A Colony, Yet A Nation - Words

It Would Be Simply Suicidal To French Canadians To Form A Party By Themselves.

A Colony, Yet A Nation - Words Never Before In The History Of The World Associated Together.

What Is Hateful Is Not Rebellion But The Despotism Which Induces The Rebellion; What Is Hateful Are Not Rebels But The Men, Who, Having The Enjoyment Of Power, Do Not Discharge The Duties Of Power; They Are The Men Who, Having The Power To Redress Wrongs, Refuse To Listen To The Petitioners That Are Sent To Them; They Are The Men Who, When They Are Asked For A Loaf, Give A Stone.

Confederation Is A Compact, Made Originally By Four Provinces But Adhered To By All The Nine Provinces Who Have Entered It, And I Submit To The Judgment Of This House And To The Best Consideration Of Its Members, That This Compact Should Not Be Lightly Altered.

Why, So Soon As French Canadians, Who Are In The Minority In This House And In The Country, Were To Organize As A Political Party, They Would Compel The Majority To Organize As A Political Party, And The Result Must Be Disastrous To Themselves.