able one. The
expressions of regret as general as he was known, and not uttered by
friends and acquaintance only, but by every gradation of class, not only
by grown persons, but young children, are the test of his worth. Such
too is the only eulogium worthy of the good and brave, and the citizens
of Quebec have, with solemn emotions, pronounced it on his memory. But
at this anxious moment other feelings are excited by his loss. General
Brock had acquired the confidence of the inhabitants within his
government. He had secured their attachment permanently by his own
merits. They were one people animated by one disposition, and this he
had gradually wound up to the crisis in which they were placed. Strange
as it may seem, it is to be feared that he had become too important to
them. The heroic militia of Upper Canada, more particularly, had knit
themselves to his person; and it is yet to be ascertained whether the
desire to avenge his death can compensate the many embarrassments it
will occasion. It is indeed true that the spirit, and even the
abilities, of a distinguished man often carry their influence beyond the
grave; and the present event furnishes its own example, for it is
certain, notwithstanding General Brock was cut off early in the action,
that he had already given an impulse to his little army, which
contributed to accomplish the victory when he was no more. Let us trust
that the recollection of him will become a new bond of union, and that,
as he sacrificed himself for a community of patriots, they will find a
new motive to exertion in the obligation to secure his ashes from the
pestilential dominion of the enemy."

A Montreal newspaper of the day also contained the following
observations: "The private letters from Upper Canada, in giving the
account of the late victory at Queenstown, are partly taken up with
encomiastic lamentations upon the never-to-be-forgotten General Brock,
which do honor to the character and talents of the man they deplore. The
enemy have nothing to hope from the loss they have inflicted; they have
created a hatred which panteth for revenge. Although General Brock may
be said to have fallen in the midst of his career, yet his previous
services in Upper Canada will be lasting and highly beneficial. When he
assumed the government of the province, he found a divided, disaffected,
and, of course, a weak people. He has left them united and strong, and
the universal sorrow of the province atten