, 1870-07-01

CANADA MUST BE:FREE.
England a Clog 10 ho colony-rhe
Provinces 10 Take Rank ~ nm 1n-
dependent Sntiot&- Enthusiastic
Meeting at Montreal.
L. From The Montreal Gazette, JWne q.
| \ public meeting Was held on Saturday
evening, in ST, Patricks Hall, for the purpose
of expressing public feeling relaliye to the
late Fenian raid.
The attendance was large, and included the
| principal inhabitants Of the city.
Shortly after tie hour appointed, the fol
lowing gentlemen took seats upon ths plat
form: His Worship the Mayor, Chairman; Sir
a. T. Galt; Hon. Inos- Ryan Hon. Henry
Starnes; Hugh Allan. Esq; G. J. Bridges,
Esq; T. Workman, Esq, u: P; II. P. Ryan,
Esa., \: r; ?; 3; ling, Esq; Peter Red
Esq, Q: G.; T. Cramp, Esq; D. poErauce,
Esq; Vim. Murray, Esq; u. Dolerty, Esq;
and G. J. Cu1ran, Esq. c. F. Davidson, Esq,
acted as Secretary,
His Worship, the Mayor, in opening tho
az you are all probably aware from the public
Prints, q requisition was placed in my hands
requesting ne to call this meeting. The gen
tleInan who formed the deputation to present
it we're all men Of Influence and high respec-
liability and taking this into consideration,
III cisssea nst;anaiit;es and nsa;a,a en ~ ~
NOT ror,euhrr. during nv nofr aona1vi,of NJ
tTa,ted tam n nf3;ca NJ a1aror sov ~
remember to have ever received any document
t-,ta 100 t1neorr;nr ~ .tto1,t;o, e. aas.o-
~ e,reae;or, roaa ~ ,,s. VI aa1;a, ~ EoM1i-
ient,Ia,,t nno, tba II; araata,. ut pnoIlc ~
which Il rosar,od r1,asa Ina.tans a.s1ss ~
tha followinr 9' i''"Sso1S "e ot'eus
FYJst@Gn ,Sva nuh,,c ,,,,ress,o, =, u ..o,,.
as 10 the recent faitIs. e39'''A VI WI Asenoe
/ Sccond-To acknow.cdre the sery;ccs of tho VII
untsers in putting these raids down. ''@
80 das-10 express The ieeltng q the people here
snttns Y, Se u our M ,6 6wn aaa fhs imperial a
| sol, I0' '4~" 0- >''" p'A"S4''o a'aaon oi oaf
These yar;ons rcaf1s .ri,l m 5on,t ho .o,,
handled hv eunrirv snaaLar. hosa VI WEI!
II Tonij h nn1 ~ n}aca for ,na =, 'oas, s.s, anu
ant;cipate tbeae centfcTnen Tbev arc ~ t.a ~
Of the greatest importance. nnast;ona t,nnrs
Which hang our yery existeuca AZ a Hr;t;si, 5pun
p]a;n l. anr raf,ect;og MINI % t,1st w. pipaoto anu
selyes no nuarrel VIII nnr s A,nsa,;a.n iass 1 1Is
hnrs- md tEa aofa canss ~ tbe a4,+.;I..s neSn
OF cur territnry nrisinr nnt ~ anr aa..,,asn:a
with The mnt11sr conntTS Il ia tha -a; I1st1,nt
that country to furnish bnth pain tha ua.y sn "
and the money IN ranai ,he4a ott,.,.a taea
tea te9a our our means IN men and money to aid in
~ ed1s so ""ik' every vonn.eef wno may be wound
sncs so1 ona ..o for a. .peai pension Or allow
should be- made. mr. .,sv fba | fnnar,ai A; an aomanse
eyery osr nsm * om;n,on OF nearest o. ka-and
Ganada "''eoe'' e'''a4o oo reimbursed to
Hon. Thom,s Ivan ,norod +bo s-,. ..,n,.,
tiop. He saitI. Mr 11avor and 1;aotiauan reo,o
ehould, perhaps, oirer some apology. an snyor.
ing Of pTcsump;ion on nv nart ~ - cos,;n,-
forward so earIy in tbesa nrocaod;,os, III solu
taking SO prominent njacn ~ ti,st - n,,,.s. 49,
the first resolution at maef;ng ~ ;mnn,ta1l53
and so influential as tl,e presenf mt ~, ~
easons like this, feel it to be- ;ncnnohant w,
ove1y one to accept tho duty assigned to him m.
and to net to the best of lis capacity. thoue1,
perior qualifications OF so many around bims
Coming to the resolution iu nv LauJ. I fee1
that in dealing with it short rctrospect OF
chr recent history is necessary, and would ask
you, Al. Mayor, Or any gentleman OF equal
experience and observation in this meeting, to
LOOK onfk Tor ten years md to Tor
compared With that Rho now occupies in 1870.
Have VIC not advanced most wonderfully? HIVE
We not displayed some military prowess and
capa6ley9 Have We not from year to year
aac1u,red fresh political freedom aud impor-
c,eased?: believe, sir, you and this assom-
by viii answer yes." Cheers: And then
remember that within this decade we have at
tempted and accomplished grest union Of
provinces, great federation OF the principal
though some nnav J;ffo- ~ III LII
1neoHa ~ o,iI "nlEt 10 u tne
49, 10. ~, - eAu W taas conteuera-
tlou, }ek tue great 1aet rema1ns that great
work has been done, and, as will show Won,
9one !n n the face of extraordinary difficulties
eytated % +l,nso ax,.n: -4.ta' s' s,toaGA LAese
49, -e 80. ,o -: So44lHS t!od4 "!tIsoue, not OF
f oHn clea.!on ot caused ~ any fault Of ours,
IN the relations Of tho mother couutry NTH fba
United States, First came tho tlcnlticu LAW.
from the strure1e betwenn ~ Sseis3 ~
Enn harn ctotoo IL. .s,': %ue Nostne1n ana
~. x...it osa.es, py "A1cn We we're, without |
s-rnh1oa i' ~ ~ ~ oa' oNn' avoisea IN political
etafy and commercial poipt Of view Rrt |
nnssfnr nynr +ha fret f,ya go. - 1oS
we coyna Ia 1876 rha,. ~, ~ tue uec1ue, !
,nost ..s::s. n "ne1 ~ INVASION or rald or
nus' LII uopisnc'lIso I'M un"affantaole character |
was made at different points OF our
frontier from the United States. q
country with which England and con-
Canada was at peace and
On terms Of friendly intercourse. Blood was
SHED, and Canada was subjected to heavy 7
outioys in REFRESHING this piraticaI sttempt
On the part OF an organization which, il not
encon1aged, Was at laast tolerated in the
y gnlte4 states True, the government OF the |
Y United States denied all completely with
nus organization, aud I am willing |
% accept the assurance that goverr-
nent aid or counten1nce was not cx-
ended TO it; but tho fact remains that no !
unely Steps wefc taken to prevent tho rails OF
oG6, OF tho ono which has Just terminated.
1ntil: too 1ste to prevent the violation Of our
oil, and until great injury had been inflicted
M great expense and Losses incurred by this