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<p>"Declaration of the Society of United Irishmen p 330<hi rend="superscript"><gap/></hi> Plowd. II <gap/><lb/> | <p>"Declaration of the Society of United Irishmen p 330<hi rend="superscript"><gap/></hi> Plowd. II <gap/><lb/> | ||
App. 175 N<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> 67 "Friday 30 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1791 The Honourable | App. 175 N<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> 67 "Friday 30 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1791. The Honourable Simon<lb/> | ||
Butler in the Chair. Realized unanimously that the following<lb/> | Butler in the Chair. Realized unanimously that the following<lb/> | ||
circular Letter repeated by Committee of Correspondence be adopted<lb/> | circular Letter repeated by Committee of Correspondence be adopted<lb/> | ||
and printed</p> | and printed</p> | ||
.... The objects of this institution is to make an united <note>+ In p. 175 to its most<lb/> | <p>.... The objects of this institution is to make an united <note>+ In p. 175 to its most<lb/> | ||
<gap/> liberty in p. 176<lb/> | <gap/> liberty in p. 176<lb/> | ||
2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> paragraph.</note><lb/> | 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> paragraph.</note><lb/> | ||
"Society of the Irish nation: to make all Irishmen citizens<lb/> | |||
all citizens Irishmen: nothing appearing to us<lb/> | |||
"more natural at all times, and at this crisis of Europe<lb/> | |||
"more reasonable, than that those who have common<lb/> | |||
"interest, and common enemies, who suffer common<lb/> | |||
"wrongs, and lay claim to common rights, should<lb/> | |||
"know each other, and should act together. In our opinion<lb/> | |||
"ignorance has ben the demon of discord which<lb/> | |||
"has so long deprived Irishmen, not only of the blessings<lb/> | |||
"of well regulated government, but even the common<lb/> | |||
"benefits of civil society. Peace in this island has hitherto<lb/> | |||
"been a peace in the principles and with the consequences<lb/> | |||
"sequences of civil war. For a century past there has<lb/> | |||
"indeed been tranquillity, but to most of our dear Countrymen<lb/> | |||
"it has been the tranquillity of a dungeon;<lb/> | |||
"and if the land has lately prospered, it has been owing<lb/> | |||
"to the goodness of Providence, and the story of<lb/> | |||
"of human nature resisting and overcoming<lb/> | |||
"the malignant influence of a miserable administration.</p> | |||
<p>"To resist this influence, which rules by discord<lb/> | |||
"and embroils by system, it is vain to act as individuals<lb/> | |||
"or as parties; it becomes necessary by an union<lb/> | |||
"of minds, and a knowledge of each other, to will and<lb/> | |||
"act as a nation. To know each other is to know ourselves;<lb/> | |||
" the weakness of one, and the strength of many.<lb/> | |||
"Union therefore is power; it is wisdom; it must prove<lb/> | |||
"liberty."</p> | |||
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1820 Feb. 12
Radicalism not dangerous
III Experience
II Ireland
Ao 1791 United Irishmen
Declaration
"Declaration of the Society of United Irishmen p 330 Plowd. II
App. 175 No 67 "Friday 30 Decr 1791. The Honourable Simon
Butler in the Chair. Realized unanimously that the following
circular Letter repeated by Committee of Correspondence be adopted
and printed
.... The objects of this institution is to make an united + In p. 175 to its most
liberty in p. 176
2d paragraph.
"Society of the Irish nation: to make all Irishmen citizens
all citizens Irishmen: nothing appearing to us
"more natural at all times, and at this crisis of Europe
"more reasonable, than that those who have common
"interest, and common enemies, who suffer common
"wrongs, and lay claim to common rights, should
"know each other, and should act together. In our opinion
"ignorance has ben the demon of discord which
"has so long deprived Irishmen, not only of the blessings
"of well regulated government, but even the common
"benefits of civil society. Peace in this island has hitherto
"been a peace in the principles and with the consequences
"sequences of civil war. For a century past there has
"indeed been tranquillity, but to most of our dear Countrymen
"it has been the tranquillity of a dungeon;
"and if the land has lately prospered, it has been owing
"to the goodness of Providence, and the story of
"of human nature resisting and overcoming
"the malignant influence of a miserable administration.
"To resist this influence, which rules by discord
"and embroils by system, it is vain to act as individuals
"or as parties; it becomes necessary by an union
"of minds, and a knowledge of each other, to will and
"act as a nation. To know each other is to know ourselves;
" the weakness of one, and the strength of many.
"Union therefore is power; it is wisdom; it must prove
"liberty."
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