APPENDIX A LVII 
of Haldimand, Norfolk, Wentworth, and Welland were largely settled 
by Americans from New York State, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. ” 
“The influx of immigrants,” says a writer, “took place across the 
Niagara River even up to the London District.” It is declared that “the 
Quakers, Mennonites and Tunkers and such settlers from the United 
States, while a pacific and desirable element, yet held principles entirely 
at variance with those of the Loyalists.” 
“The Pennsylvania Dutch opened up Waterloo district and were 
joined by Mennonites. ” 
“The eastern townships in the Province of Quebec were occupied 
by an industrious and intelligent class of Americans. ”’ 
Even later, a much less desirable class of Americans came to 
Ontario. These were squatters, frequenters of the wayside taverns, 
with children unclad, and their parents utterly illiterate. They were 
profane, dishonest and irreligious. They are strongly spoken of by 
Talbot, McTaggart, Bennycastle, Mrs. Moodie and other writers; and 
yet from such materials, by the aid of the school and the church, were 
some parts of the Dominion built up. 
We rely in western Canada on the same intensity of conviction on 
the part of loyal Canadians as there was in the days of yore. We have 
advantages of education and religion that the early Canadians had not. 
We have now an immensely stronger Canadianism than ever existed 
before. The foreigners are attracted now as never before by the strong 
Canadian sentiment in all parts of the country and want to be with us. 
If Ontario with much greater early disadvantages has become so 
loyal, and so true, shall not we as a nation lift up our banners and stand 
as steadfast British Canadians from Sydney to Victoria? Hear the 
words of our late Laureate, and we may read into them any kind of 
Imperialism we wish:— 
“Shall not we through good or ill 
Cleave to one another still? 
Britain’s myriad voices call, 
‘Sons, be welded, each and all, 
Into one Imperial whole, 
One with Britain, heart and soul! 
One life, one flag, one fleet, one throne.’ ”’ 
