Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-01-04
From the Burlington Times.
LETTER FROM CANADA.
MONTREAL, Dec. 80.


considers that the only point gained by
the Yankees in the capture of Savannah
is in its moral effect, aud that is no t
much in military point of view. The
Wing expects Sherman will move on to
Richmond and Says he is the very genius
they want to see. and hopes he will bring
with him some thousands of those western
veterans. whose mettle they desire to
test. for Grant has with him only some
1000 veterans. and the rest of his troops
are the riff raft of creation, to defeat
whom 10 no homer.
The legal investigation for the purpose
of extraditing the recaptured raiders was
resumed on Tuesday last before Justice
Smith. The interest on the part of the
people is much greater than heretofore
When the court assembled the court room
was crowded with spectators, and among
them were many ladies, evidently of Sc
cession proclivities. They added new
feature to the investigation, as some of
our witnesses were confronted by distorted
countenances, such as one is accustomed
to witness in schoolroem. After the
adjournment these so-called ladies assem-
bled around their compatriots and in one
or two instances embraced them. This
was only one of the many articles resort
ed to- to create sympathy in the mind
Of the Judge.
The investigation began by introduc-
ing Cyrus A. Bishop, George A. Fairchild,
Samuel Breck, Joseph +, Butterworth and
E. A. Sowles. The testimony of the first
persons tended to establish the robbery
of Mr.. Brock of the sum Of 1892, while
about to pay a note at the St Adams
Bank, while that of Butterworth estab
lished the fact of completely on the part
of the prisoners in the robbery He
was arrested as raider. confined in pris
on with the other prisoners, was discharg-
ed, and testified to important admissions
of the prisoners, showing that they were
al accessory before the fact Mr. Sowles
was introduced for the purpose of proving
the laws Of Vermont as applicable to the
case.
This closed the case on the part of the
prosecution, when the counsel for the pris.
oners intimatsd their intention to raise
the question of jurisdiction. This was
done, and is substantially the same ohjec-
ton which was raised before Justice Cour.
sol. The question on the part of the pros
ecution was ably argued by Mr. Bethune
who has been retained by the u. 8, govern
eminent. Some misunderstanding arose
between this gentleman and Mr. johnson
Q. G.. as to thc right Of opening the ar
gument Judge Smith decided that Mr.
Betbane should proceed. because he repre-
scented the private prosecutors in the mat
ter. wherOupon Mr.. Jobuson declined to
ague the points raised. The Judge has
taken the MISTER cn delibiere, and would
not intimate day on which he would
give his opinion.
The question is frequently asked, will
the men be given up? My answer now
is, that ] have but slight hopes. The
Judge before whom the examination is
prosecuted heretofore has had but little
sympathy for the North. In short there
is little sympathy for our cause in Mon
treal. | was informed yesterday by
veryintelligent man that there was scarcely
Judge III Montreal who had much SYM
pathy for the North. He said Coursol
and Lamothe were acknowledged rebel
sympathize's with those who knew them,
before the raid at St. Adams. The Un-
ion has some staunch supporters in this
city, but they are like angels vista, few
and far between
Many will make great pretension and
talk about the strong ties that exist be-
tween the two sections, but it is mere
delusion. They sympathize with US no
father than it is for their pecuniary in-
terest to do SO. They like to have treaty
stipulations carried out when they are
beneficial to ther interests, but do not like
to reciprocats them.
A treaty is an action received for con-
tract When the conditions of the con-