New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-23
UASS MEETING IN MONTREAL.
INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES BUT NO DIS
ORDER.
A CATHOLIC PRIEST DENoUNCEs TIE ACTION OF
TIlr rRENCH-CANADIANs.

A CATHOLIC PRIEST DENoUNCEs TIE ACTION OF
TIlE rRENCH-CANADIASs.
MONTREAL, Nov. % (SpecdD.-ln the Champ
de Mars this afternoon massmeeting was held TO con-
the action OF the Government in hanging Rei ana
TO urge upon members of Parliament the necessity OF
driving from power slr John A. Macdonald the Pre-
There three platforms erected from eacn
OF which the French flag hoated ana
there were between 10000 and Ao'ooo
persons present, mostly French Cahaulans
Between thirty and forty speakers managed to hold TO-
gether this vast assembage by speeches which were IN
smmatory Liberty Justice was their theme, thcy
said, for all natonalitic.. Cheer after cheer
rent the keen speaker after another touched
sensitive chord in the Frenchmcns breasts the volume
OF sound being great that IL could be heard milo On
Beyond this there no demonstrations, tue mass
being orderly and held rveted by the eoquence OF the
speakers who. in most dramatic manner, Appeared 10
their patriotism Resolutions were passed condemnhS
the murder Of Rie the grounds that the re-
beiliOn was justfabe that he had been recom-
mended TO mercy by the jury; that three respites
had been granted that he had voluntarily surrehdereu
to General Middleton to stop the rebelon that his was
political offence, and that he had been sacrince" "
win over the Orange constituencies.
Mr.. Mercer the Liberal leader OF the Province
said that Sir John Macdonald had fed TO E"s
land because he afraid to lace inc french
Canadians after committing sucn an atroclous crime
but the steamer that TO him England would pass
its way that brought back 10 thls country 'hI
Bllke leader OF the Liberal party.
MI Beaubien read the following telegram from the
Irish.Amcrcan Union Of New-Yor%: lyon nave
our warmost sympathy AMI We assure
you Of our support in your struggle WIN orange
brutality and English iyrnny.'
Senator rrudc compared tIc fate Of Eic with that oi
Mary Oicen Of scots, Charles and Joan of Are
WHO had been exccuei bccanso OF their religion lie
denounced the tyranny the Canadian Government a"d
compared 1t uuflvnrahly with that OF England Elel
was murdered, he SAID, by Canadians Descendants OF
men who committed Other murders.
scvcrai spcalcrs cursed sig John TO their hearts con-
tent.
At st. P4rick's, the leading Irish Catholic church
here Father Dowd who has he'I for over thirty year
IN charge OF irish Catholics n Montreal, preached q
most Impressive The subject Of the present
c,ss ana the attitude to by people OF his
fnca. lie GescrIr,I hIw Rel nId turned the Mon.
against the Government AMI dg aust the Catholic church
ur-s farm Instructors aud pcdccdbe sc;tera by savage
Indian tribes EcI hat succeeded ~ arpl'lut i1e,
filug to uc present rJub g. hr regretted that Hrl
syupath,l.rS were di'gracing the 'ly
of Montreal by their nightly process
siOns, Lliian'n1tOry spcecuc, and pubic m'cJhs@
The French e. u.Ii., bad undertaken to form n Nj
tluual party 'r zoo i,h journalists and noisy politicians
were $rcSniE the alliance o. irsh Cain r' of o." Do
innion. lie warned Hi- h1ci again. any -uch alhauco
purpose. IL Jud unite Protestant poJpe 10
ma: against them.