The New York herald., 1864-11-10
The Trial OF the So. Albaus Rafde ers.
OPINIONS or THE CANADIAN PRsss.


From the journal de Quebec.
The responsibility OF the tribunal called to decide
by the Of the prisoners are very complicated and
our judges may well In their robes said
war The question must be decided according to no
matter what the consequences but suppOsug
men really to be Southern soldiers. having commission
to rob aud murder have they acted generously toward
Canada and does their mad conduct. which could effect
nothing merit our sympathy The Confederate govern.
bring q war between Great Britain and the United
States. Is the charge well foundedy That we do not
know but At any rate, that may well be the result.
[From tho Stanstead Journal
Tho raiders who weresat 50 Johns have been removed
Montreal by consent OF all parties Great excitement
uublushng earontery Of Mr. Geo SANDERS ID stating that
engaged In organizing regular system of raids
from Canads 90 the frontiers Of Ne. York aud Vermont
people on the frontiers arc well prepared gvo all such
dssperadoss warm reception Organized companies Of
armed men now nightly watch all important points and
lines OF communication. and all strangers will be re.
CURED to give satisfactory account OF themselves sus
pcious parties have been arrested at Burlington iras.
burg, Island Pond Salisbury and Plattsburg
This 81. Adams affair Is undoubtedly an attempt on
the part Of Southern sympathizers make difficulty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain and al the
same time raise money. The tone OF the copperhead
press Of Neg York and the southern sympathzng press
iu Canada gives evidence OF this true that the
Montreal Gazette badly frightened by the result OF s
teachings, not because u deplores such ouirases
taation Canadian property In the future such pro
ceedings not promptly put down by authorities
the specious plea they were regular Confederate
soldiers but hss seen new light since the storm or ap
prehenson and indignation has swept over the Canadian
pubic at such gross violation OF the neutrality laws
the Queens proclamation, and the rights OF asylum.
our government act with vgor and mpartality In the
present instance and take that there be repet
ton OF the offence they will not only say the state Of
embittered feeling arising but add to the good feeling
Canada and the United States.
Our authorities have acted with promptness and
vigor and will doubtless decide upon the question OF ex
W
This ST. Adams the face OF 1t s clearly OF
rapine and robbery with the attendant crime OF murder
The parties engaged may have been ut Coned
crate soldiers and may belong 10 that class OF refugees
have como through the federal lines Ivy taking the oath o
allegiance 10 the federal government but the claim set
up by Bennett Young they carrying out orders
from Richmond In rctaaiion for the military or
Gen. Sheridan In tho Shenandoah valley, Is evidently
an after Thoughts subterfuge adopted after they
bad been taken into custody. IL s quite evident
petty bos. TO create bad blood between the two
countries at the instigation or their MASTER JEFF Davis
but there has not been time since the Shenandoah affair
for Davis 10 send men here 10 commit such
at St Adams the object, then, two-fold 10 raise
money TO MI their depicted excbequcrs. and
time arouse hostility between the United States and
Canada whose hospitality towards and protec, ion OF
them has thus been so wsntony violated.
lFr m tho Kingston Newsl
There be doubt that the Canadian iudcIarv will
by their decson sustain that reputation for learning
and judgment they have established abroad as wen as al
home.
Let the decision be supposed In favor Of tho raid.
ers and 10 becomes easy to the northern frontier Of
zoe onHco STATES must pe put IN state OF vigiant de-
renee, and, on account OF the which this raid
was condueted, system OF espionage must also be
adopted II, In spite OF these precautions bands OF
raiders succeed In the destruction OF life or property
their misdeeds may be visited by retaliation on their
protectors To guard against any forays OF this sort the
Canadian government have organized rural consabu.
larry 10 the neghoorhood OF Vermont frontier under
Colonel Ermanger But Tan ounce OF prevention Ia bet.
ter than pound Of cure II the ST. Adams raiders be
SET at hpery-and there may be good reasons
why they should be-is II necessary thai we
should DO put TO annoyance OF every sort and
70 expense 10 order 10 keep an asyum for them'
or would II nos DO wiser 10 make q law 20 meet
the oases OF course the law as h Irrespective OF any
bad feelings we may have the score OF annoyance
expense, must be lived up TO In the present instance
hLet justice be done, though the heavens should fall
law, however, wanted, which need not be retrospcc-
uyp but Nhh sha povide that any persoa or persons