. The gibbet of Regina, the truth about Riel, Sir John A. Macdonald and his cabinet before public opinion, by one who knows . rate of a government which,after their submission, would be only too willing to throwto them a small piece of land, like a bone to a famisheddog! They were only despicable human beings after all,and they had the impudence to reject this opportunity ofbeing blessed by the contact of an iron-handed civilization ! What a monstrosity! No pity for them! Christ died for all and every man: what of it iThey were made in the image of their Savior, it is trne,but they were only i
. The gibbet of Regina, the truth about Riel, Sir John A. Macdonald and his cabinet before public opinion, by one who knows . rate of a government which,after their submission, would be only too willing to throwto them a small piece of land, like a bone to a famisheddog! They were only despicable human beings after all,and they had the impudence to reject this opportunity ofbeing blessed by the contact of an iron-handed civilization ! What a monstrosity! No pity for them! Christ died for all and every man: what of it iThey were made in the image of their Savior, it is trne,but they were only ignorant beasts ! Bring them to submission, not by kind words or per-suasion, but by force ; they must bend or break! On to them ! Shoot them down like wild and fero-cious animals ! Kill them! And after the bloody work of civilization is done, ifsome of the remaining miscreants dare to refuse homageto our benevolent Sovereign, a few planks, a rope, andthe sheriff will do the rest 1 4 PAMPHLET. A few months before the Red River Expedition wasorganized, a much to be regretted occurrence took placein the Province of His Grace Mgr. Alexandre Antonin Tache — 27 — The Right Reverend Alexander Tache, then Bishopof St. Boniface (Manitoba), and since elevated to thearchbishopric, published a pamphlet in which he stronglyadvised the young French Canadians not to take anyactive part in the projected campaign: The soil ofManitoba was a poor one, offering but little chance forimprovement, the rebellion had not a serious character,and all the tronble would soon end, etc., etc., etc. This pamphlet, containing such or similar advice,emanating from a most and justly venerated prelate, wasfreely distributed among French Canadians, and mostlyall of the Catholic priests, in the Province of Quebec,preached and recommended to their parishioners the ad-visability of following the worthy Bishops counsel. The effect of the pamphlet can easily be the recruiting of the two batta
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