The New York herald., 1870-05-30
AFFAIRS AT FORT GARRY.
THE TRANSFER QUESTION NOT SETTLED
Plans and Movements of
the Fenians.
Indian Difficulties and the Military
Defences of the Northwest.
St. PAUL. MINI. NAV %, 1870.

prevailed in the settlements, awaiting news OF the
result OF the Red River delegates negotiations win
the Canadian government al ottawa the latest III
teligcnce received at Fort Garry rom Canada prior
TO the departure OF the mail only gave the particulars
OF the arrival and cool reception OF the delegates IN
ottawa nothing having been heard yet either OF the
character OF the expedition now beng ntted out
or OF the legislation OF the Dominion Parliament
on the Northwest question. Bishop Iaehe, now
ever, who returned to Fort Garry some time ago
from Canada. where he had spent tie winter, llad
given assurances 10 the Red River people tha con-
cIllatory policy would be pursued by the Dominion
government ana upon these assurances Riel and
his coadjutors Were maintaining sort OF mastery
inactivity.
MINISTER THoRNToNis STATEMENT
TO the Washington government that the Northwest
question had been amlcably adjusted and that the
expedition from Canada was simply peace mission
10 carry out the terms OF settlement occasions great
surprise here among all intelligent persons conver-
SAINT with Red River AFFAIRS. prominent citizen
from Fort Garry, who arrived here yesterday, ex-
presses the utmost astoDlshment at such an idea
being entertained. This gentleman, who has been
an influential party to The Red River revolution and
whose opinions are entitled 20 much consideration,
says after carefully informing himself here upon the
announced policy Of The DOMINION government, that
while that policy may, win modilcahons, pe as.
sented 10 by the Rel RIVER people, they as yet know
nothing about 1t and may prove f1r less iayorably
disposed 10 the 'miiitary INVASION" than the san
gune PariamentArians Of ottawa imagine. lie
States mat the Red River delegates, after being
dinel and wined by the Ottawa MtniS'iy, may nave
smiled eucoufagingly upon the Manitoba billp and
that few Engshmen who nave gone from Fort
Garry TO Canada may have given an idea that the
Dominion governments programme was lust the
thing; buG when IL comes before the Red river peo-
pie Tor their acceptance 1t may DO very different. In
TACT, the Red River difficulty IS not settled at oil, nor
has IL approached adjustment any lurther tnan Tue
entirely one-slded action OF The Domiihon Iarila-
ment. TIE sending OF 1000 picked uoops with ar,
op1 an pfu TA bn-n
500 tons OF military supplies, does noS look
TO the Red hlger gen leman Ike d very
mecIiately in advance Of tho regular Fort kbar-
crombe stage, in order to participate Ia the con-
sideration OF the Canadian policy by TIRE setuenens.
lie expresses sausiacuon with most or the propo
sitions OF the Manitoba bill buG DOUBTS the accept
OF the entire programme ana lntlmtes mat III
Is not yet settled whether Colonel Wolseley's eXpe-
dion wiz meet with the cordial reception predicted
for II by the Canadian politicians. These opinions,
coming they do from an influential Red River
cItlzen, throw new llit upon the Northwest ques'
ton, and Minister Thornton may discover that he
has been misled by his Canadian proteges. Whethgr
or not Riel VIII reorganze his forces and prepare
for emergencies upon the Ieceftion q lhs cana
dian news, remains 70 oe determincd lt seems very
clear that Rel win not quietly permit the settlement
to be occupied by the Canadian FORCES wthour some
guarantee OF immunity IRON tanaulan vengeance
upon himself and his colleagues aud a. the Do
minion programme, as announced, says nothing
whatever about the course to be pursued with the
revolutionary leaders, there is a fair prospect OF
considerable noise being made at Fort Garry before
the new Lieutenant Governor OF Manitoba gets INTO
his scat. Affairs have been Guleted at Fort Garry
simply by the assurances OF Bisnop racae that Can
ada was dIsnosed TO deal iarly and 1t has yet to be
developed Whether Canada has met the expectations
slated the transfer question has not yet been
settled at al WITH the Fort Garry people,
ald the Ottawa government has no more
grounds for Tegardiag = as adjusted than
question was settled because Minister Johnson
'.slopped overs at their good dinners. the Ameri
can peope had voice ia tue Alabama case, and the
RED River delegate, may return 10 Iort carry very
much as Mr. Johnson dli TO Baltimore from his
roast beef and plumb pudding.
