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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-05-27, Page 4THE HURON EXPOSITOR. ADVERTISERS ARE respectfully informed, that to insure inser- tion in the following issue, Changes of.,dvertise- • ments must be at the office by SATURDAY NooN, and New ‘Ad-slertisements by ViTEDNEBA.Y Nodn4, 4nron txproitor. The Official .Paper of the County. - FRIDAY MAY 27th, 1870. M. C. CalVIERON AIND HIS APOLO- GISTS. . The few remarks we felt called upon to make, a couple of weeks ago,condemning the coacluct of Messrs. ‘Qamerctaand White- head, in lendiiag their assistance to retain in power the present corrupt Government, have excited the ire of lour. County town brethren. The .Signal especially, is exceed- - ingly wrathy, and devetes an aaticle of near- ly two columns in length, in the vain en- deavour to prove the justnesS and necessity of Hincice Tariff Resolutions, and justify. the .coursewhich Mr.Cameron took in vot- ing for them, in. opposition to his party,. and the well understood principle; which, as a. Reformer, he professed to hold, .whilst seek- ing election: At the same time our con- temporary, very courteously, and very gent- ly, hands Mr. Whitehead over to the tender mercies of the Hew Era) -which journal, we notice, has declined saying.a word either in his defence or condemnation. - With regard to the drivelling nonsense, which the writer in the Signal indulges at the commencement of his article, we have only to say, that We can afford to let it pass without comment. If he thinks lie can suc- ceed in pabning off such verbiage upon his readers for common sense, he is welcome to make a second attempt, without interference frora -us. . It is unnecessary for us to enter intb debate upon the merits of the Tariff Reso- lutions,. as the principle, upon which they have been based, has already been fully dis- cussed through these columns. It is mere- ly necessary for us,- on the present occasion, to show the writer the absurdity of ithe principal argunaents put forth, by our con- temporary in behalf of these resolutions. After tendering to us a little grtituitous ad- vice, for which we are truly grateful, he pro- ceeds "Does the wholesale price of flour in Montreal re ate the price of what is required for local conureption.? Experience says, not." We certainly think; that both experience and cornmeal sense, say' Yes ! If the!, whole- sale buyers of Montreal, or elsewhere, can pay a high price for our flour, surely our manufacturers wili not be so generous as tol dispose cif it to the local or retail dealers at a lower price than they can obtain for it from the wholesale dealers e and if flour is a drug in the wholesale market, --or if by _lively competition of producers the whole- sale market be fully supplied, retail dealers and local consumers will be enabled to pur- chase it at a lower rate than if there was a scafeity it the wholesale market In Short, it i the wholesale that always regulates the retail Again, sa our contemporary "The flour C011.8 00 g public ofliuron will pay the local market -price for that commodity what- ever the middle -men of Montreal may offer mill- ers; and the flour -Consuming public of Quebec will pay a price for the article corresponding ex- actly to what the .middle-inen charge the retail 'dealers." -- According to this argument, supposing the wholesale men ofliontreal were prepa- red to pay our millers '$10 per 100 lbs. for flour, the retail dealersof Seaforth and God- erich might be able to buy the saline quality of flour frora the same millers at the rate of $3. Verily, friend Signal, if these are the - stroagest arguments you telf, or(Mr. Came- . ron, Can furnish in defence of your. pet • scheme, your cause is a shaky one. Again, with regard to the article of coal, the Signal says "Audit the import duty of 50 cents per ton on American coal will enable Nova Scotia coal to take advantage of half the market of the Domi: mon Op]. the Pennsylvanians will only have the other half of tile market in which to dispose of the whore surplus they have to export. Will not the reduction of the area of their market, for the same quantity of coal, by one half, lower instead of raise the price? Most. decidedly it will." We cannot see it in that light. If we codcl compel the Nova Scotians td keep the iprice. of their coal at a certain figure ; and, if the Americans