Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-06
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TIE BOSTON FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.


rarly h"u'. Courthouse square and the avenues 10
'hc p,Soh' WHERE Burns, the fugitive. confined.
h:u m 'hr'iGn winch he wn- hroucl! INFO cGGr;, were
'ht"i,se. with dense mass o! people
'o'cInl stores hcnngln: ioab"ionis,s were clofri
ana crap hung on the nnrS, with o;lcr cnblem, ot
MOURNING, designed u Indicate svnuathy and ,,,,,,,-
nifty inr the occasion.
\" rc*ruc WIS anticipated ~ attempted.
cannon bci9lIsIi. t" the United State, were placed.
fully charged in Court In,s, su,,r,. an ,i;i.',, -,
{" sweep down III" opposition.
ll'c entire ii:S brigade including the Lanccrs and
pr"S""is, were on parade, beside, |. ). tr",ls and
tho Marsal's guard
bH'IS was brought ou; n quarter before nine
"cl,irK, ilravc'l M entire sui: o cu;h,S. IN
rn'iIii! coat, iat-, boots, hI, brruspa. &r. pur.
ch'Hc'i Tor lmml i!>t evening by tie men "n guard
about ihc Courthouse. He Sc.inc,! much pleased.
ana looked more cheerful than al any previous time
since the arrest
Having been placed il, the corr; room. the Com.
missioner commenced, delivering biz opinion. lie r.-
itried +" the case wicI: hat occurred IL iro1 if
Respondent, he SAIL, argued :ha the statute was uli-
sustaining tir c"iI-;iiulioiaiiv o; the law. Spcr.a
objection to tic record hr held Irrelevant. Hr be
lIcrcd the document i'll conformity with IN"
statute, AMI the argument tlla; i, wicket was II
thing We had n"ih!iI" 20 dn with.
u the argument should be- sustained, tina: good
men should Ivc uuiliin- 10 do wi:h H. hccare Il may
he looked upon by rrlI" and wicked then II
must tall It" the hands "i bad m"I, and those who
advocate t, are CrI;" Than ih, statute itsv't.
Having sustained the c"I>:iint"l;.li'v q" the law,
iic only had Ia apply il /" the facts IN ,;, ease.
Ia. c!a!nam; !la! I" prove !h.sr ;r.>: i>. Burns
was III the service n! Mr.. Suite; - the I'll. That r
cScapr'l. lhrsc were proved by IT," records. IL.
was lrr'ntco having: anything Ia d" with them
81. He wa' la identity The alleged fugitive.
This point wI> fully argued with reference lo he
testimony. The testimony or Mr. Brent he consider
cd ort. reliable than that al The defence. He WAS
fully satisfied therefore "f the identity even upon iI"
testimony of Burns himself with that "l the "'l"s
witnesses.
Il WAS clear. therefore. {" his mind. that Anthony
Burns belonged legally and Justly t" ;hc claimant
namrd in III" record, AMI that h. entitled :" th
certificate, III wlIi, il would b. given aUi III"
fugitive remauIr,l 20 his lawful owner.
The mayor ha> iSsr,l Il proclamation urging the
people I" di>pcrsr and warning ilcm ;h" h Ia- -S
cn 4" "MnI Cen Ednmnds and the Chict :" The l'"c"
discretionary powers {" sustain The laws with al The
| military AMI civil forces ~ their command.
Bo>r"s, June !, T. M-Ihr American i'ag, drapri
III mourning. is displayed across Stat" street.
No outbreak has vet occurred. Cannon arn place.!
soM' to sweep Court Square The /. ). Infantry ar"
| still on guard nj the court house.
l;urllS will be taken down STATE stree; tO Central
Whar' between nnl = o'cIrrk. escorted by l.O I.
5. truops, under Major M'srly, including It dr'aci-
mrnlni |. ). Artillery with Il +? pouil'cr loaded with
i;ralcS"t. The men are all we'll provided wHh@"
rounds al ball rnrtril"
y large body of police stationed on Genital
wlnii where an inmri>, crowd IL asirnhim:.-
Burns will be taken "n board hc revenue cutter Nor
| rsby steamer, aud tnwcd ont {" sen.
y collin has just been suspended from III" huding
| At t!:a corner "i W asiilgtun and State streets.
The entire first brigade "i Massachusetts Militia
| have left the Common n!rl nr. HOW u5rci. down
State street. They are snlu,cd with hs>rs aud csir,
n '''hamc by the people. wh" ar. mow wild with ~
ci:cncnt.
The Light Drngoo.ls. Col. Wright are n"w clear
ng State street, which is drnsclv lhronged with ne
.rncs and whites.
But Tor the l.. States tr""ps drspcra:" n'cnp; nj
rescue would no made
Half past - n'cork.-A military lin" al Stat
troops extends from the Court House $'iun.' :" the
line of the wharf. Ia eases the pressure. al the
crowd and their .r"nn- AMI hisss have crurr coli
r"ls.
