Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-05
Rebss Ralds on Cur northern FrOB.

It Is growing more and more evident
that the e,nissaries of JEFF. Davis now in
Canads, together with their sympathiziDg
friends are very industriously at work
along the northern fr3ntier to bring about
q state CT border warfare between the
United States and Canada. 6r
They first make dash into St. Albans,
rob the banks, and shoot down unofending
citizens After securing their plunder
they rapidly endeaYor to place themselves
beyond the boundary line, knowing that If
seized on Canads soil, troubles might arise
between the two Governments. Already
they are being defended by Canadian
Journals in Montreal, and tits evidentthey
calculated largely upon the sympathy Of
our neighbors on the north, -.f-
Next we hear of them meditsting raid
on Castine in eastern Maine. Next
they propose to make sn attack on the
Cities Of Buffalo Detroit Sandusky, Tole-
do and Cleveland, and are only prevented
hy the timely warning which the govern
ment received from official sources iu Cam
sda. Now we hear that large
numbers of rebels are on the Is
lands in the St Lawrence
above Ogdensburg, meditating an attack
on that place. The evidence is also indis
putable that they contemplate, if it be pos
sible an attack upon q number of places
along the frontier, on election day. They
also celonize voters st convenient points
so as 10 assist in voting down the cause Of
the Union. Matters are beginning to as
sumo very serious phase. The sugges-
tions Of the Richmond papers that some of
cur largest cities in the North be burned
in retaliation for what Sheridan did in the
Shenandoah to render it untenable, will be
carried into effect unless our authorities
maintain most vigilant watch over the
movements along the border. There are
in Canada thousands of deserters from this
country, who are left in a destitute condi-
ton, and who can be organized, by despe-
rate leaders, TO attempt any villainy which
may add to their own limited resources,
and assist the cause of the rebels.
And we believe this work is going forward.
From the commencement of the war
it has been the object Of Davis and his
ernissaries to embron the North in war
with some foreign power, in order that our
hitherto unbroEen strength might be d.
vided. For the last three years they have
la5ored to bring about Intervention on the
part of England and France. Failing in
this, as Davis himself admitted in his
speech at Columbia, they have now turned
their attention to Canada. They know
th&t since the war began, they have had
msny sympsthiEing friends in the Queens
dominions on the North They now hope, 4
by raids On the frontier, by attempts to
burn the chief cities along the line, and by
other nefarious means, to involve Us in war
with Canada. Whether they will accom-
plish their purposes depends very much
upon the manner II which the Canadian
authorities shall deal with these men The
people of Canada may rest assured that
the United States government is not only
strong enough to hsndle the rebellion in
the South, but, Unnecessary, to pursue rebels
scross the Canadian line, In order 10 bring
them to their just deserts. They may rest
assured that the people of these States will
not tolerate the idea of allowing armed
bodies Of rebels to make Canada base for
making raids upon our Lake Commerce, or
upon the towns and cities on tho frontier.
We regret therefore, to see in some por-
tons Of Canada, decided sympathy with
the st. Adams raiders. If our neighbors
know what is best oalculaed to maintain the
friendly relations heretofore existing, they
will employ every means in order TO bring
these armed organizations of rebels to jus
tics- They will make haste to deliver them
into our hands, in order that they may re-
ceivs the just penalty of their crimes.
These border raids may justly be regard
ed as among the symptoms of those desper-
ate parOIysms which Precede the utter dis
solution Of organized rebellion. These
efforts to embrOil The people along the
Northern frontier, are made in last des-
psrsts extremity. We trust the Govern
msnt viii deal with them ss It deals with
rebellion in the South. This is not time
for hesitsting or doubtful policy.