could afford to dispose of - their article at a lower -rate than they have heretofore been doing:, there might perhaps beSome force in this argument. But it is a well known fact, chat there is not such an abundance -of coal in that country, as will enable them to dispose of it at a smaller pro- fit than they have done- heretofore, so that msteacl of the duty falling upon the produ- cer, it will fall upon the consumer, is •we • have. their coal no matter what price we must may have to pay for it, and the Ndva Scoti- ans are not so -foolish .as to sell their coal, to theepeople of this Province, at a lower price than its market. value. Now, in erder to justify Mr. Camerou's action, the Bignal states that "a Petition "was circulated .in the County, praying "Parliament t� secure to Ontario the mar- " kets of the Dominion for her natural pro - "ducts This petition, with very little ef- " fort on the part of its promoters, was sign - "ed numerously by influential residents in "all parts of the C`ounty. While for a salt "duty petitions were signed by •almost 44every member of the local legislature of "Ontario, by the County Council, a num- "bei. of Township Councils, the Town Coutt- ii cil of Goderich and a long array of pH- " vate indivichials." This -may all be, but, does the Signal pretend to say that these- - petitions were signed by a majority of those wh.Oapported Mr. Cameron at the last eleetimi, and who placed him in his present position ; or -even by a majority of the elec- tors of the`C.ounty? We trow not. These petitions might have been signed by mem- • bers of the Co. Counoil, and Town Council; • but they could only,sign them -as individa- ale, and not as the representatives of the people, as the question has never been sub- mitted either directly or indirectly to the people. If it had, or if Mr. Cameron's course was to be submitted to the people for them to decide upon it, does the Signal Eay that a majoriity of the Reformers, or even of the electors of the North and South Rid- ings, would recommend their representa- ti-v-es to vote, to retain Sir John A. Mac- donald.and Sir Geo. E. Cartier in power, and against the best interests of their pat- ty, and certainly of their country, in. order that the payers of these petitions might be granted? .The Signal, very foolishly; states that the measure proposing these duties was not a Government measure because the Toronto Leader and London _frree Press opposed. it! This is certainly a now style of argument. It is not correct, however, , The fact is, the Government brought down their measure, in two or three days they intimated their in- tention to withdraw it; • and in the after- noon of the same day, they again tated, that they had concluded not to abandon, but to go on with it. When the measure was first brought down it was supported by both these journals. When the Govern- ment changed, their policy and announced their intention to abandon it, the journals referred to also changed round and bad the impudence to commend the change before they were notified of the second somersault, and haying more decency about them than the Government, they were ashamed to again,change their eoat, so there was. no course left, for them, but to, stem the tide in opposition to their masters. But even supposing the measure had been opposed; by these two journals, throughout, and every other supporter of the Government in the country, it would, nevertheless, be a Government measure: It originated with the Government,—was proposed by the Finance Minister, not as a private member of the liouse, but as a member of the Government .and if it had been defeated, the Govern- ment would have been defeated, and would halve been compelled to resign. Had it not been.for the votes of Mr. Cameron, and his four colleagues, the measure weuld have been defeated, and .the reins of Govern- ment taken out of the hands of Sir: John - and Sir George. Therefore, it will be seen that these five Reformers voted to retain in power a Government which is distasteful to the Reform party, and under whose rule, we belieye the country is fast drifting to fi- nancial ruin, and onewhich, Messrs. -Came - ton and Whitehead,- at last, promised, when seeking election, to use every legitimate means to defeat. If, for such - con- duct as this, the Reformers Of these Ridings are prepared to -allow itheir repre- centatives to go unieproyed, then