f the causes of confederation, 148;
negotiations for renewal of treaty, 192;
confederate council on reciprocity formed, 193;
Galt and Howland visit Washington, 193;
Seward, American secretary of state, proposes reciprocal legislation
instead of treaty, 193;
Brown's objections, 194, 223;
reasons for failure of negotiations of 1866, 224;
Americans set little value on Canadian trade, 224;
attempts at renewal in 1869 and 1871, 225;
the Brown mission of 1874, 225;
meeting with Mr. Rothery, agent of British government, 226;
Brown visits Washington, 226;
Sir Edward Thornton and Brown appointed to negotiate a treaty, 226;
reasons for selection of Brown, 227;
opening of negotiations, 227;
sketch of proposed treaty, 227;
list of articles on free list, 228;
Brown finds value of Canadian trade greatly under-estimated in
Washington, 228;
Brown prepares a memorandum showing extent of trade, 229;
carries on propaganda in American newspapers, 230;
falsely charged with corrupting the press, 230;
the treaty goes to the American senate, 231;
failure of negotiations, 231;
objections made in Canada, 231;
Canadian movement for protection, 231;
Brown opposes protection, 232, 233

Reformers, Canadian,
open campaign for responsible government against Governor Metcalfe, 21;
wise leadership of Baldwin and Lafontaine, 24;
convention of 1857 advocates addition of North-West Territories to
Canada, 217;
convention of 1859 to consider relations of Upper and Lower
Canada, 133, 134;
arguments for confederation, 135;
George Sheppard's powerful speech against federation, 135, 136;
the advocates of federation agree to amendment minimizing powers of
central government, 130, 137;
Brown advocates confederation, 137, 138;
Reformers consulted by George Brown as to confederation, 156;
they agree to Brown and others entering coalition cabinet, 157;
Reform party inadequately represented in coalition, 159;
question of Reform representation again raised on death of
Sir E. P. Tache, 190;
Reform convention of 1867, 208;
approves of confederation, 208;
but declares that coalition should come to an end, its objects
having been achieved, 208, 209

Representation by population,
proposed by George Brown, 82-4;
objections raised on behalf of Lower Canada, 84;
strength of Lower Canadian case, 84;
federalism the real remedy, 85

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