Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

concerned in the raid were at once ar
rested, brought before the courts, ana
when, under the decision of tn. court,
the men were allowed to go free, there
had been supposed failure of justice.
When, through the decision of the
court, n portion of the spoil collected at
st. Adams had been restored then to
mark further the feeling of the country,
and then to avoid anything in the ma
ture of offence, the Parliament almost
unanimously voted sum to indcmni-
fy the sufferers.
| Again, it was complained that SINH
lar outraa es might occur, and the Gov
ernment of Canada, anxious to prevent
any possible case of difficulty, immedi-
ately placed force on the frontier, not
to protect the people of Canada, mark
but to prevent raids f.om Canada into
the United States. All these measures
involved the country in great expense
and were caused wholly and solely by
.ne position in which the Northern
States were placed in the rebellion The
expenses swelled the cost of the militia
| from $50, 900 or 500, 600 to 100000, and
yet this great additional burden was
borne by the people without a murmur,
so resolved were they to do tneir duty.
Again, when the world was Mortified by
the assassination, the Government pass
ed an alteration in the alien act, where
by the Govern nent was enabled to de-
sire parties who could not properly ac-
count for themselves at once, to leave
| the province. This act was not passed
on the requisition of the United States
or the British Government, but by the
Government of Canada, unasked, in
order to show their detestation OF the
outrage which had been committed.
He would also allude to the fact, proven
on the trials, that not in one instance
was n Canadian subject concerned in
one of these Outrages on American pro-
the offspring of Southern refugees in
Canada, got up without the knowledge
or connivance of the people here, and
when discovered subjected to the sever
est penalties the law allowed.
| Looking now at the other side of the
picture he would ask what was the
curse OF the UAited States toward Cam
ada? He was sorry to say that any one,
lnferring from the tone held in the
press and by public men during period
referred to, would have to acknCwl-
edge that it was most severe and I'M
warranted. They threatened Canada
with retallatons for acts which she
never committed. Early in the war
our intercourse and trade relations be.
came embarrassed by Consuls certifi-
Gates, and variety of other forms
lending to make the interchange OF
persons and pr perty with the United
States expensive and difficult. When
the war was ended, from Ole end OF
the United States to the other, in all
the principal cities around, men were
publicly drilled and organized with the
avowed object of capturing Canada 1t
was not discOuntenanced by the United
States Government as might have been
expected.
1t was fact that for months, aye
years, an organization of the most
formidable character was in the States
around, he would not say from the ar.
senals of the United States but certainly
having United States arms and drilled
by United States officers. They held
public meetings in which they stated
their object to be the invasion and con-
luering of Canada. They entered the
province in armed bands of thousands
and not from any want OF will on theil
part, but simply for want of power
lhey failed to deluge the western PENN
,ula with blood. When the Invasion
was OvethrOwn and not until then, die
; the United States Government stretch
out hand to help Canada. Was there
no injustice here? We're not these claim.
quite as strong morally as any the Uni
led States Government could bring
against Britain?
Having noticed the unfriendly atti-
tude of the United States Government
Mr.. Gait went on to say-That If there
we've any meaning in their acts, it il
, that they desired to make the condition
of Canada difficult. unpleasant ant
dangerous to England and Canada. Thu
United States repealed the Reciprocit!
Treaty, refused to negotiate for its con
tinuance imposed additional restriction
on commerce, and, Judging from thu
tone of the press, were likely to perse
. we're in so doing. The course OF tn
United States Government appeared t
. be dictated by the desire to bring abou
The humiliation of England, through
her dependencies on this continent
But he did not believe the plan would
succeed England would not for mo
ment give way, and the people Of Cana
da would sustain her to a man, having
repudiated the idea that the policy o
Great Britain towards the Dominion
was one of abandonment.
Mr.. Gait closed amid loud cheers.
Mr.. Cartwright and Col. Crew fol
, lowed in similar strain.
The Premier, Sir John A. Mcdonald
d, said that the Government deserved tn,
thanks of the House. Very few wer
!, aware of this correspondence, and it
, publication is calculated to have mos
, salutary effect in the United States.
The motion was then agreed to.
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