Protection, beginning of agitation in Canada, 231; opposed by Brown, 232, 233

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Rebellion in Canada (1837), causes of, 11; remedies proposed, 12

Rebellion Losses Bill, 34; disturbance occasioned by, 35; burning of parliament buildings at Montreal, 37; mobbing of Lord Elgin, 37

Reciprocity, abrogation of treaty of 1854 one of the causes of confederation, 148; negotiations for renewal of treaty, 192; 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's objections, 194, 223; reasons for failure of negotiations of 1866, 224; Americans set little value on Canadian trade, 224; attempts at renewal in 1869 and 1871, 225; the Brown mission of 1874, 225; meeting with Mr. Rothery, agent of British government, 226; Brown visits Washington, 226; Sir Edward Thornton and Brown appointed to negotiate a treaty, 226; reasons for selection of Brown, 227; opening of negotiations, 227; sketch of proposed treaty, 227; list of articles on free list, 228; Brown finds value of Canadian trade greatly under-estimated in Washington, 228; Brown prepares a memorandum showing extent of trade, 229; carries on propaganda in American newspapers, 230; falsely charged with corrupting the press, 230; the treaty goes to the American senate, 231; failure of negotiations, 231; objections made in Canada, 231; Canadian movement for protection, 231; Brown opposes protection, 232, 233

Reformers, Canadian, open campaign for responsible government against Governor Metcalfe, 21; wise leadership of Baldwin and Lafontaine, 24; convention of 1857 advocates addition of North-West Territories to Canada, 217; convention of 1859 to consider relations of Upper and Lower Canada, 133, 134; arguments for confederation, 135; George Sheppard's powerful speech against federation, 135, 136; the advocates of federation agree to amendment minimizing powers of central government, 130, 137; Brown advocates confederation, 137, 138; Reformers consulted by George Brown as to confederation, 156; they agree to Brown and others entering coalition cabinet, 157; Reform party inadequately represented in coalition, 159; question of Reform representation again raised on death of Sir E. P. Tache, 190; Reform convention of 1867, 208; approves of confederation, 208; but declares that coalition should come to an end, its objects having been achieved, 208, 209

Representation by population, proposed by George Brown, 82-4; objections raised on behalf of Lower Canada, 84; strength of Lower Canadian case, 84; federalism the real remedy, 85

Responsible Government (see also Peel Government, Bagot, and Metcalfe), recommended by Lord Durham, 12, 13; attitude of British government, 13; Governor Bagot's concessions, 16-18; Governor Metcalfe's attitude, 19; Dr. Ryerson champions Governor Metcalfe, 22; the legislature dissolved, 1844, 24; fierce election contest follows, 24; personal victory for Governor Metcalfe, 25, 26

Roman Catholics, relations of George Brown with, 44 et seq., 121 et seq; Brown's letter to prominent Roman Catholics, 124 et seq.

Rouges, described by the Globe, 78

Ryerson, Dr. leader among Methodists, 22; espouses cause of Governor Metcalfe against Reformers, 22; correctly describes attitude of British government, 23; supports Mr. R. W. Scott's Separate School Bill, 144

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Scottish Church, disruption of, 2; opinions of the Browns thereon, 2; comment of the Banner, 6

Sheppard, George, his speech at Reform convention of 1859, 135; predicts growth of central authority under federal system, 136

Separate Schools, opposed by George Brown, 121; a compromise arranged, 122, 123; bill introduced by Mr. R. W. Scott, 144; supported by Dr. Ryerson, 144; adopted by Macdonald-Sicotte government, 144; becomes law, 145; assailed by the Globe, 145; accepted by Brown, 145

Slavery, Brown's opposition to, 1, 2, 3; Canada a refuge for slaves, 111; passage of Fugitive Slave Law, 111; Anti-Slavery Society formed in Canada, 112; settlements of refugee slaves, 113; Brown at Toronto denounces Fugitive Slave Law, 113, 114; Brown discusses Lincoln's proclamation of emancipation, 114; describes feeling in Great Britain, 115; Brown's insight into Lincoln's policy, 115; insists that slavery was cause of Civil War, 116; shows Canada's interest in the struggle, 117; consequences of growth of a slave power in North America, 118, 119

Smith, Goldwin, his connection with Canada First movement, 235; elected president of the National Club, 237; attacked by the Globe, 237, 238; his reply, 238, 239

Stanley, Lord, colonial secretary under Peel, advocates preferential trade and imperial protection, 15, 31

Sullivan, Robert Baldwin, delivers an address on resources of North-West Territories, 211

Star, the Cobourg, its estimate of George Brown, 71, 72

Scott, R. W., introduces Separate School Bill, 144

Strachan, Bishop, opposes secularization of King's College, 8

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Tache, Sir E. P., forms government in effort to break dead-lock, 149; his government defeated, 149; heads coalition to carry out confederation, 159; his speech in the legislature, 169; his death, 189

Thompson, Samuel, describes meeting with George Brown in 1843, 4, 5

Toronto Board of Trade, advocates incorporation of North-West Territories with Canada, 216

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Wiseman, Cardinal, his pastoral published and criticized in the Globe, 44

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