Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-01
CHARLES SUMNER RESPONSIBLE FOE
THE MURDER AND TREASON IN B0S-


LIE AV0OG6 ANU 1h6ASUN In Bus
TON.
1t IS more IN sorrow than in anger that
~e feel called upon again to allude to the
recent riOtous proceedings in Boston, and
TO ask our readers to inquire and reflect,
whether or not those who ought, with
others, to be held responsible for these
scenes of carnage and murder, are not at
present In Washington; and if so, what
course all good and patriotic citizens, OF
whatever name, occupation or position,
are called upon to adopt, respecting them.
What are the facts and circumstances
Of the casea There is law of Congress
upon the statute book, declared by Judi
cial tribunals, to be constitutional, which
provides that slaves, escaping from their
owners, shall. upon claim by the owne,
and the production Of competent ev.denc,
of identity and ownership, be delivered
up to the owner so claiming. TIE Law
makes it the duty of the United States
Marshal, upon receiving proper process
20 arrest the slave, bring him to trial
and, in case Of an order so to do by the
Judge who determines the case, to deliv.
er him to his owner or the person claim.
ing for the owner. The Marshal has nc
choice or option in the business. HI
mustexecute the process, arrest the slave
or resign. The deputies of the Marshal
like the unfortunate man, Batchelder, re-
Gently killed in Boston by the abolition
msb, have no option. They must, i
honorable men, execute the law, and dc
their utmost to hold the slave, or resign
Now, under this law of Congress, tc
the provisions Of which we have briefly
adyerted, a gentleman in Alexandra, o
character and high respectability, known
and esteemed by many of our citizens
tCol. Suttle,) repairing to Boston, finds .
slave who had escaped from his service
and makes claim to him. The slave il
arrested by the Marshal, and detained 70
trial in the courthouse of that city
While so detained, mob of lawless an.
abandoned men assault the COURTEOUS
doors with the purpose of forcibly attack
ing the officers Of the law, and rescuins
the slave. They are repulsed by tn
Marshal's deputies, and in the ARRAY ont
Of the officers, Mr.. Batchelder, is killed
upon the spot, while nobly defending tn
laws oftheland and assisting the minister
OF justice. These are the facts of the case
The inquiry, who are responsible TO
this bloody outrage presses itself upor
every mind, and demands reply. Ev
cry man, and woman, and child, of sui
feient intelligence to appreciate tn
blessings of liberty and law, are inter
ested in the inquiry. Legislators, law
yers, physicians, clergymen, mechanics
tradesnen, laborers-all ask why thi
TREASON TO government, this outrage upol
society, this disgrace to the only free re
public Of the world -? The naturalize,
citizen wishes to know why, in the LAM
where the people rule, it has been neces
sary to call upon hired soldiery to re
strain the people, and to enforce the law
which they themselves have made
These questions are asked everywhere !,
our city and with rejecting men Their
is one opinion, and that is, Charles Sum
ner, and his abolition gang in our midst
are chiefly to be held responsible for thi
work Of murder and Of treason. W
know that Sumner, for many weeks, la
Issn uritinp inflammatOry letters a