Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-20
THE BORDER TROUBLES.

THE BORDER TROUBLES.
The "Blue Noses all over the Border
are breeding scabs at a woful rate. While
the ostensible policy of both Home anG
the Colonial Government is that OF strict
neutrality" the British Provinces on ow
northern and eastern boundary have been
ever since the breaking out of the rebel
lion, the headquarters of those rebels who
have found the " sacred soil " too hot fol
them. To and fro between Nassau ani
Halifax there has been a brisk trade in
passengers and conuaband merchandise
which has been big thing for the pro-
vincialS. It has had its natural result Of
filling the provinces with a vagabond pop
ulation of SouthemerS, who, reduced TO
desperation by the waning fortunes OF the
Confederacy and the pinchings OF poverty,
and instigated BY black and diaooicai
spirit of revenge, have been for some time
carving on system of raiding upon our
northern frontier. That this state Oh
things would inevitably arouse the United
States 10 harsh measures of prevention,
was long ago foreseen by the British Gov
eminent, and notice was given by the
Home Department that in the event Of
war growing out of such matters, the
Provinces could expect no assistance from
England, for the excellent reason that
England "had no troops" in the Ian
guage of the Minister, "to defend the
frontier against power that can maintain
an army Of seven hundred thousand men
in the field" This dreadful warning had
the effect of producing change in the at
titude of the Canadian authorities, and a
show, at least, was made of an attempt to
prevent the recurrence Of these "raids."
1t was hoped that the position assumed
by those authorities would have the de-
sired effect; and when the murderers and
highwaymen who made the late outrage
Gus descent upon St. Adams, in YER
mont, were captured in St. Johns, and it
was announced that they would be
brought to trial, better feeling was Gre
ated throughout the United States toward
our Canadian neighbors. We regret to
learn, however, that our hopes in Canadi-
an justice were not well founded. The
The magistrate before whom the marau-
ders were tried has discharged them from
custody. We are informed that this pro-
ceeding surprised the members of the
Colonial Government; that the magis-
trate is likely to be severely dealt with
that the Chief of Police will be dismissed;
that the superior court has :ssued war
rants for the re-arrest OF the raiders: that
there is a profound sensation ETC., etc.
We are inclined to the belief that the Cam
adams will experience another kind Of
sensation before long if those scoun-
drels are not delivered up to the United
States authorities. The latest dispatches
announce that an efficient military force
will be sent Immediately to the border
towns to prevent further dcpredations.
This is sheer humbug. We have seen,
upon hundred occasions, what the feel
ing of the British military is toward our
people and our cause. Retaliation is the
only measure that will drive these Cana
dams into q sense of what IS due from
them in their character of a friendly
power. If upon the first repetition of one
of these raids, few thousand "irrespon-
sible" New Workers and Yermonters
would make "raid " in return and burn
few cities in Canada, We imagine that, as
the Frenehman said, "zis ting would be
put STOP" Our Government has acted
with great forbearance in these matters.
The modification of General Dix's order
to pursue raiders into Canada, Of
which modification, by order Of the Presi-
dent, we received intelligence yesterday,
shows the strong disposition of our Gov
eminent to give the Colonies every oppor-
tunity TO enforce their neutrality law.
This action of the Canada judge will go
far to weaken that spirit of forbearance;
and we feel confident that Canada will be
made to suffer a fearful retribution the
next time that her neutrality" is made
a shield for murder, robbery and arson
upon our northern frontier. The people
of northern New York and Vermont are
not of temper to suffer much more from
these visitations, and there is no great love
between them and the provincials. The
next raid into either one of those States
will be likely to be followed by lively
time, whether Uncle Sam gives the word
or not.