Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-02-22
The iHen Let In Canada.

The 4ben let In Canada.
The Canadian Alien Act which was
adopted by the Parliament by the large
vote Of Que hundred and four yeas to four
nays, is an acceptable guaranty to the
people of the United States that our Nor
theru neighbors fairly understand their
Duties towards US, and that they intend to
fulfill them hereafter The bill IS very
stringent in ITS provisions, and, II faithful
" observed Wi remove all cause OF COM
plaint upon our side The Governor zen
eral is granted large discretionary power,
He may upon information of citizens or
der any alien, by proclamation PubHshed
in the Canada Gazette, to depart from tue
Province Immediately. If the party thus
notified refuses to 20, he may be arrested
by the Governor or any Magistrate, ana
committed to Jail unti he can he sent out
Of Canada. He will be likewise guilty OF
misd ameaner and be liable to lmprison-
ment Of one month for first oifense, and
of twelve months for q second o!lense- III
" he is arrested after the close OF naviga~
. ton, ne may be imprisoned for month
after the navigation opens 10 the spring.
THE party accused may haze the benefit
- oF q trial in a summary way before the
Governor, and show the reasons he had
" to urge against the proceedings menaced
against him" He may also be admitted
to BAIL, and is subject to the orders Of the
Judges as pertaining to Imprisonment and
discharge.
Persons preparing, assisting, procuring
or aiding by money, any expedition against
n foreign State are TO be considered gull
ty OF Il misdemeanor, and are to be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, and imprisoned not exceed
ing three years. Any Justice Of the peace,
on 2 written request from the attorneys or
solicitors general, or county attorney in
Upper Canada, and any recorder. police
magistra te, or justice of sessions, without
request may seize any vessel manilestly
built or ttte,i for war ike purposes, or if
carrying arms or munitions as q cargo, or
when other circumstances render it prob
able that such vessel is intended to com-
nit hostiities on the people Of any foreign
State hIorcOTer, SheriGs, Collectors OF
Customs, and various other LEGAL and nil
itia officers, are enioincd to sieze vessels
and arms about to pass the frontier if 1t
is supposed that vessels or arms are in
tended for carrying on military expad-
iTions against any foreign State ut peace
with Great Britain After seizure Of such
proper y, lF'ott - ~ ilc H4HAc 10 Il 'jGfl0c,
and the ownership and actual use to. the
which it was TO be put, may be examined
into
There are other provisions, intended to
prevent ininstce in seizures and impris-
oumenF, but the act seems to be in all re-
spects intended to give the Canadian gov
ernmeut power in tie arrest Of suspected
persons and conspirators against frit nd
~ government, which are extensive and
summary
The passage Of this law viii place with
in the power of the Canadian government
fu ! authority to maintain the peace &C the
country Such fellows rs George ~ san
ders, Bennett VI. Young, and Bennett Bur
lev NAV he arrested before thew can exc
cute their attractions plots against peace
fIl peop'c and the situation Of our affairs
un0n tic border vi be very much sim
plitied thereby. The right Of people to
protect themselves against the macaina-
tjons Of foreigners, who care nothing for
the interests Of the nation which protects
them, ara wla only scak 70 accomplish
their own wicked dcsirne. s undouhted.
Forsun1tciY for mankind, it is not often
that resort to such o.ertion OF gorreicn-
ty Is required The Canadians are by this
time well assured that it is necessary for
them to do something more than to allow
the wicked Vaccinations oS persons who
were abusing me hospitality accorded To
them without action on tncir part. They
have r3uni the proper remedy, and it i.
hoped ta1- hereafter tacy viii u1<plring-
IN clnr'ov Il.