we are sadly mistaken. In the coIt cI tiding paragraph Olds article the. Signal, in his extreme simplicity, lets the cat dut of the bag; very nicely. We give his own words :--- - We can assure the _Expositor that M. C. Cam- eron will be taken to task' by. his constituency by receiving, their hearty,thanks for securing a mea- sure 4t4 justice to the Salt development and a grant or the construction of an efficient harbor, which he could not have aocomplished without giving a proper measure of support to the views of other sections of the Dominion. * * The men of Goderich, in particular, ought to combine in honoring the man who has been able to secure as :a certainty and without sacrificing any principle &grant fromGovernmentwhieh will make our harbor the best, safest and most commo- dious on the coast, as nature intended it to be. This harbor Will do more to develope and increase the trade, production and resources of both Town and County, than anything else could." Just so! exactly as we anticipaied He has sacrificed his party, saciificed his princi- ples, and thrown himself into the arms of Sir George Cartier, in order that the town of Goderich inight recieve a grant of some $30,000 for the establishment of a Harbor f Refuge in that place. In order to obtain this SUM of money, to be spent in Goderich, for the benefit of a feaaspeculators and job- bers, and which, .the farmers of Huron will be compelled to contribute towards, he has "given a proper measure lot support to the views of other sections." For the 'same reason, we suppose,: Mr, Cameron's name does not appear in any of the divisions which took place on the amendnients to the Manitoba Bill. ;1)71@st Messrs. McKenzie, Mills, Young, and other' true Reformers, we're battling with the Corruptionists, for justice to the people of Ontario, Mr. Came- ron was not to be found. He had to 'give a proper measure of support to the views of other sections of the Dominion," Of course. 1=1•1111.111111111•1111111111MMININNINI A change of Ministry has been affected in Portugal in a rat t er energetic manner. The old Ministry wi s very unpopular, and the Duke of Salclanha, being popular with the -garrison of Libson, placed himself at the head of a large body of soldiers, storm- ed and carried the Castle of George with the loss Of seven lives, and then proceeded to storm the Palace of the King. Here pre - iterations had been made for a vigorous de-: fence ; but• the soldiers on each side did not like the idea of shooting each other, and, instead of charging bayonets, they all join- ed in shouting. for the King and Saldanha. The revolution was organized and carried effect a change, and being successful, the Duke of Saldanha had an audience with the King, and was charged wioh the task of forming a new Ministay, wihch he accepted. 'There is still a great deal of uneasiness in the kingdom, as there 'may be strong oppo- sition to the new Ministry. - • 9,10 4140 STARTLNG FENIAN NEWS. SUSPECTED FENIARS AT THE,AULT. REII -Aa\TII) 1•TMIT_a.. Pentane( to Attack the Expo cation. FENIANS MASSING AT BUFFALO. CONCENTRATING AT St ALBANS. DESTRUCTIVE INTENTIONS. 94 -IE NEW YORK CIRCLES UNDER ORDEES. VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT. 4. • RUMOURED. CROSSING OF THE FRONTIER. TELEGRAPH LINE CUT. PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE FENIAN BY THE PRESIDENT. 1,800 FENIAN'S ACROSS THE BORDER. FIGHTING COMMENCED, FENIAN LOSS HEAVY. NO CANADIAN LOSS. Gen. O'Neil Under Arrest SAULT. STE. MARIE, May 21. A number of suspicious individuals pass- ed through the canal on a,steamboat yester- day, bound for Marquette and Duluth. Col. Orfley, the American Cominapdant, came across end warned Col. Bolton. A guard of lofty men was placed on board the .Algo- ma, and all other guards were doubled. The sentry on board the Algoma saw a boat challengediand then fired. Theetarties escaped. CHICAGO, May 22. There arrived here to -day from Winnipeg an agent of Riel's, named Perreau, who, it is believed, has come to consult with Gen. O'Neil on his arrival. This man saw the Chicago Fenians, but as they are opposed to any Red River expedition, which they deem fool -hardy, he has met with but little encouragement. It is supposed Gen. O'Neil is bent upon making an attempt to inter- cept the British troops while on their way to Red River, and that Perreau has come on. behalf of Riel to get O'Neil to hurry