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Show EXCITED FRENCH CANADIANS Mass Meetings in Quebec and Montreal Mon-treal Kiel's Execution Denounced as British Brutality. Quebec, November 22. The meeting called to express indignation at the -execution of Biel, held at Levis to-day, drew an immense crowd. Effigies were burned, and flags in-cribed in-cribed " Glory to the Martyr Biel;". "Death to Sir John MacDonald;" and "Hurrah for Biel," were displayed. The greatest enthusiasm enthu-siasm prevailed. Pelletier called upon all to unite, and said the war had been opened by the Orangemen in Sherbrooke in attacking the Nationalists, and here. M. Desjardines, Conservative member of Parliament, said the protest against the execution of Kiel, representing 1,500,000 French Canadians; was sent to the government and not recognized, recog-nized, and THE THREATENED RUPTURE HAD NOW COME Between the government and the province of Quebec. He reminded Sir John MacDonald MacDon-ald of the burning of the Parliament House in Montreal in 1843, and latterly the scaffold of Kiel. Other prominent men were strong speakers against the government. An indignation meeting at Quebec Centre last night was attended by 3,000 electors. Mr. Bosse, M. P. for this constituency, said he did not think Ministers deserved censure. He was not allowed to speak further, and in the uproar that followed was forced to retire. re-tire. Some threats were made against him, but the influence of members of the committee, com-mittee, and the presence of a -strong psse of policemen, prevented them from being carried out. Owen Murphy, ex-Mayor, Measrs. Liemeux and-Fitzpatrick, Hon. P. Garneau, and others, addressed the meeting. The speakers stated that the movement was directed against the Orangemen only, and wanted it distinctly understood that the question of Protestantism and Orangeism must not be confounded, and that they wished to live in peace in the future as they had done in the past, with the former denomination. ANOTHER INDIGNATION MEETING Was held at Charlesbourg, by the constituency constitu-ency of Hon. Mr. Caron, this afternoon. There were 3,000 persons present. In point of forcible speech and enthusiasm, the meeting meet-ing almost surpassed any of the kind yet held. Sir A. P. Caron was loudly denounced, and imprecations were uttered against him. He had been invited to be present, but did not put in an appearance. Beauport to-night was also the scene of an indignation meeting, which was equally as loud in protestations and demonstrations as any of the other meetings. Montreal, November 22. The Rev. Father Doud, at St. Patrick's church to-day, advised ad-vised his flock to have nothing to do with the new National party, which Ee said would lead them to disaster. . A long talk at the mass meeting at the Champ de Mars, by French Canadians, was held this afternoon, ABOUT 10,000 PERSONS BEING PBESENT. There were three platforms, at each of which the French flag floated. There were between thirty" and forty speakers, who one and all protested in strong language against the action ac-tion of the government in hanging Riel,and called upon all present to combine to defeat the government. Sir John MacDonald was the special object of invective, his action in the present instance being regarded by the speakers as a crime of the most culpable character. A telegram was read from Messrs. Boyd and Murphy, of the New York Irish Union, protesting against . ORANGE FANATICISM AKD BRITISH BRUTALITY, And wishing the French Canadians success in the struggle. The following resolution, among others, was passed unanimously: " That in executing Louis Kiel the government gov-ernment committed an act of inhumanity and cruelty unworthy of a civilized nation, and deserves the condemnation of all friends of right and justice, without distinction of race or religion." |