Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-29
RED RIVER.
New Point Of Attack for American
FiiihuSters.
The American Annexation League
at Work.
Latest Reports from the AssiniAoin
Country.
RED RIVER.
Arrival of Gov. MCDoagaIl at S.. Paul

New York, December 28.-The Stil
of this morning says an American
Annexation League has recently been
formed in this city with the avOWed
purpose of procuring, by persuasion
or force, annexation to the United
states ut all the countries and prOVin-
ces of North America, and all islands
along It's coasts. Their motto Is that
the national safety of the United
states demands the acquisition Of all
North America and the West India
Islands. Prominent citizens are
members OF the League, and its Off
GERS are the following weil-known
men: Col. Geo. w. GIBBONS, Presl-
dent: Gen. a. l.. GuTnvy, Vice-Presi-
dent; Gen. Geo W. Cole, secretary /;
Gen. Jas. E. Kernigan, Financial Sec
retary; Gen. Jas. 3. Colt, Treasurer.
The Organization is preparing an eX-
petition for active service and partic.-
patton in tie hO.Jiiitie5 now going on
in the Red River country, and against
the representative OF the Canadian
government.
The expedition that they are pre-
pairing is 20 consist OF fifteen hundred
men, Of whom eight hundred have
already been enrolled. Twenty-Five
guides have been hired, who are Ia
miliar with the Red River country,
who viii conduct the troops from the
last railroad station across the border
line. Fifteen hundred Spencer rifles
have been stored away ready Tor use.
Ammunition and other supplies are
also at hand, and no iurtheT great ex-
peuseS are anticipated. a prominent
railroad man, member OF the league,
has promised the troops tree transpor-
tati0n to within two hundred miles
Of the border line, and from that place
to the point OF operations the hllbust-
ers viii make their way by forced
marches.
They wiz depart from New York in
squads of nom one to two hundred
men, and as quietly as possible, 80 as
to avoid detection or delay. The first
squads will start before the l5tn oi
January-p-rhaps as early as the tirst
OF the month-dnd the last detach.
ment, it is expected, viii have lett the
city before the beginning OF February,
Two bodies, numbering together tive
hundred and fifty men, have started
for the Red River country already,
from four cities-Chicago, Buffalo, De
/ troit and st. Louis Tney have prob
ably crossed the border line already,
| bus no news has yet been received
1 from them.
ST. PAUL, December 25.-The fam
| ily of Governor McDOuga!l arrived
/ here to-day from the north. They
/ lett Pembina last Saturday, and viii
await the arrival of the Governor, WHO
( Is expected to arrive at st. Paul Ell
route to Canada. They deny the re
port that the Governor mad anything
/ 10 do with arOusinS the Indians Ol
/ melting them 10 rise in his favol
against the insurgents. They believed
/ the mass of the inhabitants at frs
/ favored McDOugail, but We're deceived
and controlled by Il few designing
! leaders, who misrepresented McDOu
CALLS mission and won them over.
The st. Paul DispGtch commenting
on the Rel River news received from
/ New York to-day, says sthe report
/ that squads Of fiiliou-ters are 10 b
passed over the railroads to within
TWO hundred miles Oi the British Dor
dgr IS a fabrication, a5 the neares
railroad is four hundred miles owe
ground covered with snow, with tn
mercury at from ten 10 thirty degree
below zero. 1t is not probable tha
The WiDnepegs would rely upon an.
material aid from such an expedition
as IL NAV exist oHiV on paper.