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ance was made. The Union Guards Of East Boston.

a. VI.
quarters in the City Hail. The Cadets went of duty
at an early hour in the morning. The u. s. troops
consisting OF two companies of Marines and two u
Artillery, continued under arms in the Court House.
The report that an additional force had bean sent
for from Newport, is we understand without
foundation. During the day a number OF the
prisoners friends were permitted to visit him. The
negotiations for his purchase we'll nigh con-
summated on Saturday night, the sum Of 81 200.
which was required, having been procured sub
sciption paper carried round by Rev. Mr.. Grimes.
Owing, however, to the lateness OF the hour, the
bargain was not made, though the counsel on Do.n
sides as well as District Attorney Hallett, were
present in the w. $. Marshal's room, and consented
to the arrangement
The whole matter was, however, knocked In the
head in consequence OF the proposed purchasers re-
fusng to give COL Suttle the necessary guarantee for
the cashng of two checks for 5000 EACH which wefe
offered in payment for the negro; and we understand
that there are now No prospects Of Burns receiving
his liberation by purchase.
We learn by Telegraph from Washington that the
Union says the President telegraphed to the United
States Marshal at Boston Saturday, that his CON-
duct in the matter Of the slave case was fully APP
proved OF BY the government and that the Law muae
The following circulars have been sent out fuoe
our issue Of Saturday,
- ,n, v..,., Bosros, May 81, 1854
CousTRYnEN AND BRoTHxRs-The Vigilance COMMITTEES
Of Boston inform you that the nook trial OF the poor
as, lug. saye has been further postponed to Monday
You are requested to come down and lend the moral
your presence and the aid Of your counsel -
tne ir'enus OF Jutuce and humanity in the CITY,
Come down. then sons Of the Puritans for even tAs
poor victim Is to Be carried of by the bruts foros a
arms and delivered to slavery you should az iaas
he present to witness the sacrifice and you should follow
him in sad procession with your tears prayers sa4
then 60 homo and take such action a. your manhood
and your patriotism may suggest
Come, then, by the early trains Monday and rally
n Court square come with courage and resolution n
your hearts, but with only such God gave you.
THE MAN Is NOT BOUGHT IN n STILL In nm SLAVE ~ n
THE COURT HOUSE
The kidnapper agreed, both publicly and In writing,
% sell him for 81 200 The raised by emlnsnt
Boston citizens and offered him He then claimed more.
The bargain was broken The kdnapper breaks bic
sgrsemsns though even the u s. Commissioner advises
BE your guard against al lies =. vzgy
Let every man attend the trial. Remember Monday
morning at IL O'Clock.
An extra despatch of yesterday noon says:-"At
the West End the colored people have just held
secret meeting and passed, 1t is said, series lof
ment was read from Whittier, the poet, at Am
herst rendering any aid, by money or MUSCLE to
this end" We have good reason to doubt the au-
thenticity Of the statement
paragraph has appeared in one Of the Sunday
papers, containing statements in connection win
the names Of Messrs. Thomas B. Curtis and w. W.
Greenough, which require correction. They werd
! not appointed to negotiate the purchase of Burns,
but were DESTROYS, for obvious reasons, that ne
should be liberated before midnight on Saturday.
They have never had or sought an interview with
Colonel Suttle. The delay which occurred with NJ
gard to the purchase of Burns, &C., was understood
to have arisen from questions of legal costs u
il within the knowledge Of Messrs. Curtis and
Greenough that any officer Of the United States
government was disposed to defcat the negotiation.
On Sunday morning, about halEpast two o'clock,
as Hon. Benz. +. Hallett and his son, Henry L. Hal
lett, Esq, were passing up School street, In Re-
we're House coach, they were surrounded by gang
of negroes, who were about to commit violence upo1
w han a n rTn was civ Tha
lice rallying, the negroes fled. None Of the scampa
were arrested.
Last evening we inspected the arrangements Of
the United States Marshal in the Court House. Thu
troops from Fort Independence, under command OF
Major s. G. Ridgeley and Lieuts. c. B. Wilcox and
q. A. Mack, were quartered In the United States
District Court room. The United States Marines,
under command Of Lieut.. Col. Dulaney, with Capt
J. G. Rich, LIST Eieut Henry w. Queen, I'd Lieut.. A.
NJ. Baker, were in the Grand Jury room, detach-
ments OF the latter performing guard duty through
out the building. A large force of the Marshal's
assistants in various parts Of the Court House.
and all seemed in readiness for an attack Of which,
however, no fear was entertained.
The Union Guards remained on duty at the City
Hall, and the other two companies Of Major Bar
bank 9 battalion-the Sarsfied and National Guar1a
were at their armories. They will be relieved this
morning by three companies from the Light Infantry
regiment.
Several persons were arrested during the day for
assaults, none Of which were Of q serious character.
| At one o'clock thiSmorning no persons were in
the vicinity of the Court House, except the oncers
| on duty.
Prom the Boston Post bra coalition hunEer] Nay n
RESISTANCE 70 LAW.
The scenes which have occurred in this city-tbs
struggle between law and anarchythe terrible deed
Of blood-have come upon this community Ike than
der from cloudless sky.
In 1851, when the hall Of justice was invaded b.
mob, and the fugitive Shadrach was rescued fro9
the hands of the officers, abotonists were in stats
of carnival But another case occurred, when tho
las had tto md In nfnls -xxA--
tona obligation, the slave was restored to the peg
who claimed his service. From that day to fhio
the delivery Of Sims has been the theme Of the most
violent harangue that fanaticism could invent; and
it has been accompanied with the resolve that .
fugitive slave should never again be suffered to go
from Boston.
On Wednesday the arrest Of Burns took place,
when some Of those who had constantly written and
spoken this traitorous sentiment who scorn the obi
cations Of the constitution, and who had openly
ayowed the purpose Of arresting the law, applied 70
. the city authorities for the of Fancul Hall.
The authorities well knew the character Of the an
plicants their seditious opinions and knew the pnr.
poses for which they proposed to hold meeting.
They knew that these fanatics were determined 70
resist the law Yet this hail. which once by free soil
politicians had been shut on Daniel Webster was
promptly thrown open on such request.
Marshal Freeman, whose Office it is to keep Burna
in custody, took ample precautions 10 guard The
Court from outrage. He employed special police;
and while allowing Burns every facility for consul
tation with his friends, he determined to discharge
his duty to the law. The city government, how
ever, prohibited its police from aiding the marshal,
and the word went through the city that this on
Ger would be left alone to preserve order. Some OF
the morning journals contained the iniammatory
notice for the meeting, and one the Commonwealth,
was filed with language which we want terms TO
characterize in its true aspect. Its appeals were
hcllsh. Placards, too, to be seen ut the cor
ners Of the streets. Yet not only was no movement
for preserving the public peace made by the city
authorities, but the lamentabe moral effect of these
declarations TO give assurance to those disposed
to unite in mob. xsI.Sss5.yss r ~
With such reports Of the disposition Of the city
police, is it strange that Faneu Hall was filed
crammed, we should say? At first the meeting was
ordeIy-but speaker after speaker succeeded each
other in giving utler2nce to fanatic bad, bold, In
! fammatory appeals, and the meeting warmed with
| the intens est excitement. There was no covering
up of purpose. The fugitive slave law was pro-
nounced no law. Resistance TO 1t was openly urged;
| forcible rescue of Burns was openly proposed; q
redemption of the abolition pledge was openly re-
aured and as the reasons were given for this each