New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29

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has commanded ell her Subjects % maintain strict and
Impartial neutrality In tho contest between tbs cor
tending parties and by tho same proclamation enc na
warned ali other persons eated ~ her profession who
shall presume in contempt Of her commands 10 msoou
duct themselves that they do 80 1T their per and thss
they viii IN wise obtain any protection Against any
THAT this portion Of Her Mscs domincns lies eotsr
minon With those OF the United States renders II st
moro incumbent upon our people 70 abstain rom sb
acts In the least degree Inconsistent with neutrality
OF tho law Of Nations. or our duty a. rcighhonns
Nation to the United Stases 1t 10 oG further
duty 10 discourage and 10 prevent, by every mean-
Of neutrality, By the conversion Of any part OF
our soil or territory into rendezrous where
raids msy be securely concocted against q nicnd-
Terminal cnterrrises may emerge and to which the~
may return for protection such being the duty o. our
own people how much more Is it the imperative eaty o.
Refugees and others who serk au'usy IN our ccghry
Ito conform themselves strictly ~ our lawr. and obey
the commands Of our sovereign We have every reason
to believe that the good sense Of oar proPtsat ne
respect which they have for the hws and regard for
the honor reputation and peace OF the COUNTY, WHY
prevent the commission Of Any cot tending TO make On
obnoxious to the charge of disrcgardne the pccsms-
nation of Her Majesty the stain of violating faith W
ward the United Statsss nation with whose prosperity
our own Is % intimately blended and with whom II ~
our interest cultivate the most friendly reiafscns 10
has unfortunately happened that to our eastern
and western frontier outragcs have taken place, aeged
to have been planned and committed by persons under
our protection several Of the persons engaged nave
arrested
the untod States under the Ashburon Treaty aud the
laws Of our Province. with view TO their exfraciuon
being charged with the commission OF crimes within tnst
treaty. The case OF one Of these prsonersi SUI peh9
ing before the Recorder Of this city The others were
recently discharged from custody under circumstance
and In manner, ~ say the least very extraordlhaiy
and most preciptate and which have given rise to very
painful and grsvs observations Since then however
fresh warrants have been issued for the Oh me
parties and rewards for their capture offered ~ tho
Executive may here remark that II has been con
uded he
entitled their release the ground that the acts
charged against them wers acts committed under com
missions " Instructions from the authorities OF the so
called Confederate Satesthat in fact the crimes VIII
which thes were charged were acts OF war; W1tnout So
form ground for their discharge. fail to zee. thas
while tic actual scat OF war Is several hundrec
miles distant from our frontier. O. mere IN
cursion OF q few men secretly contr1ved and VIII
out the ordinary features or emblems OF wnn1t
el.pedit .Dn-resr'ting IN an iDroad upon the ter
rtory OF neighboring country snd the taxing OF INC
lives Of nbeligereEt ara unonending ciiihe', anu
the puKderng them Of their property, and escaping
pto this country with the piuRder-I say fa TO see
that such entitled to he treated or
as acts Of war only consider them as crimes OF
murder and robbery under the preteuse Of war. II IL
were otherwise, the most nonstrous ana re!osunS
crimes might be perpetrated unUcr snch pieexfs ana
being committed on the borders Of friendly sd coz
tiguous States in the present instance, the offenders
would escape the punishment that such crimes deserve
Wsr, as understood and carried on among civilized
nations, has enough evils ano caismiues "..nSu.
