New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-21
4 CHAT WITH TIE CANADIAN SPEAKER.
sMAILPox-THE PrELlNG ABOUT RiEL-FEpEKA-
TION OF ALL THE COLONIES.

sMAILPox-THE PFELING ABOUT RiEL-FEpEKA-
TION OF ALL THE COLONIES.
George A. Kirkpatrick Speaker OF the cana
dian House OF Commons is tall and hanuSom, 'an Vi
pcrhaps FORTY who stands straight Us Canadian p'o
free and speaks with pleasant aud engaging air He Is
at the Hotel having como bore on business
that will engage mis- attention for day or two When
asked Yesterday about the prevailing Canadian topics
ne said first TO smallpox:
cit is abstiug am glad to live in the upper
part OF Ontario. where free from the pest a.
you are here We all tho precautions against its
coming into the province that you do in Newly ork
state There has been some sensation in the reports
about the smallpox, but it was bad enough al the best
What about Riel I"
There Is only one thing to do in his case, which was
10 LET the law take its course The dignity OF the law
would have beon offended he had escaped the sevore
p.palty of his crime Rie not ordinary rcDeL
This was the second time that he had eng Eci III TO-
beion. He was. moreover ihercena:y lie offered 10
leave the country II he paid for It, lIo came 10
us from Montana and he offered to go away Tor price
testified on his trial, that be had claim OF 5000
against to .a n lie t the sum Iovdr and
lower until he finally at one time got Gown 70 F"uu
When of that kind dclihcra ely brings ahont re-
beion which is attended with fearful loss OF life hrd
great destruction OF property and r"in TO must 'aAc o
The French. Canadians are somewhat excited over
the execution, arc they not ~, :, . 1890. ,
I wholly agree with the article which read IN In
TRIBUNE on that subject TINS m9rnlns nhte
have been very quiet about The execution i ny
evidently not huk they afford TO oppose inc Ia
execution OF justice and law. The feeling aIuonH me
French has been exaggerated lar Dcynhd yum. s'c
snn ustlfes or the facts warrant. The French people
of Canada are very loyal and would never place them
selves IN any hostile attitude to the Government ILL.
"What is there new III your prospective HSIsI"-
ton Z" - ,t.,.. ,r,.
a long and a stormy one. Hope the next one VIII be
more quiet The Canada Pacihc road Is hnlshcd auu
takes out OF discussion one prominent subject Inc
country bent energies IN that cntepriscior number
OF years We must settle down 10 economic SO Is
10 nay the cost OF the recent rebellion
Is there anT talk IN Canada OF annexation or OF sep
aratiOn T. - ..,.,
Not to speak Of There is somo talk OF an imperial
federation that H. federation Of all tho English colo
r.ts with the mother country IL - somewhat pucS
ZION whether such federation should be one nl Trade or
OF commerce. OF political. That Ia matter Tor deter
IinatiOn on discussion. Tho matter has been moro
actated IN Australia than IN Canada Lord salisbury
spolr OF il W opening his last In England W. t.
Forster who Gladstone Cabinet as secretary
for Ireland strongly In favor OF it, II became more
promincut through the action of Australia III sondhg
troOs TO the SOuda aud OF Canada in ohcrilg troops
for that purnGse The colonies OF the south Pachc arc
already cOnfederating among themselves atei Inc
autonomy of Canada