No. 44. “The Vacant Chair.”
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Louis Riel, the leader of the Red River Rebellion and alleged murderer of Thomas Scott, had been returned for Provencher, Manitoba, to the Dominion Parliament. He prudently failed to take his seat in the House, while the unanimity with which both sides cried for his arrest made “the vacant chair” a bond of union for the time being.
April 4th, 1874.
No. 44.
THE VACANT CHAIR. A RIEL BOND OF UNION.