Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-06-01
Nav /. 1854.
Tie Riot.

Boston has recently been the scene Of one of
the most disgraceful riots to which the history of
this country can refer. 1t seems, one Anthony
Burns. alleged to be fugitive slave, the proper
ty of Mr.. Charles F. Suttle of Virginia, was dis
covered to have taken up his abode in that city,
and was accordingly arrested as the law directs
and confined in the court house until such time
as it would be proper to remove him.
meeting was held in Faneuil Hall on Friday
evening last, at which time and place the most
indecent proceedings were enacted, resolutions
read, and speeches made by several men Of fame
more wide than just. The most prominent of
these were Wendell Phillips, and Rev. Theodore
Parker. Their speeches were of the most inham-
atory character, and strongly tending to excite
the crowd to resistance to the law and its pro-
perly constituted authorities.
We were particularly panied to notice the tri-
umphant allusion made by Phillips to the Cor
such murder which occurred in this State little
more than year ago. He said, q NewiYork has
her Syracuse, Illinois her Chicago, Wisconsin her
Raci ne and Milwaukee; Pennsylvania repudi-
ates her money debts, but she has more than re-
paid the debt in the fact that the blood of aslave-
holder has been shed on her soil"
1t is not likely Mr.. Phillips will visit our State
TO shower such compliments as the foregoing up
on US. We hope he will not. But should his
consideration for our pecuniary condition, and
his veneration for that field which, men actuated
by principles similar to his own have forever dis
graced by the massacre ola peaceful citizen of an
adjoining State, induce him to come we Will
promise him such manifestations of esteem as
mon of his stamp ought to expect and receive
from the hands of an insulted people.
Parker's remarks were anything else than
should characterize the individual who deceives
the world By the prefix of Reverend, and the re-
suit, as far as We have heard up to the present
timo, has beena most fearful riot, in which an
attack was made upon the court house with in
tent to rescue the fugitive slave, the murder of a
deputy marshall named Batchelder, and the in
vestment Of that part of the city with the L. s.
soldiers, to preserve peace and order until the
hearing is had.
Such scenes are always revolving TO the senses,
and like all violations of law, ought and mostly
do meet with signal rebuke from the public Yet
such is the acerbity of party, and so dcsnicabe
arc the sub.erfuges to which aspiring demagocues
viii cling, that of this affair." as was the case af-
ter that which happened near Lancaster, the at
tempt is made to charge the blame upon the
Democratic party, and reap benefit for the op-
position.
The Nebraska and Kanzas bill has been passed
IN constitutional way, and By unInistakablc
majority of both houses of Congress, and having
received the sanction of the President. is now
law Of our nation, and should be as binding upon
the conduct and conscences of all citizens as any
other law. But told by these abolition
factioniSts and wings, that because Kanzas-Ne-
braska has passed, by which q portion of the
missouri bill IS nullifed, ergo, all laws for the
common peaccaand protection are abrogated and
not Is law Such stuff may do for the blind zeal
OF Boston, or tricksters who seek promotion by
the sudden jerk Of circumstances, but Pennsyl-
vania has called the yeas and nays on it too often
20 leave any one deceived as to her sentiments.