HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1886-4-2, Page 2A GREAT SPEECH.
Argument of M. Q. Oraroa, 1L
P., on the Lt.adr, Motion
THE HURON SIGNAL '+ ` ' APRIL tad
the anthem of it sad oh.. are alt pig .
.. .ills dist
atypner which tt is the adm w waart.d gs•q p Trate
o. tIM ataso, K tb 1864. • MtK' these o•b • is soy souther aa.e
• later, when the adseM•atraltau srimt-
4
M• fur the blood that was shed, the IivM ..t rho rwhJlrNt, bat I shall lows► I .i&l +r m Idle. •.idtos sa 4 C A t t It wef pPntp► 1 P°ate wl taw h+•+we ttsore hum•ew Tho
thea w«r. lovas, sad the roto .mit drtols m "ons to certain q,sdrbon Devote, of date, 19th Jeuuary, 1t that belonged 10 wtU tm• iMl tVt • paersliuw
ttuo 711, rd ailiwil 1 t8.
buss.. M thin ls, wh ed 1 Aad yet these hr boon hnwgbt down, t sperthot,delee- • L Lewiston, forwarded to Sir Lois Nom. wen seised H lee '•rO der ut Nr. Ij(ueensued, balvrethe Lord
Mu puldominm, w8. tow t trv. as t puew. h Hs gnaose
Ilea should 0. {►sou..d boaaRl}1 by miry of that repast and by one err 1883. A letter from the Imod l'orsis meet et iat..c • ,twa of
uVi .1•eiarrd that tb• Prost
Wfbreed w ii ted toy the report_ 1l Cb pennon by the wb.b.tnoia of tf hw: Thea+ were 1~Y'n V HeNsodhtus sur kted far rho mor- k Jt yt 'lfry wen is his
IIsi bat chs and all bM "Kin et I pit Msedox.ald about t8. 19th Novesb.r, (• ; they p at It M Prt.onK • eewd op
. the trtd en eaSUl d
• 1 (sent. wjt11, I ih hoot 1orld Oct twor lad. which 1 .hall tsy beton •tuner, Iii. Ptere•, dated 141b 8ept,eeber, fatal r !or his PIS t" wtttt em •ed
vrr•tser.MertM m -• Were
dome th to which, 1 . e.teery world brise t. House, to penny the rot.1 s .b'ut 188 A 1amir irow Fathers lwdrw end th.wcdoobut Go t re used 10 alfa a-
s. rn•d a Po▪ mading et tlo A"
audr...•d to the 0.". D. L the Ch..1 Ii•,ua p g
huge the guilt W tiyir .ern diem The to pose. 1 props. a prose from this ilak,osy, tuned tbdittt w
eort
beet. ]liuidero, • as Ili utks acid last report that the t«idesos is atasit d sed ices Aown, acting from t ref t settlers
i (rudbc• them bec.ueed I 7 gr,e.oc .wentwd to the Mite but ma the
won4yt that t6fiiy.erwmeoi had Guth t8. 100 en si.nad is o dw to ices. ♦ Woes from the widen tad tr.dtw.ble a •M' t where 1 Lows u( pawl that the trial
tug to eoisce•l, tick My ei.►ed every ) lenses Llb.lt T the Northwest Tura bl. etrrresp+nd•ttee
Tb. folluwiog u the 1011 repeat el l8. and keww,. 1• them "timid be knows to Ify the ea sWfon d Itiai I pro t tied d nqd the winter u! [t,e1 did not object (x"
sod d • lenge H was .cavo. that they ahs 1 0( the pal, .ed
rase •aaWas W taMeMr1 Why SIN
was tllaaseo..
magnificent addro. s delivered in the Parliament and to, chip people, that they
Souse d Commons es Marais 1*ib, by I wished to meet their.ocoser'e fain to face
11. C. Cameruo, M. P. for West Hsroa. on the t..* d Parliament, where their
110rb1.d extracts have been published by
accuser" could get their answer, that
met bait been traduced and abused and
assure a and in order to peed- . - a w i lace tb.a.
