ineau, 35; Metcalfe
brings into Cabinet, 35; his lack of influence in Lower Canada, 44, 66.
=BL= Elected for Ottawa, 116; becomes commissioner of crown lands, 1844,
246; attacked, 246-247; elected for Ottawa, 1844, 252; introduces
question of French language, 255-256; Draper prepared to throw him over,
259, 260. =Bib.=: Dent, _Last Forty Years_.
=Papineau, Joseph.= =P= Represents Montreal in first Parliament, 1792,
4; his patriotism, 4; oratorical gifts, 4; services during American
invasion, 1775-1776, 5, 33; acquires seigniory of La Petite Nation, 5-6.
=Papineau, Louis Joseph= (1786-1870). =P= Tribune of the people, 1; a
melodious speaker, 1-3; compared with Cartier, 2; his parentage, 3-4;
services in War of 1812, 5, 33; his house at Montebello, 6; college
days, 32; enters Assembly, 1812, and immediately springs to front, 32;
succeeds Panet as Speaker, 1815, 33; studies history and constitutional
law, 33; his speeches, 34; leadership acknowledged, 34; his opinion of
the constitution of 1791, 34-38; insists on budget being voted item by
item, 42; sent to England to oppose proposed union of Upper and Lower
Canada, 1822, 44-53; attacks Dalhousie in the Assembly, 56; Bibaud on,
56; fight for control of the budget, and removal of political abuses,
56-64; criticized for accepting mission to England, 65-66; revolt
against his leadership, 66; friendship for Neilson, 67; difficulties
with his followers, 68-69; refuses offer of seat in the Council, 1822,
72; his unsuccessful fight for responsible government, 75; defeats
motion for adoption of Goderich's offer, 77; his action defended in
Durham's _Report_, 77; advocates reform of Legislative Council, 79; his
Montreal speech, 1834, 79-82; question of patronage, 84; his immoderate
attitude, 86; deserted by Neilson and other moderate men, 86; blames
government for ravages of cholera, 88-89; Ninety-Two Resolutions, 85-97;
becomes an annexationist, 97, 113; stormy scenes in the Legislature,
1835, 99; his outbursts of passion, 100; replies to Gugy's speech in
Assembly, 103-106; has Lord Aylmer's remarks about Ninety-Two
Resolutions erased from journals of Assembly, 106, 109; bitter attack on
Aylmer, 107-108; and Craig, 109; becomes an irreconcilable, 110;
conflict with Lord Gosford, 110; criticized by Dr. Henry, 112; accepts
invitations to Government House, 112-113; refuses to vote supplies, 115;
the eve of the Rebellion, 116; moderate French, with the clergy, break
away from his le
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