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1820 Feb 22
Radicalism not dangerous

+ §.2 4 ulto
III Experience
II Ireland.
1 §.2 Democratic ascendency established

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§.2. Democratic ascendency how established in Ireland. Years from 1778 to 1783.

[Let us come back back to particulars to Ireland.]

First then as to the existence of democratic ascendency. Let us behold
the existence of it, putting laying aside for brevity sake, as far as
is consistent with clearness of conception, the consideration of
the state of things that led to it.

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For 9 years democratic
ascendency

1. For five years at the least, we shall see the
state of things in question — the state of things designated
by the appellation of democratic ascendency.

2
Power of the country
in the hands of self
appointed armed Associates —
in bodies
sending delegates
to Provincial and
national Conventions
No from 42,000 to
60,000 or more.

2. The power of the country was in the hands of an
aggregate body Association of armed Volunteers, self chosen
self-armed, self-trained, composed of to the number of
from 42,000 to 60,000 or upwards, composed of separate
bodies, these formed all over the Kingdom, corresponding
maintaining with one another an undisturbed correspondence
sending Delegates to Provincial Assemblies, and then to a
National Assembly sitting in the Metropolis under
the name of the Convention.

3
Government defenceless:
against
external invasion and
this internal force not
more than 5,000:
invalids included

3. As against these bodies the Government for during
the greater part as for might appears the whole of that
time, was in a state of utter defencelessness, alarmed existing under
by the continual apprehension of a invasion by a foreign
enemy, and not having for its defence against the enemy
and its eventual protection against these its armed citizens
men those from 5,000 men invalids included.

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From the first apprehension
and jealous

4. From the first it was as it could not but be
adverse to and alarmed horrified by the force and attitude of these the
uncommpliant subjects citizens in a collective sense and independent subjects.

Identifier: | JB/137/269/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1820-02-22	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-4
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	269	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d4 / e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[prince of wales feathers] i&m 1818]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	arthur wellesley, duke of wellington
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1818
Notes public		ID Number	46986
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