, 1870-05-17
How the Canadians Talk OF the
! Stopp0Ee Of the Chicora-


. The action Of the Yankee authorities, in
refusing to allow the steamer Clicora to pass
through the Sault Ste. Manic Canal, is about
as Eu311 piece OF business Is was ever per-
petrated by the government Of q country cali
!nS itself greet, and powerful, and liberal.
mean schoolboy at that--vou1d do to another
by way Of revenge for some fancied wrong or
slight It is neither right, reasonable nor
neighbor1y; and can neither be. excused nor
defended. We are satiafied that all cn1ight-
'ened, liberal, nght-minded Americans will not
attempt to excnse il, but VIII condemn their
authorities for pursuing such despicab1y
mean course, quite as strongly and even more
yeh1nnently than We in Canada condemn them.
We know that the Americans residing in this
city are loud in their condcmnations, md are
actually ashamed to acknowledge themselves
such puerlle proceedings.
+: What q contrast there Is between this con
duct of the Yankees and that Of our govern
ment and our people during the late Tar In the
United States They purchased Canadian yes
;sels foE var purposes, and they were allowed
permitted to transport troops over our rail-
ways. And they even cent vessels Of vAr from
one lake to another through Canadian canals
which canals, be it remembered, present the
only means Of communication between those
lskes-so ths.; had We been ;ugly- about
ing Eingle war vessel to the uppcr
1aGes. In addition TO these courtesiee, forty
two thousand Canadians fought on the side Of
the American Government, and afded them in
snppresB1Hg the great rebellion. Hundreds OF
those young men sleep on every battlefield in
the South. They fell fighting for the cause Of
the North; fighting to preseEre the American
Union intact fighting to uphold the stars md
stripes. And, today, the country and the
government for which they fought and died
turn upon their native Canada and enforce a
policy as despicabie and mean as 1t 1s ungtate-
1ul and unjust.
But we must not hold tho whole AMer1can
people responsible for th1s t',osa sm1l nuHness.
Ine % plane teats OILY WIZ :laose u .5aut1oslty'
and upon lew snc1 lnaivld4als as Tie ehronl-
calls-ant911cated zech. Chsndiers oi Michigan
Inc Pect1ar AZ: haMSey, OF. Aainnesota, and
tue Ecnian-1o.1ne Mf. Cnafles 4 -OanA. OF
SeT 1ofk- no one n me Wofla ever gave
lfesident dfant efeqit ior an Original lnca, iot
ne ne' & LEU ony; ~. ns Us - ~. ene Pu9pes VI
Ta1ty, showed: INTO ofhce TO DO fnaae uso o.
When necessary he Eas tcnnning enough
to steal the ianIc1a that sherman won; and
row ne sports 1t IN the peeaiaiea piumea, 20
hind t"enty-cent cagsf anu $19u horse-the
creature OF inc chanalefs, ana tha tiamseys,
and the Danas-
Eow dlgmnea a. n rs u 1or e me government q
Efoiiey As this- How eFediIabie It Isl And low '
1t raises them IN ne eyes oI the world when
re hear them Say 10 nflghbor VINO treated
them Weu n tner hoaf OF trouble, and who
helped them TO hod Their country together
:. You shall not enter on our territory; you
eaai nos nee o!1 ~ Gan ~. We Angw you can ees
annoy you and bother yon ~ we can-" We
hope they feel better afser the grgat aclueve-
roent md VIC hope President Grant feels
thbI he nAS aoue 61A0u 10u etStesOanlka