, 1870-07-19

tn. .Act-Procccdings OF the I.eEtHln-
r..c Assembly.
From Ax St, Aau FTc4t July IL
11e lAttr Ndllon OF July contains ion e
rtmblS OF Assinlloia on The cocaAon of ,te 1e-
CENT meeting to receive the rcpoIt ol - ts'u4 M
1,ichot. one Of the delegates TO otta%., " II
gard TO the circumstances nna sesuMs :. '
Ircc,t u1ssion to Canada. anu M..t.ehs ~
,l.n.tiou Of the provisions ol snT Asn!t1oa
ac,. President I!rl introduced Nr. Nchot
xr;tl, remarks coneratn1atinG Aln on the sue
rrss Of his rnjesio11, aud on tie courage, per-
severance. and wisdom Displayed by him
rena.rts ,,e .sout iii III, insults to which ho had
L.en SUBJECTED, that on the part Of officials
and Tic reistleu,en-the men Of business-
rr,,rrallv he and his co-deieEases Ind been
Veil treascd. and tha: the masa Of the canAda
1>aorlr dill not Evmpathizs with those who
sought 10 do thcm Injustice
llr President. 1n the uaIne OF the House,
] vu,,ld ask Fer. Nr. Elchos il our delaSates
fave t,ctn received rs tlc delegates Of the
Provisional Government, REPRESENTING ho peo-
1te II the Northwest
lev, All, lHci,ot. We were received As de1o-
gate. frou, the Northwest; and, priyataly,
u::,r, we had to treat with tha Canadian Minis
f.r. tue respect was paid to ths cotnmissasn
s;ivr:, tss Is tle PrlvislopM tiuvesnnont..
iay.. already commune ..ed with tho govern
n.rl.t nu the subject, but, for the information
~: members, will .tzsc tlst VIC xsra received
a.: delegates fIJrn The Northwest, on the 11th
rI A:lil. We wer.. rcerirod by tho govern
Ya"f,t on the hornt.r: line. On the 12th VIE
were t.ecisci by the Aisii-tfy. On the 21et l
n..;r l,nvele note to the Secretary OF State
=. rsystc. hrfaus2 VIC we've net froe. On the
:-i VIC were free. 1nA then yoar three delo-
{, - .da1 aeaed joiat ncte to the Ministry
ing from them Official recognition. The
government had besnn to treat With u-, but
\, ,:la mt wish to 70 on without written an
&ts,f j. 1s,f i, ed tfaY,a
t !. III ~heh wc wer: rrc,su:z d.
Mr.. ls:c!.o. entered at length into tie de-
tu> u the negotiations, which 1ernited IN n
,rsiIt omise between the demands uf the dele
= tes AID the ovcttu.cs Of the fsn,d.sn 10y
c:n1,scut, which il -un:sine'l III the Asntoba
az. The cliief point Il negotiation w.s thss
xyl.cl, vas finally ootIcd by grant Of 1.s01.-
It acres TO h1lf-bEcesls AMI tacsr chil3tca.
The government, rrft refusing any grant, on
t'.u ground that the hs!f-bEecds claiming to De
citize,,- could net aeE for tauds ~ Indiaus, the
delegates refusing to enter confederation
without oue-the government then Offering
lsr,.tUy lcrcs-,he delegates demanding 8, ,010. :
tr4'-and to;h finally cnnpnnnlis sing on 1.0Oo, :
ttm acres. In reference to these negotiations,
MIR. Iichot said:
I'VE found provision made th.t, even it ue
cv,i!d not come TO III understanding with the
tiu,cs,,or General, sreciA agent has been
scn; ont by the English tiosernment 70 treat
viii. us. refer to sir Clinton Murdoch"
c,,r Foint, which is Of great Importance. Are
~ EunG to enter into confederation only 10
ti-.. tsnada Jurisdiction over us
ltev. Mr.. 1hcLot- Let fue premise by a!lud'
sto the question Of amnesty. which l nave y
1a.y, til; matter the niuetceuth clauAe
4: our liet waa prepared, anl VIC
nrscd it as coon as We cams to trea'
Win Canada We said we woald do nothing
III s-= ttts wss agreed to. It WAS anawereS
had kn1 mr.
u-is css in this countrt, aud orGht rather Y
AL OF ru pardon for having troubled US. l
il:.., camr here without authority, and tried t.
1Anke war on our people through their agent
tI"y did what they had no right to do. Hcnc
Ca a4la had no SAY in the question Of amnesty
ii "aa the bueincss OF the Crown. The Crow
VA repre euted tae facto by the Pruvisioaa
tu,ernment. Having the government Of tn
country in charge, thu Crown ought 70 haE
provided for it and it il the fauls OF EnXla
II We are compelled to cstabliai, provisions
government.
''.Aa to the result Of the mission OF your Cell
EateA generally, have o;,sy to say that as II,
I'a,4atisn Government seem really senou
they Lave to be believed, AMI We can trui
them. TCheers. Ny own conviction ia th:
-r.. nn1jons to tTca. us wcll. Cheers
found that our future Liantanast tio:csnnr
iruked upon as rc1l gentleman, aud one VIII
will do justice to everybody. CCheers.l Aa
the troops, never said word for Or again
..4eir coming. Ru: tho intentions Of tho go,
c.nmeni tn thia respect appear fair eno,ts!
