The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-12
SUPERVISION OF THE HABEAs CORPUS.

TORONTO March l0.-There has been no abate.
ment IN the excitement attending the calling out
OF the volunteers Of the province. On the con-
trary with the arrival OF every train loaded with
additional levies, more concern is felt by the
people, who cannot but feel that some danger
hangs over the provinces. So great is the de-
mand for men that in city organizations, COM
posed of clerks and merchants, maRy stores are
emporarily closed. while the employer and en-
poyes are attending the daily drill of five hours.
The city presents very warl1ke appearance,
and its streets from morn to morn again resound
TO the tread of armed men in red and grey, and
the martial strains Of the bands.
THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TIE MOVEMENT.
1t is no secret that public sentiment is pretty
well divided upon the question of confederation,
and it is questionable whether the Government
can command sufficient majority in the next
PArllamentto carry the measure. 1t is believed
by many well informed political oracles that all
this "fussn is for political purpsses--that the con-
ference Of Governor Gordon and Lord Monck's
visit TO England had some reference to this
movement, or, IN other words, that the Govern
ment seized upon the Fenion excitement in the
States as q pretext for calling out the volunteers
and impressing upon the minds of the people
the necessity OF uniting for common defence OF
their homes and iresides. They know well that
tears Of an invasion and the sacking OF border
cities are Q strong incentive for men to rally in
support OF the Government; and, if mistake
not, in next Parliament the confederation
scheme viii be triumphantly carried through all
branchrs of the Legislature. The refusal OF
the Government TO give the public any informa-
ton as 10 their grounds for calling out volun-
teers leads to this belief, which is rapidly taking
hold upon the public mind. rgai
MGEE AND TIE FENIANs.
Several days have now elapsed since the pub
lication of Mr.. MoGee's letter to Killian lndors-
ing OMahony, and, notwithstanding Govern
ment organs call upon him to disavoW his con-
nection with it, he failed TO do so until yester-
day. ~ Ii H II
Mr.. MCGEE publishes the following in the Wit
ness OF today "tA eIahJ
, Sir;-On my return to town this morning was
OnnOyed to find that the Witness of Wednesday per.
slsts in atributing 70 the forged letter to The
Eenian Secretary, hillian, published In tho New
\ oIk Herald OF the list instant When two Tespec
table newspapers In this city had already declared
the letter o forgery in my name submit, SIR, you
were bound as journalist and gentleman, to ac
cept the statement Because the forger succeeded IN
parodYlnR my well known vie gs on emigration anc
colonization, you therein find internal evidence o.
the letters Renuineness. Every ceunterleiter, not
an absolute botch, does as much. as with old file
OF witnesses, scissors, and mucilage, any com
monly-skilled hand might produce o new series
bearing equally strong internal evidence of being
genuinely your own work. -at'
Let me state sir my belief that this Is not time
when q good man on good subject will endeaYOE
70 throw doubt On the RELATIONS of any minister Of