Part 9 (1/2)

[2 Footnote: This docuislature

”2 The Legislature to have power to pass all laws, local to the Territory, over the veto of the Executive, by a two-thirds vote

”3 No Act of the Do on the people until sanctioned by their representatives

”4 All sheriffs, istrates, constables, &c, &c, to be elected by the people--a free homestead pre-emption law

”5 A portion of the public lands to be appropriated to the benefit of schools, the building of roads, bridges, and parish buildings

”6 A guarantee to connect Winnipeg by rail with the nearest line of railroad--the land grant for such road or roads to be subject to the Legislature of the Territory

”7 For four years the public expenses of the Territory, civil, military and municipal, to be paid out of the Dominion Treasury

”8 Thein the Territory

”9 The French and English language to be coislature and Council, and all public docues

”10 That the Judge of the Superior Court speak French and English

”11 Treaties to be concluded and ratified between the Government and several tribes of Indians of this Territory, calculated to I insure peace in the future

”12 That all privileges, custo at the tihts be guaranteed by Mr McDougall before he be admitted into this Territory

”14 If he have not the power hiet an Act of Parliahts: and, until such Act be obtained, he must stay outside the Territory”]

His followers soon began to forget his late manifestation of tyranny and violence, and his enemies found themselves silenced by his restraint, and the wisdom of his declarations Yet the rebel leader for many reasons, one of which is very well known to the reader, was one of the unhappiest of men Besides the matter at his heart he lived hourly in ht he would waken, start suddenly fro upon the wall, dee says that one day he went out to call upon one Charles Nolin, for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation While he was sitting in the house eating supper, a un passed the ; upon which Riel suddenly thren his knife and fork, and declared that he was about to be shot Nolin answered that he never would be shot in his house, and immediately went out to see who thethe way to a coe, and perfectly innocent of any murderous intention Almost immediately after this had occurred, about forty men from the Fort arrived, and accompanied Riel back to his quarters His terror was so oppressive, that he was threatened with an attack of brain fever

Sixty e The inhabitants to a considerable extent consisted of whitelish and Scotch half-breeds

When news reached this community that the Disturber had taken sixty prisoners and locked thenation took possession of all A nuentleiment, and spoke to hi ainst this scoundrel, I liberate the people whom he has shut up in the Fort, and put an end to the rebellion”

”You hold out a very fair prospect,” Major Boulton answered, ”but I have very grave doubts that the thing can be accoine”

”We have the arainst that presu banditti If you do not lead us, then the command will have to fall upon one of ourselves, and there is no st us who has had any experience in leadershi+p”

”How are your nurants, and about double that nu half-breeds”

”I consent to your request, but you ainst ainst my inclinations”

Very speedily the force was h shape Winter now reigned in all its severity upon the plains Recently snow had fallen, and without snow shoes it was next to impossible to march

The arined, were not of the most approved pattern Sohest average of ”going-off” capacity was about 33 1/3 per cent That is to say, out of three snaps you got the piece ”off” once Thepri toward Fort Garry, Riel, on the advice of his military chief, Lepine, had liberated the prisoners Many of the latter tarried not long on the shadow of the rebel stronghold Tho the stockade, that a heavy force was proceeding to the Fort to overthrow the rebels, and made all haste to join the loyalists

Major Boulton was not without some definite and even commendable plan of procedure, much as he has been criticised by those who always show their wisdoramme

”My ambition is,” he said, ”to delude the rebels as toa desire to treat with them

Therefore, I shall halt with my forces a short march from Fort Garry, and when I have lulled suspicion, I will our of the onset for success” Such a proceeding Scott strongly approved, and Major Boulton found that the young reatest value to the enterprise So with considerable enthusiasm the force o, and flakes of spitting snow began to drive out of the east