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III Experience
II Ireland.
4 §.4. Golden age terminated
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In this state of things
the change which
as national intellect
has ripened has
settled into radicalism
could not but
present itself as the
one thing needful:
the only change
which, short of pure
democracy, could
afford compleat,
permanent, or even
effectual relief.
In this state of things, and with this view of it, & that sort
of change which, the determination of as the produce culture of this part of the field of thought
and action has advanced towards maturity has rece settled
into that of radical reform meaning always parliamentary
reform, could not but present itself to their consideration eyes in
the character of the one thing needful — the only remedy change
which without a compleat change in the constitution
a change to a word from pure Monarchy to pure-democracy
could apply to abuse and misrule in these or any
other shapes any thing like compleat and permanent or indeed so
much as any effectual relief. remedy
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Of the four provinces
Ulster st was all along
the chief seat of public
virtue and wisdom.
Armagh in this point
chief of the Counties,
Belfast in Armagh
County, of the towns.
Of the four provinces into which Ireland is divided
Ulster and therein town B the town of Belfast in the County of Armagh
Armagh had ever been all along the chief seat and as well as it had been the original
Source of public spirit that political virtue/probity and wisdom from in which
the changes happy effects in question had had their efficient cause:
and what Armagh was among the provinces, in Armagh
itself Belfast was in this particular respect among the towns.
In a paper, published
at Belfast (1782,
th) by the leading
associated body,
In a paper entitled framed and made public at Belfast
by one of the the leading associated bodies that were in the habit of
meeting and acting on or in the neighbourhood of that maritime
and commercial town date of the paper (a) +
may be seen radical reform as characterized by its most
vital part organ secrecy of suffrage brought to view proposed for universal acceptance in the character
of the only remedy in which the suffering of the people disease of the constitution
could receive any effectual care.
Note ☞ Resolutions
(a) +
+ S see secrecy of
suffrage, the vital
principle of radicalism
recommended
as such
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