Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-06-13

"aieu you: iell0W-cltlzens, from this I
very platform, few months ago. that it
would not do to coquette with persons who
were bent upon disturbing the peace along
our border. (Cries-That is so / was
here and heard you; remember what
you said.) l warned you .that trouble
might come of it.
No responsive cheers were given to rthe
reminder of the past The people of Mon
treal just now do not like to be reminded
of st. Albans, or Of incendiaries who made
Canada refuge while they plotted the
destruction Of New York, Boston and Chi
cago by fire; place from whence armed
expeditions were fitted out to release Con-
federate prisoners from whence infected
clothing was sent American cities; where
assassins and murderers found safe hiding
places, where taitors, rebels, criminals
llsturoln5 the pace Of the United
States, were received with open arms,
fcasted, dired aud wined city whose
sympathies were with the Shareholders all
through our struggle.
Let me not be understood as sympathi-
zing one particle in the Fenian movement
and with their intentions; but | am only
recalling the record of the past, for the
papers here seem to be oblivious of every
thing which has taken place during the
last five years.
The theme of conversations on the street
and at the hotels is upon the connivance
of the Americans.
Five minutes ago heard a man say
"Thc American government is urging the
Fenians on; it connves at their ations. !"
The Ottawa and Toronto papers make the
same charges. Those gentleman have an
opportunity to study the question Of neu-
trality from a new standpoint, They
have forgotten the course pursued by Mr.,
Lamothe, Chief of Police from Montreal,
and the decision Of Judge Coursal, who,
though dismissed, is now reinstated, and
is also in command Of regiment in the
field.
| notice also that the morning papers
have cut out of their reports remarks Of
several speakers bearing upon the question
of sympathy.
Thus said the Mayor :--"Whoever does
aid these murderous scoundrels, whoever
sympathizes with them, or whoever con.
tributes monies to aid them, is guilty ot
murder"
Then Mr.. Lamothe was guilty of rob
berry so was Judge CoursaI, and so were
they all. The unwashed crowd in front
cheercd to the ccho--not seeing that the
Mayor unwittingly had given back han
ded stroke, but the honorable gentlemen
around him on the platform saw it, ant
so did the newspaper reporters, who left il
out of their reports. An "irrepressi BILE
Yankee present saw it and put it into hi
, account.
, The sentiment of the people is that tn,
prisoners in the hands of the U. S. au
thorities shall be demanded under the ex
tradition treaty.
q 1.-The United States must give them up
they say. do not thirk that the mos
intelligent part Of the community expec
that such a demand will be complied Will
aud quite likely the government will no
ask it.
The mastering of the volunteers ha
been prompt throughout the Canadas-
The troops have been moved with alacri
g ty, but they were well prepared to responC
8 to the call Yet have met gentlemen
q here who admit that if the Fenians haC
secured a lodgment at Fort Erie and haC
not their communication been interrupted
: by the U. S. authorities. the trouble woe
have assumed a serious aspect.
q The defeat of the Queens Own" wa
\ unexpected. The Fenians outnumberec
> the volunteers, but in every other respec
y the volunteers had the advantage. If th
. Fenians had been united in their council
i and the movement had not been nipped il
: the bud by Gems. Grant and Meade, ther
e is no knowing what would have been tn
I upshopt of the invasion.
c Canadian Society is con. merato
c English, French, Irish. Scotch, Renci
Canadians, Americans, Protestats, Frencl
C Catholic. There is no bond of unity
Y The French Canadians have no sympath,
!. or afiliation with the English. The tw
IS streams are distinct. At the ineecin
e yesterday the resolutions were read i
! English and French the speeches wer
!. made iu both languages An Euglishme
d must be followed by a Frenchman, an
70 he by an IriShman, and each speaker wa
IT under the necessity of saying that h
D. would keep religion and politics out {
!, sight. There is lack of public spiri
st The field battery commanded by Stevenso
Ia which went to the front on Sunday, ha
rs no horses the govornmnt did not suppl
0. them the city refused to furnish them
is and the citizens, when called upon
q. subscribe for the purchase of houses, d.
is clined. After much difficulty truckma
(. furnished them. The patriotism of tf
&c Fenions stands in stands in strong COZ