The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-02-05
THE RED RIVER DIFFICULTY.

Ihe Red River Giaturbance appears to have
 become of c character go serious lhst it no longer seems possible that settlerGe nt ecu 0e
 effected in harmony with he demands of Can
 ada, by other means than war. The inhsbi
 tants of thac isolated region are not nefs
 few, nor is their territory non-productive,
 frozen waste. The ReI River dses in centrAi
 Minnesota, and flowing uorthw4rd em psiss into
 lake Winnipeg. Along its entire course as
 well as on the bank: Of us tributaries are nu-
 merous dourishing settlements continuing, al- together. population of soiae 20 GOO souls
 Up to 1867 ,h.s territory belonged Co the
 Hudson Bay Company, by yiitue of charter from Charles Il granting 1t all the territory north oi the "divide' under certain conditions, with which the Company subsequently com piled. Tie flow of emig,apta; 0 Miune.osa, and thence inte the Red River Iegr;ory, interfering with the far trade. the Hudson Btr Company decided to transfer th~ir cisim 10 ,he Canaoiap g1vernment for ths sum of $500 0O0.
 Ihie transfer hati:.K 5e-u lnade without the consent or even ;ac kuaw elg= ot te peonls of Red Ri.tr nstureliyecreated gen,ral iud,g- nation throughout the Tovrltorv.
 N anwhiie the Cana iar government be,e, ing that ii held legitimate claim 10 .ls terri tory 50 obtained, Set about arranging matters
 n order to take actual possession. In this di- rectlon the first movement was the aupoint. ment, az Lieulsnant-Goyernor ofthe Terrisory ct MT AcDouga.!, 0 prominent politician off Canads. Armed with the dignity of his new office. AeDOugall with chosen party proceed 1 ed to penetrate the great West; bu. was ne, at the very threshold of the promised land by mandate Of the enragsd populate demand | ing hls immediate and unconditional depart ar" The Governor requested barley, but the insurgents declared themselves unprepnred ,e listen to auy conditions, and so hurried him across the line into United States territory.
 Colonel Dennis. of the Governors ,taf mex, endera himself notorious by intriguing with he Indians for the purpose of eulisting their eFTlcss against the insurgents ID this, how yer, his efforts proved abortivs, while the .t- smpt has melted the insurgents to decree th. cath of the intriguer; and every effort has 'sn made to procure his capturs
 Thusrid of the McDougalI invasion, the in- T abitants have established a provisional gov | rnmsnt, and published to the world Dscla. 2 ation Of Independence. Now, the next move. a lent ws may look for on the part of ihs Do. g linion government will be an attempt 10 settle i liu matter by diplomacy, or failing in tbis, by RVing recourse to arms, But in case it be i ecesIary to adopt this latter measure, the Do- linion eau set her forces in Red River Terri h 'ry only by passing them through United D tatsa territory; to which, of course, our gov. q -ninent will object
 At present the people of Red River are for ally independents; and having in times past s cen accustomed, in manner, to legsIate for | lemselVeS, will not readily submit to any form D despotism. From theinaccessible nature of q le British Territory lying gbetween Canada and e ed River, and from the strength and deter t Iiration of the rebels it may be considered ss ] Imost conclusive that the rebellion has ended q