INDEX
A
Albion, the, Peter Brown contributes thereto, [2]
Anglican Church, exclusive claims of, [11], [51], [52]
Annexation manifesto, result of discontent aroused by Rebellion Losses Bill, and repeal of preferential trade, [37]
B
Bagot, Sir Charles, Governor of Canada,
friendly attitude towards French-Canadians, [16];
accepts Lafontaine and Baldwin as his advisers, [16];
accused of surrender to rebels, [16];
his action threatens to cause ministerial crisis in England, [16];
denounced by Duke of Wellington, [16], [17];
recalled at his own request, [18];
illness and death, [18];
begs his ministers to defend his memory, [18]
Baldwin, Robert,
father of responsible government, [21];
criticized by Dr. Ryerson, [22], [23];
his wise leadership, [24];
victory at polls, [33];
achievements of his ministry, [33];
the Rebellion Losses Bill, [34-7];
discontent of Clear Grits, [39];
the Baldwin-Lafontaine government defended by Brown, [42];
resigns because of vote of abolition of Court of Chancery, [47]
Banner, the,
established by the Browns, [5];
descriptive extracts, [3], [6-8]
Belleau, Sir Narcisse F.,
succeeds Sir É. P. Taché as head of the coalition government, [191];
his headship only nominal, [191]
Bennett, George,
employed in engine room of the Globe, [256];
discharged, [256];
his conversation with Brown, [256];
shoots and wounds Brown, [257];
on death of Brown is tried and found guilty of murder, [258];
his mind disordered by misfortune and by intemperance, [258]
Blake, the Hon. Edward, speech at Aurora advocating imperial federation, [240]
British-American League, the, advocates federation, [37]
British Chronicle, the, established by the Browns in New York, [4]
Brown, George,
birth, [1];
education, [1];
leaves Scotland for the United States, [2];
visits Canada, [4];
founds the Banner, [5];
founds the Globe, [20];
addresses Toronto Reform Association, [21];
refuses to drink health of Lord Metcalfe, [27], [28];
his dwelling attacked by opponents of Lord Elgin, [36];
opposes Clear Grit movement, [40];
attitude towards Baldwin-Lafontaine government, [42];
dissatisfied with delay in dealing with clergy reserves, [42];
causes of rupture with Reform government, [44];
comments on Cardinal Wiseman's pastoral, [44], [45];
attacked as an enemy of Irish Catholics, [44-6];
defeated in Haldimand election by William Lyon Mackenzie, [46];
his election platform, [47];
rupture with Hincks's government, [48];
complains of French and Catholic influence, [48], [49];
series of letters to Hincks, [48];
addresses meeting in favour of secularization of clergy reserves, [55], [56];
candidate for parliament for Kent, [61];
his platform, [61];
advocates free and non-sectarian schools, [62];
advocates similar policy for university education, [62];
elected member for Kent, [64];
his first appearance in parliament, [65];
consequence of parliament being held in city of Quebec, [65];
hostility of French-Canadians to Brown, [65];
Brown's maiden speech, [66];
vindicates responsible government, and insists upon fulfilment of ministerial pledges, [66], [67];
condition of parties in legislature, [69];
Brown's temporary isolation, [69];
his industry, [69];
opposes legislation granting privileges to Roman Catholic institutions, [70];
his course leads towards reconstruction of legislative union, [70];
growth of his popularity in Upper Canada, [71];
remarkable testimony of a Conservative journal, [71], [72];
his appearance on the platform in 1853 described by the Hon. James Young, [73];
favours prohibition, [76];
elected for Lambton, [77];
forms friendship with the Rouge leader, A. A. Dorion, [80], [81];
advocates representation by population, [82-4];
charged by J. A. Macdonald with misconduct as secretary of prison commission, [87];
moves for committee of inquiry, [88];
forcibly repels attack, [89];
exposes cruelties and abuses in prison, [90];
his relations with Macdonald embittered by this incident, [91];
delivers address on prison reform, [91], [92];
repels charge that he had been a defaulter in Edinburgh, and defends his father, [93-7];
elected for city of Toronto in 1857, [99];
defeats government on question of seat of government, [100];
called upon to form a government, [101];
confers with Dorion, [101];
forms Brown-Dorion administration, [102];
waits upon the governor-general, [102];
receives communication from the governor-general, [102];
forms belief that obstacles are being placed in his way by intrigue, [102];
