The history of Ireland; from the earliest period of the Irish anals, to the present time . s, wishes, and real interestof his subjects in Great Britain and Ireland,they_may all be inseparably united in thefull enjoyment of the blessing of a freeconstitution, in the support of the honourand dignity of his majestys crown, and inthe preservation and advancement of thewelfare and prosperity of the whole Britishempire. I feel most sensibly the arduoussituation in which I am placed, and theweight of the trust which his majesty hasimposed upon me at this most importantcrisis; but if I should be so fo
The history of Ireland; from the earliest period of the Irish anals, to the present time . s, wishes, and real interestof his subjects in Great Britain and Ireland,they_may all be inseparably united in thefull enjoyment of the blessing of a freeconstitution, in the support of the honourand dignity of his majestys crown, and inthe preservation and advancement of thewelfare and prosperity of the whole Britishempire. I feel most sensibly the arduoussituation in which I am placed, and theweight of the trust which his majesty hasimposed upon me at this most importantcrisis; but if I should be so fortunate as tocarry this great measure, I shall think thelabours and anxieties of a life devoted tothe service of my country amply repaid,and shall retire with the conscious satisfac-tion that I have had some share in avertingfrom his majestys dominions those dangersand calamities which have overspread solarge a portion of Europe. 203 CHAPTER XXIII. STATE OF THE COUNTRY; REMAINS OF THE REBELLION-; CHANGE IN THE PUBLIC SENTIMENr RELATING TOTHE UNION; CONDUCT OF THE MARQUIS OF LTHOUGH the ques-tion of the unionseemed now to oc-cupy the whole ofpublic attention, the served, ainon<5 thelower orders, and was:ept alive by the exertions of a few boldpolitical agitators. Some of the most vio- 14th of February, 1799, It is with muchpain 1 am to acquaint your lordship thatthe lenient measures adopted by tlie legis-lature, at the instance of his majesty, to-wards the close of the last session, have notspirit of rebellion still 1 been productive of those good effects inurked, not unob- recalling tlie people to a sense of theirallegiance, which was due to, and mighthave been expected from, so merciful aninterposition in their favour. The samespirit of disaffection continues to pervade lent leaders of the United Irishmen, had, at the lower orders ; and though the rebellion the suppression of the rebellion in 1798, is less openly persisted in, it does not fail succeeded in esca
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