. The gibbet of Regina, the truth about Riel, Sir John A. Macdonald and his cabinet before public opinion, by one who knows . he blood of Louis David Riel, thatenergetic son of your race. Are you going to bend your once proud heads andoffer silently your bare backs to the Orange knout ? Are you no longer the sons of those Titans whowrote on their banner: Notre Religion, notre Langueet nos Lois? {Oiir Religion, otir Mother Tongue andour Laws.) You have seen how far can go the hatred of thosewho, not satisfied to live upon the soil of your ancestors,have been and are still working—and will striv
. The gibbet of Regina, the truth about Riel, Sir John A. Macdonald and his cabinet before public opinion, by one who knows . he blood of Louis David Riel, thatenergetic son of your race. Are you going to bend your once proud heads andoffer silently your bare backs to the Orange knout ? Are you no longer the sons of those Titans whowrote on their banner: Notre Religion, notre Langueet nos Lois? {Oiir Religion, otir Mother Tongue andour Laws.) You have seen how far can go the hatred of thosewho, not satisfied to live upon the soil of your ancestors,have been and are still working—and will strive untir-ingly—for the annihilation of all those who have Frenchblood in their veins, or Catholic faith in their souls. What you have witnessed is nothing compared towhat you must expect. The name of Riel cannot be forgotten after a daysexcitement. It should be in the future the symbol ofpatriotism and self-sacrifice, and his fate should live forever in your hearts as an illustration of the capabilities ofthose who hold in their hands the destinies of yourcountry. A new epoch, a new phase has commenced for you. V -v/. ^ r^^^^>—\^^^7^?n^^^
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