criticizes the governor-general's communication, [103];
meets his colleagues, [104];
his government defeated in parliament, [104];
asks for dissolution and is refused, [105], [106];
his government resigns, [106];
his part in work of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, [112];
denounces Fugitive Slave Law, [113], [114];
discusses Lincoln's proclamation of emancipation, [114-19];
his relations with Roman Catholics, [121];
opposes separate schools, [121];
accepts compromise, [122];
his "no popery" campaign, [123];
his letter to Roman Catholics, [124-6];
his position considered, [127], [128];
his course leads up to confederation, [130];
letter to Holton, [131];
his speech at Reform convention of 1859, [137];
fails to obtain support of legislature for proposals to federalize the union, [139];
contemplates retirement from leadership of Reform party, [141];
defeated in East Toronto, [141];
opposes John Sandfield's "double majority" plan, [143];
visits England, [143];
marriage in Edinburgh, [144];
his attitude towards separate schools, [145];
accepts compromise of 1863, [145];
describes dead-lock situation, [149];
lays before legislature report of special committee advocating federation of Canada as a remedy, [150];
negotiations with government, [151-6];
consults Reformers of Upper Canada, [156], [157];
urged by governor-general (Monk) to enter government, [157];
consents, [158];
enters ministry, [159];
visits Maritime Provinces, [161];
addresses meeting at Halifax in furtherance of confederation, [161];
advocates nominative as against elective senate, [164];
describes result of Quebec conference, [165];
addresses meeting at Music Hall, Toronto, [166];
visits England, [167];
describes English feeling in favour of confederation, [167];
his speech in parliament advocating confederation, [171-5];
describes crisis created by defeat of New Brunswick government, [181], [182];
visits England with Macdonald, Cartier and Galt, [186];
on the death of Taché objects to Macdonald assuming premiership, [189];
consents to succession of Sir N. F. Belleau, [191];
his work in connection with reciprocity, [192];
appointed member of confederate council on reciprocity, [193];
protests against Galt's proceedings in Washington, [194];
objects strongly to proposal for reciprocity by legislation, [194];
resigns from coalition, [195];
letter to Cartier, [196];
his reasons for resigning, [196];
the rupture inevitable, [199];
reasons why coalition could not endure, [199];
Holton's warning, [200], [201];
experience of Howland, Macdougall and Tilley, [202];
experience of Joseph Howe, [203], [204];
coalition endangers Liberal principles, [204-7];
Brown's course after leaving coalition, [208];
addresses Reform convention of 1867 against continuance of coalition, [209];
interest in North-West Territories, [211], [213];
advocates union of North-West Territories with Canada, [218-20];
takes part in negotiations with British government, [220];
his services as to North-West Territories acknowledged by Macdonald, [221];
sent to Washington by Mackenzie government to inquire as to reciprocity (1874), [226];
appointed with Sir Edward Thornton to negotiate treaty, [226];
finds much ignorance of value of Canadian trade, [228];
prepares memorandum as to trade, [229];
carries on propaganda in American journals, [230];
falsely accused of bribing them, [230];
describes progress of negotiations, [231];
joins issue with Canadian protectionists, [232], [233];
effect of his hostility to Canada First movement, [241], [242];
his family, [243], [244];
determines to retire from public life, [245];
describes difficulty of combining journalism with politics, [246-8];
his relations with party leaders after retirement, [247];
acquires Bow Park estate, and engages in raising of fine cattle, [248];
engaged in a famous case of contempt of court, [249];
accused by Mr. Justice Wilson of bribery, [249];
Mr. Justice Wilson attacked by the Globe, [250-2];
Brown charged with contempt of court, appears in person, and defends himself, [252-4];
attacked and shot by George Bennett, [255];
the wound not regarded as mortal, [257];
unfavourable progress of case, [257];
death, [258];
motives of Bennett, [258];
character of Brown, [259];
his career in relation to history, [260-3];
his share in achievement of confederation, [264], [265]
Brown, J. Gordon, succeeds George as managing editor of the Globe, [244]
Brown, Peter, father of the Hon. George Brown,
leaves Scotland for New York, [2];
