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<head>1820 April 24<lb/>Radicalism not dangerous</head> <!-- marginal notes in pencil --> <p>XXIV <del>+</del> C 13 <note>III Experience II Ireland</note><lb/>(<del>1</del>) 1 <note>§.2. Democratic &c</note></p> <p>31 or 1<lb/> <gap/> favour<lb/><gap/> of the conjunction.<lb/>Besides so many<lb/>of its distant dependencies<lb/.Government has to contend<lb/>with France and<lb/>Spain; <gap/> at <gap/><lb/>Ireland its most valuable<lb/>part</note></p> <p>The conjunction was <del>then</del> <add>thus</add> an exemplified one. <!-- brackets in pencil -->[It was<lb/>this] The time was that of the American was: a war<lb/>in the cause of which an addition to so many of its <add>distant</add> dependencies<lb/>the <add>British</add> Monarchy had those of France and Spain<lb/>to contend <del>well</del> with. <unclear>At here</unclear> the superiority of Britain<lb/>which for some time was questionable <add><gap/></add> <del>became at length</del> <add> gave place</add> <lb/> <del>worse than questionable</del> <add><del>more than <gap/></del>/to a decided inferiority</add> because at length consorted with <add>gave way at length to</add><lb/>a decided inferiority. An invasion was <add>every day</add> expected: and<lb/>Ireland, being the <add>of the new United Kingdom</add> the part manifestly the most vulnerable, was<lb/>the part <del>in</del> which it was mostly if not exclusively expected.</p> <p><note>32 or 2<lb/>To defend the country<lb/>and the power of it,<lb/>to British rulers all<lb/>of the <sic>alledged</sic> 20,000<lb/>necessary, no more<lb/>than 5000 now.<lb/><gap/>, the people<lb/>stood up in their<lb/>own defence.</note></p> <p>Of two costs, foreign<lb/>conquests, and have<lb/>insubordination, government<lb/>does the least.</note></p> <p>A time at length arrived, at which to defend the <add>for the defence of</add><lb/><add>whole<?add> country, or rather their own power in it and over it<lb/>the British rulers could not <gap/> any more than<lb/>5,000 men. 5,000 instead of the 20,000 which had been<lb/>demanded as necessary.] Deserted <add>Abandoned</add> by the government <add>to their fate</add>, the<lb/>people in various parts of the country, stood up and prepared<lb/>for their own defence. The government had the choice <add>In this state of things the English rulers <add>constituted authorities</add><lb/>of two evils: to suffer the enemy to <del><gap/></del> make a conquest<lb/>of the country, or to suffer the <add>its</add> inhabitants to take up arms<lb/>under <del>th</del> <add>an <gap/></add> the monarchy <del>of</del> as to the case that would be<lb/>made of the power thus acquired. <del>They</del> Of the two evils<lb/>they chose that which even in regard <del>t</del> even to their own<lb/>particular <del>ad</del> interest was manifestly the least: they suffered<lb/>the people to take their course.</p> | |||
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1820 April 24
Radicalism not dangerous
XXIV + C 13 III Experience II Ireland
(1) 1 §.2. Democratic &c
31 or 1
favour
of the conjunction.
Besides so many
of its distant dependencies<lb/.Government has to contend
with France and
Spain; at
Ireland its most valuable
part</note>
The conjunction was then thus an exemplified one. [It was
this] The time was that of the American was: a war
in the cause of which an addition to so many of its distant dependencies
the British Monarchy had those of France and Spain
to contend well with. At here the superiority of Britain
which for some time was questionable became at length gave place
worse than questionable more than /to a decided inferiority because at length consorted with gave way at length to
a decided inferiority. An invasion was every day expected: and
Ireland, being the of the new United Kingdom the part manifestly the most vulnerable, was
the part in which it was mostly if not exclusively expected.
32 or 2
To defend the country
and the power of it,
to British rulers all
of the alledged 20,000
necessary, no more
than 5000 now.
, the people
stood up in their
own defence.
Of two costs, foreign
conquests, and have
insubordination, government
does the least.</note>
A time at length arrived, at which to defend the for the defence of
whole<?add> country, or rather their own power in it and over it
the British rulers could not any more than
5,000 men. 5,000 instead of the 20,000 which had been
demanded as necessary.] Deserted <add>Abandoned by the government to their fate, the
people in various parts of the country, stood up and prepared
for their own defence. The government had the choice In this state of things the English rulers <add>constituted authorities
of two evils: to suffer the enemy to make a conquest
of the country, or to suffer the its inhabitants to take up arms
under th an the monarchy of as to the case that would be
made of the power thus acquired. They Of the two evils
they chose that which even in regard t even to their own
particular ad interest was manifestly the least: they suffered
the people to take their course.
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