The Lives and Trials of Archibald Hamilton Rowan: The Rev. William Jackson, the Defenders, William Orr, Peter Finnerty, and Other Eminent Irishmen; With Introduction, Notes &c (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Lives and Trials of Archibald Hamilton Rowan: The Rev. William Jackson, the Defenders, William Orr, Peter Finnerty, and Other Eminent Irishmen; With Introduction, Notes &C

The principles of parliamentary reform had gained considerable ground in Ireland previous to the year 1790; but their proselytes, to a great extent, had been amongst the aristocratic portion of society, and there were but few men who were enlightened enough to combine with a demand for parliamentary reform, that other equally necessary measure, the removal of Catholic disability.

Parliamentary reform was a Whig measure, and the Whigs of Ireland had not made up their minds that its blessings should go beyond the pale of their own sect. The Northern Whig Club, founded under the fatal auspices of Lord Charlemont, partook of the character of its patron, and amongst its numbers were men distinguished, but a few years after its dissolution, for principles and conduct alike destructive to civil and religious freedom, and to national independence. It was founded in Belfast in March, 1790. Its career was brief and useless.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.