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opeaingapeeth. The *t. Hun. Gentleman certainly meant to
impute blame to hlinisters fur nest openly espousing cai-se
of the South American Provioce is; but ro mad • propositiou
he hid never heard, as 111 engage the fore" of the comets.]
moiler the batmen,' of inemegency.—(Naar.)—ln their trans-
actions with that errantry, the Ministry were 00000
psilty in one respect, and in one only, that they had Mill
takes. advantage of sloe troubles of that Coot:mem to procure
any commercial advaatageo fur Ode country. The Rt. Hula
Gent srgued that the absence of • common potni of union
in the existing Administration, was sin just 'ruined fur its
removal, as it would nut he possible 111 form another in which
no disunion should exist. He knew but of one peat ques-
tion, however, on which the Members of the existing Ail.
ministration were divided—that known by the slime of the
Catholic 4eiestion, and the Right Honostrable Gentleman
opposite (Mr. Tierney) knew ea well as tic slid, that it
visa to circumstances of peculiar ditEculty that division was
to hr trace.' He believed, mad lie could speak with its
much experience as any other person, that if it WRP
aible to form sit Administration not comprising considerable
ditTerenceof opinion oil that gisestioo, it would have been
✓ffreted in 161.2 Helmet hinr.elf, in company with abler
•nd wiser men, on two occasions, made a weenier of eves y
ordinary object of ambition, in the hope of slimming
an object he then corisidereil exceedingly desirable. Gest.
Monett opposite had nut WWII more .meceosful In their
efforts in the year 16013, RII.I be now believed, what
was a hitter ellioappoiiiiment to him in 1;412, wan the
happiest result, and that the questi ought to be left In
make its own way Isy the strength of pliblw opinion, with.
out an •t tempt tee force. it forward by the influence of Go.
vernnie nt. The Right Hon. Gentleman had charged M
tern with ilelegalitig to Contend teem the Issucti 0000 • tlwy ought
propel ly to discharge themselves. When sods a charge
wsa
made, it ought to he Inane in mind what a
had taken place of late years in transacting business in
the House, a change which threw a burden on MiMatera,
thief no physical or mental constitution could !tor )
—lt Wax 111/W I.l(pEric4 that Ministers should come down to
the House earl, iiiiht fully pitaarenied of all details of facts,
the characters of milividnala, the knowledge of history—.
(Asar,)—renel to be eetablesel tummy, whether there was a smock
expreasi 0000 its a Petition, that took up half an 1 nu the
rs sestlirient toeauae it to Ire withdrawn Mar.
The., after Mintsters are wearied, body and moot, by mods
yeses lima mid never ending complaints and details, the
champion of the opposite side cosies don it siest day, Zone
poetic, while they were expected to he in their places /so.
p"os"t—( 4 tarn.'—to roomer whatever charges should
It • poen to Ise preferred. A fellow 'Masted in chins seter
prevailed on some Member to present • folio volnote of
a Prlitian, charier' with falsehoods and and after
three or four hours of time wasted in conversation, it
was found to come to nothing. And Otos the tone
and attention of the noose w..s to be lust oto a case
which would disgrace a Pie.peowice Court—a mow in which
a Court of Con/winter would nut give a farthing costs,
Every body mast feel that thug was au abuse of the right of
petitioning. It had now arrived at such a height, that
to
arlfilefeme, it moat be OVPI3VIIII• SU•IIII way or other.—
(ffertr.)—He affiimed confideutly that such a mode of
trAitsacting hosineas was entirely 11111‘110W11 in the good old
times of Parliament, in the days of Mr. I'll( or Mr. Fl/I‘.
The weakieess imputed, was not the weakitesa of Ministers,
but that of human nature; but, notwithstanifisig, Ire ilessied
that delegation had keen had recourse tom any case •herein
Ministers could with propriety have brought in Rills. The
Right Hon. Gent. 'sauces-ritual the condor! and success of the
present Ministry—stud cooclueled by hoping tine if they were
to he dismissed, they should be dismissed fairly and decid-
edly; but if to be retained, they should receive sent h PR pport
as would risible them to conduct the affairs of the cuoulry.
oesfl,oud cheerio's.)
Mr TIIIR•tli replied.
The House then divided: the numbers were—
Fur the Motion.. l7B
Against it 357

Majority for Mioi.tere ..
Tile other °Mete of ehr Day were then ‘1,.100..1 of, and
the House adjourned at HALF-PART Two o'CLocu.