. 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. tfailure to deal summarily with them in the beginning had made theBrithish cause there a lost one. The Loyalists did not want a repetitionof this issue in Canada—and they were living in the beginning of theeighteenth century, not the end! CENTRAL FIGURES OF A TROUBLOUS PERIOD The three central figures of the succeeding period were JohnBeverley Robin
. 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. tfailure to deal summarily with them in the beginning had made theBrithish cause there a lost one. The Loyalists did not want a repetitionof this issue in Canada—and they were living in the beginning of theeighteenth century, not the end! CENTRAL FIGURES OF A TROUBLOUS PERIOD The three central figures of the succeeding period were JohnBeverley Robinson, Dr. John Strachan, and William Lyon Macken-zie. Robinson was a typical Loyalist and Tory, proud of his familyand his descent, cultured in attainment, manner and appearance, hon-ourable in his public dealings, strict in his political code. He hadfought in 1812, he had been a vigorous politician for years, and was,up to 1829, the practical ruler of the Province. From that dateuntil 1862, he was its respected Chief Justice and died a baronetof the United Kingdom. Dr. John Strachan was a militant eccle-siastic of an old-time type. Strong and rugged in his views, HXW s o XH ?0 Ww o >•a 2 § z r^ ^.^ 3 O X z w H >O >.
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