The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-11
THE TROUBLEs IN THE NEW DO
MINUON.

The assassination OF Thomas darcy Mctee
has created a very decided panic In Canada,
and throughout the New Dominion. The
Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto papers, the
correspondents Of leading American journals
now In Canada, and the kilograms that are
sent from that country, all show that there Is
awide spread excitement occssioned by this
brutal murder. This is by no means strange,
and though some Of our American newspapers
which affect to laugh at II, in our judgment
they act unwisely, and attempt to turn into
ridicule what is really q serious matter. We
recollect how 1t was here when Abraham Lin
coin was assassinated; the profoundest depths
OF our fears were stirred, and justly so. We
did not know then how many men had been
singled out as victims, nor where the midnight
assassins m isht iurk in wait for men connected
with the Government. Had ANYBODY then
..H>-.-d tn laugh at our fears and to cast ridi-
Guile upon us and our institutions because we
were alarmed, and took every precaution in
our power to avert the threatened blow at our
public men and at our Government, through
these servants OF the nation, we should doubt
less have looked upon such conduct al q more
reckless and reprehensible display of cold
blooded Indifference than Is manifested by
laughing at funeral, or OF dancing upon the
grave OF ones father. We may not like the
institutions OF a country, nor believe In its
policy and its laws, but In Heavens name do
not let US on this account, when its statesmen,
its legislators, and Its ministers OF law are
stricken down by the bloody hand OF assina-
tion, cruelty sneer at the well grounded fears
of the people in such an hour.
1t Is no more surprising that the people OF
Canada should be alarmed, and that their fear
should lead them to make what may appear to
US at this distance some unnecessary move
m in thaIr wv th.t
we did perhaps some things Of this sort when
Mr.. Lincoln was Murdered, but a few doors
from where we now write. Assassination, like
all other forms Of diabolical crimes, is cpl
demic, and no one can tell when or where 1t
will cease. The removal Of one obnoxious in.
dividual, who 10 doomed to a violent death, on
the ground that he Is obnoxious politically to
certain parties, may generally be supposed to
include the violent taking off OF more than
one. The assassins who comprised the death
of Mr.. Lincoln, did not mean to stop when
that foul deed was contaminated, as the at
tack upon Mr.. Seward, and what il well known
In regard to others who were included In this
butchery by the eonspirators, plainly shew.
As 1t is fair to presume that Mr.. McGec 10 not
the only man whom the assassins have doomed,
the excitement in Canada Is therefore natural;
and the Government therefore and the people
are acting wisely In making all necessary pre-
cantions.
We take the following extract from the
Chicago Republican, and 1t does appear to US
that such filings against people who are max
Ing efforts to defend themselves, their institu-
tions, and their rulers against band of blood
thirsty and proving assassins, are illjudged
and il-timed, to say the least. The Republican,
In speaking of the murder Of McGee, says:
"first, every member Of Parl anne mt strongly