The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-11-04
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The recent raid from Canada into st. Al
bans, vt. and the robbery and murder COM
mitted in that village in broad daylight have
- produced quite q sensation ia Canada and in
the States, and set the people on both sides Of
the lines to thinking about international law
and that courtesy which one nation owes to
another in times of war as well as in times of
peace. That there are thousands Of men in
the Canadas and In the maritime Provinces
whose feelings and sympathies are with the
South and the rebellion which the slave oil
garchy has inaugurated, there can be no ques-
ton. And 1t is equally certain that there are
hosts of friends Of the North and OF good goy-
eminent among Queen vIctoria's subjects.
Why this government should have enemies
there-why any who live on British soil and
breathe the pure air of Freedom which is both
the pride and boast Of England, should favor
human bon dage and seek to fasten the letters
. on four millions of men, women and children
more tightly than was ever done before by the
most barbarous nation, we will not now stop
to enquire. ~A 0g3e&
This raid into Vermont and demonstrations
elsewhere show very clearly that the authors
ties at Richmond have planned them and sent
out their emissaries to execute them. Regard
less OF all laws which regulate wars In civiliz-
ed countries, they have sent out these maraud-
ers, cut-throats and murderers to the work of
destruction OF property and lives. We do
not suppose these cut-throats are known tn
JEFF Davis personally, but he has agents in
Canada and New York city who are special,v
INSTRUCTED to get up these marauding parties
and funds are provided to defray all expenses.
A New York correspondent of the Toronto
Globe writes that secret meetings ara held in
the New York, Lafarge and Metropolitan Ho-
tells, composed of Southern rebels and their
northern sympathizers, to arrange these raids
ana make Canada their base Of operations.
Boxes Of blank commissions have been for
Waroeu 10 Canada by way Of Bermuda. They
nave been transported under the charge of
COL Stands of st. Louis, aide to Gen. Price.
IneSe secret meetings are often holden at
the New ork Hotel, that nest of southern
rebels and northern sympathlzers. and sub-.
scriptions raised to pay the expenses of any
who are disposed to engage in mis- be,lisb
work. Andno doubt the Clifton Honse a,
niagara = ais COulu utiolu q Iales Al It's Walla
could speak, which would make even copper.
heads blush, If that we're possible. And we
have no doubt but some of these guests at the
Clifton House who took an active part in the
Chicago Convention, were also informed in re-
garo to these raids having Canada as base Of
their operations hoe varyaifA on
one ahlng is certain; these perpetrators of
the outrage at ST. Adams who have been
caught, claim to be Confederate soldiers. And
we have no doubt these blank Commissions
that have been forwarded in a box ria Bermp.
da will be filed outby Geo. n. Sanders or NV
some other agent of JEFF, Davis, and be pres.
ented as evidence on their trial that thew are
duly commissioned from Richmond, and there
fore entitled to be treated as prisoners ofwar
Heaven save the mark! Treat such scoundrels