Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

sures were taken TO prevent the occur
renee of any injury of the kind to the
United States. Again, take the case of
the st. Adams raid. 1t was raid
made by few individuals, not more than
twenty, on village close to the border.
There did not appear to be any kind of
concerted action among the party before
hand. Their action was altogether I'M
suspected. What was the course Of the
suspected. What was the course Of the
Canadian Government then? The par
ties charged with being concerned in the
raid we're at once arrested, brought before
the courts, and when, under the decision
of the court, the men were allowed to 60
free, there had been supposed failure
of Justice. When, through the decision
of the court, portion of the spoil collect
ed at St. Adams had been restored, then
to mark further the feeling of the country,
and then to avoid anything in the nature
of offence, the Parliament almost unanim-
ously voted a sum to indemnify the suf-
ferers.
Again, it was complained that similar
outrages might occur, and the Govern
ment Of Canada, anxious to prevent any
possible case of difficulty, Immediately
placed force on the frontier, not to pro-
tect the people of Canada, mark, but to
prevent raids from Canada into the Unit
cd States. All these measures involved
the country in great expense and were
caused wholly and solely by. the position
in which the Northern States were placed
IN the rebellion. The expenses swelled
the cost of the militia from $4,000 to
$500, 900, and yet this great additional
burden was borne by the people without
murmur, SO resolved were they to do
their duty. Again, when the world was
Mortified by the assassination, the Govern
mont passed an alteration in the alien act,
whereby the Government was enabled to
desire parties who could not properly ac-
count for themselves at once, to leave the
province. This act was not passed on the
reouisition of the United States or the
British Government, but by the Govern
ment tf Canada. unasked, in order to
show their detestation of the outrage which
had been committed. He would also al
lude to the fact, proven on the trials, that
not in one instance was Canadian sub
ect concerned in one of these outragcs on
American property. (Cheers.) They
were wholly the offspring Of Southern re-
fugecs in Canada, got up without the
knowledge or connivance of the people
here, and when discovered subjected to
the scvcralost penalties the law allowed.
Looking now at the other side of the
picture he would ask what was the course
of the United States toward Canada
He was sorry to say that anyone, infcring
from the tone held in the press and By
public men during the period referred to,
would have to acknowledge that it was
most severe and unwarranted They threat
cned Canada with retaiations for acts
which she never committed. Early in
the war our intercourse and trade rela-
tions became embarrassed by Consuls
certificates, and a variety of other forms
tending to make the interchange of per-
sons and property with the United States
expensive and difficult When the war
was ended, from one 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 discount
enanccd by the United States Government
as might have been expected.
1t was fact that for months, aye,
years, all organization Of the most form
liable character was in the States around,
he would not say from the arsenals 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 conquerng of Canada. They
entered the province in armed bands of
thousands, and not from any want of will
on their part, but simply for want of
power, they failed to deluge the western
peninsula with blood. When the invasion
was ovethrown and not until then, did
the United States Government stretch out
a hand to help Canada. Was there no
injustice here? Were not these claims
quite as strong morally as any the Uni
ted States Government could bring against
Britain 2
Having noticed the unfriendly attitude
of the United States Government, Mr.. !
Gait went on to say, That if there were any
meaning in their acts, it is that they des-
ired to make the condition of Canada
difficult. unnleasont and dapoaroue ~