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CHAPTER I. O'CONNELL'S . FINAL EFFORT FOR REPEAL CHAPTER II. GRADUAL PROGRESS OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION CHAPTER III. PROPAGATION OF REPEAL BY MISSIONS CHAPTER IV. THE YOUNG IRELANDERS COME PROMINENTLY FORWARD CHAPTER V. PAGE 1 13 24 48 REPEAL DEBATED IN THE DUBLIN CORPORATI 62 DEL CHAPTER VI. THE MONSTER MEETINGS OF 1843 > 73 vi Contents. CHAPTER VII . MILITARY PREPARATIONS TO OPPOSE THE REPEALERS CHAPTER VIII. PAGE 85 IMPRISONMENT OF O'CONNELL AND HIS FRIENDS IN 1844 94 CHAPTER IX, CAREER OF A ROMANTIC AGITATOR . CHAPTER X. CONDITION OF THE REPEAL MOVEMENT AFTER THE LIBERATION OF THE PRISONERS CHAPTER XI. ENGLISH POLITICIANS ON NATIONAL CLAIMS TO SELF- " GOVERNMENT . 117 132 152 CHAPTER XII. SUCCESSIVE AGITATIONS AGAINST POPULAR GRIEVANCES 168 CHAPTER XIII. FORMATION OF BUTT'S HOME GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 182 · CHAPTER XIV. PUBLIC CONFERENCE ON HOME GOVERNMENT 193 CHAPTER XV. THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 1874 201 Contents. CHAPTER XVI. MR. PARNELL'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP CHAPTER XVII. THE QUESTION OF REPEAL EXAMINED MISCELLANEOUS APPENDIX . THE FINANCIAL GRIEVANCES OF IRELAND