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RETROSPECT .-- COMMENCEMENT OF THE REPEAL STRUGGLE--EARLY DAYS OF THE ASSOCIATION 1 CHAPTER II.
THOMAS DAVIS, HIS EARLY LABOURS .-- THE "NATION" NEWSPAPER-- PROGRESS OF THE ASSOCIATION .-- CLONTARF MEETING .-- THE STATE TRIALS .-- THE YOUNG IRELAND PARTY .-- SMITH O'BRIEN .-- FEDERALISM.
-- THE BEQUESTS ACT 16 CHAPTER III.
FURTHER EMBARRASSMENT CAUSED BY THE RESCRIPT .-- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MR.

O'CONNELL AND THE PRIMATE .-- FINANCIAL REFORMS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND CONSEQUENT DISSENSION .-- '82 CLUB .-- THE COLLEGES BILL .-- DIFFERENCES AND CALUMNIES CONSEQUENT UPON IT .-- QUARREL WITH MR.

DAVIS .-- THE GREAT LEVEE AT THE ROTUNDA .-- DECLINE OF THE AGITATION .-- CLOSING LABOURS AND DEATH OF THOMAS DAVIS 42 CHAPTER IV.
IMPRISONMENT OF O'BRIEN FOR CONTEMPT OF THE BRITISH COMMONS .-- CONDUCT OF THE ASSOCIATION .-- DEPUTATION FROM THE '82 CLUB .-- MR.

O'CONNELL RETURNS TO IRELAND .-- DISCUSSIONS IN THE COMMITTEE 73 CHAPTER V DEFEAT OF PEEL .-- ACCESSION OF THE WHIGS .-- MR.