Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-28
rhe Canadian Pre-. on the RAID.

Tae tone Of the Canadian Press, on the
-. Adams Raid, i IN the main highly Sal
isactory. We believe that no paper as yet
takes the ground shat the robber, sre snti-
tied To protection TIE Montreal Herald Of
the 2lst says
That those men vill meet with any vide sym
pathy here i what We DO not believe Such an
offence, c0warily and larcen0us in its own IA
ture, but slso in respect to the people among
whom its perpetrators have enjoyed al asylum
,treacLerous and uugrateful, vii, We are very
sure, excite among Canadians in general nothing
hut adherence We hope that our people have
by this time sufficient experience u the necessi-
" Of letting all such persons understand that
We can have no sympathy with, nor permit any
excuses for, acts Of hostility setting out from
cur territory OF seeking shelter here from the
punishment Of felonies after they have been
committed.
The Toronto GoJe Of the same date says
ITIafe-sr sli11t srr..s might he ofsref for
The Lake Era pirates - e1tIrs.g i11rriirr0is
il ftis S. -flbdns case. TIr OBJECT rgs rob
ter.. not 9f tie -imsrtc1n gorsrlmelf BIT u
De DrirGfe iuiiri!ugIs, GHd o. irI1 Irr1m pant
~ ID The more tti10us crime " pfsl uur-
le-. Weare not toll who the perpetrators are.
but 10 IS an as,erta.uei fact that they took re-
fl-e on our s0il after committing the deed some
Of them have been arrested Ia Canada. At which
We sincerely rejoice. since it viii serve 20 show
that Canadians have no sympathy with the rob
beries ami murders which southern sympathizers
seem to consider legitimate proceedings. If the
sufferers are residents n the North.
d o. g.. j
1ufrlyes on our frontier are issgGe1 '0subr1il
Britain iciti ne United States The people
u the Province, IN whatever direction their sym
pathies may 20 in the American quarrel. sre
unanimous ia the determination 90 at IN f,ir
and friendly spirit towards our ueighoors, anil
to prevent. As far a. Do Us lies, stacks upon
them by persons who claim the shelter of our
fax
The Montreal Evening Telegraph, strong
sympathiIer with the rebels, say'
We repeat that the act was not one Of war but
OF brgauiage. The party were not in uniform
and acted not A. belIige-ents but A. robbers Il
would have been 4 grave breach of British neu-
traHry fcr an expedition TO have been fitted out
from Canada if such was the case, fr purely
beiligerenJ acts such as the capture o. fort.
the destruction Of an arsenal navy yard, canal
or other government or public property. but
the party 4 they proceeded TO their work as
military expedition IN uniform would be entitled
70 be treated as oeilgerents. But going IN plain
clothes 90 DO robbers work. they are by inter
national law, only robbers, and az such will 10
doubt he surrendered under the Exrraii,i0ual
Treaty No one can doubt our sympathy Tor
the Confederate cause; but sympathy does not
imply shutting cur eyes 10 the true character o.
the briganiage at 81. Adams.
Even the Montreal Ga-ette SAYS
1t !, the first duty Of the government and the
people Of Canada TO see that the right Of asylum
which their soil affords is not thus betrayed and
violated. To surprise peaceful town and shoot
down people in the streets, committing Al the
same time robbery. j. not civilized war. IL !.
that Of ssyages. The same may be said Of law
ing waste = country which cannot be held BY
regular army, hut oac viii not justify the other
in the eyes u the civilized world. Civilized war
consists in killing, or attempting 20 Kill. men
with arms in hands, any her kind i simply
murder. calling for the universal sIscrstion Of
mankind
A telegraph from Quebec to the Toronto
Gloje says
The government are determined to use every
possible means in their power 70 put stop u
these violations Of Cansda hospitality. They
feel indignant at the advantage taken Of our po-
'tion to injure the subject. Oft friendly nston.
and If the opportunity be gwen, an example will
be furnished likely to prevent similar attempts
in the future.