The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-21
me DOMINION MUDDLE.
TIE Cabinet NJ sea ON the Red River DIM
cuiiits-Thc Loan that Was Forced
American Fishermen to be Driven into the
support oil - Reciprocity Treaty.

TIE Cabinet nt seu on the ed River DIM
cuiiits-The Loan that Was Forced
American Fishermen to be Driven into the
support oil - Reciprocity Treaty.
rrespondcnce Of The sun.
MoSTREAL, Jan. l5.--Since my last letter adj
dressed to you from Ottawa, wss written, hr. Ne
Dougan. OF Red River notoriety, has reached the
Canadian capital, and reported IN person, not to his
former colleagues, It would appear, but to the Cover.
nor General OF the Dominion, with whom he yester
day dined. rhe Cabinet at Ottawa would appear
to be all al sea on this Northwest annexation qaes.
ton and 1t Is intima.ed In quarters that they
are actually considering the proprieY Of the b,l.
Iereut rights Of the Refill party, by treating with
the recognized leaders the basis of their dcmai J.
ed Bill OF Riehts, In which case, OF course, His
Exceiency Sir John Young Will readily see the
justice as eli IA good policy Of either calling Mar
shall Refill. Of Red River, TO place IN the Cabinet.
where lie can act authorized Constitutional ad
wiser ofthe representative OF the Queen or other
wise appoint him Lieutenant. Governor In place
OF the Hon. Vim. MeDougnl, recalled. Meantime
o former ministerial Journal. published OF Ottawa,
which organ now claims to DO independent
under the heading, "Tho Red River scapegost"
says plainly that 4" Mr. McDousall has been badly
trcs;ed," adding, moreover, that "he has fir
crcund Of eomplaint against the Dominion Govern.
COOS on TO say:
"The public should bear IN mind that ihc wors,
biunder of I'LL Va, bmndcung business wa COMMIT d
which Mr. MeDoucsn had uo control. We fefcT IN the
goaparstnI y ts 1aAa.s ,ao',ss 70 Me Hadso :
acef falsely ly NJ Ncpouga permitting him 10 snail
9n4 sa ~ VS., "S rom o. w I0R Be
derived hi- sunory hrd no soycregpty over the co, n
vengeance ~ ooGsc laenee Of the o,erFmnltpess n
ritnry we've ~ he de az ed indefinitely"
This Is pretty plain talk for an ex-Dinizterla
hirehng, and indicates the tone of public sentiment
OF this vexcd question. Again, the Roman Catholic
French. Cnnadia An Influences that bave been brought
10 bear agunst the Presbyterian. Gov Dousall with
n view TO Quebec and Red River Continuing 10
hold the balance OF power In the new expanding
Dominion, are now being discussed with come free
doui, both In public and private circles here. A
Canada West paper In RlludnS to this subject, says
Ta9d Z, 9, 1.9SShls " sSt nd Of
10 W., XXX ho Se a. On. seen s 10
nr i!minarts q provincial orcahizntlon No douhG
s StS Ss % s S sns e r ssfI Sar e. ss
az he bottom Qr he uh0s TOnbk."
A new complication, however. has bean Sdd,d 10
this middle BY The forced loan 81 which you have
been .dy sdyiscd, namely the then OF the Hui.
sons Bay Company safe contalalny upward OF o
Thousand pounds sterling in the Company -ccuri-
tC-. ms Qoc, MOI lhulSN ldt Toe company
agents were tine nstigntors q the Teb lion Lat og
this we win know more anon.
Turning attention from tie wcstto the Elst, Oh.
serve that the Minister OF Marine md Fisheries has
invited tenders tor the ch0rte" Of six swif sailing
tore-aAd-Nt schooner, Ineghurng IRON SIXTY 10 one
hundred aud tnrty tons wi h two suitable boa to
each vessel for moriuC police DurpOscs on The ss.
Coa-'s Of New B'uusWi,k ana Noyn Scotia. The
crews are 70 be crowded, nnd IN, vessels rro-
yi-ioncd ut Gove'pmtnt expense, aud the charters
ar % a % kI
u +. claimed here TINT The coast and fishing mr.
run cmenis will the United States HiLee Tho ren al
of Reciprocity, have been merely provisional ;
bnd tlHt nov moro stringent me assures ore to be
adopted, With WOW to driving American hstrTiurn
into the advocacy OF new treaty. hut the question
~, WIN II work. The unChuritable OF ccurre say
that 'bls measure Il adopted Just at this time IN the
E9st, simDly to turn public attention from the West
Besides Ministers nrc afraid thai the dlsafIr Gted ia
hAhtants OF both the extreme Ha-t and the RENE
Weet may Join hands, In which ease the dominion
must inevitably go up IN balloon, or ratner tine
valiant tknighs and barUneis who have so early
driven the new bark On TO reef OF THE, however
] can better Judge aher the meeting Of Parliament 4,
yet Ia tie meantime, may safely conclude that the
IN ANYTHING bat safe position POLITICALLY
! hear also that, owing 10 the nonflhament of con
tracts by those WHO under ook the work, the
IntercolOnla Railway tommsll oners have resON OF
shortly 10 call for tenders for four additional sections
OF the road, and also for the rolling stock The coo
ttncts have - DO completed ia July, lSsi, ana for
the rohns stoeA, 4 year later
Here j. chance for some I've American eonttHc-
tors to Get hO.l OF a little British g"'d,