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Has now 5 lat e supply of Trunks from 50c up to $25 :. Va sea and Satchels at Bottom Prices. Also I (V.'-_- __1, , I `l'\ 11 .. -- -- - HARNESS EMPORIUM. I). Fras e 1`, UP TO II X I4 CABINETS BARB IE, _, Congregational V Church, plete. Caskets and Cof- anti prices always in stock. All orders will re- ns of various designs ceive careful attention. |ToaEW COLLIER ST.= BARBIE. OPPOSITE THE mty of Simcc f`fJR}flI`SHIN& pods no carom! I w..\ NTED. ureat ' -PLAXTONI` mxrron :EPW *'1n'r..ish`e_d. .-30, Pxfomptl S"u'(_) ['ld. {AK Ltllquufgu ll .1. vAau45u.\.4vv-auv Iv] saxon word the charge that these f-breeds were unjustly or oppressively t with with regard to the land they py. I believe it is true that the breedsfwere alarmed at the Way the swere surveyed. You know, prob- , what they wanted. V They had set- on the rivers after the fashuon of iv fore-fathers in, Lower Canada, with arrm_v front to the water, and a long running back. I believe some of the 'ey()rs, not properly or suiciently in- cte into the lands and sur- erl them in a rectangular fashion a .,.L .... 4.1..` ..,\..+ ,4! LL.` mu... LAA \ uL.11I .:s(1H1L1`(`,,jl1St8.St1leAI`8St of the coun- .vs':1s laid out ; but ' that would not e deprived them of their lands ; im- iately whenthe 'Go,v'ernu1ent learned t the surveys were made according to desire of the halfbreeds, (hear, hear.) rcfurc I think 1 am justified in the cluaiun I have arrived at, and I ask to read the public documents_ If you estly desire to come to a; correct con- ion. and _yonWi1l`ascerta._in it is true t I have said`. A Do not go to the gar- rme sidestories of the Globe news- Day after day the Globe has been Au ua L$l|JlLL\_Jl.L ut 1 \.'\ll.l.lIll5\||.l.ltl- (,`I`. ed` in the Maillast July, and `con- ned the Government in connection 1 those nmtters, but it algo condenmed 1\Icl{m zie GU\'CI`lll11(I1t, and the Globe 1-nduf 1ml)l1shim_r the Whole. strikes tho'p:_n't; condemning `Mr. McKenzie, }_jiws theggz1rl,~1cd balance, referring y 1:) 53:` Ju}m_ ` cf inx'grx.;::ti41x, Is:1yAif you are 1.-mug; 1-..Iu1n..\..|.1\.xr 4K 1\ t.1\:\ 1-\nu.tuv' nut] lishing an article from the Mail, one` of which is omitted, that article a_p-` `Du nutgo. to such. halfbreeds did not y to arms with -e.\'puctaticm that they would be Worst- ; they did not think they" would be t dmvn in the trenches ; they did not see the c1m1`gei m1r b1'ave volunteers :Lt4~.'hU. In the lmxgniage ufR1el they "e gning to wipe out the muunted cc, to t-xuite the Indian population :to and tn ucqtxirtb, as hesaid, the entire th West The truth was that these .v:mcc's_wex`e.111e1je prett-xts' on their, "l"l.n.. L. Ii."-.' A 41...'.. ...n.... 41....'4.... .,. hat statement is nhotuvnivehrsally true ; VI LI \l\llIll ll-I VLAIJ LlllJ5|l(I\}.\II. I.IIl\3L IiII\-I U` out, and it is an answer to him who they had grievances. Grievances Inn} `C .-.n.-. ALA..."-. LA ....`Il LL..a. - u `'1 u: u ALA\JL\l 1.ILI.lU\ ALL: Una lJIl\JlI. . i'\Il`il1evl)elievLd they were thetrue lore of the cnuntry, and they did not k tlney were purchas_ed by Canada ed their allegiance to the Dominion urnment. They claimed the right, I could givethe very words ot Riel he point, to form a.pruvisi0nal2overn- It, andestablish an independent gov- lent in that part` of Canada. That the true reason of the rebellion as is wn both in the languageot Riel and of and nyul it 3.. l\i\ .-............ 4. . L1... ...L.. 1 the Hudson Bay C0,, and had trans T H115 LAC UUUU .LlC1JI.LVU\J.' Ul. ullxvavouuu - deprived of his homestead, (louda 5). Under the Land Act he could` be deprived of it. . The Dominion Act provides that when a. man has ed on land in advance of SUIVBY, he ntitled to .that land. It has been ed if you haveheard it+-the Globe Aspaper has stated a. hundred times the Hon. M1`- Bowe1l s son-in-law, J2unio-son, organized a compony and that company had some H'alf-breed lements allotted to it it at Prince A1- where the outbreak took place. The w-ho says that states that which is rly untrue, (hear, hear). Landsiare V granted to colonization companies Certain terms; one of_ the conditions `l,,,,1,-4. Q LL1 J .