The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-04-20
The Ruflanly Attempt to Arrest Mr..
"a. Sanborn.

we can notice but lew OF the outrages
constantly committed by the minions of
the Slave Power in this so.called free
land yet some OF them are so atrocious
that they should be "known and read Of
all men," and their perpetrators held up
to universal scorn and execration. or
this class was the recent attempt to arrest
Mr. B. +. Sanborn, respectable citizen Of
Concord, Mass, on writ from the Ilar-
pcr's Ferry Investigating Committee. A
number Of ruffian officials went to his
house at night, rang the bell, and, on his
appearing at the door, one Of them handed
him this note:
"SGR The bearer, worthy young
man, solicits your aid in procuring em-
ployment.
Help him IT, you can. BUFFuM.
Saugus, April /. l860."
Mr.. Sanborn opened and read the note,
and thus being Identified, was seized,
handcuffed, and forced towards carriage
lie resisted, broke The carriage door, and,
before he could be hurried off, number
Of his neishbors came to the rescue,
writ Of haJeaS corpus was served, and
he was taken from the hands of the ruff
fans. He states that not until the crowd
had collected, was any authority shown
for his arrest. At the hearing Of the writ
before the full Bench, consisting Of Judges
Shaw, Metcalf, Bigelow and Hoar, he was
discharged, and permitted 10 return to his
family. We have room only for the
following, from the Boston Traveller:
Mr.. Sanborns sister resisted to the extent
OF her power. When they got blm to the
door, tho sister ceased her resistance and
screamed at the TOP of her voice and
alarmed the noighbors, n score of whom
were soon on the spot. BY tho time they
got thero. Sanborn had been dragged into
tho middle of the street, without his hat
and in his stocking feet. Sanborn at this
point hold up his manacled hanis over his
head, and shaking them said: "Citizens.
look and see what tho u. s. Senate have
done for me-" His remarks made great
sensation among the crowd, and matters
began TO look squally for tho United States
officers. In the meantime messenger was
dispatched to ring the bells, and soon they
wero poalng out tho alarm upon tho oven
ing air. The crowd was mOmentarly in-
croasing.
The 5oys in Mr.. Sanborn's school, seoing
tho peril in which their beloved mentor
was placed acted us scouts, and ran hastily
from house to house, ringing door bells and
orousing citizens. Men rushed to the scene
with clonched fists, some of which contained
effective weapons.
The women, like tho mothers of yore,
werO foremost in the fray, and by every
possible means worried tho officers. Miss
Sanborn seized an officer by his board and
compelled him to roinquish his hold of MIR.
Sanborn. Miss Ann Whiting, daughter of
Colonel Whiting. approached officer Taro-
ton. raised bis hat. md looking him steadily
in tho face, said, "Let mo SOC what kind Of
a looking man you are. You may come
here again some day, and shall want to
know you"
Mr.. George L. Prescott seized the arm of
an officer, beneath the coat sleeve of which
"billv" was concealed. and held on to 1t
until Mr.. Sanborn was released.
Nothing but the assurance that q writ
would soon bo obtained and Mr.. Sanborn
released in legal way, prevented the exas-
perated citizens from pummeling the officers
and rescuing tho prisoner.
The citizens generally, without distinction
of party, united in sympathizing with Mr..
Sanborn. But threo men wero found who
defended tho course of tho officers, and one
of them wac the Postmaster, and another
an officer in the Custom House. Tho latter
was roughly handled in the melee by George
Howard, Town Clork, who laid the Demo
cratic official on bis back in q ditch,