. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. Paine had been permitted free and practically unanswered circulationthrouehout the Thirteen Colonies. WASHINGTON APPEALS TO FRENCH-CANADIANS On September 25, 1775, George Washington signed and issued aspecial appeal to the French-Canadians based upon similar lines ofthought to that of Congress. This document, which seems in historicretrospect to hav
. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. Paine had been permitted free and practically unanswered circulationthrouehout the Thirteen Colonies. WASHINGTON APPEALS TO FRENCH-CANADIANS On September 25, 1775, George Washington signed and issued aspecial appeal to the French-Canadians based upon similar lines ofthought to that of Congress. This document, which seems in historicretrospect to have been unworthy of the usually dignified democracyof the American leader, dwelt upon the struggles of the free-born sonsof America ; the blessings of liberty and wretchedness of slavery ; thepoverty of soul and baseness of spirit in those who would opposewhat had not yet risen out of the sphere of rebellion into that ofrevolution ; the cruel and perfidious schemes which would delugeour frontiers with the blood of women and children ; the ** tools ofdespotism in England and * the slavery, corruption and arbitrarydominion which would follow if the Mother-land of his own raceshould prevail in the coming struggle. n o 2 ^ rt rt 1^ -I c b C/1 v;. i COLONIAL RIVALRY AND REVOLUTION 135 Such arguments need no critical consideration in these later days,but their continued iteration naturally had some effect upon Frenchmenwho for centuries, at home and in the Colony, had been enemies of theEngland now so harshly denounced by her own sons. Fortunately,however, the Government of Quebec was in the hands of one of thosemen who fully deserve the designation of great and who prove thepossession of characteristics and abilities which long-after generationsmark with appreciation and admiration. Had General Sir GuyCarleton been given a free hand in the English Colonies he wouldprobably have averted the arbitrament of war. Had he been givencommand in place of Sir William Howe he would in all human
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