ible government, 166, 167; appeal to the people of Upper Canada,
168; re-elected for York, 169; banks oppose, 170; gets committee on
state of representation, 171; committee reports, 175; he prints journals
of House, 172; accused of printing libel on House, 175; arouses Upper
Canada, 176, 177; visits Quebec, 178; first expulsion from Assembly,
181-201; libel complained of, 182, 183; his speech in his defence, 185;
House refuses committee of inquiry, 201; petitions to the governor, 203;
governor's answer, 203; backed up by the people, 204; again elected,
205; presented by constituents with gold medal, 205; second expulsion
moved, 207; defends himself, 209; expelled a second time, 209; appeals
to electors, 210-213; again elected, 215; attempt to assassinate, 219;
_Colonial Advocate_ office again attacked, 221; his mission to England,
221; estimate of Earl Grey, 221; his friendship with Joseph Hume, 222;
introduces George Ryerson to Lord Goderich, 223; offered management of
post-office department, 225; prepares statement for minister, 226; reply
to Lord Goderich, 227; concessions obtained, 227-230; third expulsion,
232, 242; secures dismissal of Boulton and Hagerman, 232; scheme of
post-office reform, 236; asks control of post-office revenue for
Canadians, 236; obtains veto of Bank Charter Acts, 237; introduces
Egerton Ryerson to colonial office, 238; publishes _Sketches of Canada
and the United States_, 238; visits Scotland, 239; pays old creditors,
239; refuses banquets in Montreal and Quebec, 240; left to pay his own
expenses, 240; unanimously re-elected for the third time, 242; not
permitted to take oath, 242; new election ordered, 244; unanimously
re-elected for the fourth time, 244; ejected from the House, 245;
governor orders that he be allowed to take oath, 248; takes the oath,
251; again ejected from the House, 252; first mayor of Toronto, 255;
designs city arms, 256; helps cholera patients, 256; takes cholera, 257;
defeated for second mayoralty term, 257; forms Canadian Alliance
Society, 258; retires from journalism, 259; estimate of, as a
journalist, 260; again elected for York, 261; obtains select "Committee
on Grievances," 263; obtains committee on Welland canal, 264; appointed
director, 264; anticipates official report of canal committee, 265; sued
for libel, 265; report of "Committee on Grievances," 270; urges
responsible government, 279; visits Quebec, 287; meets Papineau, 288;
opposes British restraint on tra