The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-13
SITTING BULL DISCUSSED.
John Bull Undecided About Dispos-
ing Of Him.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated PreSS 70 tne star.
: OTTAWA, ONT, Feb. 13-In the debate on
the speech from the Throne in the House
of Commons last night Sir John Mcdonald
took exception to that part of the speech
that expressed the hope that such arrange
ments could be made as would lead to. Sit
ting Bulls permanent and peaceful settle
ment in this country. Sir John said:
"For my part, should be infinitely more
pleased if any arrangement may be made as
shall lead to his peaceful and permanentre-
moval, for we have enough Indians of our
own, and we don't want any more, espe-
cially those who come into this country
with all the sanguinary feeling of recent
conflict boiling in their veins, which at any
time may perhaps induce them with that
hidden impulse to which savages are
liable to rush across our border into the
United States, and carry devastation, out
rage and murder into that country. The
U. s. Government are bound to keep their
own Indians to themselves, and out of our
country, Just as we are bound to keep our
own Indians out of the United States, but
there must be reasonable understanding;
we can not control our Indians if, by a
savage impulse, they rush across
our border, although we are
constitutionally bound to do SO.
So there must be a spirit of mutual
concession between us. But we are in the
present case in this position. Here is our
border; we had an invasion of red men
from the United StateS across the border,
and We had right to hold the United
States technically and constitutionally to
account for these Indians coming into our
country. When we send messenger to
Washington it is to make treaties,e either as
| tn ha nIitipr, of thoca InIiuus op wi th q
view of keeping Sitting Bull still in
this country But it is quite clear
that unless that mission was
of most guarded nature, it may be very
unsatisfactory, and believe that mem
ber of the Canadian Government is going to
| Washington to settle that matter instead OF
the United States Government sending a
Commissioner here to account for, apollo
gize for, or to excuse the Government OF
the United States"
Hon. Mr.. Mackenzie, the leader of the
Government, in replying said:
Sitting Bulls incursion into this coun
try was not hostile one at all. 1t was 8
flight of fugitives for what might be called
Just purposes, and it was not in the power
of the Government to prevent them from
seeking an asylum in Canada any more thar
they did in former days with regard to the
ucSlOCo. DlItloA SeAAnulaiA Gull Ndo SOUL Ou a.
all times to fugitiyes of this kind. Though
the obligation did impose some burden
upon them, it was better that they should
preserve the principle of hospitality to fu-
gitives in free country. No doubt it wa:
desirable that representations be made tc
the United States Government Such rep
resentation was made in the regular way
through the British Minister, at Washing
:. ton, and he was bound to say that tn,
United States had made friendly and mos
jealous effort to have these In
dams removed to their reservations
The fugitives were warned tha
it would be quite impossible to allow then
to make Canadian territory the basis Of op
erations against the United States but tina
if they remained peaceable they would no
be refused an asylum. At the same time i
was desirable that they should remain il
their own territory. A force of police hat
; been concentrated in close vicinity of thes
American Indians who fully understood
the duties devolving upon them as the citi
Zcns of another country"