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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-06-03, Page 44 F ADVERTISERS ARE respectfully informed, that to insure inser- tion in the following *sue, Changes of Advertise - Tents must be at the office by SATURDAY and New, Advertisements by WEDNESDAY Noels,. Noma j the inon ,,txitooi.tOr,. The Official Paper of the County. . FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1870. THEI LATE FENIAN RAID. • Contrary to general expectation, the Fe- nians have *attempted another road up- on this c,ountr:,e. t They have, hoWever, been promptly met, and speedily driven back by • our volunteers, at each point where they at- tempted to establish themselves upon Cana- dian soil. • The. invaders have becn repelled, without the loss ^of,or injury to a single Cana- dian soldier, whilst several of the invading party have been wounded and two or three killed. -Inglorious as was the invasion of '66, that of '70 has been much more so. No sooner did they receive e sniff of Canadian powder, than they at once became stricken with terror, wheeled about, andit would seem, that each one ofthese brave (?) defend- ers of Ireland's rights, vied with the other as to which could first scramble. back under the protecting wings of the friendly Eagle. .khere is no Sensible person, either here, or in the United. States, who is not thoroughly aware of -the utter absurdity Of this Fenian movement - against Canada. The organization is kept alive, solely for. the person -al and political gain of certain par- ties in the United States. The leaders are all shrewd, intelligent men, and no person knows better than they, that nothing can be accomplished in behalf of Irelan.c1 by molest- ing Canada. • The followers of these leaders however, areneither intelligent nor sensible. They are, mainly, ignorant, hot-headed and impulsive Irishmen, whose feelings and • syinpathies are easily worked upon and awakened. There is probably not a hun- dred amongst the rank and file, who have the slightest idea .of the position or resources of Canada, or its lack, of connection with Ireland. On account of the hatelligence and shrewdness of their leaders, they look up to thern with a certain degree of confi- dence and respect, and eagerly swallow, and readily digest, the miareprese4atious and falsehoods which air being continually pour- ed into their ears by those whom they con- sider their superiors. Under such circum- stances, there may be a slight measure of excuse for these- deluded creatures. They act, we believe, from conscientious motives, or they would not be so ready, and willing, to give liberally of their money, for which they haveto labour so industriously, to-sir:a- port the cause. It -is entirely different, however, with the leaders of the movement. They are perfectly aware of the hopeless- ness of the cause whieh they preteacl to ea- pouse. , They know the weakness of their ignorant countrymen, and take advantage -ot that in order to fill their own pockets. They know well that it is impossible . for them ever to get to Ireland, and that even if they were there they would not be able to accomplish anything to further their pre- tended object They must make some show for -the money they ha,v8 received, and do something to stimulate their dupe a to con- tinue their contributions, and an occasional zaid -upon fhe Canadian border has • hereto- - fore proved sufficient to accomplish this ob- ject. This sort of thing will be Ontinued, too, just so long as the ignorant section of the Brotherhood continue to contribute, im- lesittlYe leaders are captured and punished, andr,the entire organization stamped out by the Anierican Government. Although we. may consider, that the rank and file of the so-called Fenian army are not so blamewor- thy as the leaders, and that on account of their ignora,nce. they are in s� -me measure excusable for their rash and murderous ac- tion; yet we de not consider, by any means, that those who have been captured by the Canadian forces should, for thss reason, be exempt from punish -Merit, 'or that their pun- ishment, should bein any way lihteried on account of the ignorance, through -which they have been led to conamit crime. We are not re-sponsible for 'their ignorance. They have committed a crime by invading our shores with the avowed intention cof murdering and robbing our people ; there- fore justice and the honour of the country demand that their punishment be in accordance with the enormity of the crime of which theyhave been guilty. We also considei that it will do much towards secius ing the future peace Of the country, should that punishment be speedily enforced. We cannot see, that there is any probabi- lity of the American Government taking steps to abate this nuisance, unless they are compelled to do .so by Britain. The .Fe- nians have now become a power in that country. The Fenian . vote, upon which ever side it may be cast, is almost sufficient _to turn the scale in favor of that side. This being the case, they are courted and petted by both political parties. Neither party is desirous to give them offence, lest they in- cur their disfavour and opposition. Thus it is, that these marauders are allowed re- peatedly to disturb the quiet, and annoy the inhabitants of a friendly and neighbouring country, by raids upon its borders, and thus it will continue to be, so long as. tish authorities are willing to allow them- selves to be ruthlessly trampled, upon, and insulted, as is at prese.nt being