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grateful 1 t sq, that this is not the case. Non
ate more eSisposed to gratitude. I say. that the
creamier of Ireland basely reeng been' mutest than
let eeerdised, by.any orloquetee upon the face of
tee globe over he vanehistted subjects. Yeu rbtat
.nied. Gentlemen, that there-is suck, a ming, as
graining justice, in such a way and drith such es
grace, as net to entitle the grantor to the receipt of
a• knnwledgment; a made of conferring berms with-
out creating the feeling of graettsde ; and Al,O mak-
ing concessions, when coacessions are too late.
What I sty is this, that timing the present reign
there has been 'Milling but a scene of tyranny and
oppression over the !signer ranks of the people of
lielartd, and a scourging of the lower. Any
changes that have taken place by the statutes you
;lave enafled, have tended to noteieg but to pro-
euce a variety in their misery and oppression. If
you watt to know what those Acts were, I would
advise you to look at those which were atier•
wards enaeled for the repeal of them ; and who
amongst you cm do it without shuddering that
such statute disgrace your statute book ? Yet it is
alleged, as a nnatt.n of surprise, that the Leh are
never quiet, but always discoreented ! ! This re-
minds me of a story where an Irish drummer was
appointed to infliit punishment upon a s I.l;er, for
mutiny and Jet wtinn. The soldier, writhing under
tile torture of the lash, called upon his chastiser t
change his mole ut lashing, and to stake hi.n beer
don,a. This the drummer obeys ; but had no senner
:mac so, than the soldier desires him is strike him
higher ; this he also obeys, hot finding the snider
sell dissatisfied, and wishing for aaoth-r change of
situation, he then says to him—o Now. upon my
ieul, I find you are really a discontented man, for
eat )ou where I can. I canna: please you."—( Lola
lasigiiing.) I do not, Sir, deny that such laws may
oet Ise necesaery in tome cases. and in a certain ti. •
wee; but inreel of having them ready for tee put-
eee of IA etiog punishment, *mod it of be bett.-t
in piece y• or arms in Ireland, as welt .is eerie:lore,
as a guard of bonnet., th preserve, not to ietringe the
Consteutiou of our cee r y I certainly would not
risk the existence of Ireland Any none than 1 would
do that of England •T tecotlim 1, by Bleking experi-
m. in the former of these c untries, welch welter
••ave been ..,ode upon ether of th- two 14.er
couittres. Would it no he edviesbor to provide a
force in every part 4 toe Utiles! Kinge las both to
p• serve the treequiility • t tee dorlenions, as well
as ;s: any items vreice Bonaparte may think
or sending to etesek us ? No man eau eke up :n
htmselt to say we at degree of courrena ice and
sup,.•-• t may be given t s an eeemv by the
ite.ebitante of any counts, amongst whom
may t any eeriest eissafieelion and enmity,
ie.. 1 t:.e hour arrive, when t .e ezeiniment of a con-
te•t inve-son is to take place ; an expetiment
ich I shall not se), wawa be fatal; for, on the
teary, 1 trust it would end ftiunipmsebe• in
vet part of the c -untry an attempt at. inve•
sion may be Pede. No man could say, that It was
not or• essary, m evety tale, to take means to keep
the sou .• yin a state of defence. Laws may create
en epee 'lance of quietness, but there could be
o- hi, to overewe the dip .bition to rebellion so
a-Cta4l y as the keeping up a military force to
c..eck ie whenever it slime itself, or when the re- !,
bee() s and seditious ate ettempti-g to organize
the nselves, so as to reeder assistan • e to an invading
enemy. But Les is not all; I say the Constitution
itself provides a sufficient remede for such evils.
1.. w itself is not uncoussitutional, posse ied
the necessity of exescheng it be proved, and when
vigeendy watched by tiose who execute and by
those who are to endure its efFeas. The laws
new in existence in regard to Ireland are in-
sl:ed Martial Law, but it is Martial Law in mas-
q -.Ade, without any acknowledgment of its min.
cip:e or Lf.B. But it sus beets said that the people
of I.eland are not to be trusted with arms; 1 bey, '
eowevcr, let us consider wttat have been t; e pots-
cipee white have ever teneee to overtutn a Consti-
mit .a. Such a refleetiun ought to conv•c iss that
we had no tenon to dread the arming or the people;
but on .he contrary, that it is the part of a wise
Government to cemeel Orrin to he Armed. three
is no ins: ei.e wit -re such a priuclpie has ever
flied. It has been proved in Scotland, and
would also lee proved in Ireland. that an armed
people are mere easy to be reconciled to G.
v; rnm.-nt than an unarmed people, wlo ate not
ails ee to st me 'teen all occasions upon their own
defence. lei • e may have been s one party ditaf-
.cl et, hut not sue • as could call foe such ales-
suet a h.:ve been 4,0 i White such measures
esistest, how' was the h. ....it! to be empowered to
call not his poise (*mil use% or the Lord leteutesient
to put the people um ler corontesme of array ? Well
the Right Ho ). Gentlemen ray. that such an idea
ever obtained any ground in the maintenance and
rA Government, wit ri the Jeceletes ex-
let d in tats country, and a leeteeder to the throne,
WAS ->tich a Jell. as he Little produced, proposed
to he pa -.e l in this eotio:ty in keep down rebellion?
Let I on rem, aese. year 1795, and compare the
mass of inlet metion whiz)) the Goternment then
had rece;ved, as to our Jeposition and temper of
mind to insurrection, treason, and sedition, in lenge
land and Scotland, with any thing that has been at-
tempted to be proved now in regard to Ireland ?
WAS there any man in those days bold enough
to tell the English or the Scotch, that tney
inn t not be out of their beds after suresets
ssr that their houses must be searched. and their
atrns taken away from them r The puuish-
mein then was seven years banishment. for al-
leged delieqeencies. I ak, upon
.principles of
repel justice. does he attempt to do this, in regard
to It eland, when there was greater evidence of
such necessity formerly, in regard to these other
countries I No hl;iiiltert, et that time, eves at-
tempted to m like such a proprosal. It has been
urged es an argumeet in favour of those unprece-
dented measures, that they ate only a suspension
of the Constitution fur three years; alter which
it is to be restored to them. safe and sound.—
Now, ter, I do not like renewals of suspensions
ct t. e Constitution. In 1796. that suspension
was first granted for tear sears; in 1800. for
seven years, and now for teiet years; snaking in
all, a suapensios of 'es Ceostitatias for the
space of tourteern years. Sir, lAM convinced
that a people whs salmit to wee renewals of ass.
pensions, will getdoslly And tlet their rights and
Ashes ties will be -euteeleic'e catineeished. Ministers