Low. "tune•, orwar u to
.YW 1w orm-
pse to prove, by the swum testimony INN and 1e83, ago by • world might
submitted at the trial end by the fame somber of said settlers. A petiuoeihun mooed ,w Urdu that the eg
which I atoll mamma is Parlament, that St. Antoine-de-Padote, addressor* to ,know the justifieatios the halfI,reods of
Louis Riel was executed out to vindicate Sir John A. Macdonald, ae Minister of the Northwest had for resorting to pby-
the law, not to maintain the majesty of the Intoner, of date the 14th liemeat icsl toms to,.oure what un PnyRat he e'
oaf tee law, hat I propose to prom that bor. 1082 A petunia from (lathed,/ ed,/ Du- mood by .triennia, press
Louis Real was executed contrare to law I moot and others, on the 4th S+ tember, strr.tie. (wouu R,rl did out object to
contrary to the pietism' principles of1864, eddre•eed to the Rielit Hon. Bir ' he productive of thetreasonable coo
British law and Brandt intim, and in 1 John A. Macdonald, u Minister of the rospwdenos. Is the story true now
obedience to a power that a not reopen- Interior. A petition presented by the that w.s told hy • former colleague of
aide to Parliament. Now, I am sot Rev. Father Andre to the Lieutenant- the hos. geolle.nn, slut treason retina
(loureddr in Council, in the month of misspent in many of the Departments id
going to argue, our do 1 pose
w discuss the constitutionality of June, 1881. A tr.titio.a presented try aloin Government 7 w1 Friend. afraid
the amen which fatal Louie Riel. the inhabitant/ of Prices Albert to, the that some of their e •
That les paned beyond the restos of !Notion* of the interior. A Niter from i.0plioshd : that row of the M'miders
dismission. Hos geutl•meo, and among Land Agent Duck, doted tee 13th of the Crewe wiU be indicated : that
otbn the Minister of Public Works, tof he Minister November, the I8. addressed
to itom• .n i of t!. itonwre f t y did browsrsa
who ought to have known better,b.asqA mp:
sorn
he was at onetime is the practice of the bythe 'reach Canadians and half • breeds meat Wises to prodeoe tee documents
profession sod s preeminent lawyer, Prime Albert, presented by Mr. Lied st the isdigaiioa .1 the men who osaid
wned
should know that the jud mens of the to the Government of the Domtaie,n of the papers, end of his °mount, who doll
Supreme Court of the realm whsh he Canada. A resolution paved by the teeny were neeeessry t• the ane : 1
read to the Hour, had ootking to du settlers d 8t. Laurent, of the let of the Goeerument step ink ►m7ea ause pap-
common
tete discussion. There was no din February, 1878, forwarded to the Gut ere should net (a ptr.d
cueswn before the Supreme Court ut the snouted of the Dominion of Canada A commuted chrr.•put.deoce of a tresses•
tealm as to Ibe justice of this sentence, petition ted by the Qu'Appel• abs chareem 1 Low Reel was not pot
The oil quottiu whirl% the Luta of half -Or in August or September, on his trial on 21.1 July, and an etppha-
the Juieial Committee d the Privy 1881, to Sir John A. Macdonald, as tion for a pistpueement wa. made
Coasted had to decide m e the question Minister of the Interior. A resolution bashed up by midwife unusually wrong•
whether or sot the court was .on.titu- of the Conseil ofthe Northwest Tedder- These, it apposes, war sestiund by
tional. As the Judicial Committee have Won the date et 2nd *Whet, 1i1T6. argats+ateof atemel, although I did met
es decided, I do not propene to die- "That I have reason to believe, •odd.' get them in the dee books el Perlis -
we test que•ttui. 1 propose, however, verily belie., sad I am informed on res- meet, but from the press, which is mon
to disco's the question of the fi.irmen of liable authority, that all the &foresmen- a,t.rpmmng than hos gcothenea oppo•
Leue 81.1'5 trial, and I sof, at the timed documents were duly forwarded tom The grommets .1 goosed Were
osteet, that is my bumble }lodgment, to the (ibvcrnment of Canada, and .re unueuaUy drong ;
yet as adjourn -
atter airing this matter the most, esrdd now is the possession of the various Do- stent wan named The Crown wee rep-
oonaider.tioa, 1 have come to the eon- psrtments, and an be procured by the reward by two d our ablest lawyers,
choice that the sisMi.st passible a.a- above-named witnesses. and atter skew forensic display the mi-
sers of jestiep was meted out to Luis "That all the •bov.-nmd w tnNsse phe.teun was peremptorily refused .aid
Rid is the trial of that saes ♦rid I go are Material sad demential to me in ml the wasted of the Weimer were eorn-
tbal--it was not the kind of defence, .Mot will prove that 888.' agits- polled to goon with the trial. TO the
justice dwhi.h we w eocustumed M inthc tion is the Northwest Territories sus• N,niat•r of Public Work telt Parls-
sdministratioa of the criminal lea in the eooetitwtiosat and for the meets of the went aced the country that tie nun had
Province of Ontario r w the British pebplc is said NorthVset. (urply sed •1l the time he wanted, and
£spire. It ie a principle well reoogois- 'That without the said nicotinism be- all the mow, he required to boss hie
d in the admwidrstios of criminal ins beard in court, 1 cannot make s witnesses again say that musk a pro -
judice, sad especially in ewes of capital proper defence to the present charge Gooding is, m my judge/mut, wholly. -
falom7, that s shall have Lir sod will be deprived of justice." , , I • 1 in cantonal cases,
play, that be 1 have a fair Mid, sad Backing up that af11d•.it, there 1. an wholly uoj.sti6able from •11 the facts
that, if his waned makes sa application ..davit from one of hie counsels, the 5th We know. Whet ie the 8nd goestson the
to postpone the trial, ample time shall paragraph u( whisk I will road : judge, when presiding on the Winch,
be given W hies to repent for hie "Bows ef the Meta intended to be asks the primmer ; it is 'Are you ready
WI ilr iib : di e1 shall M i ' oath witaemen are that the for year tri.11' .t it • oaten. s
throws in the way .f a full and free and 'aliened f r several yaws sur imam, aid snore, • freed 1 Bo ; it loam
• fair iovadigatios el every feat that had M he goateed in • Impede asylum in thing. It meas., tf towss isnot ready
tends to build op the defames of the the Provisos of Quebec, and would get for mid, the humans veiniest 'Meanie-
prismatic.
