The speech we have here is in the moment in Daniel O’Connell ´s life when he was defending his idea to the Parliament. At that moment the King was William the IV, who ruled for few years (from 1830 to 1837) who Daniel O´Connell mentions in the speech when he says:
“I regret much that I have been thrown upon arguing this particular question, because I should have liked to have dwelt upon the speech which has been so graciously delivered from the throne today -- to have gone into its details, and to have pointed out the many great and beneficial alterations and amendments in our existing institutions which it hints at and recommends to the House”.
William IV, even though he ruled for such a short time, he played a very important role in the …show more content…
Daniel expresses his reasons, explaining the situation of the Irish people but also arguing that nobody in Parliament is taking into account his ideas and most of the lords are turning a blind eye. He also expresses that his speech is much more meaningful than any other speech given by a king, (he meant the one William IV gave the same day before he gave his), which are extensive and they are meaningfulness. “It has been observed that the object of a king's speech is to say as little in as many words as possible; but this speech contains more things than words -- it contains those great principles which, adopted in practice, will be most salutary not only to the British Empire, but to the world.”
The speech is reminiscent of his success with the Catholic emancipation saying that they were supported by
“I regret much that I have been thrown upon arguing this particular question, because I should have liked to have dwelt upon the speech which has been so graciously delivered from the throne today -- to have gone into its details, and to have pointed out the many great and beneficial alterations and amendments in our existing institutions which it hints at and recommends to the House”.
William IV, even though he ruled for such a short time, he played a very important role in the …show more content…
Daniel expresses his reasons, explaining the situation of the Irish people but also arguing that nobody in Parliament is taking into account his ideas and most of the lords are turning a blind eye. He also expresses that his speech is much more meaningful than any other speech given by a king, (he meant the one William IV gave the same day before he gave his), which are extensive and they are meaningfulness. “It has been observed that the object of a king's speech is to say as little in as many words as possible; but this speech contains more things than words -- it contains those great principles which, adopted in practice, will be most salutary not only to the British Empire, but to the world.”
The speech is reminiscent of his success with the Catholic emancipation saying that they were supported by