-. A... -.... ....,.L L.` um; I nun: vvnnvs ....... .- l\zLLuu, I'AA\J vg. uaav Lr tho1:mds`Ksett.led upon are not to nterfcred with. Any man whuknows thing about these colonization com -i 'es knows that they hadgino right_'t0 odd soctions except to 'put` settlers on . ...,..1 T ...,,..m i.....,n.. 1\ ' n Isnunrv I-uxn i.~:s1:':sp tn; one party` and 2-i1;_; uni)` _\'(>U1` mu, })(:UL"\ C` \\`hu E you m, but if you `are (_lesjr(11s of asccr-A im; tho truth and doing justice `to the 11 .s(r\`zu1ts of_Ihis country, then you- (- as Iluuczst men to infnrm `yourselves 1A the true snur'ccsA of information of lmlglic I`ccm`ds, and not frpm ga.rb.1ed' guts pub1isl1edjx1 .the[ newspapers. 1 e said that I do not think this Y'ebe1- was jnstiable. Sir Richard ~ Cart-_ ht, said at Urilliza. he did. not believe nntzmeons combustion, and did not- ve tlmt the halfbreds without cause Id expose themselves to bemg crushed by thesuperior power `of the Domin .4 guy} uuu f.-.1. nuvuaavvwo uslvvnuvvb bad, if you choose to call that a vance, if the annexation of that coun- to Canada was a grievance, but there no other grievance which would in- them to y to arms and set up an pendent government. If the Govern- t is responsible for the outbreak, so oubtedly` are Mr. Mills and McKen_- because they simply followed in the -steps of their predecessors with re- to the treatment of the halfbreeds. t Sir John did, was to correspond the oicials up there with Gov .Laird concerned it was hetter in their_ ins r provinces But you -will` say, how it a commission was issued on the eve halfbreeds. "Why it just happened many other things `in the Govern- others, and arrive at the conclusion tually, that so far as the halfbreeds sts as well as in that of the whole ' try, that they should not be put oh s aierent from irnmigran ts from the: e rebellion and script was granted to UULL D\\4|.L_\'1ID l ..\UI.;l}u uu llllll |J\.lIJIJl\Jlh3 U11 ;andAI would hardly be using too 119, language` if I characterize by a. (1n1rr\v\ -...-`A `kn nlrunnrvn 3-Ln` I-lanun Lly GIIILI J. Day IJIICJ LVIJKIIII U\I \J |ll.\J|'UU' n the most liberal spirit. But the rnment of Canada is responsible not Iy for the prosperity ot the Half- ds, hit for `the, prosperity of the whole le. (cheers). They had therefore to_ hat In the long run would be best he Half-breeds and also for the white ers, and their opinion was that the -breeds should take up the land and e it as the white man. Having ex- ed the question thoroughly, I` am ared to state here positively that not he single instance can it be proven where a Half-breed'has settled on has he been deprived or threatened- - 4....-...,;.;| he in - I..n......+,...A /Inna "enzie s- Government; it was the y of Mr. Mills, who, when the Half'-'. ds asked for seed and implements `the government could` not afford to them any better than the sons of rio, Quebec or other provinces who there to settle ; on the contrary `the -breeds had a far better chance than. ther settlers because they knewthe try and climate better. Such was olicy of Sir John Macdona.ld s Gov~ ent. Whether right or wrong no will tell me that because the script not given to the Half-breeds, that use the policy of Archbishop Tache `not carried out, that therefore there any justication for rebellion. `The -breeds are the pioneers of the try, and I say; they ought to be treat- .