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tical ulcers healed, or in process of being so, the 

 exigencies of commerce, our wondrous, military, trans- 

 continental railway-network are these factors of the 

 present these factors of the future to be ignored ? Are 

 there not here momentous issues for the calm study of 

 the statesman, as well as for the cool, dispassionate, nay, 

 sympathetic consideration of every true Canadian ? 



Whilst the carping demagogue vainly attempts 

 to thrust into the face of heedless listeners the 

 " bloody shirt " of past, forgotten errors and wrongs, 

 let the true patriot proudly flaunt the banner with the 

 inspiring device, "Union is Strength ! " 



With these promptings uppermost in our minds, let us 

 take a hasty glance at the honoured roll of Canadian 

 annalists ; later on, we may submit their works to the 

 verdict of an impartial public. The most prominent of 

 the English writers may be summed up as follows : 



Baron Francis Maseres, 1731-1824 Various Memoirs on 



Quebec affairs. * 



William Smith, 1769-1847 — History of Canada, 2 vols. 



Eobert Christie, 1788-1856. — Parliamentary History of 

 Canada. 



Samuel J. Watson, 1837-1881 Constitutional History of 



Canada. 



John Chas. Dent, 1841-189C Canada since the Union, 1840. 



Dr. Henry H. Miles, 1818, living School History of Canada. 



Rev. W. H. Withrow, 1830, living A Popular History of 



the Dominion of Canada. 



John McMullen, 18', living History of Canada, 1760-1855. 



James Hannay, 18', living — History of Acadia. 



Beamish Murdock, 18', living History of Nova Scotia. 



William Kingsford, 183', living History of Canada. 



Francis Parkman, 1823-93 Series of Historical Works on 



French Canada, 1535-1760. 



MODERN FRENCH WRITERS. 



Michel Bibaud, 1782-1857.— Histoire du Canada, 1535-1844. 



Francois-Xavier Garneau, 1809-1866. — Histoire du Canada, 

 1535-1840. 



Abbe Jean-Bte. Ant. Ferland, 1805-1866 Cours d'Histoire 



du Canada, 1535-1759. 



Abbe Et, Michel Faillon, 1780-1871 Histoire de la Colonie 



Francaise au Canada, 1535-1675. 