tending its horrors murder and robbery, .nch as
refer TO- As well might il have been argued cuf1ng the
Crincan war that II few desperate ihen entered any
part OF our Province from the United Statcf, and
rnurlered and robt ed our people, and Immediately NED
thereafter within the American frontier, they wers,
under the pretext that their crimes were acts OF WIZ
aid " Russia, entitled protection and not Hl,nin
the Treaty Ones common revoits at any aH>s
international or otherwise, bcine INVOKED 70 as-
the perpetrators OF such atrocities ana
being srenable the laws of the outraged country
some of Won gentlemen may remember that numoL
Of the misguided men inyol in the rebellion of 1874
who fed and took refuge within the american hone.s
in conjunction with citzcns OF the United STAIRS e
tectod for few days footing on Navy Island aad en-
ployed steamboat in the transport OF men and nuns,
lions OF TO the islsnd from the American shoie "
ated feeling that those proceedings created IN os
OF every oy sa5ject in the Province. and which ~
suited IL tie cutting ont OF the Caroline bile lying IN
an Amsricnn port, with view 10 her des'Ieotioni !
TIE act itself violation Of American SOIL ara was
vindcs,ec by us the ground Of seli.pre-eI.atior
And not FOR the good sense OF the ~, Ioyern
ments al the time the two nations might have been
plunged into all the calamifies Of war. refer to
that period for the purpose Of showing IRON cui
OWL experience, bow provoking aHd Irritating 10 the
American people must be 0utrages Ike the one perpe
trateJ at 81. Albsns. When come of their citizens
were killed and wounded and their banks plundeTed,
how intensely bitter would that feeling become II oaJ
authorities aid people dd not take eectna steps to
rcpress ald 10 prevent recurrence Of SUCH crmee on
IT, upon the commission, NO effort was made 10 capture
and d. er over to Justice " no bad not only 10Y
feitcd a hight 10 protection, but were become erin
ns, Of the deepest dye 9hs direct tendency Of such
oarsgss is 20 bring The peGe .. ns TWO w s tss mutt
plied evils OF waY--e result which Fave ttls dolhs 10
the sole end and object OF the leaders OF the a1es en-
gagged n fhesecruel depredatioas Win view " on
'rsc.irg tho attention and Gripping the power 81 ne
nNed States against the Sontnern Confederaey. We
have recently the great peril in which our naonsi
relations were placed by an order the
rn commanding Oh the Eastern frontiers. Fortunate
w. that part % The order which was raugt with dan
ger the peace Of the two nations was promptly as
allowed by the President Of the Omitted States, step
which sf5-ds Ms an assurance that the Government al
WAhngton relies upon the good faith OF our Executive
and uyon i.s willingness and ability 10 redress sn6
prevent any violation Of neutrality or national sW snd
10 carry nto effect ell our treaty s'ipu!atioDs IDe
ns,tcrs now In the hands Of Government and We
car al rest assured that the dignity and honor OF the
country will be msintslned that tie moot eBectas'
mesas will be taken to keep n.olate our own
pon, nom whichaefngese or others may plot or pro,
eeec 70 molest the citizens OF me ened STAIRS ana
that our treaty obligations VIII be carried Out IN 'ns
Integrity Ii, nevertheless. behoyes every one
of Gs 10 nee all our inf genet, and to MAKE e'ery
ex.rfion, individually aud collectively, to discourage
and coun.erset every breach OF henrsy 1 ~
law and 10 10 be hoped that al fefee
and CHEERS within eur boundaries must zee Tbs; they
oanno; engage in any such criminal snterprss az
have referred to. without eaeouuerng pubic pelgna
ton ~ addition 70 the penslties Q, tne aS a 1 .,,
10 make 10 you these few remarks in connection VIII
the subject TO which deem IL proper 70 direct your az
teniona subject in which 10 involved matters o. ths
nest serious import TO yourselves 90 men OK property
and having stake IN the country, and 70 every ono IN
terseted in It's well.belns and prosperity.
His Iordshir afser reading the above charee said
he might add ira. We nu.t sldeplorc the enormous en-
rendered Necessary by the circumstance: 70 which De
had alluded We rust also feel how serious was the
othsr. Who n the call OF HIS EIcelency bad 70 70 10
The frontier to rrpress these outrages The necessity
FOR these proceedings was much TO b regretted, bot
every xeaps.1 rr.%ucs ~ sSes. o.,;ssss Ws,: