Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-30
RICHMOND WING.
r,eD,v NAMING MAY so lsha
TO CORRESPONDENTS
The Boston Riot.

We published, yesterday account Of rotgotten
up in Boston, by the Abotoniss, against the cxecu-
tion Of the Fugitive Slave Law, for the rescue Of
fugitive slave named Burns belonging to Col. c. F.
Suttle Of Alexandria. 1t is stated that the fugitive
was willing . return home with his master, but it
seems that the officous Abotonists of Boz ton
50 eager to get up over Southern negro, that
th,y could neither allow the law to take its
the negro to consult his choice between freedom and
slavery. They were SO philanthropic as to prefer
keeping him among them, either to starve or lead
life of misery ten fold worse than "the CALLING chains
Of slavery"
In carrying out their fanatical purposes they have
not scrupled to set at defiance the laws Of the
try-to disturb the peace and order Of society, and
to Undue their hands in the blood Of Of their
citizens for other crime than that Of performing
his duty officer Of the law This exhibits
most laudabe degree of philanthrop indeed. For
the sake of keeping coored man in slarery among
them, they make scruples Of shooting down their
citizens like beasts and of dsgracng their State
with riot and murder. And such are the specimens
Of law and order that come to from land where
the people and the press have yet finished their
long and loud denunciations OF the acquittal, in
Southern State, of prisoner charged with the death
Of Yankee schoolmaster, after full trial by jury
OF his countrymen. Would it not be well for our
pr,e<sed aw,lovinS and law abiding citizens North
of Mason Dixon's line particularly in New England
the land of rigid laws and sooer habits-tv look at
hone and see that their skirts e clear. befor
tn y indulge so freely in the condemnation of THEN
Southern biethrenp
Could the perpetrator of this deed of murder upon
the deputy Marshall OF the Unite States be SEN
fenced to death, or if sentenced could his execu-
ton be carried out in the State of Massachusetts, OF
any other Northern State as much as they profess To-
d.mand the inhction of the penalty of the law for
the unlawful taking of life g? few examples of capi
tai punishment for mob murders and fugitive slave
riots, would furnish salutary lesson to the blood.
thirsty fanatics Of the North. They would soon pu
stop to outbreaks like the present Boston riot and
they would preserve the lives even OF Northern c,-
from being sacrificed to the vengeance Of an in
furated mob. But those salutary lessons cannot b,
impaired among the citizens OF free State. The,
have too much sympathy for the runaway negro.
Ihey presr ";o.s ."i ",u'deIs among themselves To
seeing the guilty suffer the punishment they richly
deserve for setting defiance the laws of the Unite
States numbering the officers of Government, and
all FIR the accomplishment of no better end than tn
denial Of those rights to the South guaranteed to he
by the Constitution.
There are those we know at the n ,rth who give n,
countenance to these riotous proceedings, and who
promptly lend helping hand to put them down
but until they unite in the visitation othe proper pun
ishment upon all such abolition outlaws they n.,f
expect nothing else than recurrence of those dis
graceful scenes. Nothing short of a few hanging Oh
erations will the Zeal Of abolition fanatics q,
these occasions. There are precou few of them VIII
would run much risk of their :cks to save rugitiv
from arrest; and. after making examples of few o
them, martyrs to the cause would be found exceed
inSiy scarce We question whether the operation
would have to be repeated more than once The,
would soon get careful of their necks as they nov
are OF their dimes in contributing to tie Liberation q
a Southern slave.
We are told that the President will see now tina
the Fugitive Slave Law is promptly executed-tha
he will take all necessary and proper steps to proec
the officers OF the law, to tbs fugitive and
quell the mob. il is certainly a case that demand
his PROMPT interference. Much has been promised
for his exceIlency in such emergencies, whenev,r
they shall arise; and we hope the aw.abiding citi.
zens North and South may not be disappointed in tn,
repeated assurances they have had OF the faithful,
efficient execution of the Fugitive Slave Law nv PRO
,ident Pierce.