adership, 116-117; fails to secure support of
malcontents in other provinces, 118-119; his seditious speeches,
119-125; influenced by example of American Revolution, 121-122; at the
St. Charles meeting, 1837, 125-126; leaves Montreal for St. Hyacinthe,
127; charged with high treason, 128; leaves St. Denis on the eve of the
fight, 132; a price put on his head, 137; escapes to the United States,
137-138; extent of his responsibility for Rebellion, 143; denies having
advocated violence, 143; his speeches evidence against him, 144; his
letters, 144; and the government, 156; the people follow him blindly,
indifferent to political rights, 160-161; spends the period of his exile
in France, 163; letter to his brother, 164; returns to Canada in 1845,
165; historical studies in Paris, examines Canadian Archives there,
164-165; his pamphlet on the Rebellion, 165; again enters Parliament,
1847-1854, 166; relations with La Fontaine, 167-180; advocates
independence, 167; attacks La Fontaine, 170-172; La Fontaine's reply,
172-176; his hatred of all forms of compromise, 177; forms new party,
_Le parti democratique_, 1849, 178, 187; its leaders, 178; its
programme, 178; retires from public life, 180; his letters to Christie,
144, 180, 191, 194; criticism of the Act of 1840, 181-182; his
correspondence with his friends, 183; lectures before Canadian
Institute, Montreal, 1867, 183, 199; his portrait, 185; his character,
185; his father's influence, 186; merits and defects of his public life,
186-188; his correspondence with W. L. Mackenzie, 189; his home on the
Ottawa, 190; his social qualities, 190-191; home life, 192; friendly
attitude towards the English, 196; his letters, 197; his death, Sept.
23, 1870, 198; attitude towards the church, 198; opposed to
Confederation, 199; his love for his country, 200. =BL= Born in
Montreal, 19; political life, 19, 20; his connection with the Rebellion
in Lower Canada, 45, 46, 49; anxious to conciliate clergy, 47; Cuvillier
votes against his Ninety-Two Resolutions, 86; his correspondence with
Hume and Roebuck, 229; his life in exile, 288; La Fontaine secures his
pardon, 288; his return and election for St. Maurice, 288; his lost
leadership, 289; attacks La Fontaine and his policy, 289-290; La
Fontaine's reply, 290-292; for Radical party, 292; opposes
Redistribution Bill, 303; in the Assembly, 312; leads Radical party,
342; opposes La Fontaine, 342, 343; Elgin calls him "Guy Fawkes," 342;
attitude on Se