Report of the Trial of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Esq

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Excerpt from Report of the Trial of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Esq.: On an Information, Filed, Ex Officio, by the Attorney General, for the Distribution of a Libel, With the Subsequent Proceedings Thereon, Containing the Argument of Counsel, the Opinion of the Court, and Mr. Rowan's Address to the Court, at Full - "The Society of United Irishmen at Dublin, to the Volunteers of Ireland. William Drennan, chairman, Archibald Hamilton Rowan, secretary. - Citizen soldiers, you first took up arms to protect your country from foreign enemies, and from domestic disturbance, for the same purposes it now becomes necessary that you should resume them: a proclamation has been issued in England for embodying the Militia, and a proclamation has been issued by the Lord Lieutenant and Council in Ireland, [meaning a proclamation which issued under the great seal of the kingdom of Ireland, the eighth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, ] for repressing all seditious associations, in consequence of both these proclamations it is reasonable to apprehend danger from abroad and danger at home, for whence but from apprehended danger are these menacing preparations for war drawn through the streets of this capital [meaning the city of Dublin] or whence if not to create that internal commotion, which was not found, to shake that credit which was not affected, to blast that volunteer honor which was hitherto inviolate, are those terrible suggestions and rumours and whispers that meet us at every corner, and agitate at least our old men, our women, and children, whatever be the motive, or from whatever quarter it arises, alarm has arisen, and you volunteers of Ireland are therefore summoned to arms at the instance of government as well us by the responsibility attached to your character, and the permanent obligations of your institution. 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.