Washington sentinel., 1854-05-28
THE RosroN MOB.

Under our telegraphic head will be found
dispatches containing information of mob
that took place in Boston on Friday night. 1t
was melted, gotten up, and sustained by aboli-
tionists, for the purpose of rescuing from the
custody of officers of the law n fugitive-slave
who had been arrested and held in custody
until his case could be heard and decided.
The name of the slave is Anthony Burns. His
master is Colonel c. F. Suttle, Of Alexandria
and it is said that he was willing to return
home with his master.
The marshall Of the United States and his
assistants bravely and faithfully discharged
their duty. In their efforts to enforce the laws
Of the United States, which it was their sworn
duty to do, they should have been respected
they should have been sustained by all good
| citizens. Clothed with. authority of law, their
persons should have been held sacred But
ruthless and a murderous mob of vile aboli-
tionists and incendiaries assembled and attack
ed them, They shot down and slew one of the
deputy marshals--a poor man with family
| dependent on his exertions.
A public meeting was held, and the most in
aamatory addresses are said to have been made.
Thousands Of people assembled and great ex,
element prevailed. The military were called
out to aid in the maintenance of the civil au
thority. Apprehensions Of sad scenes and sor
rowful results were entertained by the better
sort Of citizens.
| Many arrests have been made. The mayor
Of Boston addressed the people from the court
house steps, and declared that the city author
| ties would uphold the laws of the country and
Of the city Of Boston.
We learn, and we learn with much pleasure,
that when dispatches apprizing the President
ofths disgraceful riot were received the United
| States marshal was Immediately instructed that
his conduct was approved-that the law mastbe
executed. The whole country may rest in the
6dence that the executive viii take, and take
promptly all necessary and proper steps TO en-
oforce the laws, TO protect its officers to secure
the fugitive, and TO quell the mob.
This mob is the first fruit of the anti
Nebraska excitement, and natural and fit
ting realization Of the threats of those abol
ton senators who spoke during the closing
scenes of the Nebraska discussion in the Sen
ate. One of those senators is from the State
Of Massachusetts, in the chief city of which
State this mob took place He will not soon
forget the almost prophetic warning Of Senator
Douglas on that night. Less than twenty-fou
hours interviewed between those scenes, those
threats, and that memorable warning, and
this wicked and murderous mob. 1t is doubt
less written on his memory in characters of
blood. The poor ignorant wretch who slew the
deputy marshal, guilty, as he is, is not half so
guilty as the men who, by their speeches, their
circulars, and their sermons, have lashed
herd Of wretched fools and fanatics into this
state of fearful excitement. They have blood
on their hands-blood that cannot easily be
washed out.
That this mob will be crushed under foot,
dispersed and broken up we do not doubt and
that their riotous proceedings viii bring add.
tional and deserved odium on the abolitionists
and incendaries concerned in it, as well as all
their aiders, abettors, and sympathisers, high
and low, is equally certain.
Ofone thing the country may rest assured, and
that is, that the Executive Of the United States
will stand by the law, and by the officers of the
law. 1t will see that the first is faithfully exc.
cuted, and that the last are fully protected