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22 5. The independency of the Irish Parliament in its sole and exclusive legislature.

The British Parliament, then involved in a tremendous armed struggle was, in Parnell's words, "beaten to its knees," and following the action and demands of the Irish Parliament the British Act of Parliament, known as the Renunciation Act (23 G. III., c. 28) declared that "the right claimed by the people of Ireland to be bound only by laws enacted by His Majesty and the Parliament of that Kingdom in all cases whatever was established and ascertained for ever."

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Under whatever verbiage, by means of whatever subterfuge, using whatever rhetorical modulation may be necessary on British platforms, the aim of the Nationalist Irish is to regain this position. They only advocate "Home Rule," whatever these words may be tuned 10 convey, because they intend to secure by means of "Home Rule" as a starting point the restoration of such an independent Parliament.

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