New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-27
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THE NEW DOMINION.
SPEECH OF MR.. GAIT IN THE HOUSE OF coa
MoNs-PosITIoN OF CANADA ON TIE ALA
BAhA QUESTION


.l tBY TRLEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
OTTAWA, April 28.--In the House Oh Con-
mons this afternoon the Hon. Mr.. Gait introduceu me
motion respecting the Fenan raids giving GROUND luz
q claim by Canada against the United States Inc NON
orabe gentleman spoke for hour In support Oh
his motion, and frequently cheered. He said tnas
the motion Of which he had given notice, and when
he desired to PROPOSE that His Excelency should
send down the House copies Of the correspondence
with the Imperial Government relating to the outlay In
CURED by Canada In the defense Of the frontier OF the
United States In 1864 growing out OF The Fenian IN
vasion with the intention OF subsequently institunga
claim against the United States With the permission OF
the House he proposed to add request for
and he would therefore desire to add to his motion re-
quest for copies Of all correspondence and unpupshed
council relating to the made 10
Rebellion in the Southern States. He desired to make
this addition to his notion feeling that otherwise ne
which he desired to cali attention. He hoped there
be objection on the Part OF the
he believed 1t to be In every way desirable
toward the United states during the Rebellion should be
made public. He did not propose TO refer NJ any egn
it as aTordng opportunity Of expressing an opinion
the existing state Of the relations o. Canada tne
to the American Senate and the people OF the country
did he believe for one moment that tne nvsd Ely
countenance and support OF the country but even tne
possible II England could Tor an instant enIep
mnoD the United States he Thought he would be per
% s on they 1 be no PARTIES to
such transfer, loud cheers In, sncn case tne
| destiny With these few words he would dispose
of the motion Of Senator Chandler but he could not
the public now In connection with serious events
which have recently transpred IN tho senate OF Inc
| Alabama treaty For a few weeks past they had al
hoped that the existing relations between Great BI n1
| the adoption OF that treaty and that there would
TO set st rest ali that III feeling had grown ont OF
the late He regretted to ind that this was not the
they found that mot G nse at that the rejection Of
tha teaty had been accompanied by such an extraord
| nary and alarming increase IN tho demands OF the
States pnder a tese on Ss nar
| TO make few moderate observations respecting tue
OF Canada toward the United states OF ae yeas
might do good lCheers The motion IN ms nan na rs,
for indemnify Of the expenditure arising of the late
Fenlan ourages and ne would now show the grounds on
SeeemnS M Canadans. living as they had done along
side the United States TO point TO acts which showed
time in which the people Of the Northern states were
ShS hen Ssy The he peoes
could sarsss 70 asT GG2d SSs f ING
The people Canada had desire 10 srk their respon
They knew that they had share IT, whatever were the
! wrongs inflicted the United States whether con-
tended ones enumerated by sumner it clear that
must share part d ~ ade to-
the course Canada had been one OF friendship and OF
Tine SSps Their Sa Sa s
disclose history Of the representations made ON the
of mart Of the q hi.
try as would satisfy every unbiased minC
sFs ps"1. OF G. Y
that during the Rebellion much sympathy had been here
enbe and IL in free country such had not been the
case, II would have been extraordinary As peo
gave the North and not 20 the South III the official
be found that 10000 Canada served In the
Northern army and at the same time, that power drew
more important question that tho relation OF
the Government with the American people. Numerous
United states often on the frivolous foundations
complaining that outrages wero about to be committed
I'm the United by crossing from Canada.
Many OF these were UNKNOWN and he would not advert
to them His purpose would be accomplished by aluding
1862 during change Of Administration information was
Laid before Government that there 10 be
raid on what was called Johnsons Island Lake Erie,
to release large body of Confederate prisoners, and IL
| and active measures taken TO prevent tho
occurrence of any injury OF that KIND to the United
Was raid made by few individuals not more than 90
village close to the border There did not appear to
hand Their action Was altogether unsupported.
| What was the course Of the Canadian Government
them the parties charged with being concerned in the
raid were at once arrested brought before the courts
and when under the decision Of the court the were
| Justice When, through the decision Of the court a
| portion OF the spoil collected at st. Adams had
the feeling OF tie country, and their desire to
everything in the nature Of onense the Parliament
almost unanimously voted TO indemnify tho SUI
ferers Again It was complained that similar Outrages
prevent any possible case Of difacGy. Immediately
placed q force on the frontier not TO protect the
81 into Se unod M these
involved the country In great expense and were caused
nes SH& placed by the ReOeS These
sweled the OF the militia from $4,000 500 900 TO
by the people without %urmnr so resolved We're they
to do their duty Again. when the world MAS
| coln tho Government of Canada passed an
alteration Of the Alien act whereby the Government was
enabled TO desire parties who could properly account
for themselves at once to leave the Province hs act
not passed on the requson OF the United States or
Canada. unasked In order TO show their detesaton OF
the outrage which ,b had be, been committed; He woId
trials, that not In one instance was a
American property (CheersJ They were wholly the
offspring Southern refugees in Canada up without
when subjected offenders to the severest
penalties the law allowed. Looking at the other
the United States toward Canada He was sorry to say
that any one. inferrng FROM the tone held by their
S that O and
gnwarranted They Threatened Canada with retaliation
intercourse ana trade relations becoming
ana hhnpefcu by COnbuls cefuncales, hnu OF
1 other forms tending to make tho Interchange
| OF persons and property with the United
| States expensive and difficult when the war
was ended from end OF the United States 10 the
other all the principal Cities armed publicly
drilled and organized with the avowed object Of captur-
| ing Canada II was not dscsuntenaneed by the United
states Government as might have been expected, II
the formidable character In the States armed
| he would say from the arsenals OF the United
States but certainly having United States arms. aud
drilled by United states officers, held public meetings
which they stated their object to be the and
querng Of Canada They entered the province in armed