Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-15
The Canadian Press on the Fenian Flurr,

We have the Toronto and Montreal paners
OF yesterday. Contradictions abound of the
sensation stories" telegraphed by the Asso
clated Press. The Toronto Leader, for exam
pie, says:
'.There is no truth in the statement made nv
the Toronto correspondent of the New York
Herald, that our Government has taken pos
session Of the telegraph wires"
1t would seem to be true that the State Gov
ernment is really beginning TO think some
thing is the matter, as orders have been trans
mitted TO Watertown TO the militia authorities
there TO have their companies filled up, SO as TO
be ready for immediate service on the frontier
should they be required.
There We're some singular rumors afioat in
Ottowa yesterday. One of them was that an
attempt had been made TO assassinate the Gov
ernor- General. An extra announcement of
the fact was issued from one of the newspaper
Offices, and caused great sensation. but a faI :
Montreal correcting the report and stating hat
nothing had been heard of it in that city
The Toronto Globe, alluding to the assuran-
ces given by Mr.. Seward to the British Min
ister at Washington, that no violation of our
neutrality laws will be permitted, saws:
This is all right enough and exactly what
was to be expected from the American Go yern-
ment But IT in no manner lessons our obIIga-
ton in Canada TO prepare for the Fenian ruf :
fans hot reception should they venture to
cross our lines. 1t was not TO be doubted thai
the American Government would interfere IN
the event Of an inyasion, in force, of our eoun-
try being openly got mp in the United States
What we have alone to fear is q yillainous raid
tor purposes ofplunder on some of our frontier
towns, and this we must be prepared to deal
with, il il comes, instantly and effectualIy"
In another article, abusing to the calling ont
of the volunteer forces, the Globe says awe
believe the step has been taken solely ON pre-
cautionary grounds. nothing having transpired
to render further action necessary, beyond the
continued threats of the Fenian miscreants at
their money-ralslng meetings. As a precau-
tionary measure, however. the step is a most
wise one. Whether the Fenians put their necks
in the moose that is ready for them OF not il is
highly desirable that the practical working of
our provincial system of defense should he nm
derstood by our people, and confidence insured
as to the efficiency and promptitude of its ope-
ration in any emergency"
Montreal telegram to the Toronto Leader
p3th) says: There has been a run on the saw
ipgs' banks since Thursday. Yesterday, at
St Patricks Church, the priest explained to
depostors in the banks that there was no dan
ger whatever of any attack on the banks and
If there were their vaults were so strong and
so securely guarded that no attack would be
successful. If depositors drew out their mo-
ney they would very likely spend it or il
would probably be stolen from them. and IL
was safe in the banks. He himself had money
for charitable purposes deposited in them,
which he would not leave ii there was any
danger, bnt after careful inquiries it was as
certained that there was not. He also COM
manded the temperance of the people general
ly Many Of them had taken the pledge, but
ne cautioned them all, whether temperance
men or not, on no account to take drop on ST.
Patriek's Day, but rather TO do credit to their
country on that cay by their very sober and
orderly demeanor
Since the calling ont of the volunteers the
hundreds of strangers who were swarming our
streets with nothing TO do but TO reconnoitre
the banks, have greatly diminished, and il Is
believed that they have moved of.
Ills reported that some men have been dis
charged by their employers for turning out as
volunteers on Saturday, and the names of those
employers are promised for publication.
There has been such a run on the gunsmIths
OF me city for small arms that it is now dlffi.
cult to get snch.