Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-17


kdnap preacher of the gospel, and hand
him over to the tender mercies of an intidel
stakeholder. Those troops generally, bore
themselves rudely and insolently, and, in
some cases brutally and savsgely. They
vounded several of their fellow-citizens and
one embryo Haynau among them, had given
his troops orders to murder some men and
women. when his blood thirsty purpose was
filled. by the promptitude and humanity of
less reckless and sanguinary man. Thousands
of agitated people came out to see the preach
er led off to slavery, over the spot where Han
cock stood and Attucks fell, and the soldiers,
with their bayonets at the peoples Threats,
and the muzzles of their muskets at their
heads, compelled them to be still, as they wit
messed the humiliating spectacle. The law of
Col written in the peoples hearts and the
law Of the land, as written in the Constitu-
ton. were against the rendition of this chris
tian minister to slavery; but the law of Vir-
pinia, sustained by the bayonets of the militia
nv of Suffolk, was in favor of it, and, of
course. everything had to give way before the
omnipotent edict of the slave power.
Since the slave parade of the military of
Boston, some companies, who figured in that
spectacle, have had several soup parades, over
which, like g Philips martial son, p they have
blown the trumpets of their own praise, if
they have fought no battles. Governor Wash
burn has been to these dinners, so has Mayor
Smith, SO has General Edmands, and so has
Captain Dearborn. The Governor made
Quattlebum speeches on those occasions, SO
did the mayor, and SO did the rest of them.
They all went in for "lav.'' and they all went
in for putting lao through with the bayonet.
Now, we believe, it is of little use to tell
such men that laws in a republic must be
ga lctioned by the public conscience, or they
aid the republic cannot be sustained at the
same time. If tie public heart loathes a lie
called law, that law must perish, or public
conscience and public freedom must perish.
When the bayonets appear, to sustain slavery,
the republic ends.
We do not suppose it would be of much use
to tell Captain Evans, Mayor Smith, and the
other heroes OF the Boston slave hunt, that
the Roman Republic which existed as many
centuries as ours has done decades, was first
debauehed by scoundrels like PIERCE and
Douglas, and then destroyed by such a Pre-
torian guard as surrounded poor Anthony
Burns, and dragged him on his way to bond
age. The philosophy of history could never
penetrate the brains Of such men. The warn
ings of history can never affect them. Mill
tary power is always dangerous to civil liberty;
and SO jealous were our ancestors of it, that,
to this day, in Great Britain, no soldier is
permitted to approach a burgh, where par
liamentary election is going on. Some of Col
Barre's, (the friend of America, most bril-
in denuncation of that unconstitutional force
which was employed to execute tyranny in
the Colonies We have seen it stated in
Wing papers that distinguished English
the slave hunt, expressed his utter astonish-
meat to see armed marines in our Courts Of
justice; and swords and revolvers in the
hands of stciotl officers He might well ex.
press surprise if he came lither to see the free.
dDm we have so often boosted of.
A Prussian gentleman who was compelled
to leave his country because he loved liberty
and who expected to find it in Massachusetts,
had his soul and senses oppressed, when he
witnessed the long array of bayonets that
were displayed in the cause of despotsm.
"Oh, he exclaimed, this is just like Prussia.
Soldiers insulting, beating back, pricking and
cutting down the citizens! Where is the re-
public y
Now, it may please Governor Washburn,
and the individual who is Mayor of Boston,
and General Edmands, and Captain Evans to
boast about the military power sustaining the
law; but the true republican knows and feels
that when the bayonet is supreme, all true
law is at an end. Nothing is law that is not
just, and what is not law, should not be
obeyed Massachusetts has no law on her
statute book atproyokes her good and peace
full citizens to execrate and denounced She
had better have no laws, than those which
military only can execute.
APPoINTED.-The President has appointed
-aOramel Barrett. of Harrisburg, Pa, for Gov
ernor of Nebraska The Tribune says "that
Mr.. B. has been Democratic Editor for the
last twenty years, and this is the first nibble
of Office that ever fell to ais lot. We believe
he has always consistently read the preamble
to the Declaration of Independence after the
improved Democratic version which afiirms
that AN aohits men are entitled to certain in
Alienable rights; among which are life, liber-
ty, and the pursuit of niggers. He will of
course be confirmed without delay
EMIGRANTs AID CoMPANY.-The Boston
Advertiser gives its sanction to the Emigrant s
Aid Company. 1t understands that ''the pi-
oneer parties of the Company will be des-
patched without delay, and the larger bodies
of enligrants, who viii move under its aus
pieces, viii be so provided for that the first
convoy may go forward on the first of Au-
gust"
TIE New York and Erie Railroad is now
travelled for $3.50 instead of $S. 40 as hereto
fore. and the fare for the entire distance from
Boston to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, via New
York, is but ten dollars.
Ths new Mayor Of Philadslphia, in his in
augural address, urges that the Police force
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