The inexplicable blundering and neglect of the Dominion Government at Ottawa.
4.

A dangerous element in the United States, and especially on the borders of Minnesota inciting and supporting a disloyal band of Americans in Pembina and Winnipeg.
5.

A cunning plot to keep Governor McTavish from acting as he should have done, and to incite the Metis under Riel to open revolt.
The drama opened with the appointment of Hon.

William McDougall as Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories in September, 1869, and his arrival at Pembina in October.

Mr.McDougall was to be appointed Governor by the Dominion Government as soon as the transfer to Canada of Rupert's Land could be made.