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McCarthy, Justin, on Lord Durham’s character and career, i. 33, 34; an advocate of the federation of the Empire, ii. 553,
McColl, Evan, his poetry, ii. 578,
McConnell, John, member for Stanstead, votes for the reception of an address in favour of Canadian independence, ii. 209, note.
McCormick, Lieutenant, wounded at the assault on the Caroline, i. 169.
McCulloch, Dr. Michael, successfully contests Terrebonne against Mr. Lafontaine, i. 48, 232; violence during the contest, i. 49 ; opposes Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i. 138, note; not present at vote on Mr. Price’s resolutions, i. 351, note.
McCully, Jonathan, attends the Quebec Conference on behalf of Nova Scotia, ii, 445; attends the London Conference, ii. 466,
McDonald, Donald, member for Prescott, opposes Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i. 138, note ; supports Mr. Price’s resolutions, i. 351, note. |
McDonald, John, Legislative Councillor, à member of the Scottish Kirk, i. 109, note.
McDougall, William, identified with the Clear Grit Departure, il. 187; his early life, ii.
189; contributes to the Examiner, 1b., ii.
588; publishes the Canada Farmer, ii. 189 ; is instrumental in founding the North American, of which he becomes editor, 16., ii. 588 ; his office the headquarters of the Clear Grits, ii. 190, note ; arouses public attention on the subject of the North-West, ii, 349; joins the editorial staff of the Globe, ib., ii. 588 ; elected to the Assembly for North Oxford, ii. 389; reviously used as à forlorn hope, 2b.; takes Es seat, ii. 390 ; moves an amendment to the Address, on the subject of the Prince of Wales’s visit to Canada, ii. 409 ; vigorously advocates Rep. by Pop., ii. 421; becomes Commissioner of Crown Lauds in the Macdonald-Sicotte Government, ii. 423 ; reëlected, ii. 424 ; retains his office after the reconstruction of the Government, ii. 430, 431 ; becomes Provincial Secretary in the Coalition Government formed to bring about Confederation, üi. 443; defeated in North Ontario by M. C. Cameron, .; elected for North Lanark, &b.; attends the Charlottetown Convention, ii. 444, note; attends the Quebec Conference, it. 445 ; appointed a member of the South America and West India Trade Commission, ii. 455 ; absent from Canada at the time of Mr. Brown's resignation, ii. 457 ; remains in the Cabinet, &b.; attends the London Conference, ii, 466; becomes Minister of Public Works in the first Dominion Government, ii. 470 ; the dignity of a C.B. conferredupon him, ii, 471; denounced bythe Globe for remaining in office, ii. 473, 474 ; attends, by special invitation, at the Toronto Convention, ii. 474; his powerful defence of the Coalition Government, tb; introduces a series of
resolutions with a view to bringing Rupert’s Land and the North-West under the control of the Dominion Government, ii. 482 ; he and Sir G. E. Cartier go to England to arrange for the transfer, ii. 488 ; negotiations concluded, ü. 490; resigns office in the Cabinet, and is potes Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West, ii, 492 ; sets out for Fort Garry, ii. 493 ; is warned by Col. Dennis of impending trouble at Red River, 1b., 494 ; is served at Pembina with a notice from a ‘National Committee,” forbidding him to enter the territory, ii. 494, 495 ; attempts to communicate with Governor McTavish, ii. 496 ; compelled to retreat across the boundary line, ib.; returns to Ontario, üi, 497 ; publishes a series of letters on the subject of the Red River insurrection, #b.; his disgust with the Government, ii 498; appointed Government Trustee of the Canada Southern Railway Municipal Bonds, and a Commissioner to ascertain the western and northern boundaries of Ontario, tb,
McGee, Thomas D’Arcey, first returned to the
Canadian Assembly, ü. 359 ; his past life, ii. 360, et seq. ; removes to Canada, ii. 362 ; founds the New Era, ib.; elected to the Assembly for Montreal, #.; his brilliant qualifications, ii. 360—363 ; in Opposition, ii. 368 ; speaks against Sir E. Head’s course with respect to Mr. Brown, ii, 382 ; aids in a movement for the federation of the Provinces, ii. 397, 404 ; becomes President of the Council in the Macdonald-Sicotte Government, ii, 423 : reëlected, ii. 424 ; having been left out of the Government upon its reconstruction, he joins the Cr LD ii, 432; takes part in the South Leeds election campaign against A. N.
Richards, ii. 433 ; becomes Minister of Agriculture in the second Taché-Macdonald Government, ii. 435; attends the Charlottetown Convention, ii, 444, note ; attends the Quebec Conference, ii. 445; his speech in the Assembly on Confederation, li. 449; development of his opinions, ii. 484 ; his abhorrence of Fenianism, #.; execrated by the ‘* Brotherhood,” 1b.; his serious illness, 4.; his altered views, 4.; his life threatened by anonymous correspondents, ii. 485; his statesmanlike speech on the Nova Scotia question, 1b.; assassinated on his way home to his lodgings, 46.3 burst of indignation throughout the land, ib.; his funeral, ii. 486 ; provision made for his widow and children, #b.; reward offered for the murderer, tb. (see Whelan, Patrick James); his ‘* Popular History of Ireland, ” ii, 565 ; his poems, ii. 578.
McGill, Peter, Legislative Councillor, his
character, politics and qualifications, i, 108; a member of the Kirk of Scotland, i., 109, note; becomes Speaker of the Legislative Council, with a seat in the Cabinet, 1. 90.
McKay, Thomas, Legislative Councillor, a
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member of the Scottish Kirk, i. 109, note ; records à solitary vote against the Address, ii. 208, note,
McKinnon, Ranald, contests the representation of Haldimand in the Conservative interest, ii. 222,
McLachlan, Alexander, his poetry, ii. 578.
McLean, Alexander, member for Stormont, opposes Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i. 138, note; opposes Mr. Price’s resolutions, i. 351, note,
McLean, Archibald, Judge, proceeds to Kingston and administers the oath of office to Sir Charles Bagot, i.183 ; succeeded by Judge Draper as Chief Justice of Upper Canada, ü. 93; his decision in the Anderson extradition case, ii, 405.
