The history and antiquities of Boston .. . by a number of merchants, and other personsof property and character, who assured him that if Mackintosh was pro-ceeded against, not a man would appear in arms, as had been proposed,for the security of the Town the next night. Whereupon the Sheriffreleased him, and made return of his doings to the Governor, then inCouncil. Some of the Council thought the Sheriff could not be ex-cused ; but no action of disapprobation followed in that body; all being ready, probably, like theLieutenant Governor, to ex-claim : To this feeble statewere the powers of Gove
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . by a number of merchants, and other personsof property and character, who assured him that if Mackintosh was pro-ceeded against, not a man would appear in arms, as had been proposed,for the security of the Town the next night. Whereupon the Sheriffreleased him, and made return of his doings to the Governor, then inCouncil. Some of the Council thought the Sheriff could not be ex-cused ; but no action of disapprobation followed in that body; all being ready, probably, like theLieutenant Governor, to ex-claim : To this feeble statewere the powers of Governmentreduced ! Six or eight others were ap-prehended, and on examinationwere committed to jail; but be-fore their trial came on, a partyof men entered the house of theJailer in the night, compelledhim to deliver them the keys ofthe prison, which they openedand set the accused at this was effected without tu-mult or alarm to any except theJailer and his immediate persons liberated kept outof the way for a time ; but. Perhaps Peter MIntosIi, a blacksmith, at the South End. 702 CONSEQUENCES OF THE RIOTS, [1765. there was no authority, says Hutchinson, which thought it advisable to make any inquiry after them. Au- 2 ^ ^^^ ^^^ following this riot was the first day of the Superior ? * Court for the County of Suffolk. And while the four Judgesappeared in their robes of office, Mr. Hutchinson, as Chief Justice,appeared in his ordinary dress, in which he was sitting in the eveningwhen the Mob came to his house ; because his robes and every othergarment had been destroyed or carried off.* Therefore, instead of aCharge to the Grand Jury, the Chief Justice made a long speech to thepeople, in which he endeavored to convince them of the fatal effects tothe Province of the violent opposition to Government which had begunto take place. The Court then showed their resentment by refusingto do any business while the Town was in that disorderly state, and ad-journed for six
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