done. - There is now only one of two courses. for Britain to pursue. She must either place a sufficient military force along the Canadian THE HURON 'EXPOSITOR. frontier to insure protection against these Fenian marauders, or else she must insist upon. the American Government taking such steps as will at once,and for ever,orrish out this dangerous organization, and insure due regard for the neutrality Jaws. She must alsb inform the Americans that, should the peace of Canada be again disturbed by citizens of that country, they—the Ameri- cans—must abide by the consequences. It is only by pursuing such a course as this, that safety to this country can be secured. It is not by heaping fulsome praise upon the President 4f the United States,—as is • at present beilig done by the press and offi- cials of England,—for performing a duty which should have been performed long ago, that we will ever be able to get juStice from that country. - . True, the late raid has proven, beyond a doubt, that Caneda is perfectly able. to de- fend herself from tke attacks of these ruffians, without the assistance of England. But, it is not our place to. do so, nor is it right or just that we should be corapelled to shoul- der the burden. We have nothing what- ever to do with Ireland. If that country has 'cause to complain of grievances, we are not in any way responsible for them. The quarrel is wholly England's, and it is solely on account of our connection with England that we ate continually annoyed. This be- ing the case, it is clearly England's duty to defend usfrom this annoyance, and the. soon- er she takes steps to accomplish this cbject, the more conducia e will it be to the contin- uance of the pleasant relations which now exist, between the two countries. Had the quarrel been of our making, then we would have a perfect right, and be quite willing and ready to defend ourselves a_gainstthe results which.might flow from it. It is not right, nor is it just, that we should be continually compelled to bear the weigh- ty burden of defending ourselves from the enemies of England. .We are willing to lend the Mother Country all reasonable assistance in this matter, but to bear the whole burden is what we neither feel in - dined nor able to do. It is high time that the Lion was waking up from his slum- bers, and showing that he is able and will- ing to defend himself from insult and tyran- ny. One shake of his tail, would be quite suf- ficient to bring the Eagle to his feet plead- ing for pardon and forgiveness for past sins and transgressions. • There is one most gratifying feature in connection with the late raid, and that is, the noble manner in which our volunteers conducted themselves upon the field. Pro- fiting by experience, the blunders of '66 were not - re-enacted, but those who had command of the forces managed everything with the greatest apparent wisdom an abili- ty. The restilt is, that instead of .now be- ing compelled, to mourn over the slain, we have cause to rejoice and feel thankful that not one has been in the slightest degree in- jured. TYRANNY SOMEWHERE. From our dealings with the Montreal Telegraph Company, during the present. Fe- nian raid, we are led to the conclusion that, either it (the Company) is a gross and ty- rannical monopoly, or that it is misrepresen- tedby its agent in this place. And we feel sure, that a simple recital of our case, will convince the public that our conclusion is just. During 'the intense excitementt conse- quent upon the raid, it was our desire to furnish the public with all the latest possi- ble intelligence, and to that end, we made frequent, and repeated, applications at the Conapany's agency, kr; such information. In no single instance, LOwever, could we obtain a direct answer tio an inquiry ; there were always dispatchea " in stock," but their n.attire and length, were matters on which we could only obtain the least possi- ble knowledge, by " ordering " at the rate of 75 cents to $1 per hundred words, for what proved, with us, in the majority of cases, to be, .4., miserable, long, drivelling re- hash of news (?) published in the Toronto dailies of the previous day—in a dispatch of two or three)hundred words, there might, j possibly, be foui d ten or twenty, conveying an indefinite ', ea of something fresh, but these were notable exceptions. Suc)i being the case, it became us, as a matter of finan- cial prudence, to be wary, and " order " avhen we thought we could do so, with this least probability of being swindled, and, at the same time, secure intelligence to the most advantage, far the public. According- ly, we refused a dispatch, which the agent informed us we could have on Friday morn- ing, with a view, as we told him at the time, of taking one in the eyening of the same day. In the meantime, however, this mes- sage being ordered at Goderich, the Seaforth agent took it Upon himself, to take it off, and then wished to insist upon our teking- it, which we declined,for the simple reason aforementioned—we had previously refused it. When evening came, and we made ap- plication for a late dispatch, we were told by the agent, that we could get no more, unless we paid for the one, that we had re- fused itt the morning; and furthermore that he (the agent) intended taking all future dispatches himself, (having a job printing office of his own, itt the shape of fly sheets, which he sold on the streets). Being thus baulked in our wish, to supply the public, -with intelligence, we made a request to Mr. Moodie, Grand Trunk station -master, for information coming by chat line, which he very kindly supplied us with, until Monday morning, when he received instructions from Mr. Larmour,Grand Trunk District Supt., to discontinue supplying us with intelligence, on the ground that Mr. Dwight, Supt of the Montreal Telegraph Company, had corn - plained, that thispractice was taking cue- . tom from his Company.