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1819 Dec. 2
Radicalism not dangerous

II. Experience
(2) II. Ireland
After Grattan's Speech

Of the sort of patriotism or public spirit which in
the breasts of the aristocracy of Ireland produced contributed to produce short
good effect relief to Ireland which under favour of
the weakness of government in England were so happily
produced the short history of it is this

For Ireland Four things were needful: 1. free trade freedom of trade 2. emancipation
of the Irish from the Yoke of the British Parliament. 3.
emancipation of the Catholic majority of the population
from the Yoke of the Protestant minority. 4. [radical]
parliamentary reform: the three first articles for a temporary
and partial alleviation: the other for a radical
cure

Of these four measures what was the influence effect in relation
to the interest of the Aristocracy? Gone of the second
1, 2 Of The two first they shared the benefit with the people at
large. From Of the fourth there was no p the second was more
immediately beneficial to them than to the people: from
subordinate it raised their power to the rank of inference
3. Collective emancipation. To the Aristocracy of the Country
at large in general this was a question which in point of interest self regarding
passion and assertion out of the question made little or no
difference.

Remains parliamentary reform: here then was the
question on which the interests of the aristocracy and
those of the vast majority of the people were divided, were
in truth opposite. The result was a matter of course. On the two first points They
gave the people their completely efficient and almost unanimous and support.
on the third, they split and were comparatively indifferent.
on the fourth they cast off the people, opposed them and joined in inflicting concurred in b creating
the people and their cause in the manner that the said history of the time presents
to view.

Identifier: | JB/137/477/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-12-02	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	477	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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