` {Jan rnnno ikarnl urnrif Rn} 4-`an ay jbeA cooh uart of waste which ocouph Tanuary V14, 1886. LTUN MGGARTHTS SPEEGH. Riel was in a better position than any of us here could be if we were convicted of a criminal oeuce ; under the law of the North-West Territories he h_ad- the right to appeal to the Court of _Queen s Bench-of Manitoba, butin the older pro- vinces there is no right of appeal in crim- inal cases, only in civil actions. Well, Riel did appeal and'h_is case was investi- gated by the three judges of the Queen s Bench, all of whom came from this Pro-` vince ; two of whom were supporters of the Government, and one Mr; Justice Killam, was a pronounced adherent of the Liberal party. These gentlemen exam- ined the evidence and one and all, Chief Justice Wallbridge, Mr. Justice Taylor, and Mr. J ustice` Killam said the jury could come. to no other decision than they had with regard to the guilt of the pris- oner and his sanity. And Riel carried his appeal to the Privy Council, and the day oreexecution was postponed until the appeal was heard ; English counsel was retained, and every plea put "forward on Riel s behalf, but the Privy Council, the highest court in the realm, e the court of ultimate appeal having heard all that could be said on Riel s behalf, did not even call on the lawyers on the other side, they said the conviction was proper and should be confirmed. Itis not needful to point out to you that Riel s trial was a. just one, and his sentence a proper one, and that he was fairly dealt with. - I want to speak. to you. as if I were addressing ' my fellow subjects in the Province, of Quebec. I desire to say nothing here, I wouldnot say before them. This is a` matter common to us all. If Riel was improperly executed,` we ought to feel as indignant as the French Canadians, but if he was properly hanged for the crimes he committed, they too, ought to admit that the law should be carried out. I be- lieve there was no other man who could rally the halfbreeds like Riel, and the proof of it is to be found in the answer he gave to Father Andre. When he de- manded $35,000. as the price of his leav- ing the Territories. Father -Andre s_aid, supposing you got this sum, what will be-.-p come of the halfbreeds. and Riel replied, Settle with me and the halfbreeds claims are settled. _ I have got the evi-_ dence here given by Father Andre at the trial. and it was also testied to by Mr. Charles Nolan that Rielwas prepared to sell out, ready to sacrice the halfbreeds and had already incited the Indians to rise, gand his plan was that the whole population should be subjected to the horrors of war. `Can any inhabitant who` knows these facts, pretend to say Riel was unjustly dealt with, in face of the _evidence that he murdered their priests, in the face ofnthe fact that_he abjured h.s religion, that he was prepared to sell out for as many dollars as he could get and leave his compatriots to their fate, that` he had laid his plans to plunge the coun- try in the horrors of an.Indian war.. Can we understand why our fellow subjects in Quebec should object to Riel f being hanged? ' But they say its wfssa political offence, and that" the jury recommended him to mercy. There are some `juries who if` they are addressed, ` in feeling terms as this jury wa'{s,'are' so melted with .. sympathy that they recommend af man to mercy thinking they are simply doing their duty, and throwing the responsi-` bility on some one else. "It was `for, the executive -then to `examine this man's record and knowing.that.on'a former _.oc-', casion he took the lifejofscott, }'who had only the?" mockery of a trial,` knowing ~;i,f his sentence were ~csqamugea`chgre =w'ou`ld 1 be an .-,ag_it`ation- for'.}',his_,` wlijifchi would `t:s>`9!1.-'8 1`0switi's-' kqndl- -lkrpwing ,his.relase;'w'ould .;b,;obtai'n'ed`4jat "_rio_f " tsnt:.dav; winsothetthisiman; rhadlmle undimih,i8hii1'i..b.bCW6t hover riots, knowyiug" that `there was _a' any ftyf to convince {those-who settled inthe West`: ` that _the;-law of. the Dominion As the Commissioners went from place to place granting script to the halfbreeds, a host of speculators followed them, buy-- ing up the script. and I do not believe to- day you would nd in -the whole of the North-VVest a. halfbreed with any `script in his possession. Let me give you an in- stance, as told by one of the Commission- ers to a friend of mine ; when the