INDEX
Adderley, Mr, [134].
Alberta, in the Dominion, [159], [168].
American Civil War, the, and Confederation, [20], [24-5], [67].
American Revolution, [1]; cause of, [4].
Annand, William, his opposition to Confederation, [28], [115], [152], [154].
Annexation Manifesto of 1849, the, [15], [18].
Archibald, Adams G., a father of Confederation, [49], [62] n., [82], [102], [122], [145], [152-3]; lieutenant-governor of Manitoba, [169].
Australia, her form of government, [66].
Belleau, Sir Narcisse, prime minister of Canada, [106], [123].
Bernard, Hewitt, secretary of the Quebec Conference, [61].
Blair, A. J. Fergusson, [107], [141], [145].
Blake, Edward, [76], [153], [186-187].
Bright, John, his anti-Imperial views, [119], [134-5].
British American League, the, [15].
British Columbia, [169-70]; joins the Dominion, [170-3].
British North America Act, the, [76], [124-36]. See Confederation.
Brown, George, advocates a federation confined to the Canadas, [19], [20]; and extension westward, [22-3], [158]; his relations with Macdonald, [31-2], [106], [138], [142]; his committee on federal union, [32-3]; expresses his readiness to co-operate with the Conservatives in promoting the federal system, [32-3], [143]; his conference with Macdonald and Galt, [34-8]; joins Macdonald in a coalition government, [38-43], [138], [151]; an amusing incident in the House, [42-3]; at the Charlottetown Conference, [50-1]; his speech emphasizing the happy relations of Canada with Britain, [52-3]; at the Quebec Conference, [57], [62] n., [64], [71-3], [74], [77-8], [79], [80] and note, [82], [158]; his speech upholding the Imperial link, [86-7], [88]; admits imperfection in the Confederation constitution scheme, [89-90], [94]; resigns from the coalition, [106-7]; and the Manchester School, [106], [110-11], his influence in the London Conference, [124]; after Confederation denounces any further coalition of parties, [141-2], [144-5], [185]; a member of the Senate, [153]; an estimate of his work, [181-2]; his personality, [31-2], [43], [73], [86], [152] n., [181-2].
Buckingham, William, [161].
Cameron, Hillyard, [95].
Cameron, M. C., [95].
Campbell, Alexander, a father of Confederation, [50-1], [62] n., [146].
Canada, in the early nineteenth century, [11-14]; the call of the West, [22-3]; the visit of the Prince of Wales (Edward VII), [23-4]; her relations with United States, [25-6], [107]; the intercolonial railway negotiations, [28-9]. See Dominion, Parliament.
Canada First party, the, [167].
Canada Union Bill of 1822, the, [8].
Cape Breton Island, [45].
Cardwell, Mr, colonial secretary, [109], [134]; his dispatch urging federation, [112-13].
Carleton, Sir Guy, [2]. See Dorchester.
Carling, John, [153].
Carnarvon, Lord, on Canadian currency, [13-14]; and Confederation, [123], [133-4].
Carter, F. B., a father of Confederation, [63] n.
Cartier, George E., his work on behalf of Confederation [18], [19], [37], [41-3], [50-1], [62] n., [73], [86], [95], [122], [145], [153], [160]; Brown's tribute to, [42-3]; accepts a baronetcy, [147-8]; an estimate of his work, [182-3].
Cartwright, Sir Richard, on land communication in the early nineteenth century, [12-13]; an amusing incident in the House, [42-3]; on Sir John Macdonald, [179].
Chandler, E. B., a father of Confederation, [49], [63] n., [67].
Chapais, Jean C., a father of Confederation, [62] n., [146].
Charlottetown Conference, the, [47-55], [77]. See Confederation.
Cobden, William, [26].
Cockburn, James, a father of Confederation, [62] n.
Coles, George H., a father of Confederation, [50], [63] n.
