, 1865-01-13
The PaAsport system in CANADA.

The ,Canadian papers are in tribulation
U7dI says:
Perhaps Of all the stupid systems devised
oy despot1sm to accomplish an end which is
e1 RgseG Is ba mo9 Pasa by II that Of Pass
ments Of European police, the passport sys-
TEN merely prevents travel, profitable to he
country where it takes place. and gives an-
noyance to unprotected fema1es' at the va
rious searorts and railway stations where the
onlcial certificates Of haFmlesssucssI arc
consplrators arerarely caught in s the
so far as they are concerned rathcr to
lull the suspicious Of the watchmcn than to
otter any obstacle to the entrance OF the dan.
Eelous persons. We, therefore, cannot be-
ieFe tnat alI. Stewards last movement for the
protection OF the frontier is one at all ca1cu-
lated to snbservc any useful purpose in the
direction Of keeping out maraudcrs. It
is an old-iashioned and exploded remedy
for the eril now complained Of. On the other
hand It is, perhaps, not IN unnatural one,
seeing that the Americans hare been led to
believe by large part Of the press and other
that the people Of CANADA are actively and
ylrulently hostile to them. They may, there
fore, feel M nndignided, un-Chrfstlan, but
too human qualification in putting In force
measure, which if it does them no good, does
considerable mischief to q community, some
Of whom have taken great pains to prove
their bitter hatred for them. Our hatred can
not affect them very injuriously but they
can retaliate in something more serious than
the hard words which have been larished
upon them. One Of the journals which has
been most eager in uttering these hard words
about the operation Of the passport system:
u Mr.. Stewards retaliatory cxpedicnt NOW
in full operation, and its effect is most disas-
trous not only to the Canadian railways,
which it was primarily intended to affect, but |
also to the New York Central and the De- |
with the Great Western road at Suspension |
Bridge and Detroit. The Grand Trunk, too, |
Is suffering considerably on the Buffalo and |
Lake Huron part Of it. The travel on the |
Great Western has, In particular, suffered
very much, the ordinary number Of passen-
lax Of three dollars and a half in addition to
the railway fare will prevent many persons,
whose business Is not Of an imperative char
acter, from travelling. until, at least, It Is de-
ment will not withdraw from the position it
has taket-" It may be doubted whether thu |
American roudu lose much as WHOLE Us the |!
system drives passengers round to the south !
side Of Lake Eric who would other
WIS wise 60 9ye1 tho to tfs, The Canadian s lines
fact paris Of the Grand Trunk and Great |
Western. Bullet that pass. It is useless to |
80 back upon old troubles. But it might |
Lave been just rs we'll for railway men, wien
they took pains, as the French say, to a5peaer
their love for, every enemy Of the Federal
consequences. We have endeavored from the
first to do our duty By pointing OFT the al-
most inevitable course Of ercnts, and the
probable consequences of the attitude Which
some persons In this Province have assumed. |
We have been told that .wo could do very
we'll without the friendship of the Northern
States; that snme day We should capture
MIME; and that us Our produce, especially,
VIC think, our butter, was not wanted st the |
North, And was required ut the South, We
should ship it from our own harbor Of Port
land TO friendly power, which would maiu-
tain, with ourselves, new. balance Of poweg
on this continent. We are quite satisfied to
leave events-those now t1nnsplring aud
those likely to fo11ow-to show whose cout.
sells hure been most IN accordance with the
true interests Of the country.
Gen. Charlie. S. Russell.
Col. Charles s. Russell Of the 23th u. s.
colotcd infantry, has been brcyctted Briga-
dicr Geueral, for gallant and mcsItorious con-
duct IN the assault on Cemetery uill, near
Petersburg, July 3o:l, and been assigned TO
the command OF the list brigade. 21 division,
.oiA Atoi Po, III NY " %AG oAtaAcS- oGu II. tH' I
tered the service Immediately after the attack
on Fort Sumter, as Captain in the 11th rcgu-
lars. Hc was attached to the army
Of the Potomac. and WAS in command OF |.
the regiment in nearly every battle in Nc
Clcllan's disastrous campaign in 1869, and
from Bull Run to Gettysburg, in which it was
IL arly aunihtlatea- Since then he was ap-
pointed Colonel Of the 2sth q. 8, colored i'll
lantry, which he organized last winter in In y
1fana. He has an honorable record as 4 faith-j
Ful, brave and watchtu1 otIlcer.-- TTasa. Rep. II
Gen. Russell is son Of our old friend, JOIN
B. Russell, Esq, formerly Of the GaxNc. n5w
Engaged IN the Pension Department ut Wash
ngton, } and his many friends will be gratlaed
10 hear .: Ills promotion, which has been
achieved through hard and faithful service,
md the fiery ordeal Of over twenty 5attles.-