Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-20

ernment would De eXerte0 70 prevent sucn
raids in the future. Still, it was perhaps
proper for the Senate to take every proper
precaution to prevent the repetition of
such acts, and to enable US to vindicste our
selves, either within our own limits
or cross our frontiers. These raids
couldnever be tolerated by the United
States, and never should be tolerated.
Mr. Doolittle said, The pirstical expe-
ditions hy land which might be organized
andcsrried out if things were permitted
to 90 on as they had on the Canadian
frontier, would be disastrous 10 the lives
and property of our citizens. But any
land expeditions thst could be organized,
we're ss nothing compared with what
might be tha consequence should the re-
bells be able to get hold of vessels in bays
around Lake Huron, and put cannon on
board of them. It would enable them to
Law the city of Chicago in ashes, and also
to destroy Milwaukee and the other cities
on the lakes. There was no way
lin which we could prevent
their passage through the Stats of Macki-
nav; therefore, the Senate ought tn put it
in the power of the President to build
floating batteries to defend the Straits of
IN
Mr.. DOolittle continued: [ hope, for
one, that the Canadian Government au-
thorities are interested in the determine
ton to prevent in future any further hos
tile or piraticsl incursions from those pro-
vinces in the United States. But if they
do not prevent them sll know what the
consequence will be. God grant it may
be averted. 1 hope and trust it may.
will labor and do all in my power, con-
sistently with the honor and integrity of
the country to prevent it and to preserve
the peace of the Government and to save
civil associations and the world from the
great shock which must follow war be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
But if the terrible necessity through their
neglect or smothered hostility must come,
let it come. She will end the question,
when it does come, by perfect free trade
between the United States and Canada
and put an end to the jurisdiction of Great
Britain in any of her provinces Of North
America. 1 desire no war, on the contra
~ would do all that reasonably can be
done to prevent it. ! hope the resolution
will be referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
Mr.. Sumner, the question before the
Senate is simply in reference TO the bill
1t is question of the order OF business.
1t is plain that it concerns primarily and
essentially Foreign Relations. 1t is this
circumstance that gives to it peculiar IN
terest. If it concerned merely'a new levy
of troops, or the building of new forts
or change in our commercial
policy there would have been little ques-
ton with regard to it, nor would the Sen
ator from Wisconsin have accompanied its
introduction with remarks, calling atten-
ton to the outrage on st. Adams. l as
sumo it then that it relates to our foreign
relations, and therefore, according to the
usage, it should be referred to the COM
mittee having charge of that subject.
This is all have to say on the subject OF
reference, but the Senate will pardon if
elance for one moment st the outrage to
which the Senator referred. Only few
.x11---,,@ Sst---Albar,s in
Vermont was disturbed by band of muir
derers, highwaymen, hOusebreakers, horse
thieves and robbers, coming from Canada;
after breaking open the banks and obtain
ing certain amount of spoil, by the murder
of q citizen, they succeeded in making
their way to Canada, where they declared
themselves to be agents Of the Rebel Gov
ernment. Such are the main facts. Now,
Mr.. President, does any one suppose that
those agents of the Rebel Government
were moved to their enterprise merely by
considerations of plunder, that they risked
everything merely to rob bank or steal q
horse2 No such thing. Their object was
much higher and far more reaching. In
one word, it was to embroil the Govern
ment of the United States with the Gov
ernment Of Great Britain. cannot
doubt that this was their object. My mBi
is plain as day.
Mr.. Sherman said: The gentleman
/ from Massachusetts had neglected to men,
tion the capture of steamers on Lake Erie
by rebels from Canada, and the fact that
they hoisted the rebel flag and kept it
floating several hours. There was plot
also to seize the steamer Michigan, but il
had failed. Had they succeeded, all the
Lake cities could have been placed under
tribute.
Mr.. Sherman detailed the plOsat length
and pictured the consequences of its sue
cess, and the fear of fts repetition. He
then referred to the reciprocity treaty, sno
/ s6lQ Llhb iOE teu JoaAS eiLS PSORN'
| of the Northwest believed themselve:
robbed by thst tresty, but would
not have moved in the matter
j id they not found that Canada had beer
harboring rehal pirates. A new feeling
had sprung up and the people of the Dor
der would protect themselves.
MIR. Sherman regretted the revocation
of General Dix's order, as he believed tn
] spirit of the order was the only way Il
meet these marauders. He thought tb'
carrying out of the order would induce tn
Canadian authorities to respect our ma
tionsI rights. Mr. Sherman further wish
ed to call the attention of the Senate to 81
/ article in the London Times, semi oticis
in character, which said that England
could throw a naval force through tn
Wellsnd Canal before we could prepare
force to meet it.
Mr.. sumner referred to the Senator iron
, Ohio calling attention to General Dix
order and its justice, under the laws Q
} nations as laid down by Fillmore. ID
said General Hallecks recent works o
laws of NATIONS, after quoting fillmore
works takes exceptions 70 them.
, Sumner refused to be drawn an into az
preston of opinion, but merely called 81
tention to the fact, that sll Englishmel
, seem to sustain General Dix, ana Amer
l can authority does but sustain him.
1 Sumner referred to the forces on tn
1 Lakes, and hoped the resolution recentl
: introduced would bring the required info
:. nation and enable the Senate to 81
o promptly. Grimes, of IoEs, called atteI
: tion to a paragraph in the London Time
J and wished to know about its truth, ssti
7. fed that Great Britain had power to plat
S a large feet upon the lakes. The prop
J, way to defend the lakes is by srsensls an
g aFnories. We own nearly sll the shi
o ping on the lakes, and when trouble breal
It out, ali we need do is TO arm our stesr
II boats aud take possession OF the mouth
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