The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-23

III tiiV ldiNc Hc ulu pay "'O''' ''o W
Hoyle. He rendered his absurd de
cision in favor Of the release OF ali the
robbers without allowing any delay
for Vermont barristers to be present,
and without allowing time for the is
sue Of now warrants for their appre-
hension. The chief of police also
played his part to a charm, giving up
to thieves in indiscreet haste and with
out any order of the court the $50
600 plumber which the robbers OBJ
tanned at your banks. The robbers,
knowing in advance what the pro
gramme was, appeared in court with
their overcoats, shawls and other prep
arations for travel, and duly prepared
for suddenly yamosing the Montreal
ranch
The testimony, before the city coun-
ell, Of Porterfeld, the secesh agent
shows that he was in the court house
at the time thojudge rendered his de
cision, and before the Judge left the
bench or the raiders had put on their
top coats and muflcrs, Lamothe, chief
of police handed him an order to get
the money Jumping into n sleigh
which he had at the court house door,
he drove rapidly to the bank and got
the booty.
The amount of money which was
paid to the Honorable c. j Coursoi
and the amount paid or agreed to be
paid to Chief Lamothe in reward for
their treacheIy to the Provincial gov
ornment whose sworn officers they
were, has not yet been ascertained
The Indignation felt towards the Re
ributors in the confederate service as
the raiders called themselves, robbers
and murderers as they were, fades iu-
to moderation when compared with
the indignant eXecration which the
names of Cousol, Lamothe and their
aiders and abettors are held by MI fair
minded Anglo and Franco Canadians.
These individuals may resign their
Office and venture into private life
so-called, but the "digito monstrari'
viii haunt them day and night, until
the coin, for which they bartered their
honor, is put upon their eyeiids.
This disgraceful caricature Of ju-
dicial proceedings has been a source
of great modification to our leading
citizens which the conduct of Judge
/ Coursol, Lamothe and their adeocate
before the city council since has not
abated Our mercantile community
are well aware that trouble with Broth
er Jonathan would work financial
ruin.
Now, Mr. TRANscRpr please pardon
me for remarking that although it is
your duty to look out for further raid'
and your duty to take all noedfu
precautionary steps to prevent repe
tition OF attacks, and especially &c
look out carefully for the black yalist
and phosphorus yillains-stll you
would do well to bear in mind that il
was part and parcel Of the plot o
these raiders to cmbroil the United
States in a controversy with Her Maj
cstys North American Provinces anC
the government of Groat Britain.
These scamps, or rather those whc
eggcd them on in their yillany, fore
saw that some collision might tax,
place, and, if SO, would help the re
bellion more than victory on the bat
tle-feld. There can be no doubt tina
the Hon. Charles Sumner has hit tn
, nail on the head by HIS remarks il
: your Senate last Monday when h
, designated the affair as "as q trap Il
,chich to catch the United states Gocern
ment" Please ponder on this idea
= The partial revocation of Gen. Dis
orders is well received here III
= course of the Canadian government
= indicates that it is not in complicit
, with Saunders, Coursol, Lamothe, La
r famine and c6mpany-and, therefore
S the remodelling of the order by direc
ton of President Lincoln was expedi
a ent and polite 1t SO strikes one q
this present writing.
The Inauguration of the passpol
system whose observance Mr. Secretar
Seward says will be strictly enforced
will be great annoyance to our peopl
whose business attracts them to til
States. However great the annoy
b ance may be and however troublesom
the obtaining Of passports may prove
J 1t can hardly surprise any reflectin
Briton that the course OF Secretar
Seward is justihable in view of III
conduct of the English at home an
the Franco and Anglo Canadian her,
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