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(PRICE SEXPEISCP.

There is no person who would reeret more than I
do protraaing the attendance of 'Members et this
advanced period of the season, and I could not
,hink of doing so upon this pram* inCatf"ns if I
did not reel myself called upon by a most teiperioue
dirty, is endeavouring to persuade the House
to adopt the proposir ion I submitted to them upon
Monday last. relative to that part of the United
Kingdom called Ireland. It is not my choice. Sir,
but thy irgoert necessity of the case, that forces me
dui,, and at such a time. to intrude upon your pie.
tience. I submit the motion with which I on to
conclude, in the humble convidion that those twit
laws which this House has lately pawed. are ecru-
Puleoily to be observed and respedJd as laws in
'that opfortunate part of the United Cameos ; yet,
Sir, when I am convinced of this, I am at the same
time convinced, that much of than imbeds. which
;rill thence anise, will, in some degree
kited, by the adoption of what lam aboOt to pro.
.p.ise. With regard to the circumstances which
fr have occasioned the passing of those laws. and the
propositio • which I have to submit. I may notice
that they have been adopted by them whose private
cliaraollers and conscientious motives I highly ap-
prove, and therefore I feel myself called epee nu
dial in no irritation. Wiping I will be suceeeshit
in gaining the assent of this House. 1 will not en-
deavour to draw distinftion; betwixt the Ministert
who have proposed these laws, and the hands "
whom the execution of them is to be committed,
I will not even draw a distindion between those
whom tett execution is now to be entrusted,
those to whom it was formerly confided. I
simply observe this, which must be palpable
mind of every man who hears me, that there
necessarily exist a great distinfkien between
witting those Bills to the execution of
ate not disposed to conciliate, and to
a Lord Lieutenant, who had shown by
ex oeriment, that nothing but the last taw
make him resort to such an expedient
cise the power which such Bills gave e.
to say, that nothing ought to induce
Lord Lieutenant to all otherwise t'
predecessor. I shall abstain
distinetions. Upon Monday I'
h'trrupted and prevented me
you, at a very early hour, I had an
; showing my motion to many Hon.
this :led I had the pleasure
~.of 'finding some disposition to
neral objet thereof, and
ane in it. adoption. th
and readily ,
cnnsideration os
was wanting to its_
a short and temperate review of its
purposes. Retaining still that
should think it was but a waste
and that of the House, and an
sion upon my part, were I to
full or lengthened details of my motives,
motives which ought to induce the House
to my proposition. I should deem it -
tension to endeavour to meet
cannot anticipate% or by prelimin.
vail upon the House to adopt that
think it is possible they can rejed.
went which I could conceive to
advert to, and to combat upon
and upon such a suhjed, would
that one which I have heard _
this House. namely, that there
cussing the State of Ireland, or in at
to its condition ; that it is a subjea the
of the better. I do conceive, Sir,
fully and completely get over the
argument, we never can, with a just
'Kee. apply any remedy to the existing evils
have so long tended to oppress that country. .Is a
strange argument which says, that this is a tender
suLject ; and yet while we are afraid to touch upon
it. we do not scruple to enact laws as it were in the
dark, without soaking ontselves acquainted with the
real causes, or the absolute necessity of such laws.
I hear the NUnisters saying, without shame, that
they know nothing of the state of Ireland; and I
find reel His Majesty's Law Officers themselves
declaring, that they proceed upon such authorit:es
as do away the necessity of their entertaining any
disposition to eater minutely upon this most import-
ant of subjects. Can there ire a greater reason ad.
disced. for such a procedure. than that the United
Parliament ought. upon all occasions, to pledge them-
selves not to treat with a contemptuous inchfkrence
the subj•ets' right of property. and the privileges
which they should enj .y trom our glorious Cont.si!
union ? There cannot surely be a greater authority
for such a line of eondud. We are told by some
Gentlemen its this House, that Ireland is pettedly
quiet ; and a Noble Lord, in another place, assert. Iv
this as a fall within his own positive infermittioe.
We arc told, that when the troops stationed in Ir
land are to be drawn away from that country, si.d
L-nt to the 'tient** of t' King of Sweden. it is '
because there is 113 ittiarreßinn, no disposition to Sr.
beUtoa ; while at another time we are informed by
thew store individnals, upon the passing of these
Bills, that there ate allually such dispositions exist.
ing. I find. however, that in a county in Ireland.
wnere it was alleged that there coned cis-
content. (I mean the county of Tipperary;„
Judge F x cnagratulating that county upon tot
known fell set its general peace and tranqnillity.
Yet ti.is is a fall which we bete end eontradided,
but upon what authority, we are not inhumed. It
must. however, be a m titer of satisfaltion to the ion
habitants of this country, whose only source if in.
formation is desired (tern the daily journals. and
other publications. to learn that in the Calendars
14 Criminal Coura, not one individual has been ao-
Lused of disloyalty. or tried fsr seditin. In the
county of Kilkenny we fin 1 the Grand Jury es•
pressin; tlie.r heartfelt satistat'lion at the pe.icrahle
state nt its tahahstalis, and at the universal xosd
batmony which exists between the Protestants and

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imposed these laws, and the handt to
aeration of them is to be committed....
ren draw a distintlion between those to
execution is now to be entrusted. and
nu it was formerly confided. I
rye this, which must be pulpit& to this
ry man who hears me, that them melt
exist a great distinaiaa between sub.
e Bills to the execution of persons who
used to conciliate, and to the hands of
[tenant, who had shown by proof and
that nothing but the last necessity could
moil to such an expedient, as to exer•
cr which such Bills gave him. I mean
nothing ought to induce the present
nant to alt otherwise than to imitate hia
I shall abstain from makiu further
Upon Monday last, when eirconsetaacea
and prevented me from addrening
ry early hour, I had an opportunity of
motion to many Hon. Gentlemen sr
acrd I h..d the pleasure awl satisfaelsa
some disposition to agree with the ge.
thereof, and consequently to agree V
sption. Upon that idea, I very
acquiesced in the postponeineat of
n of it, sincerely conceiving that not
; to its almost unanimous adoption. but
temperate review of its real objefts and
Retaining still that same conviaion.
it was but a waste of your time, Mr,
he House, and an impertinent intru.
iy part, were I to enter into any very
tend details of my motives, and
ch ought to induce the House to it=
'Wen. I should deem it a nseleis
Ideavour to meet argument which I
ipate, or by preliminary efforts to pro.
e House to adopt that which I do not
issible they can rejeft. The only argo.
I could conceive to be necessary to
nd to combat upon such an occasion,
ch a sailed, would be the renewal of
hich I have heard repeatedly used in
namely, that there is a danger in dia.
State of Ireland, or in at all alluding
,on I that it is a subjea the lass heard
r. I do conceive, Sir, that until we
mpletely get over the fallacy of that
re never can, with a just and proper
any remedy to the existing evils which
tended to oppressthat country. It is a

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