Title: Racism or responsible government : the French Canadian dilemma of the 1840's /
Authors: Nish, Margaret Elizabeth Abbott.
Publisher: Copp Clark Pub. Co.,
Year: 1967
Subjects: Nationalism Québec (Province) History.; Québec (Province) History; Canada History; Québec (Province) History Autonomy and independence movements.
Contents: Clash of opinion -- Part I: Two nations, one state -- Lord Durham / The cleft in the bosom of the state -- Durham's Report: To vanquish the conquered -- Part II: Should French Canada accept the Union? -- John Boyd / LaFontaine: The new leader? -- J.C. Dent / LaFontaine: Pragmatist -- Jacques Monet / LaFontaine vs. Neilson -- The Terrebonne manifesto: The collaborator -- Anti-Terrebonne, the Separatists -- Part III: Collaboration in the common cause: Responsible government -- M. Wade / Lord Sydenham's system for managing the French -- Lord Sydenham / The manager explains his problems -- A.N. Morin / Towards a reform alliance transcending race -- S. Leacock / The Reform Alliance victorious -- Charles Bagot / The great measure -- J.C. Dent / The measure of the measure -- Part IV: The Resignation of 1843: Principles or politics? -- Paul Bloomfield / Metcalfe and the politicians -- LaFontaine explains the principles of patronage -- Jacques Monet / LaFontaine the Patron --^