Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 25, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday shot 25, 1876 the finance minister of the Domin Ion Baa been Eddres Sinobia constituents at Napanee on the questions of the Day dwelling especially on the financial position of the country. He explained and defended the financial policy of the government pointing out that while the present ministry could not be held responsible for the engagements entered into by the late government with Brit ish Columbia they Folt bound to carry them out As far As possible though pronouncing them at the same time rash and reckless. Or Cartwright does not As Somo prominent politicians and authorities on finances soom to argue that to should that a government is justified in repudiating the engagements has Jast canvassed Greenwood through and through with out getting his requisition for or i Ukoh to Resi irn to. I this sort of is too and we Cut ii Only add that it is a pity a newspaper claiming the Rospoch ability of the Standard should suffer the forger ies of a i olice court sex Corot to appear in its columns. Waterloo. Grace Greenwood has been visiting Tho Field of Waterloo of the present condition of which she writes to the new York times. The following Para graph is one of the finest and most comprehensive passages of the description but after All the changes of sixty years or from Tho time oven when Byron visited the Field when no guide it Ofteli him where the Slaughter had been most t Erri Bio for the deep Shade and Rich Luxuriance of grass and Grain revealed the ground where the blood rain had been heaviest and where t ook abbe i news rebellion i Usu Utu Yoav Iurii Nuu were entered into by its predecessors. The the human compost was r1cho8t--Reali Presont government Are desirous of car nation Yot comes to , Over tying out the Canada Pacific railway engagements of the late government As far As it is physically and morally possible. They find it however impossible to carry out to the letter the construction of this railway and have consequently adopted a plan by which the greater portion of Tho work will to carried out on an extended time thus avoiding its utter repudiation and developing Tho country at last As rapidly As Ita Finan Cial resources will permit. Tho Lan Guage or Cartwright used in presenting this part of his subject is Worth re cording in this connection in any attempt on Tho part of a government or country to repudiate. An engagement they have entered into it is needless to say but very considerable danger to their. Credit and in this particular instance i am perfectly certain that although some present ease and Comfort might in a very few years the. Unanimous voice of the people of Canada would have condemned us As cowards and traitors for allowing without absolute Paramount necessity looking Down on the very spot where stood the British squares rigid serried impenetrable inflexible with the fiery French cavalry hurling itself upon them and boing for Ever hurled Back and while gazing off to build i to rat of pm a if to. _ Ings the of Jean la Haye Safonte la Belle Alliance and Hougo Umont around and within which once raged the fiercest tempest of Battlo Tho Hail of shot Tho Rod lightnings and sullen Thunder of Cannon and the whirlwind of smoke and Flamo. At last it All seems strangely Roal and recent. Tho very air seems to vibrato still with the concussion of that mighty Shock of arms. There in tra Degy in every line of Tho map you study in every quiet camb the whole project of confederation to be broken up and rendered u Seless As it would have been if Bur action had led to a the secession of British Columbia or what might possibly have followed to the annexation of to the United states we were response not Only to. But to those who come after you to preserve intact the whole Canada As it h our Case there having Faith shall be kept and undertaking a the1 country How it is to to has he Hopes for such a surplus f re copts Over Oxendi Turo for some years to Como As will place the e Security Money Lender beyond such a. Pro vision or ire Bor rowing sums Arno Untung probably in the o aggie Gato to Orie Huri dred an d Twenty dollars in the next nine an operation so costly As ruinous. In this respect the policy of the finance minister has proved is icbms bul. Second is Tho policy of Tho government to close up As soon As possible the Host of minor enterprises they pro Gross new custom houses and similar Small undertakings but on tailing in the aggregate Large annual charge. Thirdly the government pro pose As far As practicable to no new enterprises of an unproductive character. This May entail the Neces sity of 8elfrdeh Ial in some it is a Resolution prudent a. Been the object of the finance to get. The indebtedness of the placed on a improved foot ing., at a lower rate of interest. How Well he succeeded in this respect with the late loan is already known. Theeo several or cart Wright has Faith in the ability off Tho country to address itself to Tho task it has assumed. Tooth. Lyster arty Ward an individual referred to in these columns lately in other connection than the police court publishes a letter in the Standard Over Tho signature an elector of Green on e to which he has no More honest claim than to that of being a person of the slightest individuality of character. If anything were wig demonstrate that iwas not an Floc Tor of a Renwood who wrote the letter in question asserting that the people of path under your eyes. By that Road late