Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-08

might be the decision of the Commissioner !;
and another, from the President, to that dis
t.nguished functlonary, stating that he had
sent on $4,000, By cypress, to be used at has
discretion
From the Washington Union, June g.
BosroN, May q, 1854.
To THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATEs:-
In consequence of an attack upon the Court
House, last night, for the purpose of rescuing
a fugitive slave, under arrest, and in which
one of my own guards was killed, l have
availed myself of the resources of the United
States, placed under my CONTROL by letter
from the War and Navy Departments in 1851,
and now have two companies of troops, from
Fort Independence, stationed in the Court
House. Everything is now quiet. The at
tack was repulsed by my own guard.
WATSON FREEMAN,
U. S. Marshal, Boston, Mass.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1854
To WATSON FREEMAN, U. S. Marshal, Bos-
Your conduct is approved The law must
be executed. FRANKLIN PIEHCE.
On Tuesday last, the followin despatch
was sent to Boston, by direction of the Pres
ident:-
WASHINGTON, May 30, 1854.
To Hon. B. F. HALLETT, Boston, Mass
What is the state of the case of Burnss
SIDNEY WEBSTER.
BosroN, May 30, 1854.
To SIDNEY WEBSTER
The case is progressing and not likely to
close till Thursday Then armed resistance is
indicated But two city companies on duty.
The Marshal has all the armed posse he can
muster. More will be needed to execute the
extradition, if ordered. Can the necessary
expenses of the city military be paid, if called
out by the Mayor, at the Marshal's request
This alone will prevent case arising under
the second section of the act of 1895, when
it will be too late to act B. +. HALLETr.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1854
To B. F. HALLETr, U. S. Attorney, Boston,
Mass:-
Incur any expense deemed necessary by the
Marshal and yourself, for city military, or
otherwise, to ensure the execution of the law.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
On the same day. the President ordered
Col. Cooper, Adiutant General of the army,
to repair to Boston, empowered to order to the
assistance of the U. S. Marshal, as part of the
posse comitatws, in case the Marshal deemed it
necessary, the two companies of U. S. troops
stationed at New York, and which had been
under arms for the forty eight preceding hours,
ready to proceed at any moment.
BosToN, May 81, 1854.
To SIDNEY WEBSTER
Despatch received. The Mayor viii pre-
serve the peaca with all the military and po-
lice of the city. The force will be sufficient.
Decision viii be made day after to- morrow of
the case. Court adjourned.
B. f. HALLETT.
Yesterday morning the following despatch
was received -
BosToN, June 2, 1854.
To SIDNEY WEBSTER -
The Commissioner has granted the certi6-
cate. Fugitive will be removed day. Am
pie military and police force to effect it peace
fully. All quiet. Law regns. Col. Cooper's
arrival opportune. B. f. HALLErT.
In speech made by Governor Washburr,
at the Cadets supper, in Boston, on NYednes-
day evening of last week, he is reported to
have said
He had seen, in some of the newspapers,
that some of those who had been engaged
in exciting and inhaming the public to re-
sistance, had asserted that they had the
sympathies of the Governor with them
The charge is false.
In reference to to this, we are requested to
say, that the only allusion made to Governor
Washburn, in any public meeting in Boston,
of the kind indicated. up to that time, was
at meeting of the Friends of Freedom, in
Meionian Hall, on that very day. One of the
speakers, in counselling moderate measures,
referred to the supposed position OF the Gov
ernor in these words:
" have to inform you, gentlemen, that
Governor w. has preceded us in the cars, this
morning. His heart is true to the principles
OF Freedom, and right. And if writ of re-
plevin can be legally ser1cd. l have no doubt
he will back it with the military force of the
Commonwealth, if necessary. In this, l am
informed, he is heart and and sentiment with
us, and will do everything in his power con-
sisten scith the duties Of his office, to prevent
the man Burns from being sent back unlam-
fully, and ignobly, into southern servitude."
DIVING FOR MONEY. Our enterprizing
fellow citizen c. B. Pratt left Worcester, on
Tuesday evening, with his assistants to renew
his operations for recovering the treasure from
the British ship of war, Huzzar, which was
wrecked off Stony Island, near Hurlgate,
during the Revolutionary War. About mil