The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-01

IhE NORTHERN RAIDS - GHE LAW
AND OUR DUTY IN RELATION TO
THEN.
From N. HcrrH
The continuation Of hostile raids from Canada
Into the United States is becoming subject of
grave importance. No sooner is the st. Albans
difficulty in train Of Judicial inquiry than VI
are informed by tho Canadian authorities that an
attack on the city Of Buffalo is in contemplation
by parties fom the Rebel States who have bocn
given au a'ylum within the provinces, while from
Sandu5ky, Ohio, we have information OF pro
iccted raid on that city. Tn fact not a foot OF
our northern boundary is now safe from these
piratical .nCursions. II would seem as It the
Canadian Government was totally unable to re.
press them either by their civil authorities or
military forces.
This state Of things puts US TO the unpleasant
task OF considering what It will shortly become
our duty to DO in ssli-dcieusc. II IL shall be
necessary 70 station not only military force
along our northern boundaries, but even to cross
them 70 punish the yiolatOrs Ot our soil aud the
des'royers Of the lives and property Of our Cti-
zens, the British Government and the Canadian
Government must not complain. The au hJrities
for our procedure for such q step are ample, and
arc found In the Practice aud declarations OF the
British Government itself.
Lord CastlCrCagh, In his circular 10 the allied
Powers, January 10, 1921, declared that no gov
efnmeut was more prepared than his own "tO
uphold the right Of any state or States to inter
fere whore their own security or essential intc-
rests were seriously endangered By the Internal
transactions of another State" 1t was also iudi-
cally laid down in England in the case of the
Tree GC6rOCdCyS that no prONimnte acts of war
were in any manner to be allowed tU originate on
neutral ground. A vessel within n neutral line
cannot send put her boats on hostile enterprises,
and no act Ot hostility rs 10 be commenced on
neutral ground Bus, whatever were the Old
rules OF International law, the British Govern
mcnt has set an example, already referred to by
Vgh ygp naU ffgf a., ,ltg
foilow-that Of the Cg,oi'ae.
NeitlICr during the administration of Mr.. Van
Buren, Of General Harrison, or his successor,
John Tyler, did it abandon the principle as laid
down by MIR. Fox, in his letter TO Mr. FORSYTH
that the destruction Of that steamer within our
territory was zone In the strCtesJ sense of self
defense rendered absolutely necessary by the
circumstances of The occasion for the safety and
protection OF her Maiosty's Subjects" and where
''the friendly Power had been deprived through
overbcaring piratical violence of It's proper
authority over that portion of It's territory"
These assertions were further backed up by tho
distinct ayowal Of Lord Palmorston to our minis.
ter in London, when he declared that the act
complained of was with the sanction Of the
British Government These were acluesced in
as legal by Mr. Tyler, and indirC ,ty defended
both 10y MIR. Webster and Mr.. Gushing, who were
then tho great supports OF his Administration.
We are therefore LEFT in no doubt that the rights
assumed and maintained in the case Of the Cdro-
Rne have equal force and substantially for us.
The Canadian Government is then necessarily
IN thls prculCant nt II IL does not do us Justice
against those robbers now in custody in Mon
treal, we shall be inlly warranted in following
them with an armed force and taking possession
Of them ourselves. And in case any attack,
originating in the Cauadas, is m ide on Detroit or
Buffalo, il will be right as duty, TO follow
the raiders into Canadian territory and "shoOt
them down.
If the Rebel leaders can transfer the war from
their own territory 70 our NOthorn frontier
making the Canadas their base of operations
not only will the neutrality Of our Northern
neigh 0Is be ab InlOncd, but they will become
dangerous enemy, and must be treated as such.