The Life and Times of Wm; Lyon Mackenzie, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Wm; Lyon Mackenzie, Vol. 2: With an Account of the Canadian Rebellion of 1837, and the Subsequent Frontier Disturbances, Chiefly From Unpublished Documents The Crisis approaching - Report of the Royal Commissioners, in Lower Canada - The Effect on Upper Canada - Lord John Russell´s Coercion Resolutions for seizing the Public Chest of Lower Canada - They create a Hurricane of Indignation in the Province - The Principle at Stake - Anti-coercion Meetings Mackenzie´s Reasons for thinking the Lower Canadians would succeed in an Appeal to Arms The Declaration of the Upper Canada Reformers Its private History - A Central Vigilance Committee formed in Toronto, of which Mr. Mackenzie was Agent and Secretary - An Organization throughout the Country set on foot, in such a way that it could be used for Military purposes - It afterwards became the Instrument of Revolt - Mackenzie attends a Series of Public Meetings as Agent of the Toronto Vigilance Committee - The chief Actors in many of these Meetings become involved in the Insurrection - Independence declared to be necessary, and Calls to Arms are made - Disturbances at the Public Meetings - "Pikes and Rifles" - Two Hundred Meetings held, and One Hundred and Fifty Vigilance Committees formed - Some of the Leaders joined no Association. The crisis was now rapidly approaching. It was to come first in Lower Canada, with which the fortunes of the Western Province were to become involved. The Royal Commissioners, appointed to inquire into the grievances complained of in Lower Canada, had reported; and about the middle of April, their reports - five in number - were made public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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