Thc omission Of agy guarantees for the indemnity
people p viii III base their oppost!on to Inc present
Canadian programme. IL not Impossible that the
Canadian government has sent private onicial
assuranC es to Riel and the other members OF the
provisional government OF personal SAFETY; but ths
would not ptotect theIn rem ts zeal consequences
OF their acts, which, noweyer deiensloie on We
assumption Of exercising The powers Of gov
ernment, become criminal, and eve even + capi, !,
tally criminal, If considered as the acts OF
private subjects OF her Majesty ana as the
Canadian Parliament has neglected to legaze the
acts Of the provisional government hsei anu ms ol-
lowers viii ne at the mercy OF any private citizen
VINO may enter complaint against them. In the
present the private assurances OF the Canadian
government will amount 10 nothing as securities
against vengeance 0, Schui q, Bouton, the rela-
tives OF Scott and the Other Canadians who have
suffered restraint or punishment at the hands Of
the provisional governments An Executive pardon
NAV pa promised but even thai would be poor
atonement for the Outrage OF being branded as
traitors, ROBBERS aud nlurdeIefS, Iof acts done IN
yndlcatng the right Of the Red River people 10
the fullest recognition " hat right rom canada.
and are the eIOre entitled TO the gratitude OF the
Red River people as then libetors and IT would be
an instance or IneXpiabie D-seness on the part OF
Canada 10 take advantage OF their entry into the
Req River country procured only, II at All, by the
concession OF the demands o. the provisional gov
ernnent 10 inhict partisan yengealce on the nsur-
gent leaders by wnu-2 courageous ehoftS tuese con-
oANADi1N ARMS IN MlNNEsoTA.
When Governor McD0ugali alempted 20 take pos--
sessioa OF the RED R,yel conlry last fail lie had
ntl "A
his return from Penblha alrer ms unsuccessful
eort TO ener the Red River territory lie applied 10
General Hunt, at Fort Aeelcrombie, TO leave these
arms in OF The United states military author-
ties at that tort. General lluut Declined to nave
anything to do win the arms, aud tney were et IN
the care ot American citizen residing just outside
the fort. Considerable anxiety was cif by TINS INDY
viduai after the Organization OF 1he provisional gov
ernnent at Forl Carry Jhat rad might be made
upon his premises i0r the purpose Oh c2ptAfhlg
these arms, and he communicated WITH
General Hunt to learn whaG wolld be done
To project hin in case OF such IN event. The
General told MN ne had notLnns 70 no WIN u!e
preservation OF tne arms. Dut IA the absence oi cyi
officers that remote frontier ne deemed II 70 be
his duty to protect all American premises nom lnVa
SION or trespaSS when appeateu 10, anu ti&G TIC
troops would prevent any outrage from Delng COM
nlted on his property. Here the matter rested, the
arms remaining there uniil The present tnne. some
time since the Coecl or al Fort Apercrombie notified
the Secretary OF the treasury oI lie presence at Lat
place oil large amount ol Canadian arms and ami
muniton In transit 10 Red River, and that o de-
maud had been made by the Canadian authorizes
for them. The arms not having passed regularly
through the Custom House the Collector had declined
10 give them up aud asked for Instructions. No
answer has yet been rece we'd by the Collector but t
Is understood that tile matter has been referred by
Secretary Boutwen TO the State Department which
viii probably cause the arms 10 b. taken back to
Canada agaiu.
TIE FEE1AN CAMTAJGN
SUI yellains a matter or uncertainty. During the
past winter there have been many mysterious move
menJs OF Fenian character this section, and at
one time there seemed probability mat tle Red
River country might become the Fenan UtOpla--an
Irish republic. IL WIN be remembered Dy the
HERAID'5 readers tnat the flag adopted by tie pro-
ylsional government at Fort carry last winter had
the shamrock and Ge11' &c us united upon white
field. O'Donoghue Riefs lieutenant, anfl 1t Is SAID
10 great extent the Drains OF lel's 0eelatlons Is
jealous FenlaD, and has loug been an ardent contri-
butor 10 Fenian publications in the United states.
He undoubtedly desired Fenian cooperation in re-
sisance TO Canada and 1t was perhaps upon his su
pestion that an agent sent by The Fenan Heal
deDtre Ia New York lass january TO Fort
Garry to make artangements 1or throwing a