The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-02

FROM WASHINGTON The Washington
correspondent OF the New York Dolly Time:
ielegTaphs as follows
"A strenuous and sysiemized Efforts be
ing made here and in Alexandria to raise q
mob against Senator Sumner, in retaliation
for the Boston difficulty.
Senator Sumner has been warned OF per.
sonal danger, and assured tina, persons bear
ing close relations 10 the Administrator
are melting the people 10 violence against
him.
Northern men are much excited in con.
sequence, and II an outrage is committed
there is a probability tina, there will be seri
Gus trouble.
The Deficiency Bill has finally passed
with appropriations 10 The ammount Of about
50, 200 900.
REFRESHING II is truly refreshing to
and iha, discreet and conservative paper,
the Boston Transcript, speaking GU; in The
tone ofthe following which is from its edi-
iorial columns.
THE PURCHASE OF THE FUGITIve. After
The avowal in open Court, by The counsel
for The claimant oil the man now held by the
". S. Marshal, that - he was authorized To
state that the claimant had already conceded
10 a request ,ha, the slave nigh. be pur.
chased Ivy his friends here, il they would
pay a fair market price for him." !, was
hoped by many of our hes, citizens tina; the
arrangement wonld be made. Blu, il seems
the pound of flesh was demanded with an
exaciness worthy ShylOck's hardened ma
,nre. This fact has added 10 tho exciiemen,
in quarters where indignation is not n faml.
lar thing, aud we fear those who are defy.
ing The deep seated sentiments OF this cum-
muniiy are rousins whirlwind of agitation
which will result in consequences 10 be de-
plored by every well wisher Of the country.
If the legal investigation shond result, as
we trus, to heaven il will, tina, The proof is
| insufficient TO hold the man and our people
can say 10 the Virginian, "Thy prey hath
escaped from thee, "a Joyous emotion would
90 up from the public tina, would send an
electrical thrill through the community, far
deeper than that which hailed Inc story Of
the noble conduc, OF Capt. Ingraham when
he rescued Martin Kosizo from Austrian OPP
preston.
WAsuISGToS. May 80. Considerable
feeling exists among the northern men here
in consequence Of an article in the Star OF
this evening, which is considered TO be- an
invocation 10 personal violence 10 Mr.. Sum.
ner, rnd other An,i.Nebraska members oil
Congress. The article contains the follow
| ing language
"If Southern gentlemen are 10 be- as.
saulied aud threatened while legally seek.
ing 10 obtain possession Of properly or the use
Of which they have solemn Constitution.
al guarantee, if legal rights can only be
sough, for and established At the bayGnei's
point, certain men now in our midst will
have to evince little circumspec,ion than
they have evinced in their walk, talk, and
acts. Ii we con,ras, the Treatment, which
a Southern Shareholder, received at the
hands Of Northern abOl;tionis,, with the
treatment which the latter received nj the
hands Of the former. We may probabl;
assert that among the many virtues which
adorn the Southern character iorbearance is
mol the least conspicuous" -Rf
The House of Representatives has some
500 private bills 10 consider besides public
ousNltsS w lulpoiNhlCt iIu VIII u j.
thought refuse TO concur in The Senate res.
olulion TO adjourn on The third Of July.
The action Of the Senate occasions much
speculation,
How THE FuciTIvE Burns WAS TRACK
I'D The Boston Atlas says:
Soon after Burns arrival in Boston, rs il
now appears, he wrote letter 10 his broth.
er in Alexandria, who is also slave of Mr..
Satile's. stating that he was at work with
Collin Pitts, in Bratile street, cleaning old
clothes. This letter he dated in Boston. -
but sent Il 10 Canada, where j, was post.
marked and sent according 10 the sinner.
scnp,ion 10 Burns brother in Alexandria,
As u the custom a, the South, when le,ler,
are received directed 10 slave, they are de
livered 10 the owner OF such slaves. who
opens them and examines their contents. :
This appears TO have been the case with
Burns letter, and BY his own hand his
place Of retrea. was discovered By his mas.
ter.
WASHINGTON, May 2s-Siessrs. Jane,
Maurice. John Wheeler, Jared V. Peck
Rufus W. Peckham and Andrew Oliver
representatives in Congress from the first
sixth, ninth, fourteenth and twenty. sixth
congressional districts Of New York, have
presented an address 10 their constituents