. 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. rm under the eye ofa clear and impartial mind. He was able to see that although Lafon-taine may have played with the burning brands of sedition in itsearlier stages and Baldwin have nursed a moderate sympathy withmany of the grievances of the rebels, yet they were now men ofmaturity of judgment, honesty of purpose, and sincere loyalty to Bri-tish co
. 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. rm under the eye ofa clear and impartial mind. He was able to see that although Lafon-taine may have played with the burning brands of sedition in itsearlier stages and Baldwin have nursed a moderate sympathy withmany of the grievances of the rebels, yet they were now men ofmaturity of judgment, honesty of purpose, and sincere loyalty to Bri-tish connection. He was able to understand that while Draper wasin apparently bitter antagonism to the wishes of a somewhat fluctua-ting majority of the people and McNab an earnest and avowed oppo-nent of popular government, yet the one was an honourable, patrioticand able man and the other a citizen of whose sincerity and undoubtedservices the country had every reason to be proud. He was able tograsp the existence of a love for liberty amongst Liberals which wasabove and apart from the much-feared principles of American demo-cracy ; a love for power amongst the Tories which was superior toand distinct from the mere desire for office and THE HON. GEORGE BROWN Senator of Canada I 1 STRUGGLES FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 291 Moreover, the Liberals were again in power in England andwilling to risk a possible loss in British prerogative and nominalpower in return for some release from burdensome responsibility andfor a measure of real peace in the Colonies. His instructions weretherefore more elastic, his powers wider and the room for exercisingnatural ability and faculty for statesmanlike observation, much greaterthan had been the case before. While these facts stand to the creditof English Liberalism at this juncture they do not relieve it from sus-picion as to the motive underlying the action. That it turned outwell and promoted loyalty while broadening the bounds of liberty i
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