Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-07

BfsssrY Of the Revsit 81 istis. isFEza'
fzaassn Of the Proytssssei Gssera-
mens, ana sile Feniaa Raid 81 ISL

The sscond atssrnpt a. rsbslli0n 10
fss North weat Territory naturally 70
gire1 iu1ssass IN the former izssnrrea'
sian. which wsaI fought uncet tlas sxEnsi
isaasr, LSuis Hiel, and vhich fora nmti
was suaoeestni.k
The Hadsoui Bay Company laevinG
failed 10 beconse All efficie1t agent 81
eolonizatiou and immigration 20 the
Esrshxsst Territory, IN letst tsif0aRk
the neRosiationa Of tbs British deyesn-
nsnt. its possessioIia we're eed,ed - CasG-
ada for Es0.0sD, the tranafar q, aase
from the payment Of this snn and al
titles 70 land conferred b. the company
70 Be oonfrunid. lkt this time there
we're several Thousand settlers In the
terrisory. Unfortunately the fofmal
oession Of the tsRr1i0Ey was not CON-
pleted--Canads not finding II con
venient 10 pay the nsesaBsry sun
Nezerthsieas, the DominiDn Gov
ernment seilt surveyors into
the territorV than called Rnpert's Land,
ana surveys were made without regard
10 the claims staksd out by settlers.
Thsse ef7icafs Wsre oseFbsaFine 10 t1e
extrauia. and All thmugh the anminef OF
le<z3 aeeEaod 10 take ADVANTAGES OF eTeKy
oupertuuity 10 Insult and browbaat the
psople. These acAI excited q great
rrefuafee aoai,sst the Canadian Gov
efnment--more keell and bitter from
the fact that tn, people had desired 10
eetabIish an independent British colony
Anticipating iuiit sEeh treatment ~ 60
corded. They weIas aware thai toe
money had not been paid the HHdson
Bay Company, and. therefore' the
trxnzfeF not esmpleted, which svent
only could give Cslaada any Legal &c.
thDxity over tssna- Moreover, the oih
passsa BY the Canadian Pasliamsnt IN
Juna. 1863. organizing q government,
etc.. failed 10 make any pros1sian for
protecting the rights Of the settlers.
Hon. WIN. MeDouaail was appeanted
Governor BY thu D0insuiou aushoflfies,
and be dspsrtsd 10 Taxa oontf'oi CT ths
new Province.
AExKD sEsisTAm,E TO CANADA
Phe people OF thu territory, deter
mined 10 protect THAR Fightss and not
allow tbs Canadian authorities 20 take
poaaessinn Of the governments ttatfl such
rights wee duly RceoRnizet. They
looked about fofM leader. and fD1nd htfn
10 Q young Ffsnshrnisn, Louis Kiel. On
Nov. 1, Fort Garry WAS occnpied bf fifty
men rrasf RisI, and On The safns day
Fort Psmbina slas surrounded By Z sim-
liar force, and McD,,agsll, thGn on his
wag 70 assume ihs position Of g0W,rnor,
was invited 20 nsof1Rs tho frontier. No.
Doueail's commission had not yet taken
effeok, bua he was preparing 10 ii,sne !
proelafs alton, formally assuming TIE OF.
hcs OF aoyernoi.. He retired into tbs
United States and remained some weeks
al Pembina. The force under Riei.
STYLING themselves 1.-THE Liberai0rs,' =
aeQrsgAting Ia ell about 600 nsin. setab-
Iished Q provisional R0sprement with
John Brucs ~ President, Louis II lel IS
Secretary and Marshfi, and proclaimed
martial law. The roads from Pembina
10 Fort CARR wee under ntricf snryeil.
lanes. bat there mas 10 interfuptinn Of
business or trade, The provisional gov
eminent was COMPOSED Of council Of
twelve, - followir
Pierre Poitras, Pierre LEveiile. Mar
cos BuFston. Francois Jeanton, Amtrose
REpiRe. y. II. T0aton, Lauis Eagarts.
Pierre RaFentssu, j. II. Perreau, Charles
Nolin. J. b. Mill,a and andrew Bar,ohe-
min.
Although Bruco waa nominally Prsai-
aent, Riel, as thu military bead Of the
moyemeut, was The real lesaer.
. poprr..n nowvxwr,ox .sawrmy.n
The irst act os tbs council wai. on
NovemAar Gan, g call Z popular convsn-
ticn, aud twelve Representatives Of the
English speaking setaiers were invited
20 meet the o0unsii and French repre-
sentativss az Fort Garry on N0ysrabsF
lots. Among tho delegates from osie Of
tnn sssneh pAfisa.ss " snis CONVENTION
Va. Wnliam y. upohoRnne. VINO Was
20 pc ssfy pfeminent 70 aitsf events,
pas who previously nad taken no part
70 zoe moyenlene Afhes tnfes weeks OF
esfneet oiseAssion, ecmgarativsiy mar
menieas, ooflnR wnlon MeDo9lIAu was
"a sotsnunieatioh Wild the Delegates.
zoe ccnssntion unanimously agfead
spon : phi % riants e Tue only condi-
uon upon vnicn she CanadIan Govern
Heh, vohla % toserasss. Nha biii pro
viasa snat
1he people nave ne ilRntto elect tneir
oun encersi tnAt lne l4eeishataFc fase
We HgMsf V pass ah iaoai laws over we
veto o. me Execsltiye oy = tNsssfh irsff
vose; snat al snofins, maeistrates. ITO,
% elected ~ tne. peoples aaAs we mill.
esfy cs composed 81 the then rsissdHnss
% me Teffnofyi tnAf Tie Efigihsh And
French languages % oommsn N the
Lselsiature, courts etri tnat All priv
heRes, customs AND usaRes existing be
rcspectedi ana ffte homestead and pre-
smpsion land lava
Neversneiess, we osnyentlon could
not aSree npon guarantees fpr ths ,saf-
syina sn1 OF these termA q majority I'M
gee hisi not being Willing 70 alloy Mac.
r . enter ne We territory alliii NE
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