Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-24
The Rebels In Canada.

The Toronto Globe, in an article on the
rebel residents of Canada, pointedly re-
marks:
They have abused the asylum afforded
to them BY plotting and executing raids
into the United States. They have there
by involved US in a world of trouble and
vast expense. Not satisfied with the evil
resulting to US from the St. Adams and
Lake Erie raids, they have had during
the whole winter a scheme in progress to
ut out from a Canadian port vessel arm
ed and equipped for the work of destroy
ing American vessels upon the lakes. II
is but a few days since arms and other
warlike stores were found concealed in
the house of one Of these refugees in
Toronto"
The Globe speaks truly. The rebel
"refugees in Canada are disgrace to
human nature. Even decent Confederates
are ashamed of them. Too cowardly to
fight for the cause they profes, so zeal
opsly to spouse; too lazy to earn their
living by honest toll; too mean-spirited
to meet US like men in the open 6eld;-
they play the guerrilla on the sly and en-
act the assassin, thief and incendiary
under cover of darkness. While enjoying
the protection of British laws, they devote
themselves to pursuits that would dis
grace Italian banditti; while claiming to
be " gentlemen" they exhibit the. worst
traits of loafers, felons and desperadoes.
Without honor, without shame, without
a single manly instinct, combining in their
lives and character all the vices without
any of the virtues of the Southerner con-
ceited, pretentious, self-glorifying, noisy,
vet treacherous "a more desperate and
abandoned crew do not walk the earth.
Yet, strange to say, these graceless crea-
lures have exercised large social inhu-
ence over the Canadian masses. They
have done much to mould public opinion,
set it going in the wrong direction with
reference to the war, and convert people
who should be our friends into virtual en-
emles. They have gotten entree to genteel
society; they have controlled the tone OF
leading public journals; they have won
the ears of distinguished officials; they
have succeeded in inspiring the Canadian
masses with admiration of their "hero-
ism and sympathy with their misfor-
tunes. By talking largely; by Aattering
the vanity of the conceited ProVincials;
protesting infinite regard for Englishmen
and England's institutions they have
seduced the silly Canadians into the idea
that they were suffering patriots, lifted
above all ignoble vices, and not "conh.
dence men" thieves and cut-throats.
But they are being found out at last.
They are rendering themselves not only
odious, but despicable, in the eyes OF the
people whose hospitality they have %
fouily abused. Their efforts TO provoke
collision between two friendly Powers,
and their determination to convert their
" asylum" into lurking place for rob
beers and assassins, have caused them to
be regarded as not only suspicious but
dangerous characters. A few Canadians
of the baser sort continue to stand BY
them few corrupt officials continue to
shield them from the justice they have
outraged but the great mass Of the peo-
pie of the Provinces are tired Of them.
Has not the time come wh.n our Gov
eminent may justly demand of the Cana
dian authorities absolute protection against
these miscreants: The Rebellion in the
South having been virtually suppressed.
may we not reasonably insist that the
Canadian contingent OF JEFF. Davis forces
shall disband or surrender p Albany
Journal. E.E