up. Perreau states that the mission of Bishop Tache to Red River was an entire failure, and that Riel never said he would not ac: cept the assistance of the Fenians. It is sta- ted quite freely by the Fenians of this city that Col. M. C. Smith and Lieut. Col. B. F. Walsh, of California, are to nieet O'Neil semewhere on. the border bringing with them, as the quota of California, one thou- sand equipped men. O'Neil is to be 'here next week. ROCHESTER, May 23. Five ears attached to the eastward bound train passed this city this evening filled with men supposed to be Fenians. They came friorn BOffalo and declined to state where they were itc:und. Rumour gives Troy as their place of destination; to go from that point northward. AUBURN, May 23. Forty-five Fenians left here this evening in two detachments. The first left at 5.20, and the second, at 11 o,clock. Though they went east, their destination is supposed to be Minnesota,. The officers preserved the utmost secrecy as to thetr destination, and the men professed to be in total ignoiance. Most of the company were in the volunteer service during the late war. The arms and equipments of the company were forwarded to some point west some days since. PORT COLBORNE, May 23. It is learned from a reliable source that great numbers of Fenians have gone East from Buffalo to -night, supposed to be bound for Malone or some point near there. Some have' gone West to Cleaveland, and they are still moving about Buffalo. ST. CATHARINES; May 23. It is said that the Fenians intend burn- ing the elevate).- at Port Colborne and blow- ing up the head lock to -night. The Wel- land Railway are hurrying down grain with all speed to -clay, in case it should be true. It is said that there was a meeting of Fe - ;liens in Buffalo on Saturday night, at which arrangements were Made. Ailay 23, 8 p.m. All quiet at Port Colborne. The Wel- land Railway moved a large quantity of grain to -clay from that port. The frontier is entirely unguarded and inviting an attack, grave apprehensions are felt respecting the safety of guard' lock At •Allanburg, which, if destroyed, would al- _ most submerge this part of the Country. BUFFALO, May 23. There is a great stir .among the Feniane here this morning. An immediate raid is expected, with the Welland Canal in view. May 23, midnight. The city is full of Fenians quartered quietly among their friends all over the ci- ty. Everything is quiet. There are no in- dications of further movement of troops to- night. OefAwA, Arty 23,5 p.m. In consequence of the Fenian movement the Volunteers have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness; The Fenians have commenced moving to coneatrate on the St. Alban's frontier. It is expected that the Volunteers will be call- ed out by the 'Government. ST CATHERINES, May 24. The men of the 19th Battalion are order- ed to this point to -night, also the country Cavalry corps. One company' of the 19th has just left for Clifton to guard the bridges in eonjanction -with three companies of the 44th Battalion. The men of the Heidi- mand Battallion are ordered' to Port Col- borne, as well as the Welland Canal Yield Battery. The SL Catherines - Battery :of Artillery is also expected to move to -night, The excitement here is intense. - Parties, arriving from points on the other side bring reports confirmatory of the press despatches. The United States gunboat _illichigan is still at Pore Colborne. ?' PORT COL13ORNE, May 24, 1;p.m. The United States gunboat fifichigm is ,cruising off Port Colborne. It. is looked upon as disgraceful to the Government .to be dependent on a U. S„ gunboat fdr pro- tection. It is believed that a raid wilIsure- ly be made in this section. • The Movement on the easternfrontier is here regarded as a feint. The Manager of the *Welland Rail- way has asked for troops at this point, and a company is expected this evening from St. Catherine'. OTTAWA, May 24, 12 noon. At latest accounts the Fenians were con- centrating at St. Albans, and leaving for the frontier. A crossing is expected to take place at St. Armand. The disposition of the troops to meet the Fenians, should a crossing be effected, is under the control of General Lindsay. The cable of the Montreal Telegraph Rompany between. Prescott and Oe7denst burgh was cut last night. OTTAWA, Mia)..r 21, 3 p.m. The *United States Government has one hundred and fifty regular itroops