Com- mission was at Qu Appelle the half- breeds asked for land, the Commissioners said they had no authority to give them land, only script. But they said they wanted land and when they were refused there was quite a furore. The Commis- sioners telegraphed to Ottawa to get au- thority to grant land to the halfbreeds and they got this authority. But how many halfbreeds took the land think you? one . solitary man only, the rest all taking script. That is a fact succeptible of proof and it only proves that it was the script they were after. Well, the rebellion was put down and it is with the -consequences of that we have to deal. We know pRiel was fairly tried and properly convicted. Two pleas were set up in his defence, one that he was notggixilty, and the other that he was insane. We know it is not the practice under the British law to com- mit a_man if insane, when he does the act with which he is charged, or at the time of trial, but under the laws of the land the jury have to determine the ques- tion of his insanity. We know the jury did pronounce on both issues --and re- member it was not a. jury from` the older provinces; it was summoned from the territories and composed of people living there at the time of the outbreak, who if these grievances existed as was pretend- ed would have sympathized with the halfbreeds-th'ev found him guilty and. rejected the plea of insanity. ' ment of a country. `You may be perfect- ly satised why one particular course is right, 01 you may be compelled to what in your better judgment you believed to. bathe worse policy to adopt. And when Riel came over in 1884 and -the halfbreeds commenced their agitations with regard to getting this script, the Government were in this position.'_ Here is this peo- ple agitating for the script ; it is true we ' don't believethat is what they want, or that it will do them good if we give it to them ; but of the two evils we chose the `lesser, and it will be the lesser to give them the script and take one matter of complaint away from them. i We know that that commission was accord- ingly arranged for, as the Minister of the Interior, Hon. Mr. White has shown and would have gone to the N orth-West, be-` fore the rebellion broke out, but for an untoward circumstance. If the policy of the Government required justication, the manner in which the halfbreeds have dealt with this script shows conclusively how little cause for complaint they had, I -on acritical occasion like this to turn, ~' longed cheers,) it is just about time they niay be to some ,ext3nt,_explained by :p_owei_-fnl, to` pi-otec t_the.,m'and crush their -enemies-,r _I-would likelto ask my -French Canadian brethren, and I. speak_ `to you . he're"in the -same terms, how is `it possi- ble that Riel s sentence could have been com'muted,"or Riel dealt` with A` in any other way than hepwas. My rm belief _is that the Lower Canadians did not know the factsofithe .case,_and I believe it is only new that the_tru.th is coming home to-`them; Knowing that, I do not think the French` Canadians` would desire the pardon of Riel. but `if they do, if because Riel was a Frenchman they insist that the "law should not be carriedout, that there should be_ one lawfor the French Cana- dian and another for the English, Irish . and Scotch Canadians, it-is 4 just about time they knew that cannot be ; _ (pro- understood perfectly that we are all equal before the law; I do not desire to say one harsh word with regard to the French- Canadians. Remember that there are gentlemen in the government, Sir Hector Langevin, Mr. Chapleau, and Sir A. Caron, who have stood rm. Remember they knew the outcry which would spring up understanding their own people, bet ter than we do ; they must have known the tremcnlous risk they were -running and remember above" all . Mr. Chapleau was invited to head this agitation against the Government, and he could have been the greatest man _i_n Quebec while the agi- tation lasted; and