Excerpt from The History of the North-West Rebellion of 1885: Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the War, of the Various Engagements With the Indians and Half-Breeds, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Officers and Men, and of Towering Scenes in the Field, the Camp, and the Cabin; In

The building-up of a nation is not a mere effort of will on the part of an individual or a people. A people or an indi vidual may have much to do with shaping the destinies of a country, but when the events which constitute the salient points in the history of that' country come to be viewed from the somewhat elevated standpoint which he who would write a history must necessarily occupy in order that his vision may have scope sufficient to include everything bearing on the situ ation, those actors who in the bustle of history-making tower in magnitude and importance as primary causes, suddenly dwindle into temporary agents, creatures of circumstance.

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