Union Pamphlets - Softcover

Archibald Redfoord, Esq.

 
9780461909043: Union Pamphlets

Synopsis

Union Pamphlets by Archibald Redfoord, Esq. is a late 18th/early 19th century polemical tract defending an Incorporating Union between Ireland and Great Britain. It argues that Ireland's economy, trade, and provisioning rely on Britain, and that a unified imperial legislature would secure markets, capital, and credit while preventing faction and disruption. The work combines moral appeals with dense economic data, official accounts, and quotations from Pitt, Dundas, Hume, Dean Tucker, and Castlereagh to show that Union would promote nationwide prosperity and stable governance. It also presents supplementary materials, including an Appeal to Loyal Dubliners, manufacturer testimonials, and an Appendix of tables, to support its case that Union would formalize and enlarge Ireland's economic advantages. Against counterarguments about independence and manufacturing, the tract frames reform through Union as the surest means to maintain Protestant ascendancy, imperial security, and long-term growth. The volume is written in a combative yet methodical tone, blending rhetoric with legal and economic analysis.

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