[43] Pope, _Life of Sir John Macdonald_, i. p. 71. [44] _Convention of the British American League_, 1849, p. li. [45] Joseph Cauchon, _L'Union des provinces de L'Amerique Britannique du Nord_, p. 51. [46] _Further Papers relative to the Affairs of Canada_ (7 June, 1849), p. 25. [47] Quoted from Dent, _The Last Forty Years_, ii. pp. 181-2. [48] Sir Richard Cartwright, _Reminiscences_, pp. 9-10. [49] _Life and Speeches of the Hon. George Brown_, p. 50. [50] Written from England. Pope, _Life of Sir John Macdonald_, ii. p. 274. [51] _Ibid._ p. 32. [52] _Confederation Debates_, p. 44. {347} INDEX A Agriculture of the _Habitants_, 16 "Alabama" affair, the, 288 Alien Admission Bill, 106 America, United States of, Bagot's diplomatic services in, 126, 127-8 and Canadian Annexation, 204, 218, 219 and Canada, Federation in, differences between, 329 Elgin's skilful Diplomacy with, 191 Politics in, as affecting Canadian (1852), 200, 207, 215 Relations with Great Britain as affected by Canadian Autonomy, 287 Tory feeling to, after 1812, 248 Trade of, with Canada as affected by Free Trade, 272, Grey's views on, 273 American Aggression, and the Defence of Canada, Peel on, 254 Education, Burke on, 40 Immigrants, Annexation views of, 333 War, the, attitude to, of Canada and Great Britain, 288; Military power shown by, 290 Amnesty, Bagot's attitude to, 155 Anderson, John, political indifference of, 55-6 _&n._ Anglicanism (_see also_ Clergy Reserves), in Canada, 43-4, 47; Imperial support to, 48, 49 Anglicization of French Canada, views on, of various Governors, 57, 59, 83, 142, 211, 306, 311-12 Anglo-French Reforming _bloc_, evolution of, 65, 161 Attitude of, on Metcalfe's arrival, 161 _et sqq._ Annexation, Federation as alternative to, Russell on, 265 Manifestoes on, 334, 337 Movement in favour of, activity in 1849, 330; Inconsistencies on, of _The Times_, 233; Opposition to, of Brown, 342; Supporters of, 204, 330 _et sqq._; _Rouges_ views on, 302 Risk of, on Elgin's arrival, 191 Tory views on, 204, 254, 255 Anti-Union attitude of French Canadians, 124 Ashburton Treaty, the, Difficulties solved by, 127-8, 132 Armstrong, Peter, Typical Squatter, 29 _Art of Colonization_, by Wakefield, 239 Arthur, Sir George, Governor-General, Timid despatches of, 249 on Colonial Disloyalty, 60-1 on the Durham Report and its effect, 248-9