The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-09

residents of the Province vs~o
and their passports demands SHg,s|
were unProvided with the needG,, NJ
ment, and were turned back III
system is continued, there can -
doubt that the passenger tr,a i be
Grand Trunk and Great Wes,' Of q
receive a serious blow, and I'm p.
Investments become more unpon mi''a.a
ever with British capitalists. F Tha u
OF the passport system to iDd;y;1e tas
no lnconsiderablc item. Il is I.taa
that Mr.. Cameron is now issn;n, ''l'e's
passports per day, for which he i ~ 1Hei'I
70 charse one dollar and fifty cent -"
Under the new regulation tbrra s'e'
ports must be vised by the o., pa.I
agent here, Mr. Kimball who ~o''a.
one dollar for his trouble, 50 thai 81 Ina' e,
VINO wants to make trip to Bntia ,rr Ia
pay two dollars and half in adJ;,,a .A' !
ms railway fare. In addition, thcr@ D Ill
tc daily delays, causing consideraTs,IA '''
pehsc and interruption to business e. e.
may note here, that American c;,;,' Y
residing in Canada arc required ~ q;
4 passport when they design to ~ 70
ylsi. to the United States ybo -!
mcnt can only be issued by q full Gov,
one OF whom is stationed at CIAnn
Consular agents are rot autho,:L.44
Is sue passports, but will grant certjfc'.
Oh Identity, An American reside
Toronto will therefore be REQUIRED r.
desires to cross the bridge, to tax . 49,. -
IIilc@te from Mr.. kimball, the consn,
agent there, and exchange it fra
port at Clifton. When Mr.. Thr~-. ->%
Sio isa full consul, returns to Tngor,
&c VIII issue passports. '1
we cannot help regarding the ;,.,
'uction Of the passport SYSTEM As q ria,.
# stupidity on Tao part of the w ?,'y'
ngton Government. Mr.. Seward - '~@
ot be able to prevent raiders cros-:.
nc frontier by any such means. ' Ts5
aSsporI system has been abandoned
urope-cven BY Austria and Franc
having been found utterly inopcra,;[,
prevent the transit Of political con@n
Tors. Its introduction Oh our front'., !
utterly useless, and we hope that on.
oVelnnent Will take Immediate stc,v4. {
present the matter to the Corcrn,oa.' !
y astiington, and have it aboTsboJ /
Air. Seward vii! not be roasonohIa ~
G subject, it Will be necessary fer for o vi /
1TeFninent to take other steps.
we can find a score Of ways of maxim, 4
e Americans feel the advantage Of rr4o,o
US fairly. We hope that no snrb n"r
c may arise, but that Seward vii, 500
riopllety Of abolishing n4cotiationS
!ch are serious injury to our ,rsrin
tic they are Of no be~fit 70 t5s;,
Snbors. Cur Government ara da;nn
that lies in their power to preyan3
Is rom our shores, and there i No
son 10 doubt that they will be s,Ic.
siui: AT all events, the passport ~TS:
viii not help them and wa bsro
l'sht to demand that, while we are
g duty in the premises, no bnr,l~n
&c penalties shall be laid upon US.
[ From Tie Toronto Leader. same date1
II the effect the excessive goa! sho,.. ?
portion OF The Canadian press and +
re in favor OF the North has IaJ ]
= Mr.. Seward, is to make him unra
ied III MS intention to throw eyorr
!oie obstruction in the way of com. !
icat'on between the two countrins {
MY remains for Canadians. wbo~: E
ness may require them ia v;s;t 49,
il, to accept The necessity impo<o5 I
them, and TO bear in mind ,;'as
:iV!ency will net go far f. rs," '"|
IL mas been stated that none Lnt !
Fican Consuls on the frontier have
/ to issue passports. This is = mis-
e Canadian a. Government has m
ed officers duly>authorize,l to is~I,c
ana 40 mayor, magistrate or othrr .
10y ias power to grant them. Pas
require, however, to be r1sci h.
'nsui, and he may issue Certificate f
wiz answer, perhaps, every mr.. 4
Of the passport. But the safest 4
o pursue by those who wish 70 &
and delay, is to procrnc /
from the {alv autho,.;zn1 &
OF the Government, and TO Lave =
by the American Consul
ioUs HISTORICAL FAc~-Dn,;,u
uoles III the'rcign of Charln. I 4