CHAPTER THREE. THE ASSERTIVE ASSEMBLY, 1837

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi
4. CONTENTS vii
5. PART I. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
6. CHAPTER ONE. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, 1832 3
7. CHAPTER TWO. THE GENESIS OF PARTY, 1832-1836 14
8. CHAPTER THREE. THE ASSERTIVE ASSEMBLY, 1837 33
9. CHAPTER FOUR. THE DELEGATION OF 1838 43
10. CHAPTER FIVE. THE CONTEST WITH THE COUNCIL, 1838-1841 52
11. PART II. CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
12. CHAPTER SIX. CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW, 1841-1842 77
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE AMALGAMATED LEGISLATURE, 1842-1848 89
14. PART III. RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
15. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE REVIVAL OF POLITICS, 1848-1852 113
16. CHAPTER NINE. THE WINNING OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, 1852-1855 128
17. CHAPTER TEN. GOVERNMENT BY PARTY, 1855-1860 141
18. CHAPTER ELEVEN. THE OUSTING OF THE LIBERALS, 1860-1861 157
19. CHAPTER TWELVE. AFTERMATH 176
20. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. RETROSPECT 182
21. APPENDIXES
22. APPENDIX A. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON GOVERNORS OF NEWFOUNDLAND 191
23. APPENDIX B. MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY 193
24. APPENDIX C. MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 203
25. APPENDIX D. POPULATION 205
26. APPENDIX E. DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION BY CONSTITUENCY AND RELIGION 206
27. APPENDIX F. COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL TABLE, 1855-1865 209
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY 211
29. NOTES 217
30. INDEX 239