ei ie-
priwser. New, sir, let as look st this deranged ; also, the circamatangs order t"ttos of justice is this .msatry
will
came fur ssomest. I•sapp.aling,Ihops, whish the moused left his hums in Mon- give him the necessary time toakspre-
to common sense non, msmyef whom are tans, sad caw to Ibis country, at the potations fur hes defence. In the wow-
twe d of hose w lawyers. solicitation of his friends, in the year mooed cassia felony and m
TM o this ens. was lad n 000a thcmaad tight hundred sad eighty eases
OW Mar, and w., therefore, take plan- will' boo and slandered, bet that nos,
rare in gtvisg *be speech verbatim et thane God, they heti their accusing face
Iitenitunt from the Government report d to • amd wen prepared to diacuse flu
o tao.uon and stand or (wll by the result.
Alms Proesedinte out bow due. the hon. gentsuan pro -
ter. Cameron (Horns). I did not pr,- pose the discussion shall take place 1 It
*ons to follow the apaseb d t►. boo. appears, when we Dune to dimmed the
gentleman who has just takes kis sat. qusetfun, that although he told us the
The bus (oedemas data, that wit 00 Government had nothing to eutt0*al,
0bsaid• of the House, apppl auded beton! they bad everything to conceal. They
M •• buns enenebu fur Bellechaw (Mr. duct, nothing, they sun the .at
*myon). I suppose time u no am, al- d etof their own criminality, and keep
though you may not agree with every- it carefully concealed in the pigeun-1:o1a
thing • nes may gay, in eaprwtag Kaon of the Department. Meeting us fag. to
approval when he has made as able and fain, meeting their scoter., their own
Mimosa' speech. The hon. g.otlema0 former friend and . lleregta. in Perlis -
water.. upon the prediction flat them merit, face to face, why the Minister of
of us who applauded the powerful ora- Public Works kwowa, and oobudy knows
Oen of the bus member fur B•llocksuw it mow. that they haus hsndicspp.d us
will be found voting against him when in this oontmt, flat they h... handicap
Moe time comes to vute. 1 d• sot know I us in the race from the beginning to
what other hos. gatl.men amt do. 1 the end, and that they are playing nue,
ere respoosihle, and alone reepoaa-ble, es they have always played, with lorded
2or the sums. I intend to tabu in that dip. The evidence of their miaoonduct
ss et ,• all 1 cam r7. ea "'Poeta s7• and of their .riminality they aske care
edi, pkat tb. hon. R.otban u • teles to -keep in the pigeon-kolee of the De
pfr''Phet. Now, I imagined all slung that pertinent. And they do mon dem lbs,
Oho condos d the( t would he These gallant and chivalrous g ntl.mea,
js t End, sot by the crime that Riel was thaw gallant and chivalrous French gen-
ie' at liegtD•, bet heels" lied tlsa00 who did everything above board,
wrmmitt.d other grimes, amd we have bad who were wilting that Asir accusers
Ilt.5.1.4 by the hon. Reed nam whir hes should meet them Mos to fame and that
kelt tsk.s bis asst (M,, Wells..), that if there ebuuld be no inequality, that each
Lal had not hese pssishsd for the mall party should be upon a footing of perfect
swine& he had cis missal we could net equality -what do they do 1 Sir, the
Pm" anybody .hs I bdteeel ell Minister who is responsible fey this dea-
dest,
or
desg, and tonight 1 8.11... sore tbor- cession, ea the very first thing he does,
ewghl7 shoe •ver, that Louis Kid wes Moves the preview) question to lis min
se .d, not •o much for the pert he took motion, a WOW submitted to Perlh-
ho k. Northwest r to moot by an , o and devoted
'MOP th. blood of Brother fl'hea•a Mead of the C , ., • •notion pee-
.estt-4 tkt1ag that took pia. 16 7.srs pared is the interest of tb. (Government,
1 o. 5sd when sur tosdoaod b7 the sad • motion to which the hos. geode -
Ant Mialt r hinted( when h. trammed- boo moo 6t to move 18. protium
ted a Wg. sem of public son.► to be question to cot 01611 other amendments,
l0add Rid, In order test this reed- to prevent ss on this aide of the Hones,
Blooded murderer, se b.D. tleetl.taea sen In the fame of Parliament and in the face
it *0.011 hits, might pppthe veagesa.. _ oho _it+ w of this soaotry, hum se-
d the law, when the bised`osods of the wfg01 1. b s wbaMDtiv. rombooss im
naw ween en hi. trust. I imagined w .m.wdm.nt, the sinowduct, the cried -
Moan, aid I was Dot mistaken, that tee nal noomoo, rho mated mom el thY
Goveromsnt would to justified, not um- misiatisttu0 im nmp.d t. th, d•ost, of
sl' b.oases laid otlend.d the law w the die halfbre.da is t11. Northwest Terri -
74 rthwest, but b.aoee h. had • in tones. We hoard mammon of that from
what ii called the murder d 0b, m.sb.r 1„ Pro..a.b.r (Mr. Royal).
