: Letters and Journals of James Eighth Earl of Elgin by Elgin James Bruce Earl Of - Great Britain Colonies Administration History 19th century

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EARLY YEARS.

Birth and Parentage--School and College--Taste for Philosophy--Training for Public Life--M.P. for Southampton--Speech on the Address--Appointed Governor of Jamaica.

JAMAICA.

Shipwreck--Death of Lady Elgin--Position of a Governor in a West Indian Colony such as Jamaica--State of Public Opinion in the Island--Questions of Finance, Education, Agriculture, the Labouring Classes, Religion, the Church--Harmonising Influences of British Connexion--Resignation --Appointment to Canada.

CANADA.

State of the Colony--First Impressions--Provincial Politics--'Responsible Government'--Irish Immigrants--Upper Canada--Change of Ministry--French Habitans--The French Question--The Irish--The British--Discontents; their Causes and Remedies--Navigation Laws--Retrospect--Speech on Education.

CANADA.

Discontent--Rebellion Losses Bill--Opposition to it--Neutrality of the Governor--Riots at Montreal--Firmness of the Governor--Approval of Home Government--Fresh Riots--Removal of Seat of Government from Montreal --Forbearance of Lord Elgin--Retrospect.

CANADA.

Annexation Movement--Remedial Measures--Repeal of the Navigation Laws --Reciprocity with the United States--History of the Two Measures--Duty of Supporting Authority--Views on Colonial Government--Colonial Interests the Sport of Home Parties--No Separation!--Self-Government not necessarily Republican--Value of the Monarchical Principle--Defences of the Colony.

CANADA.

The 'Clergy Reserves'--History of the Question--Mixed Motives of the Movement--Feeling in the Province--In Upper Canada--In Lower Canada--Among Roman Catholics--In the Church--Secularisation--Questions of Emigration, Labour, Land-tenure, Education, Native Tribes--Relations with the United States--Mutual Courtesies--Farewell to Canada--At Home.

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