The Life and Speeches of Hon. George Brown |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 59
Page v
... Macdonald - Report of Committee of Investigation 55 CHAPTER X. - Called on to form Ministry - Correspondence with Sir Edmund Head CHAPTER XI . - The " Double Shuffle " -Liberal Conven- tion of 1859 59 ... 69 74 CHAPTER XII ...
... Macdonald - Report of Committee of Investigation 55 CHAPTER X. - Called on to form Ministry - Correspondence with Sir Edmund Head CHAPTER XI . - The " Double Shuffle " -Liberal Conven- tion of 1859 59 ... 69 74 CHAPTER XII ...
Page vi
... Macdonald's " Patent Com- bination " -- The Elections of 1872 -- Mr . Brown and Mr. Justice Wilson CHAPTER XXIII - Mr . Brown made Senator - Appointed Joint Plenipotentiary to Washington -- Declines the Lieutenant - Governorship of ...
... Macdonald's " Patent Com- bination " -- The Elections of 1872 -- Mr . Brown and Mr. Justice Wilson CHAPTER XXIII - Mr . Brown made Senator - Appointed Joint Plenipotentiary to Washington -- Declines the Lieutenant - Governorship of ...
Page vii
... Macdonald ( Aug. 16 , 1854 ) 192 Mr. Holton ( Jan. 29 , 1858 ) " " ( Sept. 17 , 1858 ) 06 ( July 8 , 1859 ) . 46 ( May 2 , 1861 ) 193 195 196 197 CORRESPONDENCE - continued : Letter to Mr. Holton ( Feb. CONTENTS . vii.
... Macdonald ( Aug. 16 , 1854 ) 192 Mr. Holton ( Jan. 29 , 1858 ) " " ( Sept. 17 , 1858 ) 06 ( July 8 , 1859 ) . 46 ( May 2 , 1861 ) 193 195 196 197 CORRESPONDENCE - continued : Letter to Mr. Holton ( Feb. CONTENTS . vii.
Page 13
... Macdonald towards you , and to bring him to condign censure and disgrace . As a Briton , I am proud to witness your manly conduct , and that you so stoutly resisted the tenders of some puny legislators to give way . Every one of the ...
... Macdonald towards you , and to bring him to condign censure and disgrace . As a Briton , I am proud to witness your manly conduct , and that you so stoutly resisted the tenders of some puny legislators to give way . Every one of the ...
Page 14
... Macdonald could not promote your popularity more than by taking the course he has . I remain , my Dear Sir , sincerely yours , TO GEORGE BROWN , Esq . , M. P. P. , Toronto . JOHN PRINCE . When the general election took place late in ...
... Macdonald could not promote your popularity more than by taking the course he has . I remain , my Dear Sir , sincerely yours , TO GEORGE BROWN , Esq . , M. P. P. , Toronto . JOHN PRINCE . When the general election took place late in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accept administration adopted appointed Bow Park British cabinet Cameron Canadian candidate carry Cartier catholic church clergy reserves coalition colleagues committee confederation constitutional contest Council course DEAR death desire Dominion Dorion doubt duty election Excellency existing express favour federal feeling French Canadians friends Galt gentlemen George Brown give Globe Governor-General held Hincks HOLTON honourable hope House influence interests labour leader legislation letter liberal party Lord Lord Elgin Lower Canada Macdonald Maritime Provinces matter measures meeting ment Messrs ministers ministry Montreal negotiations never North-West Territory Ontario opinion opposition parliament parliamentary political population position present principles proposed prorogue provinces QUEBEC question reform party religious representation resignation resolutions responsible government scheme sectarian senate session Sir Edmund Head slavery sorrow speech statesman sympathy Taché tion Toronto Tory treaty union United Upper Canada views vote whole
Popular passages
Page 186 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 355 - One commissioner shall be named by the President of the United States, one by Her Britannic Majesty, and a third by the President of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty conjointly; and in case the third commissioner shall not have been so named within a period of three months from the date when this article shall take effect, then the third commissioner shall be named by the representative at London of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
Page 183 - God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. 0 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his...
Page 355 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII.
Page 291 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 81 - Since the dear hour that brought me to thy foot, And cut up all my follies by the root, I never trusted in an arm but thine, Nor hoped, but in thy righteousness divine...
Page 182 - So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 155 - And, when the stream Which overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left, Deposited upon the silent shore Of memory, images and precious thoughts, That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed.
Page 186 - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Page 355 - XVIII of this Treaty ; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.