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Bishops ; and when the feet the British arms became too
strong tot her people, they retired w the mountains. and after rem-
rating their vigour, they returned to carry desolation to the Very
dwelling% of their assailant*. The Soots rose in repeated insurrec-
Once, and retaliated on their foes by mere than one successful re-
bellion. They got possession of their Rieg, and Then Wild him
into the hands of his enemies. The scene of carnage and dem-
lation was renewed after the Reiteration .• and, if the Scots fell,
their only consolation was that they dyed their avenging swords
with the Wood of their esteems." When a mad ventured to ex.
press his opinion with regard to the Catholics, no matter how good
that indirieital might be, raver bow moderate his sentiments, he was
pointed out by the Catholic Association, and his name was ful.
minted by that body with the heaviest censure and abuse. 31r.
cr Connell, when speaking of Lone Manners and the late Attorney.
4)eneralship of Mr. Saline, observed, that there was no honour in
having such men for their keens. But he (Mr. Daimler.) wool('
Say that the Bar of Ireland felt mitre pleasure 'in emociating with
inch men fts a Manners, a Moore, and a Saerin, than they did with
those persons who composed the Catholic Bode. But rest was not
the object of the Association—their efforts we're directed to scatter
abroad tie seeds of dioaffsetion and illsconterat. But we had not
only the speeches of the leaders of the Cathillie Association ; we
had also their character as men, and the criterion by which they
setinieted these whom they deemed meat worthy of beleoging to
their body. At a recent meeting two Onions were introdneed
whose names were well known—the one was Mr. Devereaux, and the
other the notorious Archibald Hamilton Rowan. When tie.-se gen-
tlemen emend the morn they welt greeted by the most unbounded
applause ; and why ?—beeatiorMr. Derereenx was the only Ise:r-
eining deleg..te of the (.'atholie Convention in 1793. !MeV eon.
eel/ said, •• he (Mr. a) must be admitted a member th a matter
of course." So that the circumstance of his having belonged Wean
Aeseelation which was &stemmed to he illegal, and was supetesitel
sa oath, was alone suffcient to recommend him to the partictdar no.
the sef this body, scd to entitle him to be enrolled as one of diets
members. Mr. Hamilton Rowan was a character well known to
this country ; he was apprehended for seditious and treasonable
nets, and he (Mr. Damon) verity believed he was tainted with tree-
SOIL ( Wm, hear.) Ile contrived to make his escape from prison,
and got safe ofFto Franco, where he lived an exile far some years.
By the lenity of Government, he was allowed to go beck to Ireland**
and live there.untnoleoted, and the best return he could make to
this net of forbearance was, to belong to this Associe:ion. But
why was all this feeling evinced towards such characters as
these ?—The reason was obvious is it was for the purpose of
reciting, in an ignorant Giese peasantry, a feeling of dissa-
tisfaction towards the Government ; it was tto create in them
a hatred of the laws and of all the constituted authorities:
Wins, in fact, to prepare them for acts of open 'rebellion, if
nicessaiw to support the extravagant pretensions of this Hie-
gel and threatenirg body. It was his opinion, that most of the
evils in Ireland were attributable to the Roman Catholics. (Hear,
MAIN km, from the Opposition benches, and echoed back he the
31bliseerial side.) Ile regretted to be obliged to say this, but he
hit it in his consciente to be so ; and he elm felt it to be his duty
It eisciere thus openly his honest conviction that such was the fact.
.It ems his misfortune to differ with the Right Honourable Gentle-
slitott the Attornrj-Gmeral for Ireland on this momentous question.
Be could not het), declaring, that he had witnessed in the conduct
of the Catholics of Ireland during the het three years, math which
in his humble judgment was ealeanted to excite very serious feel-
ings of alarm, and which called tor a powerful measure from the
Legislator* to suppress. Even the Catholic priesthood could not
Welkeih Ikon extiressing their approbation, and even theieexeltation,
.It * jogs of the Association. Dr. Curtis had told the
pof Dahlin that he was a weenier, that he was filling
• me or those wee were now and 'l' persecution, and that he had
no ignore tigl.t to it than to the Dukedom of Leeds. Dr. Doyle,
another of the Catholic Priests, in a letter addressed to ilr.
