New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
RED RIVER.
TIE PROSPECTS, OF CIVIL WAR IN WINNIPEG
AND CANADA-THE MURDER OF sCOrr-IhE
RED RIVER FUGITIyES AND THEIR SIOhi-
PRESIDENT RIFL-A RELIGIOUS WAR.


ton in the New Dominion have yet received any eA,
tended review in the American press Both the past ana
future this subject Of interest to you oh
them may hinge the political destiny OF quarter oi 'o
continent there is immediately before us an expea
which may be costly and difficult as the crus'uo
against Theodorus.
You will remember that the Hudson Bay company
transferred their rights TO the vast territory north OF
Canada to the Dominion for Hr50OOoo Ihere "re 'ory
grave doubts as TO whether the Company hau any rs
title to the territory. AZ understand .non
charter they had right 10 any "
tory in the vicinity "not occupied py 'io
subjects of any Christian Prince" and certainly
yreat norton OF the country held by the French
Again there are grave questions affecting Indian rights
in the country, and prominent legal aulhoi'! 'iihs
that Canada never had any just ground Tor the sooU
award made by arbitration Of the Hon JOhn Rose anu
Caleb Cushing last year. Anyway CANADA aequreu tno
territory but has yet paid for it, The Red Rver
reonIe we're reused to revolt nominaly on the ground
that their farms held squaters tenure, would be
taken from them and their political rights ignored Dut
really by the Hudson Bay Company and the priests Jea
ous of interference. When Gov. MacDougall went
up to Red River admission was refused him. ana he had
TO return The French hafbreeds under Louis Re and
an student of the priesthood OD0noghue rose after
several meetings in which they failed to carry their
point and declared against the Canadians sezngthe fort
and the property of the Company, and forming airo
visional Government. Canadian comnlisslohers "ere
sent to pacfy the people but they seem To nave neg
lected their duty and the insurgents proceeded 10 acs
of violence The Canadian residents barricaded theh-
selves in Dr. schutzs house. but had to surrender ana
,voro imnrsoned So things continued all December
January and February.
Mr. Charles MAR, who was very favoraDy reVc"eu jill
the American press the occasion or the puocaoho vi
his volume OF poems Dredmiond last year. ana seVera
other prisoners managed to break out OF their cell ana
TO escape the sentinels They struck for the west to
tho ba
counter revolution but this baked by the Presby-
teran clergy lust when IL promised success, ana they
had to surrender Mr. MAR and Mr. Setter escaped and
after long tramp OF 500 miles snOwshoes with dog
train, reached American settlements and came on 10
Ottawa Dr. Schultz pred the fstenings OIL his window
with pen knife cut his bualOrobe into thongs so as 10
lower himself to the ground and though Re had offered
<,oo for his capture dead or alive he conrved to
DR. Schultz is one of the most influential men I'm the
Northwest He il q young man, only 2s, and graduated
with distinction at 49, He edited The Nor Weter fromlts
establishment and did large business In the settlement
where now some $4,000 of his property has been cons
Gated
Among those who escaped, but from fatigue were COM
PEELED TO lag behind, and so were recaptured by Rel,
was young Canadian named Thomas Scott. He was
aged o. stood feet @ bold lion, and had most
profound contempt for Re which he did not scrpe to
express. He called the insurgent an usurper and
coward, threatened him, and in other and various man
uprs iuriugcd NlnncltG. u
court martial the sd of March and sentenced to be
shot the lth. His trial was conducted in French
languag &c which he did not understand Attempts were
made by the Canadian Commissioner to obtain repeVe
till the Bishop ache) should arrive, but el refused to
grant the request Scott taken out into the snow i'll
front Of the little gate of Fort Carry and kneeng with
his eyes bndfoded, shot. Three balls entered his
body but did not kill him. man named Parisicn fired
his revolver into scots but the bah glanced The
body thrown into the coffin, where 1t lay Tor an
ing in long and tremendous death-agony. seott's
words when bidding good-by 10 MS comrades NeIe )
This is codblooded murder The account oi the .s,
sassnation would not complete, did neglect to state
that Riel pously disguised at what he called the igd
exhortations of the Methodist clergyman ordered his
200 soldiers to pull out their rosares 90 down their
knees, and pray for the soul of their enemy which
You viii hardly believe t. PHfa French cnSoS paper
in Quebec goes into editorial ecsces over this ehart
able pous demonstration OF the character OF Roman
ism and In a noble fervor thanks God that Scott had
At latest acconnts the Provisional Government had
held meeting of their Legislative Assembly. Bishop
gents that they had many friends in Canada both in the
Government and outside Of it, and that they should have
prisoners released which act OF grace Mr. Rel was
gciousy pleased to perform, and the refugees at once
fed to Pembina. Riel has taken 10 drink, goes
armed to the teeth, and never stirs - out t,, nor
seePs M Tsot save SeoSe %h Write Under false Ie names When
writing here and yesterday t had ror to arH address
the mails closed to him. reign of terror prevails IN
Red River The Canadians are flying from the country
scotch and loyal half breeds terrified and although
they hate Re dare not RISE The Indians are loyal and
on the French and cleaning them out seriously fear
that such descent may take place this season. and may
At first the people of Canada were inclined to laugh
the matter, and TO rdicule the Governor without
Commissioners sent i'll the hope that
amcable settlement of the difficulty might be arrived
did not consider the Northwestern trouble worth
ond thought The OF the shooting OF Scott was dis
believed until all its details made public ana there
WAS no
Volunteers Of every section Of the country expressed
their desire 10 form avenging expedition. Scott was
himself o volunteer The Orangemen ask each lodge In
the country TO send two members Red River for two
years stamp out the rebellion and settle there The
press Numbered for vengeance, and came out In mourn
Thoroughly aroused and thirsting for vengeance.
But in the French Catholic country Of Quebec the feel
hood have defended Riel and attacked the Canadian
refugees the real omenter of the disturbances They
back from action. In the Ministry there has been
crisis -, There can be no moral doubt hut hut
setement fh Hf a last sSp year, did IS his very best
prejudice the people against the coming
Of the insurrecton have been famed by the priests A
cousin Of the Hon. Mr. Langevn's was leader in the
cases and played the coward in others Mr. smith
actually @ went among the insurgents and got them to
Bishop Tache is relative Of Mr. Langeyns and his az
killed his own canse local paper here published the
names Of Riel Cartier Langeyin and nc. Howe in black
| Type Jihu neaueu, Inc hssasshs DIT " r.. CaItef IN
Minister of Militia and had quarrel with his colleagues
the question OF using the volunteers que the rebel
lion. II is notable fact that not single French bat
talon volunteered for Red River; Catholic has
spoken at an indignation meeting; not French paper
has condemned the murder OF Scott and no Government
organ has been found TO stigmatize 1t anything
culpable than blunder The whole weight Of govern
mental influence exered TO crush the meeting here,
! and TO chill the reception OF the refugees.
| Now all this points TO issue-a religious
Ontario and Quebec have nothing in The latter
s poor feuda conservative, and Catolicas intensely
the most ardent papist could desire. Ontario Is
wealthy enterprsing, loyal liberal, and, above ALL
| Protestant 10 the Scott Ontario man,
| Oran and Ufaer md daath at