Stott ; and the hoe. Minister of Public Be admitted that 111. Gov.rsammt wow
Works referred to that yesterday even- wren*, test they had cot ssaed7 does
ling. Dor tb. hos. Minister not know their dory, but if 1111. Oovermsest were
Yet 8., in bis sworn testimony in 1874, wrong their pred.os'soes, b..oMsodnd,
Were • eomseittee of this Hooey, de- were wrong .leu, sod tMr fen• this Oov-
ulased test the Goveroaeot d which he .rumens's offences should be condoned.
was a msm1er had promised an arm15517 low say mom .ztrssdioary srgs'stot
8. Bid 1 Does he cot know diet his •w■ that ever bard 1 Aseming, for tb,
political thief, by whom he has stood for mks of argument-tbutttlk I deny that of
man bag year.. pladged the faith of was the w. though I challenge the
the
many
that this red-handed murderer per, though I defy Lon. gentlemen to
would escape the punishment of les estibli•h by the records, that my ben.
crimes, became the Conservative Gov- friends who thea wielded the destinies
erusest of Canada saw fit to agree to o1 the country did set pay that attention
indeed to hien the royal clemency! This to the claims of the ►sl1be.si. at that
i a gra" sod "no" question we are time which those daises dmusadd,-
millad on to dining. It is not to be dr- still. "awn* tet to be tom for the
wend by definition of m.saa•mia; it is mk..t argutaent, is Lissomly justification
mot to be discussed by the Iredotioa of for the boo. gentleness on the Treasury
begin telegrams' prepared in flu Mai! hoochge having for seven long years m-
ediae
e iae and read in the Hoes. ea feaume meted the carat rayon' and .penal.
documents ; it is mut to bre discussed is tont the oorn et mammies d tb. t-
wmy light K trivial manner. It u. grave breeds of t11. Northwest Territories 1 L
and serious gnsstoa, because it o.nplt" that any roans why they should resist
that in the exercise d the Kz.cutive tee petitions, tbo r.soa.t ommo, tb.'
power the Government ordered the ear pre7ves .rid tho appeals of the right rim.
motion of s an without sufficient Jodi- .rend the dignitaries d the Roman
ticatios 1 tray as7 that. .t the very Catholic sad the Amities disrobes is
outset of this di.cuseion, I, like other, the Northwest Territories 1 le pkat any
was surrounded with and embarrassed by rooms why they should resist the pray -
many diiseltiss. WI are called on w ars sod ohs suppltmetiooa erf thm roomer,.
pronounce upon the administration of •rb, who 8.v. doomed timer earnest
.r,mitul judose in this ouustry by thee lives in self-eacrt6n es the altar of their
constituted authorities -a thing that 1 God and their emestry f Is that tiny
admit ought not to be lightly done, sod reason why them gentlemen should
which curet be justified except in caees apps the peni.Lat00t which they tip
of the firs , . . . end when the .Kos at the hones .4 an indignant p.o-
pesce and the well-being of the country pim, boost". forsooth, soy bus friend en
44.maad it at the hands of Parlaan,ent. goy right (Mr. Mills) slight sot hem.
ltcannot be denied theit such ..ores has dealt witk the chime of the halfbrede
hems ea mon than .two occasion taken In with as moth promptitude se h. men!
tb. Imperial Parliament. The condom As 1 have said, 1 change," bot. gentle -
of grand jurors. the conduct of petit mss to point to the time oe the place or
jurors, the voodoo' of jndg.s. and the tee Inatome in winch my hem. friend es
conduct of criminal prosecutors. have neglected the discharge of his important
all u..der,one di.eanion, and have been duty ; tot, if la was wrong, are not bon.
made the subject of 'inquiry to the lm- r+ . tlemen opposite trebly wraog in neg-
penal Parliament. Hen we are called rotting them claims 1 Are they not
area W „ 00 the ispropsr "to wrooa, further, not only for bang the
Waist b! the reapon.tble advise" d came of this rebottles'. hot for not faking
the Crown ut the royal prerogstire of tits prepsr .tspps at tko preps, toss to
mercy on an 050.1sm in *Well it te 0511- supprees it f ' h•f had warning after
tended the .serciae of that prerogstiv warning, they had entreaty after em.