McLeod, Alexander, his case referred to in Lord Sydenham’s Speech at opening of first session under the Union, i. 120; complications arising out of his imprisonment in the U.S., i. 121, note ; history of his case, i. 163, et seq.; Deputy Sheriff où the Niagara District, i. 171 ; early life, ib.; at Montgomery’s tavern, tb.; accompanies Captain Drew on a reconnoitering expedition near Navy Island, ib.; notengaged in the cutting-out expedition against the Caroline, i. 172; arrested at Lewiston for murder and arson, tb.; depositions against him, #b., note ; his character, i. 173; true bill against him, 2b.; committed to Lockport gaol for trial, 1b. ; his release demanded by the British Minister at Washington, 1b.; demand not acceded to, i. 174; his release formally demanded by the British Government, #b.; response of the United States Government, i. 175; the prisoner taken before the Supreme Court of N. Y, under a habeas corpus, ib.; remanded, i. 176; Lord Sydenham’s comments on the case, 1b., and note ; McLeod tried before the Circuit Court at Utica, i. 177; acquitted and discharged, tb.; his subsequent career, i. 177, 178; maltreatment at Buffalo, i. 177 ; applications to Imperial Government for compensation, ib.; receives a grant of £200 a year, 1. 178 ; his death, ib.; pension of £100 a year to his widow, tb.
McMullen, G. W., represents U. S. capitalists in negotiations as to the Canada Pacific Railway, ii. 526 ; publication of his correspondence on that subject, ii. 530; his narrative, t.; declines to give evidence before the Commission, ii. 534,
McMurrich, John, defeats James Patton as a candidate for the representation of Saugeen Division in the Legislative Council, ii. 421,
McTavish, William, H. B. Co.’s Governor, at Fort Garry, ii. 496 ; subjected to indignities by tbe rebels, tb.
Meade, General (U.S.), disperses the Fenians on the frontier, ii. 464.
Medley, Bishop, his theological writings, ii, 580.
Meilleur, Dr. Jean Baptiste, appointed Superintendent of Public Instruction for Lower Canada, i. 226.
Melbourne, Lord, announces disallowance of Lord Durham’s Ordinance, i. 28.
Melbourne Ministry resigns, i. 160.
Mercury newspaper (Quebec), ii. 586, 587.
Merritt, William Hamilton, member for North Lincoin, i. 102 ; his early life, 4b.; fou’ der of St. Catharines, tb.; his exertions for the construction of the Welland Canal, #b.; his character and qualifications, i. 102, 103 ; sat in the Provincial Assembly for Haldimand before the Union, i. 103; seconds Mr.
Morin’s motion that Mr. Cuvillier be Speaker, i. 114; conducts the Speaker-elect to the Chair, i. 118 ; his remarks on Responsible Government, i. 131 ; opposes Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i, 138, note; opposes the Ministry on the Seat of Government question, i. 315, 316; supports Mr.
Price’s resolutions, i. 3* 1, note ; reëlected, ii. 102 ; accepts the Presiu. :ey of the Council in the 2nd Lafontaine-Baldwin Government, ii. 130 ; speech on the Rebellion Losses Bill, ii. 150 ; becomes Chief Commissioner of Publie Works, ii. 184 ; demits the Presidency of the Council, ii. 185; resigns office, ii. 220, 221 ; why he did so, ii. 220; proposes an Address to the Queen with a view to a confederation of the B. N. A. colonies, ii. 232; reëélected, ii, 359 ; elected by acclamation to the Legislative Council for the Niagara Division, ii, 406; his subsequent career, and death, tb.
Message newspaper, published by W. L. Mackenzie, ii, 295, 416.
Metcalfe, Sir Charles Theophilus, afterwards Baron, i. 260, 261 ; his character, qualifications, and past life, i. 263, et seq., ii. 27—30 ; Major Richardson on, i. 264, note; his reforms in India, i. 265 ; sails for England, tb.; takes up his abode at Fern Hill, i. 266 ; Governor of Jamaica, tb. ; resigns, 1b.; afficted with cancer, tb.; operated on by Sir B. Brodie, i. 266, 267 ; Governor-General of Canada, i.
267 ; unfitted for the post by his previous career, i. 269, 270, 281, 283, et seq.; Joseph Howe on, i. 270, note ; R. B. Sullivan on, ib.; Earl Grey on, tb.; inexperienced in constitutional Government, i. 271 ; Sir F, Hincks on his appointment, i. 272, 275 ; his letter to Captain Higginson on his spporntnsnt, i.
274 ; to Mr. Mangles, tb.; to Lord Monson, ib.; conjectured motives influencing his appontmant i. 274—276 ; entertained by the
olonial Society, i. 276; dines with the Queen, 1b.; sails for Boston, tb.; at Halifax, ib.; reaches Kingston, #b.; sworn into office, i. 277 ; admits that Responsible Government had been conceded to Canada, i. 280, 285, 323 ; his misapprehensions, 1b., 281, et seq.; state of parties at his accession, i. 282, ei seq. ; his want of sympathy with the party in
sd Super- »r Lower
ywance of
for North fou der of pr the con-
, tb.3 his ), 103 ; sat {aldiman onds Mr.
villier be eaker-elect on Respon- , Mr. Neil- . 138, note; of Governpports Mr.
eélected, ii.
he Council overnment, Losses Bill, ner of Pubresidency 0 ji, 220, 221 ; an Address a confedera- , ii, 232; reation to the ra Division, d death, tb.