Confederation, when first mooted, [2]; William Smith's plan, [3-6]; Sewell's plan, [7]; W. L. Mackenzie's belief in, [8-9]; Lord Durham's plan, [9-10]; Constitutional Act of 1791, [10-11]; a period of Particularism, [11-15]; [21], [30-1]; makes headway in Nova Scotia, [16-17], [26-7], [44-5]; becomes a question of practical politics, [17-20]; events which hastened, [20-5]; political deadlock, [30-2]; coalition government formed to promote, [34-41]; some opposition and objection to, [42-3], [49], [84], [89-90], [135]; the CHARLOTTETOWN CONFERENCE, [47-55], [77]. THE QUEBEC CONFERENCE: constituted, [56-7], [61-2]; held with closed doors, [58-61]; the Fathers of Confederation, [62] n.-63 n.; federal union, [62-64]; provincial legislatures with a strong central government, [64], [66-9]; federal powers, [69-71]; provincial powers, [71-77]; the governor-general's powers, [76-7]; the House of Commons, [77]; the Senate, [77-80], [91-2], [129-31]; the financial terms, [80-3], [90]; the Quebec resolutions adopted in Canada, [84-96]; opposition in Maritime Provinces, [97-105]; finally accepted in New Brunswick, [112-14], and in Nova Scotia, [114-16]. THE FRAMING OF THE BILL: the lukewarm reception of the delegates in London, [118-22], [124], [135-6], [173-4]; the desire to cement the Imperial tie by framing a constitution similar in principle to that of Britain, [125-7]; naming of the Dominion, [127]; the Senate, [129-131]; the educational privileges of minorities, [131-2]; the passage of the British North America Act, [133-5]; some criticism, [90-1], [92-5]; a priceless inheritance, [187-90]. THE DOMINION: Nova Scotia reconciled, [152-7]; the prairie provinces, [158-9], [168]; British Columbia, [158], [169-73]; Prince Edward Island, [173-6]. See Dominion, Fathers, Parliament.
Constitutional Act of 1791, the, [3], [11].
Dawson, Simon, [161].
Day, Mr Justice, [133] n.
DeCosmos, Amor, advocates union, [169], [171].
Denison, Colonel G. T., vii, [167].
Dennis, Colonel J. S., [163]. Dicey, Professor, his view of the Canadian constitution, [126].
Dickey, R. B., a father of Confederation, [49], [62] n.
Dominion of Canada, the, source and extent of, [1-2]; her constitution compared, [65-6], [125-7]; her government representative of all parts of the country, [144]; the naming of, [127-9]; the forming of the first ministry, [137-8], [144-6]; the first general elections, [152-153]; the Hudson's Bay Company, [158-60]; the Red River Rebellion, [159], [161-8]; her Imperialism, [190]. See Canada, Confederation, Parliament.
Dorchester, Lord, and Confederation, [2-4].
Dorion, A. A., his opposition to Confederation, [28], [40], [42], [89], [92], [183].
Draper, Chief Justice, [22].
Dunkin, Christopher, his opposition to Confederation, [42], [89], [91].
Durham, Lord, his scheme of union, [9-10].
Edward VII, his visit to Canada, [23-4].
Fathers of Confederation, the, [62] n.-63 n.; the leaders honoured, [147-50]; an estimate of their work, [177-90]. See Confederation.
Fenian invasion, the, and Confederation, [113], [118].
Ferrier, James, [43].
Fisher, Charles, a father of Confederation, [63] n., [122], [130]
Foster, W. A., [167].
Fournier, Telesphore, [42].
Galt, A. T., forces Confederation out of the sphere of speculation, [17-19], [34-8], [40], [50-1], [57], [62] n., [80], [86], [93], [106], [122], [132-3], [145], [181]; his views on the ultimate destiny of Canada, [74], [148-9]; desires to extend educational privileges to all minorities, [132-3]; K.C.M.G., [147-50]; his personality, [17-18], [132], [152] n., [183].
George III, and the American Revolution, [1].
Gladstone, W. E., favours cession of Canada to United States, [119].
Gordon, A. H., lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, [55], [103], [104], [111-12], [113-14].
Gourlay, Robert, and Confederation, [6].
Gray, J. H. (P.E.I.), a father of Confederation, [49], [63] n.
Gray, J. H. (N.B.), a father of Confederation, [49], [59-61], [63] n., [81].
Great Britain: the Union Bill of 1822, [7]; her colonial policy in 1852, [15]; the Hudson's Bay Company, [22], [158-9]; the 'Trent' Affair, [25]; her interest in Confederation, [26-27], [108-13], [170]; opinions in regarding the ultimate destiny of Canada, [110-11], [119-122]; her consideration for United States, [119], [128].
Granville, Lord, colonial secretary, [149], [172].
Grenville, Lord, and Dorchester's proposal, [3], [6].
Grey, Earl, governor-general, [15].
Haliburton, Robert, on opinion in Nova Scotia regarding Confederation, [100-1].
Halifax, the Canadian delegates entertained at, [48], [52-4].
Halliburton, Brenton, [8].
Hamilton, P. S., [15].
Hathaway, George, [99].
Haviland, T. Heath, a father of Confederation, [63] n.
Head, Sir Edmund, governor of Canada, [18].
Henry, William A., a father of Confederation, [49], [62] n., [122], [130], [153].
Hind, Prof. Henry Youle, [161].
Holton, Luther H., opposes Confederation, [28], [40], [42], [89], [183]; on Sir John Macdonald, [179].
House of Commons, the basis of representation in, [77]. See Parliament.
