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1820 Jany 16
Radicalism not dangerous

III. Experience
II. Ireland Grattan
1 §.1 Grattan

☞ See a former Speech as to this in 1784.

Parl Speech of Mr Grattan against Radical Reform Ao 1784.
§.1. Introductive Observations

1
Sources of misrepresentation
1. Statements. 2. Arguments
1. As to statements to exclude
it, adversary has been
brought to view with
to check the favourable
For arguments against
radicalism, comes Grattan's
the only one findable

Possible sources of misrepresentation are statements
and arguments.

To exclude guard against the readers judgment against deception misrepresentation false judgment so far as depends
on statements concerning matters of fact, historians on
both sides have been brought to view. To exclude false In the course of the
judgment for want of such arguments as endeavours used in the same view to find out the side opposite
to that which I am supporting affords, I have been
fortunate enough to ligh alight light on a speech of Mr
Grattan's

2
Grattan, at commencement,
occupant of another
seat of Charlemonts

At the commencement of his political career, Mr and
for several successive Parliaments Grattan was the occupant of another of Lord Charlemont's
seats

3
Seen above, freedom of
Irish trade and
Irish parliamentary
emancipation accomplished,
Irish peoples
interest sacrificed: people
put down with yoke of
Monarchy and Aristocracy

It has beenWe have seen that as soon as a degree freedom for in
trade had been obtained for Ireland, in some measure been freed from the yoke of English oppression and the P the Lords
aristocracy Commons of Ireland from their subjection its subordination to their Lords
aristocracy and Commons of Great Britain, the objects interests of the Irish aristocracy
having been accomplished, thus provided for the interests of the vast
majority of the Irish nation were sacrificed: the people
were put down and left with the Yoke unjust yokes of Monarchy and
Aristocracy about on their necks.

4
Incompatibility of sham
representation with good
government recognized
in Ireland, seen among
proprietors of seats a
sham dispute to
sacrifice them.

We have seen how The incompatibility of the boroughmongering system
system with of those representations with good government having been
generally recognized in Ireland, and were before it became rather earlier
so in England we have seen how a disposition among
proprietors to make sacrifice of those seats when the altar
of patriotism public good had been manifested had been professed
and how little of any thing of security had been found
at the bottom of the professions that were made.

5
Of these shares of Charlemont in the
despotism partnership
one was occupied by
Hardy, another by
Grattan.

Of these shares in the partnership of despotism
two at least were we have seen in the hands of Lord Charlemont.
one of them in the occupation of Mr Hardy, the his biographer
the other in the hands of his other protege confidential friend patronised friend Mr Grattan.

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Date_1	1820-01-16	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-5
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