Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-23

and he and Wendell Phillips we're indicted
for their part in the attempted rescue, but
through a flaw in the indictment, escaped
trial.
Mr.. Parker had prepared an elaborate de-
fense, which, although the trial never came
of he afterward published, under the title Of
'The trial of Thomas Parker for the Misde-
mesnor of Speech Against Kidnapping in
Faneuil Hail."
might here notice that Edward G. Parker,
who was at this time the counsel Of the slave
owners, was afterward on Gen. Buffers staff.
have previously noticed that the Colonel
Lee and Lieutenant, Stuart, who put down
the John Brown rebellion OF Harper's Ferry,
we're afterward the celebrated General Robert
Z. Lee and General ]. E. b. Stuart of the
great rebellion.
One of the riotors, when he heard that
Batohelder was killed, remarked:
'There will be one less tomorrow"
One of the rioters arrested was student
Of the law school, q son Of Albert q. Brown,
of Salem, a member of Governor BoutwelPs
council.
During the night steamer w0s chartered,
and corps of United States marines, under
command of Major s. @. Ridgey, were
brought up from Fort Independence, and
placed in the court house. Another corps
numbering fifty men, we're brought from the
navy yard, under command of Colonel Du-
laneS.
In the morning the multitude reassem-
| bled, and more military was called out
| The mayor addressed the crowd and issued
posters declaring that peace aud good order
must be maintained, and requesting the peo-
| pie to disperse.
At nine O'Clock on Saturday morning the
prisoner was brought into court, under a
| strong guard, before Commissioner Loring.
| forN Nba rNla ad
delay. The counsel for the claimant opposed
| il, but the commissioner ordered the case
over till Monday the 29th.
In the meantime q writ Of arrest in an Ro-
! ton for tort was issued against Messrs. Sut-
tie & Brent, for conspiring 10 carry of free
citizen Of Massachusetts,. Lewis Hayden,
colored man, was the plaintiff. They gave
bail in the sum OF $4,000. Chief Justice
Wells granted an order against United States
Marshal Freeman commanding him to bring
the body of Anthony Burns before the court
of common pleas on the 18th day Of June,
an order which tho marshal did not obey.
The prisoners arrested in the Friday even
ing mob were brought up on Saturday morn
ing before Judge Rogers of the police court,
charged with the murder of Batchelder.
Charles G.. Davis appeared as their counsel,
and the hearing was postponed till Tuesday,
the 30th. Others were afterward arrested.
|
Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker, and Will
liam L. Garrison, were threatened by the
truckmen and friends of Mr.. Batohelder,
whose wife tainted on hearing of his death.
1t was rumored that Wendell Phillips and
Francis jackson would pay Mr.. Suttle 81, 200,
the value of Burns. The money was raised,
but the affair was not completed. The
whole of the money was not raised in time,
and Mr.. Suttle was advised not to sell him
until the law was vindicated in his return to
Virginia.
The United States authorities at Washing
ton, it was said, had telegraphed TO Marshal
Freeman to have the law carried out, and to
call for sufficient United States troops to Sc
cure that end.
The mayor remained at the police Office all
night During the day it was said one thou
sand pistols we're bought in Dock Square.
Msjor- General Edmonds and his staff es-
tablished their headquarters at the Albion
Hotel.
The newspaper Commonwealth, on Sun
day, came out with terrible article against
man hunting and the devil-bill, the fugitive
/ slave law which it also designated as the
DEVILS license for kidnapping. 1t called up
on the people of Boston and Massachusetts,
to leave their fields, their workshops, their
stores, and their homes, to swarm to Boston
and Faneuil Hall.
1t denominsted the court house OF Boston
as q slave-pen and the bastile of the slave
power.
Just at that time the Reverend Theodore
Parker was in the habit of preaching to his
vast congregation in Music Hall, on "The
Lesson for the Day." and on this intervening
Sunday of May 2Sth the vast hall, with its
double tier of galleries, was too small for the
audience.
Before the opening prayer Mr. Parker read
a request from some friends OF MIR. Burns,
earnestly asking the prayers of the congre
CATION that God would remember him in his
great distress and deliver him from this per.
H. Mr. Parker said ne did not like the re.
quest 1t seemed like asking God to per
| form our duty; he could not ask God to per-
, form a miracle, though if he should see fit to
, do it, they should accept 1t with proper sent
, iments of reverence and gratitude. He had
received another request, signed by Anthony
Burns himself which he liked better, pray
ing that he might be restored to his natura
and inalienable rights and to the blessings oi
a liberty which, it is said, this government was
: ordained to secure. This card was dated
, Boston Slave Pen, May "a, 1854"
: In his discourse, Mr.. Parker said Boston Ii
in state of siege to-day. We are living un
I. der military rule to serve slavery. Boston Ii
, the hunting ground for the South; oul
. Nicholas is a Virginia kdnapper; our rulel
> is Judge Of probate The prisoner canno
n be taken from that Barracoon of Boston, for
: beside the holiday soldiers of Boston, whit
. are ready TO shoot down their brothers an!
= day, when the city gives them its command
- and its liquor, there are 1874 marines, eaol
with musket and bayonet, and side-arms
. and twenty -four ball cartridges.
The mayor of Boston has become the cor
I poral of the guard for kidnappers, and b
: keeps the peace for these guests over tn
monumented graves of John Hancock ant
Samuel Adams
He denounced Webster, the greatest maj
q in all the North, and Ohoste, and referred Il
- the United States soldiers as the SCUM of tn
:, earth none but such enter into the armies a
n common soldiers in a country like ours. Th
r scum is there and their trade is to kill slaV
a ery is in earnest northern freedom is not i
!. earnest.
d He referred to Commissioner Loring, l
whom he hoped there was yet some manhood
}. but he knew he was stealing man, Dor
d with tho same right to liberty as himself; h
" knew the shareholders had no more right I
e Anthony Burns than to his own daughter
rt He concluded his address by saying;
N Edward Greeley Loring, judge of pre-
'. bate for the county of Suffolk, in the state {
a Massachusetts,, Fugitive Slave Law OommiI
,e sioner of the United States, before these cit
,e zens of Boston, on this Ascension Sunday
or assembled to worship God, charge 20
n with the death of that man who was murder
ed on last Friday night. He was your fellow
L. servant in kidnapping. He died at your hand
ID YOU fred the shot which makes his wife
ID widow, his child an orphan"
m Handbills were put up in Lynn, Salem
90 Worcester, and other towns inviting th
9. "yeomanry of New England" to come int
10 Boston on Monday and rally in Court Square
g. Accordingly on Monday there were lare
ST numbers of men on the streets, and man
from abroad including the Worcester Fret
a dom Club" of some two hundred person
rs As they were threatening and noisy the p'
SO lice took away their banner.
On Monday, the Goth, at 10 O'Clock, Con
be missioner Loring took his seat. B. f. Ha
re- let. United States attorney for Massaohusett
". was present and explained ana defended Il
no calling in the aid of the United States troop
The case then proceeded. William Bren
d. of Richmond, was called as O Witness al
rs. proved that Burns belonged TO Suttlo tn
n, he (Brent) had hired Burns from Suttle. /
ho testified to Burns admitting that he belongG
n, TO Suttle, and did not intend to run ava.
but that being at work on a vessel he fe
b. asleep and did not wake till she sale