The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-17
THE ST. ALBANs RAIDERS.

Oar dispatches yesterday showed
healthy state of excitement, across th
border. among our Canadian brethret
The decision Of Judge Canasol is general
denounced. We apprebend this is NOR
greatly due to the temper in which tn
news OF the discharge Of the raiders wa
received on this side OF the line than an
conviction of justice or determination
to do impartial right TO our Government
The applause with which the decision o
the Judge was received by the crowd il
the court room where rendered. may have
emanaed from refugee rebels or few
ultra Cinadian sympathisers, yet it ma y
net be bad index of public feeling in
the Province.
AT any rate, there could be no doubt
concerning the indignant and determined
feeling Of our people when they learned
that Judge of contiguous people, dis
egarding the principles Of justice and oI
international law, as well as the express
provisions Of the reciprocity treaty be-
tween our own end the British Govern.
ment, had discharged marauders and
murderers who had crossed our frontiers
and destroyed the property and the lives
of our citizens. The prompt order of
Gen. Dix had sound and cheering rinp
to it. The papers of New York and else
where denounced the outrage In fitting
terms.
The following from Thursdays leader
in the Chicago Tribune is accordant with
popular conceptions and views of tie
rights and duties in the premises:
We have right to demand that the St.
Adams raiders be delivered up, aud If it
be no, done. we have the right, as we be
lieve We have the power, 10 take them,
aud we are in favor of exercising the
power
We are engaged in a war of great mag
nitule. Instructed by The difficulties that
already surround US, we would of course
avoid any other war SO long as might be
consistent With national safety and honor
But when il becomes apparent that We
have no legal remedy agait ST such havoc
as the st. Albans raid, we must either
confess that wesare no longer a nation. or
we must fight We are not ready to ask
annexation to Grea, Britain, Tor the pur-
nose of securing immunity from nir.cp
on our northern border. WE are not pre-
pared to s,llcit the protection Of an,
foreign Government to secure any single
right W hieh the Almighty has conferred
upon the human race. Whether we be
strong or weak, we d not pause to inquire
While we live as nation will we demand
that which is ours. aud enforce the de-
maDd, il it be denied When we die we
shall at least have an honorable name,
AMI an example which succeeding repub-
lies shall not be ashamed of.
We desire 10 speak calmly Of the case
before US, and we say with due delibera-
tion that when the refusal of the Canadian
Government shall be received, it will be
the duty OF ous Government to march a
sufficient body of troops to Montreal,
Quebec, or any other place where the
St. bans piilsgers may have tax En-
refuge, TO take them out and hand them
over To Vermont jury, To be dealt with
according to law. - they shall hive fed
mean~h'ie, we v.ould at least show by the
act oar puFr use to maintain the dignity Of
nrst ci' - power among nations, and as
sert .,e rights which We have acquired
T. " solemn treaty based upon the common
law Of mankind. II we meet resistance,
we would apply force to overcome it. Il
the usual formal demand has not beer
m,de by our Government, let it be pre-
sen d rthwith, and let the consequence
biogd rest upon those who refuse to d.
justice.
EFFECT CT LINcoS's REELECTION II
FRANcE.-Dispatehes received ct tn
State d epartment from Mr.. Dayton, stat
that the effects of the Eews OF Mr.. Liu
coln's re election in Fat o > has been mos
excelleut. l. yal Americans in Paris ar
encouraged sni secessionists much di:
couraged. Many Of them concede ths
tie rs sbellion is faS Sure.
y Ths % Iowa Cavslry have bee
in pursuit Of Forrest, aud the followiu
are the casualties for the month of N,
venber:
KILLED Horatio Parks, co B; JOSEF
Moor, co d.
WouNpED-Sergeant VIM. H Hull
CO +. left on the field; David Anderson
CO B; Charles w. Clark. CO. L; jam
II. Fisk, CO. F, Solomon Knows. CO.
Isaac Myers, co. III; Jesse james, co.
Chas. w NJ Use, CO. /; Jbhn Barcher, G
X; John Wilson, 60. K; EdSard Filb
CO j., left on The field; Sergeant NJ.
Capanaugh. CO. l..
ANrRIcAN EcURlTIEs is GERMANY.
The ID ices / ON Frankfort mention I'll
United S a,es bonds continue frn at 8
per cent. above NewsAork prices, as
rev remittances thence can be expect
in the next steamers. owing to the pre-,
Gus bad accounts sent out, aud to tile &
cumstances of the floating supply 10 I