The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-06-14
Abolition Mob and Murder in Boston.
TIE Constitution and Lars Of the United
States set at defiance

TIE Constitution and LIARS Of the United
States SET at defiance.
!" The fugitive slaveseof the United States are
among the heroes of our age, In sacrificing
them to this foul enactment Of Congress, we
should violate every sentiment OF hospitality,
every whispering Of the heart, every dictate OF
religion. There are many who will never
shrink at Any COST, and Notwithstanding all the
atroclous penalties Of this bill, from efforts TO
save a wandering fellow-mar from bondage;
they will offer him the shelter of their houses,
and if need be, leiH protect his liberty by farce
8 From humane, just, and religious people.
shall spring public opinion TO keep perpetual
guard over the liberties Of all within our bor-
ders, nay, more, like the flaming sword Of the
chsrubim o. the gates OF Paradise, turning on
every side, it shall prevent any slave hunter
from ever setting foot in this Commonwealth
Elsewhere he may pursue bis human prey he
may employ his cOngenial bloodhounds, and ex-
ult in his successful game BUT INTO MAssAcHU-
sErrs He MUST NOT COME, "-ErtrGcts fran the
speech Of Senator Charles Stntner, In Boston.
October Of 1850.
On Friday morning, the 26th ult., the Ne
braska bill passed It's final reading in the Sen
ate of the United States, but not before
Charles Sumner tie author Of the above de
liberate inyocations to violence against the
laws he had deliberately, and before God,
swora to obey, had proclaimed his determi-
nation to have the fugitive-slave statute re-
pealed, and had solemnIy pronounced the
maledictions of the New England Church
against it, and had asserted, in terms, that
the law should never be executed in Massa-
chusetts. lie and his confederates had pre-
viously organized the New England clergy
against the Nebraska bill, in an address full
Of wilful falsehoods and incendiary appeals
and it was fitting that he should close his IL
rade against that measure, on Friday morn
ing, first, by defending the three thousand
ministers of the Gospel whom he and other
domestic demagogues had deceived into the
belief that it was their duty to speak "in
the name Of Almighty God" against an act
Of legislation; and, secondly, by invoking
the populace Of New England TO RESIST THE
LAW OF CoNGREss TO THE DEATH
So infamous was this speech Of the aboli-
ton agitator and incendiary, that Judge
Douglas rose in his place. and in substance
declared it to be an invocation to civil war
predicting that-if blood was she'd in conse-
quence Of the harTangue, the dark deed would
be laid at the door of Sumner; and deelar-
ing his opinion that in the event Of rising
against the guarantees Of the constitution in
Boston, he hoped that the punishment would
not fall upon the misguided instruments Of
fanaticism, but upon the reckless and inhu-
man instigator to riot and to murder. This
rebuke, terrible and sudden, and oyerwhelm-
ing as it was, was felt to be fully deserved by
nearly every American citizen ON the floor Of
the Senate.
This was on Friday morning, and on the
following Saturday morning, the appeals Of |
Senator Sumner had produced in his own
city of Boston their appropriate and expec-
ted results. The following despatch. received
in this city yesterday morning about -
o'clock, tells the story:
"In consequence Of an attack upon the court
house last night, for the purpose of rescuing
fugitive slave under arrest, and in which one of
nv own guards was killed, have ayaied N.Y.
self of the resources of the United States placed
under my control by letter from the War and
Navy Departments in 1851, and now have two
companies OF troops, from Fort Independence,
stationed in the court house. Every thing is
now quiet. The attack was repulsed by my own
guard. WATSON FREEMAN,
U. S. Marshal. Boston, Mass
In reply to this message, President Pierce,
with characteristic prompttude, returned to
Marshal Freeman the following emphatic an
swer:
"YoUR CONDUCT IS APPROVED. THE LAW
MUST BE EXECUTED"
This unequivocal and comprehensive avow-
al Of the purpose of President Pierce was
hailed from one end of the country to the
other, as a practical guarantee that however
fanaticism might rail and treason plot, the
strong and steady spirit, and the unainching
and patriotic will Of that statesman, would
be honestly and vigilently exerted on the side
of the constitution. Boston was among the
first to applaud this emphatic declaration, and
we believe, however bad impulses and taintedl
counsels may at present mislead the people
Of that city, they viii come back to their du-
ty before their streets are made the scene Of
the massacre anticipated and prayed for by
Sumner and his confederates. But whether
they do or do not, Of one thing the country
may be assured-there viii be no faltering in
Franklin Pierce. The LAWS WILL BE MAIN
FAMED AT WHATEVER COST Union.
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