As a result he subsequently allied himself with the Irish cause.
The French came to help the Irish cause.
He was much revered for his charity and his championship of the Irish cause.
However he spent much of the conflict in the United States, raising money and support for the Irish cause.
He soon became involved in radical politics, having already in 1782 published a pamphlet in support of the Irish cause.
He was sympathetic to the Irish Republican cause, but not politically active.
Late in life his money donations went most visibly to the Irish Unionist political cause.
He intended for the paper to retaliate against the majority of American papers that ridiculed the Irish cause.
Several sympathisers with the Irish cause were arrested in connection with the bombing.
He urged the cheering crowd to support the peace efforts and advocate the Irish cause.