Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-28
mn, Mnr.nent In Manitnha

a glance ~ the iiiap ~ NOftu amer
ca will show province ia the British
possessions, lying Oh the northern Dor
der OF the ststes ~ Michigan and Da
kJta. This is Manitoba, and Mani o.
bd j. province uf considerable utter.
81 to the Canadian government at the
present titue II is said to be in Il state
of incipient rebellion, aud proposes, IL
that rsn be accomplished against the
force Of the Canadiau COVE -nment, 70
seced- from that government rhi-
matter is Il SOfue concern tn he United
States, not alone from the fact that a
mel ghboring people are about to
take "a step which We &c. k
more than hundred yeats
ago, and assume among the powers
Of he earth the seisrat. station which
the laws OF nature and If natures God
entjile them but because The seces-
sion movement Is being foni ntei Dy q
politIctl organization Of citizens Of the
United States, which may result in
involving Us in controversy with the
government OF Great Britain, and
thereby become of international i'm
pOriaDct. Irish agtstOrs aud Organi-
zations, having their headquarters in
this country, are said 10 be. stirring up
the people Of Manitoba to declara-
ton Of independence and a
dissolution OF their political con.
nection with the British government
This presages trouble for Manitoba
and the malcontents, for England
never gives up "a dependent province.
while she can hold it; aud tho mill
tary power of the province Of Mantle.
ba is ridiculously Inadequate to oppose
the force that will he sent agai nst IL to
enforce submits ion. No ehic!eut aid
can he given by the anti-Euglish or
CARNATIONS in the United States, for
this government will not allow viola
ton OF international law by permit.
Ting its citizens to take part in con-
test between friendly power and It's
rebellious subject.
IL II ofinterest t0 know something
OF the country that is threatening 10
become 50 important in the political
world. Manitoba is about "a large Us
Tom Green county, It's area being H.
34l square miles. II has a population
of j. coo inhabitants, of whom more
than one-half are French and Indian
halfbreeds and tue great majority of
them Roman Catholics. There IL no
town of any consequences in the prov
ince, the people being engaged chiefly
in agriculture aud the chase. The
country was settled under The old Hud-
son Bay Trading company, but in 1871
was transferred to theCunadian govern
ment. Al the beginning of negotia-
lions for the transfer OF authority to
the Dominion, III 1870, there was n
strong feeling against the movement,
especially among the French Cana
disns. Under Louis Riel they resisted
and proclaimed tho "Riel rebellion, u
which came near assuming an int.r-
national character between the United
States and Great Britain on account of
the participation Of American citizens
ia the rebellion. The province has
long been In state OF discomfort,
created, II Is said, by the Unjust opera
tlon Of railway tariff rates, and Is rpe
at any time for any movement that
promises separation from the Cana.
dian government. The present pros
pect, however, does not justify the
hope OF speedy separation. This
country will give no assistance, nor
can II allow it, citizens to take part In
the secession scheme. The Mhnitobans
must convince themselves OF the folly
OF resistance 10 the Dominion govern
ment, or Of expecting assistance from
the United States. The present agita-
ton may .iuduce the Canadian parlla-
mcnt to examine their grievances and
give them relief from oppressive lave,
but 1t viii not result In separation.