Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-20
The Ct Adams Robbers.

again at Montreal, the l3.h ms, MI JUSTIFY
! Coursol holding the Court 1t will be remember
ed that the case was continued about three weeks
since, on the application Of the robbers for time
to aend 10 Richmond Tor evidence, ans This was
its first appearance in Court since that moment
Elsewhere We give letter, written by enc Of The
editors Of ihe Burlington Times, to that paper,
from Montreal, giving Tie history Of the haal
htc,, ia which Judge Courso and these robbers
seem to have been the .m,nagers,-l we pre-
sumo, divided the profits We also give the COM
menls Of some Of the Canadian papers respecting
this most outrageous conduct Of person Pretend
ing to &c. os Judge 1t is dce to the Canadian
authorities TO say, that hey seem 10 have bees as
much surprised as any one al ,lhe decision of the
Court, and ere taking such measures IS they can
to retrieve this criminal conduct Of one Of their
judges. |, is too early yet, however, pjadge
how sincere they may be in their indignation at
Jadgs Ceursol and Lamoiht Chief OF the Police
but it may be as well to trea, them, at present, as
meaning What they say and leave the sequel to
show their trus character
The developments since the discharge Of these
robbers, make il very plain that Coursol, and the
Chief Of Police, and the robbers, had a complete
understanding in respect to what was to be done
on the te-as'embling Of the Court. The part
assigned to the Court was to discharge the prison.
ers, not only in the case before the Court but in
all The clses ia which they had bsen arrested, and
10 do Il is without allowing the least delay, and
even without hearing counsel who asked that the
prisoners might be detained until new warrants
could be i1utd. The part assigned y the Chief
OF Police, aud which he itliully performed, was
to deliver up to The robbers or their confsderates
1 -whi5h in this c,se, includes Judge Counsel and
? Lamo he,lhe plumber and he seems to have
done this with promptness, undoubtedly nu.ci-
. piting the decision Of The Court And the rob.
oers NLo knew what the decision was b., per.
= formed their part by appearing in Cold with
9 sh'vls overcoats ard ntiilere al. EQUIPPED for
= immediate departure before any new pro. eedDgs
= could be instituted. The whole vas Z d graceful
r ravesly Of udcial proceedings and if it could be
treated IN any sense as the act Of the Canadian
authorizes, would be a Migrant insui. 20 our
Il government fer which instant reparalicn should
= be demanded, and non.in,ercourse declared
d Our government met the exgercy promptly, and
, just he right spirit. Gen. Dx'S order goes no
farther than the necessity Of tie case requires, and
:. and wls abso.u,ely necessary 1.-THE Canadian
p Govenmtnt viii not m4ke its territory respected
= as neutral ground it becomes our duty to protect
=, ourselves, and to cross the border II necessary
u to capture the plunderers. Writers on inlerna
; 10 ia Jaw, such ts Phiimore and v.tel, agree
hat til, may be done md there can be no Dues.
y, ton Of its being the true course for US to take
y And the very general satisfaction which the public
'eIt at the prcmp'nes' and justice Of this order,
did much to aIIay tie excitement; consequent upon
the dItt news Ct the discharge Of the raiders.
Y Since whiting The above, Gen. Dix's order has
;. been received, r.yokng so much Of bis former
J. order as authorizes pursuit Of raiders over the
+ border This is doubtless The result Of the
q course pursued BY the Cinadnn Governments
= showing Itself not only not in completely with lh
h Confederate Court over which Courso presided
a but exceedingly anxious to proven; Coursos de-
II sion from being fesed a, he &c. Of the aulhol-
h ties Ia this view ofit, the revocation may be
l. polite and expedeni, and therefore ju'iid,be
Of The order is as follows:
e HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST. !
New York Guy, Dec, II, 1864. {
GENERAT ORDER, No, 100.
The President Ct the United States having dis
$, approved hat portion Of the Department Gener-
NJ al Order No. 81, curfe't series, which instrucls
=, al military commanders on the frontier, in certain
' cases therein specified, to cross the bountery line
II between the United S,atts aud Canada, and dr.
le reefs pursuit into neutral Territory, the said in.
slrueIion is hereby revoked.
In case, Therefore, Of ANY 'slure mamudng
&c eYplton into our territory from Canada, mill
= tiry commanders on the frontier will report to
tits Headquarters for orders, belare crossing
y boundary line in pursuit Of gully parties.
by command OF MAJ. GEN. DIX.
y d. I. NAN LUREN. A. A. G.
=! Uhicsl-CnARLts o. JULlNE, a. d. C..
We 6Gd in the Burlington Tunes OF Monday
morning the following special dbpstch
MONTREAL, Dec. II, 8 ?. NJ.
10 Portcrtisld, the Southern agent Ia, been under
l. examination oil day lamotte was introduced
i. by Geo. y. Sanders to Portef.fed lac; Monday.
y The three conspirstors, knowing what Coursol's
Of Judgment would be- then arranged for giving up
d the money L,molhe Ia, given in his resgna-
a. tier, hoping to stop tie investigation, but il is
r. no CO." aud il will DO continued TO the bitter
lie end. The couns, for the raiders offered bonds
N for payment ofthe money il ordered by judgment
Sc of court. Our counsel-retused all compromise
rs and demanded every dollar Of the stolen money
ut Tho Canadian government will undoubtedly fully
), compensate the II. Adams Banks. Cour,u will
be dismissed A public meeting Of the citizens
Of Montreal and Especial meeting Of the City
10 CouucIl have been called.
TO The Times aso states that it is informed on tue
le best authority that eur Of the robbers have been
N re-arrested.
:" GN SrASSARD Tho back troops belonging
p, to the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps, have bsen
. consolidated, aud are now known as the Twenty
If iith Corp. The white troops OF lhese two
No corps are also consolidated, and now form the
ri rwcnty-iourth Corps which Shy far the largest
in the army. Ii is announced that Gen. Stan
nard will command OIL Of the divisions Of the
Twenty Fourth Corps.
~ . s-
o. John W. Foruty, Clerk Of the House at Wash
nj iugton, has been recommended by the merchants