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then quoted as authority ?—or must we understand
that a measure that adonis the people into the Con-
stitution should not pear, because a few individuals
are d•termined not to be satisfied, bat that a mea-
sure which suspends the Constitution altogether
should pass, although millions are discontented
This is not only bad reasoning, but is quite contrary
to every sound political principle. The Bill most
certainly did not please the Catholic Board, but a
Bill that would please the Catholic Board, would
he a very bad Bill; the Bill did not please the
Orangemen, but a Bill that would [dense the
Orimgensen, would be a very had Bill; these are
two factious very wild and very extravagant, hoth
ought to be restrained, and neither of them ought
to be gratified; and if a Bill was to he formed, in
order to gratify either, such a Bill would be a bad
Bill. and such • Bill ought tint to pass. Great
public measures are not intended to favour any
particular body, they do not require Own' approba-
tion, they should not wait upon their support,
they are mooted for the benefit of the people, not
for that of is parts, and never for that of a sect;
'from *their generality arises their excellence, and
though they may dossaiisfy some, they serve all.
" Mr. Peel objected that a 'certain body of the
Catholics were not satisfied with the Veto, although
they thereby obtained- the repeal of the penal
laws ; sod to render them satisfied, he -confirmed
the penal laws, arid did not abandon the Veto; lie
objected that the Catholics would not be satisfied
with the exchision from the offices of Lord Lieute-
nant and Lord Chancellor, and in order to ritisfy
them, lie excluded them froM offices altogether.
Strange argument—that exclusion f office,
when general, would tint moody, but when cotifin-
ed to two exceptions, would hr totailerahle !—Thus
he admitted the discontent, hut supposed it would
be removed by contionitig the 111VatotateS by which
it had been produced—he kit the danger, he
rejactrd the security, lie suggested on new remedy,
he obj-ctrl to a measure which would ultimately
serve though it might not • ~ iediately satisfy ; and
lie proposed what it was impossible could at :my
time either serve or satisfe.
" The conduct of the opponents of the Roman
Catholics is too reinatkable to be forgotten, they
said that the Catholics should not he admitted
into Pe,lianient, because they could tint be bound
by the obligation of au oath, though it was by an
oath alone that they were execluded ; again, they
said that the Catholics could mit be bound by au
oath, old they posed our Act containing an oath, to
enable the Catholics to testify their allegiance;
again they repeated that the Catholics could not
he bound by an oath, and they passed another Act,
devising another oath to qualify the Catholics to
become electors, at the same time they accom-
panied theoe otleissive assertions, and this falsifying
practice, by a novel and a dangerous doctrine
equally false, equally offensive, and most uncon-
stitutional—they said that the King was bound by
his coronation oath against the rights and privileges
of the Catholics (I). They had formerly denied
that the Catholics could he bound by an oath to
the King, and they now insist that the King was
bound by an oath against the Catholics; at length
they are driven frutu these monstrous positions,
and found the r opposition to the measure of eman-
cipation km this objection, that it has left the Go.
',moment oath which they had passed, though they
denied it could be obligatory, and which they now
assert should be repealed, because they declare it
to be offensive.

" The speech goes nn to say that the Bill is
replete with absurdities and inconsistencier—no•
thing but a wild and irreconcilable contradiction of
principles.' This may be good alisit.e of the Bill,
lout it had argument against the Catholics. It
rays the Bill is absurd—it dues not prove it ;it says
the Ball is wild and isiconAstent—it dues nut prove
it; it also says the Catholic. sue hostile—it does not
prove the assertion. The speech Marls the Bill;
just as it I:bels the Catholic; a sufficient answer
will be the names of the Cis tire who f ti the
Bill—Lord Castlereagh. Mr. Casing Mr. Whit-
bread, Mr. M. Fitzgerald, Mr. Piiiisoilby, Mr.
Plunket, Mr. Grattan, Sir John Newport, Sir
Henry Parnell, Sir Arthur Piggott, and Sir Samuel
'Luridly; the names of those winos:curare the Bill
are Me. foster and Me. Peel."

(*; Mr Fox says—" Such s doctrine appesrs to me eat-
culatrd tu produce the gr. alert °amnion, and completely
lu overturn the Cunstiiumoi ; J it mere true, the Gorrru.
ment of this country would lie cos longer a mixed Munaichy;
but we should he in a nutted •tale of anarchy sod eutbru-
siou."—Fox's Spreelow, rul. rut. page 811.

The foltowing inuieelious story is related in
country Parer
A party of a whip's crew being sent ashore on a part of the
mast of India, for the purpose of cutting wood for the ship,
our of the men, having strayed from the rest, was greatly
frightemil by the appwiaoce of • large lioness, who made
towards him ; halt on her t owing to hint, she lay down at his
feet,and linked very cortically, first at him mid then at • tree
at a little oistairee oR. After repealing her looks several times,
she arose and prorreded us towards the tree, ',whin hack as.
swat times, seem iugly wishing the mass to folluw her,
he did; and upon coming to the tare, be looked up •ad
perceived • hogs baboon, wish two young cubs iu his arms,
which he supposed were the lioness's, u she crouches% down
like a cat, and ►reused to eye diem very steadfastly; upon
which the man, mitts afraid ill ascend the tree, bethought
himself to cut the tare slows; and, having his sae with him, he
set to work, when the limsem seemed more attentive to what
he was doing ; and, epos the tree falling, she sprung forward
on the balio.ot, and, after waling hint tat pieces, she harried
amend and licked the cubs over and user meat. ; after which
she returned to the raw, who was greatly (eighteen-41 at see.
iug her in such Is rage with the baboon ; het she came and
&wired ruusid him, rubbed her head against him is great
fondness, sod which seemed to •hew her gratitude fur the
movie, which he had dour her; she then went to the cube,
and taking one of them in her mouth, went away with it;
and, rewiring sour afterwards fur the other, she well away
with that also; wheu the man mule the heat of his way off
to the shore, where he was taken aboard, and did trot get
rid yif Ins fright for souse lime after.