advanced of Tho French with this Way Fortune fled from them with Napoleon Here was their Alloy of is the spot where the Imperial gun ids first gave Way utterly and turned in despairing Retreat each Brave Soldier enraged to find himself alive and the Battle lost. To know How Many Boua Sanda of Gallant men Wero mown Down Between Sunrise and Sunset we know that the very Mound under our foot is the stacked up Harvest of death but it is difficult to realize that Tho survivors who fled in Shamo or marched off in Triumph have alike joined the slain of that terrible Day that the great Duke bleeps Well under St Paul a the Defeated emperor no Lew grandly under Tho dome of Tho invalids. The Arctic expedition. On the first of september Tho British association closed its meetings at Bris Tol and formally adjourned until the 6th of so temper 1879, then to meet in Glasgow under the presidency of sir. Robert Christison. On Trie Day p rip Vious to adjournment sir Henry. Raw Linson in Tho geographical Section read Tho following Markham of Tho Arctic exp edition dated disco july 10th we have been Nate in our weather since leaving ban try Bay experiencing nothing head winds culminating on one or two occasions in regular Galos. We. Wore quite deep enough in the water and i Felt thankful to see we had left forty tons of stores and provisions to to brought on in the valorous. In fact when we left we quite Low enough in the water to give or Plimsoll a fair Opportunity of protesting against our departure had he Felt so inclined. I think everything promises most favor ably and if to Only have a reasonable amount of Luck i am confident we shall achieve Success. We have a splendid lot of Fellows both officers and men in , All eager for the fray and anxious to be at it. If we succeed in getting our ships to 83 or 84 degrees we shall be at the pole in ten it is thought that already the exploring ships Are in Winter quarters and that it is possible they May be heard from by Christmas. It is generally feared now that these ships have gone North without having As Many hands on Board As would have been necessary to work out the plan Laid Down with some rant set tet j who had the arranging of the b whole Tion let us not forget on the other hand were practically acquainted with All Tho necessities of the Case and would not be Likely to Enterprise by any shortsightedness and niggardly Ness. Thut Section voted for or Luxton a Chi of it we assuredly have it in the fact a Sailor s evidence. A lame defence is better than none but a Sailor in Montreal recently made a sad Misuko in this he was charged with Lar Ceny and when questioned on the sub Jact informed the court that he had evidence to offer in his defence. He called As his first boy a Mem Ber of Tho Crew who testified very frankly that he had aeon the prisoner attempting to open the Box the Money had been taken the Audi ence laughed and the prisoner seemed equally amused. The magistrate inquired of Tho prisoner if he had other similar evidence to offer Fand he naively he had two other wit swear to same thing conviction and sen tence were no longer delayed. City lots on and in the West crushed Flint Silupu Justig Sash Tatumn a Canadian intention vibe neatest ind Trapl out. Window when up and fris Hond own. Doe. Not May been m operation on the window of t government off cos. For bile by g. V. Oar hut i. Office Potnar of of Bare Dame and Alimisis Superior steamers. Cheaper than by any other near Ward s cent Pacific Tiu weekly. Line of first class passenger Portage Avenue at the British lion raised and looking after to at Onk of which Finch end Friday for there connecting Ritli the. Grand trunk and great Weslyn Bau ways for All Points in Canada and Detroit Cleveland and Buffalo connecting with beads for All Points and South 1 the pass engr steamers of thin not office red wit i special reference to the Rafety and Comfort of Pabb Nierth. Cal Iii a asiago of this Uno includes meals and Chat Roox i Thoro by making the Bost o f postage considerably Lens thin by land Roatus. Low Bates and Quick despatch Given on freight East and westbound. Bin line ii "boo4 cd for Tho transportation of Itoro Ign goods. For passage apply to t h. Mcdougall Ebeb Ward Kro Sidcot at telegraph1 office Detroit Michigan. A7.3m j. Down s. Parties who will Sarnia Lake Superior 1 fort to Hamilton Toronto Montreal and All e8gr. The gel Snow new Stean Jofs Manitoba Ontario Quebec stoves build on said lots v stoves. .1 i i a few lots to be sold hardware hardware. Perm every wednesday saturday Arr Viii oif Traisi of Torii Moor Prince Silver met Sault Ste Sontz Kimpton Kincardine Sarnia Lori Lon Hamilton Toronto. Arid Montreal. The i team in of line , Bent a not pow Erful cd Tab of a the Public. In rely on safety to of freight and damage. Inquire it h. To Low for Cash most Complete Stock _ Chicago Milwaukee a St pail Chicano Canadas. s Bucago Pepoy to Corner and West Madison strafe Bono Paru Tho oily cow nut. 1 to on j through Lino Between Chiok Goi ,8t. Paul and Tad Cut Titi and than any other Nordlt totem Riih hallway Liv total Lour of the Ftp Piti Niew along the Ahong of Lake Law Tia do fun built. A. B. Burrows. A25-lm v the existing under the name and Stylo of Ash Down coi having expired by limit it state that he j ass Moa of the same and be quest that All indebted pity up. And avoid the Cost of through Palace ooache9 f. and shaping curs of Tho and tick pet tet. Connoting Ntow Paul and Winnoa Pilu with ,110011 cent aim at those porn if. " St. a. V. Ajs1t of a free. Press ;