Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-26
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OVER THE BORDER.
The Gordon Kidnapping Case.

What Canadians Think of the Matter
MINNEAPOLIS, July 25.-It seems now
to be generally conceded by parties on both
sides of the boundary, the the re-capture
of Gordon was effeced on Amer ican soil
The Tribune has q letter from its Pernbina
correspondent. He had an interview with
Bradley, customhouse officer, who released
Gordon and arrested the Americans, as fol-
lows:
Reporter.-Will you please state, Mr..
Bradley, the exact point at which you made
the arrest.
B.-Corner of the fence, over there.
R.-Is not that point south of the line
recently located as the new boundary.
B.-Yes, about ITO yards.
The correspondent further SAYS: By
Il eaty with England the boundary line be-
tween the United States and British
possessions was declared to be the 9th
parallel north latitude; that point
being admitted, it only remains to To-
cate that line, no regularly recogniz-
ed survey ever having been made. The
proper authorities of the two governments
appointed committees to jointly examine
and adjust the line, and said line so located
was to be the boundary line. Its positive
ly stated on good authority that no further
proceedings in case are necessary, thst two
nations ratified the survey before made and
that the instant the stakes were set under
direction of thu Commissioners all south
of such stake and line became American
territory. If such prove to be the facts in
the case, then the arrest of Hay and Kee-
gan were simply cases of kidnapping for
which the officers of the British Govern
ment are personally amenable. If the
capture of Gordon wss in violation of law,
international or local, 80 was the capture
of officers sent to make bis arrest. The
Custom House stands upon American soil
and the government of Canada was per-
lifted to occupy it for use of collection of
customs alone through courtesy of the gov
eminent at Washington,and by no stupula-
tiOn or special arrangement were they a.
lowed to use it for other purposes.
A Tribune special from Ft. Gary to-day
says there has been a great change 10 the
sentiment of the people here within the past
few Gays. With the exception of the lick
spittle crowd that worship His Majesty,
Attorney General Clarke, no man can be
found who do not openly symp2thize with
the prisoners. The Winnepeg Free Press,
which has an editorial tomorrow morning
speaking of the outrageous insulting bulle-
tin published yesterday, and alresdy teie-
graphed, viii say it Is the grossest and most
cowardly attempt at intimidation which
has ever come under our observation, it
being no more nor .ess than q bare-faced
and strocious attempt at intimidating the
court into non-acceptance of bail. IL should
be made distinctly patent to the
Of this villainous act, that our
courts are above intimidation. Are Cana
dians to be led by the nose, to be set on like
a pack of dogs at anything that turns up,
merely to crafty what may be the personal
revenge of man or men disappointed in
their ende2vor to levy black mail? are they
to be made tools of clique, in order, perad-
venture, to line SOMEBODY'S breeches pockets
with an increased sum of money in the
shape of q lawyers fee? If we under
stand the feelings of Canadians they will
resent the insult thus put on them. The
sympathy of Canadians is certainly not in
accordance with the spirit of that fly
sheet. 1t is now understood that no decis-
ion of the bail question..Till be rendered to-
morrow on account oftbe sickness of Judge
Mckenzie.