The New York herald., 1870-05-31
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The Demands Of the Acknowledgements
Speech by President Riel- Organization
Of Red River Cabinet.

81. PAUL. Mlnn., May "a, 1870.
An arrival from Fort Garry last evening brings ads
diional news Of interest from the Red River settle.
menr President Riel had lust laid before the LeQs.
lature at Fort Garry. copy OF the demands made
upon the Canadian government aud made a lengtny
speech, In which he sald:-
We have lust learned By mail that something is going on in
Threats ars being made bu. 90 not know how isr these
attach mss 10 Ss em nCr .p ny part do not
Father Rho, and the other sAo hS hr@eSs 'S%
ihs. they are urging settlement with Canada that
observed In the other reports which have reached az
the people here are divided and that the soSaon one mss
s TO % ifs @ a@ been be-
has been change, but s think one for the better,
sented 70 lnsn those agreed on in The Convention some
sa1Ess E. fnd 70 be BY the s an.
were expected 10 ana tue people here were anaous
Sasas KIN the sraos a Would ike to paos nem es
s @ Su' On s % s sse4s.r % ss. aass S
while Ihs alterations were % being made and so limited was
hniEh and able Commissioners TO
time they did The Commissioner Of course had eer.a.
nuay settled they Instructed that the approval Of the
so that while complying with ereumsi3nces we had Al tSc
same tine SAVING clause that The ratification Of The action
i,essature OF this country Chees) Tomorrow, n II is
rights given the Commissioners printed n,ngish
be o sHa s attention aass , 70 s1a %
gard 70 The e,scays & spl lontnens We must Of
,Srs Il = sas sn we are Eoa sh. with Easand but
out tha! the present arrangement such s pro-
vsonal than they think. tCheers)
The demands o. the provisional government are as
follows--
l. That the Territory known Ruper's Land and the
Northwes, shall the Dominion
the Province Of Hssnboa and with ali sSs ha sns v9
leges to the different OF the Dominion
o mai nd fOur
m tue House OF Commons Of Canada until such time
increase OF population ente the province greater repre-
sentation.
OF the pubic debt OF the Dominion be-
fore The date the said province shall have entered the Do
the Don non the fun amount for which the said province
That the of $780, coo be paid annually by tho Domn.
ion government TO the local Legislature OF tho province
Of the province up the Date f entering the
REMUNERATION Of ali es,oms nssaes And priveses Inn %
clusiveIy to the local Legislature.
boa shall not Be subjected to any direct aDao except saeh
shall be imposed by che local Legislature for municipal
u That q money equal to eighty per Of
Canadian government local Legislature anti such
's fa sa e oe Ie as ss hass the % g 10 deter
mne the qualification for members In tho Parliament OF
Same qualification for voters passed in Convention
pect to The of The of The eouay 20 he
Dominion be annued far nterferes with the rights
further relations with Canada.
oi of all the public lands of the province and the right
annu all rights entered into with reference
r. that the government Of Canada appoint commission
and lay before the local Legislature report Of the mineral
wealth OF the province within three years from date of enter
3 That treaties be concluded between Canada and the
operation and advice OF the local Legislature.
"A Tha, an uninterrupted communication from Lake Lake
Superior to Fort Garry be guaranteed to be completed within
ib That all public buildings bridges roads other pub.
i lie works the cost OF the Dominion
L. That Engsh French be in the Legislature.
and all public documents be printed In both Languages
After several resolutions this concludes by demanding
49, That the Judge OF the Supreme Court speak English and
is Tha. all debts contracted by the provisional govern,
the Northwest Territory in consequences OF the Illegal
bring civil midst be paid the Dominion
ad as 1 as s the s
movement or action that led to the present
90 This article before, in relation to
| for five years except on liquor
| This document Is not the Bill or Rights drawn uy
by the Convention which went no further than tt
ask q Territorial government with local Legisla
iure, but Is an entirely new set OF demands drawn W
by Rel on his executive responsibility as q protOcO
OF treaty to be negotiated with Canada and theI
referred to the local Legislature for Publication.
| The Manitoba bill IL substantial concession o.
| most of these demands, but the exceptions are OF
i somewhat grave character. Rel demands that tht
| province have control OF tho pnhlic iand- This
Canada Denies giving instead grant To half-breeds
Riel demands the legalzaton OF all acts done IN re-
s!stng the efforts OF Canadian emissaries to stir up
civil war among the Red River people. But this de
mand il ignored in the Manitoba DiIl and the only
reply TO II that military force OF 1000 men Is be
ing sent into the country. II Riel does not, under
| these circumstances give notice to Canada that the
Manitoba bill Will not even be considered while ar
| armed force IL threatening the country, and thai
that force must be withdrawn, or he VIII accept ite
| advance as a declaration ofswar. he is good dea
| less OF man than he Is generally regarded here u
| being.
| The Red River Cabinet has been fully organized
ana now consists of Hon. Mr.. Bum, Secretary
| Hon. Mr.. Donohue, Treasurer; Hon. Mr. Bannayne
| Postmaster General, and Hon. Mr. Leplne, Ad
| jutant General; and he had appointed Hon. Mr.
| Mckay Commissioner OF Indian Affairs and Hon. Mr.
| Bruce superintendent OF Public Works.