contributes to the Albion, [2];
author of Fame and Glory of England Vindicated, [3];
establishes the British Chronicle, [4];
establishes the Banner, [5];
his business troubles in Edinburgh lead to an attack on George Brown, [93];
George Brown's speech in the legislature, [93-8];
his work on the Globe, [243], [244]
C
Canada First,
its platform, [235];
severely criticized by the Globe, [236];
the Globe suspects that it means Canadian independence, [237];
the Globe's attack on Canada First and Goldwin Smith, [237], [238];
Mr. Goldwin Smith's reply, [238];
national spirit evinced by movement, [239];
effect of Canada First movement, [240], [241];
Edward Blake at Aurora advocates imperial federation, [240];
Liberal party injured by hostility to Canada First, [240-2]
Cartier, Georges E., asks Brown to reconsider his resignation from coalition ministry, [196]
Cartwright, Sir Richard, on confederation, [148], [153]
Cathcart, Earl, governor of Canada, [28]
Church, the, opposes responsible government as impious, [6]
Clear Grit party,
its leaders, [39];
opposed by George Brown and the Globe, [40];
its platform, [41]
Clergy reserves,
intended to endow Protestant clergy, [51];
claim of Church of England to exclusive enjoyment, [51];
evidence of intention to establish Church of England, [52];
effect of policy on Canada, [52];
described as one of the causes of rebellion, [53];
settlement retarded by locking up of lands, [53], [54];
Brown advocates secularization, [54];
Brown addresses meeting in Toronto, [55], [56];
the meeting mobbed, [58];
Riot Act read, and military aid used to protect meeting, [58];
secularization accomplished, [59], [60]
Confederation of British American provinces advocated by British American League, [37], [38];
the proposal attributed to various persons, [129];
D'Arcy McGee says it was due to events more powerful than men, [129], [130];
Brown's course leads up to confederation, [130];
his letter to Luther Holton treating it as an open question, [131];
advocated by Dorion, [132];
by A. T. Galt, [132];
failure of attempt made in 1858, [133];
Liberals of Lower Canada declare for federal union, [133];
convention of Upper Canada Reformers, [133], [134];
the evils of the legislative union set forth, [134];
account of the convention, [134];
divided between dissolving and federalizing the union, [135];
Sheppard's acute criticism of plan of federation, [135];
convention declares for local legislatures, with joint authority for matters of common interest, [136], [138];
George Brown opposes dissolution of union, [137];
the legislature rejects Brown's resolutions founded on those of the convention, [139];
becomes an urgent question, [147];
causes of that change, [147];
Canada urged by Great Britain to take measures for defence, [147];
effect of the American Civil War, [147];
abrogation of reciprocity treaty and loss of American trade, [148];
fears of abolition of bonding system, [148];
isolated position of Canada, [148];
the credit of the country low, 148 (note);
the dead-lock in the government of Canada, [149];
attempts to form a stable government fail, [149];
Brown describes the situation, [150];
Brown brings into the House report of a special committee favouring federation as a remedy for difficulties in the government of Canada, [150];
the Taché' government defeated, [151];
negotiations with Brown, [151];
Ferrier's account of the meeting, [152];
Brown's account of negotiations, [152], [153];
Sir Richard Cartwright describes a scene in the House, [153];
official account of negotiations, [154];
Brown reluctant to join coalition ministry, [154];
question whether federation should include Maritime Provinces and North-West Territories, [155], [156];
Brown consults Reform members for Upper Canada, [156];
they approve of confederation and of coalition, [157];
the governor-general (Monk) urges Brown to enter coalition, [157];
Brown consents, [158];
letter from Brown, [158];
formation of the coalition, [159];
predominance of Conservatives in government, [160];
the bye-elections generally favour confederation, [160], [161];
movement for Maritime union, [161];
meeting of Canadian and Maritime representatives at Charlottetown, [161];
conference at Quebec, [163];
anxiety to avoid danger of "State sovereignty," 163;
powers not defined to reside in central parliament, [163];
constitution of the senate, [164];
Brown advocates nominated senate, [164];
Brown describes result of conference, [165];
