The Memoirs, Private and Political, of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., from the Year 1776 to the Close of the Proceedings in Parliament for the Repeal of the Union: Compiled from Official Documents |
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Page 73
... elections of 1792 , " says the writer already quoted , " which reconstructed , on an improved basis , the Committee of 1760 , sent in anew a large infusion from the countries , of the landed influence of the body . Several of the gentry ...
... elections of 1792 , " says the writer already quoted , " which reconstructed , on an improved basis , the Committee of 1760 , sent in anew a large infusion from the countries , of the landed influence of the body . Several of the gentry ...
Page 77
... election or appoint- ment of assemblies purporting to represent the people , or any description or number of the people , under pretence of pre- paring or presenting petitions , & c . , to the King , or either House of Parliament , for ...
... election or appoint- ment of assemblies purporting to represent the people , or any description or number of the people , under pretence of pre- paring or presenting petitions , & c . , to the King , or either House of Parliament , for ...
Page 102
... election , or may have joined in the choosing of a delegate . Lord Fingal , and some other members of the committee , having met in defiance of the threat , were arrested and brought to trial . The question was tried be- fore a Dublin ...
... election , or may have joined in the choosing of a delegate . Lord Fingal , and some other members of the committee , having met in defiance of the threat , were arrested and brought to trial . The question was tried be- fore a Dublin ...
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... election clubs were also spread through the country ; but , to exhibit , in a striking manner , the wonderful unity of feeling , the simulta- neous meetings were commanded . It now became evident to all men that emancipation must pass ...
... election clubs were also spread through the country ; but , to exhibit , in a striking manner , the wonderful unity of feeling , the simulta- neous meetings were commanded . It now became evident to all men that emancipation must pass ...
Page 151
... election came like a thunderclap . On the evening of the first day , Emancipation was carried The dream was at an end : -the stern reality stood before the Duke of Wellington , that he had not the power of a constable in Ireland . He ...
... election came like a thunderclap . On the evening of the first day , Emancipation was carried The dream was at an end : -the stern reality stood before the Duke of Wellington , that he had not the power of a constable in Ireland . He ...
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