The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-20
From the Boston Daily Advertiser, May 10.
AN INFAMOUS CASE OF EXTRADITION.

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From Daily Advertiser, May 49,
AN INFAMOUS CASE OF EXTRACTION.
Yesterday morning there sailed from this port splendid
racket ship bearing the noble of Daniel Webster
which fifty belongs fine vessel Yet so many fine
ships sail out harbor that the reader inquire why
we this departure the occasion for such conspicuous
notice.
Among the crowd Of human beings board that proud
vessel was one poor woman with infant daughter Her
passage md that Of her child paid by the rich and
powerful Commonwealth of Massachusetts She left
free and happy shores unwilling and reluctant She went
away against her free WILL constrained by force Of the
civil authorities the State Her cries. she begged not
to be thus cruelty banhed were told, most pite
GUS and such the accidental witnesses OF the
scene to burn with indignation
The offence of this unfortunate woman, for which she
was thus violently and ANONYMOUSLY expelled from Mas
sachusetts the fact that she born in Ireland, and
is called pdupe Her infant daughter who unconscious
" shares her mothers cad fate native of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts, but she, too, partakes of that
hard lot of poverty which has been reserved for Massa
chusets to make crime and crime which Massachusetts
Furnishes other crime is punished in America-by
banishment Punishment from ones native land
The name of this victim TO know nothing intolerance
was Mary Williams her infant Bridget is but few weeks
old About thiry-fve paupersperhaps more-were sent
away at the time in the vessel at the expense
of the State These facts learn from eyewitness Of
the scene and from other certain and authentic Of
information
Our readers that there exists upon statute
book law which authorizes any justice Of the peace upon
complaint by warrant directed to and to be executed BY
any constable any other person therein designated
cause any pauper be removed Of the State any
place beyond the where he belongs if the justice thinks
proper and he may be conveniently removed and also
that independently of this provision of law practice has
arisen by which the commissioner Of alien passengers
dertakes even without the warrant of justice of the
peace to send back paupers in which he fit
and to pay the expenses from moneys in his hands belong
ing to the State treasury.
On account Of the temporary absence of the commits
oner of alien passengers and Of the gentlemen in
his office being possessed of the facts unable
which of these two methods employed the preext
authority for eecng the rendition of the unfortunate
creatures who sailed yesterday in the Daniel Webster
can we state by what justice Of the peace if any the
rant was issued But the facts that they sent away
and that State paid their passages and that the cous
cries of this poor with her child such
attract the attention of the bysanders she led
board the vessehee facts have certainly aseertained
In the celebrated note the publication of which the
nothing legislature attempted to Suppress appended
by Hon Peleg w. Chandler to the report Of the commits
alien and foreign paupers for the last
year. after describing the practice and the law he says
aSurely, this is remarkable law to exist among the
statutes Of this Commonwealth 1t puts in the power of
any Justice of the peace send any whom be may adj
Judge to be State pauper out OF the country and to
and he may deliver him up for that purpose any
BILE ANY other person. This power includes unacs
we'll people, and it may be exercised whether the
pauper The justice the sole Judge of the
law aud OF the facts There is trial by jury and APP
peal the habeas corpus, if these wreched
people could avail themselves of be of any use since the
Justice is by constituted sole judge of law and fact III
the opinion of the undersigned such statute this
ought to be repealed essentially modified at once
The state Of the law thus called to the attention of
the legislature weeks ago No attention whatever has
been bestowed by the legislature upon these remarks.
Meanwhile the banishments continue.
The fugtve-save law of the United States seems so
abomnable enactment legislature that they will
not even call 1t lac in their official records Yet
Massachusetts, representation law, vastly bar
barous remains statutebook and the legislature
viii not nerpose to amend repeal it, Our legislators
the notes the eyes Of members Of Congress but
know nothing Of the beams in their
The rendition Of Anthony Burns from Massachusetts to
Virginia. under law of the United States designed to
give effect express stipulation of the constitution
caused an immense excitement in this community The
rendition Of Mary Williams and her infant Bridget under
our own law by our authorities scarcely caused
mark He sent back under law Of the United States
binding the people Of Massachusetts, whether agreeable
or dsagreeable. She under Of laws
which the legislature that elected Henry Wilson
the bench, might repeal in day. He sent back
to the of master, bound in Law to feed, cothe
and protect him. She sent TO be landed a
foreign shore, where there may not be single
person know that she has arrived He
away, strong with stout limbs able TO bear msior
and hardship should they fall upon him, with
degree of hrmness She sent away, weak woman,
with an infant few weeks old. demanding all her care
and with nobody protect assist her The treasury
the United States bore the expense Of the rendition
thony Burns The treasury Of Massachusetts paid the
rendition of Mary Williams But then he was negro"a
and brother while she only white woman
a and mother.
No vigilance committee rallied the rumor Of the en-
barkatlon Of Mary Williams No young and enthusiastic
counsel hurried pror her their services Judges we're
not solicited at unseemy hours for wri,s Of hoeas corpus
and nothing said about the DC Aonqine rsg,ando
her Sherins and were plagued with
processes that they did not like The quiet of
city not broken only few heart-rending cries dis
turbed the silence Of Long Wharf Monday evening
the deed donethc embarked, aud yester-
day morning the vessel sailed with her living and unw
ling freight
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