do -not condemn `them all while we have such specimens of their leaders who are rm in their duty and were willing to see the law carried ' out, (loud cheers.) Looking at R1el s record, considering what. he did it astonishes one to imagine there could have been a desire on the part of any person to save . him, but if that in itself is. extraordinary it the sympathy which existed between the French Canadians and the halfbreeds, the descendants of those French, Canadians there is nothing, so far as I am aware. and I think the history of the world is proving it every day that seems so strong, as national ties. Give me men of the same race, separate them by any distance you please and there is a sympathy be- tween them which nothing is able to de- istroy; sWe saw it.the other day in the unication of Italy where after centuries of oppression and separation under differ- ent monarchie, all the people of Italy came together as one man ; we nd the German Empire, consisting of I do not know how many principalities, united into one great nation, and we have other evi- dences all indicating more or less the ties of race, the strong bonds uniting of a peo- people. `That to some extent makes plain the agitation in Lower Canada, more es- pecially when you consider that the French Canadians did not expect Riel would be hanged ; when their newspapers were leading them to believe, I do not know on what authority, that a commission would be issued to `inquire into his insanity. If that commission had been issued my con viction is he would: never have been hanged, but so convinced were the French Canadians that Riel would be respited, that when they opened their newspapers on the train a'nd~'read that Riel had been hanged, they are reported to have burst into tears. But if Riel was guilty and deserved his fate, what shall we say of the people of Ontario who are asked to join with -these Frenchmen to destroy the Dominion Government, because they car- ried out the law. What shall we say of Mr. Edgar who goes to Montreal, pre- tending to investigate the quantity and quality of gas, (laughter) or other ridicu- lous-pretext, but who went really for the purpose of attempting to destroy the Gov- ernment of s the day ? I believe, no mat- ter how reprehensible Sir John Macdon- ald may have been, seeing that he has staked his political future in having the law carried out, that there will be manli- ness enough among the people of the sev- eral Provinces to rally round the Govern- ernment and not let them be crushed under the heels of the Frenchmen, (loud cheers.) Can you suppose there are men among us so dead to all patriotism, to every sense of justice. to every feeling which under ordinary circumstances would guide us aright, who would be induced round and destroy the Government which maintained the law, (loud cheers.) I have read specious pleas of these men ; the y say they are opposed to the ~ Government and are glad to take assistance from anv man who will help them to destrov that Government. [ do not believe` the hon- est yeomen of Canada will accept any such plea. My conviction is if this agi- tation is continued by the French of Lower Canada and if any man from this Pro- vince joins them, he will live "to regret doing so. Between the two great politi- cal parties there is a large body of elect- ors who` are not strictly party men, but whose sole love is the love of justice and right`-these are the men who g -vern the country, not the Grits or Tories--and I believe they will all sway in defence of the just action of Sir John Macdonald, if there is any attempt at coalition. (Loud Cheers.) I ' I do notcztre what may be the pretext for forming a coalition, but it is not dii- cult to see what the result of it would be. Let us look at it. These men, who, the other day broke their allegiance to their party were men_ who had always sup- ported the N. P. . Mr. Blake and his friends are opposed to the N. P. ; these supported the building