Howe, Joseph, [28-9]; his opposition to Confederation, [16-17], [46], [55], [57], [100], [102-3], [115-116], [135]; favours maritime union, [47-8]; his speech upholding federation, [48]; 'that pestilent fellow,' [153]; goes to England to demand repeal, [154], [156]; his meeting with Tupper, [155-6]; enters the Dominion Cabinet, [156].
Howland, William P., and Confederation, [122], [130], [141], [143], [145]; C.B.; [147].
Hudsons Bay Company, the, [2], [22]; and the Dominion, [158-60].
Huntington, L. S., opposes Confederation, [28], [42].
Intercolonial Railway, the, [13], [28-9].
Jesuits' Estates Act, the, [71].
Johnston, J. W., and Confederation, [16].
Johnston, John M., a father of Confederation, [49], [63] n., [122].
Kenny, Edward, his inclusion in the first Dominion Cabinet, [145], [146].
Kent, Duke of, and Confederation, [7].
Kimberley, Lord, his views on the power to add to the Senate, [131].
Langevin, Hector L., a father of Confederation, [50-1], [62] n., [122], [146].
Letellier, Lieutenant-Governor, [42]; the case of his dismissal, [69-70].
Liberals, and Confederation, [39], [40], [42], [141-4].
Lincoln, Abraham, and the 'Trent' Affair, [25].
Lotbinière, Joly de, [42].
Lower Canada, [3]; its relations with Upper Canada, [6-8]; and Confederation, [84], [95].
Lyons, Lord, and the 'Trent' Affair, [25].
Lytton, Sir E. B., and Confederation, [19].
McCully, Jonathan, a father of Confederation, [49], [62] n., [93] n., [102], [122].
Macdonald, A. A., a father of Confederation, [50], [63] n.
Macdonald, John A., the Father of Confederation, [19], [33], [54], [106], [178-81]; his relations with Brown, [31-2], [106], [142]; the reconciliation and conference with Brown, [34-8], [39]; the Charlottetown Conference, [50-1], [52]; the Quebec Conference, [59], [61], [62] and note, [64], [180], [185]; his appeal for a strong central authority, [67-8]; on the office of lieutenant-governor, [70]; on the mode of appointment to the Senate, [78-9], [80] and note; his prophetic utterance, [88]; his policy of 'masterly inactivity,' [117]; chairman at the London Conference, [122]; a tribute to, [123-4]; forms the first Dominion Cabinet on a non-party basis, [137-8], [140], [142], [144-6], [150]; K.C.B., [147]; his troubles with Howe and Nova Scotia, [153-6]; the Red River Rebellion, [161]; the Scott murder case, [168]; and Sir John Rose, [175]; his personality, [31], [86], [117], [150], [178-180].
Macdonald, John Sandfield, [151-2]; opposed to Confederation, [27-8], [32], [89]; prime minister of Ontario, [150-1], [153], [168].
Macdonnell, Sir R. G., governor of Nova Scotia, [53-4], [55], [103], [104].
McDougall, William, [160], [184-185]; a father of Confederation, [40], [50-1], [62] n., [79], [80] n., [122], [181], [184-5]; joins the Dominion Cabinet, [141], [143-4], [145], [160]; C.B., [147]; lieutenant-governor of the West Territory, [160-1], [163-164], [167].
McGee, Thomas D'Arcy, the orator of the Confederation movement, [24-5], [50-1], [62] n., [65] n., [181], [184]; his patriotic conduct, [145], [146]; assassinated, [146-7].
Mackenzie, Alexander, [40], [153]; and a hostile Senate, [131]; his integrity, [186].
Mackenzie, W. L., [6]; his plan of Confederation, [8-9].
McLelan, A. W., [153].
Mair, Charles, [167].
Manitoba, in the Dominion, [159-68].
Maritime Provinces, the, and communication with Canada, [11-12]; object to direct taxation, [80-1], [97]. See various provinces.
Miller, William, his troubles in Nova Scotia, [115-16].
Mitchell, Peter, [28]; a father of Confederation, [63] n., [122], [146].
Monck, Lord, first governor-general of the Dominion, [27], [50], [84-5], [137-8], [147]; his personality and record, [139-40].
Morris, Alexander, [15]; and the meeting between Macdonald and Brown, [34], [35].
Mowat, Oliver, a father of Confederation, [40], [62] n., [74-5], [79], [80] n.; and Macdonald, [179], [185]; his career, [185-6].
Mulgrave, Lord, governor of Nova Scotia, [17], [26-7].
Musgrave, Anthony, governor of Newfoundland, [105]; and of British Columbia, [172].
New Brunswick, [13], [44-5], [49], [51]; the agitation against Confederation, [97-9]; a change of front, [112-14], [173-4].
Newcastle, Duke of, on Canadian loyalty, [24]; and Confederation, [26-7], [28], [109], [120-121].
