Union Pamphlets - Softcover

Various Authors

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371700752 ISBN 13: 9780371700754

Publisher: HardPress, 1798

Synopsis

Union Pamphlets is a late-18th-century collection of Irish political pamphlets and parliamentary transcripts (1799) arguing against a proposed union with Great Britain. It presents a vehement defense of Ireland's constitutional independence, linking sovereignty to civil liberties and warning that imperial governance would erase Ireland's separate parliament and raise London's ministers above Irish interests. The volume gathers a long speech by the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, a Dublin County meeting record, and related correspondence that contrast grassroots sentiment with elite deliberation. Across pieces, authors examine sovereignty, economics, and trade, especially the linen industry, arguing that open markets and retail freedoms must be weighed against centralizing imperial power. Catholic emancipation, religious tensions, and anxieties about wartime policy recur as central themes. The rhetoric blends statistical data, historical illustration, and moral appeals to mobilize opinion against surrendering Ireland's legislative independence, while also acknowledging imperial necessities and the complex politics of reform. The collection illuminates a crucial moment in the late 1790s Anglo-Irish constitutional debate.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1798
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371700752
• ISBN 13: 9780371700754
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 598