The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-23
The Sole Hope Of the South.

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ciivfties; the Globe takes high and honorable
ground, and views the rebellion and our strug-
gle against it from a common-sense stand
point. II has no narrow minded prejudices,
no sneaking, sntveliing love for slave oil
earchy aud bitter feeling Of hate against our
government which characterize the political
articles of the Leader. 1t scars above all such
meanness, into higher atmosphere, where
fits vision is not INSTRUCTED by clouds of preju-
dice nor its judgement warped by an ill-coa-
cealed hate. A' - @ hAh
The Globe is right in saying tbss Wnen
Southern aristocrats and SHAREHOLDERS inaugu-
rated their rebellion against the Union, tney
counted to certainty upon fhe alliance oil
Great Britain. ALI TESTIMONY confirms TINS
fact, and history will SO rscoru II. Ii was IN
vain for any one to argas the question with
them: No us0 in trying to convince them that
england wonId not join in the melee. One an
aver to all argument aud persuasion was al
wavs ready on their lips: "CoTroN is KING"
In their opinion there was no doubt about it.
England must have cotton, and how can she
get It unless she joins the rebels and plunges
into war for its They seemed to forget there
were other lands ON the globe besides the Gull
States. These did not happen to be all crea-
ton by long shot, and these TRAITORS to their
co1ntry and government have been most bit.
tsrly disappointed. Ata5
The Globe thinks their Confedsracy viii
soon he numbered amongst the things that
were, and that they are ready to adopt any
means, however desperate, at all likely to bet
ter their situation. Under such circumstan-
ces the hopes they once indulged revive. And
why do they revive? The question is easily
answered. They say: "We counted on the
aid Of England, but thus tar England has pro-
fessed to be neutral. Now can we not force
her into the melee? The. prize is worth
struggle, much sacrifice, even obloquy and
shame. We will make Canada base, fit out
on her sell expeditions, cross the lines, MUIR
der, rob, aud make the Yankees feel the effects
of the war. We have friends in Canada-re-
liable friends, and thus we may embroil Eng
land and the United States in war; ,rs
Upon such basis are the revived hopes of
the leaders Of the rebellion founded. They
must have assistance from some source, or go
down in shame and disgrace, Necessity knows
no law. and the Globe well says:
"These considerati 1ns have doubtless caused
the Confederate Government to instgate and
to authorize the raids made from Canada upon
the United States The captors of the CheSd
peGke pleaded their commission. The plum
derers Of st. Adams made the same excuse -
Tne nan Burnley, accused of robbery on board
the Phito Persons, follows suit. Munitions
OF war, too, have been purchased in this Pro
Tiuce, and at least one attempt made to export
them. evidently for the purpose of supplying
Confederate marauders with means OF offence.
Doubtless, too, had these men been arrested,
they would have pleaded Richmond given au
thority. Upon these facts, then, if they stood
alone, should we not be warranted in saying
that the Confederate Government were SEEK
Ing tn Involve Britlan aid the United States
In WARP" .s fa&
1nfor nation has been received by the Cana
dlans that regiment of Confederate soldiers
have been detailed to find their way to Cana
da as best they may. Being temporarily dis
banded, they ara to enter Canada by ones or
twos, but they know where to go and how to
unite again, and if a chance be given them
they will murder rob and destroy somewhere
on the frontier. And what If they should inn
brue their hands in Yankee blood, break open
and rob banks and burn villages, would they
not fnd a friend in Mr.. Justice Coursol p
Couldn't he quibble and set them free to re-
peat their damuabse deeds9 And especially
If the scoundrels should be lucky enough to
rob banks of large amounts of money.
A gain the Gtoqe says: at is currently re-
ported, to 10 the larger cities that these South
erners count upon the aid of the Fenians both
here and in the States.n How true that may
be we know not; but the Fenians may think
they see in war between us and Great Britain
chance for what they call the Regeneration
OF Ireland" and be able to convert the sgem
OF the sea" into great Donnybrook fair. One
thing is certain; the course some of the de-
mocratic papers pursued previous to the Pre-
sidential election, had strong tendency to
make the Fenians believe in slavery, and to
advocate it; for they were told If the negroes
were emaneipated they would flock in crowds
to the North for employment and thus sup
plaut the Irish in various departments of in
dustry. Political demagogues made such APP
psals to the "Sons OF the Emerald Isle" 10 the
hope u securing their votes. The Argus Of
this city knows all about that. ss,pasN
We trust and believe the rebels will yet be
fo'led In any farther attempts to make Cana
dan soil base of supplies. All the subjects
Of Queen Victoria in the Provinces are not
C)ursols, and disposed to split hairs in cases
Involving SO many ISSUES important to both
countries. The Globe says: "The penalties OF
ths Foreign Enlistment Act are all too weak
for apesple in our position. In any steps the
Government may take thus to vindicate our
neutrality, they will assuredly receive the
he rty support of the vast majority of Cana
diaus." We hope this is true. on. e .sal il,
But the question comes up and stares them
as we'll as US in the face, why didn't the Caoa-
dian authorities arrest "Lieutenant " Young
and bis brother marauders and punish them for
q violation of their own laws? Why were they
not arrested and brought to trial for such vi
olation Of Canada law after Mr.. Justice Cour-
sol quibbled aud released them9 Surely the
rascals had violated Canada law, and If Nj.
Justlces Coursors doubt about jurisdiction
was an honest one, why didn't he move in
mat direction, or suggest the propriety of
their re-arrest to some official characters
hanging about his Court? These questions
must one day be answered, and that day is
not probably far distant. We ask for no more
than simple justice, and that we shall getcre
much time shall have elapsed. The next time
such raiders escape to their Canadian base of
operations we shall pursue them and not wait
for the slow movements of law as administer
ed by Mr.. Justice CoursoL OK sa4.s laiIif
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Death Of DR.. Winslow. lEI