Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-14
tn. prisoner. Must be Given Up.

There is some difficulty and doubt about
the Canadian authorities being willing to
give up the St. Adams raiders. 4 telegraphic
dispatch from Montreal to the Toronto
Leader, says:
Great sympathy is manifested for the
prisoners here BY all classes Of the popula-
ton, and there is the strongest feeling against
their being given up to the United States
Government. In prison they are supplied
with every luxury BY their friends, and
large sum of money raised By subscription
has been lodged in the Ontario Bank as a
fund for their defense"
These, il will be recollected, are a part Of
the gang Of jesperadoes who went over from
Canada lately into Vermont and made muir
derous raid upon the quiet little town Of St.
Adams, precisely the same as the guerrillas
of Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee, are IN
the habit of dOing-burning houses, stealing
and robbing, and firing upon the citizens.
They made regular robbing and numbering
raid, and had they not been driven out, they
would have continued from st. Adams to
other towns and villages in that part Of the
country. A number OF them were captured
before they got back into Canada, while some
of those that escaped have been arrested by
the Canadian authorities and are now IN pri-
son in Montreal, awaiting the decision OF the
courts as to whether they shall be given upto
the United States authorities upon the re-
QUESTION which our Government has MADE
upon that country for them.
We saw they should be given up; and no
matter what the plea that may be set up IN
their behalf, our people and our Government
should demand that they be given up, though
the result should be q war with England and
Canada at once
Thew claim to be regular forces Of the
Confederate States, and in the service OF the
Confederate Government" Such IS the plea
offered by George n. Saunders.
Now thew are either such, or they are
mack of robbers and murderers-a set Of out
laws, operating upon their own account, and
as such amenable to the United States GoV-
esnment and liable to be given up to our
Government under the Extradltlon treaty
between this country and Canada. II they
are not 20 be regarded as Southern rebels, IN
the regular service Of JEFF. Davis and his
"Canfederacy, then there can be no ques-
ton about their reclamation. They are SIM
nly robbers, thieves and murderers-rans-
eressors OF the law, violators Of the peace,
and must be given up to this country for
trial and punishment. While If they are
what thew claim to be and what the Conieoe-
rate authorities say they ara portion OF
the Southern rebel forces, or OF southern
,,usrTiIlas. making descent or raid upon
The United States from the North, and usin8
Canada as base of operations-then Cam
ada must either give them up, or punish
them herself, or she becomes partner or slly
of the rebellion, and an enemy OF the United
States Government. II they are reoeis, as
claimed, and Canada does not rePndiats
their conduct, and punish them, or denver
them up to our Government for punishment
then she at once acknowledges herself an
alIy Of the Southern Confederacy and an
enemy Of our Government, and war VIII oe
the inevitable consequence. So in either
case, the prisoners must be given up, or war
should at once be declared against Caneoa
and England. We trust that our autnoriu Ies
will insist upon obtaining the prisoners, Ie'
consequences be what they may'-h'''a""-
pods Ga-.