They mean well IN the premises" chacrs
The Precedent. AL the cxy!anatDns c:
1'cctcd hsve beea gwen hy cur delegate.
Erv. Nr. E.c hot: ONE word as to the pc
nj. Ut Canads, with whom wo c.suo iato col
is,'t found them very kin'l, generous At
fsir, and thai they did not, :s rule, take Il
s41no view Of matters which some papers h'
=, often done. They looked At tho occnucn
>ceususing where they thought il dcservt
tl,.y did not blame tho people, - th
IL ought they we're III 2ecnli,r circumstance
And ~ to The action Of the government, It =
f:t th.t nj If it lad becn attacked-hal to
ftl,,l i.>clf-nn other ees Of men could, *
i,.ls, lave dvnc less under tbs circunst,nct
Tlo1:. Sir. ]:unn. Ihs1e unch pleasure
rrolnsing vote OF tlianke to Rev. 3Ir. Jichl
W. must i'll feel indebted 10 that gentlem
at h,r cc-dclcsates far tho successful rnaun
III which their work vas performed, for I
ii / incurred, and the time, trouble and c
1r,.nc taken in its accomplishment. TCheen
IL the flrst motion placed bcfoso our rarl
Ii. ut 1t its first session, tuok tho liberty
c>1 reseng our confidence that England wot
attend to the wants Of our people, ~ soon
tlcy were made known: and che has done
FrS ' hs Is 5sba1t TIL stHn9h5 fn9 b
MS not misplaced, but that England is
li:;lAud hsi1l. 1 l,Avc much pleasure iu p
wn..rE vote Of ulanks to tue delegate, !.
14iri.ot-
Hon Nr. I'annat seconded the motion.
1cv.- Mr. Nehot. Tor myrclf, l have
General and sir Clinton Mur11o-h. told th
ttet the people had expelled H1. McDous
k;t we're -use that a. toon IS England In
iheir causes Of discomfort, she would sc "
'' ,a to i,,,sfs ,4ss'tnt them hssts ~. ~.
ar:-lsave heard tie repprt Of our deleeatio
a.si now VIC have to proceed to eonloth
esse. Is it the intention Of the Houeo to I
1"ukce on tho Manitoba act7
Hon. Mr. Schmidt. l would move that
Legislative Assc1uhly Of this country do n
its the name Of the people, accept The II
tul.a Mt. and decide OH euteriaS the Domi1
OF Canada, on the terms proposed in the c
federation act. Cherre.
Hun. Mr. Ioitfas seconded the mott
With was Put aud carried, the members ch
irE enthusiastically.
Mr.. Schmidt having proposed 10 we1cc
tic new Lieutenant Governor On his az1f
President lsiel raid
We muBt not expect to exhaust tho subj
II We haro the happiness soon to meet
Lew Lieutenant Governor, Ne will have ii
and opportunity cs,ouEh to express our I,
inEr. For tho l,rese1t IL: me say only onethi
congratulate the penrle Ut the Sorthw
on the larpy issile nt their undertaken
tLeers.] congratulate then, Oh their m
csstiou and azainess uf purpose; and I {
E.atu!a:c them IN having trust enough in
tr'an Of England to believe that nltius
tt..r would obtain their rights. Cheers,
E''-f. ton. S1atuAtc tic country iu rass
f,'',:s ,irdcs this provisional rule TO one 0
n:"fc permanent aud tahrfactory charat
1"ul all t,:at csn he learned, alsn, there
fs'ai deal Uf room for conSratulation in
lection Of tho new Lclitcnart Gorcl
N!'h has been made. For myself, it vii
Ey duty and pleasure, more than auy othel
bid the new Governor welcome on
arrival Loud cheers.l would like
IT, the fizrt TO pay him the respect due
his position a. Representative OF
Crown Cheers. Something yet rem
to le '2nnc. Many people arc yet anxious
1outtful. Let LIZ still pursue the work
which we have been lately engagel-the CT
v.tiou Of reace and friendrhip-And dt
what can be done to convince these pet
flat ne never designed TO rob them chee
Lus that what has been done was ~ much
1Lctr interest as Cur own- Hear.
lev. Nr. Eichos. would say one word.
II rfa.y TO raise objections to the Manis
act. starting from an American point Of =
Fave heard many such objections. But Il
rDs:ess no weight with rs. lCheen+
lie session then closed, with a few VI
fEua the l'resident.
The Neutral Ttndcs
f,et~ Tie .setr FORK journal of Cv4nperrt
1hr renowned agreement known ~ -
arls Declaration" to which al OF tic lea
F. 1opcan powers have zssented, hAs II
the place, to great extent, OF the old de
IT, NEs OF International law, and has given
culisr advantages to ali proper trade und
ntlttrzl lag II established tile new ur;pc