-, Now, we would ask, -what are we to do, under the ciscurastances There is only" one of two courses for us to theme, viz : dis- continue supplying tbe public with news, altogether, or incur the enormous expendi- ture attendant upon purchasing every dis- patch within reach of the Company's wires, no matter how worthless. By pursuing the first course, the publib would be deprived of important news, at a critical period; and by adopting the second, we would be incurring an outlay, entirely beyond the means of any local journal. Who is responsible for this? Is it the Supt. of the Montreal Telegraph Company, or the local agent? If the former, justice demands an immediate remedy; if the lat- ter,a speedy change would be conducive, both, to the public good, and the interest of the Company. While we s.hall not attempt to exonerate the Company from .all blame, in this mat- tter, till we have some good reason to be- lieve, it desires to do the -public justice, we unhesitatingly, lay a large measure of blame at the door of the local agent. This is not the first unsatisfactory business that we know of, in connection with this agency, the like of which, we hear of, not elsewhere. Here is one instance A business man, of this village, left a message, for Paris, witn the charges, at the office one Saturday fore- noon, from the nature of which, it was evi- dently, of importance. On the Tuesday following, what was this man's surprise to naeet in his place of business, the person to whom the message was sent, who had he re- ceived it, would have been spared the jour- ney. Upon enquiring at the Telegraph office, it was ascertained that the message had not been forwarded, and that, without the first assignable reason. The consequence was, it being a business matter, the sender of the message was compelled, in common decency to pay his Paris correspondent's, expens,es, and time. In' short, after such a manner are the affairs of this agency transacted, that we guarantee the expenses of putting the Grand Trunk office in a po- sition to do public business, if by so dbing, the receipts, to the Company, from this point, are not increased, at least, ten per cent, the first month thereafter. In the name of the business men, of this vicinity, and the public, generally, we call upon the Montreal Telegraph Company to vindicate itself, and give us justiee. P.S.—Since the above was in type, we are in receipt of a communication from Mr. Deicers, in reply to a complaint, we made to him, on the above matter, in which a close investigation, is promised. THE END. As war, be seen by our despatches else- where, the Fenian fizzle has entirely col- lapsed. The result of the enterprise has been most disheartening to the brave() de fenders of the Sun -burst. Their defeat has been most humiliating and complete. They were compelled to abandon every Position they took, with the utmost precipitancy, and of course, always in bad order. The end has come, and the poor deluded wretch- es are now truly objeots of pity. Those of them who had the means, immediately upon being repulsed, left the scene of action for their_ homes; but the less fortunate were compelled to remain upon the charity of the public, until, at length, the railway companies took compassion upon them, and placed at their disposal a number of cattle and hog -cars, of which the "bone and si- new" of the Irish -American array were only too glad to avail themselves, in order to pro- cure transportation to their homes. The officers have been taken prisoners by the American civil authorities, and are held upon the charge of violating the Neutrality laws. It is no way probable, however, that they will be either convicted or pun- ished. They will probably be submitted to &sort of sham trial, and then be allowed to run at large upon straw bad, as has been the practise, in similar cases heretofore. Large quantities of arms and ammunition have also been seized by the American au- thorities, and are being stored up, and will probably be safely kept until the next el- ection, when they will be delivered up upon conditions that the party in power will re- ceive the united votes of the arnay for the liberation of. Ireland. Thus ended the long -to -be -laughed at raid of 1870. Sir John A. McDonald's life is almost entirely despaired of. His medical attend- ants report, that his death may be expected at any moment. RED RIVER - ST. PAUL, MINN., May 28. It is reported that at a Fenian meeting held in this city on the evening of May 26th about 50 men were enrolled, and offered their services to go on the expedition, or any movernent their leaders might agree upon. Large subscriptions were collected—many liberal men subscribing liberally. Two ex - officers of the United States army Of this 'city are said to be leaders of the Fenians in this neighbornood. The New Nation of the 13th May is re- ceived. It contains no news of importance. A large space is occupied by the doings of the Legislative .Assembly. I take the fol- lowing extracts from a long editorial head- ed "Schemes in Canada :" " The perplexities abroad concerning this "unfortunate country and miserable people "seem to become greater every day. Judg- " ing by the contents of our later letters, Canada and Red River have been playing "at 'cross purposes, and will continue to do so as long as designing, ambitious men are "allowed to influence the public minds of the Dominion. We are sorry to see the "seeds of future discord and disunion sown between Canada and our people, when on "the contrary every effort should be made "to establish a proper understanding, where "so much misunderstanding has existed." The New Nation of course, condemns the action of Messrs. Schultz and Moir, and others in trying to stir up bitter feeling a- gainst Red River, by using the sad fate of Scott as a platform topic—by which to en- list the sympathies of Canada, and "setting themselves up as heroes' and loyalists." The editorial continues :— " We are glad however that the Dorai- " nion Goyernment has not been led astray "by the outburst and uncertainty of popular " excitement. It is all very well to talk "about expeditions, armed forces, &c., as if " Canada held the position of right to subju- " gate a sister Colony; but it must first re - "member that it is, as yet, only dependant "on.another of greater power, and it has no "right whatever to make war against or at- " -tack people who _claim the same allegiance "as itself. To the Imperial Government 'alone this country will go for justice, if "injustice is attempted towards its people ; "and should Canada pay the price agreed "upon, a hundred times over --still the Red "River settlers will look for the rights they "have made a stand for, . and which in all " rectitude Iselong to them as British sub- " jects. We have made a stand for rights "against what we believe oppression ,and "cannot submit to the plans a few design- " ing inetbWish to carry through to our ruin, "even thcugh they borrow theBritish cloak " to hide their aims. We call on the Cana- " dians to scout imposters now in their "Midst seeking to sow dissention, and we "depend on Britain for justice, believing she will not be influenced one particle by the schemes of men we know so well." The New Nation notices the arrival at Winnipeg of Mr. Davis and wife, Sherbrooke and Eldrege, of Upper Canada. Riel does not appear in the paper. It is reported here,on good authority, that President Riel informed the Fenians that their services were not required in Red River, and that the Provisional Govern- ment -would oppose their crossing the bor- der. The American citizens near the British frontier recently applied to the Goveinor of Minnesota for arms to protect themselves in case of a threatened attack from the Sioux Indians. Governor Austin has shipped 100 stand of arms, which -will be distributed among the settlers. NEWS OF THE WEEK. • JUNE 3 1870 Red River Expedition, SAULT STE. MARIE, May 26. SAULT STE. MARIA, May 27. Some consternation had been caused at, the camp by one man being tairen with the scarlet fever. The attack, however, is a mild one, and no fatal consequences are ap- prehended. -Dr. Codd had the man placed in' a separate tent, and he is- rapidly pro- gressing ulider his treatment With this exception the men are enjoying good health and the sick roll is very small, the princi- pal complaint being diarrhma. The chief topic discussed here last night, was the arrival of the Chicora from Fort William, and early'this inerniug she came through the canal, and lhaving discharged some freight and coaled, she crossed over, and was seen en route again for Coiling - wood. It is understood that in future the ordinary mail service will be kept up with its accustomed regularity. During the past• fortnight we have been shifted " from Oi- ler to post and post to pillar," in a most ale rmirag way, and it will be a pleasure te see something like regularity restored in the postal service. The Algerine, of Cleveland, still lies alongside the wharf discharging the 271 tons of coal for the gunboats when they arrive here. We are beginning to get a little credulous as to their coming, the 131.0*" mise having been so long unfulfilled. There was some surprise manifested at, the Waltbuno coming up without troops on board. It was thought that every means - would have been availed of to have insure& the quick transportation of troops to Fort William. The boats now en route to Fort William will soon return, and there then be 110 troops for them to carry, and fur- ther delay will be caused, Unless stores are sent at a much faster . rate to the Sault than heretofore, they will be kept idle after they are here, waiting for troops and stores to carry. Col Wolsey lB determined to put the affair through, and he has left imperative orders that no ex- pense shall be spared to Obtain every awls- tance possible in the transport of the.expe- dition, at any rate, to Fort William The weather here is splenclid,andaffiujairset: you will gather from this, are pretty To -day ought to be put as a " red letter day," in the calendar of the Red River Ex- pedition. It will ever be notableas the day when, after three weeks' delay, the inditing 'of a -whole -volume of orders and instructions and counter orders and instructions and the deliberate and uncalled for waste of $300 a day, the excellent boat the Algoma sailed away from her :anchorage • bound for Fort William. We will not say that we know the whole of the pros and COM in the case —we pray lIeaven we never may, for they must be as dreary and dull as a Chancery pleading, but regarding the matter from a common sense point of view, it is only too. clear that