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view °Utile Maim ISIS ifight; 64 would, we took,
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Bill, the effect of which would be be the
Rogan% Catholic religion in this kingdom. while
ea the other. hood oo Roman Catholic would ow
pose the measure, merely on the apprehension of its
granting too much power to the professors of bit
own religion. For our own parts we profess to ap-
prehend far more evil from the total rejection of
the Bill thou either clam of its oppooeoto. mein irk
appreasead from its being passed into a law..bat it,
between the elisions of the, opponents we wove
bound to 'elect one for own adoption, we certainty
should not agree with those who think that the
measure u calculated to affect the stability of the
Established Church.
The most violent opposition to this Bill.comee
from the Roman Catholics of Ireland, where, the
'Clergy seem tellers induced savoy of the pity to;
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be resolved into the opposition of Messrs. HATE*
and O'Constat.t., for until these gentlenseu souud-
• ed the alarms], the Bill was happily proceeding ou
its way with the most perfect tranquillity, and re-
ceived, as far es could be expected in a cueotry
where thought and expression are free, the very ge-
'tarsi upproval of Protestants, and excited the mark-
ed gratitude of the Roman Catholics. In an evil
boor Mr. O'Co3tssu. thought fit to declere his
dissatisfaction, sod as for a considerable time
his talents and exemplary private character have
*given this Gtatleman a very decided ioffurece
over the minds and actions of a large pot-
tion of his countrymen, his opinions were im-
mediately adopted, and repeated in towns and
villages by clergymen sad laymen, and public.
meetings have been gilled for the purpose of giving
these opinieos the saucing of apparent unanimity
among the mass of' the Roams Cothzilics, of Ire-
land. This object, however, we are well assured
the opponents of the Bill have not obtained; for
although. mite lad by the Nears received front
various parts of Ireland, they have caused meetings
to be held to eapireartbeit diaapprobatiou,the re-
solutions of these natititigo have in many iirstance*
failed te receive the eanctiou of the mostlsealtby
and intelligent .part of the Roman Catholic C 0,140
try gratlemea. The resolutions, indeed, are
couched in terms as strong and euergetic as can be
desired. The Homan Catholics of Waterfbrd met
some days since, and resolved that the anima
spectiug the oaths 'requited of the clergy cast au
ismarsilmil imputation upon that most' respect..
.hist• Isbilla The Catholics of Cork are mote
AM% eisod dodged, and protest for themselves and
Mohr children against the Bill. Their. rroulatiiiint
*include with thanking Mr. °Too next...but they
do not thank Mr. Pixie Karr. There is to be a
meeting of all the Catholic Bishops in Dublin
this day. Several other meetings are in contem-
plation.
There can be no doubt but that the obj.ctioes
of the Catholics to this Bill will be urged by the
oppooeistanf the Measure in Parliament as strong
reasons for rejecting it, upon the ground of ite fail-
log in its priacipal object, that of conciliating the
parties who are most interested. But in opposition
to the Roman Catlioliceof Ireland stand the Roman
Catholics°, Euglaud, who have, with very few and
inconsiderable exceptions, expressed their gratitude
te, the House of Commous for having passed the
mossurt. If the securities, proposed in the Bill be
accepted by the: itoasan Catholics of England with
sentiments of gratitude, we certainly should think
it very hard upon so eminently meritorious a class
of iaw.rellss.su bjreta that they should be defrauded
sty tiler best hopes, and GI the benevolent intentions
Midi. Legislature, by the obstinacy or zeal of some
*Moan Catholics in Ireland. All those who are
sifting to grant the securities ought to be admitted
to • free participation iu all the advautages of the
Comminution. Let those who refuse them be still
excluded.
. At the same time, if it were possible to modify
the clause' respecting the oaths required of the
clergy, so as to avoid a rude collision with tender
aellicience% we should be well pleased to see it
accomplished. Some distinction might, we think.
be drawn between communications from the PoPpt
of a purely spiritual nature, and those which
might bear some reference to political matters, or
subjects of domestic regulation in which the Go-
vernment might be concerned, If such • distioc-
lieu, boweeer. cannot be drawn without frittering
aasiy•thepubstaace of the securities proposed, we
hope sincerely that Parliament will not be deterred
from doieg its duty. or from attaching to the con-
cessions such conditions as it may think expedient,
without vainly striving to accommodate itself to
the contradictory caprice of an itnineneetsumber
of persons, or woitiog seta all parties oat of flu-
liantent havisrecouciled their differences.
We have received the Paris Papers of-Friday
They contain up news from Naples.
' Spain, aware thatio ameliorating her Coestila-
,
boo she has offended equally with Napier, appgase
insane* to neon herself from the veirgesmee al-the
Allied Sovereigns. The Region of the Committee
charged by the Cortes to examine the Memoir of