[[20]] The obvious point, made by the Tories in Canada, and by Gladstone in England, was that the new scheme of compensation was certain to recompense many who had actually been in arms in the Rebellion, although their guilt might not be provable in a court of law. See Gladstone in Hansard, 14 June, 1849.
[[21]] Elgin to Grey, concerning Grey's Colonial Policy, 8 October, 1852. Metcalfe's policy in the matter had really forced Elgin's hand.
[[22]] Elgin-Grey Correspondence: Elgin to Grey, 14 March, 1849.
[[23]] Elgin-Grey Correspondence: Elgin to Grey, 12 April, 1849.
[[24]] Elgin's letter of 8 October, 1852, criticizing Grey's book. The italics are my own.