The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-09
rhe BOSTON Fugitive slave Case.

The fugitive slave case uen,ioocd in our Las
was under consideration before COMMISSIONS
Loring in Boston the mos, oflas, week, and crea'
ted unparalleled excitement. Several companies
ofU. S. troops and Massachusetts militia were
on duty IA aud about tho court house oil TOR the
wicked purpose ofdeprving one poor man OF his
liberty. On Friday morning, the COMMISSIONED
delivered his decision, which, to the surprise Of
thousands, remanded Mr. Burns 10 in'euninable
bondage.
The Boston papers eOprrin many Interesting
particulars Of the disgraeefl proceedings OF the
anthOritis,' in conveying Mr. Burns, from the
cour, house to the U. s. vessel, which was TO carry
him 10 the South; but we have room this weeL
for only few Of them.
To obedience TO the orders Of Major Genera
Edmunds, the whole of,he Fin, Division, the Ca
diets Lancers, Light Dragons, and Capt Cow
dns Artillery Regiment, turned on, for the pur
pose ofpreserving the peace OF the city during the
time occupied by the u 5. authorities in placing
Burns into the possession Of Mr. Suite, the claim
ant.
The u. s. authorities also mad" thorough prepar
aions 10 carry out their plan Of operations, the
mos, noticeable Of which was, that a brass six
FOUNDER. from the Navy Yard was placed in Cour
Square on the east side, 80 rs To sweep that en-
trance ofihe Court House. II was guarded by q
body OF marines, aud was amply provided will
ammunition, In the shape OF cannon balls ant
grape. This grim instrument Of war excited q
grea, deal Of attention. The crowd in the square
was large but orderly.
At2 ! O'Clock, the Square was entirely cleared
aud the U. S Marines and Arilleri>is drawn nr
in front Of the door A body Ofsome l2j indiyid
uals, 1--WE cannot call them men, who had offered
themselves to the Marshal for duty, were drawn
up in the form Of hollow square, in the centre o.
which was the poor fugitive, the U. 5 Marsha
aud his officers. They were armed with pistol
aud drawn cutlasses. This body.guard was com
posed ofihe dregs Of society; nearly oil were
blacklcgs aud thieves, mos, Of whom have beer
or ought TO be inmates OF our prisons The sight
was disgrace to city which claims the title o
the Athens ct America, and the sooner The aid O
such men is refused by government officers, III,
earlier law will be considcredas law, aud not a
an exhibition ofhrute force.
The procession was headed by the Boston Lieb
Drogoons, Capt, Wright, followed by the U. 5
Marines, body guard and artillery, the latter hav
ing with them their piece OF artillery. 1t wen
down State It. to Long wharf at quick step al
the way receiving the sroans aud Kisses Of the in
dignant people, not the leas, emphatic Of which
proceeded from the steps Of the Men han,s ES
change, where, |, being high change, a grca, mum
Der Of our tir>t men were cOngrcgated.
Such Il crowd as pressed on the sidewalks o
State street, we never before saw in Boston.
The fugitive was placed on board the JOIN
Taylor, at tho end Oft Wharf. Her steam wa,
mp, but from several causes of delay, the join
TAYLOR was unable 10 leave un'Il about O'Clock
when she Joined the Revenue Gutter Morris, ia
waiting in the stream, and put tie fugitive on
board and towcd her below the Fort. Deputy
United States Marshal, John Riley, together will
officers Geo ] Coolidge, Asa o. Butman, Charles
Godfrey, and William Black, accompanied Burns
TO Virginia. The crowd was not permitted to e
down + Wharf, and the various other wharvcs IN
the vicinity were liIed with people. Long Wharf
was especially 50, the tops Of oil the vessels a, lis
end, as well as their hulls, were completely GOV
cred with Human beings.
During the entire day. and especially on the
march down Court and State streets, the military
and all connected with the affair." were saluted
with groans aud Kisses, which were not ceased
until the steamer had left the wharf.