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John Morley: “I cannot consent to a measure which is so offensive to the whole protestant population of Ireland, and to the whole…”

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I cannot consent to a measure which is so offensive to the whole protestant population of Ireland, and to the whole sentiment of the province of Ulster so far as its loyal and protestant people are concerned.
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John Morley

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Morley opposes a measure that he believes would alienate the Protestant population in Ireland.

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