on their way to Ogdensburg:- Four hundred Fe - piens were left behind to -day at Rome for want of accomoclation. Fifty men' of ;the Garrison Artillery and two ge as of the Field Artillery leave this afternoon for Prescott. MONTREAL; lia,y 24, 4 p.m. Further news received seems to confirm the belief that the Fenians are determined on a movement this time on the eastern frontier. Litrie numbers of men have assembled, - and are parading close to the lines. They had pickets on patrol a -mile from Pigeon Hill at noon, and shortly before that a spe- cial train was at Potsdam Junction with 250 armed-Fenians on their way to St Al- bans -to_ move upon St. Armands centre. through Pigeon Hill. The Fenians are also said to have cut the telegraph wires at Whitehall, and the lat- est report is that they have actually crossed the frontier in force. In view of information received by the Government since morning instructions have been P,ent te General Lindsay here to take active steps for the defence of the • frSmith ttciir A considerable force is accordingly to consists of . leave at 4.30, p.m:, for the frontier under the command of Lieutenant -Col. Osborne detachments from the Vic- toria Rifles, Prince of Wales 5th Royals, Hochelaga light infantry, Montreal garri- son artillery, and Captain Muir's troop of cavalry. - Two battalions of Grand Trunk Volun- teers will leave for the front at daylight t0-1 mOrrow. All the remaining Volunteers ini the city are to parade at 1 o'clock to -morrow morning for active Service. P. C. 0. Rifles anil Captain Gore's battery of artillery are also to parade at the same time. There is considerable. excitenient . in the streets here now. - HUNTINGDON, QUE., May 24, 10 p.m. News has just been received that a car- load of Fenians arrived at Malone this after - nom by the train from the East. More are. expected by the 10 o'clock train. They are very reticent. A number passed Potsdam Junction this morning, it is supposed, for Messina, Every preparation possible is be- ing made here, and troops are expected from Mon -tidal to -morrow. NEW YORK, May 24. There was great excitement last night in Brooklyn owing to the mysterious move- ments of the memberof the different Cir- cles of the Fenian Brotherhood. Meetings • were held of all the circles and of the chiefs; but the utmost secrecy was maintained. It leaked out, however, that something unusu- al was in progress, and it is asserted that after long consultation orders were sent to subor4ate circles for everymember to pre• pare for instant departure. It is reported that on reception of this order the members responded at once, dressed themselves in plain dress, bade farewell to their families and to the nunalter of twenty-five thousand took their departure, it is said; for Niagara Falls. It is reported that arms and ammu.- - nition have been tom warded in advance to the designated place, whatever that may be. ST. ALBANS, May 24, There is an undoubted movement to in- vade Canada. Hundred's of strangers are arriving and departing. e RuSLAND, VT/ May 24 • Vermont is agaim all excitement over the projected Fenian raid on Canada. The exeitement runs higher 'than at any time since the raid of 1866. Irishmen in vari- ous parts of the State are aotive, and pro- ceeding in large numbers to St. Albans, where their members are being augmented by hundreds from the East and West, and especially from towns alongeihe shore of Lake Chaplain in New 'York. A come MAY 27, 187. pany of men numbering about 50, passed through here last night en route for St. Al- bans, they came from Wa,shiiigton, Warren and Rensselaer comities, N. Y. More are expoted to -day. A company goes from this. town, and several recruits from towns -be tweet" here and Burlington. Large num- bers cf men liave gone to Lake Champlain to be landed at St. Albans Bay, where otlit' ers will join them from Rouse's Point Along the Canada line 'the American au- thmitias ate viligently endeavoring to pre- serve neutrality, but it is deemed the movement has gained too much headway fo prevent the crossing of tee line by Fenians, and the committal of over tracts; Captain Lanegan- of the Fenian general staff, is here hurrying men to the front. He expresses himself Confident of the success of the movement MONTPELIER, VT., Mav 24. The Fenians are in such a motion alone - the line from Boston to the frontier as to indicate that they 'mean