Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-06-03
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Charles T. Shuttle, of Alexandra, va, mas
cansed fearful excitement. The esamina-
tion commenced on Thursday. call tor q
public meeting at Fanueil Hall was issued
for Friday evening. Speeches were maoe
by Wendell Phillips, Rev. Theodore Parker,
Francis w. Bird, and others, who denounced
The Fugitive Slave Law, in unmeasuIed
terms, declaring that it should not be obeyed,
and advising TO the most determined resist
ance. series Of strong resolutions were
adopted, Recognizing the principle OF the
Virginia coat of arms that "Resistance 10
tyrants is obedience to God, y and that max
i'm of Agernon Sydney which says "That
which is not just is not law, and that which
is not law is not to be obeyed, and declaring
that, as the South had resolved 10 keep no
faith with freedom, the North, in the name
of liberty and the living God, will keep no
faith with slavery. They endedby resolving
that every man should be freeman. We
will as God wills. Gods will be done "
During the evening some one rushed in
exclaiming that there was a crowd attacking
the court house where Burns was confined.
The crowd at Fanueil Hall broke up al about
ten o'clock, and large portion of the vast
audience rushed TO Court Square, with the
avowed purpose OF taking from the custody
of the U. s. Marshall the fugitive slave,
awaiting an examination before U. S. Com
missioner Loring, at nine o'clock this morn.
ing. Some of the leaders were armed with
new axes, and many Of them had pistols
stones and brickbats. They first attempted
10 break the door at the east side of the
Court House, but it resisted all their efforts,
and the crowd increasing, they went to the
west side Of the Court House. In the Court
House, al this time, were the Judges of the
Supreme Court, District Attorney Sanger,
Sheriff Evele,h, and several Of his deputies,
the officers Of the Supreme Court, and the
Jury Of the Supreme Court, deliberaling upon
a verdict in the case of Wilson, charged,
with murder. In addition to these was U. S.
Marshal Freeman, with his force said TO con-
sist of two hundred men, most of whom were
armed with Colts revolvers aud cutlasses,
who were acting as guard to the fugitive.
One of the U. s. Marsha's Officers Killed.
The most painful and serious part of the
proceedings was the homicide of one of the
special officers of the U. s. Marshal's posse.
James Batchelder, who resides in Charles
town, and worked in the employ of Peter
Dunbar, truckman, was shot or stabbed in
the groin at the time when the assault was
made upon the door Of the Court House.
The wounded man fell, and when he was
taken into the building, exclaimed that he
was stabbed, and expired almost immediate
ly. 1t was the opinion of those near him
that he was shot with ore OF the pistols DIS
charged at the time.
On Saturday, at O'Clock, the bearing of
the fugtive's case before the U. S. Commits
'sioner was resumed, and a crowd of three Or
four thousand people, whites and blacks, soon
gathered around the Court House. regi-
ment of Massachusetts volunteers was order
ed under arms TO maintain the peace. The
claimant of the negro, Charles T. Suite, has
been arrested and held 10 bail, under a
charge of attempting 10 kidnap citizen OF
the State. cdr aa. .ft#a
The funeral of Mr.. Bachelor was TO take
place at Charlestown, on Sunday. There is
much sympathy expressed on all sides lor
his family. fa
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BURNs-THE En-
CITEMENT ON SATURDAY.
ts+ BosToN, May 81.
A company of United States troops, from
Fort Independence, under Maj. Rdgeley
and company of marines from the Navy
Yard, under Col. Dulancy, are stationed il
the Courthouse. The Independent Cadet
and Boston Light Infantry occupy The Cit,
Hail. re
The fugitive was brought into Court hand
cuf1ed in charge of four officers, and sur
rounded on all sides by special officers, VIII
are all large-sized, strong men, several @
them known as fighting characters. TIL
counsel for the fugitive moved a postpone
ment till Monday, which, after an argument
was finally granted by Commissioner Loring
Colonel Suttle, the claimant of Burns, th
alleged fugitive, has offered TO sell him 70
$1,000. A subscription paper has accord
ingy been started, and the amount nameC
almost made up.
10 o'clock, P. M-The court house SQUARE
is occupied by about $500 persons, who
however, are mostly iders.
The Rev. Theodore Parker and Wendell
Phillips have applied to the police for fore,
TO protect their residences, being fearful il
consequence OF rumor, that the Irish desigi
to avenge the death Of their counlryman
Balchelder, the special officer OF the U. S
Marshal
No demonstration has ye, been made
The military are still uader arms ia The eli,
hall.
A crowd Of from five 10 eigh, hundre
persons remained about lha Court House a
the afternoon. The Cadets aud the Bosio
Light Inianlfy were on guaid In the squat,
and the u 5. troops aIe quaHered ia III
Court House,
About I o'clock this afternoon, a museulu
negro WAS arrested on the Court House sleI
Tor carrying eonesAled'weapons. Ito knoel
ed down tho officer aud drew bowie kniG
when Il required siK officers 10 disarm an
convey him 10 the station house.
A despatch reserved from Wsshine,ol