Robinson, an (knowable Member of that House, had said
" That the whole body of this Roman Catheters were getting ie.,
fated with a spirit of discontent, at the tyrannous treatment they
wove experier.cing ; am! thet if any of them were to commit acts of
violence, or meditate iny thing against the State, it would be in vain
to expect that any of thet body would impeach the individual ; and
that ham such men Me Ministers trust only expect hostility."
This was the opinion of the Catholic priesthood—of the disposi-
tion engendered in their own people by the instrumentality of the
AMOciation. He ( Mr. Dawson) also thonght the long continuance
of elissanler in that country was likewise owing to the Catholic
priesthood. It had been said by one of that body that no plot of
any kind whatsoever could go on in any parish without the know.
ledge of the priest. This had been openly stated in a Court of
Justice, and bad not been contredieted. Ile (ale. Dorian) had
read of one O'Sellivan who had seen is man murdered before
his face, bat who refused to give evidence on the trial of
the murderer. assigning as a reason that if he did his influence
over his • parishioners would be diminished. He also recien.
bored to have reed a letter addeened to the Catholic Association by a
pettish Priest named Duggan, in which the Priest states, that many
of his parishioners were ready to devote the entire produce of their
corn crops to the Catholic Rent. No matter what other claims three
relight he—no matter how the wants of their families might be
supplied—no matter how the claims of their landlonis or their just
creditors should be satiefied. accenting to this Priest they were nu-
sir to sacrifice their whole corn crops to augment the funds of the
Catholic Association. The Priest mentioned this ss* matter of sa-
tisfaction ; but could any thing be more subversive of justice and
principle than rich a scheme ?—Mast it not lie a most perverted
mind which could white to so fool a breath of the ordinary prin.
cipher of justice ?—Could that man bare any moral feeling elm
should recommend robbery ? And yet such was the resolution
which the Prim: considered metier for congratulation ! There was
another letter addressed to the Catholic Association by a person
named Kelly. the parish lotion of Mellow, in the County of Cork.
Kelly reconinter.ds his parishioners to supply the Association with
money, " because money, he saes, "is the sinew of sat," and
the more meriey which you send io the Catholic Association, the
better you will be enabled to make head against your enemies.
Such was the feeling of the Irish Roman Catholic Priests. He had
beard much applause bestowed on thin body of men fur their exer-
tions in promoting tranquillity, but lie would put the question :
Who was employed to sow discontent between the Protestant Cler-
gyman and his parishioners I—The tlatholic Priest. \Vho was it that
constantly endeavoured to burst the bonds which subsisted between
landlord and tenant ?—The Catholic Priest. Who was busiest at con-
tested elections, exciti sag political feelings, and urging the lowerelas see
to ,hake off the influence of theme who were their natural friends and
protectors ? The Catholic Priest. Once more he would ask, who
was it that laboured to paralyse the efforts of benevolent individuals,
',besought to substitute education and religion for barbarism and
*potence ? Again he must reply, the Catholic Priest. That body
opposed every measure that was not likely to promote their own in-
fluence, and perpetuate their power. It is true they were the la.
honor s, the there', the constant auxiliaries of the Cetholic Asso.
ciation ; but he thought it impossible that such proceedings could
be allowed to rinieirdie—it could not go on. (lien., hear.) And he
should conclude by once more cepresming his conviction. that if the
Trish government unelected to put down the Catholic Association,
hacked by ele Catholic Priests, the Catholic association, backed
aw the Priests. would put down the Irish Government.