there was a blunder somewhere." I fear that I ought to put in the plural and say there were b/senders everywhere. How- ever, on the old principle of letting bygones be bygones, the matter may rest Ere you -receive this, the Algoma will be ploughing the waters of Lake Superior, and be not many miles, shoul 1 tho passage be favour- able, from her destination ; and there let the matter reniain till some opportunity is. afforded for discussing it with the responsi- ble authorities. She will probably lie at the, Point aux Pas this e-veraing, together with the Brooktyn, and will sail away to -morrow through the lake. This morning the troops on hoard the Francis Smith, marched out to the camp, and from there to the Portage, from where they will soon afterwards embark. Camp life still maintains its -well known character for monotony; and nothing either startling or - extraordinary has occurred there calling for particular comment. At the Portage a large number of men who have been employed -under the able sus perintendenc:e of Mr. Graham, have been. sent forWard to Fort William by the Chico- ra. The importance of this point has of course considerably diminished since the Americans have allowed stores other than - munitions of war to go through the canal, and the Portage road may be now consi- dered to be fully equal to its requirements. I still maintain my opinion, though, that if the -whole of the stores had to be transport- ed across it, it would have been found sadly insufficient. The tug belonging to Mrs Church, of the "International Raspberry Jam Factory," has been busy towing the scow laden with barrels of flour, first out to. -a -vessel, and then was countermanded re- turning with it. It, however, so often ran aground on the shoals near the wharf, that its use has been discontinued, and it has, now returned to Garden River. Generally business is quiet at the Portage. The weather is splendid now, and the naer- cury is rising. In common -with everyone, I am glad of it I shall keep a sharp look -out for the re- turn of the Ohicora, which will probably bring important news from Fort William. The Rescue is expected here this afternoon._ SAULT STE. 2iARIE: May 28. The Prince Alfred arrived yesterday, and at once disembarked the soldiers, who - marched to the camp. This morning Col. Bolton. crossed over and saw Col. Orfley, and asked if the gun boat would be allowed to pass through the canal. Col, Orley replied, " As a vessel of war„ and connected with the Red River ex don, I must, according to my instruction, refuse permission to the Prince Alfred go- ing through-" Col. Bolton then returned, and the gun -- boat will return to -morrow. It was not at- tempted to pass her through light. The Fenian intelligence from below has - created considerable excitement here. A schooner, loaded with hay, has passed through the canal. - The Spanish Cortes has -passed a Bill per- mitting civil marriages. A large statue of the Queen,. by Marshall Wood, has arrived in Montreal, The Cuban rebels are, according to the latest reports, suirendering to the Spanish authorities and begging for pardon. The Spanish brigands have captured four Englishmen, who are to be held until ahea- vy ransom is paid, . A regatta of yachts of all nations for. the Frill, of Wales cup is to take place on the 22nd June, off the Isle of Wight. The forty-seventh Annual Conference, of the Canada Wesleyan Methodist Church,‘ met in Toronto on Wednesday last. Mr. Monsell has informed the Imperial House of Commons that there is no connec- tion between the Fenian raid and the rebel- lion at Red River. - The Hon. MessrssTrutch, Ifelmokin, and Carroll, delegates from British Columbia to negotiate terms of union with Canada, at rived rived at Ottawa on Monday. The large factory and cooper shop belong- ing to George Elder, of Stratford, were .burned Friday night. The loss is not known. The factory was slightly insuted. Another terrible story of the perils of the sea is told. The ship Marianne, with twen- ty-oneof her crew dead from starvation, and the remainder dying from the same cause, was seen in distress on she 7th May, Sir Francis Hincks has telegraphed to Mr. Weir, in Montreal, that he expects a supply of small silver a week from- to -day. Mr. Weir is to interview the Finance Minister with the view of inducing him to bring about an uniform system of copper CUrrency. Mr. A. W. Thompson has deposited the $200,000 required by the Ontario Act of last session, before the Southern Railway could be proceeded with, and that Survey- ors ate about to commence the location of the line. It is said that the funds have been supplied by Vanderbilt. The steam gust and saw mills at Rivers - dale, owned by Messrs. Ailler & Mason were burnt to the ground on Saturday. The fire caught from the smoke stack, and in half an hour from the time the flames were first seen the entire premises were in ruins. Loss about $6,000; insured for $1,- 000. The advocate of Infallibility in the (Ecu- menical Council, are making strenuous en- deavours to carry that dogma, and, as the vote will shortly take place are calling in all the absentees of their party, and bringing a powerful outside influence to bear on all dissenters. A strict censorship over tele- graphic despatches has been established. The Hon. Mr. Archibald was entertained at a banquet by his constituents last Tuesday, He starts for Ottawa on the 4th June, and will spend a few 'days at Ottawa, and then proceed to Manitoba. 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