W. L. Mac-
j ateryards er, quall 1CA- ., ii. 27—30 ; , note; his or England, Hill, i. at) ib.; affiicte ir B. Brodie, f Canada, i.
his previous 8eQ.; Joseph Sulhvan on, need in conir F, Hincks his letter to bointment, 1.
ord Monson, hcing his apnined by the eg with the ; at Halifax, h into office, Government | i. 280, 285, 281, et seq.; i. 282, et seq.; he party in
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power, i. 283; differences with his Councilors, i. 284, et seq.; his jealousy on the subject of prerogative, 4b., 292; Mr. Lafontaine’s opinions on Responsible Government reported to him, i. 292; reports the situation to Lord Stanley, i. 293 ; his want of frankness towards his Councillors, i. 296; his interview with Ogle R. Gowan, i. 297 ; studies the constitution, i. 300 ; his views on Responsible Government, i. 301, 302, 305, 359, 367, 368 ; makes à tour through the settled districts, 1. 303, et seq.; recommended to dismiss his chief Councillors, i. 304 ; returns to Kingston, i. 305 ; his personal appearance, i. 312 ; antagonism between him and his Councillors increases, i. 317; reserves Bill for suppression of secret societies, tb.; his rights in the premises, 4.; makes an appointment with-
out consulting his Ministers, i. 318 ; reports |
as to his oïing influenced by the Opposition, ib.; his cc. “nces with his Ministers on the Powell appoñitment, i. 320, et seq.; prepares counter statement to Mr. Lafontaine’s, i, 325; explains his action in reserving the Secret Societies Bill, 4b.; confers with various members of Parliament on the subject of the resignation, i. 326 ; his message in repl
to an Âddress of the Assembly thereon, 1.
337 ; his difficulties in forming a Ministry, i. 353, et seq., 373, 374; deserted by the Liberals, i. 359; his unpopularity, ib., 360 ; nicknames applied to him, i. 360, and note ; receives Address from Gore Councillors, i.
867 ; his reply, t., 368 ; removes to Montreal, i. 368; his Canadian policy approved by the Home Government, i. 372 ; Lord Stanley's declaration and speech to that effect, 1b., 373; censured by Mr. Rcebuck, i. 372; eulogized by Lord Joïn Russell and Sir Robert Peel, i. 573 ; his reliance upon Mr.
Draper, i. 356, 373 ; resolves to dispense with French Canadian assistance, i. 373; his stratagems to gain elections, 1. 375 ; his success, i. 377 ; opens the first session of the new Parliament, i. 381 ; harassed by the weakness of the Ministry, ii. 10, 11, 15; raised to the peerage, ii. 15 ; addresses of congratulation, li. 16; progress of his malady, ii. 15, 22, 23 ; his gloomy forebodings, ii. 17; his large heartedness, ii. 18, 19, 27—29 ; his munificent contribution for the relief of the sufferers by the Quebec fires, ii, 18, 19 ; receives an official acceptance of his resignation, ii. 23; summons a Council at Monklands, ii. 24 ; demits his functions to Earl Cathcart, 1b.; sails for England, b.; deeply grieved by NE de dent attacks upon him, ii. 25 ; arrivesin England, 4b,; retires to Malshanger, tb.; his self-control, ii. 26; visited by Mary Higginson, 1b.; his death, 0.3 Macaulay’s epitaph on him, ii. 27, and note ; the peerage extinct, ii. 27; his generosity to Colonel Fitz Gibbon, ii. 28, 29 ; to Colonel Higginson, ii. 29 ; eulogy on him in Earl Cathcart’s Speech from the Throne, ii
34 ; eulogy objected to by P. B. De Boucherville and James Morris, ü. 35; eulogy not concurred in by Liberal party generally, ib.; Mr. Baldwin’s amendment, #.; Mr. Viger’s eulogy, ii. 36; Metcalfe’s correspondence with the Colonial Secretary on the Civil List, 4b.; supports Mr, Daly’s claims to Imperial consideration, ii, 123.
Metcalfe, Franklin, editor of the Christian Guardian, ii. 586.
Metcalfe, Theophilus, father of Lord Metcalfe,
Michel, Sir John, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, assumes charge of the Administration during Lord Monck’s absence in England, ii.
453, 461, note.
Miles, Dr. Henry H., his “ History of Canada Under the French Régime,” ii. 563,
Mill, John Stuart, his remarks on Lord Durham’s death, i. 12.
Miller, Daniel Gilbert, a member of the B. A. League, ii. 173.
Mills, David, his work on the boundaries of Ontario, ii. 571,
Minerve newspaper, ii. 587.
Mitchell, Peter, attends the Quebec Conference, on behalf of New Brunswick, ii. 445; attends the London Conference, ii. 466; becomes Minister of Marine and Fisheries in the first Dominion Government, ii, 471 ; appointed a Senator, ib,
Motfatt, George, appointed Legislative Councillor under Lord Aylmer, i. 97; Special Councillor under Sir John Colborne, tb.; member for Montreal after the Union, tb.; his character, political views and past career, ib.; opposes Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i. 138, note ; admitsthe inability of his party to form an Administration, i. 259 ; defeats Mr. Drummond in the contest for Montreal, i, 379; seconds tk Address in favour of removing the restrictions on the use of the French language, ii. 12 ; distrusts Mr. Draper’s Government, ii. 71; calls upon the people to preserve order during the Montreal riots, ii, 163; a member of the B. A, League, ii. 173.
Molesworth, Sir William, gives notice of a
Bill t able the Canadian Legislature to deal wmù he Clergy Reserves, ii. 268, note ; Colonia. Secretary, ii. 324, and note ; appoints Mr. Hincks Governor of Barbadoes and the Windward Islands, ïi. 324; his death, ii. 324, note ; succeeded by Mr, Labouchere, tb.
Monck, Charles Stanley, Viscount, succeeds
Sir E, Head as Governor-General of Canada, ii. 418 ; his ancestry, qualifications, and past life, ib.; arrives at Quebec, and assumes the Administration, tb.; his remarks on the defeat of the Militia Bill, ii, 426 ; entrusts Mr. Fergusson-Blair with the formation of a Ministry, ii. 434 ; applies to Mr. Cartier to form a Ministry, tb.; applies to Sir E. P. Taché,
ib.; notifies the Provincial Lieutenant-Governors of the day for holding the Quebec Conference, i. 444; speaks strongly in favour of Confederation in the Speech from the Throne, ii, 448 ; deputes the charge of the Government to Sir John Michel, ar1 goes to England, ïüi. 453, 466, note ; assists the Canadian delegates at the London Conference, ii, 466 ; issues a proclamation announcing his appointm. as Governor-General of the Dominion, :. 469,470 ; entrusts J. A. Macdoneld with the formation of the first Dominion Government, ii. 470 ; sworn into office as Governor-General, ii. 471; confers titles upon some of the chief promoters of Confederation, 4.; his term of oftice extended, ii, 487 ; created a peer of the United Kingdom, t.; leaves Canada, tb.
Monde, Le, newspaper (Montreal), ii. 589.
Monklands, Sir C. Metcalfe removes thither, i. 368 ; holds his last Council there, ii, 24; Lord Elgin arrives thither, ii. 86,
Monro, George, defeated by W. H. Blake in East York, ii. 110.
Monson, Lord, his letter from Sir C. Metcalfe on the latter's appointment as Governor- General of Canada, i. 274,
Montgomerie, Hugh E,, joint author of a pamphlet on the Rebellion Losses Bill, ii. 143, note ; arrested and imprisoned for instigating a riot, &b.; goes to Great Britain, &b.; a member of the B. A. League, ii. 173.
Montgomery, John, pardoned for complicity in the rebellion, i. 299 ; returns to Canada,
ib,
Montreal city at the time of the Union, i. 54, 55; its claims advocated for the Seat of Government, i. 294 ; resolutions carried in the Assembly to remove the Seat of Government thither, i. 316 ; Seat of Government removed thither, i, 368; Seat of Government Ti therefrom on account of the riots, ii. 183,
PA steamer, burned in the St, Lawrence, ii, 390,
Moodie, Mrs. Susanna, her ‘ Roughing it in the Bush,” and ‘Life in the Clearings,” ii. 574,
Moore, John, member for Sherbrooke (county), opposes Mr. Neiïlson’s amendment to the Address, i, 138, note ; supports Mr. Price’s resolutions, i, 351, note,
Moore, P. H., appointed a Legislative Councillor, i. 227.
Morgan, Henry James, his ‘Sketches of Celebrated Canadians,” ii, 56,569; his ‘ Bibliotheca Canadensis,” ii. 579 ; projector of the Dominion Annual Register, ii, 584 ; founder ofthe Canadian Parliamentary Companion,
ib,
Morin, Auguste Norbert, his early life, i, 95; delegate to England as the colleague of D, B. Viger in 1834, &.; his high personal
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character, i. 95, 96; Kaye’s estimate of him, i. 96; member for Nicolet, ib.; moves that Mr. Cuvillier be Speaker of the Assembly, i. 113; histribute to that gentleman’s Parliamentary knowledge and experience, i. 113, 114; his remarks on the motion, i. 116, 117; conducts the Speaker-elect to the Chair, i.
118; cpxeses motion for adjournment, 4b.; sits on the extreme left in the Assembly, i.
122 ; one of the French Canadian Reform leaders, i. 123, note ; supports Mr. Neilson’s araendment to the Address, i. 138, note; temporarily retires from public life, i. 228; conducts La Minerve, i. 229, ii. 587; his warm friendship for Mr. Lafontaine, i. 229 ; his modesty, tb.; characteristic anecdote of him, 4, note ; accepts the Commissionership of Crown Lands in the first Lafontaine- Baldwin Government, i. 241; elected for Saguenay, i. 250 ; he and eight of his colleagues resign office, i. 324; supports Mr.
Price’s resolutions, i. 351, note ; returned for Saguenay and Bellechasse, i, 379 ; elects to sit for Bellechasse, b., note ; proposed for the Speakership, i. 381 ; his candidature not successful, tb.; the ea correspondence communicated to him by Mr. Lafontaine, ii. 21; his action thereon, tb; elected Speaker of the Assembly, ii, 101 ; reëlected for Bellechasse, ii. 111; becomes leader of the French Canadian Liberals, after Mr.
Lafontaine’s retirement, ii. 246; in conjunction with Mr. Hincks, forms the Hincks- Morin Government, in which he becomes Provincial Secretary, ii, 246—248 ; his views on the Seigniorial Tenure question, üi, 248 ; his popularity, 4b.; deficient in energy, tb.; returned for Terrebonne, ii, 252 ; seconds Mr. Hincks’s motion that J, S. Macdonald be Speaker of the Assembly, ii. 262; announces the ministerial policy to the Assembly, ib.; pledges himself unequivocally to secularization of the Clergy Reserves, ii. 266; introduces à Bill providing for increased representation, ii. 272; becomes Commissioner of Crown Lands, ii.
278 ; his supporters loyal to him, ii. 290, 291 ; replies to Sir À. MacNab’s inquiry as to a contemplated prorogation of Parliament, ii.
292; defeated in Terrebonne, ii. 295 ; returned for Chicoutimi and Tadoussac, tb,; forms a coalition with Sir A, MacNab, ii.
308 ; in conjunction with whom he forms the MacNab-Morin Government, ii, 309 ; wherein he becomes Commissioner of Crown Lands, ii, 310 ; retires from public life and accepts a judgship, ii. 319; his subsequent career, and death, 4b.; his retirement from office involves a reconstruction of the Government, tb.; appointed a Commissioner for the codification of the laws of L. C., ii, 352, Morin, Louis Siméon, member for Terrebonne, his qualifications, ii, 398 ; becomes Solicitor-
nd
te of him, oves that Assembly, man’s Parnce, i. 113, . 116, 117; e Chair, I.
iment, 1.3 ssembly, i. an Reform r. Neilson’s 138, note ; life, i. 228; . 587; his aine, i. 229 ; anecdote of mmissioner- Lafontaineelected for , of his se apports r.
equrned for 79 ; elects to roposed for ididature not on correspony Mr. Lafona, 4b.; elected 01 ; reëlected nes leader 0 s, after Mr.
; in conjuncthe Hinckshe becomes 48 ; his views Bstion, ii. 2 8 ; energy, 40.5 252 ; seconds g, Macdonald , ii. 262; any to the Aself unequivob Clergy, Re- Bill providing ii. ME bewn Lands, il.
, ii. 290, 291 ; uiry as to à arliament, 11.
e, ii 295; re- Tadoussac, 1.3 . MacNab, ii.
he forms the ii, 309 ; wherer of Crown Lublic life and is subsequent tirement from n of the dd mmissioner [or L. C., ii. 352.
for Terrebonne, tomes Solicitor-
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General, tb.; defeated in Terrebonne, and is returned for Laval, ii. 414 : his death, ii. 551. Morris, Alexander, 1. 108; joint author of à pamphlet on Rebellion Losses, ii, 143, note ; a student in the office of Attorney-Genera Badgley, tb.; member for South Lanark, il.
439; his conversation with Mr. Brown on the dead-lock in public affairs, ii. 439, 440 ; obtains permission to communicate the same, ü. 440; sits in the first Dominion Parlia-
ment, li. 479 ; becomes Minister of Inland !
Revenue, ii. 492; retires from office and becomes Chiei Justice of Manitoba, ii. 522; appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, 4b.; his work on the Indian Treaties, ii, 565; his ‘Canada and Her Resources,” 46.; his ‘Nova Britannia,” 10.
Morris, James, member for Leeds, ji. 106 ; his character, 4b.; opposes Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i. 138, note ; supports Mr. Price’s resolutions, i. 351, note; ap-
pointed a Legislative Councillor, i. 382; his |
ii. 343 ; defeated at the polls, ii, 358 ; by Mr. Movwat, ii. 364 ; demits his seat in the Cabinet, üi. 366; defeated in North Oxford by Mr. McDougall, ii. 389 ; becomes Solicitor- General West in the Cartier-Macdonald Government, ii. 398 ; holds office more than two years without a seat in Parliament, b., 412 ; defeated in Grey, ii. 412 ; tenders his resignation, but is pressed to retain office, #b.; Mr. Notman moves that his retention of office under the circumstances is subversive of Responsible Government, 1b.; his conduct sustained by the Assembly, 1b.; denounced by the Opposition, ii. 413 ; retires
to the bench, ii. 420,
Morrison, Robert, slain in a street rirt, i. 295,
Morrison, Dr. Thomas D., pardoned for complicity in the rebellion, i. 299; returns to Uanada, tb,
Mountain, Dr. Jacob, appointed Anglican Bishop of Quebec, i. 20 ; educational legis-
remarks in opposition to Mr, Neilson’s |
resolutions in reply to the Speech from the Throne, ii. 35; #ppointed Postmaster-General, üi, 221; resigns office, with his colleagues, ii. 238 ; his resignation not accepted, ii. 248 ; becomes Postmaster-General in the
Hincks-Morin Government, ii. 247 ; hisfit- |
ness for office, ii. 249 ; succeeds Mr. Caron as Speaker of the Legislative Council, ii, 278 ; accepts office in the Brown-Dorion Government, ii. 373 ; announces the membership of that Government in the Upper House, ii.
376 ; becomes Rooiven Gent in the Mac-
donald-Sicotte Government, ii. 423 ; declares |
the Government policy in the poer House, ii. 424; resigns office through ili-health, ii, 429, Morris, William, moves an address to the King, asserting the claims of the Church of
i. 108, ii, 198 ; Legislative Councillor, i, 108 ; a member of the Scottish Kirk, i. 109, note ; accepts the Receiver-Generalship from Sir C, Metcalfe, i. 374, 375; his character and qualifications, tb,; discharges the chief functions of President of the Council, ii. 65, 66 ; succeeds to that office, ii, 90,
Morrison, Joseph Curran, elected to the As- | sembly for West York, ii, 105; birth, paren- | tage and early life, ii. 105, 106 ; a ‘“ Baldwin | Reformer,” ii. 106; his subsequent career, ib,; becomes Solicitor-General for Upper Canada, ii. 278 ; elected for Niagara, ii. 206: | admitted to a seat in the MacNab-Taché Cabinet without portfolio, ii, 336 ; found fault with by many Reformers for entering the Cabinet, tb,; reëlected for Niagara, tb.; notifies the Governor-General of his intention to resign, ii. 340 ; becomes Receiver-General in the first Taché-Macdonald Government,
lation due to his influence, 1.
Mowat, Oliver, first returned to the Canadian Assembly, ii. 359 ; his past life, ii, 864 ; his political views, 46., and note: successfully opposes J, C, Morrison in Sot:sh Ontario, tb.; an important acquisition to the Reform ranks, #b.; in Opposition, ii. 368 ; opposes the double-majority doctrine, #b., note ; becomes Provincial Secretary in the Brown- Dorion Government, ii. 373; seconds Mr.
Brown's ‘‘ joint authority ” motion, ii, 400; becomes Postmaster-General in the Macdonald-Dorion Government, ii, 430, 431; accepts the same office in the Coalition Government formed to carry out Confederation ii. 443; reëlected, tb.; attends the Quebec Conference, ii. 445 ; retires to the bench, ii. 432; reënters political life, and becomes Premier of Ontario, ii. 521.
Mulvany, Charles Pelham, his poetry, ii. 578,
| Municipal Institutions Bill introduced in U.C., Scotland to a share in the Clergy Reserves, |
i. 146; its contents, i. 147 ; strong opposition to it, i. 147, 148 ; passed, i, 148,
Murdoch, Beamish, his ‘History of Nova Scotia,” ii, 564,
Murdoch, T, W, C., Chief Secretary to Lord Sydenham, i, 157.
Murney, Edmund, defeats Robert Baldwin in Hastings, i. 248 ; opposes Mr. Price's resolutions, i. 371, note ; a member of the B,. A. League, ii. 173; again elected to the Assembly, üi. 296; non-progressive in his political views, li, 311,
Murray, Louisa, her contributions to the Canadian Monthly, ïi, 581,
Narter, Major-(General, despatches troops to
the Niagara frontier to oppose the Fenians, ii, 459,
| Vation, the, organ of the ‘Canada First”
oarty, ji, 553, 590, ational Policy,” adopted by the Liberal
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Conservative party, ii. 545; treated as a party ruse by Mr. Mackenzie’s Government and its adherents, ib.; the great plank in the Opposition platform, ii. 545, 546 ; successful at the polls, ïüi. 546; carried into effect by Sir John Macdonald's Government, ii. 550 ; the Tilley Tariff, b.; its effects upon the country’s prosperity, ii. 550, 551,
Navy Island, rx seat of W. L. Mackenzie’s operations against Canada, i. 164, et seq.
