were used freely by
the IotsIs Ths marshal had taTro~ escape One
the city police began to act. Arrests were made
The militia always prompt to obey the call of the
early on the ground, and since that time, the
SAINT presence of the military has preserved the
peace.of the city. One citizen, lanes Bascheder,
has fallen. He died at the post of duty, in defence
OF the supremacy of law, in protecting the city
from violence, in support OF the constitution of his
country. Let our country show that 1t appreciates
such service. "a 5@AS s'-} ~ sfai p 'sf53ss = =
The fearful struggles not yet over. 1t will be re-
sumed this day. The city is under deep and just
ctement against those who have disturbedts peace
who have promoted anarchy and blocdshed who have
dissraced its good name; but al good citizens should
resolve to maintain the SUPREMACY OF Law. All pa
trots lovers of the constitution should their
faces against anarchy and against those, whoever
they may be, who give the slightest countenance to
the enemies of the public peacs Their acts fiat
rebellion, and deserve punish uoent as such Let all
who value our institutions, indignantly ffown upon
the detestable work.-Boston Post, Monday.