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civatlei them in their places, had no pledge been
osed to himself; but, as it was impossible he
be convinced of the necessity of such a con-
„Th•
-;:tt he could not admit of the reservation which
;:celaiHisters proposed, nor of their continuance in
;jS;e, lie highly applauded llis Majesty's comlo.l,
posmitting. the late Ministry publicly to defend
aor conduet in office, even het ire any accu;ation
or charge had been made against them, except such
shad iseen suggested by the ingenuity of the duly
slam But he lamented, that the same spoil
•
dconotency which reflelled honour on the
commencement of their administration, had not
continued throughout those transallions which had
Wily garotted such general notice, and was of
opinion it was totally owing to their own Oita-
creeon Ana want of candour, that the 1 t•e NV-
:,;my had been compelled to reiigit their st tiatams. •
--They bad undoubtedly forfeited their chanillas
with the Public ; and were it possible that t!.ey
*bond be restored ench to his form-r
liar cook! never again be the same Ministry,
:(1 eyes of the country. 'Citify mule lose
that strength whi,:h they formerly derived from ens
eontileace of the Sovereign and the Peeple. The I
!Public were will aware, he said, of the talents of
die late Mini.tty ; but, was it possible, otter the
niasaihrins which had Wily taken place, they could
exonerated by the Puhlic from the ch rage of in.
discretion and inconsistency? Ihe pr, sew M:ntstry,
k•.• observed, were as yet untried,-.a circumtance
which undoubtedly gave them • fair clillS io be
poi:nutted to make toe experiment, (, • rAd rry of
:Ica! front She opitosire boob;) tough he iolitioted
this might be ikiVanCed as an Argument Agiams im-
plicitly co .tiding the nation to Leif guidance. Ur .
one thing, hoe ever, be was Certain ; namely, that.
nu'dinistiy whatever could he more Viall.ing in pru-
dence or policy than the last. He concluded, wen:
Luting several arguments against the adoption of
the resolution. which we could not diatinaly coileht.
hold BOIIINGDON ruse, and said, hour-the
rat he had of the circumstances atten ling the
chime of Ministry, he was inclined to hcheree the
last mode of meeting the present Motion, wouid be,
to propose at.other, which would resole; it uoneces-
buy to come to A decision on the original Mn wa.
This WAS the mouon of adjownrn nt. He 0m.1111,..1
in the Cl. q resit stAteinetit 01 tile h able Lind, .c;4O
spoke last out one ; end was of opinion that any
thing *hien hod tall-n iu Ad unrecorded epees.
fro" a ,fainter at the nc er flouse, certionly could
not be adduced f i, y as en atgument to goal d
proceedings OR in this. He was scarcely our
posed the Lite altnistry had demanded leave
of His Majesty to make a public ittstsficatii•n
of Weir co ; and he was less so, when
be found His Majesty had been pleased to grant
it; int he was romer astonished to rind they were
perfumed, wanout interruption, in both Houses
of Pailamment, t make • . innovation on the psi-
Tate lettings and condo ot the King, as utijustiti
abie as it was unpiecedentel. He maintain- d that
the posiog of the resuont woo, Ibeat b st but
nugatory proceeding, and was ansfly unwortity of
the Attention of she House, as it would become a
very sriamiesoisie pre.edent in tutu. e ewes. I her.
had, he said, a Resolution been passed in both
Houses of Paihomeni, in the cominencemeont of
the last centtoy, voting that any treaty entered
ant's with lbw House or the Grown of
Spun, would M inconclusive. Yet the ;mimeo!
peace nos in ode, ass Address of flicks was voted
by PerhAment to the Ministe,s wow tied be.-n em-
ployed in etiettiog it. It then, a motion of this
kiiid„ so pointed, so direct, was incapable of bin"-
ing the decision of Parliament for a few months,
what could be expelled ti um the passing of a Mo-
tion similar to that now before their Lordships?
Ha absolved the present eilinistry Irons any insion
tenon of writing on His bleiesty the Meitinfe in
question, or leaving him want's), 'gametic of its
extent or tendency ; but he toilet not Absolve
them from a charge of negligen-oe and inattention
to CirCtirßitariCell, which nognt love been loieseen
would lead to the most fatal co..seqenees. Fie
conten.led it was extremely improper to resort to
that imperfect mode of sounding the King's mind
relative to a great question, by the mans of a
dispitc ; especially when this was so equivocally
worded, that it was a matter of doubt to the Se-
cretary in belond, how it should be construed,
when tronsmitied odicially to him. So far was he
from conclushog that the king lied been instigated
by secret advisers to demand a pledge. lie was
convinced, had the Noble Lord (Glenville) can-
didly and explicitly disclosed tne measure in its
full extent, and with 41 its consequences. the
c:...itige in the Ministry would not have token
pager, our would they have been compelled to jus-
tify themselves from a charge to which nothing
could have subjected them but their own im-
prudence and rashness. Coe state of Miens in Ire-
land, he did not consnier so deplorable as some were
inclined to conclude, the Cat:wises would, he said,
be taught hence to conclude that the defeat of their
hopes was not to be attributed to the intrigues ot A
cabal, nor yet to any predisposition existing against
their claims, Hiner in the minds of the late eadmi
entrant's' or the but solely to the constisu-
tienal principle entertained by His Majesty, by which
he was. hound as the Sovereign of a erotestant
Es-
tab idle:tent in Church and &ate, to protett the
Established Religion of the Country from being
-.reached on by that teligion, which OAS, for several
centuries, only been tolerated throughout the
'e^l,ll. He concluded with moving, •• That the
/louse do now adjourn."
Lord KINNAIRD replied with great spirit to
•he Arguments of several Noble Lords, who preced-
ed him in the debate. He wished to know, did the
Noble Lind who spoke lest wish to prove either his
• .immon sense or his loyalty. in asserting, that the
Homan Catholics would feel more satisfied in know-
ing that the objetlion to their claims were strongest.
where they were least capable of being combat. d
or overcome? was It loyal to point out to the Como-
hes the King alone as the opposer of their wale
tare, and arbiter ot their political existence i FAS
from it. 'I los was indeed to cherish tLu seeds ot
discontent, and disseminate the most dangerous
kanwledgis amongst a set of men whose patient
torbeerence eel nosily recommended them so tar
so the commisersttim ot the lis use, that it should
not wonsmoy tr.fle with their feelings. He had
euppoted M ka-w the political principles or
s Nunle Frienst (Lord &Auk), min how thence