The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-06
The Deserters Paradise - Important
Act Of the Canadian Authorities.

Act Of the Canadian Authorities.
Canada has been the paradise Of the
deserters. and of the fugitive from
q Lincoln's Despotism" There YALLAS-
pgaHGM, JACOB THOMPSON, and thirty
thousand others fed to escape serving
the country that has protected them
through life, or 10 escape q punishment
which their conduct deserved. Under
the aegis" of the British lion there was
no forced military service; no con
scription-all was liberty, equality and
fraternity there.
Who has not heard and read the
eulogies pronounced upon the British
government, which protected all alike;
which invited the oppressed of all ma
tions, and particularly bounty jumpers,
TO come among them and partake Of
their hospitality.
Scores Of men who had been drafted
fed thither, believing themselves safe
from all military service in the future
they were peace men-the most peace
able of people; and the humane, quiet,
John Bull was just their ideal of non
resistant Who ever heard of his going
TO war; of his attempting to suppress
rebellion; Of his forcing any one to lay
aside the shovel, or even the burglars
tools, to take up the musket; therefore
imagine the surprise of the fraternity
when the following order was issued by
the British military authorities:
HE4DQuARTERs, Quebec, Sept. 81, 1854
Notice is hereby given to all persons
from the Federal States of America,
who have taken refuge in Canada since
the lst of August, 1864, and are fit for
the performance of military duty, 10
report Immediately to Captain r. Stan
hope Wilkes, Of Her Maiestys service,
at his headquarters, Clifton House,
Clifton, c. w, for enrolment into The
military service Of Her Maiestys Gov
eminent.
All persons failing or refusing to
comply with the requirements of this
order viii be subject 10 military arrest,
fine and imprisonment
Refugees and exiles seeking protec-
ton Of this Government mast lend their
aid to strengthen the government that
gives them protection.
The Detroit Tribune of last Friday
in calling attention to this order, says
A Sergeant has been iptrusted with
the duty of posting this order through
out Canada, and on Thursday evening
and to-day is busy in posting up the
bills in Windsor lie will continue
down as far as Amherstburg, taking
Sandwich in his course, and will also
see that the order is posted in the va
rious villages along the Lake shore
The sight Of the order at Windsor
and Sandwich has naturally created
great excitement among the draft run
Always, deserters, refugees, etc, who are
apparently at loss how to proceed
Many (mostly SoutherHers) are making
preparations to comply with its provis-
ions and others are returninghome. The
day express on the Great Western
Railway, it is estimated, took over loo
men this morning 10 Clifton, who went
there to report
The above might lead TO the suppo-
sition that the British Government was
preparing for war, but those CONVEX
sent with the facts say that is only the
intention TO raise several regiments
Of Canadian militia to garrison, for the
present, the many military posts along
the frontier, and when properly drilled
they will be sent to other localities
That the English government did
right in issuing the order, all will agree
The term ofservice in the British army
is ssara gears; we hope they win be
kept in il for twice that period