Source 3P

Rebecca and politics

It is a matter of great satisfaction to state our belief that the disturbances of the country, though so widely extended, were not connected with political causes, and that nothing like a general spirit of disaffection, or organised hostility to the laws, pervaded the community.

(Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry for South Wales, 1844, p. 1 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] )