Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
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THz BosroS Exc irrsnrr.--A dispatch
from Boston Of thi ed, says:
The Court metIat O'Clock, and the
fugitive slave cams IN. guarded BY half
. dozen men. The court room was
nearly filed with the Marshal's guards,
each man provided with concealed pis-
tolls Theodore Parker and Wendell
Philips, came in vi h the fugitive's coun-
sci. The Commissioner gave his de-
cision, after analysing the evidence, con-
Guiding as followsJ ! think the statute
constitutional, and / remains for me. to
apply the facts concerning the escape,
which were all thel Court had to con-
slider, and I am satisfied the claimant
has fully established these. The claim
ant is entitled to certificate Of right to
the fugitive. The American flag was
hung across Court stieet. No outbreak
as yet. A cannon 5 placed so as to
sweep Court SQUARE. The U. s. in
fantry is still on gjard at the Court
House. Burns viii be taken down State
street to Central Wlarf, between and
2 O'Clock, and escq qtted by $50 U. s.
troops, under Maj. Ridgely, including a
detachment of q. 8. Artillery, with nine
Founders loaded fith grapeshot, the
men are all provided with "a rounds Of
ball cartridge. Atlarge body of police
are stationed on Central Wharf, where
a large crowd is NJ bw gathering. Burns
will be taken by aisteamer on board the
Revenue Cutter Norris, which viii be
then towed to sea. A coffin has Just
been suspended from the building corner
of Washington a9d State streets. The
entire brigade of State militia have lef
the common, and are marching down
State street. Thd standards of severa
companies were sEluted with Kisses and
cries of shame. 1.-THE people are wild
with excitement.
BosToN, NOOK 1.-The light dragoon:
of Col. Wright lafe now forcing pas
sage way through State street which is
blocked up by 4 dense mass of Whites
and Negroes, AID if the State troops
were out of th4 way there would un-
questionably be p desperate attempt al
rescue.
BosToN, half past 12.-The Military
and line of Statk, troops extend from
Court square to bng wharf, in some
cases the pressure f crowds and three
groans and Kisses, have caused col
lision. The colored pastor of the Bap-
tist Church and b rms Counsel took
leave of him at 12 o'clock. Burns is in
good spirits. Theie is fully twenty
three thousand pereeps in State and
Court streets. Al application was
made to the Mayot to have the bells
tolled but was refusk kd.
ONE o'clock.-Cohrt street has been
cleared of the mok bitter much trouble,
and all the streetA leading into it are
guarded by the trobs.
About 8 o'clock Burns was placed on
board the steamer John Taylor, and con-
veyed to the revenue cutter Morris,
which was Immediately towed out to
sea, and proceeded d Fect to Alexandria.
The last dispatch frot Boston says:
1t would be impoIsible to give any
thing like a correct estimate of the num-
Der of persons presef All the lead
ing streets were packed with human
beings and thousands were in from the
country.
On the corner of Stale and Washing
ton streets, a quantity of snuff, cow
itch, and bottle of vit1tol, were thrown
among the military.
In the vicinity of the lCustom-house a
hackman attempted to drive his team
through the military Ii be, and one Of
his horses was stabbed with bayonet,
and instantly killed. This was followed
by cries of "Shamel dbamel" and the
crowd in the vicinity M tde a rush, upon
which the commander Iof the company
became greatly excited and ordered his
troops to "fire"
Col. Boyd, one of the staff officers,
hearing the order, sp@rred his horse
forward and prevented the execution of
the order. Several ar1e lists were made
at the point, and threE or four were
badly hurt. A well lIdressed elderly
man was conveyed to the hospital, hav-
ing terrible sabre cuff his head.
John R. Hays, Captain of the Police,
resigned his Office at boon, refusing to
do duty in the slave n latter.
The bells were TOLL q in the adjoining
towns when the resuIiwas announced.