Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-23


in, all travellers into the United States from
foreign countrics. especially from the British
P,,v;nces to be furnished with passports
The order is as follows
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
WASHINGTON, December Il.
The President directs that. except immigrant
r,seenqers directly entering an American port
hv sea- M traveller shall hereafter be alio"el 10
erter the United States from forei country,
without a passport. If citizen, the passport
must be from this department, or IRON some
Intel States Minister or Consul abroad anu
a, ,l,cn from the competent authority Of his own
- tho rossnori TO be countersigned by a
J;,,lornatie agent or Consul Of the United states
Tbis REGULATION Is intended to apply especially
., ,,sreons pr7n-eirc to come to the United states
81, the ncirbborinc British Provinces us
t,,,-,p ,yilI be strictly enforced by all oihcers'
...-l r,;li.trv and naval. in the service OF The
r---,cl state: and the State and municipal au-
tI.rit;es are requested 10 AID in its execution IL
Is evpsctsl here that no IMMIGRANT passenger
cor,ino hv sea in the manner Aforesaid VIII DE
obs,ructed, or any other person who may SET our
on tfc.~ wav hither before intelligence 81 thls
rrqu',tion could reasonably he expected to reach
ne country from which they may have started
a~Tptl WILLIAM H. A0H"aAAAA-
Secretary of State.
Thcrisbs and pcrils to the people on this
side Of the line from the feionious incursiors
or rohcls and other evil doors in the guIse OF
l,n,st citiz,ns. are very great in these
-.,ebl5us shines. oven If the authorities
and residents on The other side were ever 60
yi,iant 20 prevent them. Bat when' as the
fact las been. large and inauentiai portion
OF Tire Canadian press and Canadian people
have been oa.>p.kcn III their sympathy Tor
lie fcb.l casrc. and have given it all the aid
s,v uo more. which language could give
sill farther. Wien we see judiciI proceed
iue> conducted 30 as to set free ia defiance oil
uerlalnest treaty Obligations. those who
faIc9mc from Canada on purpose to rob. and
having robbed and murdered, had made theiI
c.cape back ~ Canada as safe asylum, and
see Canadian officials acting in the direct in
terest Of the robbers. the danger to our com
nunitv is increased tenioid. and calls for IN
us,.ai measures Of sell-pr9tection.
Doubtless lie assurance given hy the high
or officers Of the Canadian government thai
they condemned the course OF Jadge Course
and Lamotbc. und would dahl in lneir Powei
to rc-arrcst the escaped villains and to bring t
Justice those who had been in league wit
them. had an influence in deciding the Pres
Ii.nt to disalllw 80 much OF Gen. Di1's Or
der as directed pursuit To be made across th
lines IT other attempts at robbery should b
made from the other side But that belns
done. some measure Of protection beeam
absolutely necessary. i rigid passport sys
ten is one. 1t will put our friends over tn
birier to some inconvenience IN their trans
ac.ons with the United States. III; they ma.
console themselves with thinking that
ey had taken some pains to prevent rob
bers and murderers from having an asylum
in their country. it would have been avoided
We must know who comes from across til
line. hereafter. since we are not to law
thieves that DO come given mp 20 justice