Year: 1864

tended, ii is said, to sweep our commerce from
1 the lakes


| In the presence of such facts we repeat that
| 1t becomes Que Of the first duties of the new
| Congress to manifest its resentment at this un-
| friendly and dishonest treatment by doing
away with the treaty under which Canada de-
rives such substantial commercial advantages
| from us. Why should we afford the privileges
OF friendship and hospitality to a neghbor who
Is either secretly conspiring to destroy us, or
whose indifference and shelter of our enemies
tend to the same result. Nor must we be con-
tent with this. 1t is evident from the recent
developments in Chicago that there is deter
minaton on the part of the rebels to continue
their attempts to sack and burn such of our
peaceful towns and villages as can be reached
from secure points Presently the Canada
border will be alive with raiders and it will
require the maintenance of large force along
the line to afford our people protection. Do
tae authorities and people of Canada suppose
that in such a state of things we shall be sat
isiied with their present slow mode of proceed
Ins! They must indeed take us for the whipped
ours that JEFF Davis represents us if they be.
heve that, with our homes sacked and the
blood of our kindred crying for vengeance. we
will be content to leave the punishment of
these cutthroats to the tedious and reluctant
consideration of an English Court of Appeals.
We are not less men than are the people of the
provinces, and they would hardly do that Let
them not calculate, then, on our further forbear-
ance. If they wAl not do us prompt justice we
will obtain it for ourselves. We will follow
these robbers and murderers across their bor-
ders, aud if the Canadians attempt to interfere
with us we will tell them to stand aside, saying,
owe have come to right ourselves, because you
are either unwilling or unable to do ii. Your
government is a muddle in fact no government
at all. In such cases the law of the strong hand
is the only law that we can recognize"


Tho Strength OF Republican Govern


ments.


The people Of this country have just passed
through tremendous ordeal. The trial was
to test the strength Of republican institutions,
and the result has been successful and splen-
did. Our people have emerged with brilliant
success from contest more potential in is
effects and influences upon foreign govern
ments than a1y victory in any battle Of the
war.


While the most serious apprehensions were
entertained by the earnest friends of the gov
ernment about the peaceful result of the
election, we have found that those apprehen-
sons were needless. and that in no country
where free ballot is allowed could a more
quiet and orderly election have occurred. In
this metropolis particularly are the results
especially satisfactory. Beyond the ordinary
occurrences at an election, such as a few
broken heads, and possibly the loss of o life
or two, we have no disasters to mention.


And now what are the governments of Eu-
rope to understand from this glorious passage
OF republicanism through trying and scorch-
ing ordeal? We will tell them.


They must understand that although we are
engaged in fearful civil war, that while we
are combating the secret intrigues of inmcal
governments across the Atlantic, the American
people have stsadincss of purpose which
neither intestine revolt nor outside prejudice
and aid can ever hope to overcome. The gods
of war may not always be wish us, but both
North and South, the household gods always
remain.


We have grand armies in the field. We have
mutitudes Of warlike men at home. We have
a reserve of FIVE hundred thousand men who,
under the direction Of the government, can be
hurled against the offenders OF the national
flag. We have navy of nearly thousand
ships-oak and iron. clad-and manned by
iron-hearted men. We have naval schools to
instruct our boys in the practical exercises of
naval artillery, seamanship and all the cle-
ments which tend to make the successful naval
commander.


The American nation is now, having sue
ccssfully passed through one OF its worst trials,
on the road to accomplish still greater sue
cesscs, all Of which must promote the good Of
mankind.


THE MATS AND MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE
OF THE HERALp.-One Of the most remarkable
circumstances connected with the war is the
fidelity with which its events have been chroDi-
cled in the columns OF the HERALD and the Gu
terprise shown in obtaining the earliest aud
most valuable information with regard to the
movements of the armies in the field. They are
in fact unparalleled in the history Of journalism.
Nothing like it has ever before been witnessed
in any country engaged in war. Military maps
and plaus Of battles have no doubt been made,
but they have usually been locked up in gov
ernmept archives and kept carefully from the
public eye. Here, on the contrary. they have
been PROMPTLY and minu.ely prepared for our