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t on a right footing. All eyes were, how-ever, too blinded with prejudice to adopt this remedy, which would havemet the case. In 1832, to quiet jiublic excitement, the British governmentgave over to the assembly in Lower Canada the control of the local revenue.The opportunity was thus in the hands… … LOUIS JOSEPH PAPINEAU. CANADA FKO.M 1763 TO 1867. 157 ing to pay their allowances. Within five years nearly ^150,000 of arrearswere due on this civil list. The case was so serious that an imperial com-mission had been appointed to consider it. In 1S34 the French-Canadianshad vindicated themselves…
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