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Collectenea To Erskine? or Defence against Edinb Review
Irish Volunteers

(1) Universality in reform
Irish Volunteers

See Ld Shelburn in Lords 1799 Decr 1
Irish Volunteers

1. Plowden p.513 "As far back as the close of the Year 1178, ++ the armed associations in
Plowden p. 487 Ireland were computed to amount to 30,000 men

2. 10.p.487 Their progr 1779 Oct. 12. Irish Parliament meets. Lord Lieutenant in
his speech notices them in their home p.488 "The marked efforts and great
"preparations of + the House of Bourbon seem only to have housed the
courage, and called forth the exertions of his Majesty's brave and loyal subjects
of this kingdom; and I have only to lament, that the exhausted + +
state of the Treasury has hitherto put it power to give those exertions + +
the most extensive and constitutional operation, by carrying the Militia + +
law into execution:

2. Plowden p. 630. ib Appendix 358. 1782 July 31. This page concludes Vol. I.
This therefore the last point of time in which the Volunteers are there mentioned.

3. p. 492. . . . 1779 Oct. The military establishments had been so to
"permit the regiments in America that there were not 5000 forces in
"that kingdom (Ireland) to defend the sea-ports even from the course of
"single vessels. Hence arose the necessity of volunteers arriving in defence
"of their abandoned country. [ Government affrighted at the situation ) ) + +
"into which they had thrown or permitted the country to be thrown, delivered ) + +
out to the people 16,000 stand of arms, thereby encouraging and) + +
"increasing the number of volunteers, without any stipulation, regulation, )) + +
or authority for organizing or subjecting them to subordination." ) + +

p. 492. A Ao 1779 Oct or Nov The nation rejoiced at this glorious opening of the Session,
and poured forth its gratitude to parliament, they in their turn paid
their tribute of thanks to the Volunteers, who it appears now amounted
to 42,000. [It is singular that this formidable body, armed and organized ) + +
(+ by no other authority or sanction than the great law of self ) + +
+ ( defence, was neither changed nor questioned by the Irish Government ) + +
+ ( has so wasted its vigour, that it could no raise its arm in self ) + +
+ ( defence.) Whilst this debate was going forward, the populace assembled )
( round the Parliament house, and with full impunity menaced the )
members, and demanded oaths of them to support the measure, committing )
several acts of outrage or intimidation. To this juncture did
the late Lord Clare refer in his memorable Speech on the Union (p.29)
when he said, "The imbecility of Lord Buckinghamshire's government
had arrayed the Volunteer army, and the address to his Majesty voted
in 1779 by the Commons, demanding a free trade as the right of Ireland
was followed instantly
by a resolution of thank
to that army for this array

Identifier: | JB/137/391/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-06-20	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	391	Info in main headings field	collectanea to erskine? or defence against edinb. review irish volunteers
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Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham; john flowerdew colls	Watermarks
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