Colonel CA It Eld" though:, if the Catholic Association was put
down by the proposed Bill, it would rise again in some more oh-
jeetiosiable shape. The Cailsolie Association certainly compre-
hended the Catholic aristocracy, and almost all who were honourable
and respectable amongst the l'atholish of Ireland. He would say,
do justice to the Catholics, and, by so doing, you will tranquillire
the country, and put down the Catholic Association. This is the
oniv way you can or ought to succeed in putting It down. The Ca-
team were not now situated as they were formerly ; the Catholic
body cornprceended all classes from the Peer to the peasant. AU
felt their own etrength, nor were they ignorant of their weakness ;
and it isnot possible that they could behold the King of England,
as King of Hanover. taking off all restrictions, arising from religious
opinions, trim 1115 Hanoverian subjects, whilst his subjects in Ire-
land were still oppressed with laws disgraceful to this enlieht.
• treed ago.
Aill. SPRING RICE was eneinuo to address the llouoe on this
moat important measure. The Howie had heard speeches front
two Right /lon. Unitletree connected with his Majesty's Irish
tiovernmeut. and he could not conceive two speeches mum strongly
irdicattee of a difference of opinion. flow could violence be et-
fectually suppressed, when two Right Honourable Gentlemen,
connected in the more Cabinet, personify the most violent opinions
weboth sides. When the opinions of one Right !immutable Gen-
Healer me promulgated, will not the violent Catholics rely thr sup-
poo in their foetid in the Cabinet ? And when another Right Hon.
Gentleman meters to the proceedings of the Rebel/ion, as an mite-
rennin for present violence, sill not the Orangemen consider
themselves fully justified ? That Honourable Gentleman had better
not have alluded to Irish rebellion.—if he looked at the other side
of the account, he would flesh that all the violence and cruelty did
not belong to the Catholics. To mention one circumstance—there
was the murder of Lind O'Neil, a subject upon which every
Orangeman and Protestant ought to desire to keep hie lips closed
fee ewer. lie apologised for placing Protestants and Orangemen
together; he proteeted against the identification of Orangemen
with Protestants, for in feeling nothing could be more opposite
than the bode.* which those two words reiimsented. Ile would not
ytt Mtn Lim i ere ion of thesionrines and conscientious adherence tothe
Protestant reliition, with the Richt lion. Gentleman at the other
sic's, or with ass• Iforiourable Gentleman in that !louse; but wni
it bocauot he was attached to his own religion that he ought not to
Warne any other? Ile regretted the existence of I hange Anse.
cintiono, he regretted the existence of the Catholic Association e
but he tholiehi, before the !knowable Gentleman asked the !louse
to put S. down, they might to prove that its proceedings were
wrong. aed that the retuetty propene' was right. The alemberitir
Londonderry (Mr. G. R. leawiem) had spoken of the infleence of
the Casholic Priests, and the way in which this influence was ap-
plied. Rio where were his proofs ?. Ills Honourable Friend had
only produced Newspapers. For the that time the flout, was
railed upon to legislate, with no other evidence before them, but
that procured front Newspapers. In the absrnce of any other evi-
dence. the Honourable genectuan had read extracts from the
Dublin Newspaper.. His only fare were Newspaper farts. He
should like to know from such high anthority as the liiiiiutirable
Gentleman, why her Orangemen existed ?—the llonourahle (lent.
had staid not—if this was, the case, away went the pretext upon
which the Bill was introduced. His Majesty's 3liiiisters pre-
levied to extinguish all parties ; but, in fighting against the
Gamesmen, it seemed they were fighting against a shadow,
art it ass the Catholic Association only the Bill csold
siffeet. '(tins, the minim:int which vat raised upon the intreduc-
von of the Bill, as to its intended impartiality of operation, fell to
the ground. Some of the erocoedinga of the Association, mentioned
by Gentlemen opposite., lie die nut mean to justify, but was this AV,
Id condemn the Association ? Ile knew not
ably on the toe of the earth whose entire pro-
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