Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-05
THE CASE OF BURNS.
NncIs aud Incidents.

the Women's Rights Convention, where she
stated that she had used every argument in
her favor to induce him to liberate Burns or to
sell him for the money that was rendered for
him by his friends.
DuTcH CouRAaE.--W While the military pre-
parations were being made to carry off Burns,
on Friday last, the Lancers, an independent
company of Horse, forming part of the reg
ular Massachusetts Militia, were piled with
liquor, in Court Square, from a demijohn
brought from one of the neighboring cellars.
1t was passed round to the whole of the troop,
and thus all were enabled to get drink Of
brandy without dsmounting. This fact will
account for the charge made by one of those
valorous sons of Mars upon a crazy man, aud
a small boy.
A SLAVE Catering HERo.-Lieut. Bull
lock, one of the officers of the Lancers,
Boston company of horse, upon seeing the
preparations made by Messrs. Jacobs & Dean,
to put their store in mourning, put spurs to
his horse, and with the air and manner of
real g Military ossifer," commanded them to
desist, and ordered them to shut up Their
store. Ofcourse they refused to obey the inso-
lent braggart, and he went about his business,
and perhaps took another pull at the Marshars
demijohn.
| JOHN II. PETERSON, the merchant, who was
so conspicuous in the extradition of Thomas
! Simms, actually refused the vessel that carried
off Burns, to lay alongside of Long Wharf, of
which he is the principal owner, long enough
| to take him on board. Mr.. p erson was gross
| ly insulted by some of the Military, while
viewing. as he had perfect right to do, the
dreadful pageant.
| A MAN OF HoNoR.-Mr. ]. X. Hayes,
captain of the Boston City Watch and Police.
resigned his office at eleven O clock on Friday
morning. In his letter of resignation, ad-
| dressed to the Mayor, he said that he had
faithfully performed his duties up to that time,
but having received an order, which if per-
formed, would duplicate him in the execution
of the infamous fugitive slave bill, he would
resign.
A REAL PATR1oT.-While the crowd were
anxiously awaiting the appearance Of the
mournful cortege which was about to convey
| Burns to the hateful torment of life of slave
| ry, venerable man, in a Quaker garb, made
| his appearance at the corner of State aud
Washington Streets, with carpet bag in
hand, and edged his way along in the direc-
ton of the wharves. One or two persons recog-
nized him, and proposed three cheers, which
We're given with a will. That man was
Thomas Garrett of Delaware, whom the Flu
gitive Slave Law has stripped of all his prop
erty. His farm was sold about two years
since, i'll order to raise the money to satisfy
an execution, levied for fine of $4,000 under
the Fugitive Slave Law. Mr.. Garrett finds
himself poor man in his old age, but he has
that which is better than riches, viz +; COLI
science void of offence towards God and man,
and the happy consciousness of having ena-
bled eighteen hundred and forty slaves to ex-
change the condition of chattelism for that of
free men. Who would not rather be Thomas
Gar EFT, III poverty, carrying his own carpet
bag through the streets of Boston, than Frank
SERVED HIM RIGHT.-Jnst as the steamer
John Taylor left the wharf, a man cried out,
WELL I'm glad the niggers gone" Scarce
ly were the words out of his mouth when
sailor stepped up, and. with the exclamation,
"You lubber," knocked him down. The
fallen man got up and showed fight when he
was knocked down scond time. He at
tempted to run off, when some one showed a
board between his legs, which again tripped
him up. At last he reached the mil tary, and
claimed their protection.
ASSAULT UPON r. H. DANA.-On Friday
night, between nine and ten o'clock, as Mr..
! Richard FL. Dana, Jr., in company with An
son Burlingame, was passing along Court,
near the corner of Stoddard Street, he was set
| upon by gang of ruffians, assembled near
| Aliens Saloon, and struck a severe blow from
behind, i'll the head, which felled him to the
ground. Mr.. Bur'ingame pursued the ruff
fan who struck the blow, but was unable to
come up with him. Mr. Dana's head and
eye were considerably bruised by the blow,
but he was able to be about the next morn
ing.
! MILITARY DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
HoRsE.-Near the Custom House, the horse
of teamster, who was attempting to break
the line, was stabbed i'll the chest by the bay
onet Of trooper, to the depth of three or four
inches. This nearly led to a tragedy, for the
captain OF company became SO exasperated
| at the insults and assaults of the crowd as to
order his company't to present their muskets
i'll a position to fire, but the remonstrance Of a
superior officer, that the proyocation did not
justify him in resorting TO such severe meas
ure, led him to reconsider his purpose.
The Commonwealth says: The orders given
| to the police were to clear the streets The
military were then to be stationed at the en-
frances, and it the lines were broken, they
had orders to lire without giving notice, and
in case of a disturbance, the o6icers acre In
str@cted to SAGE Themselves, for the soldiers
toowtd fire Unfortunately.
Such a saAguinary order as this, should
consign Mayor Smith to everlasting infamy.
We rejoice that one man among the numerous
officials, when he is ordered to act as kidnap-
per,s aid that day, had the courage to re-
fuse to act. All honor to J. X. Hays, say
we.
The BRuTAL1rY OF THE SoLDIERs.-The
Boston AtEas remarks: