Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-04-02
From the Saint Paul Timcs.
RED RIVER MATTERS.


continues Ia agitate the people OF Prince M.
ports Land: They are having public meet.
ings, stump speeches. and, al those inciden.
q IA Appliances to arouse the, PUBLIC sentiment
ION ono side and the other The naked ques-
!'on that the country il to- uass from The
hands Of the ILLUSIONS Bay Company is en-
t'rely settled With them. But public ON opiin.
ION appears to be much divided as 40 .wh;cl
Got the systems aabWe alluded to shall ne
adopted. The Toronto Globe, has 4 cor.
ssesPondent strongly in favor .ofnauuexation:
ana t" read his accounts from the lcit0nv.
one would come to the, conclusion hsaH IS
TO be believed he says, that the sepcrate col.
on'al organizationists are grcatly;i;,t the mi
Inorlty.r But ,we learn from. other sources
shat such is not the fact. ,dg al IN g[l.i,,9
ri The writer f0pithc G lobe adrn;es that the
clergy. Of all denominatins, arc strongly n
!"$or scperate cSioniy; ana II ws iSSissso
~ the manner in hich he beratssJ this wor.
my cass Ar the, interference with, his Ga,
nad'an sci'e'nc Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT we must
come to the conclusion that they Ar, Weld.
ing q powerful influences, on the sid. ii Icol.
9nel pendcnce. AT all events, our, Red
River neishbors are having, (..qu;,o "A lively
cnmpaign,",as We Of the States would saw.
and one which must result a. Ts,,o1,neth ~
9! mutual advantage Is our own neonIe g
minnesota as we'll as 10 Themselves. , icGi
The following is copy Of memorial go,t
op'hy the bishopa''d clergy. it was hume.
1ousiy signed, and sent to- the Home Gov.
'ernncnt--yo"ng.14 Lord Gr3svcner,f who pa>s:
ed through sf. Paul some week, "so;; be;ae
the bearer. ..,1,f.
Al a
10 ne 42N!.t H,norul'e,A.. H. r,'., !, NM, al
.anH sputDol, c' the Unite Naangl am y,
uit Ntf. ,t . Eh'1fsin md hsanh ~ Rrlid.
"rhe petition Of the Right Rev. the Bish.
or OF knpert's land, ard Of tile anlersirunnccdd
clergy OF the diocese aforesaid, '7'! '5'' y, y,
"Hunbly Shsweth,- - n9tr J1Hol'
".ih't 'this'country is in. ~, anoniio,oun,,
condition. wholly different from ali othe,
parts Of the British Empire, without Gov
ernof subject. t. The, control Of the Grown
the present officer being appointed by. and
1a9sctI g, the Honorable Hudson's Bay
s'That the law has hitherto been q admins.
tered by Judge appointed, and subject to
the control Of the SAID: Iohorable JiIEdson;s
Bay Company, but that the settlement n
TINS time F" without any law officer what
ever. ..a.-..,.5 -,,,.r''e -,,,s.-r~,t'-T
"rhat the present Legislative body, oa,lol
the Governor and Council Of Assiniboin, ars
nominated exclusively by said Honorable
Hudson's Bay Company. limited in thei,,
proceedings and action by the provisions 81
tho Honorable Hudson's Bay Company
charter. tin+Gl udH ,jisanSoEGa 81 -
THAT We cannot l,il to notice a. growing
dissatisfaction in the minds Of the people re-:
sardl''g the above state Of things and that
we represented the same in q memorial dated
June. 1898, to the Honorable Fudsons Bay
company, through tho Goyernor.in. chief
praying for an alteration in the Constitution
81 the Government, to which no reply was
"rhat VIC have felt much en- ,oarened b,
the legislation of the last session ofiParl;a.
ment, m which the country west Of tile
hocKy Mountains was admitted to the full
privileges ola British colony, and has al
ready received from the Crown a Governor.
necor1ed and Commissioner OF, Land, and
works. We respectfully crave the. same
1--WE therefore humbly pray your + Ripht
HoEorable House, to take this, our aDneal.
INTO your most gracious consideration. ana
70 afford this country u Government some
what similar to British colonies to intro.
aeee INTO the Legislative boly the principle
" seltgoyernment by representation to
encourage immigration; to throw open the
country 70: trade, and to facilitate intercourse
ana direct COMMUNICATION; with Canada and
British Columbia. .N s''f .0T'7l = :,
Ant your petitioners, as In duty bound,
will ever pray, &C., &C." 1870.
FINAL DECISION IN THE GREAT ALLAN.
TIC COLLISION Cause.-The ID koit Tribune
says: In 1852, it will he remembered that the
steamboat Atlantic and Propeller. Ogdsns-
burg came in collision near Long Point Can
ada. by which the Atlantic, worth SIS. OOO
was sunk, and the O!,.ehsbures, damaged
some $3,OcO The Mcssrs. Ward Of this
city, owners ofthe steamer instituted a suit
in the United States District Court, 81 Ohio.
tav damages. On tile first trial the owners
Ut the Osdensbnrgh recovered 1000 An
appealto the United States Circute, Court.
before Judge Nc Lean reversed The iudy.z
ment ami gave the Messrs, Ward sac, 200
damages The case was taken by appeal to
The Supreme Court at Washington. On Sat
friday the Supreme Court affirmed the de,
cree below, which gives 4 Judgment in favor
OFF, H. Ward and Stephen t!lshent, 81
about al 2Vt On Monday morning Mr..
Chamberlain, one oftho pr,pristors Of the
Northern Transportation ConpanY, and the
principal defendant in this suit, met in, this
city with Capt. Ward, and the amount Of
the Judgment was fully and satisfactorily.
arranged. Thus, after six years and half
oflitis 'tion, this important suit has beer,
brought to successful ter,nination. inft
WlNANs' New STEAMSHIP -Winans' new
cigar steamship was tried on "Wednesday Of
last week. Tor the purpose of .ascertainins
the effect Of the new. experiment made
with tho Wheel, One half the buckets
have been rc,noved, and tho trial gave :; cvi.
dencs. that her speed had been materially in.
creased, Fourteen feet is to be added to the
hull on each side ofthe wheel, and The adj
dition is now in the shop near com i,leted,
and as soon as added tho ship will make ID
trip to Norfolk or New York. Mr.. Winans
has determined. it is understood, to depart
SO fur from his original. plan, as to place
n'asts and sails on the ship. and they are
now bang prepared in the yard Great con,
filsnce is still expressed BY those interested.
in the ultimate success Of this wonder ii the