The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-03
UNITED STATES TROOPS AT BOSTON.

The following OF the United States attorney
for Massachusetts, taken from the Boston Post viii show
the necessity and propre of the requton for the United
States troops to protect the civil authority in the
ton OF the laws at Boston The camor of the abolition
lists against the of armed posse eontats to enable
the court TO hold its sessions without riot and rescue and
the marshal TO execute the laws just reasonable
would be the lamentations of gang of burglars and rob
bers that the house they intended plumber and murder
It's inmates properly guarded SO that they could
effect their villanous purposes
THE UNITED STATES Tnoors TO TAG
MAasHAL-The facts in regard TO the reqnson Of the
marshal for the United States troops aid executing the
laws were stated by Mr. Haet the United States attorney
in the hearing yesterday before the commissioner of the
matter of the fugitive Burns.
Mr. Ellis, Of counsel for the party under
made verbal protest to the commissioner against proceed
ing, the preex that the marshal had unawuy employed
United States troops to guard the to the court
house. and had packed the with friends of the
law and he wished them removed and the held
where.
'The United States attorney 3D. Il. Halett) and
said that the protest made by the counsel m Es) be-
ing matter in the of the examination but mpica-
ting the conduct of the marshal and the United States
officers for the taken preserve order and
around this court he felt bound reply the law officer Of
the United States and counsel for the United States
shall.
The commissioner said ii unnecessary he had de-
cded that the examination proceed there
motion before the court
Mr.. Halett said he of that, but the United
States marshal had been openly charged here by the
sell (Mr Eis) with unlawfuly packing this room,
and stopping the with armed men and such Ian
guage if uttered here should be replied He desired
that the United States soldiers here aid Of the
marshall to enable him to order in this court and
to execute the laws and that they summoned here
part OF the poss comitaus under certificate of the Judge
Of the United States district court, (Judgc Sprague)
That proceeding rendered necessary by the conduct
of the who got up and inaned the meeting Faneu
Hall some of whom he here within the bar, and who
claimed by the counsel Ar Es) his friends The
who committed murder that night directly from
the indictments to riot and boodshed which had maddened
them in that hall and it then and before he knew
murder that he United States attorney called Judge
Sprague late at night and upon his representation
Judgment of the necessity Judge prague issued the
tfcate upon which the marshal called in the United
troops and Others to his aid and they promptly the
requston a1H
The President of the United States has approved of this
course and the efficient and which the marshal has both
armed and unarmcd further violence and MURDER
here by the sanction Of the President under ce
cate of judge Of the United States courts and therefore
proceeding only necessary but such the commissioner
himself, and all good citizens are bound to respect"