Project Gutenberg 2021-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 186 Pitt, William 1759 1806 Pitt, William, the Younger Chatham, Earl of Speech of the Right Honourable William Pitt, in the House of Commons, Thursday, January 31, 1799 On offering to the House the resolutions which he proposed as the basis of an union between Great Britain and Ireland: Fifth Edition. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Speech of the Right Honourable William Pitt, in the House of Commons, Thursday, January 31, 1799" is a historical speech written in the late 18th century. This work captures the deliberations of William Pitt as he proposes resolutions aimed at forming a legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland. The primary focus of the speech is on the strategic importance of such a union during a time of external threats and internal divisions, emphasizing mutual interests and national security. At the start of the speech, William Pitt addresses the House of Commons, laying out the critical need for a closer connection between Great Britain and Ireland to counteract the threats posed by external enemies and domestic unrest. He expresses disappointment in the Irish Parliament's earlier reticence to consider such a union and insists that the proposed measures are essential for promoting the prosperity and safety of both kingdoms. Pitt articulates the historical context, outlining previous attempts to secure this union, and suggests that the proposed resolutions should be understood as an opportunity for careful deliberation rather than an immediate call to action. He reinforces the vision of a united front against encroaching threats while urging respect for Ireland's legislative independence and the potential advantages of a symbiotic relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 31.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 DA Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 149999 2025-09-26T06:02:35.876551 text/html 125367 2024-10-18T14:30:15 text/html 130075 2025-09-26T06:02:38.597530 application/epub+zip 129721 2025-09-26T06:02:36.446556 application/epub+zip 121163 2025-09-26T06:02:36.143550 application/epub+zip 180353 2025-09-26T06:02:40.377553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164071 2025-09-26T06:02:38.318551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155530 2022-09-29T14:41:08.080986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131841 2025-09-26T06:02:35.680580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111647 2024-10-18T14:30:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17208 2025-09-26T06:02:40.497524 application/rdf+xml 12983 2025-09-26T06:02:36.228565 image/jpeg 2184 2025-09-26T06:02:36.186541 image/jpeg 123023 2025-09-26T06:02:35.894575 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia