AAlbion, the, Peter Brown contributes thereto,2Anglican Church, exclusive claims of,11,51,52Annexation manifesto, result of discontent aroused by Rebellion Losses Bill, and repeal of preferential trade,37BBagot, 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,18Baldwin, 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,47Banner, the,established by the Browns,5;descriptive extracts,3,6-8Belleau, Sir Narcisse F.,succeeds Sir É. P. Taché as head of the coalition government,191;his headship only nominal,191Bennett, George,employed in engine room of theGlobe,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,258Blake, the Hon. Edward, speech at Aurora advocating imperial federation,240British-American League, the, advocates federation,37British Chronicle, the, established by the Browns in New York,4Brown, George,birth,1;education,1;leaves Scotland for the United States,2;visits Canada,4;founds theBanner,5;founds theGlobe,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 theGlobe,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,264,265Brown, J. Gordon, succeeds George as managing editor of theGlobe,244Brown, Peter, father of the Hon. George Brown,leaves Scotland for New York,2;contributes to theAlbion,2;author ofFame and Glory of England Vindicated,3;establishes theBritish Chronicle,4;establishes theBanner,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 theGlobe,243,244CCanada First,its platform,235;severely criticized by theGlobe,236;theGlobesuspects that it means Canadian independence,237;theGlobe'sattack 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,240-2Cartier, Georges E., asks Brown to reconsider his resignation from coalition ministry,196Cartwright, Sir Richard, on confederation,148,153Cathcart, Earl, governor of Canada,28Church, the, opposes responsible government as impious,6Clear Grit party,its leaders,39;opposed by George Brown and theGlobe,40;its platform,41Clergy 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,59,60Confederation 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,207DDorion, 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,107Drummond, L. T., a member of the Brown-Dorion government,102Durham, Lord, extracts from his report,11,12,52,53,54,82,83EElgin, Lord, (see alsoRebellion 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;