New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-02

10 organize anu HI OuI tnIs very uihcu ih'"''o"'
and TO make ,ear upon the Government Of the
United States, using Canada as a base Oh
supply and place of retreat. Thus it is admit
ted that their intent in coming into the territory
OF our neutral and friendly neighbor was IN
direct violation Of its law; which intent, and
the acts that followed, having positive ten
dency to involve the British Empire in war, and
being an abuse of its hospitality solely designed
for political and unfortunate refugees, these
malefactors are trespassers dJ irito, and have no
right TO British protection, but are menable 10
be disposed of according to the laws OF 20 INC
pollen Of that Government.
! The British Governments, therefore, entirely
at liberty to adopt one of two courses. FIRST;
1t is its privilege TO yindicatc its o'n law ny
indcting these persons for the high crime ana
misdemeanor of making war upon " Her Ma
iesty's Allies without license from the crown,
and also for the crime of robbery-oi ooin ol
which tAcy are guilty. We add The CRIME OF
robbery, for the reason that these crilninaiS
brought within British territory Immediately
after possessing themselves by violence OF H.
the property they took at st. Adams; and thus'
by q continuance of the criminal act, winch re-
latcs to its inception, committed within the
jurisdiction Of the British Empire crime
known to and punished by its laws. his
course is perfectly regular, no matter whether
Lieutenant" Young bore q military commits
sion from the "so-called Confederate States or
not. Secondly: But if " Lieutenant Young
had no authority from the "so-caJled Conied-
crate States" to do the acts we complain OF,
then he and his companions in guilt are not en-
titled, on any conceivable ground, TO tho Right
of Refuge" and they should be delivered up on
the demand Of ourAGovernment under the Ex-
tradition treaty, and we will deal with
them according TO the law OF the place
where the oflenses were committed; because, IN
the language OF Blackstone, "such unauthorized
roluafeers IN rioifnce are not ranked among open
enemies, but ere treated Ike pirates and rob-
bers."
| However if "Licutenant" Young had regu.
lar commission, aud, indeed, in any case, the
question Of primary Importance for us, as SOW
ereicn nation, is: viii the British Government
permit It's territory TO be made the rendezvous
OF our public enemy for offensive operations
against us, in violation Of the law OF nations,
and its solemn declaration to us! Or will that
Government deal with them, as it has o light
10 do. as indicators amenable TO its lawsi
This matter must not be allowed 10 sink into
mere pursuit Of criminals under an extradition
treaty. II is solemn demand made By one
sovereign and powerful nation TO another. II
is addressed to the honor, good faith and duty
of the British Government. If these invaders
have commissions "a belligerents to make war
on us, it for the English GOreTnmsnt to keep
all persons, whether natural subjects or
aliens, within her dominions, in subor.
dnation " It's declared and proiessed
l am.y with MS. British soil must not be per-
mittcd 10 be used either as transit or base for
any more hostile invasions upon US. We have,
in truth, nothing 10 do with these individuals,
or with the how or the why they arc in the
British Provinces. We have merely 10 look at
the fact that our territory has been violated, and
is yet threatened with further violence from
persons within and subject to the jurisdiction Of
the British Government. An armed and hos
tile invasion Of our territory by persons emanat-
ing from neighborng and friendly country is
q new episode in our national history. But 1t
is one entirely in the power Of our neighbor to
prevent the recurrence Of, by o prompt and hon.
est enforcement of its own existing law, aud its
declared public policy toward other nations.