New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-29
The Red River Trude-Hvd,cpS Bsv Co,

| From the Minnesota Register, ST. Paul Aug Ia
| Tne Red River trsders who have been with Is
iortuishi are preparing to depart sor Their north
srn homes. As We write, group Of them before
COR door are surrounding some half dozen Of their
ronleo carte. laden Nth stoves, hollow dry
goods .nd groceries, pafchssed q our 81. Paul
| trsdesnen, while others are driving their sinsiy
harnessed oxen up the hill. dragging huge oscs
OF tire came com modities. procared below and
| ,gss landed by the Senator and Highland Mary.
| The sNavsn Will se, cot In day o. two on their
journey Of coo or 500 miles across q savage vii
| cerness There. amid their ice bound fastnesses
| and cherries plains Of snow, these hardy hunters
vii renew the capture Of the buffalo the elk, The
moose and the lynx. until Spring sgsin invites
them on their Journey hitler where sure re
ward will await them FOR AL their toll SinSaisr
people More singular country that ngrtores
upon Is bosom 40 many strange varieties OF emil
dren Tor De Il remembered, large proportion 81
| these s,s~srt mortimer are oar fellow citizens,
living within the borders OF Minneso,s. and under
the protectlng wings OF the Americsn eagle. Yet
are not the n tanners and casto ns Of the inhsbt-
ants ci the grestest extremes On earth more
striking than are the tastes and hsbiis oi these
people, when compared with those who dwell In
the Old settlements OF the United States.
We have not space u enter into history OF
that monster evaporation, the Hutson's Bay Com
psuy-second only a. Ar engine Of British orpres-
sion and crue ~ ~ the East Irdia Company IN its
pslmiest dsy,-but will merely refer TO whssHs
now doing on the northern frontier Of oar Terrific
y. TIE town Of Pembna situated on Red River
s'hort distance this eide the Brtish hne, coutsins
$50 inhabitants. OF these. ss+ are males and 3ss
females. The men follow the chase and engage IN
the pursuits Of grazing and agriculture. and the
~-men, beside attending 10 the usus, domestic
svocstions, manufacture most OF the WOODEN snd
linen fsores Necessary 70 cothe their ismd,s.-
they are hardy, brave. industrious aud moral
ronue' people But how are they treated by
their ed lords and masters on the otner side
~ the llne Letsny Of them engage In the trsfc
OF fg's with the lndisns. and the, are drsssed be
fore Jadse Thorn ard fined L I. 600 sterlinsi Their
mnons do not stop 10 search tor the ssth parallel
when on the trsck of some poor trader. who has
bought OF sn Indian fox or lypx skin. No dher-
ence % them whether he Is on British or Ameri-
can sround. Thanks a. Mr.. Kittson, the /" lsnkse
Trader" So the Bay Compsnys agents call him.
he has fully established MS claim at Pembins, and
the rich packages OF furs he brought in this
abundsntly proves that he 10 fully able to main
tamil.
We have a narrative drawn up BY one Of our
suffering citizens which states that 10 the sprng
OF lsis he was engaged 10 business IA the Red
River Colony, and Was one day cent tor by the
Governor. Alexander Christy, on a charge OF ira
ding In iurs On repairing 20 the Governors of
clal seat-Fort Gsrry-the accusation was stated
by that dgnitsry and fine OF IL 200 i'm posed
upon him lnstanter, without, the AID OF Judge. Ju
~ or witnesses Upon his refusing 10 sign bond
tor the smouni, the door was fastened. aud he was
informed that compliance with the demand WIS
the only way % escape imprisonment Having
no other recourse he was forced 10 yield
The evil effects OF that monstrous monopoly, the
Hudsons Bay Company, has attracted the a,ten
ton OF the British Parliament, and become the
subject of debate. Judge Thorn is Mr. Adam
Thorn. who was editor OF the Montreal Herald
daring the troubles OF 1887, and became a iavonte
with Lord Durham. His censures of the poor
Canadians were exceedingly harsh Ed Tub