ou tht not to have been withheld ; and treaty from their own official* is the
ere are called upon to dines" this imp01- Northwest Territories ; they were told
tl tont question while s mase el papers that Louis Reel was is the Northwest ;
aeeeasary to the clear understanding of they were told by their own officials that
the eases withheld hy this(. I, the belfbrsdu were agitating, that there
• wow are by this very motion incriminet- wen serious cmmplsiuts ; they wore
' I ed. The pipers that were found at warned that there were breaker" ahead ;
iatoo., the paper" in tb. pigeon -holes hot they slumbered wail the thunders
of the Departntost of Interior, the papers .4 the battle awoke them trots their
whish Riel's counsel declared at tee trial slumbers, and thew not sup thou:
b he essential to the proper preparation tom,,
of their defence, the reasons and the Some hoe. members. Oh I
ermintents why the judge, in the exercise
of his power, declined to gratis the
anion wade to him ty Louis Reel's men-
sal, salting a postponement of the trial
for use month, the charge which the
Judge delivered to the jury - all them
tows are withheld by the Government
ase era ar nmwe •
uses, wt
affidavit at g
tiara .1at.0.01
should be postponed and tie seM Nt-
tte
Itu11 to defend hmade,
eines to the proposer
which he 4101 suooesdully. You will re-
oo•lect further, sir, that is the one of
The King imam* D Sus. 1 BliokMos.'s
deports, page 610, the law is very fully
discussed, and the (moods epos which
.0 .ppllcatnes to postpone • trial .n
usuallygranted. There greends Vee
prevailefrom than day to this, .1.
though, of worn, in later times a smote
humane edmutiatn'w of the law has
prevailed. The appioatios was hood
upon the ground that two witnesses,
subjects of the Kiwi of none*, waw
•l.eout in France sod the applieat1M
was that the trial should be pustposed
until they returued to the ewulg. TIM
application was rebased, bet es the nolo
ground that the tire witnesses is ga..-
ooes were subjects et • foredo* madna,
living to a foreign nmatr7,
therm was no probability of their ever
mining to But/land. Tite judge iu 1
de-
livering judgment used languages
shall quote, as 1 think It should to k
lure the Parliament of Csu.da and the
prople of this country.
"Informations ex officio are penaeal-
i the King's . N.. man m
there to be .uosdered is the light d`
promoter or private • No
Wan is w great. wo peueerlaa*r a. in-
• tautaDeaue, .bat that upon .went
g rounds the trial may be pot e[ Mr.
Radcliffe's cane did net preeao4 open
the n,ata taneoue eatmre of tbekt.1. 1t
the meal form of the .ftd.vtt is observ-
ed and there roe .pserl ground d sus-
pinus the rule goes of .dune.
Mr. Cameron (Harm,. I understand
hon. gentlemen of the Miller .id• of the Fourraosd, e1 St Lomat ; all to the
Hooey as well as any other member of Northwest Territories d Canada ; L
Parliament doses i koow that, whom Vankoergh.et and 1. M. Borges, of
Yoe too" • nue p1 oat, they always yell, Ottawa' w the Province d Uutano, are
and 1 know tat,wh.n 1 toeeh the troth, sm. ....041.1 wanness• Inc my defaces
aeon L Venkooghnet is
from how gentlemen on 'lie ether aide. Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs, an•d
m ao tomo w t wt involving the of. of • an,
information e
the city of Hamilton bys. a -shies n1 few : the nature of the agitation u the the spplicstion for the postponement
paha", on the 6th of J017, 1886. The Northwest, and the onadsst advise My- of • trap beint undo, backed up by .111 -
trial , • , 1 at Regina on the 10th en by the accused to leave the wumtrry7 davits set half u atrong es those sEfida-
day of the seam moot', .mit op to that im tem moetb of February Int paned, mattert omen,in
moment Biel did sot know the nature of and tit; objeetioms d the people to his
the sludge proferred against bias, and retursisg to Masten* •fors• that the
his counsel were not made aware of the alleged rebellion was . . 1 and
charge, nor of the line of actino that the osodoet ed under the direction of • win -
Crown was supposed to tMks with rider- .t1 of found., persons, of whl.h council
soap to theme charges. We mud motel- the prisoner was nos s rnanbsr ; sad
lest, air, that in trials in the Northwest that he did Dot participate M any enrage -
Territories then are no i juries moot or 0omnit or say
This trial took plane without the We -
guards sad without the protection that
surround • preliminary investigation be-
fore s justice of the pros There wee
no investigation before a growl j .•md
there was no bill o1 iodidmestt. Upon
the svideDce nod the sworn informatics's
of 1(r. Stewart, Loris Sita was placed
e pos his trial. There was nothing to
Well, sir, in chi. ear the application did
not succeed. The Coen ivied, that this
EOM should have ooe week -- - set tun days
se stated by my hen. triesd trona Bell
thane ; iu one week, this man whit
suna upon trial for his life, before a jery
of .t1 ones -aliens to bpm in race sad in
mitres, epee who had se sywp•thy with
the !talfbreds of the Northwest -o-
asis was ea bis trial before a wort
en e•aditaied. a jery on Mona,
asks f..r • little time to prepare
for kis daises. sad the relies of 111.
