ich his memory is cherished among us. It was
not merely on account of his intrepid courage and heroic
firmness, neither was it solely because of his brilliant
success while he lived, nor because he so nobly laid down his
life in our defence; it was, I think, that he united in his
person, in a very remarkable degree, some qualities which are
peculiarly calculated to attract the confidence and affection
of mankind,--there was, in all he said and did, that honesty
of character which was so justly ascribed to him by a
gentleman who proposed one of the resolutions,--there was an
inflexible integrity, uncommon energy and decision, which
always inspire confidence and respect,--a remarkable union in
his whole demeanour of benevolence and firmness,--a peculiarly
commanding and soldierlike appearance,--a generous, frank, and
manly bearing,--and, above all, an entire devotion to his
country. In short, I believe I shall best convey my own
impression, when I say it would have required much more
courage to refuse to follow General Brock, than to go with him
wherever he would lead.

"The meeting presented a proud display of high and noble feelings,
honorable to the memory of the dead, and equally so to the character of
the living. It was conducted with great dignity and judgment, and no
accident occurred to interrupt the pleasures of the day; the steam
vessels re-embarking their passengers soon after sun-set, and conveying
back the individuals composing this congregated multitude to their
respective homes in safety."[145]

It having been resolved by the meeting that the most suitable monument,
to replace the shattered column, would be an obelisk on the site of the
mutilated structure, the committee offered a premium for a design,
which, in February, 1843, was awarded to Mr. T. Young, architect to the
university of king's college, Toronto. The style of the intended obelisk
is the simplest and purest Egyptian, the artist having strictly avoided
all minuteness of detail in order that the massive proportions of the
design might harmonize with the bold and beautiful scenery by which it
will be surrounded. The total height of the base, pedestal, and obelisk,
will be 120 feet. The obelisk will measure at the lower base 16 feet 6
inches square, diminishing to 10 feet at the base of the upper, the
proportions of that known as Cleopatra's needle having been strictly
adhe