The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-17 00:00:00

by a person of the Jewish persuasion, said
character of the English constitution bad
1829. He contended that at no period a
instanos from the reign of Alfred to this t
bad ever been taken except oa some i
(Hear, hear.) The elder Edward swore h
was said, was " holy in the sight of God.
been excluded from parliament become b
guarantee/ that be would discharge hi,
faith of • Christian." There certainly
David Hume and Edward Ultdion, to who
had alluded, but they 7ereinfideh and duo
morality—there was also Sir Francis Dash
of the Exchettuer, of the same opinions ;
could ind such men, who had bees
state, or had sat in that house, we
I out the declaration that the members of tl

mons should perform their duties as Chr
they could only admit the Jews by stril
"upon the true faith of a Christian." A
had presented that evening said very t
solemn engagement of the house was the
end he need not add, that a Jew could
blaspkem7 on the one hand, or deliber
other, join in the prayer —" Christ ha
God have mercy upon us." Then ages
abandon their Christian character to m
so small • number of persons as his nob
the Jews in this country to be—nnmt
more than from thirty to forty thousand
of his noble friend would go altogether
oaths, which were the main security o
noble friend said he hoped parliameut
religious persecution, but he (Sir R. H. lie
privation in this case was not persecutioi
some security that the person you elects
the state and therefore property qualific
being a Christian, had been hitherto reqi
as important, in hie opinion, as the ode]
noble friend had stated, were a separate n
for a moment say, who knew anything of
rature of the Jews, that they were now
prophecy might predict as to their future
came into this country deep by drop, witl
beginning at about theyear 1668, for th
and ought the laws to be altered for them
asked for protection, and they had obtain
now insult them ? They lived in 'plea
envy them ? He called upon the house,
tion of duty and interest—he called up
their common Christianity—to pause be
the admission of Jews into parliament.
Mr.W. J. FOX could not conceive the
or the constitution of this country had e
characteristic feature. Christianity, of s
most capable of amalgamation with pot
great moral principles, which were the g
were more comprehensive than any of
had ever been inculcated on the oonacie
great law which had guided the noels I,
the government in proposing this men
unto others as you would they should dc
them to bear in mind the civil duties "
of their Jewish fellow-subjects. (He
which they imposed upon them, the co-o
required of them in works of peace an
the adoption of that great law ; and sus
minority, and living under their domia
'tiredly look for rights oommensura
ties. We were, therefore, taught
law to treat them in the same
be ace in the constitution of this
' tore of exclusiveness that could be
Christianity. What had been the who
Lion in this country ? It had been cons
pale of the constitution—to include one
There had scarcely been an instance, for
a half, where exclusion had been the d
rate legislation. (Hear, hear.) At one
of Elisabeth, the religion established is
religion held by the great body of its inl
tided; but this was found to be impra
neat arrangement, and the attempt to
the civil were in the reign of Charles the
Matters were again patched up, but it
toleration was the principle by which
England must be guided. The Toler'
for ever to the unity of religion in tl
bear.) The Society of Friends oblige
concede civil privileges to them, and
oaths. The penal code against the cad
to time relaxed and softened in its en
dissenters were admitted within the pal
and at length unitarians and all other a;
within the boundaries of toleration by •
and corporation acts, which at once thr
that had kept dissenters out of civil offi,
were they to find the constitution of 0
not in the characteristic features of ast
aniastasents ? The noble lord at the he
bad very justly said that we had not a i
was not to be found in a set of cut an,
but it must be sought for in the great
gradually and surely unfolded theme'
of legislation. (Hear.) In the histo
country they saw the principle of re
equality developing itself, and declarit
tIM ildosipies of the constitution. (H
lie sessabor for the University of Geo
elusion was not punishment. There in
sons with reference to whom this doctri
but it was scarcely applicable to al
telligence enough to conceive, and
peeciate, the rights and duties of
Whenever any body of men arrived at
it a wrong to have nothing to do watt
them. (Hear, hear.) The argument
not he traced into detail without boo
hon. baronet himself, for the purpose
been obliged to allow the Christianity c
under other circumstances,he would ha
less ceremony. (Hear, and a laugh.)
now stood was by no means one whit
religious opinions as civil rights. It al
lilies of the people of this country as
Jews. The motion of the noble lord w
Christian disability from the constituet
The real question was the partial du
i City of London. (Hear, hear.) Hs
freely to choose the person or persons
trust with the defence of their inter
had they no such right ? (Hear, hew.)
had not its fair share during the peel
amount of representation awarded to it
the country. They had, by the condo
volved it io as much punishment as if t
enactment, proceeded against it in a bi
ties. And though this diminution of
legs of the constitution bad continu
time, was it to be supposed that the C
confess itself in error, retract its proceed
Baron de Rothschild the honour which
him? He did not understand the Cii
did any such thing. He believed that
only stimulate it to re-elect him ;
well the spirit and temper of that hour
would be afraid to enter into collision
don, or any other constituency, he b
that in the cue of the Middlesex el
electoral body had not then such a E
uphold, that they showed a determinai
proved very embarrassing ; and be
ceedings of the house in that matte
from its journals. (Hear, hear.) Th.
moult had been in the oast of
which returned the late Mr. O'Co
hoped that a prudential foresight was
giving oocasion to stirring up an agitat
of the electoral body were so much in,
of the Jews was one of religion and of
Indelible brand upon him. But a Jers
must remain. He could not un-Jew I
rid of the bar to the honour of a •
could no more un-Jew himself than
the corpses of his forefathers. (Lug
ing of difference' of race. He knew
clear than the declaration of Mr. Van
which he wrote ea thissubject. (The
quoted a passage from the pemphle
protested against the word " natio
Jews.) There was no such thing as
which had long since ceased to mut.
for Infuse' f, end on the part of all them
ish religion in England, he acknow
than England as his nation, and the
tie world entertained the same nth
countries in which they lived. Amu
that was to be found in the hundreds
ranks of the Prussian army a
their exclusion from civil privi
commended by the man in who
If they were to commence instead
experiment of toleration, sod were
would work, he did not know any el
be so safely tried. (Hear, hear.) Th
icing sett; they could not come into
taunt church ; they were men of
lof peace. They had no secret societi
who might be supposed capable of du
bourhood of those amongst whom I
caly the representatives of wise, WA
rirs, and could boast so high an a
hamemparison, those amongst them
MO ham the Normans, or those Its
=Tto the Catos and the Cesar
sar.) Their bible was our
andent saints and patriarchs were e
cited where the Jewish law of mot.,
tirread it, not in temples or is
of that law which was placed
churches. (Cheers.) These were
might first and foremast, instead of 1
the boundaries of the British c
Instead of hazarding the Christian c
by such a movement, they would a
which that religion blended itself
their country. (Hear, hear.) It v
coent of opinions, it wast the I
it was not even in the magnificent'
proselytism, but it was in knocki
slave, in respecting the rights of poi
measures which, by stimulating ate
different notions, bound them Paged
it was not by exclusion, but be cap
they would, as the poet maid, vindia
land " to teach the nations how to
more they would do by removing tb
these pains and penalties against the
them all, in the true Christian soiri
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