The New York herald., 1870-04-23
The NEW DOMINION TROUBLES.
Preparations for War with the
Feniana.

minion to Avoid Draft-The An
nexation Santimsnt-The Serried
Hosts of the Irish Republic
Let EN- Come.
MONTREAL, April 2l 1870.
we are having very stirring times here just now
and n the HERALD readers can refresh their memo
Nes with the existing scenes OF confusion ard alarm
Down In Virginia when Old John Brown invaded the
'sacred soi," they can, perhaps form something OF
On Idea OF the great huobub and commoton which
the frightened Canadians are enduring. 1t seems
IN fact, that the panic OF fear In the Old Dominion
State at the appearance OF Brown and his miniature
army was less intense and less general than that
now prevailing in the New Dominion where mp to
this time not IN armed invader or o single scout
mas been discovered. ''ln times Of peace pre-
Pare FOR war" Is evidently saying which the Brit.
sh government believes in during the existence and
growth OF Fenianism IN the United States; aud. fur
thermore, 1t Is very clear that, like old Oliver
Cromwell, while they trust IN God they VIII
keep their powder dry. There may be very
few within the borders OF the Dominion who share
IN the belief that this whole excitement farce of
the government. or certain government officials, to
accomplish some purpose for their own political or
financial gain, but the majority OF the people
TO reckon that an actual aggressive movement Ia to
be made upon their territory and the reports Of Fe.
man movements, conventions and congresses which
are daily received from the United States tend TO
strengthen rather than weaken this belief There
fore, accepting the situation as 1t really s with the
Red River troubles on one side, threatened Fenian
invasion on the other, growing feeling of annexa-
tion everywhere total suspension of the habeas
corpus act-all these disturbing elements and their
kindred incidents have, as may be supposed brous ht
upon the Dominion people fever from which they
win not soon recover.
THE DREADED FENIANs
have, as Is well known, been the chief cause OF
alarm here during the past week or ten days. The
excitement has been more general and the feeling Of
insecurity from invasion more sincere than has been
ADMITTED by any OF the Canadian papers. The
government still adheres to the declarations made by
Sir John A. Macdonald that the hostile organization
is more active at this moment than 1t has been for
years. and, instead OF relapsng into quiet prepara
tons are daily going on to resist expected attack
from the Vermont frontier Montreal, it Is said Is
the point the sons OF the Emerald Isle will aim at
and hence this old and staid city is somewhat dis.
turbed. Some 1000 militia soldiers and volunteers
are under arms day and night, and detectives and
spies haunt the hotels depots ana drinking saloons
IN search OF Fenans In disguise. Every stranger
coming into the city is spotted and followed until
his business Is discovered, and even then a sharp
WatcH ID kcpJ upon every movement
rHE HERALD REPORTER SUSPECTED AS A FENlAN spy
Upon arriving here your reporter had little ex /.
perience which Is worth telling, to illustrate how
positively alarmed the people are here 1t was rain.
ing quite hard when the tram reached the Bonaven.
ture station, and, together with other passengers
TOOK seat in the ST. Lawrence Hall coach, II Is
needless perhaps, to remark that IN this vehicle as
well as all Others plying between the hotels and the
depot, there as one or the government detectives
a ha n efA
all were duly regsterea. The detective then ascer.
tanned from the clerk OF the hotel those whom he
knew and those whom he did not, ana then watched
the movements OF the latter unfortunates. Your re-
porter aud one other gentleman were among
ana our perambulatlons were industriously
followed by the skillul hawkshaW. Happily neither
s saS Gr e 70 s inter-
the habeas corpus allows; but still the detective
Kept on our track. In the evening your reporter
met an acquantance-an old citizen or Montreal
and spent few moments in conversation win him
and when the interview was finished the keen 0fi-
clal learned from his fellow citizen tnat the one
whom he had suspected as possible enemy to the
Dominion was only an inonensive observer and
Ina on here. An Introduction followed soon after,
which resulted In knowledge OF the surveillance
,Sa Which hadrs had gnSpan.y undergone during
also N, learned neran that every city OF any size
closely watched. In tile American cities and towns
contiguous to the Canada line there are also
observations to the head OF the government at Ot
tawa, and 1t Is upon the information thus gathered,
tooether with tnat previously furnished Minister
thornton by secretary Fish, that the authorities
base their fearful apprehenslons.
THE RED COATS ALONG THE BORDER.
The whole frontier along the Vermont line Is
strongly guarded by British volunteers. Probably
not less than 5000 are already IN the field and 1t is
days. Two thousand recruited in and around the
city for immediate service were reviewed on the
4 q fovc Mt
ST. Armand, the first station this side OF the line
the Vermont Central Railroad, and also at the St.
the railroad, but the line 81 defence ex.
distance OF some ten niles. The force comprises
several batteries and two or three cavalry CON-
The troops are all members OF the militia or volun.
teers freshly recruited for special frontier service
against the Fenians. No regulars have been called
out, and probably never Will be, on account OF the
opportunity which would be afforded them TO de-
sert: The volunteers, as general thing are not
Of that material which would be likely to intiml-
date much inferior iorce OF the Irish veterans wn0
fought IN the war tor the Union and are now re-
teen years OF age-and al are amateurs IN
the handling ding Of arms When the troops arrived
bridge and around the depot, and an hour or two
several OF his gallant warriors weeping bitterly, and
upon nterrogating them he found they had suddenly
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posts with soldiers Of more mature Years, aud the
next m0rnlng.the frightened youths were allowed to
take the 1rst train for Montreal.
CANADIANS LEAVING TIE COUNTRY AVOID A
DRAFT
When the call was made for volunteers the invasion
seemed so near and the prospect Ol wGr 80 certain
shat great many Of the French Canadians were i'm
pressed with the fear that there would be draft,
and, possessing an uncomfortable desire for peace,
they decided 70 leave the country. Probably from
1000 10 1000 Of this class have gone over
INTO the States within 0 fortnight, and the
skedaddle still continues was IN the Vermont
Central ticket offlce about hall hour to-day and
during that time not less than hundred OF these
panic stricken natives came IN and purchased tickets
Tor towns in New Hampshire ana Massachusetts.
They Will probably find that asylum OF tranquility
and serenity IN the United Stales which so many
Americans found in Canada during the late civil war
between the North and South.
GENERAL DEpR EssION IN BUSINESS.
Even II the Fenians should reserve hostile opera
contemplating Of an invasion, done an incalculable
amount Of damage 70 Canada and the Dominion