Chapter II

Representation in the Imperial Parliament 59
Montgomery's Invasion 60
Arnold--Montgomery--Allen 61
The American Siege--Death of Montgomery 62
Independence Refused by the Catholic Clergy 63
The American Siege Raised 64
Independence--Defeat of Baum 65
The Surrender of Burgoyne 66
Western Canada divided into Districts 67
Divisions of the Province of Quebec 68
Lord Dorchester 69
Governor-General Prescott 70
Governor Milnes 71
The Royal Institution Founded 72
Cultivation of Hemp--Land Jobbing 73
The Lachine Canal--The Gaols Act 74
Trinity Houses Established--An Antagonism 75
Mr. Dunn, Administrator 76
Upper Canada--The Separation Act 77
Debate on the Separation Act 78
Mr. Fox's Speech 79
Mr. Chancellor Pitt's Speech 81
Mr. Burke's Speech 82
Governor Simcoe and his Parliament 83
Parliamentary Proceedings 84
Simcoe's Character 85
London Founded--Simcoe's Prejudices 86
Selection of a Seat of Government 87
Simcoe and the Hon. John Young 88
The Newark Spectator 89
First Parliament of Upper Canada 90
The Hon. Peter Russell 91
General Hunter, Governor 92
Hunter--New Ports of Entry 93
Collectors of Customs appointed 94
Parliamentary Business 95
Grant and Gore 96
Lower Canada--Importance of Parliament 97
Parliament Libelled 98
The Honorable Herman Ryland 99
Mr. Ryland's hatred of Papacy 100
Romanism seriously threatened 101
No Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec 102
Mr. Plessis and Mr. Att'y. Gen'l.--Explanation 103
A New Bishop Made--Ryland Angry 104
Churches and Education 105
Lord Bishop Strachan 106
The Church of England 107
The Dissenters and Episcopacy 108
Gift of £20,000 to the King--Spencer Wood, &c. 109
Garrison Pipeclay--the Habitants 110
A Provincial Agent in London 111
A Speck of War 112
The Chesapeake Difficulty Settled 113
Feeling in the United States 114
War Preparations in Canada 115
Upper Canada--The Parliament 116
Governor General Sir James Craig 117
Ryland's Love for the New Governor 118
Services of Sir James Craig 119
Meeting of Parliament 120
The Judges in Parliament 121
Expulsion of Mr. Hart 122
Prorogation of Parliament 123
Mr. Parent and "The Canadien" 124
Dismissals from the Militia 125
Mr. Panet re-elected Speaker 126
The War--The Judges--Mr. Hart 127
Parliament Angrily Dissolved 128
French Hatred of the British Officials 129
Craig's Opinion of the French Canadians 130
Composition of the Assembly 131
Vilification of the "Gens en Place" 132
The Martello Towers 133
The First Steamboat on the St. Lawrence 134
Death of Washington 135
No Liberty of Discussion in the United States 136
President Burr's Conspiracy 137
Madison--Erskine--and Jackson 138
Washington Diplomacy--A new Parliament 139
The Speech from the Throne 140
The Address in Reply 141
The Civil List 142
Civil List Resolutions 143
The Resolutions Premature 144
Mr. Justice De Bonne 145
An Antagonism--Parliament Dissolved 146
Rumors of Rebellion 147
Seizure of the "Canadien" 148
Sir James' upon Obnoxious Writings 149
A Proclamation 150
A Warning 151
Misgovernment of the Country 152
An Apology for Misgovernment 153
The Red-Tapist and the Colonist 154
Arrogance of the Officials 155
The Craig Road completed 156
Meeting of a New Parliament 157
Mr. Bedard, M.P., in prison 158
Why Mr. Bedard was not liberated 159
Disqualification of the Judges 160
Departure of Sir James Craig 161
Mr. Peel on Canadian Affairs 162
Mr. Peel--Sir Vicary Gibbs 163
Legislation in Upper Canada 164
Brocke--Prevost--The "Little Belt" 165