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AMA" Catholic.. Yet theik, Sir, ail the things we
beat ifs this 'place doubted and contraditted. It is
highly probable that those who do so may be wrong
certainly have heara• from one i lon G
wbo with me is in general one of the highest au-
thorities, the Member for the Cr y of Dublin, (Nlr.
Grattan), as I have no doubt of his chi& integrity
attd honour, and I feel towards a debt of gee
thole, which every Irishstiad must irSte to him, I
have heard, I say, with astoaishoient horn that re-
spates'e authority, an account which goes to coos
Wadi& those vouchers of the peaceable and tranquil
state of Ireland. But what does all this amount to ?
It truly amounts to notning ; unless we mean to say,
that we are to sport with the Inverties, the canstitu-
tional liberties of Ireland. 1.) ies it afford any suo-
itantial reason why we (night not to pledge our-
aelyes/ Ought not Patlian,e. t to compare these
contrailidn. y Accounts with o.se my-.her, so as to
make then Willies masters of the .elual :tat,• or
the inhabit-nts of that country, and no longer
boast that we are legislating upon hea-say *who-
tines alone I So far from the prin-
ciple that we ought toll/ from vie topic of Ireland,
I think there cat scarcely he any other soled that
ought to be so ca.,s'asitly :tear. d in this tiouso.
Upon the lace of things. however, as they
hose stand, I hope ~o Vrs it will pr MD'. {hit I
am preupding ro Ir. better intro roe • 'han any othe.
person upon this u'i -c.. I cli.f s m; std to be cul-
pable for my want of ; but I. at ta.
tame time, wish to ripa,r my own etrls, as
Well as those of the House, and have to
press my hay. tf.at indolence up-o such a su'izct,
arising from that apprehension which has hitherto
✓oiced, as to our pr curing a k .owledge or
tSe r•ooi. will not to future be a charge Ag iinst
Peliensent. regard to any appr. hen-
dots or dwit; mis hief.f-y ,*;ng irflammatory word•
as to Ireland, I sill n deem it atfe.iation is na to
tA). that lam incapaol t using any laic') fan.
ridge. Id . feel confila in asserting, tha: horn
say. anown chataa .r AO public ci.n.lua, I am da
stroded to suspicions of promo.ing insurrec.
si.oi is day part of Ow d fornioas, as .a.y
Man in esistence. I adi t•ls • iitia d:o rur c•e
die wer, I aver, that I 114/It alw iys deemed

the very existence or tie two couarres de-
rinds upon 4 union o sys em ft- w•s them.
N.* wan hying more an .he .dea it a trench
fatti•-•4, tend, e io dissein nate dissattstactiot,
=angst toe people, becauw I believe mat no, tr Ag
but destruetio,. can 4111/41 Clis
lug r ti 41,J,,5u0u and r q u y, I say :het all things
are against thy sortie:o,Mo nat any Alarm, Moir.
Salton or or,.aniastion or I. it thou exists at tors
itlolll7lCit In Letan,t. If I sould imagine innir-
re rot Foreigner. or one well disposed pr Greet
tam fit I mull suppose such a foreigner to mos)
entionag upon an exemmAtion nt the state of Le-
land. be witted say }i I congratulate the Blitisli
Governarnt upon the present state of Ir-nund,
whet, the inktab 'cuts evince the utmost toy ty
Ott' King, and nine •flittlt to their Cons t. tt.s•tn."
Be would say, it was th re the Duke of r•i •t•ird,
when called upon to proclaim a county in a st.ute oe
*hellion, front the coruitOt of those denominate •
thrtikers, while he refit.: d to do so, fou d him-
self completely able tit put down all rebelli it. amid
1111mtr-ttion. by the ordinary operation of law.
be woe v, WA, a good symptom He
*NW say, that a total indisposition to tumult, rit
to take aftentAge of ail opportunity 3(11.14 af.
forded them, had been proved even at the time
whoa you rejected that Catholic Bill, which was
tisppoeej to b.. the suojeft of gueat irritation amongst
a large description of per souu in teat vitro? y t tt at
lamed of riot taking ',lace. when you sun: all c
ingredients of licit. by the refusal of ucli an
Ad, and the is:uing of such a P: C•
tien—the people rentain-d pctfeuly ura,.q sit.
This feetigner Would say, *: I titters the
' motion of the Grai•d Jury of the counts, of K :keno} ,
1 observe that Judge Pox congrAtniates the Irish
urn the;- state of tranquillity, and uoit such tot,
I must he convinced t:..st it t • a libel an,l s ig
arm their country to brand them with a ,eheilv-u,
seditious spirit." Lastly. thus ttro.lest of Muer, s-
lions would naturally occur to such a foreigner. He
would say, "the Goveinment of this country kno s.
and coulisles in that peaceable disposition of that
part of the kingdom, when 1 see you withdraw you.
force from Irelatist. when I see y iu send your whole
German Legion. w ico, us ;Articular, was to
son Ireland, to a.sis th lis•ng of Sweden ill St .tt-
sund." Supposing my tettiolctti frienAly firetaitei
to be reasear g thus as to the quit of 1.140.1.
even during the late election, w3u.d it bit answereo
to him, th it it was merely metier of acei.lent t
neither the Grand !my oar the learned Jr igir Fox
knew any thing about the suhj :t, and that the
withdrawing of the troops front Ireland was no,
indicative of tranquillity existing It he we. e s••
answered, he would no doubt say. }. It is an nil
expedient; when you withdraw your force, you
supply it with leg'slattve pr ; when yon match
out your army, yeet rna.ch in ati Ad of Pa:liament.
Con any cue imagine
that
you would have b en
miire i.ectre by mean: of au Ad of Parliament, ciA..
by retai..ine your troops? You say that all thy
people of Great Blitain are to be armed, but the
peorle of behind are to be disarmed; in propottion
as you are to arm Groat .:,sin, you are to disarm
Ireland. If you take away the aims, what are they
to kilt with ? It yeu take away their constitution,
what are they to fight for ?"—fiiterl /scar ! ht.rr !
Such, Sir, are the questions whicit this indifferent
person would naturally put to the government of
the country. But it has been said by the
great authority to whom I have alluded (\lr.
Grattan), that dice is a French fallioa in Ireland,
that it is against that faition, and not against the
people of that country. you'are endeavouring to
provide these preventives to turbulence and /nsu r-
, r eft ion. I would ask that Honourable Gentle-
man, I would ask the House, when has there not
been a French laaism ? I believe. tram the days of
Qiwen Elizabeth, ever since it has been the policy,
th: vile, and foul pi !icy. to enact such statutes of
oppression, theft never has been any cessation
to the existence of to ; and these Bilks and
sash like measures, have been the means of drier-
in,- 1t - Ireland some high-spirited and
teals, professes* the Ca-
thereby creating an Irish
French faction in Ireland.
Lave bees said to be tut-

I'l4 away born Ireland
'et respectable mill,. ti
sh.vlic faith, to France
fa tion m krance, and a
—rho Irish Catholics 1