husatess. There are rumours that large numbers of men are ready to ship from. Boston, Manchester, Concord/ and other points awaiting tran- sportation, ST. PAUL, MINN., May 21. The Fenians of this city he'd secret session yesterday. They keep their discussions to themselves; but it is believed they ate bringing aim and ammunition to this city for further dis- Psiiittirm'ili'tary commancler here ha e seat a force of infantry from Fort Abeocrombie to Pembina, to prevent fillibusters crossing into British -territory there. He has also sent a party to Duluth, to see neutrality preserved. General Hancooks' investigation. at Dut lath have established the fact that, although no Fenian or other force, was orgrnized at the head of,Lake Suporior, quite a number of armed men have passed throilgh Duluth singly, going West to hunt and look up mining ground. Whether these men ate Fenians, or have legitmate business, i not positively known. * OGDENSBURG, May, 24. TheuJis great excitement here to -day, all the. tele • ph lines, including the cable be- tween tits city and Prescott,, were cut last night. About 200 Fenians came 'up from the Centrl Road, on the Rome Road, to Potts - dam Junction, where they will taste the Champlain ears for St Albans, which seems to be their rallying plade, • Telegrams had been sent to the ofEcers of the Vermont Central for all the extra; cars the i-oad Could afford for an excursion to Boston, hence they were well supplied with Oar& The workmen at the car shops in Bur- lington, and with the farmers in that section of the country, have resigned there places and are pouring into St. Albans. BUFFALO, May 24, 9 p. 111. There is not so much excitement here to day as Yesterday, when the city Was full of remours of large bodies of men here or com- ing. It was found that but few had arirved here, and not a great many had left, but enough tcashow they meant business. Yesterday there was a:number of strange Irish faces -here, and a detatchment of about one hundred and twenty-five Fenians of this city, said to compose the seventh Fenian regiment fo the Irish Republican Army, left this city on the 6:25 train, on the Cen- tral road last evening, but the large ad- ditional force, which was to follow on the 11:29 train last night, did not follow as inueh as some persons had been led to expect There were but two passenger coaches at- tached to the train, and no Fenians were perceiveable therein. . During the evening, and until after the' above named train had left, there was a crowd of several hundred people -including a large number of females in and abont the depot to see the boys off. It is said that on the Lake Singe train which arrived from the West at 135 this morning, a detatchinent of abeut fifty Fe- nians came, and left on the 5 o'clock Cen- tral train for the East. They are reported tohavebeen a stout body of men. The men are bound by a very solemn oath not to reveal anything, and to obey orders for a start, no matter what ties bind them at home. Up to this evening about three hundred Fenians were known to have left here, and to -night 458 more went east. It is stated with confidence by some that .five -car loads went west yesterday bound to Dunkirk,. Erie, and oth4 points, and that to -night was fixed upon to cress. The movement at Or near Malone is al- so declared to be a feint, the object of the Fenians is stated to be the breaking of the locks east and west on the Welland Oanal, and to 'cut the railroads and telegraphs, and do what other damage they can. The Fenians in town say grimly that son*body Will get hurt We hear that orders leave been received at Fort Porter and other military posts on the frontier -for the United States troops, to get ready for immediate field operations: No sympathy - is felt here for the Fenians- among the Am- ericans, and everybody thinks they are on a miiisdfothrtnin'aeisse. funds by sympathy for their ri CHICAGO, May 24, midnight. Fenian expedition is to leave Milwau- i kee to -night, in. a boat, to make a descent on Canada West, • with the intention of marching upon Brantford. Col. O'Conner, an experienced officer, will command the force; said to consist of picked men, well armed and equipped. Strong reinforce- ments left here to .day foe Milwaukee. Con- siderrble excitement prevails in this city [(Continued on eight page.) FARO tainmen Hall. 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