Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-15

To The E4ioror d. Boston Journal

MosrEElL, June 8, 1856.
To tle E4ifJr Of ts Boston Journal
There cannot be less than TWENTY-FIVE thous-
and troops Of all kinds gaier arms at the pres
ert time N Canada. The v5luntcers have turned
cut with great prumptncss. But the course pur-
sued by tie authorities il -,gari to provision
iE- the troops is AFTER TIE style Of the Middle
Ages. Instead ol organizing a commissariat,
the troops are lilctsI upon the Inhabitants -
They are s-lt ro-ll 10 s. l.ls 10 farm houses
and the farmer who does no, respond with alac-
rity Is Denounced as Farta. in loyalty. Al Of
the troois being ol lies Of railway, by which
abuEdaLt supplies ei- be- transported, such
S ort sigAtei1c-s j. remarlahl..
~ the meeting yt1terl g ls the organization
Of a home guard, Mr.. N.U,c, Tie iiol Of the
IrishEen, and member C. Ps-l'amcnt, said that
there.were turhuie Characters among them who
needed watching ILey had .Aci l4ilers who fled
from the Amel-can draft three years ago; men
who would not fight for their former country,
and E 10 now requited the city which lad been
to them place Of refuge, By plotting against
her peace They had had an influx Of black
legs and burglars from New York who had all
the instincts o. blIs VI prey, who were ready
TO commit arson, ard tL-y must he watched BY
tie citizens while the volunteers were at the
front. lie would have On accurate record kept
OF al such characters arriving in the city. and
when this thing was over they must be weeled
out. lie had seen IL reported in the papers that
the teuIars Wa4e ,ilccGed 10 part by ex-0ficer
Of the late Southern -Cc1fi icrGcy, II cannot
believe, said he, ".Lat this Is the fact. unless
those men hope 20 CmbIoa Eugland aud the
States by invading Canada The Southern PEG
pie have been conspicuous for their strong local
attachments. AM z appeal 10 those who have
lived H. Cauala g. their darkest as well as their
brightest days, all I csk hem what has Canada
l0Ec 60 S0uthtIners that their officers should
taru ti-i. swords against our people (Cries,
'lIear Helr - I Pat this question 10 such
10 o a. Cereal HrCckirri ige, NJ AZ Toronto,
arl pn, j. to h. conpair.ots aho have had
even l.E-cr experience q l-Gaiiln respects for
he riClts Of r,lu.ee-.'' (Cheers)
The mo'ning papers have carefully eliminated
from Their reports the words Ct Mr.. MeGee in
reference 90 ihe course taken hy the citizens OF
Montreal toE1rt the United States Here ;Ley
are
Il warned you, leilcW cit.zsns, from TINS very
platform, feE months ago, that it would no;
do to coquette with persons who were bent upon
disturbing the peace along cur border Cries
That is 50; was here aud heard you; remem-
Der what you said.) 7 warned you that trouble
might come Of it,
No responsive cheers we're gwen to that re-
Iniader OF the past. The people Of Montreal just
now do not ike to lie reminded Of st. Albans,
OF of inceudisries who made Canada a refuge
while they plotted the destruction of New York,
Boston and Chicago By IRE; place from whence
armed expeditions were fitted out for the release
Of Confederate prisoners; from whence infected
clothing was seat 70 American cities; where as
sassins and rnurderers found safe hiding places,
where traitors, rebels, criminals Of every kind,
disturbing the peace Of the United States, were
received with open arms, feasted, dned and
wined; city whose sympathies were with the
slayeholders through all cur bloody struggle.
Let me net be understood as sympaihiz.ng one
particle in the Fenian movement a, q with their
Intentions; but am only recalling the record Of
ths past for the papers here ssem to Be- o6livious