Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-08

The brilliant achievement of last wesk has
covered the great metropolis of New England
with imperishable glory. As high as that proud
and chivalrous city before stood on the rolls
of fame for deeds of valor and greatness,
she has now accomplished that which throws all
her former exploits into the shade of insgnif-
canoe. She had before hurled whole cargo of
tea into the ocean she had fought the battles
of Lexington and Bunker Hill but she has now
casohsd aigsasl Tho great Daniel w cbstera--
appropriately named in this connection, as the
true father of that enactment of our national
councils which has now enabled her to work out
for herself This far more erceeding and eternal
'oeigM Of glory the great Webster once said
of her, in abiding to her fame, "her past is at
least secure" She can now proudly announce
to the world that her future is secure Also
Let a monument, far out-towerng that of Bun
ker Hill, forthwith arise from the now immor-
tai Court Square, inscribed, in letters that can
be read over every square mile of her broad bay,
"QUEEN OF NIcoER CArcHERs " Let every
participant in the stupendous event, which
we are feebly and vainly trying to find fitting
language to portray cxult in the. patriotic per-
formance of his share in this filling up of the
measure of his city's glory. Let her Greenes,
Halletts and their compatriot leaders, rejoice
with exceeding joy; for their names shall be
ranked higher than the greatest Civilian abstrac-
tors of the earth. Let her Marshal Freeman
and Commissioner Loring plume themselves in
honest pride for having been the chief instru-
ments of the astounding result; for their chill
dron and children's children shall proudly say
to their fellows, "Stand aside! my ancestors
helped catcha nigger" "Aye, and mine kept
him in chains forever " Let every one of the
brave and self-respecting thousand militia who,
at the summons of their noble Roman masters
J at the South, delivered through the ebedient
Governor and Mayor, with such Grecian alacri-
ty buckled on their armors and flew to the post
of honor, and there, in patriotic defiance of the
paltry enactments of their State, turned their
loaded muskets against the turbulent crowd SO
foolishly clamoring about the old musty doc
trines of natural rights, State laws and legal
trials, and so utterly incapable of approaching
, the Importance of the occasion--let each and all
: of them now retire in the fullness of their fame
and seek no further honors for as often as they
shall condescend to show their war-scarred and
> sacred persons to the public, and pass through
the yielding and reverent crowds, all will point
; the trembling finger, and say, 4" There goes one
who fought and sweat in the valorous army Of
Boston Niger Catchers on the ever memorable
second of June. Let all the trophies and me.
mentoes of the stupendous achievement be care.
fully preserved for the admiring eyes of future
generations making pilgrimages to this immor
talized city. Let the iron shoes of the slair
G war-horse be nailed over the doors of the fou,
: most distinguished cotton warehouses in tn,
. city, as potent charms against future rebellions
: Let the ropes and chains that barricaded tn,
:, Court house and streets be kept, as spcakins
. . mementoes Of that tremendous exhibition a
' patriotism and, finally, let the cannon tina
. TODD loaded with grape shot, ready to deal dealt
and destruction among the fanatic crowd VIII,
should profanely seek to prevent the crownip,
> of the splendid triumph, besuspended alongsid
"a Of the emblematic Goldfish in the Sta te House
, as perpetual reminder to each successive
ID change of representatives, of their paramount
- =, duties of legslating in aid of the great an
/ transcendent interest of Negro Catching.
e All hail, Boston-brave Boston! With wha
IS pride must the spirits of thy departed heroes
: l776 look down to see thee wearing this fres
y. addition to thy ancient honors Let the 6gur
ofa crab be forthwith inserted in thy escutohso,