Nelson, John, his early career, i. 91, 92 ; takes charge of the Quebec Gazette, i. 92 ; returned to Lower Canada Assembly for county of Quebec, ib.; political views, chsracter and qualifications, #b.; accompanies L. J. Papineau to England in 1822 to oppose the scheme of Union, t&b.; « delegate to England in 1828, ib.; his condemnation of the rebellion, i. 93; member of Special Council, tb.; opposed to the Union of 1841, ,; ‘‘the Dean Swift of the House,” #., note ; sits on the extreme left in the Assembly, i. 122 ; allied with the French Canadian Reformers, i. 123, note ; moves an amendment to the Address, i, 137 ; which is defeated, i, 138, and note ; moves an amendment to Mr. Hincks’s motion as to the pensions to Ogden and Davidson, i. 246 ; which is carried, b.; declines the Speakership of the Legislative Council, i, 318 ; opposes Mr. Price’s resolutions, i, 351, note ; defeated atthe polls, i. 378 ; appointed a Legislative Councillor, i. 382; moves resolutions in the Upper House in reply to Speech from the Throne, ii. 35; his death, ii, 116; how brought about, tb,; his contributions to the Quebec Gazette, ii. 116, 117, 587.
Nelson, Robert, heads à movement for the drames of a Canadian republic, i. 31,
Nelson, Samuel, a member of the Joint Commission, ii. 511.
Nelson, Dr. Wolfred, negotiations opened with him by Lord Durham, i. 26; banished to Bermuda, tb., 387 ; his letter to Lord Durham, i., 65 ; nolle prosequi entered in his case, i. 299 ; returns to Canada, 1b,; defeats D. B, Viger at the polls in the contest for Richelieu, i. 378, 387; his early life, character, and attainments, i. 334-—387 ; returned to Lower Canada Assembly, i. 385 ; a coadjutor of I.
J, Papineau, #b.; his share in the rebellion, i. 386; his gallant conduct &: St, Denis, &b,; a reward of #$2000 offered for his head, tb.; his flight, sufferings and capture, i. 386, 387 ; twice elected mayor of Montreal, i. 387 ; Inspector of Prisons, tb,; his professional writings, 1b.; takes part in the debate on the Address in Reply to Earl Cathcart's Speech from the Throne, ii. 36 ; reëlected, ii. 111 ; his hot dispute with L. J, Papineau, ii. 114 ; his house saved by the military from being attacked, ii, 163,
4 gs christened by Sir Francis Drake, ii. 43,
New Brunswick, represented at the Quebec Conference, ii. 445; its opposition to Confederation, üi, 450; the School question in, ii. 517, 540.
Newcastle, Duke of, his early friendship for Lord Elgin, ïüi, 82; becomes Colonial Secretary, ii. 268; his despatch announcing the change of the Imperial Policy on the Clergy
* Reserves question, tb.; his despatch laid before the Osian Parliament, ii. 270; his despatch announcing a hope that the Prince of Wales will visit Canada, ii. 398, 399 ; accompanies H.R.H. to Canada, ii. 82, 402; refuses to lend any countenance to party displays, ii. 403 ; burned in effigy at Toronto, b.;
is sanguine hopes as to the good effect of the Prince’s visit to the U. S., &b.; his hopes not well founded, ii. 404, 418, et seq.; the Cartier-Macdonald Government repudiate all responsibility for his acts, ii. 409,
Newfoundland, represented at the Quebec Conference, ii. 445; allows the Confederation project to remain in abeyance, ii, 4%0 ; continues listless, ii. 466 ; the project still in abeyance, ii. 489,
News (Kingston), ii. 589.
Noel, J. B. [., member for Lotbinière, supports Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i.
138, note ; opposes Mr. Price’s resolutions, i. 351, note ; defeated at the polls by Joseph Laurin, i. 378.
North American ha ET the, founded and edited by William McDougall, ii. 189; the Clear Grit organ, ii. 190 ; the organ of the Hincks-Morin Government in Upper Canada, ii, 250 ; in Opposition to that Government, ii. 295 ; absorbed by the Globe, ii. 349.
Northcote, Sir Stafford H., a member of the Joint Commission, ii. 511.
Northern Railway, developed out of the Ontario, Simcoe & Huron, 1i. 283 ; extended to Collingwood, ii, 324,
North Shore Railway, Bill introduced by Mr.
Cauchon, ii, 337; and carried, 44,; Mr.
Cauchon brings further pressure to bear on the subject, ii. 354 ; pressure ineffectual, &b,; 1,500,000 acres of land granted to a company which amalgamates with, 4h,
North-West Company, Astoria sold to, ii, 51, 52,
North-West, the. Se Hudson’s Bay Company’s possessions, Manitoba. Great immi-
ration to, ii, 551, 552 ; rapid development of, i, 554; population of, ii, 552, note, Nor’- Wester newspaper (Winnipeg), ii, 589,
Notman, William, his early life, ii. 106; returned to the Assembly for Middlesex, ii, 107 ; for North Wentworth, tb,; his qualifications, 4b.; unsuccessful at the polls, ii, 258 : again returned to the Assembly, ii, 359:
moves that J, C. Morrison’s long retention of office without a seat in Parliament is subversive of Responsible Government, ii. 412,
Nova Scotia, by whom represented at the Que.
bec Conference, ii, 445 ; its opposition to Con.
> Quebec to Con- 2stion in,
dship for ial Secrencing the he Clergy ch laid be- . 270; his the Prince 3, 399 ; aC- 82, 402; ) party disoronto, 1.3 ffect of the s hopes not ,; the Cardiate all re-
juebec Connfederation i, 4ñ0 ; conject still in
re, supports e Address, 1.
resolutions, ls by Joseph
founded and ii. 189; the organ of the Upper Canthat Govern- Globe, ii. 349.
ember of the
t of the On- À extended to
luced by Mr.
ed, 4b.; Mr.
re to bear on effectual, ib.; to a company
id to, ii. 51, 52.
s Bay Com- Great immivelopment of, D, 580 ii, 589, gi 106 ; re- Middlesex, 11.