of the C P.R., on the lin'es laid down by the Government. Mr. Blake and his friends were opposed to that. These Frenchmen voted for the Franchise act ; Mr. Blake-and his, party voted against it ; tell me any public ques- tion onvwhich those who are `to form this coalition were not divided. On the ques- tion, who was responsible for the rebel- lion, when Mr. Blake brought up__his mo- tion condemnin the"Government, every one of his_French _ Canadian memberasaid the Governmentf, was ; not responsible. Then I want to know how it will-be pos- sible `for these men. to join with Mr, Blake and his friends, simply to punish those whoohave committed what is called the judicial murder of Riel. The 'hangman s partvfthev call us. _ ;C.an_ such coalition be lasting. A Are the people of this Province preparedto hand over the Government of let`us he _, `another word _ about French domination-; they will be the ruling power injthe states ; they can com_e'hete_: to-day, I8|3,d?RO. there";`to-marrow ; `they will? -`-he ~able to-`build up, this? partyor. ltlipal; f pasty "as _t_;h:e yjp_lea.`e,f `bn_t`I do_:no't ,.belie.ve when V tlxpe; -Erench tiieu_cool d0Wli;;t_lI5L:t ,. the}? will takethat course. I do not i believe" any the count` '>to'thesemen'l If so,` neverl ORTHERN ADVANCE. Ul. IIIIU .l'l\/ll\Jll uuunv-AwnavJ gun uuv vcuvnuvvn I have now to thank you for the very patient hearing which vou have given me. It is now nearly twenty years since I had first the honor of addressing a meeting at Creemore, not then in my own interest or on my own behalf, but for your former member, the late Mr. Angus Morrison, and later on behalf 01 my friend Mr. Wm. Ardazh. (Cheers-.) i \XTL,.... T Karyn nrlrlnnnuorl n rnoniinn :71 Ply adaptedxfi U V UL IJUV ` \IAvKlI. II\lIL n I There has been quite apparent to us all l in "parliament on the part.of Mr. Blake. l the most deliberate angling during the last four years for this French vote. While the newspapers in Upper Canada were abusing the Tories for suffering from French domination ; while they accused us of giving them money, M1. Blake was turning: to the French members and taunting them that they had not as many seats in the Cabinet as they were entitled to; that the speaker in either House was not of their nationality, andat the same time emisaries were passing from one camp to the other. When two years ago the French struck in at body they were passing backwards and. for- wards, holding themselves out as it were, to the parties with whom they could make the best terms. Perhaps the Liberals, as they call themselves, but why I do not know, perhaps the Grits, and I `do not use the words in an offensive sense, do not realize thegame their leaders have been playing. I have seen Mr. Blake standing up in his place in the House of Commons taunting them, counting the ministers on his ngers, because they only had three of the French nationality in the Cabinet. `I 1.....- ...-... 4,. eknnly I1l'\I1 9.`. 41... rvnnuv . a When I have addressed a meeting in this Hall, 1 have always had the satisfac- tion, no matter whether you agree or dis- ` 1l.'ulIvKLl.. \\J,uUcu. n. I l agree with what I say, of receiving a "patient, kind and intelligent hearing! Perhaps you have been more forbearing this evening than usual. I may have been tedious, but I have tried to give you an account of my stewardship. I have been speaking to men who are not now in the height of a political contest, but who are in cold blood, prepared` to weigh I my words and to see whether my course has been a proper and judicious one. I do not ask you for yourjudgment to-night, I do not ask you for any vote of _con- dence, but the time will come when you will have an opportunity of considering the whole question, for you to say wheth- er you will give me that condence. To- night, at all events, I cannot do more than thank you most heartily for `your kind and patient hearing. You have assem- bled in large numbers to listen to me and that in itself is a compliment which I can-. not fail to appreciate.