The r"l"rt pastor %! ihc baptist church and
Burns council took leave a: him at l.! "'ci"rk.-
Burns is in good spirits laughs n' hr excitement aud
| is glad to be- on l- way bnrk 10 oh! Virginia..
There is full a0.nO0 persons in State aud Court ST.
Application has been nailc the Mayor for privilege.
| to toll the bells, which was refused
| One o'cnrk.G"llrl street las been cleared "i the
mob after much tr'ul!, ald al the streets l'a'lnG
| INFO il arc guarded by troops.
VIA. Jones, witness on the trial. has been are
cd Tor using exciting language He WAS taken NJ
Sa;c street by the police, and enthusiastically icrrr,i
all tho way, willis, the police were greeted with
yroans and hiscs.
Hail pas, o'clock Burns, the fugitive, has ito:
| been taken from The Court lou-,, nnier n guard oi
1
ing the Mnrsha's special deputies Together with the
three companies OF L. S. troops, including the artillery
detachment with nine pou'er and " field pi'""
The Boston Light Drigo"ns and Lancri" i"l""rG.
and the Artillery aud Infantry companies Of til" first
brigade OF Stnte Militia. Groans, hisscs and ycl1
We're poured upon the line rs il passed.
p. M.-Bur!s was escorted t" the wharf between
two and three n'rnci where he put on board :I''
steamer john Taylor md convcyr! ~ the rcrrnu''
cutter Morris. lying in the stream. which was inlc-
tliuclv towcd 10 He goes dircc: I" N"ri" lie
was escorted to The wharf by l.2Go r""iS, t"gcth''
with 80 citizens said To be the Bay State Club each
armed with cutluss nId revolver M serious out
| brcal, occurred.
Y. M.-Ihc cutter Morris, Capt. Witcomb, was
at 81 o'clock ~ miles below, with Burns, the fugitive.
ON board, III clnrge of deputy T. y Marshal John H.
Riley, ud four aSsisHnts Col. Sutilc oi Alexandra.
and Mr.. Brent, al Richmond, also OH board the
Morris The wind i, fair.
The L. ). Artillery landed ut Fort Independence.
aud the Marines ut the Charleston Navy Yard on tl',
steamer John Taylor, gning down.
Ii is impossible Ia estimate the number Of people IN
the streets through which Burns passed. ~ Tie cor
ncr of State and Washington streets quDulily q"
snuff, cowbagc and bottle OF vitrol were thrown
among the troops.
In the vicinity nftlIc crs:um-hou-c. riclimnn u;
tempted to drive his team through :lm military line
when one of his horses, II valuable animal. YVES killed
by Il bayonci stab. The crowd cI'c,! "shanc, nmi
liiaie rush, when the commander Of IL" company
ordered the troops to fire. Col Boyd, oi the san,
however instantly couu;crmandci the order.
Several arrests ma,l" and rcc q! four per
SONS were badly hurt. \ well dressed ciicrl; mnm
was conveyed To the hospital with his hc'! cm npcn
by n %ubrc. john T.. lnycs, Captain .! Ie poEc"
resigned his office at noon, refusing 10 do duty IN III"
slave case.
In the adjoining towns the bell, ;ol!cd for m
hour.
VI. A. White, i:rc so:lcr, Of Wa;n,"wn, has
brought action against one .: the MaTsAn!s drp,-
ties and hid the damages nj $1,000, For being ll'I"y
rcpu.cd 10y United STATE. soldier from entering the
court room.
Patrick Lynch, OF the Eth regiment L. :. .lticry,
has also sued Mr.. White for assault on ,ic
sion, layin. :hc DAMAGES nj: ,jOa.
MOST IMPORTANT FItDM SPAIN-ALL THE
BLACK WARRIOR TROUBLE SETTLED.
This mornings mail brought dispatches looming
by the Cuia: ,calmc: i,a {" Isos; o the Enr"p"ir
Legations ii Washington, and also. We take II ;"i
granted, To the American Foreign .l!iu;rs Ecpmi-
n.IIt.
We learn thu, yarios of The foreign ministers. :cs.
dent here have positive iulornla;um oi the harmon
uls and entire scinc: nf the Black Warrior n;njr.
Spain RENTS the fine u. $4,000 cAacicd "G hc owner
Of the ship, di-cl;ns any intention of insulting IL"
American flag in what ;ramspircd her part IN :Iir
course oi the affair. aud orders her regulations, Sc
for the port of liavana 10 be 80 altered a. will rr"
tcnllv guarantee American commerce hereafter irun
u liability Ia ANY sIIc mary IL occurred /" ii III th-
case IN question.
Our readers mnv rely on the correctness "i ,hi" IN
formation, l M least swn oi The Legations :r''e:'t
officially this morning. = Il1hJ"g'OA star.
IMPORTANT FROM TURKEY.
BALTIMORE, june "a letter ~ III. !Gt.,-i ha!a
from Cons!antinorlc has jusg been r!c,s'i h"ie i.
dny, per steamer .tsf, from high faE":.o::'J Il