Newfoundland, [13-14], [44], [50]; rejects Confederation, [105], [175-6].
North-West Company, the, [2].
Nova Scotia, [13], [14]; favours maritime union, [27], [45], [47], [49], [51]; the opposition to Confederation, [99-104], [114-116]; the agitation for repeal, [152-7]; reconciled, [82], [156], [173-4].
Ontario. See Upper Canada.
Palmer, Edward, a father of Confederation, [49], [63] n.
Palmerston, Lord, [23]; his adventurous foreign policy, [119], [120].
Parliament: Confederation a question of practical politics, [18-19]; political deadlock, [30-32]; Brown's committee on federal union, [32-3]; the public reconciliation of Brown and Macdonald, [34]; a coalition formed to forward Confederation, [38-41], [44], [144]; an amusing incident, [42-3]; the debate on the Quebec resolutions, [84-96]; the mission to England and the resignation of Brown, [105-7]; a period of 'masterly inactivity,' [117]; the educational privileges of minorities, [132-3]; dual premiership abolished, [137-9]; the Hudson's Bay Company, [160]. See Dominion.
Penny, Edward Goff, [57].
Pope, James C., [174].
Pope, John Henry, and Brown, [34], [35].
Pope, Sir Joseph, quoted, [32], [36], [61], [72] n., [76] n., [80], [93] n., [129], [138] n.
Pope, W. H., a father of Confederation, [49], [63] n., [82].
Prince Edward Island, [14], [44-45], [49], [51]; and Confederation, [77], [104-5], [173-6].
Quebec. See Lower Canada.
Quebec Conference, the, [56-83]. See under Confederation.
Reciprocity Treaty, the, [14], [25-26], [107].
Red River Rebellion, the, [159], [161-8].
Riel, Louis, leader in the Red River Rebellion, [164-6], [167], [168]; his later career, [168-9].
Robinson, John Beverley, [8].
Rogers, Sir Frederic, his colonial views, [121-2]; his tribute to Macdonald, [123-4].
Rose, Sir John, [174-5].
Ross, John, [18].
Rouges, the, and Confederation, [42]. See Liberals.
Russell, Lord John, [15].
Saskatchewan, in the Dominion, [159], [168].
Schultz, Sir John, [167].
Scott, Thomas, his murder, [165-6].
Senate, the, composition of, [77-78], [129-31]; mode of appointment to, [78-80], [91-2]. See Parliament.
Sewell, Chief Justice, his plan of Confederation, [7-8].
Seymour, Frederick, governor of British Columbia, [170], [172].
Shea, Ambrose, a father of Confederation, [63] n., [82].
Smith, Sir Albert, prime minister of New Brunswick, [112], [114].
Smith, Goldwin, quoted, [21], [30], [93], [188].
Smith, William, his plan of Confederation, [2], [3], [4-6].
South Africa, her form of government, [66].
Stanley, Lord, and the naming of Canada, [128].
Steeves, W. H., a father of Confederation, [49], [63] n.
Strachan, Bishop, [7-8].
Strathcona, Lord, and the Red River Rebellion, [165].
Taché, Sir Etienne, prime minister of Canada, [39], [40], [61], [62] n., [91-2]; death of, [106].
Taché, Bishop, and the Red River Rebellion, [162], [165], [169].
Taché, J. C., [15].
Thibault, Grand Vicar, [165].
Thirteen Colonies, granted independence, [1]. See United States.
Thompson, Sir John, [186-7].
Tilley, S. L., [28], [54-5]; a father of Confederation, [49], [57], [62] and note, [82], [122], [145], [181], [184]; his defeat in New Brunswick, [97-9], [184]; C.B., [147].
'Trent' Affair, the, [25].
Trutch, Joseph, advocates joining the Dominion, [172].
Tupper, Charles, [46], [154]; proposes a maritime union, [45], [48-9]; his services to the cause of Confederation, [45-6], [57], [62] n., [64], [82], [122], [154-6], [181], [184]; plays a waiting game in Nova Scotia, [99], [104], [115-116]; waives his claim to a place in the first Dominion Cabinet, [145], [146], [152]; C.B., [147], [148]; his meeting with Howe in London, [154-6], [116]; his death, [178].
United States, and the 'Trent' Affair, [25]; the weakness of her constitution, [67-8], [126].
Upper Canada, [3]; its relations with Lower Canada, [6-8]; and Confederation, [94-5].
Vancouver Island, [169-70].
War of 1812, a proof of the necessity for Confederation, [6-7].
Watkin, Edward, [148].
Wetmore, A. R., defeats Tilley on Confederation, [98-9].
Whelan, Edward, a father of Confederation, [63] n.
Whitney, Sir James, [151] n.
Wolseley, Colonel, quells the Red River Rebellion, [168].
Wood, E. B., [153].