, 1864-12-17


to his subordinates, requiring them to pursue
across the Canadian border persons WHO take
refuge on our soil alter committing acts Of
depreciation and murder. He gave the same
order : telegraph when the st. Adams raid
WIS tlret announced, but 1t Was not Obeyed.
He now rcpeatsi In formal manner, and It
must be dealt with seriously bT our Govern
cious on the part OF Gen. Dix. 1t Is possible
that he is justified By the rules Of interna-
tional law. There can be no doubt that Il >
ncutral fails to prevent raids from his terri.
tory, the assai1ed party Is permitted to enter
the territory and capture the assailants. But
thele are many things lawful which are not
cxpedient. He has no right to presume that
our Government cannot or will not prevent
raids in future. They are making every effort
to prevent them, and there is little
chance oi failure. The discharge Of
the prisoners Is an event disgraeelul to the
administration Of justice In Montreal, but
cannot be charged upon the Government, who
have done all that lies in their potfer to SC.
cure the arrest Of the prisoners Until they
failed to accomplish tlis, at all events, Gen.
Dix should have certainly withheld his order.
He ought to have rccollected that the object
Of the Eoulhern rliders here is to embroil the
two countries in war, and that the object Of
both his government md ours Is to avoid
such result. Anything which could create
actly that which the Coniederates desire. II
General Dix's orders were obcyea and Cana
dim soil invaded, there can be no doubt that
our government would be Impeded In the
work they have earnestly undertaken Of pre-
venting raids In the future. The best course
Insist on our authorities doing their duty in
the matter, and In the meantime to refrain
from anything which will needlessly embitter
public feeling on the border.
ADDITIONAL.
The latest edition Of lthe Globe contains
the following additional facts:
New facts In regard to the escape Of the
raiders have been elicited. Before ths pfis
oners were discharged, Messrs. Richie and
Rose, law agents Of the Government, Vert
suspicious that something was going wrong,
tie prisoners. These they took to the Chic
of Police, French Canadian named La
mothe. This parsonage said he would takt
, three quarters Of an hour to consider tht
; matter. Tie counsel insisted that be shoult
make tho ntTest nt once, and Lamotas hnA!l5
declined to do 60. Mr.. Rose then went tt
! Mr.. Coursol to get the Water Police to en-
; force the warrants: The requestNas grant
j cd, out none Of III Wat7 Poaioe could Be found
! After their discharge not one of the partie
could be discovered. Their friends gave on
!; that they we're to be entertained at supper il
the evening, but they disappeared by two
and threes. Some are supposed to be In tn
lie comments today among our citizen
on the conduct Of Coursol and Lamothe ar
| very severe. -..
II ie SAID that the expenses Of the raider
in The city, amounting to nearly g, eco, hay
been paid By Geo. Sanders, the confedesat
agent. -,
In dread Of attacks from the Canadia
fiontier, the American authorities at Detro
propose to take measures 10 restrain the pa
cage OF travellers from our railways by Ii
ST. Clair ferries, Mr.. SWinyard has gone u
to Detroit to see that the business Of the Gres
Western is not interrupted by these arrang
mpntB. What world Of trouble End a!ar'
these raiders are giving our people. And =
there are journals foolish or wicked enough
encourage them in their robberies.
TIE DISCHARGE or TEE RAIDERS. 80.
i, fFrom the Montreal Herald, Dec. 13.1
! Our law report published, elsewhere W
show that the St. Albans, raiders have bet
discharged on one Of those teehnica! poin
which have often saved criminals from
: punishment due to their crimes, and which
! course will always be invoked aud have the
fill weight in cases where the offence col
p'afued Of Is attended with circumstanc
which palltate or seem to palliate 1t.
need not 20 into the nature Of the strict
lernt aYenment which Was used to avoid t
, ! necessity of meeting the case on Its meri
Perhaps II the prisoners were to be dl lscharg
at Ill 1t was better that It should be done
! reasou which may excite less feeling tn