The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the DominionColquhoun, A. H. U. (Arthur Hugh Urquhart)
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The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
Colquhoun, A. H. U. (Arthur Hugh Urquhart)
Canada -- History -- 1841-1867
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.
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