The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-30
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The Toronto Globe comments on
the announcement by President Lin
coin that the requisite six months
notice has been given for the termi
nation of the treaty between Great
Britain and the United States, which
forbids either party having armed
vessls upon the lakes between Cana
da and the United States. After saw
ing that to Canadians especially 1t is
a matter Of gravest moment, as It will
involve a large outlay for naval pur-
poses to maintain an equality with
the force put in commission by the
United States, it adds:
The parties to whom VIC are to owe
this altered state of things are those
Confederate refugees who have en-
deavored to make the northern lakes
the scene of piracy and robbery--the
peculiar pets of the Leader and simi-
lar journals. Much as we regret the
american Government, we can hard
| ly be surprised at it. We cannot ex-
pect Mr.. Lincoln and his ministers to
sit quietly by and witness such nets
rs the pluudering OF the two steam
ers on Lake Erie two months since,
without taking some steps to protect
the commerce Of their people. Not
only did these robbories occur-not
Ionly have other OItrdges OF similar
character occurred--not only is there
plenty of evidence that the outrages
which have taken place are but q small
portion of those which have been pro-
.jccted--that, IN fact, they are a part
of regularly planned system but
there is, moreover, q systematic et-
fort made in this country to defend
the pirates and raiders from the con-
sequences of their crimes.
Leading newspapers endeavor to
lcreate public sentiment in their favor
and by pcttifogging and twisting of
small legal points to make 1t appear
l that there is no legal mode of pun.
.ishing them. Every effort by our
! Government to preserve our neutral
,ity and to prevent such expeditions
of piracy and robbery from being or
!, ,lganized upon Canadian territory, is
, made subject of ridicule and ubuse.
SO far as the Confederate pirates
arc concerned, the change will be sat
, isfactory enough. If there had been
a gun boat hard by to overhaul the
rascals who captured and robbed the
IPhilo Parsons and Island Queen, our
Officers of justice would have been
saved the trouble OF catching Burley
and our courts the difficulty and re-
Isponsibility of deciding what TO do
with him. But for our own people,
the appearance Of a number Of gun
boats on our inland seas is a very
| different affair. The business men
, and property holders of our exposed
cities and towns, and those engaged
in our lake commerce will hardly con
, sent that there should be gunboats on
p our side of the lakes and not upon
, the other That state of things wo'd
, put us in imminent peril in the event
of war. If the Americans had gum
boats while we had none, they could
make short work Of the chief cities OF
Upper Canada. Long before We co d
supply the deficiency, we might have
the very points most essential to the
defence Of Western Canada wrested
from u.s. If, therefore, the present
> purpose Of the American Govern
=, mcnt be carried out, there can hardly
i, he doubt that it involves the pro-
Ividing Of a number Of expensive gun
boats for Canadian defence. SO much
seems in store for us IA the result of
lawlessness and utter disregard oil
the claims Of gratitude by rascals TO
whom our country afforded m asylum
d, when they were in need.