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'had firmed his principles Rom diligent study of the Constitution
nod close observation of its practice, whilst he (Sir George Dill)
l.ad been politically tve,ototl and instructed by those chiefly. whom
Fe now addressed. He hail early imbibed their sentiments,
emengst whom he was brought up, which had been sometimes
tertied to he more preindiceo than priociples, yet long experience
:.so fixed ri-ndy in his mind, and had ever governed, and should
mew govern hie conduct, that the Constitution of this country had
bean, was now, and ever ought to remain, caoentially Protestant.
tfo mach about himself. He would conclude by obacrviag, that It
r•sa it reward more valuable than his services justified, to be
thus assured that he had earned and acquired the esteem, court-
.lettee, and approbation of all that was discreet and good in society.
lie now begged leave to ohorrve that amongst the most valuable
property which a country coukl poems, were her public men of
talent, provided they possessed accompanying qualifications ; that
it was a great error, however, which prevailed in come places, al.
thoagh not entertained by those here assembled, that the most be-
neficial exertion of a public man is manifestml by a constant op.
position to the measures of the Government and the powers that
bet whereas experience sufficiently men the official statesman,
like my friend and many others, to be the most useful promoter of
the public weal, provided that with Intelligence, integrity, and coo-
age, be feels a generous independence, which hold in utter disregard
the emoluments of situation, when pet in competition with the prin.
moles be may have professed, and by which, as in the case duly Hon.
Friend and myself, support and favour have been won, cr con-
trasted with the duties which he owes to the interests of his country.
He professed to abstain froth touching the detail, so impressively
given by his friend who bad preceded him, of the events and cir-
commence* which, at this crisis, operated upon the most vital con-
cerns of the United Kingdom. In his facts, reasoning", and
conclusions, he entirely concurred, and so far as they went, he
aheerfally quartered himself with them, and adopted them as his
can ; but he would endeavour to enforce the necessity of vigilance,
co-operation, and petition, with strong remonstrance, against tam.
pining with our Protestantism, or negotiating with Popish claims,
we yielding to the demands (and made too us of right) of those who
acknowledge and obey, implicitly, the pea-eminence and commands
of an Italian Potentate in all things spiritual—who thus divide in-
compatibly with sale governmeht, their allegiance with the Sove-
reign, whom Protestants exclusively acknowledge and obey ; and
he would the more endeavour to enforce this necessity, when he ad-
verted to a proceeding of very recent occurrence. This meeting
would hear, with disgust and indignation, of the plan of a Consti-
tution, and the scheme for effecoing it, transmitted to the Popish
Association in Ireland. from the other side of the Atlantic, by that
expatriated traitor, the Roman Catholic Doctor 31`Nevin. He pro-
poles to strike out and strike off the church at one sweep from the
Hee of the constitution—so said he also in 1708. Henetet proposes se-
paration from Great Britain—so he proposed in 1798, aided by Frartte.
14'414 gentlemen, have these propositions been indignantly re-
-jetted by these petitioners for what they call their rights I—No,
gentlemen, Doctor 31'Nevin's recommendation and address to Ire-
land have been received by the Popish Parliament with approba-
tion and applause, and thus those irreclaimable demagogues have
now added another stain to their everlasting infamy and disgrace,
by receiving from this recorded traitor, with cheers and acclamation,
a charter for renewed treason and rebellion. But this is what we
dreaded and might have expected from men s'ho triumph and gloat
over the difficulties of Logland, and who boast of doing so—who
kterasaid, emancipation is the fast step to reparation—who cringe
1001. and bully to-morrow—who protess all obedience to the law,
and diligently study, in the same breath, the evasion of it. In
snort, from men who, in 1813, proposed an appeal to foreign inter-
:mate in our infernal concerns, and who have lately renewed the
same. Watch, my friends, and yield not ; these claims are not
made on the part of the Intelligente and properti of the country,
-but under the demand and menace of physioal force—at all events,
Jet it tot be the fault of those here 'tumbled, that the bold and
manly friends of the Protestantism of our Constitution, or of the
tteedom of our religion, sball not have, from this county, well me-
rited co-operation and minimise,