` (Prolonged ap- plause, in midst of which the honorable E gentleman resumed his seat.) l ` I P` I I _,, ;L_,_ _,1-__`l 1_,, ..-----___.__ _ - 7 , Several questisms were then T askd by gentlemen present. * 1\/I'.. T\/I'nl".or-H-uy {n rank? lznn. nnprv-.'LhnI1f. ` UIIlaIC|lJCll ll3DUllUo Mr. McCarthy in reply toa query about the grant made to Quebec, which had in- duced the French members to vote with the Government on the question to further aid to the U. P. R., said : That the Province of Quebec had built a railway from Quebec to Ottawa. The C. P.R., when lirst desigiied was to end at Gallan- der, but during the time Mr. iVlcKen- zie was in power it was extended from Callander to Ottawa at the Government s expense, afterwards the C.P.R., was also connected with Toronto by the Callander branch, which read was almost complete, the Government subsidy being $12,000 a mile, Now the C.P.R.. extending from Ottawa all through the Province of Ou- tario, North of Lake Superior to Port Arthur, and on to Rat Portage ; still in this Province was built as at Dominion, work, and at the expense of the Domin- im e The connecting link with_ the sea- board was hv the Quebec lines of railway, and it was felt to be only fair, seeing that this part of the road had _ become a D - minion w_ork to compensate Quebec for its outlay to the extent of $12,000 per mile. Respecting Sir Johu s Mission to England he stated that the Premier had crossed the Atlantic to consult with the home` Government on the proposed renewal of the shing clause of the Washington Treaty. left tbatihe was going and delayed only because the English elections were in progress, and it would be impossible to transact public business while they were going on. (A toice)-"Can we drink all the whiskey we want T` - (laug.hte'r.) He sad the questioner was referring to 3-PPO . . the McCarthy Act, (renewed .l8.ll5i_lt_Ql` He was not ashanied of that Act, (cheered yondthe power of the Dominion Parlia- suppcsed, little better than` `waste "paper. He su_pppsed,h_is reputation as ta lawyer had suered `to. solme` extent, `and, they were told that Sir J ohn s as -a coi`1stitu- tiopal ,_lawy er was` ldestroyledi forever, `(lauizhtei-J; _;:_ It was_well_..that.fthe ; matter had been settled,`-`although he-Jri-gretted the }dec'isio"n`of' "the-FPri`vy -Cm1ucil,ifa it only made a` `confusion `worse : iconfniund-., Ied_.j" There was little-cause` however, for .Mr.: Mowat ' Tboasfting .3 _a_l_)"ont fit. as "the _?judges n_f~,tlie;1 .i=iv.y.aOuu-ucil::ha great. 'diic_ulty; in. dn'.l51iii3i{' ,`\I,iIB ~'"lW'a.-'_8`~ the __ ; true meainiugof the,proviisioh_s of` the Br iri'sh North A`lnericii';-1 ct"l5`eariing on this ques-j_ ,. ,i9i3:ZE: `.l3.;`1 The subject of a itation had nothing to do with Sir Johu s leaving, as he (Mr. McCarthy) knew six weeks before Sir John ,ment to pass, and it" was _ therefore, he ljndgu were" .ixi,'ilfav3r `inf the: l profivinces.l Qui| e0 "recently however, the Privy ,Ooun-. oil had determined that the act was be - .- A three of the: ll!!! VIII wvovnut . It has been a diicult problem, and by no means yet solved, how this Dominion is to be carried to success, because of this very French question. The French live ,in this country with their race prejudices, with a desire apparently not to mix or intermingle with other people of the Do-. minion. They desire to keep, more and more to themselves, with different insti- tutions aud diff-.-rent laws fromr those of which we possess-and I say the s states- man does not yet appear to have breathed, who is prepared to solve this question, because until the French Canadians do assimilate with us, until we blend as the Norman and Saxon in our Motherland, until we become one race--3.nd I would likerto know what better race`there could be than the two united-it is diicult to say how the country can be successfully governed (hear, hear.) 'l`L.