3 his qualifik polls, ii. 253 ; Div, ii 359 ; ag retention of ament is subnment, ii. 412.
ed at the Que- Losition to Con-
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federation, ii. 450, 456, 478, 481, 483 ; local Legislature passes an Address to the Queen praying for a repeal of the Union so far as the Province is concerned, ii. 483; Mr. Howe and other: repair to England to present it, ib.; Dr. Tuppersent over to counteract them, tb. ; the repeal mission a failure, 56.; the Halifax Convention, ii. 487; ‘‘better terms” agreed upon, tb.; embodied in an Order in Council, ti, 489 ; embodied in an Act of Parliament, b., 490, “N. P.,” see ‘* National Policy.”
OarHs Bizz, passed, ii. 528; forwarded to England, &b.; announcement of its disallowance, ii, 529; Lord Dufferin’s conduct reviewed, ii. 534,
O’Brien, Dr., edits the Patriot, ii. 585.
O'Callaghan, Dr. E. B., sentence of death pronounced upon him in case of his return to Canada, i. 26 ; nolle prosequi entered as to him, i. 299,
O'Connell, Daniel, opposes Union Bill in the House of Commons, i, 44,
O'Connor, John, member for Essex, succeeds Dr, Tupper as President of the Privy Council, ii, 522, 528 ; becomes Minister of Inland Revenue, ii. 523 ; joins Sir John Macdonald’'s Government in 1878 as President of the Council, ii. 549,
O'Donoghue, a Fenian, participates in the raid at Pembina in 1871, ii. 542; excluded from the general amuesty of 1875, ib.; an amnesty granted to him in 1877, ib.
Ogden, Charles Richard, appointed to the first Executive Council under the Union, i. 47; his presence in the Ministry not acceptable to the Reform party, i. 80; his exclusion demanded by Mr. Baldwin’as a condition of Reform support, i. 81; Attorney-General for Lower Canada, i, 87; member for Three Rivers, i. 88 ; his past career, id.; necessarily unpopular among French Canadians, #b.; his acceptance of office only temporary, tb,; appointed Attorney-General of the Isle of Han, ib., 246 ; supports motion for adjournment, i. 118 ; opposes Mr. Neilson's amendment to the Ac À bg i. 138, note ; proposed pension to him, i. 235 ; his office vacated, i, 244 ; his claims to a pension, tb., 245 ; recommended to the Assembly for a pension by Sir ©, Bagot, i. 245 ; the matter brought before the Assembly by Mr. Hincks, 1b.; the Assembly declines to grant a pese ii, 346 ; not present at vote on Mr. Price’s resolutions, i, 351, note.
Old Squaretoes, ” nickname applied to Sir OC, Metcalfe, i, 360, and note,
Oliphant, Lawrence, his history of Lord Elgin’s mission to China and Japan, ii. 315,
O'Neil, directs the Fenian demonstrations on the Niagaru frontier, ii. 458 ; falls back from nr foie à ii, 463 ; returns to the U, S,, tb,;
commands the raids upon the Eastern Town-
ships, ii. 507; his movement across the Manitoba frontier, ii. 514,
Ontario Boundary question, ii. 552,
Ontario, Simcoe & Huron Railway, completed from Toronto to Bradford, ii, 283 ; and thence to Barrie, ib, See Northern Railway.
Oregon Treaty, signed at Washington, ii. 40 ; history of the question settled thereby, Chap. XXI,, passim ; contents of treaty, 1i.
61, 62 ; its conclusion announced by Sir R.
Peel in the British House of Commons, ii.
63; and by Lord Aberdeen in the Upper House, b.; imperfect definition of the San Juan boundary therein, ii. 510.
O'Sullivar, D. A., his ‘Manual of Goverument in Canada,” ii. 574,
Ottawa (see Bytown), selecteû as the capital by Her Majesty, ii. 354 ; on the advice of Sir
. Head, ii. 392, note; contracts made for erection of Parliament Buildings, ii. 395 ; beinning of the work, tb.; foundation stone aid by the Prince of Wales, ii. 402 ; Government offices removed thither, ii. 454,
Oxford, Edward, his attempt to shoot the Queen, i, 233, note.
Paotric RAILWAY ScANDAL. See Canada Pacific Railway.
Pakenham, Mr., British Minister at Washington, confers with J. C. Calhoun on the Oregon Boundary question, üi, 57; declines Mr. Buchanan’s proposal respecting, ii. 59 ; receives Lord Aberdeen’s proposal, to be laid before President Polk, ii. 61.
Pakington, Sir John S. (afterwards Lord Hampton), succeeds Earl Grey as Colonial Secretary, ii. 256; confers with F, Hincks and Ë. B. Chandler on the Intercolonial Railway, tb.; his despatch on the Cler Reserves, ii, 259 ; correspondence with Ne Hincks on, ii. 260, 261; prepares à draft despatch to Lord Elgin on the Clergy Reserves, ii, 268 : demits office, tb,
Palmer, Edward, attends the Quebec Conference, on behalf of P, E, Island, ii. 445.
Palmer, Roundell (now Lord Selborne), his
early friendship for Lord Elgin, ii. 82,
Palmerste”, Tord, Foreign Secretary, rejects President Jackson’s proposal for settlement of boundary, i. 200 ; stigmatizes the Ashburton Treaty as ‘‘the Ashburton Capitulation,” i, 203, note ; his condemnation of the treaty, i. 207 ; destitute emigrants from his Irish estate land in Canada, it, 98 ; forms a new Ministry after the resignation of that of Lord Aberdeen, ii. 324, note; his utterances on the defeat of the Militia Bill, ii. 426 ; his death, ii, 453,
Panet, Jean Antoine, called to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada, ii. 113,
Pape ou made a Legislative Councillor, ii. 266,
Papin, Joseph, meinber for L'Assomption, moves want of confidence in the MacNab-
Taché Government on the Seat of Government question, ii 338; consents to an amendment by Mr. Holton, tb.
