The New York herald., 1870-04-23

sn 49, omN0us sgn 2. wnat ~ 10 como, and the Cana, C,
tnas Of delight which even IN these perlous and ex-
citing times they cannot well conceal.
SUSPENSION or THE HABEAS CORPUS. .
The suspension Of the habeas corpus act while II
shows that Danger - really apprehended, was an an
mas Tor Inc
incarceration until the lst OF January. 1871 Of all
persons apprehended on suspicion, without pan & or
Netcs strong Dominion journal, deplores the evil
enect has mad upon trade, but consoles itself WIN
sary FOR the public SAFETY and the government with
tne information II possessed, had no other aterna-
tive, The same paper sees geam Of satsiScson
IN the rumored dissens0ns among Inc remains,
and ADDS that II the New York and Chicago sections
could be induced to cxhale their supernuo9s valor
willingly chronicle their deeds. Some OF the other
papers think IL would have been as wei II the
n corpns naa not Ses tnsr ars
traitors In the camp. and that the people are not
generally as loyal to the Dominion government as
tia law shall be administered wisely and cautiously
and that the liberties OF only those who are known
beyond doubt to be dangerous shall be abridged.
THE GENERAL TONE OF THE PRESS
Is, OF course, anti Fenan, for It would hardly be
safe to De otherwise. Fear OF the government per-
properly represent the strong aud growing feeling
OF annexation therefore, described. Such an inde-
pendent course would be considered and treated as
dlsi0yal. For the samo compulsory reasons, proba-
ply, the accounts OF The Fenan excitement here
have failed to represent the alarm which has ac.a
ally existed. Notwithstanding however, tho COM
mon fright the he.cs does notappear to be alarmed.
IL says, substantially,
leeling to use It's precise language, pereey satis
fed tnat the people are abe TO give good account
bounds" rne same paper also says:--"lt is no part
OF our business to make known the sources from
which the Executive derived Its information, the
nature or extent OF the danger threatened, or the
precautions adopted to mar the plans OF those who
disturb our frontier. An indlscreet press becomes
. dangerous freud TO the government when 1t ois-
points are watched ana what reserves are held in
hand. We certainly snail not commit the crime OF
telling those who wish to strike blow where our
cham OF defence Is weakest"
THE SERRIRD HOSTS OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC-THE
DEVIL IN THE WIND.
An Old farmer up In ST. Armand, just ON the line,
and wncre the troops for defence are concentrated
IN large numbers, sops over with el0quedce and
sarcasm IN his account Of affairs at the 'front.' He
says that the Old county OF MIssisquOi Is again
thrown into ferment, and that the gallant Colonel
Chamberlln mas left the government grope in the
dark whlle true to his nrst love, he speeds TO the
front to lead his veterans upon the serried
hosts OF the Irish Republics" The volunteers nave
been taken from their homes the people are uneasy,
and have lost stomach l0r work; men Will not
SOW. when their faith Is shaken IN their ability to
the Surgeon General Of the forces, who worries his
horse from house 10 house. rs he tells the tale OF
noisy terror. IT'S true we have seen not single
struggling flannel shlrt-'tls true that people lr0m
the frontier towns In Vermont tell us that absolutely
nothing suspicious has occurred. that no strange
lrsnman mas been seen-yet we dare not trust our
own humble senses when we see our Quebec mem
ber beside himself, his soi geous surgeons uniform
dazzling our eyes, while his vivid imagination pic
lures the dreaded Fenian advancing Ike
the host Of senacherib We've no heart for
springs work-we know the devil must be
the wlseSt the cannest ana the best Has 1t not
trusty intelligent agents at all suspicious points in
the States, even among the head centres tnen-
selves? 1t must be sure Of what 1t Is ab0ut-aud II
would never loose these elements Of commoton--
the pomp and circumstance OF bloody war would
not break the quiet OF peaceful villages but upon
M. y. WOuO
left the halls Of States MS tuueu voice, his peaceful
vlsa9e would not thus nave changed into the husky
trem0r aud marble palor which denotes the warrior
anxious Tor the fray II he did not KNOW they were
coming.
Arrest Of Supposed Feniaas in MentreaI-
Movements Of Canadian Troops.
MONTREAL, April %, 1870
On the arrival OF the American train last evening
four men were arrested on suspicion of Fenanism
Their names are william Burns Simon Murphy
Patrick Griffin and John Webb. The prisoners say
they were returning to Quebec from the States
where they had been working during the winter
They were arrested under the late act suspendine
the writ OF habeas corpus, on the representation
Quartermaster McPni OF the FIfty-frst battalion.
Hemmingf0rd, who travelled with them from tn,
frontier. They win be brought up for examination
battalion left yesterday afternoon for the from
tier. The headquarters will be at La Sale.
The Argenteul Rangers, 400 strong, arrived at ten
burg, Stanbridge and Bedford.
QUEBEC, April %, 1870.
The volunteers are still under arms and drill twic,
a day. both here and ar Point Levi. The muster roll
are nearly filed. The Megantic tFifty nfth)and Que
bee Eightleth battalOns have offered their services
for the Red River expedition, with the understand
ing that they Shall be accepted intact as volunteers
The Excitement Subsidin9 in Canadn.-
Instructi0ns for the Withdrawal Of the
Volunteers from "The FrOnt.''
TORONTO, April 20, 1870.
despatch to the Dafv Leader from Ottawa to.
day states that instructions have been issued by
Militia Department to withdraw the volunteers from
the 'front.' no trouble appearing to exist there. The
American government had communicated to tht
government here that the Fenans were moving
and that they had not sufficient force o. Inar,
to check them without calling the militia on the
border, and were afraid to entrust arms in the
hands because nearly all Of them were Fenian SYM
pathlzers