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XORTII^WEST TERRITORl Et< .
KKPOiiT oy Tui: \'K;r> iinvKiiKNi* .). ?, ■vuuwu^.t, «i.v.
(r:<.\'SM.\vios.)
St. BoMKAi k,
'J'o i/ie Ilonvrtiil' Mr. //ou:».
tSiR. — In cnnipliiiucc with iufitruclions iunii.-;iii.M! to us ;.y t;i') tJarnniiiiii t iu-, r-iiiineut ,
I.Ieut.-Cul. (ki Saliibcny iiiui in yseif left Ottawa o:i tl;i> .'"itli Deconib-r i;i,st fur Jloii Jlivt-r,
Altout midwjiy bv'twoeii (.{;^.irj;i:to\vii and PeiuMiia, wn mi'i: iv.-t ]lnn<n\in]-^ William
McDouifal!, v>'l;o iirvl left tiie laltor plaoo isDiUt^ ilav.-i prcviinuly, ami v.-Jn) w.is a:! lii.s wav
to Cana<!;>, AV(' imiuc(iiatf'ly iiamU'd him llie papoi-s which we wcv! direcU'd togivo him,
Hiul ^Te iiiforir.rd him, iu a fi;w v.-ords. of LJi" o!)io:;c of )ur irds.-lKi, v:,i/Ii dii'i m !. [•'.•(■•.■.mi*.
him from coiitimiiiig his joai'noy.
Th'" oirciimstnne.' of iiis dcparnu'- clMU'^'evi .ih.i'.sr fuiircly il." imcM'-j of our Jiu.ssi>ii,
wiiicli v;;;rs to ciid-'.n'';;!" to ))ro;^n;'t; Jus adiai-.-.ioii i',>t ) ih ' I'M'nit..--,' oy oa'.'ifyiiv.!; thi^
)):'01ih\
Wo v:Vf rtlioh's,-; rimtiMor-'l our jorjT'iy, iir..! .i;;!-! vi'd .' p.'moir.ii (.;i ti;' 2l:Ii
])!-'i'L'ini)<"r. Wo thoro finiid tiio p.'i.plo full of disti.;-.'. a^'aius'o aii j)>;rs'>i;s cijmiii^^
troiii (^atM
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kM't, oven {it^MiiisL ,■,.•;, no^wttil^t;\udl!lC: tiiat
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1011,1,' time :-. '.varv' of our fTiiiro d-'Vcjii'iii lo thf? iiiti-nvsls of i!;'; (.'.aiuiry. i: : > j»:'oiiah[:>
thai ordoi;i Iiad bca aireailv givou *■..> ;uTc.st ;is on Iho fi-or,t.;'.r ;"•.)• v>\' iuui troublr
iu liudiii-.r a "uidi! to C(jiiduct us to St. !5;)tiifa'",\ iu vi.nv of i]w ,■■ iiiMuilVni.iliourf of
feeliutr, and iu rccordau^o v.iih tlu
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all TlK
Territory.
of tlio l'ruvi;sioua! (.lovoru
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to . 'liter aiou'; into
iin( lit, who aooomijaiuod lue a.; i.ir a.s So. I'l or'o'.'rt , wiieio .1 me.'.
Proiddout Ivied, and m^uie of liis cmployet'H. As I wars iniidi fati'j^ui-d, havir.;.; travelled
idght and day i:i ti very uucoaifortahlti voldele, I ul>t,\ini'd poimi.saiou, o-at uot^ wiihout
dit!icult;y, lo .su'o;) :
tlio ue.\L (lav. L at
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and
ne.soi'.
luv.solt
ii'.cn iuf'niied th'j Prosidont, iha.t I Wius koul fv ihf ( '..nadia
o eul'.'i'
P.'d Piv
Aftv
(.)overumi'ut with (.'ulouel do Salahoiry, a;)d that I wl.shed lo kni.f.v-
tJiac. liouoraliie s;eutleinan would 1)0 pcrautttMl t
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difc I)
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possibh', aud acoordinylv on
)ld th.it ho \s'ou;d bi; ;;eut for, and 'Jiab ho nii:;iit outer um .soon ivs
the (I
auuarr iollowdu
I ha.;
PJ-
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h'; }).o:i.s;.ir(i O; woicouiiug
aiu
us.