Court was that the trial .hosld mosey -
Wetly proceed Whim one week a1Mr the
application was made. Why was that
application rebind 1 Why mus net Rid
given w unity d e( for his
defence 1 Why not give es • month
for .ecb a purpose, it a smith wem deem-
ed necessary by himself and his counsel t
Why not give him an opportunity to
produce all those pewee which In and
nit+. u greeted
as • n hie moaned antlered were asessesre for $
f( toll and fur invediiatict. of the .uuurs-
order that tj tios.ner shall11.have air .'noes. d tb. rebel , .mit as .:plana
sod that judo's eny be meted 'cwt
PIa7 lino c/ the osfoeturaate poaitien is wbllh
to him. I gay tbo adios d t8. Crows t8. priwwer sod otben 8.41 p4...d Ib.us-
in thus ease, the ruling of the Court in .slew 1 I es7, sir, that itis trial sun
this tan.. both d which 1 akargm to kit'''. 1 isdea..tly-1 atm ti. wand pofenadlo
g.ntleby i opposite, w.re wholly *aim.Impressed with the gravity of the ete-
tified by the rcurnetanne of the sae, 15100 -sun 10415.00517 hatted .mit he
woo wholly uowae•raoted epos the nth- w Det 115.& ut• -.7'.Wbt
davits prodsced The law i. anmietak.- I sur the lioeernment a=i70 tWere
blur= him, of to inform his oouoe•l, d
the nature ct then charges until the in-
formation was laid. We k.ow dist is
the publie pew it was discussed blurs
the trial, whet shape K form the indict-
ment should tssem.-wh*ther be should
be tried for httb treason, or whether he
should be tried for murder. The 90th Jell
wn.00.umsed is disaamiug preliminary
quondam-• demurrer to the indict -
meat, and to the form d the informs
tan The court adjowtsed until the
21st July, when Leine Rid's 000nsel-I
have not the pleasure of their pommel
.oinaintance, but I •m told they w
leading counsel in their own Provinces
-made an applo:tioa to the court to
p..tpose the trial for me month. Now,
bar in mind, that ib. 200th day d Js1y
wee the 6rd time that Rid wag given
intimation of the nature of the e
to he erred against him -whether
be tried fur murder K fur treat-
intimation
K whether he should b. Mediated
for rest lesser offense ; sad sot until
that moment ovoid he be 1n • p •tties
to private for trial. Bis ooaned made
the application based upon affidavite
with which I will treadle the Bowes
Louis Rid himself swore to the fol ow-
ing .tstmmeet d fade why the trial
should b. postponed : -
"I, Legit Mel, the Haid seemed, being
duly .worn, do d• and gay : -
'That teabti•I Dumont sad Michael
Dumas. now of Helena, is the United
States of Amens&. to the Territory of
Montana, are .nenttal necessary ',A-
mmo" to m7 d•feoos.
That Napoleon Neal*, d Turtle
Mo..tsin, in he United States ; the
Rev. Father Tones, the Rev. Father An
Jr., of St. Aateise ; the Rev. Tether
overt set •t treason.
tannic foots can bo proved xGabriel bly clear. I went to make this pout clear 1 •7 afraid 10 PI"' the pa p on• .fish
to the Howe, became 1 attaeh importance; wore bend at Bat.s•he 1 wK. thse7
w it. The Government did out mete I a1141 to predacs the dssemeola wh
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cwt justice and fair play to Biel, the had been 'moulding for seven log Tests
criminal, 1 he was • criminal. 1 in the Department of the Isteriort
(11.•171/ whsh the Secretary of State who posed
tried to this hour. On the question of I wrote to the Frenchmen of Fall Royer,
the postponement of the ire* we are net ' Men, declaring, in oub.Locs, Chet tt11•
left without sutberity is the records of h1(bro.d. 11.4 no grisveoose, that thmy
the law nouns. Chitty in his work on bad mods oo e0enplatots, Kit shot batf
Criminal Law, second edition. page 491 why 11041 (het Dot seat i+ petitisee
(and I went to give hon. gs tIanen o Wen tb P sfnd to prwont
posits all the information, as 1 usually tic potitta_s, eagned b7 Ia7wew, b7
do, giving the book sod page whore it bishops, nod b► d1.rgyseo of bulb tbo
arta b. found) 1.7s it down feet : Catholic end Amiliew d eordt..,l Were
"And it has been laid down that um they amid that this. accessions.should
crime s se Inst and no es t into the broad 1' t of the
instant•neno., but the tral ma be pot my 1 Wort to, amid to-p w» then
off, if different reasons are may_
to „p.m whick t8. 80.ret.ry 0/ Stat.
enpport the appliestion.' Dover heard of,amd which the Mistime!
Mr. Archib•K, in his work ea Crimin*l tb. Iuterlurenl7 Iatd7 bard of, tboarb
Law, page 166, mays : feet won lying a the ppe.e boles
"Whore a material witness, upon h•- to his ^sum Dep.r5ts.•t t Ir ca faros I
lag .:.wind, appear. to have N, cense .m ow his ma▪ t, widi p dispassionately,
d dreIo m.n-
d the obligation of an oath or of • lis- stow this atter dt.pa.sionstaty, I bate
Dwtaont, Miched Dumas, apuleen
Nash, Dr. Roy, of Quoins, Dr. Clark,
d Targeto, and Dr. Vales, of Quebec,
when •tt.edsa at the trial 1 verily be-
lieve esu be secured, it sufficient tome
for that purpose is granted."
