Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-05-16

TBE New FEsTAH PRosRcT.-Were
| q Fensan column % march thrQBgh
$780, rom Niagara 60 Quebec 2hal
= no1 free fFeiand. Russia Mfkhl
fsps = . help IN ITishxespli, but 9TH
En- missFess of u 50. not end
E&1 fzsnsport or cruise 3uid sp-
! 80 Green Isle.
snccess IN Ca q I'D woui1
] - = re- but such - spuld nos
I'm le00, th8 - eauss
Nd Gen Ines a. much " its aver as
pow--orRshizaiions evesywhere en-
,fkaeissz. nsen and noaey; aFms end
smmanifion beyond Fequiremenis; VET
erans of the civil war eager % be IN ser
vice again; an angry feeling foward
EaelsnA prexailim. thssash AnkFiea.
The canadias militia few in.namhesu
and feeble. 100 Ebz1 ~ akeouip !
ed The Fenian move q Jose, 1e6Q.
maan maama wifh 80 II ~ IDd b - AND
Tie FiFkt a e, AIsaosT wbiJN fhs Senz
/ ire ~ ~ WaIoae. @ Eeill's fusme ol
B8nf small feeiinenfs cs0ssed 60 ssi&xn-
~ sreeessfnIIE a. Ford Era, rnsrrAed
hpoh the Eailsoad, aB3 near nideemay
eneountered force q Caaadiam sulnh.
teeFs. whom they. defestei1 sz,nl szey
bad 30 trains. no supplies; and q was
the work Of a Jew hours fer them 81 iall
back 10 Pod Erie and 60 quietly bsf-
render 10 the United States rHxenue
cutter Michigans whsch bed prevsatesi
re-ehlorcements fsomcressing. a Ma
lone and Sc. Albans tbs 6zxic was pitt
able. The thousands Of .Feniaas as
sembIed 81 these points never gotio the
border. but lell into, The hands lof Fsde-
raj troops with al their armssand EN-
%i Z sSssI ! rsai.u massmsss sssis:.
| CsDada deksppt base the Domihio6 alone
10 figbt; IT. has The United Slatess Oar
laws declare such . raid . high INSIDE
fneanor, and authorize the whole Amy.
navy, and militia 70 be emPloyedf6Pre-
venting Il. In sirtae Of these staiuiss
President Apdrew Johasoa issued bis
proclamation, in 1866, declaring Che
Fenian war to- Be '.I9Fhiddens<hy silse
laws Of The unised Ststess aaswelh IS
by the laws o. natioas;'' Whsle AhesAt-
t6rney CeheraI ordered arrests f6s ui1-
Iations OF the neutrality lswsI laOmtlsaa
sane NiagsFa lroniieF. iab li8a7 Is Nan
RensseIaeF's attempt 10 land iiss folleze.
ers on Capadian teFritorR wa@fraEtEz4
ted BY virtue Of these lawss Ahe PrGsiaeut
then Issuing has Preelnmaiions anafs6ope
enforcing Il, Just as in 1866 iai sui&e 81
With such FIRE 10 the rear, how is 4
Fenian raid TO succeed The men can
only get across the border by stealth in
small sauads Hos are lEey,, Ihesi, to
secure sheir cavalry, their artillery,
their commissariat, their base of sup
plies, their Fe-enioreemeAtss The mo-
ment lhe naoyestis detected, fevenne
cutters patrol aheI Niagara aud 81. Law
renee. and treops march bp 90 the bof-
der. cuttipg eG re-enf0seemehts. Can.
adian militia and volunteers, also slim
nlated nv Che POSSIBLE war with Russia,
are now sseadyS Tor Geld s<rviee, ssDd are
lar stranger In nnmbessF aad eiieiency
than. edesen wears ago. 1907 hne -
LIT the .bold sna merry Fenians l60k
befoges they sleapss Or laws provide
that whoever begins OF sets7oa foot Or
prepares the means Tor any military ex.
petition againzs the tesritofy Of d pep
IsIe with wls0m slea United States are
1t peaees shall be liable 60 %, 900, hne
snd three lIyeass's oimPsSsoiitnept. ; Il
doesn'trreqniFeDg staieol wsf u enfofce
these penalties. aisThs mere pFepafa.
|iion Or Tie sinaerpsiSe, inaihse &c peace.
Is enough lor aFt6st Under the neUtfaii.
|tS laws.--.N. ~ Ska. 'aG b'is - = 80