the Maritime delegates visit Canada, [166];
cordial reception at Toronto, [166];
Brown there describes scheme of confederation, [166];
Brown visits England, [167];
Brown finds English opinion favourable, [167];
debate in the legislature of Canada, [169];
speech of Sir E. P. Taché, [169];
of John A. Macdonald, [170];
of Brown, [171-4];
of Dorion, [175];
Dorion's objections to centralization considered, [178];
the plan endangered by defeat of New Brunswick government, [181];
debate in the Canadian legislature, [182];
John Sandfield Macdonald charges coalition with attempting to mislead people, [183];
John A. Macdonald announces that a deputation will be sent to England to consult as to defence, and as to attitude of New Brunswick, [183];
Macdonald refers to debate in House of Lords on Canadian defences, [183], [184];
Macdonald moves previous question, [185];
ministers charged with burking discussion, [185];
the Maritime Provinces inclined to withdraw, [186];
Macdonald, Brown, Carrier and Galt visit England and confer with British ministers, [186];
an agreement made as to defence, etc., [186];
pressure brought to bear on New Brunswick, [186-8];
death of Sir E. P. Taché, [189];
discussion as to succession, [189];
Brown's objection to Macdonald becoming premier, [189], [190];
Sir N. F. Belleau chosen, [191];
causes which led to Brown's leaving the ministry, [191];
the reciprocity negotiations, [192];
a confederate council on reciprocity formed, [193];
Galt and Howland visit Washington, [193];
Seward, American secretary of state, proposes reciprocal legislation instead of treaty, [193];
Brown protests against that, and generally against Galt's proceedings, [194];
Brown resigns his place in coalition, [195];
his reasons considered, [195-201];
violation of self-government involved in steps taken to bring about confederation, [204], [205];
absence of popular approval, [205], [206];
undue centralization, [207]
D
Dorion, A. A.,
leader of Rouges, [80];
his friendship with George Brown, [80];
joins Brown-Dorion government, [102];
proposes federal union, [132];
his speech in Canadian legislature against confederation, [175];
declares that real authors of confederation were owners of Grand Trunk Railway Company, [176];
contends that too much power is vested in central authority, [177];
some of his objections well-founded, [178];
declares that Macdonald accepted confederation merely to retain office, [199]
"Double majority," the, advocated by John Sandfield Macdonald, [142]
"Double Shuffle," the, [100];
the Cartier-Macdonald government defeated on question of seat of government, [100];
resigns, [101];
George Brown asked to form ministry, [101];
conference between Brown and Dorion, [101];
the government formed, [102];
the governor-general notifies Brown that he will not pledge himself to grant dissolution, [102], [103];
his action criticized by Brown, [103], [104];
the government defeated in the legislature, [104];
policy of the government, [104];
a dissolution asked for, [105];
dissolution refused and government resigns, [106];
former government resumes office, [106];
artifice by which ministers avoid fresh elections, [107]
Drummond, L. T., a member of the Brown-Dorion government, [102]
Durham, Lord, extracts from his report, [11], [12], [52], [53], [54], [82], [83]
E
Elgin, Lord, (see also Rebellion Losses Bill)
condemns system of preferential trade, [32];
reconciles colonial self-government with imperial unity, [33];
concedes responsible government, [33];
attacked by Canadian Tories as a sympathizer with rebels and Frenchmen, [33];
assents to Rebellion Losses Bill, [36];
mobbed at Montreal, [30];
firm attitude during disturbance, [37]
F
Ferrier, Mr., describes negotiations for confederation, [152]
French-Canadians,
Lord Durham's plan of benevolent assimilation, [12];
its failure, [12];
friendly attitude of Bagot towards, [16];
their attitude towards representation by population, [83], [84]
G
Galt, A. T.,
asked to form a ministry, [106];
enters reconstructed Cartier-Macdonald government, [107];
advocates confederation of Canada, [132], [133];
appointed with Brown to represent Canada in confederate council on reciprocity, [193];
visits Washington and confers with Mr. Seward, secretary of state, [193];
discusses with him question of reciprocity by legislation, [193];
his course condemned by Brown, [194]
Gladstone, W. E.,
his eulogy of Peel government, [14];
replies to despatch of Canadian government complaining of repeal of preferential tariff, [31]