Now, Bir, there is • 11 r
made by tooted to postpone the VlsI
s grounds which newt 50 me irrenis- $
table ; it u backed up by arguments of
waned which are powerful, and whish
appcar to me to be wholly bis
111 these argument., the decision of the
judge, the reason why the trial was post-
poned, are eliminated from this report
by this GuvernneM sad kept from the
knowledge of Parliament. Why wen
they kept from the knowledge of Parlia-
ment 1 Wh), Sir, the Minister of Pub -
ti. Works toW us lad evening that Lotus
Rid had in every respect a fair trial,
that l e had ail the time he wonted, he
had all the mosey he regained to sab-
9.n*s witness... Sir, hie counsel de-
clare that they could sir prepare for
their Memo inside of • mooch. Did
they get the month! That to tion
sum resisted. I know, Mr. er,
the mussel ting the Crown Oxo
well -Iwo d t abut Downed prsctie-
isg at the Candi.s b•r,gowtl men distin
gushed for their honor and integrity -I
know them too well to 11.11ey* chat toy
would hare been parties to any p
Mos of this loon. I charge that this
Government iidrod.d the judge sad
imatrodd the meow* to pros or the
crisp el this case, tie press it on at that
sitting of the emit, sad sot give the
prisoner so o i' . that every pris-
oner is metaled to is order to prepare
for kis defence. The counsel opposed
ik Mr. Christopher Robinson, the men -
ter weasel for the Crows, made the fol-
lowing obasrvnties : -
"I will mow me what Hoare to m y is
answer to the application made. As to
the for whisk
is d fox. those who represent the
Crewel thunk it their det7 to oppose it
.itwgether."
Does any man tell me that Chti.tophei
Robinson, • disiogutabed lawyer • an
.wisest Christian, would tee• sense •
1 may expect to hear susA That the creel lice of eendoet n to dealers, on
the wand tion my ( I l and 1 P•e1 beim 1 d the Crows, in the hes of the
e/ the people. Not only that, hut Por 1 have mid that we are encointerio t Minister d d6davite i bare read, that the Crews
llisssost M indecently forced into /his R aha sod Burrow r D.pu y would sot gin. this was o boor to
Aisesnii..--a diseo.s,on which inenhss greet difficulties in the discussion of th,e tM istorim, both of whom are, in thaw pref.!
ht• 1 • the.. m e 8. bed M
the .AMNioO d the m"mo m' the mal whit non, in ve .dente. d thheound to missal ea does" yedolomite/nue tions midvsteem repro_ msir.oted w to do by the nem. Rosier
sit t "mom' nog ^ • „f mM s
which rho Government waves on to missal
dowmee put
this QmneiMMien thin dealing with the bren de". easel' It wee thaw duty to gestations, made by the hent ha d „Wir° oi$i ,d r. Po sus ear
Dad 4 the half bring down. and which they admitted the Northwest Territories to the Govern reg.
h' b tasrw.ii him& est the will
*rtst.idR
broads ire 18. Nnrtbwmt Terntr ins ; • their liability to Parliament to bring seent d the Domtninn of O.s•da, play- w s my __--
diK.anwwi w►tsh invokes 081 arraign- doom by allowing the motine..5 the int for the redress of these gnsmaso a, think it right to nee•, K do make tion wag mala by Belluaglssm'e emend
tar17 put rel the S.s.ion to rem ; ane 081 memo* to greet *dish led to the sow, as applied/0 for as order Inc the to the trial en mews evidences Nta
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mewl b this C before their there the are, Indifferent, et^lid. ion .f the people to .scare d .B meen•pordenes w►doh to •s•ht(ah the prienoer's unmanly. &r Q 84.05 tfast los eomenw0i-
4b.1.rm the people, fur high crimes awl rim drift ales 1 A. tent dor 7.
sya peers, • diaseissien aweless r they were to f8. claim• of 081 redress o< times wren[•. The gall sur roma is paeaneien •f t1a. primmer* ♦i.tr7 Giblin, the Attorney General, ..V. Bow did 7e. i --A.
eased involves the esidenee of this door the h•Ifbresds- as to the remelt, en long papers, petite we and dnees a.nt., sr near- at Aetosh.. 1 th.1 1 ma q is that we resisted the application. Lard Nan. i led dheetly is regard to
r the an m.lntam thoente lues hm enregard . as State dew field, who was n bet • Wilmot ilial.
,n.wtswt wen in tit Perlismamt, and 1 Ill 17 r 1 sea sow de•riM snow. are as fol- these ' anything
•mit icer n the Trse•o b.mch.a .t Mr. Pi.e.. relst that may el theta ly John, oleo was is feet know. as • harts
involves their ultimateone,defeat, .0 sun as p" "Pee 7 tot : T8. agars ; • amelia,
awes .411 done, when they WMA thew difteeiltw "'nee inn in tic. to the rtdesa.at ta< Pries Albert : • iwplieste others, .ad that if dna Iwo judge, own -ruled the application ; ' . toll atas Ha whet .0swmr
hew, 1 40 not propose to themes at any letter to the aid Pismo, •ieeened to theme d *Sr duty, should feel 4 sear- yet ►M leaded of Attolmey-0.serwl 7t'a enrwmuntoded 1-A. 1 oomianniest-
Wpp
Man involves Wm* tee people Twit dioses to r.fon b aux lee le wp'p g. see4 .f Lad Mose- d le De55Mlar, whew RW tail he use.
