Therefore, the withdrawal of the British flag cannot be abandoned as a preliminary of such a settlement as is now proposed.

To make the settlement complete the withdrawal should be from this hemisphere, including provinces and islands." A refreshing proposition, truly! It was the Imperial Government, of course, which figured most prominently throughout the "North-West" question.

But, it may be reasonably asked, what was Canada doing, with her deeper interests still, to further them in those long years of discussion and delay.

With the exception of the Hind Expedition, the Draper mission, the printing and discussion of the Red River settlers' petition and consequent Commission of Inquiry, certainly not much was done by Parliament.

More was done outside than in the House to arouse public interest; for example, the two admirable lectures delivered in Montreal in 1858 by the late Lieutenant-Governor Morris, followed by the powerful advocacy of the Hon.