Ireland's crown of thorns and roses; or, The best of her history by the best of her writers, a series of historical narratives that read as entertainingly as a novel .. . last act of their political lives,the whole tenor of their former principles, from the firstmoment they had the power of declaring them to the another quarter those who formed an Opposition to theMinister on the question of a Union had been, and wished tocontinue, his avowed supporters on every other. The customof the times, the venality of the court, even the excessivehabits of convivial luxury had combined gradual
Ireland's crown of thorns and roses; or, The best of her history by the best of her writers, a series of historical narratives that read as entertainingly as a novel .. . last act of their political lives,the whole tenor of their former principles, from the firstmoment they had the power of declaring them to the another quarter those who formed an Opposition to theMinister on the question of a Union had been, and wished tocontinue, his avowed supporters on every other. The customof the times, the venality of the court, even the excessivehabits of convivial luxury had combined gradually to bluntthe poignancy of public spirit, and the activity of patrioticexertions, on ordinary subjects. The terrors of the rebellion,scarcely yet extinguished, had induced many to cling for pro-tection round a government whose principles they had con-demned, and whose politics they had resisted. The subtleViceroy knew full well how to make his advantage of themoment, and by keeping up the delusion, under the name ofloyalty and discretion, he restrained within narrow limits thespirit of constitutional independence wherever he found hecould not otherwise subdue Ornament on ieather case of Book of Petries Round Towers. CHAPTER XIX. Irelands fight for legislative independench ends in defeat — THE UNION IS carried —the NATION IS EXTINGUISHED. It is impossible to comprise in a single volume a tithe ofthe means and measures of every description resorted to bythe Viceroy and Secretary not only to seduce the members,but to procure addresses favorable to their views, from everyor any rank or description of people, from the first rank tothe very lowest order: beggars, cottagers, tradesmen, everyindividual who could be influenced were tempted to put theirnames or marks to addresses, not one word of which theyunderstood the intent, still less the ruinous result of. Evenpublic instances were adduced, some mentioned in Parliament,and not denied, of felons in the gaols pu
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