'Wh * reeprthe w. tb. question : helnwIselrtli two gri.•srseo.. and somas rel the 081 ret k el Jewry,
o/ the l ter. A t- as7 as pews,
autism
edit la sena the •ppfiatioa, wee 1.4 10 gw vet ei thewsstry, heehaw of
Who i. resp0anI fen the roan er do 8.sietratle t►. D el the Ad- Lal., the e. ./ J sm ab lire. A Ili the, t►. mikados that woo ozutl
fa. Northwod t Wbo.sw.4 thea rebel- Mi.8.r%tiss, the ..1;loat of I8. Admim• the feem Mr. p eiY., dddr'tased b lie w►r' es. M it W M/sN of www' ds•ta•d. widens tack. w.st+M.hr tic. eg is use
See 1 Who provoked it f Who wan 8.ni1 ias i. OM resp.et, the cause why Dept, Weigher .1 the I.lai.r, el date able .orresperion.•, et whish wsht in- .....diva 0f Rotherham, a dkrir•ee M y
Some bon members. 08. oh. Were they amid to produce to I.U.r
Mr. Cameron). I 157 t1.re
are greater crimioaa that remained nn- lad 75+r as the snowed d the bllbresdg,
tore state of ntribetion, so that he can -
have 1• fft. eosetaden- 1
nod 1.1.14 be awnro, the .+ort a7 put here come to the a,Mlodon, diet is chis
oil the tone, exw res a e..uu run, sed rev_ pest at ell .nets fair pia .ud justice
order hien to be in the meentisn* in- wr not meted out W Lww el i M
prwp•ted to - fartb.r I sm prepared
of morel bl o igatieand t1 in • *vial
o, a ria ground. Ivey that nos sooty did the Gee-
eiructd b7 a elertyman'
with Primigil" to Ruppert the sett.. on en/.tber
evesy h. pot of for want 0f d.s• _ n
w eritaryaet idMa Awed Mans6dd be. the trial tntent hrough Iy weitmer I p kegrne
that
Ibisdown in T81 King va D'F.ow that in every obstreotioo that weld be throOns
this respectdifferent*thenudifferent*bo in the way of the defeat* woo thrown la
tweed an application is • civil and mi -
the way of the dehisce at the trial
sneisstc
moos
"Rut :the tett writer gays) tbe roost at .gina• The C t rtt4.-
sl wound 1r the delay ie the eh- IO!, toR'ptrdat* the paper. band at I10-
✓ oreteno. 01 • materiel witness, which, if tooh. ; tho7 rdnsod to Pavia.. thwus
properly vented, will be sufficient, or. pal?ara 17tntt lh the pdgeos Lodes Of tb
an indictment lis treason felony or mis- Department, sk..wisg the grievances d
demeanor at the instance of the def..- the h.:fbreed.. rsfon.d 1. procto..
Lot, though the pnreeuti.a is carried ah.'•atrial .hish sod ►ia wase%
en M the public .zpenee. decisr.d to be abeolwtdy e..emary on
order that they might be enabled to for
In this can • nen ie ebarged with the mutate their def..e. premetifr. The
114rbest 014.0 known tm the 1s., end (' t not nal? d' that t 1817
tack• 58. p.odweti..s d..main d.ruwewa. objeet.d to tri. rse.pt8.ol eny cones•..
ineasery to bi. defuse., but is ref0.ed et the trial to show that the h.1111. ed•
seed he is elan reined s bad grievances remaining nwledtesad
Mr mer. than a w..k, and n^w the (Pore ,flea Mese i.. leas. Tos t ' 1.41
•roams r.tn.. to allow Parliament to is ti• .vtd•neo d 111.1 voocnil. Mt. -
em lbs documents in older that it moy siosary of 081 Ordse, Fse8.c Amdre, the
M able to form an ^pinion as to whether follows.*
f . t heli e1 01051 "Q 1)14 700 ynwrrH
*7 (ouch le then ion of tort writ.". wit 181 Uomislpa (7 t 1 - A.
Lt .0 rehr tee nes 10 0se or two At whet ata. f
ever. test (tree 0wewnod in 181 event? of .oQ 1 wean la rr+ipesertd b 081 right.
the Mother Ooentry. Toe will teed and ;Lama of dm hal
as 1- . T..,
hod, Mr. Speaker, that ow 1W Kay, 1 cnmmuni0.td.
1811. 13e1111Ptthas w Indicted fo 081 ..Q At .hat timet A. I •m not sow
wawrder of Me, ".rwletat As apt •se- at what tiusci h 1 1
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