Globe, the,
founded, [20];
its motto, [20];
its prospectus, [20];
champions responsible government, [20];
advocates war with United States to free slaves, [28], [29];
defends abolition of Corn Laws in England, [31];
defends Lord Elgin, [36];
opposes Clear Grit movement, [40];
discusses dissensions among Reformers, [42], [43];
comments on Cardinal Wiseman's pastoral, [44];
attacks Hincks-Morin government, [48];
first issued as a daily in 1853, [74];
absorbs North American and Examiner, [74];
declaration of principles, [74], [75];
advocates alliance with Quebec Rouges, [78];
befriends fugitive slaves, [112];
opposes slavery, [119];
"no popery" campaign, [123], [124];
attacks Separate School Bill, [145];
the early article showing value of North-West Territories, [213-17];
severely criticizes Canada First party, [236-8];
its attitude considered, [239];
Brown declares his preference for editorship of Globe to any official position, [247];
its attack on Mr. Justice Wilson, [250-2];
the article gives rise to proceedings for contempt of court, [252];
Brown's defence, [252-4];
the court disagrees, [254];
description of building where Mr. Brown was shot, [255]
Gordon, Arthur Hamilton, governor of New Brunswick,
opposes confederation, [187];
is censured by British government and instructed to reverse his policy, [187];
brings pressure to bear on his ministers to abandon opposition to confederation, [188];
the ministry resigns and is succeeded by a ministry favourable to confederation, [188]
H
Head, Sir Edmund Bond,
sends for George Brown to form government, [101];
notifies Brown that he gives no pledge to dissolve, [102];
refuses dissolution, [106];
charge of partiality considered, [107], [108]
Hincks, Sir Francis,
succeeds Robert Baldwin, [48];
attacked by Brown and the Globe, [48];
policy as to secularization of clergy reserves, [59];
his government defeated, [77];
he retires and gives his support to the MacNab-Morin government, [77], [78]
Holton, Luther,
a member of the Brown-Dorion government, [102];
opposes coalition of 1864, [199];
his remarkable appeal to Brown to leave coalition, [200], [201]
Howe, Joseph, his relations with Sir John Macdonald, [203]
Howland, Sir W. P.,
visits Washington in connection with reciprocity, [193];
his relations with Sir John A. Macdonald's ministry, [202];
defends his course in adhering to coalition, [209]
I
Isbester, Mr., services in calling attention to North-West Territories, [212]
L
Liberal, the, founded during Canada First movement, [235]
M
Macdonald, John A.,
rises to leadership of reconstructed Conservative party, [42];
charges Brown with misconduct as secretary of prison commission, [87-90];
enmity with Brown, [91];
recounts negotiations with Brown as to confederation, [154];
speech in legislature supporting confederation, [170];
informs House of crisis caused by defeat of New Brunswick government, [182];
announces mission to England, [182];
deals with question of defence, [183];
moves previous question, [185];
goes to England to confer with British government, [186];
asked to form an administration on death of Sir É. P. Taché, [189];
Brown objects, [190];
proposes Sir N. F. Belleau, who is accepted, [191];
relations with Brown, [201];
relations with Joseph Howe, [203]
Macdonald, John Sandfield,
a member of Brown-Dorion government, [102];
advocates the "double majority," 142;
his government adopts Separate School Bill, [144]
Macdougall, William,
one of the Clear Grits, [39];
editor of the North American, [40];
enters coalition ministry for purpose of carrying out confederation, [159];
argues for continuance of coalition, [210]
Mackenzie, Alexander,
opposed to Reformers entering coalition ministry in 1864, [199];
his government sends Brown to Washington in connection with reciprocity, 1874, [226]
Metcalfe, Sir Charles (afterwards Lord),
asked to undertake government of Canada, [18];
difficulty of position emphasized by Lord Stanley, [18];
misinformed as to intentions of Canadian Reformers, [19];
his dispute with Baldwin and Lafontaine, [19];
regards himself as defending unity of empire, [19];
willing to grant responsible government in a qualified sense, [19];
personal character, [19];
dissolves legislature, [24];
his view of the contest, [24];
votes offered for him personally, [25];
his victory, [26];
subsequent difficulties, [26];
illness and death, [27];
raised to peerage, [27]
Mowat, Oliver,
a member of the Brown-Dorion government, [102];
