The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-06-06

/ virginia, because there Is no North tho
line Of the South runniug away to Canada;
that there are two laws, the slave law and
the popular sovereignty; that Boston onco
resisted law on the ground that what was
not just was. not law, and urging that they
were bound 10 resist the law and rescue the
slave, moving that when the meeting nd.
journ II adjourn to meet in Court square the
next morning at o'clock.
| Vocifcrous cries were raised Of .To-night
Tonight" and Mr.. Parker, after vainly en-
deavoring to bring the audience to adopt
his motion, moved that the goto the Revc-
re House, and call upon the slave kctchcrs
to-Eight. The mob spirit seemed to be up,
which the ones that had conjured it would
fan allay, and Philips again took the stand
to endeavor to throw the aid Of his elo-
| quence on the troubled waters.
The crowd had scarcely reached Court
Square, when several men with axes and n
stick oftimber, stove in the door on the west
side, opposite the Office Of the United States
Marshal. They were. resisted on the inside
when several guns or pistols were fired,
and many Of the officers of the Marshall
James Bntchelder, truckman, was shot
through the bowels, dying almost instantly.
The bell upon the Court House was wruny,
large detachment Of the police were
brought together Immediately, and q number
of the rioters were arrested. The mayor
was sent for, and orders were issued to Col.
Cowdin for two companies of his regiment,
who were forthwith detailed for duty in the
preservation of the peace Of tho city.
Meantime great excitement prevailed n.
bout the Court House, missels were hurled.
and some Of the officers knocked down.
gradually the crowd dispersed, and at mid
night but few people remained in the
| square.
The Boston Dec has ;hc following nc.
count;
AZ about half past nine o'clock. an armed
mob rushed through the streets from Fan
Gull Hall TO the Court Housc,nnd immediate
iy commenced an attack on that building.
With axes md other destructive weipons,
One of the doors upon tho west side was de-
molished, and tho crowd were about rush.
ing into tho Gourt house to rescue Burns.
the slave, when several loaded pistols we've
discharged, one Of which, we regret to an
nounce, proved fatal.
The Court House bell was immediately
wrung, and tho most intense excitement
prevailed. The whole square was shronced
with people
The windows Of the Court House were
broken by sto.;cs and other misscls. and va
rious other demonstration of n most dis
graceful nature were made.
The name Of the person killed was James
Batchelder. IIe resided in Charl.stown.
and leaves wife and two children. Hp
was truckman in the employ ofrcter Dun.
bar At the time of his being shot he wss
within the court house cndeavoriny 10 kecp
back the mob:-';- fiissiuuth ~feuted rrea. sor-.
row throughout the city. '-...as'. 3,s.. -
That the mob demonstration was n pre-
meditatde, as il was n most diaLoIcaI aifa;r
may be inferred from the f,ct that sav, n
axes, new ones, were Distributed among the
rioters for active use. These, with pistols.
knives and other deadly weapons indicated
desperation that we could not have bcliey.
cd had We not been an eye witness to It.
The murderer Of Batcheldcr contriyed to
make his escape. He can, however, be iden
tilted by several persons One Of tho :
Portorial corps saw him shoot the dead'v
weapon. The shooting down Of nm officer
by reckless mobocrat is n crime than which
there is no greater.
There were some half dozen pistols dis
charged by the mob during the meier. iniur.
ing several persons, but none fatally. save
the above case.
when any portion of our citizens thus
meet In Faneuil Hall and instigate a mob
to the shedding of blood and the destruction
OF property, as was done in this case. Il IN
time that they be made to suffer the penalty
Of their acts.
The meeting last evening is allowed, on
all sides, TO have been the most recklesslv
insane Of nny ever held in Boston-alike
diNgrnceful to the city, and melancholy in ia
ASCt Sic DiOOu OF BntcHeIdeF teach
us n lesson that fanatie;sm mnst be crushed
ut once. at any and every price-that the
mob shall not with impunity tear down the
very temple Of justice itself.
Boston, May 2s--The case Of the fuo;.
i've slave Burns has caused Sabbath Of
great excitement in osr usually quiet city.
and continues TO agilate the public mind.
The Court House square was cleared l,s,
night, and the Court House surrounded with
fence ropes.
a detachment Of one hundred United
States troops are garrisoning lhe Court
House, two companies Of Boston military
are quartered In The City Hall.
Handbills were circulated today denying
the reports that Colonel Suite had sold
Burns. II says he offered TO sell Burns for
$1,000, ard the money was raised and o..
fered him, when he demanded more, snd tie
bargain wa broken, though the Commis-
stones advised him to keep it,
Printed notices were ieft in every ehurc,
and pulpit this morning. requesting the pray