The New York herald., 1870-02-04
WINNIPEG.
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Interesting Details Of Affairs on
Red River.
Examination Of the Canadian
Commissioners.
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The Settlements Opposed to
Annexation.
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Arrest and Expulsion of Newspaper
Correspondents
CANADIAN BLUM d f RS

The mail from Fort Garry arrived to day and
brings interesting intelligence from the Red River
settlements The adyices are down to the 14th one
week later than those communicated IN my recent
letter from Fort Abercromble Public affairs at
winnipeg remain In about the same condition has
characterized them for the last month, except that
the uncertainty respecting Vicar General Thibault
and Colonel Desalaperrys journey TO Fort carry mas
formulated, and the fears OF immediate Indian
troubles have been allayed. Riel and O'Donnohue
with the Council OF Ten. still control AFFAIRS, and
about fifty French halrbreeds continue on duty.
with old "Queen Bess' muskets; but no steps
have been taken towards organizing a gov
ernment or preparing for the emergencies In
which spring may involve the settlements. The
half-Dreeds doing guard duty. with their families,
are rapidly consuming the provisions OF the Hudson
Bay Company and 1t Is reported Will soon have ex-
hausted NE supply by their wasteiulness. cousin
OF Rtel Is acting sort OF quartermaster, and Is
SAID to be making good thing out OF his position.
Everybody seems to be at q standstl waiting for
something TO turn up, and there Is no probability OF
anything being done in the settlement until the ap
pearance OF some threatening danger snrs the half
breeds into activity.
THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONERS,
Thibault anu DesalaDerry, had an examination be-
fore the Couac OF Ten on the 18th inst. The Winn-
peg Ns,o Nation OF the l4th says:-
The commissioners beng called upon for their
presented instructions directing proceed
men. which DOMINION iueniea place upon us They
stated that they Without authority
any Negotiations /, make guarantees OF future
policy that the Queens proclamation
transferring territory having issued
they legal right the matter, that
McDouga not being Governors his acts accordingly
Rlel made long speech, which consisted princ-
paly OF reiteraton or the complaints OF the settle.
ments and OF the declaration that they In the
right: and on the termination OF the interview the
commissioners were returned to their comfortable
but closely watched quarters from which 1t Is re-
ported they Will soon depart for Canada.
ANNEXATION.
correspondent OF the ST. Paul Press writes from
Winnipeg that ian Ebert Is being made by the
Scotch and English to bring the French to compro-
mise on the following observation-disclosures Mac
tavlSh Governor, retain Judge Black elect new
cOuncilmcn, form permanent government resolve
against Canadian rule any terms and memorabilia
the Queen for permission TO be annexed to
yhe United States" This statement has no
confirmation from any other source, and notwi.l-
standing all tnat has been written concerning the
immediate annexation Of that country to the United
States see no reason for expecting IL at all for
long time to come. The sole purpose OF the secre,
managers Of the French half 3reeds is to make ar
Independent nationality; or II province to secure
aI the privileges and power which separate nation
ality OF the provinces would confer upon them
These managers as l have before stated, are IN,
Jesuits, with Bishop Tache at their head. For two
hundred years tae Jesuits have been laborng N
the Northwest and begging means in Canada and
Europe 70 build up Their institutions on Red River.
They now have their cathedral their churches their
college and parish Schools on which large sums OF
money and years Of patient labor have been expend-
ed. They know that with annexation to the Dominion
or to the United states new settlers Will flock H. that
che French half breeds who live only py trapping
Will sell out their little log houses and lands to the
snferprislng new comers and, moving away 70 some
other post OF the 1ur company, settle down again IN
tho wilderness Tue French hall breed flies before
she advance OF civilization with scarcely less haste
than the tubl0oded Indian; and when agrculturlSts
have bought out q few OF them the remainder viii
quickly seek purchasers and 90 farther ON, where
they can i've among themselves IN their own pecu-
liar manner. The jesuit priests realize this and
that such an event would be the deathblow to their
present wealth ana power, and bring to naught the
Tache, who mas been In Canada for some
time watching events there and communicating
by every man wlth ms subordinates at Red River.
has no other object in view than the preservation OF
these Church estates anu ecclesiastical power: and
he and his cola0orers IN the settlements Will secretly
work against annexation with all the means at their
command.
Besides there is every why the half breeds
themselves should oppose rather tnan encourage
annexation; and will show before concluding this
letter tat all the cry Kea for
30 the United States IS a fraud. The French half.
breed desires to be let alone Rcd river where his
family relations have Ieen formed ana from which
ne csn sally out each season nis buffalo and trad
ing expeditions. He IS completely under the control
OF MS religious instructors, ana Will change ike
weathercOck IN The wind In the cunning HANDS or his
jesuit masters. The English ana Scotch settlers
who live on the Assnniboin and VINO con-
gttute one-hal the population OF the Red
River settlements, are as loyal and de-
voted to Great Britain as any or her subjeeIs All
they eat wear and read, except their domestic pro-
ductlons come from England. and they nave no
association interest or sympathy with the United
IA fro nafa tn lho
New Dominion II they were OF retaining all the
privileges which they have hitherto enjoyed, and
they could be treated with for the purpose of accom-
pishna that transfer With every prospect OF an
smicable arrangement were IT not for the Jesults
ana French nali-Dreeds They probably prefer, as IS
reported by the Press correspondent above referred
TO- that the hudson Bay Company's officials should
direct their civil AFFAIRS at least TOR the present; ana
they Will doubtless III view OF the attitude Of the
French hali-breeds oppose Canadian rule, but tho
report that they favor annexation to the United
States Is o humbug.
glance at the difference In the cost or living at
Red River and in the United States is sufficient to
dspel oil ideas tnat those people favor annexation.
We Will take Tor illustration five articles sugar,
tobacco. rum and Macktnaw Dlankets-a OF which
are used In vast quantities among the settlements,
and BY the Red River traders VINO go out among the
chased In New YORK in bond, and 1t
practice among the more thrifty settlers
and traders to make up sunicent sum OF
money send direct TO England for their supplies
anu bring them through the United States In bond.
Inc comparison between Red River and New YORK
rency, with the exception or rua:--
Hed R,Uer. Nelo FORK.
1os. ..'.''...''.-.. ..4Oc SOC. 81 81 rs
sugar. 1910. IS1c.
aopacco..... 26c. 65c.
DeMerara run. ISL % per gal. SO rs
AacAiutW uianAels = 20 SO
Demerara rum, which Is very extensively used by
the Red River people, them IN bond but 81 rs
4oio, per gallon, whe the Import duty In thus couu-
Try alone Is So 50 god ga lon These direrences
IN prices apply 10 all woo,en goods, dress GOODS.
callc0es, coored handkerchies, beads and other ar
tices 30 largely used by the seti ers especially IN
trading with Indians; aud IL Is ridiculous to ynect
those people to abandon al these ADVANTAGES ana
shoulder the burden OF American taxation simply TO
become Territory OF the United States winch viz
tually would amount TO about as mucn a. some OF
the outlying counties OF Minnesota.
The cry for annexation which has come from Win.
nipeg has been raised by Americans residing there.
VINO nave private ends TO benefit thereby aud VINO
are encouraged to do so by the Red River managers
VINO desire TO create sympathy In the United states
and intimdate the Canadians with the prospect OF as
eistance from this side the border In or coer-
cion ~ ls part Of that cunning policy which cut
Me shamrock on tier Gag ana instructed the seGre.
sary 1 the council TO write stirring letters TO Fenan
4i9anizatt0ns and fenau newspapers in the United
STATES Not with tue idea OF snaring their fortunes