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Insurrection Act generally in the then state of the country
he had repeatedly divided the House on that very clause
of domiciliary visits to which it was now proposed that
the Act should be limited.

Mr. Foster contended for the necessity of increasing the
powers of the Magistrates and alluded to the beneficial resultsed
of the Insurrection Act when Ireland was in a
state of disturbance, as a proof that some modification
of it would be attended with advantage at present.

Lord. Castlereagh denied that there was any thing in
the present state of that Country to justify the introduction
of such a measure under any modification. If Ireland
was really in such a state as had been described by his
Right Hon. Friend (Mr V. Fitzgerald) he could not help
thinking that he was rather tardy in not coming forward
until now that tranquillity had been restored under
the authority of the law of the land. The Insurrection
Act was not a measure to be adopted upon a precautionary
principle, it required, the existence of insurrection
to justify its introduction. It was in fact like the
Income Tax, a measure, which if adapted at a proper
time and with proper regulations, might be attended
with the best effects, but which ought never to be introduced,
without the existence of an adequate necessity.

General Hant argued for the policy of governing Ireland
by a system of conciliation.

After a short reply from Mr Daly, the motion was
negatived without a division.

Identifier: | JB/109/174/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 109.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	109	Main Headings	Parliamentary Reform
Folio number	174	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	C13
Penner		Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	35829
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