New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-17
Nnsualork DAILY Gribn,re
CANADA.

TORONTO, Dec. I3, 1853
Our Government have claimed, or are about to
claim, from the Government of the Urted States,
the extrsdiiion of person named Snow, who was
kidnapped from Canada under the following cir
cumstancts. Snow had played the part OF re-
ceiyer of stolen goods, in the City of Pniladephis,
and having been arrested for the ofense, was lib
Grated on bail. While thus at large he took the
opportunity of decamping to Canada, whence he
could not be taken back by process of law, under
the Ashburton treaty. reward was nevertheless
offered for his apprehension, whether by the per-
sons who had become security for his appearance
10 take his trial at Philadelphia or some one else
cannot say; but it was large, tempting reward.
The effect of this move was to set some
one upon the track of Snow in Canada. The
Hamilton Chief Of Police was appealed to,
and readily lent his assistance t. the proposed
kidnapping transaction. He is understood to have
received n brbe Of a portion of the prof.
fered reward and has been bound over to take his
trial for assisting in the abduction. He came to
Toronto, where Snow was stopping, and, obtaining
the aid of one of our policemen went 10 the house
of the fugitive, and there, in the Dlght arrested
him, without any warrant or proper authority
whateyer Snow demanded the authority under
which the arrest was To be made. lie rested;
and considerable violence appears, from the evil
dence of his wife before the magistrate, to have
been used toward him. But, in spite of his resist
ance, and cries of Murder" he was dragged off,
thrust into a cab, and driven several miles from
the city, when he was put into railway train for
the United States, and finally carried back to
Philadelphia. He has since been tried for the
offense with which BE- was charged, and sentenced
10 the State Prison Of Pennsylvania.
Such are the facts which relate to the abduction
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stances under which bis restoration is demanded
by our Government. Do not mistake We have no
great affection for persons who rob our houses, or
for those who assst such robbers 10 make way with
their booty and We have not the least desire that
Canada should be made colony or refuge for
gentry of that stamp. But if We were to pass in
silence over the abduction of Snow. should SUBJ
ject ourselves 10 greater danger than that which
arises from these unwelcome ,lsltatlons. Ii one
man may BE- kidnapped, So msy another and men
who Will engage in kidnapping would hardly stop
short OF the necessary swearing to convict an lnno
cent man if anything could be made byit Under
the same pretexts that Snow was abducted, ev-
cry fugitive slave in the country might be- Every
one of them, By the act of running away, COM
nitted an ofiense against the municipal laws OF the
State from which he came. But neither he nor
Snow could b. taken back under existing treaties;
ard if the latter might be violently carried on aud
notnIng shlu, lhc saIrit oi Tue loImri N"ii" W
come very preca icus.
Whether the United States Government viii OBJ
ect 10 give Snow up, is another que stlon 1t was,
1 think, clearl, our duty to demand him. 1t may
possibly tske the ground that Snow, no matter BY
What means b. came into the United States, did
come there; that since he came back ne has been
found guilty OF crime, BY jury OF his peers, aud
sent to prison. But under the circumstances,
they are not bour d TO consider how he came INTO
the United States, or consent 10 the demand for
hs restoration, OF course this is mere specuLa-
ton; but the is very novel one, and II Is e&-
eceding difficult 10 what turn il will take.
The death of one Of our great men-the Hon
Robert Baldwin-took place few miles from tins
city last Thursday night Mr. Baldwin was con-
spicuous chiefly for the part he took IN destroying
the old oligarchcal system, and procuring the es-
tabstment of responsible government after t1e
British model Tie Was of Jewish extraction, his
grandfather having enigrated t. tnis country with
his family. Including the late Dr. BALDWIN, the
father of the deceased statesman, IN lI9c. lhe
father. who after short residence IN Clark, came
TO this city relinqui-hed medicine and TOOK up
law. His son followed the same profession. lie
entered the Legislative Assembly for Upper Cana
da in lc29. The onl. great reform on wIich lie