The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-12-20

Prom the Toronto Globe. December g.
When the people Of the Confederate States
inaugurated their rebellion against the
Unioa, tbey3counted 70 q certainty upon the
alliance Of Great Britain. All the testimony
We have confirms this fact. II was no use ar
guing with then; no use trying TO persuade
them that England would not join IA the
rselee They bad but one answer" Cotton
u King" There we're no ''ifs' about Il; she
mnsf 20 10 war: che had no othsr resource
B;tterly di.spoointed have they been We al
knox with the prospect that their confed-
er,rv will -oon be numbered With the things
th.t we're they are ready 20 adopt any means
however desperate. At al likely 10 better
their situation. In.this condition the hopes
thev once induigsdtiD revive nov. They
counted on the alliance Of England eAa they
nodforce it' The prize Is worth . struggle.
much sacrifice. evea oblcqny and shams.
Necessity knows 20 Law they fence.
Doubtless, too, had thess men been arrest
ed they would have pleaded Richmond Civ
90 authority. Upon. these faets. then. II
| tbey stood alone, should Ne no, be rsrrsn-
ted in saying that the Confederate Govern
ment were seeking. involve Britain aud
| the United States In rxf
But they do not stand alone Yesterday
Il
,ed on Detroit Perhaps most readers pas
| sed Il over a. a mere invention. Such, we
are .orry 70 say. i not the case. We do not
| know that Detroit Is more menaced.than any
other lake port. but that plot u on loot to
make an attack on our Deighbors Of larger
proportions than has hitherto been attempted
there Is little doubt. Intormstion has been
received BY our Government TO the effect
that a regiment Of Confederate soldiers have
been detailed. 20 find their way 10 Canada a.
best they may. Temporarily disbanded. they
| are a. come here by ones and twos: but they
| oil snow where aud how 10 unite. aud u the
chance be given them. theyisill,strike a blow
somewhere on our frontier.
Fortunately. having received timely warn.
ing. our government will make their task a.
more difficult than they ,apprehended; bu
) stiIi the amount Of success which has atten-
: ded previous attempts is sufficient 10 ssov
4 | that their project j. far IRON being impractl
cable Ii j. sbupdantly time that We wer
upon our guard. The American peopls-an'
: no one can be surprised at is-are much ex
| cited Al tho depredations already committe
/, a a the variousIrumors ahost fan attac
be made on eny lake city the probability
y that the people viii follow the marAudeF
= across the frontier, and the consequence tha
| vii then ensue ID Il easy TO conceive. Tn
wish for the South for war betweea Englsn
> | aud the Northern States would IL Is feared
g speedily realized IL u not 10 be expecte
,e that IN such circumstances the pursuing Tore
would conduct itself with the calmness OF
Judge on the bench. Wrongs would be- con
~ shifted on our fellow subjects. resistant
would ceFtsinlY be made, mutual rccrimin'
y. ton and hitter feelings would arise. both pa
ties would refuse redress. and war would TO
~ low. At any rate. We defy any one 10 In
n agine circumstances better calculated
H. bring about such a consumation.
/. We do not know that people generally a
aware Of the length 70 which the Law Of u
u tons allows country TO 60 FOR the purpo
y. of self-preservation. IL these raids contn
no ~ shall not only render Il probable n
!. Canada may be invaded by the. United Stat
troops. but We shall actually give the Unit
OF States a right 10 do -. Ii i TO no purpo'
10 we may allege. that No have done all We c
10 stop the rsids should they be made. I
fact will bs proof either tnat We had l
OF done all We might or that We are ircapal
en Of preserving our ncutraity-either way z
am ing the United States very good plea
4. Justify pursuit .oi their foes into our terri
r.