iiiv iinii.il'l'j coinpaiiinii. Wo iiiuin'dialcly (;oiniiiuiii('at"(l our instn'ctiojis to tin I'nsidciiT
ii:iil his (.'(itiiicil. anil tlirv wore taki'H iiito coniiidiratiiM:.
SiiiiM' (lays at'ri'i'Nsanls \vi' were invitrd tn a|i)>i!ar l.il'oii' Llic (iniiicil, and tiic
President tlidi ^.aid lliat lie was sorry to see tliat our . imjioru ^ave us no authority
to treat wiiii thcin, lail thai they v. (udd.at the saiin.' tiiiic, 1 c very ;;lad to luar us,
tru^lill;^ that v.c Jiad only ;_'i,od lu'ws to h'll lliciii.
Since \i;i li;i\e done us tla- honor of heaiiu.'.; u~. Nai<l v\»' (o them, avc
eonniK.'iii'e l,y telliii;^' you ti^a.t wc are in iiiilh (he licHrois of j.'.yml howb.
we r.re enahleil to assiii'e \oii thai t'le inteiiiioiis tpf llie < huci'unient who have scin
arc allo^othcr thosi; of iieaet; and j,food-\viii. Lt (h"<irps to resjiocL youi-
lier.ioiis and your ri,i;hts, to hilioi- for iho ii)i|iroveiiuMit. of _\oiir <'ounti'y, hy iiialcin^ a
roatl in onh'r to ( ouiiiiunlcatti more easily with ('panada. iVc, ivc. il-c.
It admits thai, it may have lieen mistiik(;ii in its choico (.f emiiloyecs wliose
e\tr.iVii,iXaut cotiduei may possilily iia.ve eom])roniisod it in the 'IVrritoiT, Imt it strongly
eondemus the ariiitrarv acts of .'-ui'li em|doyees as liave w uitonly almsed its ronlidencf*.
At the clofcc of tliii coiiferenet', wiiieli lasted some hours, during' Nvliieli wo wri'e
listened to with miieh attention and rospeet. we ventured to take upon i:ursel\-es to
propose a dele^'iition a:i heinsj; th« sure&t moans of arii\!n;.; most speedily ;it a conclusion
satiafnclory to Initli jiarties. Then the President, after thanking' us very ( durteoiisly.
Y.itho\it iiidecil <,'ivinir us any olheial assurance, !.;a\'e us lo understand tliat we were
likely toariive at a satisfactory settlement. t(dling us thai lie would lo<ik info the matter
with his Courcil. v.hi'h also had seemed will disposed tliroughout our interview, ami that
ho would e;ivo us an answer latei-. What oontrihnted not a little to iiis])iro us v.ith
JiojH", was tlio few words which the Treaidont whisperoil to ( 'olonol do Saiahorry as ho
Avas leavini,' the Hall. " (.'olonel," said ho. " don't ho in a hurrj to leavo, I think of
charging you with a commission, wliioh cannot hnt bo agreeahlo to yon."
Such was the position of affairs wlion an uulookod for ocouironco not 0!ily tlirew
hack matters, hut oven cansod us for sonio iimo to lose all hope. T .shall not nndertako
to gi^ yen in this letter the details of this incident which ko noarly kindled a
tlame throughout the sotthincnt., and jierilhcl for ovor the hope of i'riendly relations
lietwoon Canada and tho Jtetl Kiver. Colonel di- Salaherry. wlio, as well as myself,
]ias seen and heard everything which has loon said or done in tho Territory sinco
(his unhappy occuiTonco, (whicli so noai'ly rondorod oui' mission fruitless), can and will
t'Xjdain to you the causes of our delays, and how wo have had to reason v.'ith the,
leaders and with tho poo|ile ; ulways, howtsver, hy conversations with single individuals,
as that soeniod to me th(> host, and ]irohaMy the only, way of offocting any good rosidt.
l''ortunat«;ly, also, almost all persons of uiuch inlluenco sided with us, and if we have been
able to arrive at a satisfaetory irsult, it is to the genoro\is eflbrts and kind assistance of
those })ersons that we owe it.