Papineau, Denis Benjamin, returned for Ottawa, i. 228 ; supports Mr. Price’s resolutions, i, 351, note ; accepts the Commissionership of Crown Land, i. 373, note, 374; his qualifications, i. 374; reëlected for Ottawa, i. 378, 379 ; forestalis Mr. Lafontaine’s Address as to removal of restrictions on use of French language, ii. 12; gains credit therefor, ii 13; his vote on the Speakership, &b., and note ; his partisanship, ii. 14 ; the Government willing to sacrifice him, ii. 21 ; references to him in the Draper-Caron correspondence, ii.
38 ; professes his willingness to resign office, ii. 70 ; resigns, ii. 98.
Papineau, Joseph, father of L.J. Papineau,ii.111.
Papineau, Louis Joseph, produces rebellion in
ower Canada, i, 15, ii. 113; death penalty pronounced upon him after his flight, in case of his return to Canada, i. 26 ; nolle prosequi entered as to him, i. 299, ü, 114; his birthi, parentage, and early career, ii. 111, @é seq.; his juvenile precacity, ii. 111 ; his personal appearance and oratory, ii. 112, and note ; takes part in the War of 1812, ii. 113 ; elected Speaker of the Lower Canadian Assembly, tb, ; his responsibility for the Lower Canadian rebellion, 1b,; his exile, ii, 114; imputations on his courage, 4h,; his dispute with Dr. Nelson, ib.; returns to Canada, tb. ; finds himself supplanted by Mr. Lafontaine, &b.; his lack of real statesmanship, ïi. 115; his antagonism to Responsible Government and to the Union of the Provinces, tb., 122, 125; untaught by experience, ii. 114 ; arrears of salary as Speaker voted to him, ii, 115, and note ; returned to the Canadian Assembly, for St.
Maurice, ii. 116 ; his politics, &b.; opposes the prorogation of Parliament, ii. 122; his disappointed ambition, and its effects, ii, 124 ; his impracticability, ii. 125 ; contrasted with Mr. Lafontaine, #b.; identifies himself with a scheme of colonization, #b,; his harangue thereon, üi, 126; waits upon Lord Elgin as one of a deputation, b.; ineffectiveness of this proceeding, &b.; his agitation for electoral reform, ii, 129; moves amendments to the Address, ji. 136, note ; an advocate of the annexation movement of 1849, ii. 181; founder of ‘Le Partie Rouge,” ii, 190, 191 ; his factious opposition to the Ministry, ii. 209; votes for the reception of an Address in favour of Canadian independence, 1b., note ; defeated in Montreal, ii, 253 ; elected for Two Mountuins, tb; attacks the Hincks- Morin Ministry, ü. 264; withdraws to private life, ii. 296 ; his subsequent career, and death, tb.
Parent, Etienne, his early life, i. 93; a vigorous but imprudent journalist, i. 93, 94 ; editor of Le Canadien, ib.; member for Saguenay, i, 93 ; supports Mr. Neilson’s amendment to the Address, i. 138, note; moves adjourn-
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ment of debate on hr, Baldwin’s motion of want of confidence in the Draper Government, i. 239 ; appointed Clerk of the Executive Council, i. 250,
Paris, Treaty of, i. 15,
Parke, Thomas, member for Middlesex, becomes Surveyor-General, i. 112.
Patrick, William, member for South Grenville, annouces to the Assembly the names of the members of the Brown-Dorion Ministry, ii.
373, 374; obtains an adjournment of the Assembly, penling the consideration of the dissolution question, ii. 377.
Patrie, La, newspaper (Montreal), ii. 589,
Patriot newspaper, the, ii. 585,
Patteson, Thomas C., edits the Afaïil, ï. 588.
Patton, James, elected to the Legislative Council for the Ci ie Division, ii, 376, note ; moves want of confidence in the Brown- Dorion Government in the Upper House, ii.
376 ; becomes Solicitor-General West, ii. 421 ; favours Rep. by Pop., &b.; defeated upon returning to his constituents for reëlection, but retains his office, 1b,
Peace, Treaty of, i. 198, ii. 46.
Peacocke, Colonel George, comr i: nds the exl'a against the Fenians où the Niagara
rontier, ü. 459 ; his plan of campaign, &b., 460 ; disapproves of the change of plan, ii, 461; reaches Fort Erie, ii, 463.
Peel, Sir Robert, succeeds to power, i. 160; halts between Protection and Free Trade, i.
213; his trade policy, i. 214; disappointed at the effects of Sir C. Bagot's Canadian policy, 1. 268 ; eulogizes Sir C. Metcalfe, i, 3733; his kind letter to him, üi. 15: his references to the Oregon Boundary question, ii, 8, 59; announces the conclusion of the treaty respecting, ii. 63 ; close of his administration, 4b.; defends the Rebellion Losses Bill, üi. 174.
Pelletier, Charles Alphonse Pantaléon, contests Kamouraska with J, C. Chapais, üi, 475; secures a majority of votes, tb,
Pemberton, George, Legislative Councillor, a member of the Church of England, i. 109, note,
Penny, Edward Goff, an advocate of the annexation movement of 1849, ii. 181.
Perez, Juan, his discoveries in the Pacific, ii,
Perry, Ebenezer, appointed a Legislative Councillor, ii, 318,
Perry, Peter, an early advocate of Responsible Government, i., 302; his leaning in favour of the annexation movement of 1849, ii, 181, note; Mr, Baldwin's letter to him on that subject, tb, ; one of the founders of the Reform party of Upper Canada in 1824, ii, 187; one of the founders of the Clear Grit party, tb,; his character, qualifications and past life, 4b., 188 ; overshadowed by Mr, Baldwin after the Union, ii. 188 ; Mr. Blake’s successor in the representation of East York, &b,; his death, ii, 249, note,
Petition of Grievances, i, 22, 53, 54.
otion of Govern- Execu-
sex, be-
renville, es of the istry, 11 t of the n of the
1, ii. D88.
ive Coun- 76, note ; > Brown- House, 11.
st, ii. 421; ted upon reélection,
ds the exe Niagara paign, ib., of plan, li.
er, i. 160 ; e Trade, 1.
sappointed
Canadian Letcalfe, 1.
ii. 153 his y question, sion of the his adminlion Losses
on, contests is, ji. 475;
uncillor, à i. 109, note, of the an-