a member of committee of Anti-Slavery Society, [112];
advocates federal union, [135];
enters coalition to carry out confederation, [159]
N
Nation, the,
founded to advocate Canada First movement, [235];
sets forth programme of Canada First party, [236]
National Club, the, founded during the Canada First movement, [235]
New Brunswick,
defeat of local government, [181];
the confederation scheme endangered by this defeat, [181];
the situation discussed in the legislature of Canada, [182], [183];
the Canadian mission to England, [186];
the British government agrees to bring influence to bear on Maritime Provinces to enter confederation, [186];
position of Mr. Gordon, lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, [187];
he at first opposes confederation, [187];
receives instructions from England to promote confederation, [187];
brings pressure to bear on his government to abandon opposition to confederation, [187], [188];
the government resigns, [188];
a general election follows, and a government favourable to confederation is returned, [188]
New York, experience of the Browns in, [2], [3]
North American, the organ of the Clear Grits, [40]
Nova Scotia, the province of, forced into confederation, [206]
North-West Territories,
Brown's interest in, [211];
address by Robert Baldwin Sullivan, [211];
article in the Globe describing resources of country, [213-15];
letters of "Huron" in Toronto Globe, [215];
meeting of Toronto Board of Trade, [216];
Reform convention of 1857 advocates addition of territories to Canada, [217];
scepticism as to value of country, [217], [218];
Brown speaks in favour of extension of Canada to Pacific Ocean, [219];
negotiations with British government, [220];
Macdonald's testimony to Brown's services, [221]
P
Parties, political,
in state of transition on Brown's entry into parliament, [69];
reconstruction on defeat of Hincks-Morin government, and formation of MacNab-Morin government, [77];
the new government described as a coalition by its friends and as Tory by its opponents, [77];
gradually comes to represent personal influence of John A. Macdonald, [78];
the Baldwin Reformers, [78];
opposition gathers under Brown, [78];
alliance between Upper Canadian Reformers and Rouges, [78]
Peel government, its attitude towards responsible government in Canada, [13];
Gladstone's eulogium on, [14];
misunderstands Canadian situation, [14];
controversy with Governor Bagot, [16];
regards Bagot's action as a surrender to rebels, [16], [17];
appoints Metcalfe, [17-19]
Preferential trade,
abolished by repeal of Corn Laws, [31];
complaints from Canada, [31];
the Globe defends British position, [31];
Lord Elgin condemns imperial protection, [32]
Prison commission,
Macdonald charges Brown with falsifying testimony and suborning prisoners to commit perjury, [87];
scene in the House, [88];
Brown moves for a committee of inquiry, [88];
unexpectedly produces report of commission, [88];
proceedings of committee, [89];
Brown describes abuses revealed by commission, [90];
the incident embitters relations between Brown and Macdonald, [91];
Brown delivers public address on prison reform, [91], [92]
Prohibition,
advocated by the Globe in 1853, [75];
discussed in legislature, [75];
drinking habits of Canada in early days, [75], [76]
Protection,
beginning of agitation in Canada, [231];
opposed by Brown, [232], [233]
R
Rebellion in Canada (1837),
causes of, [11];
remedies proposed, [12]
Rebellion Losses Bill, [34];
disturbance occasioned by, [35];
burning of parliament buildings at Montreal, [37];
mobbing of Lord Elgin, [37]
Reciprocity,
abrogation of treaty of 1854 one of the causes of confederation, [148];
negotiations for renewal of treaty, [192];
confederate council on reciprocity formed, [193];
Galt and Howland visit Washington, [193];
Seward, American secretary of state, proposes reciprocal legislation instead of treaty, [193];
Brown's objections, [194], [223];
reasons for failure of negotiations of 1866, [224];
Americans set little value on Canadian trade, [224];
attempts at renewal in 1869 and 1871, [225];
the Brown mission of 1874, [225];
meeting with Mr. Rothery, agent of British government, [226];
Brown visits Washington, [226];
Sir Edward Thornton and Brown appointed to negotiate a treaty, [226];
reasons for selection of Brown, [227];
opening of negotiations, [227];
sketch of proposed treaty, [227];
list of articles on free list, [228];
Brown finds value of Canadian trade greatly under-estimated in Washington, [228];