J tliiiik J may say that, nov. tJie gr(>atest obstacle in tho wa.y of a satisfactory sottle-
ineut has Ih-ou removed, and that the jieople are content to join ■with Canada, because
they beliovi^ Canada sincere- when she says that she desires their welfare.
C*olonel d(( >5alabeiry".s ]>rosenc(! here, and the conduct of this honoi'ablo gentleman,
have not a little contributed to revive our ancient sympaUiies for the land of our fathers.
I constantly hear it said, " Oh. if (.'anada had sent us from the lir.st men like this gentle-
man, we should be satistied. and should feel that they really loved us and desired our
jrootl." '* Yes," 1 said, " yor are right, my good friomls, but tlie (lovernnient knows all
that, and I am satisfied that it is disjiosed to do everything in its ])ower lo content you
and make you happy."
It was on the 8lh of F'!>ruary that wo had the satisfaction of learning that it then
decided to treat with Cana^.a, and that the letter herewith enclosed had been addressed
\[s, stating that they ha ' accepted our invitation to send delegates authorized to
comt! to a settlement.
point of lea\ iiig with tho delegates when wo received tho
1" iiishoi.) of St. IJonifacc would shortlv arrive. As we were
The Colonel was on t
gratifying inteDigenoe tha
I' I'i'csidt'lit
•il, ail. I tlu'
') imiliority
In Jl(;tr lUf.
tllflii, V(.
^«i()(l liOWB,
(J lifivo Kent
s])cct youi-
■ ninlciii:^' ;i
it s{r()ii<:Iy
COllluU'IlfC.
li \vc wrrc
iirsches to
coiichisioii
'oiirtfously,
t AVtJ AV('l'(^
tJic iiKittcv
w.aiid tliiit,
t' us v.itli
lony iis lie
think of
only llirew
t niuleitakt'
kindk'd ;i,
y relations
lis nn'self,
tory since
.n and will
I v/ith tlip,
ndividiuilb,
ood result.
' liiue been
^stance of
tory settle-
11, hocause
[gentleman,
111" fathers,
his gentle-
lesired our
knows all
intent you
lat it then
uddrosseil
horized to
cei\ed the
s \vp were
3
awaro that hlis lordshi|) had been eoinniissioned l>y the (Jovernnient of (ianaila, it was
dcci(l(.'d to await liis arrival, iunl tliat the delef,Mtion. if necessary n^ all, should imt leave
until ftftei- lus return. The liishop's r.'turn lias already don(> nuiCh f,'ood in the Territory,
:iml peace ami tranciuility are being j^ouerally re-establi.shed. As, however, the Bishop
had not sunicient authority to arrange niattci-s, the delcgati's ai't; to leave this on the
twenty-first, and the worthy Colonel will place this letter in your hands, with the assur
ance of tlie profound respect of
N'oiir very huiubh; Ser\ant.
.1. 15. TnHJAII.T, Ptre.
Coi iir Hur.sK, Pknhina,
Sth February. 1870.
Moved by James ru),ss. seconded by ilr. Heil, and Jlesolved unanimously, that as
iJie (Janmhau Commissioners have invited a delegation from this countiy to confer with
dio Canadian Government, as to the atfairs of tli'is countrv, and as a cordial reception has
)jeen promised to Siiid delegate."?, be it theiefon; resolved,' that the invitation be accepted
xxnd that the same h- signified to the Commissioners.
By order.
\V. COLUWKLL, I ^, . , ^
L. Schmidt ( •-^'•■''etin it's to the Convention.
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