Document Information Date: 1864-10-17 By: The Globe Citation: “The Lower Province Delegates at Quebec”, The Globe [Toronto] (17 October 1864). Other formats: The Lower Province Delegates AT QUEBEC ________ THE DINNER OF THE BOARD OF TRADE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. _________ A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT IN EVERY RESPECT. _________ THE ROOM, THE DECORATIONS, THE DINNER AND THE GUESTS. ________ THE SPEECHES OF THE ENTERTAINERS AND THE GUESTS. _________ Specially Reported and Telegraphed to THE GLOBE. _________ QUEBEC, Oct. 15, 1864 What with the ball on Friday night, given by the Government, and… Read more “The Lower Province Delegates at Quebec”, The Globe (17 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-17 By: The Globe Citation: “Latest from Quebec. The Confederation Conference”, The Globe [Toronto] (17 October 1864). Other formats: Latest from Quebec. _________ The Confederation Conference. _________ THE BALL OF FRIDAY EVENING. ___________ From our Own Correspondent. __________ (BY SPECIAL TELEGRAPH.) __________ QUEBEC, Oct. 15. The Convention sat about three hours today. It is reported that the constitution of the Upper House in the general government, and the question of representation have mainly employed the attention of members during the past couple of days. Mr. Cumberland having… Read more “Latest from Quebec. The Confederation Conference”, The Globe (17 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-17 By: New York Times Citation: “The Progress of Confederation in Canada”, New York Times (17 October 1864). Other formats: The Progress of Confederation in Canada. Our correspondent at Quebec, who has had special opportunity for studying the political situation in the Provinces, takes a less sanguine view of the progress of the federative scheme than the more ardent local sympathizers. The Conference has been a week in session. It has resolved by a formal vote, as everyone believed it would, that an union of the Provinces… Read more “The Progress of Confederation in Canada” New York Times (17 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-17 By: Edward Whelan, The Examiner (Charlottetown), Quebec Conference Citation: Edward Whelan, “Inter-Colonial Union,”The Examiner (24 October 1864). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF) HERE. Note: Any endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published Primary Documents Relating to the Conference, Second Edition (Calgary: Canadian Constitution Foundation, 2025). INTER-COLONIAL UNION. No. 3. MONDAY, Oct. 17, 1864 I understand that the debate on… Read more Edward Whelan, [Quebec Conference] (17 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-16 By: Edward Whelan, The Examiner (Charlottetown), Quebec Conference Citation: Edward Whelan, “Inter-Colonial Union,”The Examiner (24 October 1864). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF) HERE. Note: Any endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published Primary Documents Relating to the Conference, Second Edition (Calgary: Canadian Constitution Foundation, 2025). INTER-COLONIAL UNION. No. 3. SUNDAY, Oct. 16, 1864 A quiet day. No invitations, for… Read more Edward Whelan, [Quebec Conference] (16 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-15 By: The Economist Citation: “The Progress of the Scheme for the Federation of Canada,” The Economist (15 October 1864). Other formats: Not yet available. THE PROGRESS OF THE SCHEME FOR THE FEDERATION OF CANADA. THE arrangements for the federation of the British American colonies appear to advance with a rapidity unusual in such projects. No less than four possible obstacles of the first magnitude would seem to have been already removed. In the first place, the British Government has assented in principle to the change, and… Read more “The Progress of the Scheme for the Federation of Canada,” The Economist (15 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-15 By: Edward Whelan, The Examiner (Charlottetown), Quebec Conference Citation: Edward Whelan, “Inter-Colonial Union,”The Examiner (24 October 1864). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF) HERE. Note: Any endnotes come from our recent publication, Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published Primary Documents Relating to the Conference, Second Edition (Calgary: Canadian Constitution Foundation, 2025). INTER-COLONIAL UNION. No. 3. SATURDAY, Oct. 15, 1864 The Convention met at the appointed… Read more Edward Whelan, [Quebec Conference] (15 October 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-15 By: The New York Herald Citation: “The Quebec Conference”, The New York Herald (15 October 1864). Other formats: The Quebec Conference. QUEBEC, Oct. 14. 1864. The later colonial conference continues to meet with closed doors. It is understood that an invitation would be sent to [illegible] colonies to join the confederation. The discussions yesterday were in references to the appointment of the head of the confederate executive and the governors of the several provinces. A proposition that these are appointed by the Crown is said to… Read more “The Quebec Conference”, The New York Herald (15 October 1864) →