The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

THE PASSPORT SYSTEM BETWEEN CANADA
AND THE UNITED STATES.

(From Um New York rimes, .Ton. 3L)

The passport system between the United States
and auras was inaugandad and sudoresdby oar soma-

men* Immediately eft; the decision by Jodie Coui-sol, in
December, releasing the rebel raiders. It was absolutely
neoemary that the people on the other side of the lines
should understand that we were determined to protect
our bonier by whatever measures might be found mow
eery—whether by military force, by restriotios upon
intereourm by general legislation bearing upon their in•
Weds, or by say other means. Neither the unexpected
melopilen of the system, nor the abroption el it which it
is understood is about to take place, can be looked upon as
hasty or indiscreet measures. If, in an individual cam,
marauders should break into one's ground from a neigh-
bouring estate, and if the neighbours, instead of being
aroused to ► sense al justice, should only jeer at the party
mailed and afterward harbour those who had wronged him,
it would not be searprisiag if he adopted very peremptory

mesiores toward all who attempted again to approach his
premier from that quarter, and eobjeoted them to sash
surveillance u was aryonary to prove their inteatime,
amicable or otherwise. Bat if afterward he (mad that
those who really powered the authority on the other side
of the lima utterly disapproved of the deeds of the es-
salon* and themselves adopted all necessary pre-
mistime against incursions from their grounds,
paahhed the culprits or pre them np to the
aggrisva party, and otherwise " brought forth fruit. met
for repeuteece," thes it would be perfectly proper to accept
them 'otiose in the spirit which had induced them, sod
show his appevoiation thereof by promptly withdrawing the
smeshabulary force which had bees posted over against his
Neighbour's estate, end abolishing the survellence which
had been an imputation spinet his neighbour's hewer.
Both courses would be proper, and the promptitude of
action In either cam would not be a proof of haste or week.
DIM, but at onoe of manly eelf-defeees and a spirit of om-
elettes.

them the adoption of the passport system the eseadian
authorities bays given signs of a pospoie to do justice and
inhibit a f madly disposition. Tile governor-Renard, the

provincial parliament, the judicial couris, have doe. all that
could be demanded of them. A heavy provincial force has
been placed on our frontier to preveat rebel raiding ; severe
mimes have been istroduesd lute parliament spigot
surtudillg ; the Minister of Finance has introduced
in his budget a large Item to refund the money
stolen at St. Albans ; and the judges of the Court
of (NOW@ Bench at Toronto have given a decision de-
livering up the pirate Burley, who, at latest 'doges, was
awaiting the final order from the governor .general for his
extradition to this country.

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With these he* and this disposition on the other .Me,

we are glad to hear that oar mahorities purpose the abo-
lition of the passport system, which bag wrought such
heavy damage to Cenadiaa commerce, and me serionaly em-
barrassed intercourse between two nsighboaring oountries,
which ought always to be on the most friendly terms.
(From the Montreal Herald, Jan. V.)

Our oorrespondsst at Quebec advises us of a report that
the pverninest have news from Washington of the aboll.
ties of the obnoxious pompon system, and of a desire on
the part of the American authorities to meet the Canadian
government is a friselly apirit. The news, we are 1111"
will he reosived with satisfaction by the people of this
esernhy, who have so other desire tbaa to ooatiaae sad
promote the friendly intercourse which has heretofore
existed between our neighbours and ourselves.