Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-03
POPULAR SENTIMENT AT THE NORTH

POPULAR SENTIMENT AT THE NORTH.
Inc senior editor of the Star having returned
to ais post takes pen in hand to- day. first to set
this community right as to the real condition Of
public sentiment in and around Boston, upon
the Anthony Burns fugitive slave case, which
has been grossly misrepresented by those who
hunt up mares nests, to be sent to the newspa-
peIs per telegraph, and by the abolition Boston
correspondents of the New York Times and
Tribune, from whose letters the press else
where have SO literally quoted of late.
On Monday eTening last, We embarked at
New York on the steamer Commodore, for
Stoningtou, on the way to Boston. After dark,
An itinerant, crazy Boston abolitionist named
Msllen, thrust himself upon some two hundred
ladies and gentlemen, who were quietly en-
joyiDg the delightful breeze upon the after
upper deck. This man insisted upon enlight-
ening hem. lie raved for al hour about the
Du-ns case, evidently to the annoyance of all
present. At length some gentleman, by way
OF abating the nuisance-in reply to a query
of his, VII erein be asked whether the sons and
daughters Of Yankeedom, representing al
paris VI -NcW lduu, WIZ "clc pI oScut, NSI'
willing that Brother Burns should be sen
back into perpetual bondage, in obedience t,
lie unconstitutional and damnable fugitiv
slave law?-remarked, that there could b.
10 question Of the fact on one condition
Mr.. Lecturer demanded to know the condi
tion, and was promptly answered, provided
that all the negroes in New England be ais
shipped to Virginia under the same law,
Some one put the question on agreeing to th,
amendment, which was unanimously carried
the response being long, loud, and emphatic
and Nj Lecturer alone voting in the mega
tive. third person in the crowd propose'
another proyiso to the effect that all New Eng
land would not only consent, but would great
~ rejoice if, in addition to Burns and all th
negroes in New England, Col. Suttle would b.
Kind enough to carry of, in that haul, all th
AboIitionists also, to be duly dealt by as Vir
GINA sentiment might dictate. This was ais
canIcd with quite as hearty good will, ant
without dissenting voice, save that of tn
crazy lecturer. We relate this auecdOte, be
cause it shows eonclusively that those VIII
tell that the mass Of the people in New Eng
land are all a hrs about this case, don't tel
the tru,h--otherwise, there would have bee
at least one dissenting voice, in a miscellaneou
crowd on a New England steamboat, upon tn
putting Of such questions.
We went 10 the Courthouse, in Boston, abOu
noon, on Tuesday, and witnessed the eurrer
proceedings. Some FIVE hundred idlers SUI
rounded the building, in conversation upon tn
case, NEST of them were apparently muel
more highly incensed against Wendell Philip
and Theodore Parker than against Col. Sutu
aud the L. 5. Marshal. Inside, the build
ing Was thronged- Half those present nigh
have been 'rantankerous' abOlitiOnists, whil
the otaeF half were citilens-bitter enemies o
abOiitioDists las breeders Of public nuisance
and trouble for Boston, and armed soldiery
and city police and deputy marshals. We saw
at q glance that no disturbance could possibl,
take place, unless it might be that some de
luded free negro-haf the abolitionists beins
il the very severe handling Of the Philips ant
Pa. ker gang. The populace were. evidently
90 eage, for that amusement, that it struck u
that the presence Of an armed force alone pre-
vented them from going homo with skulls
cracked externally, as well as inwardly. NJ
man appeared to doubt what the issue of tn,
trial would be, or that the issue (the rendition
mp OF the negro) would be strictly according
to law and pTopriety. That is, except rampan
sboiitlonizts, who were arguing in little knot
the great so-icitude manifested being to SO
cure the prompt and unmistakable yindics.io OF
of the majesty Of the law in Boston.
In the afternoon, wewent to the rand Abo.
lition meeting, at the Mslodson, where some
five hundred fanatics were present. Garrison
MAJ, Jackson, Prince, ct I'd omne gems beina
their leaders on the platform The substance o.
their discourse was, that contrary to their ex
pecta.ion, they found their contest to be again,
Boston sentiment, rather than against the Viz
gfniaelaimant q Brudder'' Burns. Boston
got fits" to use vulgar expression. Franz