-.6-A Lana knnh Iun;I>n 4| nnnn nun` Ln Inn n1` large number of them will go into op-A position on this issue, but we do know this, that a number of these men who call themselves Liberals have been willing to make a coalition, and if they do not suc- ceed it will be, because the Frenchmen have not suffered the wrong which their heated imaginations lead them to think they have, and when sober second sense returns, my conviction is they will be found in the ranks of the Conservative party as before. Ta. L...'.. L.....; .. ;1.'a2...-h. ..._,.|..1..... -...1 I... Iselling out at Dust Prices, Uups anflsaucers, Toilet Sets and Vases. See SCOTT $Uoncis before buying elsewhere, as he has the Largest Stock in Barrie. - T ' ` )McALLISTER, STORY & CO Y. THE CHILDREN we have an im`mense assortment of -TOYS, &c., Building ` Blocks,`Alpha.bet Blocks, Tool Chests, Drums, Sleighs, ` - Rocking Horses, Iron Banks, &c. e -condenai ms to another `tables at an 3 average A `fry timest CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS,` FR_INGED & PLAIN, A.A.._ HORSE ASHOES, HORSE NAILS, . CARRIAGE AND SLEIGH WOODENWARE BAR IRON, MALL|STER, smnv & 00., ..rvv--V -sag.-\za-\.v, `Janna; ...._a.u-ma at pnces. that defy competition. -"l"I.... .'._.I..|.'.. ..............n. ...-. ll PIIUUD` IIIIGUIJJCIJ ljllll-|klUIllIIllll.Ig `The public appreciate our move in the matter of giving good gooda.ati low `1:)i'ic`e"s, end daily `swell the volume of our trade. - j We shell ,be.hb.ppy to show you through our_ siio_ck. ULII SQJJJJ KILVJJ VI 14.311210 \1.l.I.I\J.|.x. LBJ J.V\/`V \.lLVLA. 14.12 [V I U nu _ H . eldgam. m.m.;.enc, of the NEWEST AND MJST A1>PI$5V1"2:D"s7i*YiZ%s OF ~Boo'rs=, "SHOES, SLIPPERS, RUBBERS, OVERSHOES AND MOCCASINS, ..4. .. ____ ...`4I... .. .J.... ,......._..L:a.:.... ` Plush Whisk Hdirs, Plush Hand Bags, Plush Dressing Cases, Plush Mirrors, Plush Albnms, Plush Papetries, Plush Photo Frames. BOOTS AND 5110133! .-Ten cents saved and deposlted each day `with the Barrie Loan & Savings Company at 5 per cent w11l in ve years amount to $206,- 96; ten years, $471.89. NACES. F08 CHRISTMAS ! The vmee;i(r1;[Vc<;r_1;:ieaedvugth ringing cheers for the Queen, Sir J ohu Ma.cdon- ald and Mr. eMcCa_rI;hy. SCOTT THE WOVKSELLER ` and three (tor the Dominion, while the Lord. Chancellor, it was said, could not make up his mind either way, but after a gxeat deal of hesitation decided against the Dominion. _It was a matter of some little surprise to him, for the Premier of the Province to be bragging about the success of his policy like a young lawyer who had won his rst law-suit. AMPLE PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAYS. JOSE P}! J L TON, Ono Door West of Oueen s Hotel, Barrie, Direct from the, Mauufacturies in Europe A full Stock of 'UR*FALL AND WINTER STOCK Is 17I6vvm COMPLETE with a large and ..I-.'._._-.- ___.A.._........; ,.t al... \`|"EVlI7`II`i"I'\ ARTE `I:I l\Q'l" A'DI)D1\'KT`I'4l\ QVDVT IPQ l'\'l3`| WORK BOXES`15;.ISl'D WRITING DESKS. to Valves. St1 bline WPRANGS AMERICAN CARDS-"I %? Buyere will findethe Prices Interesting. NORWAY IRON 3; STEEL, F BEST PROOF COIL CHAIN, { ANVILS AND VISES, B0THWIsLL S BLOCK, OPPOSETE STATION- KER. Funerals furnished com- IMPORTANT TO ALL _--_.__-V v--.--:-v, 1 ---.u @13- _In.packa.ges suitable'fnr S. S. Teachers, from So. to 500. Ilumlwure ! H. MYERS & `SON. Hwe received a. Large Stock of Ordinary W ROOM, -"--WHO ARE IN WANT OF---- CARPENTER` AND Always on hand. -HAS MADE- IS NOW MAKING DIRECT PHOTO- TGRAPHS FROM cmo SIZE BABRAUD THEPHUTHGEAPHBB, iBoTI-IWELL's BLOCK, FROM $3.00 PER DOZEN. uuuauu umvvnvunu :5 UK. REPAIRIi`IG PROMPTLY `(DON E. AL WORK WARRAN TED. R Also A ent Tm: Ag-r_ic_ultural Im laments. } 9 P GIVE ME /1 C'.LL.--Sign ofthe `Golden Qaddle. Baveld Street Barrie. " 20-19 I I. LUV. IIJHU Single and Double Harness, Collars, Sad- dles, Cu-rry Combs, Brushes, Whips, V and Lashes, ; At prices to suit everybody. Harness 01 and . Varnish alwavs in s pck. ` REPAIRING PI?nMD'I`T.V hnwrn AT1