The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-30

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since thsf time the constant preseace Of the mill
tary hss1gesefved the peace OF the city, One citi
zen, James Batchelder, has fallen. He died at the
post OF duty in defence of the supremacy Of law In
protecting the city from violence in support OF the
constitution OF his country. Let our country snow
that 1t appreciates such service. 49,
The fearful struggle is not yet over. ~ VIII oe
resumed this day. The city il under deep ana just
excitement against those who have disturbed us
peace, who have promoted anarchy and bloodshed,
who have disgIaced its good name put All gooo cHis
Zens should resolve 10 maintain the supremacy OF
law. All patriots lovers OF the constitute on should
set their faces against anarchy and against those,
whoever they may be, who give the slightest coun-
tenance TO the enemies of public peace. Their acts
are fiat rebellion, and deserve punishment as such.
Let all who value institutions Indignantly frown
upon the detestable work.
Proceedings Mt Music Hall-Sermon OF
Theodore Parker.
Yesterday the Music Hall was densely crowded
lit will hold three thousand) by those who wished
to listen to the discourse of Rev. Theodore Parker
large portion of his congregation were ladies'.
No disturbance took place.
After singing, the preacher said he had received
q communication from Rev. L. A. Grimes, (colored)
OF which the following is copy
Anthony Burns, III prison, and in danger of being
sent into slavery most earnestly asks your prayers
that OF your congregation, that God would remember
him in his great distress, and deliver him from this
peril
From Rev. Mr.. Grimes and Deacon Pitts, at Burns
special request.
guage precisely that this the old form for such
requests but he did not ike t.. 1t seemed to ask
God to do our duty. God was never backward to do
his work, and we should do ours. lie could not ask
God to work a miracle u deliver Anthony Burns
although if he should III to do so il should be
accepted with proper sentiments Of reverence and
gratitude. He had received the same request in
another form, which he liked better, and read as
follows:--
To The CHRISTIAN MINISTERS CHURCH CHRIST
hi,t into
prayers and those of your congregations that may be
restored to the natural and inaenabe rights with which
am endowed by the Creator ana especially to the
joymen of the blessings liberty which II is said this
government was ordained 10
Boston Slave PEN May "a, 1854
To this prayer he said he could respond His
prayer was In accordance, but he said while the
fate Of their brother was in their hands, they
dared not ask God to assist in his delivemnce till
they had shown by deeds they were ready to work
as well pray. He prayed, too that in these days
of tumu't .ney might be calm, and prepared for
every emergency. Prayers being ended, the rever-
end gentleman said
see by the face OF each of yon, as well as by
the manner Of all, what is expected of me to-day.
young man some time since sent me request,
asking me, "cannot you extempor1ze sermon for
this day." 1t is easier To do than moi to do it, Butt
shall not extemporize sermon for today shall
extemporize the Scripture. | shall therefore pass
by the Bible words which designed to read from
the Old Testament and the New and shall take the
morning lesson from the circumstances Of the past
week. The time has not come for me to preach a
sermon on the great wrong that is now enacting in
this city. The deed is not done-any counsel have
to offer is better given than elsewhere here, at
other time than Neither you are quite calm
enough to-day to look the matter fairly in the face,
and see entirely what it means. ] had proposed to
preach this morning (before the events of the past
week took place. on the subject of war, taking
my theme from the present connections in Europe,
which also will reach us, and have already.
That will preaently be the theme of my mornings
sermon. Next Sunday shall preach on the perils
into which America is brought at this day.
That is the theme for next Sunday: the other is for
to-day But before ! proceed to that, have some
words to say in place Of the Scripture lesson,
after the fashion Of the Old Testament prophets.
Since last we came together, there has been q
man stolen in this city of our fathers. II is not
the frst-it may not be the last He is now in the
great slave pen of the city of Boston He is there
II understand il Alright, against the law of the
Commonwealth, which, If am rightly informed,
prohibits the use of State editces United States
jas-l may be mistaken. Any forcibe attempt
to take him from that barracoon of Boston,
would be wholly without use. For, besides the
holiday soldiers that belong to the city Of Boston,
and are ready to shoot down their brothers in a
just cause, in unjust cause, any day when the
city government gives them its command and its
liquor, / understand there are one hundred and
eighty four marines lodged in the Court House.
every man of them furnished with musket and
bayonet, with his side arms aud twentyfour ball
cartridges. They are stationedS also, in building
very strong, and where five men, in passage-way
hall the width of this pulpit can defend it against
five and twenty, or live hundred To keep the
peace, the Mayor, who, the other day, egretted
the arrest OF our brother Anthony Burns, and de-
clared that his sympathes were wholly with the al
legged fugitve-and of course wholly against the
claimant and the Marshal-in order to keep the
peace of the city, the Mayor must become corporal
OF the guard for the kidnappers. He must keep
the peace of our city and defend these guests Of
Boston over the graves, the unmonumented graves
Of John Hancock and Samuel Adams. man has
been killed by violence. Some say he killed by
ily ha
Is evidence enough that they were greatly
frightened. These were not Uuited States soldiers,
but volunteers from the streets of Boston, who for
their pay, went into tho Court House to assist in
kidnapping brother man. They, saw were so
cowardy that they could not the smp cutlasses
they had in their hands but smote right and left
like Ignorant and frightened rufians, they were
They may have slain thoir brother or not-I can
not tell. II Is said by some that they killed him.
Another story is that he was killed by hostile
hand from without. Some said by bullet, some by
an axe and others yet by knife. As yet nobody
knows the facts. But man has been killed. He
was volunteer In this service. He liked the bust
ness OF enslaving man, and has gone to render an
account with God for bis gratuitous work Twelve
men have been arrested, and are now in Jail to
await their trial for wiful murder. Here, them is
one man butchered, and twelve men brought in peril
Of their lives. Why Is this? Whose fault is il ?
Some eight years ago Boston merchant, by his
mercenares kidnapped q man between this city
and Old Quincy, and csrried him of. Boston me-
chanics the next day, held up the half eagles which
they received az their pay for kidnapping man.
The matter was brought before the Grand Jury for
the county OF Suffolk, and abundant evidence was
presented, as understand, but they found "no BILL
wealthy merchant, in the name OF trade had stolen
n black man, who, on board ship had come to this
city had been seized by the mercenaSes of this
chant kept by them for while, and then when he
escaped kidnapped second time in the city OF Bos-
ton. That was one thing Boston did not punish
The deed; the merchant lost no personal popula-
rty." The Fugitive Slave bill was presented to
us, and Boston rose up to welcome il. The greatest
man in all the North here aud In this city told
Massachusetts she must obey the Fugitive Slave
bill with alacrty"-that we must all conquer our
prejudicesn in favor of justice and the unalenable
rights Of man. Boston conquered her prejudices'
in favor Of justice and the unalienable rights Of
man. Do you not remember the meeting that was
held in Faneuil Hall, when political soldier
OF fortune" sometimes called "the Democratic
Prince Of the Devil howled at the idea that
there was no law Of God higher than the Fugi.
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