... an audience ready to listen to them due to the circumstances they were in. Corresponding Societies, however, seemed the biggest threat. The London Corresponding Society was a threat, as it called for radical changes within the government, and also because their popularity was growing within the working class, which could put pressure on the government. Conventions held in Edinburgh were seen as a threat as they seemed to have their own alternative government. Corresponding Societies soon sprung up everywhere. In 1792, The Sheffield Society for Constitutional Information brought 5-6000 people onto the streets to celebrate the French victory at Valmy. In 1794, the same amount of people were on the streets to press for peace abroad and liberty at home. These groups could have been seen as a threat, as they had large memberships - the LCS had 3000 members in 1794. They corresponded regularly with each other and groups ...

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