The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-22
Guubaa.s on III Lakes.

fTCin ne lufonto GlOies De- II.
The announcement of Mr.. Lincoln
that his government has given the re
o.,'site six months notice for the termi
nation Of the treaty between Great
BRIAN and the United STATES, which
f,'bils ei'her party having arm-d
vessels utou the lakes between thi
province aud ,tfN United States, Is very
srriopsly 70 Be regretted To Canadian
esp. c.a,ly il j. a matter of the very
Rrayest nom mt u rder that treaty
the lakes have been free from vessels
OF war. and We have been saved from
any n. &c -si,y of expanding our none,
in bull ung aud aiming boa to Wa ca
sim ar preparation on the ether de-
NV the prospect j. that this is ail "a
bs chAag d, aud ia We re 10 he lef,
only che ce b ween a ago outlty
for naval poses end the unplessan
alternative OF remaining in STATE o.
in'ecurity.
The parties 10 whom we are TO oW.
this altered state OF things are those
Confederate refugees who have endea-
vored 10 make Northern lakes the
scene Of piracy snd robbery Much a.
we regret the deteIm nation of ths
.iuericsn government We can hardi'
lie surprised a. H. w cannot ezpset Mr.
ISnc0 q aad has Mlaisters 70 SIC quietly By
aqd ,citness such acts az The phtaasriao Of
Tho nco sicam;rs on Lake Erie t.oo or dtrss
zlo,tks siscc githow fel,ng som. s;sDs 70
protect ne commerce II thar people MOI
only did these roberies occur, not only
have other outrages of similar char
acter occurred; not only is there plen
a Of evidence that the outrages which
have taken place are but small por
ton of those which have been project
ed-thst, in fact, they are part Of a
regular planned system; but there Is.
moreover, a sysieraat e6ort made IN this
country % defend fhs pirates aad raiders
from The consequences Of their cTimes
Under the cumstances the Ameri
can government is imfeile TO do some
thing for the Protection Of the trade OF
its northern frontier Soldiers and
guards at the principal towns are first
rate in their way, but they are useless
against piracy. The assurances that
our government is doing, and ready 70
do, whatever is possible to prevent the
ConfederAtes fiom sterling any more OF
their robbing expeditions from our
soil, are exseil-nt; ba the American
nassraisy fhinks tkai fel0 oi0bo0ts tr0ula
te TsyTe GbSoluts security so the gov
eminent al ~ ashIngton betl1inks itself
Of the treaty which prevents its send
ing gunboats to-the hikes, and gives the
required notice for the termination Of
that engagement The az months vii
have expired BY the opening OF navi
cation next spring. and next summei
she American CONNER &c on the North
cru lakes wall be projected by properly
appointed gunb 3asS sos
So far as the Confederate pirates ara
conc rned, the change will be satisise
tory enough. lfthefe had been gun
boat hard by TO overhaul the rascalI
who captured and robbed The PhilS
Parsons and Island Qaeen, our oihceri
of Justice would have been saved the
trouble OF c4icaing Burnley, and oui
courts the difbculty and responsibility
Of deciding what 10 do with ! 1 a Bal
for our owa people the appes n &C Of 4
number of gunbQats on Cur inland seal
isa very different affair. The business
men and property holders Of 0 Ar ex
posed cilirs aud bwl 8 aud "A 90 en-
eSgeti IA our lake oonsm-i :, wsli hard J
consent that there shall be n q ia ol
ona AIDE 81 tue iakl anu uoI Is me
OH TN state " nsis0s 1onss put ~
n .a.giH ~ pr - ~ ses..f n ssa1s u
tss ~ sscass AID gaaboats ard .0s kaa
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