Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-15

cnmn.,r, and ,yhirh w,s ;nd;srcns,I,ly ncr.
ossar,, ~ ,bc ,,o,norn,,. ,,,nr,i;on. ,r tLu,
rnu,c ,,cross ,bc / iLm,s THO c,n,r,r, rc
sistod their grnunlle,s claims. ,yborruron
thcv nrrrndc5 +, dcstrov .on,o IF ils hnild
;n,,s and .,,tonr,cd ,;oIc,,Ir T., d;.,,n,,... IL
At n lltrr rriio1lbcv nr,;,ni,od a str,n,.
r,,cc C.r ,L, ,,r,,,.a ~ do,7,l;.,,;r,. ,hr cs
t,hlishmcnt at PINT, Arenas bni Ibi. mis-.
rb;c,n,s drs;,,, ,,1. ,loro,,,1 h,. ,Lo ;n,,r,,o
,iti,n or ono or nur sLirs of war at that
,;mc IN the h,rhor of San Ina, Snbsroucnt.
lv IN tb;s. in Nav Last u bodv nr m,n trnm
| Grcvtnrn rr,sscj nver ,, pnruto ,r,n,s nv.
| rooo,ir, authority tn arrest nn tbs cbnryc of
mnrder a r,rtnin or ono of thc st.amboats
| ~ tho Tr.r.i, rn,,n,nv R,;n, u,lI ,u,ro
| ,b,t thr rl,;,, :, iorc;se ;urisdic,i,u, ,hnrc
would bo resisted tbrr ,s IL had Lccn mn nrc.
Wong occasions tbrv wont pron,rcd 1, ,ssert
| i, bv force or ar,ns Our Ninistcr Ia Coutral
tucr;ra b.nrcneJ In he nros,rt on tb..t oc-
c,sion Rrliryiny that tho cant.,;n n, tho
stean,h,ot ,yns innocrrt fnr bo witnessed tbc
trnn.nrt;n, on which tho charcc vas founded
and bclrvin,. also that tho ;ntrudin, nuvtv
| boy;n,, mn mr.; .d;,t;nn nv.r tLo orrn.t tyynnId
| on,,ouIt,r drsnor,tc rcs;st,nce If tL,v nor
| sisted in tlc;r nurnnsc ho ;nt.rnosrd carc.
| tunllv. I, nrc,cnt yiolencc and bloodshcd -
Tho Am rirnn Minister afterwards visited
| (;revto,yn. and whilst he was there. a mob.
including certain of the so-cnlled nublic func.
! tionorirs of the uiacc surrounded the housc
| in which ne was. ayowinc TINT they had come
to orrost him. bv order Of some ncr.on eyer.
cisinr the chief authority. While rarlryinr
with them he was wounded bvn missile from
the crowd A boat, despatchcd from the
| Amcric,n steamer Nor,b,r1 Jjgbt to rn,easc
| him from the rnrilous situation in which he
| was nnd,rstooI To he was fired into hv tlic
! town puard and compellcd to return These
! incidents, together with the known character
| of the populat ton of Grcvtown, ani their cx-
| cited state. induced inst nnrrrhrnsons that
| the lives and property Of orir rilizcnsat pncn.
! ta Arenas would be in imminent danger a ltrr
| the departure of the steamer. with her pas
scnrcrs for New York unless a guard was
! left for their protcction For this purpose,
/ and in order to ensure the safety of pa~scn.
gers and property ". ssing over the route.
! temporary force was organized. NJ cnnsidcra.
| BILE expense to the United States, for which
| provision was made at the last session of
! Congress
/ This pretended community hrtcrnrcEous rs.
/ srmblnoe o,thcral from various countries rnd
/ connoscd C,r tho most mart of blacks and nor
sons of miyed blood had nreviousIv rIycn n,l-
! or indicatiors or misrhievous and d,urprons
! nrnncnsitios Carlv in tho same montL. rro
/ ncr,, v,s cloudcs,incly nhs,rnc,nd fran, tho
] IppOt OI the Transit t'DmDluV. and tAkpu n
| Grcv,ovn. The nlundcrcrs obtained shpltcr
/ tbera and tLcir nur.uets wcrc driven hack bv
| it's noonlo. who NOT only nrotccted the wrong.
doors and shared the piundcr. bu, treated with
rudcncss and violence those vino sourL, to re.
cover thriI urouertv.
Such. in substance. arc the facts submitted
/ io my consideration and proved bv Irustwor-
tlv evidence. Icould mo-, douh, tia, the cas-,
/ demandrJ the lu,crpos,,Iou of This ruycrumeni
Justice reo,,,rcd tina, repara,ion ,honld bc m,dc
for so MANY and such rruss wronts. and tia,
course Of insolencc and pluuder. ,cud,n, d,-
rec,lv .o the insecurity of the lives of m,ncr.
OILS travellers. and of the rich treasure bclour.
IN, ,n our r,,,,eus n,ss,nn aver ,l,,, ,r,,,,I,
wav. should he perempturlly arrested. What.
ever i, ,n,rhr he in other rcs,,cct,. the comrnu-
ui,v IN ones,,ou. IN mower to Il, mischief was
moi d,sn,r,blc. II was well pr,y,dsd with
! ordnance. small arms. and ammunition. and
p,i,,h, easily sciz. ui ,I,c un,rmrI boats
! frcirl,rd win million, of rroner,v ylr-!, mas
sod sIuo., d,,lv WITHIN ,,s reach I, d,I ma,
profess to belong to any REGULAR Government.
| and had IN fact no recognized dependcncc on,
or connection with auv ono to which the I'M.
ted States OF then injured cltlzcns mi-ht apply
for redress or which could be held responsible,
III any way, for the outraros committed. Not
standing before the world IN the attitude of an
,,,,',', -, ,.,'Nn w., ~, i.',,
the Obligations of a government, IT was, in
fact, a uaraudtn. establishment, too da angorous
to be dl-rCgardcd, and too guilty to pass un-
. punished, and vet incapable of being treated
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