XLII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
ernor General of Canada. We can never forget the inspiration of the 
visit of Lord Dufferin, with his eloquent Irish tongue and grace of 
manner—the first Governor General to visit Manitoba and the man 
who did much to reconcile British Columbia to Confederation. His 
progress through Manitoba was unique, and Lady Dufferin in Belfast 
three years ago, expressed to the writer her memory of the visit to 
Manitoba as being one of the brightest of her life. 
Nor was less good done by the notable visit of the Marquis of Lorne 
in his famous drive for a thousand miles through the prairies of the 
Rocky Mountains. The Marquis of Lorne represents to the Canadians 
the modification of the Downing street policy toward Canada, and it 
was fitting that he should so thoroughly visit the wide west, when the 
railroad era had but come in. The great leader of the House of Lords 
to-day—Lord Lansdowne—with his genial, high-spirited and marked 
judicial attitude, left the best of recollections in the prairies of western 
Canada. So with Lord Stanley. The frequent visits of Lord and Lady 
Aberdeen belong to a period when the great engine of civilization—the 
railway—had conquered distance; and their interest in all things Cana- 
dian cannot be forgétten, nor can the memory of the service and advice 
on the Northwest battlefields of the soldier Governor—Lord Minto. 
But no representative of Queen Victoria or King Edward has 
shown so intelligent, sympathetic and penetrating an interest in all 
things western as the present Governor General. Lord Grey and his 
hospitable family have visited every part of the wide Dominion, and 
held a modified Canadian Court in all our principal cities. Thus we 
have been taught to be thoroughly Imperialistic Colonials or Colonial 
Imperialists. We sincerely regret his departure from us, but we shall 
not forget how thoroughly he has identified himself with everything 
national, social, and religious in our Canadian life. We know that when 
he again climbs the white cliffs of old England he will receive from His 
Majesty, King George, the hearty commendation of being the most 
successful Canadian Governor. 
No young nation of the Empire could have had viceroys more 
suited mentally, socially, or politically to draw closer this eldest daughter 
of the Empire to the Motherland. There can be no doubt that the 
paternal interest of the Governors sent us, let us say from “ Home,” 
especially in Western Canada, has done a vast deal to strengthen our 
attachment to the Empire and at the same time allow a self-respecting 
Canadianism. 
