The New York herald., 1866-04-12

AN ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEUTRALITY LAWS DE-
MAsDED-As "EsGLisH NEUTRAL IDEA or OUR
DUTY IN SURPRISING THE TERRIBLE FysIAss."
roRosro, c. W, April IL, lsSs
The Globe this morning has the following
There is longer any doubt that o'Mahony is con
centrating a force the New Brunswick frontier
This clearly violation Of the neutrality laws Of tho
United States, and the Washington authorities must
speedily take action upon the subject We are not
anxious tina, the American government should act hur
redy. In free government time must be allowed for
talk and It s not well for any government oppose
movement which commands q measure Of popular sym
pahy without clear proof that the law being broken
But marching armed men towards the frontier 10 an at
Of war which the American government must suppress
Rthey intend 10 do their duty towards their neghborx
CALL FOR AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.
Prom the Montreal Gazette, April I0l
News was received IN town yesterday that by the
steamer from New York which reached Portland on
Sunday two hundred Fenians we're brought, rotns
was supposed for New Brnnsrick Five hundred stand
of had bcen brought by the previous steamer We
have 10 believe 10 the authority Of this nforma
ton, which tsegnphed TO Of the propretors u
this journal II would seem therefore that . NJ sts
ehi>f "a really snf>rded though tell whether
the attempt would bo made by band sufficiently large
20 make u really capable OF doing serious damage
What We may fairly ask now, tho United
States authorues doing 70 prevent evil 70.
numbering ave thousand men a. well .roersincd fact
which everybody aware of except the federal govern
ment Here are men and arms despatnhed To . 20 mt
upon the Unltsd States cDzt whence expedition n
threatened against the territory of nation with wh,ch
the republic IA at peace II IN publicly announced Ia
publicly carried forward. No special effort made IN
conceal anything yet the and 20 forward fos
the work without Jet or hindraDe the part % gov
crnment which has been csmorous about Etrcs
enforcement Of neutrality laws Five thousand men
are not likely " make any serious inroad into either
New Brunsvck or Csnsda-the hardy frontier yeou,en
u either country would allow them advance very few
miles into either colony Bot besides their worth.
less lives they mrht destroy those q many honest In
dustrtous, pesoesble men many pleasant homes might
be destroyed, many families outraged and srattsfsd
1hese evils small bsod ight bring upon the exposed
frontier towns and villages of either province tho
government which has 'winked al and 1praverfy
srooura1,d ovparssdio~ o-tensiby established for
such purpose viii be held responsible by the public
opinion of the civilized world for the destruction of lie
and property and the Other nameless ouragrs incidental
10 these border forays The of theso colo
MES earnestly and honestly endeavOred 10 protect our
neighbors against such irregular warfare during their
recent civil that of Canada used measure
10 that direction. Mr. Seward himself has sck no~edged
Canada fulfilled In duty "a neutral Power Doyng ns
reciprocity IN trade H. dspot>d 10 ress m rcly
roe,fy aLso ta ts d,schdrge y tnt-naD~ai odtgu.ns