The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-17
Canadian Neutrality-Plots Against sic
North.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE EERALn

TO THE EDITOR OF THE herald. Sa-
TORONTO, Canada West, July s, 1854
| This Is very good school in which TO
learn the value and sincerity of British
neutra / y. The whole population seem
TO be inioued with but one iiee-name-
ly, how they can best accomplish the
downfall Of the greet republic No 10y
al citizen Of the United States can re-
main in Toronto for a single week with
out discovering the bitter enmlty and
Jealousy cherished By Cans dians towards
their best friends aud nearest ntigbors
over the lake All the bands play
Southern tunes. end if an unfortunate
Northerner wants to refresh himself at
q public restaurant he must submit 70
| be regaled at the same time with The
Bonnie Blue Flag" and he stared down
by q hsunting picture Of J.f Davis All
this, however, New Tosker could AZ
ford TO laugh at but facts Lave cometo
my knowledge which place It beyond
dispute that no conspira, y, however
base, AGAINST the United Sta es govern
nent fails to receive countensnco and
support and q, iteriAl aid from the lead.
ng me of the pr1yincc. .s.-
1 have been informed that st this mo
ment new plot approaches N tturity,
which has for its object the releas- Of
the rebel prisoners at Johnson's lind
and the destruction of Fort Niagara;
and I know that large sums have been
subscribed by leading Torontonians,
and the servicesof every rowdy ia this
city has been engaged ] do hope
that Mr.. 9tanton VII give his attentiG
to this b ct, al th vt the despe rate
ard unlaw al attempt of these neutral
narauders will be foiled- The plan
rlost popular among these vagsbobds
and which am told has been ed
upon, is that on given night, to be un-
derstcod between the prisoners and the
marsuders, the buildings are to be FIR
ed, and the prisoners, being furnished
with arms by the Canadisns, are to
massacre the guard and the officers Of
the garrison, snd then escape in boats
to the land Of neutral Johnny Bull.
There is also some sreason Matching
here between Southerners and copper
heads in New York l know of my
own knowl. d ge that an officer of the
Southern srmy, from Virginia, passed
through New York and other places sc
the opening of the campaigu, doubtless
sending the reasonable in Information to
the enemy upon which they are now
acting; and know that the same trail
tor daily receives lots of letters with
New York and Baltimore poe marks.
and which mean something certainly
| not favorable to our government by
| advice to the authorities st Washington:
| is that they lock well after the vessels
owned IN the United States which are
| In the lake trade These fomenters Of
| treason are, must edm;t. very willy
| about their intentions, and not easily
en:rapped into talking; and if they sec
any Mort herner or any of the few really
| Law abiding citizens Of Canada among
them they get up imaginary quarrelS
/ among themselves to avoid suepicion..
The only parties from the South who
will have nothing 10 do with these af-
fairs are, l must say. the Kentuckians.
| esi,o keep -frg On NJ and are 6oab.less
| holding Themselves in readiness for u
| 10 Q their country, but De: euse they
are not W. ng TO sacrifice thsir proper
| ty II they do deserve any credis II IS
that while they are not very loyal 70
/ tire old fisg they are still less loyal to
the rebel banner, and take care 10 keep
at good distance frcp the fighting
1t is Use!. IS to pretend that even Cns
II 9 bundled Of these CanadIaus rs:
any sympathy with Ue in tie Fa@ 70
are waging for eho Perpetuity o. tae
! Union sr,d ic- the extinction OF sixvFry
| The sympathy q the Canadian publ:c
| is altcgetho- with the TehelS This fact
Is deuoustcsted b. the aviGitv 1itn
which :hoy seize Gpon every H,etiaE
ruraor of Northern reverse, autheuti-
Gated reports Of Cur glorious succe5sa5.
and by the openly Expressed hope. sRC
convictions that General Grant hss been
tgeneralled. and that the Army C
| the Potomac will soon be . diso:gaGized
and de,noral ed wreck. Nearly s7err
Canadian gloats over the action cf the
Baltimore Convention, assigning 81 q
| reason for Sha EeHdish joy that the mis-
management and corruption Of Abe
Lincoln's administration tend rs much
to the disruption OF the Government SIS
= rebel army.
u cannot De sympathy with the South
alone which dictates the cpiricns end
)pes hcar expressed st ever street
corner, it must be aversion and hatred
to the North and everything Northern
And this ID British neutrality Why. Z
Canada were on the con6ues Of the
South believe that thousands Of her
sons would be fighting against the cause
of freedom and assisting 10 again rive5
the chains on the limbs Of the lately
emancipa:ed si&-es
Let them g. all events, boast no rlora
of Rcitish emancipation, and sbo,iE
Britain Being the refuge cf every ret1-
zee, so long Sc the;r syurathie5 sre
altogether With the niger driver, VII le
their confirmed and inyetcrste hatred
Of everything Northern IL proclaim d
at the street corners, and while h
people of our nation are insulted eveiv
| hour of the day by the chant OF re5 I
songs in their ears, BY the portraits OF
traitors before their eyes, ami while the
| slaughter of their frinds and corapan-
| ions is being hailed with demonstra-
ton of helllsh joy
II our Government thi' rs IL well 20
gpds n tn puny f"ts o. m .
| rssbiu "a. urrauSIs let them look we'll ~
our borders. and to the safety and pro
p-rty of our citizens who people them.
OF course any act ofdesperadoes on oa :
b ,rd-r would be fearfully avenged OH
the heads of the Cana,'itn peopl and
they would soon be t. n ht not to rust
! too much to the roar of the Hob g.
frighten away the offended eagle tr' m
their shores But as these things c n
De prevented by caution and proper +
tentIon, think We can. during "a )
! war for the Union, afford 10 let tn N
rail on, and hold ourselves perfectly
i different to the wovdy clamorings nf
is ant IN bsntling Of Britain. The
vad rs OF the Herald, however, shall
not be in ignorance of the state OF Can
sdian neutrality while there is in To-
ronto A NEw YcREEs.
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