re was fierce work still to do. By a large majority the
House passed an address to the governor expressing unfeigned sorrow at
his refusal to administer {63} the government in accordance with Lord
John Russell's dispatch. To this Sir Colin replied that the matter was
of too great moment for him to decide, and that he would refer it to Her
Majesty's government. This in effect meant that he would spin the affair
out for another six months or so, and so shift the burden of decision to
his successor. The patience of the House was at an end, and an address
to the Crown was passed, detailing the struggle and requesting 'Your
Majesty to remove Sir Colin Campbell and send to Nova Scotia a governor
who will not only represent the Crown, but carry out its policy with
firmness and good faith.'

To ask Her Majesty to remove her representative was an extreme measure.
From one end of the province to the other meetings were held. With one
antagonist after another Howe crossed swords, and was ever victorious.
Lord Sydenham, the governor-general, who though resident in Canada had
authority over all British North America, came down to Halifax to look
into the matter. He had a long talk with Howe and each yielded to the
charm of the other. Such warm friends did they become that during the
rest of Sydenham's short life they exchanged frequent letters, and {64}
Howe called one of his sons by the name of Sydenham. In September 1840
Lord Falkland was sent out as lieutenant-governor, Sir Colin Campbell
having been 'promoted' to the governorship of Ceylon. It is pleasant to
think of the old soldier's last meeting with Howe. Passing out from Lord
Falkland's first levee, Howe bowed to Sir Colin and would have passed on.
The veteran stopped him, and held out his hand, exclaiming, 'We must not
part in this way, Mr Howe. We fought out our differences of opinion
honestly. You have acted like a man of honour. There is my hand.' The
hand was warmly grasped, and on Sir Colin's departure a fine tribute to
his chivalry and sense of honour was paid by the _Nova Scotian_.

With the coming of Lord Falkland the first stage in the struggle was
over. That nobleman endeavoured to carry out in Nova Scotia the policy
of Lord Sydenham in Canada and to remain in a half-way house. Greatly to
their rage, four members of the Executive Council, who held seats in
neither branch of the legislature, were at once informed that their
services could no longe