The New York herald., 1870-02-10
for the letters. which finally Instituted and they
were found In the Sscretarys desk and delivered 70

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The Convention then adjourned till noon on the
following day, when Mr.. Smith proceeded Win the
reading OF the documents The first was the letter
from the Governor General to Governor Mactavlsh.
:. GovERsMENr HOUSE, OTTAWA, Dec. 8, 1869.
SRI had honor address you in my capacity
M ana sna os
for your information OF message received from Earl
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interfering with or setting aside allow others e inter
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be, &c, JOHN YOUNG.
The next document was from Mr.. Howe TO Mr..
McDougall-
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE Pao,ysIsscEs
18Th and % miss
ssnd
Fr~That ali their civil and religious liberties will be
ali their properties rights and privileges of
kind enjoyed unaerhe Of the Hudson
granting s S land. now occupied by the
''i @ the present iara Of dusie. will
continued for two from the st Of January next except
in the OF spurious liquors. gpecned In the order IN
council above alluded to-
viii zee that M not ny e Bay Company but the
other classes OF the residents fully and fairy
nicips at and in such manner as they
sssenThat the country win be governed as in the past
by British law and according to the spirit Of British ussee III
dered provisional and temporary and that the government
mon granting LIBERAL Constitution SO soon as YOU as COVER
and your council have had the opportunity Of reporting
| lly q w q
You had of Instructions in all the above
ws
BE- nssss Sa ns
administering the affairs of tho Northwest havs the honor
to be- &C., JUSErH hoWE.
Hon. VIM McDoU0ALL, Pembina.
Mr.. Smith next read the following commun!ca-
ton to Mr.. McDougall:-
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
sIE-As you have been appointed satenant Governor of
the Northwest Territories IN anticipation OF the formal
Of Canada and j. expected that such transfer viii be
an s II his Ss The s
form that is desirable that time should be lost in
e 0f
to e pa
effectively snparntend the carrying out OF the preliminary
a'S
S g Vi. gsss q;
mep You WI a. the e. time ss,s a your
Bay COMPANY in Terro ahoud
either G M % Sp FL SSs
of one or two other officers OF the company whom you
at the same time submit the name. 81 several Of the resi-
dents and their character and standing in the Territory un
giving respecting them and stating their compara
fonh-You will have the goodness repor. with all
ss a s o s 9 m s
copies Of any laws ordinances or rsgaations OF the com I'M
method Of administering Justice. the organization Of the
peace and the plans arrangements and means adopted for
in the preceding paragraph wal be well ,ha, meet and
with the chief judicial oniccr Of the company in the
WIN have the seodae.. r.por, also the
Of licensing Shops ayerns &c., the mode Of regu
a. % mode @
generally the municipal organization II any IN the Ter
sssnMYou win also make faI report upon the state Of
bcps and Gains the system BY The Hud
Bay Company in dealing with them accompanied BY
protection and the improv vemsn o. their con itiOn.
employed l. Ss ana q hs pIcs.5e require
NnYon WIN also re or on The system Of education, Il
Territories i be desirable to open up At for
with the
This o o~
% and sp position
for churches, schools, roads and other purposes
sent eIsns between tho Bay Company and the d
ferent religious BODIES Of the Territories;
employed BY the Hudson Bay COMPANY the admins.
duties and salaries Of such ocers and specifying those who
should in your opinion be retained & You "a VIII sso report as
poy hereafter in the administration Of the government and
fare Of ths upon which you
70 with the % Of the Dominion
for the extension Of the system from the
with syltem of ths American Telegraph Company
companies makins any provisional J. aTangsment for .ha;
such arrangements to this department for confirmation BY his
h1'ssney have f. E. & ao1G 81 Secretary of State
| Hon. W. McDoUGALL, c. b.. Ottawa.
On motion Of Mr.. REL it was agreed by the mass
| meeting to hold convention on the 25th composed
Of twenty representatives Of the English population
and twenty representatives OF the French popuia-
ton, to take action on the subject OF Mr.. Smiths
| commission After the arrangement OF a few pre-
nnares to the election OF delegates TO the conven
! Father RIcHoT said he was glad to be present
with the Bishop OF Ruperts Land and the clergy OF
wth the bss neress Of M the neone at heart Tney
came there to see that order and good feeling pre-
| vailed, and TO influence the people, as lar as they
could, In the direction OF what was right and just
cloud cheers.) The clergy were also citizens, and as
sucn they were glad to be present and promote
Bishop MACHRAY was sure that every one would
heartily respond to The Kind feeling expressed and
go what Ss e r.Ss ali and
were the same, and on all reasonable propositions
! there could not be very much difference
| OF opinion tCheers) For his part he had
the greatest hope that their coming to-
| pether on that occasion and their gathering
| next week, as proposed, would lead TO happy set
tlemeut OF public affairs. (Cheers.) And, therefore
he hoped that we would be as united in the future
| as we had been In the past. loud and repeated
| cueers.I
MIR. REL then addressed the meeting as foows-
Before this assembly breaks up cannot but express
my feelings, however briefly came here with fear
| We are not yet enemies doud cheers), but we came
! very near being 3d. AZ soon as we understood each
| other we joined IN demanding what our English
feii0w subjects IN common with US believe to be our
| just rights loud cheers.) am not afraid 10 say
| our rights, for VIC all have rights. tRenewed
| cheers.} We claim no half rights mind you, but ali
the rights we entitled to- Those rights will pe
set forth by representatives, and what Is more,
gentlemen, we win GET them. cloud cheers.)
| The meeting then adjourned
The UNITED STATES SHfP-orTHE-LfNE PENNs VI
vANIA.---Tne wreckers are now at WORK the. re-
| mans Of this mammoth vessel, sunk opposite the
! Navy Yard. steam dredge IS now at work rem0v.