Papers and records - Ontario Historical Society . f the wealthy and influentialmembers of that party joined forces with the Conservative party in de-manding an increase in the tariff. For a time the growth of protection-ist sentiment was retarded, especially in the rural districts, by the marvel-lous expansion of trade which took place under the Elgin ReciprocityTreaty of 1854. But the desire for protection continued to grow in thechief industrial centers of the country and with the abrogation of theReciprocity Treaty in 1866 the question of protection was forced to thefront by the Conservativ
Papers and records - Ontario Historical Society . f the wealthy and influentialmembers of that party joined forces with the Conservative party in de-manding an increase in the tariff. For a time the growth of protection-ist sentiment was retarded, especially in the rural districts, by the marvel-lous expansion of trade which took place under the Elgin ReciprocityTreaty of 1854. But the desire for protection continued to grow in thechief industrial centers of the country and with the abrogation of theReciprocity Treaty in 1866 the question of protection was forced to thefront by the Conservative party and became the dominant political issueof the day. The national policy of Sir John A. Macdonald was thelegitimate product of the economic principles of the League. We may then conclude in the language of Sir John A. Macdonaldthat the principles which were laid down by the British American Leaguein 1850 are the lines around which the Liberal-Conservative party hasmoved ever since. ©ntarta i^tfitortral ^ort^tg PAPERS AND RECORDS VOL. TORONTO PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY1916 CONTENTS I. Robert (Fleming) Gourlay. The Honorable William RenwickRiDDELL, , F. R. Hist. Soc. Preface ------- . Part I. - - - - - 7, Notes to Part I. --------- 55 Part II. - - - - - - 68 Notes to Part II. - - - - - - - - - Index of Names - - - - - - - - -130 II. The Heraldry of Canada. George Sherwood Hodcins - - - 134 III. An Election Without Politics—1857. J. Davis Barnett - - 153 IV. Arrivals and Departures of Ships, Moose Factory. J. B. Tyrrell, M. A., F. R. S. C. - - - - - - - - 163 V. Captain Robert Heriott Barclay. Miss A. Blanche Burt, B. A. - 169 ROBERT (FLEMING) GOURLAY. By the Honourable William Renwick Biddell, LL. D., F. B. Hist. 8.,. etc. PREFACE The story of Robert (Fleming) Gourlay is full of interest from morepoints of view than one. The alienist will recognize a typical case of want of mental equili-brium approaching and sometimes indeed trenohing on actual insanit
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