Brown prepares a memorandum showing extent of trade, [229];
carries on propaganda in American newspapers, [230];
falsely charged with corrupting the press, [230];
the treaty goes to the American senate, [231];
failure of negotiations, [231];
objections made in Canada, [231];
Canadian movement for protection, [231];
Brown opposes protection, [232], [233]
Reformers, Canadian,
open campaign for responsible government against Governor Metcalfe, [21];
wise leadership of Baldwin and Lafontaine, [24];
convention of 1857 advocates addition of North-West Territories to Canada, [217];
convention of 1859 to consider relations of Upper and Lower Canada, [133], [134];
arguments for confederation, [135];
George Sheppard's powerful speech against federation, [135], [136];
the advocates of federation agree to amendment minimizing powers of central government, [130], [137];
Brown advocates confederation, [137], [138];
Reformers consulted by George Brown as to confederation, [156];
they agree to Brown and others entering coalition cabinet, [157];
Reform party inadequately represented in coalition, [159];
question of Reform representation again raised on death of Sir É. P. Taché, [190];
Reform convention of 1867, [208];
approves of confederation, [208];
but declares that coalition should come to an end, its objects having been achieved, [208], [209]
Representation by population,
proposed by George Brown, [82-4];
objections raised on behalf of Lower Canada, [84];
strength of Lower Canadian case, [84];
federalism the real remedy, [85]
Responsible Government (see also Peel Government, Bagot, and Metcalfe), recommended by Lord Durham, [12], [13];
attitude of British government, [13];
Governor Bagot's concessions, [16-18];
Governor Metcalfe's attitude, [19];
Dr. Ryerson champions Governor Metcalfe, [22];
the legislature dissolved, 1844, [24];
fierce election contest follows, [24];
personal victory for Governor Metcalfe, [25], [26]
Roman Catholics,
relations of George Brown with, 44 et seq., 121 et seq;
Brown's letter to prominent Roman Catholics, 124 et seq.
Rouges, described by the Globe, [78]
Ryerson, Dr. leader among Methodists, [22];
espouses cause of Governor Metcalfe against Reformers, [22];
correctly describes attitude of British government, [23];
supports Mr. R. W. Scott's Separate School Bill, [144]
S
Scottish Church,
disruption of, [2];
opinions of the Browns thereon, [2];
comment of the Banner, [6]
Sheppard, George,
his speech at Reform convention of 1859, [135];
predicts growth of central authority under federal system, [136]
Separate Schools,
opposed by George Brown, [121];
a compromise arranged, [122], [123];
bill introduced by Mr. R. W. Scott, [144];
supported by Dr. Ryerson, [144];
adopted by Macdonald-Sicotte government, [144];
becomes law, [145];
assailed by the Globe, [145];
accepted by Brown, [145]
Slavery,
Brown's opposition to, [1], [2], [3];
Canada a refuge for slaves, [111];
passage of Fugitive Slave Law, [111];
Anti-Slavery Society formed in Canada, [112];
settlements of refugee slaves, [113];
Brown at Toronto denounces Fugitive Slave Law, [113], [114];
Brown discusses Lincoln's proclamation of emancipation, [114];
describes feeling in Great Britain, [115];
Brown's insight into Lincoln's policy, [115];
insists that slavery was cause of Civil War, [116];
shows Canada's interest in the struggle, [117];
consequences of growth of a slave power in North America, [118], [119]
Smith, Goldwin,
his connection with Canada First movement, [235];
elected president of the National Club, [237];
attacked by the Globe, [237], [238];
his reply, [238], [239]
Stanley, Lord, colonial secretary under Peel, advocates preferential trade and imperial protection, [15], [31]
Sullivan, Robert Baldwin, delivers an address on resources of North-West Territories, [211]
Star, the Cobourg, its estimate of George Brown, [71], [72]
Scott, R. W., introduces Separate School Bill, [144]
Strachan, Bishop, opposes secularization of King's College, [8]
T
Taché, Sir E. P.,
forms government in effort to break dead-lock, [149];
his government defeated, [149];
heads coalition to carry out confederation, [159];
his speech in the legislature, [169];
his death, [189]
Thompson, Samuel, describes meeting with George Brown in 1843, [4], [5]
Toronto Board of Trade, advocates incorporation of North-West Territories with Canada, [216]
W
Wiseman, Cardinal,
his pastoral published and criticized in the Globe, [44]