Public men and public life in Canada; the story of the Canadian confederacy, being recollections of Parliament and the press and embracing a succinct account of the stirring events which led to the confederation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada . gs said for and againstConfederation by some of the principal speakers, by consultingAppendix II. PUBLIC MEN AND PUBLIC LIFE IN CANADA time something of a scene, Messrs. Holton, Sand-field Macdonald, Dorion and others contending thatthe Government was violating their solemn promisein shutting off amendments, and some of the warm-es
Public men and public life in Canada; the story of the Canadian confederacy, being recollections of Parliament and the press and embracing a succinct account of the stirring events which led to the confederation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada . gs said for and againstConfederation by some of the principal speakers, by consultingAppendix II. PUBLIC MEN AND PUBLIC LIFE IN CANADA time something of a scene, Messrs. Holton, Sand-field Macdonald, Dorion and others contending thatthe Government was violating their solemn promisein shutting off amendments, and some of the warm-est and most brilliant speeches of the debate tookplace at this point in the discussion.* The first vote on Confederation was taken onSaturday morning, March nth, and it was carriedby 91 to 33-1 On the Monday following, when At-torney-General Macdon-ald moved the usual com-mittee to frame an addressto Her Majesty on the sub-ject, the Hon. John Hill-yard Cameron, secondedby Mr. M. C. Cameron,both strong Conservatives,opposed the motion withan amendment, whichprayed that His Excellencythe Governor - General should direct that a con-stitutional appeal shall bemade to the people, before these resolutions are sub-mitted for final action thereon to the consideration. John Hillyard Cameron. * The cleverest speech of the Hon. John A. Macdonald duringthe Confederation debates is said to have been made in reply tothe Opposition attacks upon the Government and himself for mov-ing the previous question, as described above. For the salientpoints of this bright speech, as well as the Hon. Mr. Heltonsremarks, see Appendix HI. t The names of those viho voted for and against Confederation,both in the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, may befound in Appendix IV. 238 DARK CLOUDS THREATEN THE UNION of the Imperial Parliament. This proposed appealto the people was defeated, after a sharp debate, by84 to 35. Subsequent amendments by Hon. and Macdonald (Sandfield) were defeatedby
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