The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-15
Ingratitude.

Ingratitude.
The prompt action of the United
States Government prevented Canada
from falling into the hands of the Fe-
mans and consequently the destruction
of a vast amount of valuable property
Whether the Fenians could have held
Canada is Il question which it is need
less at this time to discuss The fact
alone that our Government has seized
over forty thousand stand of arms and
a large quantity of ammunition, clearly
proves that the movement was on a
formi liable scale, much more so than
has been generally believed. One
would suppose that every resident of
Canada ought to be thankful and
grateful for the kindly interference of
our Government But not so Abuse
and misrepresentation are being
heaped upon us without stint. Prom
inent men in Montreal have been heard
to say within few days that Canada
had no cause to thank our govern
ment. That the readers Of the TRAN-
SCRIPT may see what a mean and un-
grateful spirit exists among con
siderable portion Of the people of Ca
NADIA, we copy the following article
from the Montreal Teiegraph's issue Of
Monday;
End of the Yankee Fcninn Invasion
Another Bun Run.
1t is our pleasing duty this morning
to chronicle the expulsion of the Yam
kee Fenian brigands from the soil of
Lower Canada. There was not much
III the shape Of a fight The Guides
who left here on Saturday morning
reached st. Armand by train at two
o'clock, mounted and galloped to the
'front.' keeping as near as possible to
the boundary line at Pigeon Hill.
Inc RIFLES co-operated, pressing on the
enemy il front, while the duty of the
Guides was to intercept the brigands
III the rear. They found the Yankee
drels behind barbados about a
mile trom the line on the Canada side
The Iox-hunting Guides took the bar
rcaGes by tours at "a gallon, and
charged on, the valiant henroost
thieves flying with an alacrity worthy
Bull Run, hundreds of well armed
men rushing in frantic terror across
the American line, where United
States troops were drawn up ready to
receive and protect them from il small
squadron of cavalry. The Guides took
two prisoners in their first charge, and
four We're taken by the American
troops, with the promise that the,
would be held for them. The Guides
were hred at continuously from houses
and the woods, but had no other casu.
aines than a trooper dismounted al
the barrlcade The Rifles made gal.
iant advance, and if they had not an
equally gallant fight, it was because
the cowardly Yankee thieves fled SC
last TO the protection of their own sol
and brlgand patronising government
mat 1t was battue of hares in a thicl,
covert On the return the Guides
took one prisoner in uniform who had
hred on the escort of prisoners.
1t Is supposed that there are some
killed and wounded brigands in the
woods, shot by the Rifles and Other
troops in the combined movement on
the fenian position. Yesterday the
frontier was clear, and large numbers
OF the brigands were consistently being
forwarded to their homes by the Gov
eminent, but for whose announcement
they would not have left. Mr.. Sew
ards Fenian experiment having failed,
he wlthdraws his forces, goes through
the farce of arresting few officers,
who are immediately liberated on straw
oall; and thus the laws and honor OF
the United States are fully vindicated.
One of the prisoners taken says he
Is a correspondent of the New York
Hlouae; he will probably find it diff
cut to convince the Court Martial that