. In old Quebec and other sketches. ight,And of the Fortress-cliff that keeps of Canada the key ;And they welcomed back Jacques Cartier from his perils oer the sea. Canada thus belonged to France, so far,that is, as discovery implies the right of pos-session. Now from very early times therehad been the most deadly feuds between Franceand England. These two nations were almostconstantly at war with each other ; and theirexample was followed by the colonists inAmerica. After many alternate reverses andsuccesses their disputes were brought to aclose under the masterly statesmanship of Pitt;and th
. In old Quebec and other sketches. ight,And of the Fortress-cliff that keeps of Canada the key ;And they welcomed back Jacques Cartier from his perils oer the sea. Canada thus belonged to France, so far,that is, as discovery implies the right of pos-session. Now from very early times therehad been the most deadly feuds between Franceand England. These two nations were almostconstantly at war with each other ; and theirexample was followed by the colonists inAmerica. After many alternate reverses andsuccesses their disputes were brought to aclose under the masterly statesmanship of Pitt;and the fate of Canada was decided upon thePlains of Abraham where on vSeptember thir-teenth, A. D. 1759, Qtiebec was taken by ournoble and gallant Wolfe from a no less braveand gallant Montcalm. Both leaders lost theirlives in the engagements ; and it is a subjectof which both France and England are justlyproud that the descendents of those Frenchand British on which the French andBritish soldiers relied for aid in the deadly. AND OTHER SKETCHEvS. 71 combat have since united in erecting a noblemonument which is common to the memoryof their enemies and comrades. The loyalty of the Province of Quebec hasbeen subjected to more than one severe testbut it has remained a loyal portion of the BritishEmpire. Canada as a whole has ever sinceremained a faithful dependency of GreatBritain, and every year she is becoming ofgreater importance. The extent of her terri-tory and the abundance of her resources entitleher to a place amongst the first nations of theglobe. All that she wants to give her this posi-tion is a population to full}- develope thoseresources which nature has so bountifull}^furnished. The extraordinary tide of immigra-tion to our shores during the past ten ortwelve years, and the consequent developmentof the western part of our countr}, go to showthat Canada is advancing with acceleratedspeed. The improvements already effected,the state of progress already attained,
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