The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-18 00:00:00

TO Till EDITOR OP THE LOUTISH PRFIS.

flot.:-The fel:owing guestioos, taken from soon. letters
which have lately appeared iu a provincial paper, on the sub-
ject of Roman Catholic Emanripatiota, are humbly submit•
led to the comiderat ion of the Honourable House" of Lords
mad Cosurnons of Great Briton., to as a key fur settling
that iniontasit Weimar' :
I. Can Moisten act a more unconstitutional part, tie oiler
a greater insult to the religion of their Sovereign, who, at his
crinowatiuu, swears to covens by the laws and "haute" agreed
an is Parliament, and is, um other maiwier, than continently
to gore. u several mill.. as of people, without law, or in direct
opposition to law ?
11. Are down* Roman Catholics, employed by Minister,
in the troy and wavy, and receiving pay from Hie Majesty,
employed, and do they receive pay in cosifoemity to the isth
of Chides' 11. commonly called the Test Act, sod the grit
of George I. or hi cootrodiction to those acts ?
111. Are the coonaimiews ghee to Roman Catholic embed-
terns, sod pirates, to fight the batiks of their conatty, to
be subject in, sad to inform. in their respective ranks,
discipline, legal, ur illegal? If the !alter, are mili-
tary chastisements, ilirragh inflicted is perfect cuotka tally to
the mutiny set, use Roman Catholk soldiers owl odors. or
by Roman Catholic Officers, aro Protestants, mho of justice,
us the routrary ?
IV. the .2.111 i of Charles 11. and that of George I.
remain iiiimpealed, eau Lord Lieutenants of the rowdies,
and Ili. Illoptatv's !ostlers of Peace ballot, or allow Holman
(*ailsolics to lit isallotted list° the Militia, mid other mihtirry
corps, and are they •ntitlin, by law, in tab. Itlllll2ll
lies refuse senriug, to easel of them, and kvy the usual foie ,
of fur mit rievong

V. If there is an extraordinary anomaly is our laws at pm-
sent, or a esestaat opposition between the laws awl conduct
of the executive bramehes of Government in all or any of the
forementiosed points, is it not a duty inceinhent or the
Leeislature, that is, King, Luella, and Cowirimis, whose
authority is paramount, and superior, to that of the Exerts-
Me Government, instantly to n move that aiiiinioly„ and
make the laws coafioniable to the exigencies of the State, if
the exigeneirs of tle• Slate are nut in confonniti to the laws !
VI. Besides the inilivprowitile obligation, inliesent in all
Legislatures, arising out of their primitive contract with the
people, to make fir them, at all min s, such laws, as beet
sad their walfore und happiness ; u it wit a partite's,' ditty,
lecendwat upon the lards and Commons of this realm, who
elapse upon their SOVefellp4ai hia corunatioe, as Chit f La-
ecutive Alagistrats of the Kingdom, • solemn oath to govern
Only accordion to Ike laws awl statutes a:recd cm its Parlia-
ment, sewer to enact, at keep in existence, say laws, by
which they keen it to be it panaible fur His Majesty to go-
vern ' Dues not the respect due to Majesty particularly re-
quire this of theft
VII. lf, therefore nws,iioro Roman Catholics are ne-
cessary for the deface of the country, and the law sod
covieritios with forbid the employing these spoe,non Ro-
wse Catholics, is it nut an iadispensalsle duty far the Legis-
lature terrace' sine or other of these laws' Aiid, le the cow
current, of the two, which °sight to he entirely rentutzd from.
the vole of our jmispredeocr ! A Test Act, which all Nieto-
Tinos t..tify to be the fruit of the must violent sail tenoned
astnsoslte, that ever disgraced the annals of English History;
• T.st Are. without • luck the Protestant Religion sehaissed
in no full winner, for upwards of Ito year, i We the Canine-
• Itek. *bill', hoot the torwlatioo •.4 one Mirearchy, has
ale ay. been ixacteil Ist the lioverei;o• of this Hoehn
sty their devoted Womble scream,
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