The Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion, Volume 1

Well, God be thanked for these rebels. — I Henry IV ., Act iii, sc. 3.
Truth is not always to be withheld because its expression may wound the feelings of public men, whose official acts have subjected them to public censure. If it were, history and biography would cease to be guiding stars, and, above all, would offer no wholesome restraint to the cruel, or corrupt, or incompetent exercise of authority. — Tupper's Life and Correspondence of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock .
We rebelled neither against Her Majesty's person nor her Government, but against Colonial mis -government.... We remonstrated; we were derided.... We were goaded on to madness, and were compelled to show that we had the spirit of resistance to repel injuries, or to be deemed a captive, degraded and recreant people. We took up arms, not to attack others, but to defend ourselves. — Letter to Lord Durham from Dr. Wolfred Nelson and others, confined at Montreal, June 18th, 1838.

Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year 1885, by
C. Blackett Robinson, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture .

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO MY ESTEEMED FRIEND,