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London, England, 1807-06-27 00:00:00

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, int Le first instance, because circumstances
were onfaVoUrable to it: He approved of, the partial
they had introduced, because there was reason
to suppose that Bill was pra6ticable. He approved
f their. abandoning that Bill, when it
_proved
to be impranicable. They prOposed it •With a
iCIV to beneficial co,aequenees,. and they gave it
up when it Was no longer 'likely fa lead to these
consequences, It 'Was a foolish dilemma.to say—if
the measure was inexpedient, why did you introduce.
it ?• If it was expedient, why.not introduce it ? If,
r. ter it vas in t rodueed; circumstances occurred which
deprivedit of its original expediency, why not aban-
4n' it ? He lamented, that at a time when. the
Country Was 'surrounded: with enemies, and when
it was universally allowed' that .nothing short of the
unanimous exertiOl'is of all the talents, and. all
-the strength of the Country, was necessary for its
preservation, such efforts had been, made to engage
the supporters of the Church in a conspiracy to di-
vide the people, and to inflame_ them against each
other.• He should have better reasons than those ad-
v-meed by the, Hon. G6ntlemen opposite, than what
had bee.natated in the Addresses to his Majesty, by
eerpO:ati on secele,,iastleal or lay,to indutehinito agree
that the Church was. in danger by the admission of.
Catholics intothe Army, or that the State was in dan-
ger by their alaiiis-sion to civil rights., Jn resped.to
the Army, the measure lately proposed was al-.
re:4:!..); l'aw in efrca. The Militia ;of Ireland stood
on the foundation of this measure. The Yeomanry
of lreland'eoUld.not exist withoUt it.
,It was equally
essniial -to the Arthy, The only object of 'the
Bill was- to place ..on a liberal, and candid footing
what lilready existeci.in eff!cd.. The Ad of the Irish
Parliament was in the hands of the House, and the
- 'same reasoning applied -to it. If it did not repeal it,
the .Gentlemen.opposite gave up their argument;; if
did repeal it, they gave up the-Army, the Irish
the Irish Yeomanry. Gentlemen contend-
'e.: that the Establishment would. be shaken if 'Ca;
tholics \i ere on the Staff; would these'.Gentlemen.
sav, all was 'safe if Catholics Were mit On thei-Staff
'as much ,as to say, that. ,there -was dis=
osial t v in 'the CathOlic oilico-s,, and-- none- in the
:Catholic soldiers,,_ To talk of .merely .tolerating
tha C:itholic4; was an attack upon the Constitution
'an ct the Army; ngt a defence 6f the Church and State.
'The I3dll of his Noble Friend was such a Bill, that
lot even a drnoken toastmastertato bigotted corpora-
-6On dinner could entertain any serious apprehension
from it ; if any great Statesman was so misled as
cirt•ulate such; apprehension, he had'.too high
o;iiniOn of the gdocl sense of the-People to sup-
p4::(l would star itself to be led away by such a
(:;:insien; But it seems, it was hotithe measure itself
that Vills conc,2ive-d to be so exceptionable, for the
(.';,=!ntl-2:11,41 opposite were obliged .to give. up that,
hot the c:*segnences that may follow from grant
co; it under an AdMinistrAtiOn who had such en-
iarged'Viewl with re,spe4 to the Catholics. He was
an enemy to the cri' that 'had been raised against
measure. He was an enemy to all
cries; froth,.a knowledge of the mischiefs
always ffiyen 'rise. to. 'the time of
the Second,•c when religious cries were the

the whole of the Catholic

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,1•;y ~() much groundless suswcion and calumny,
as vs2ri.to give 'a i-ccord6d fou►.daion fqr the ,sa-

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Where Lonckn's pill ;r, towering to the skies,
. Like a tall buliy,,litts it head, and iieS. •
Th 7! best -bleed Of this country, and of Ireland,
ee,s:,.hed by the party to the cry, and the counter
t.e. In the reign of ameen Anne, the cry of
the Cleirch 'being in danger deprived the country of
the benefit of the victories of the Duke of Maribo-
r-et:eh; kind 'laid the foundation of that enormous
by N% !) kb France was now
,enabled to subdue
eta niaey o:the Continental Powers, and to threaten
oee• existence. • In 1780 there'was that other
memorable cry; ‘‘ flora the 'City'. 'to save t. 4
()arc()arch:`,.Urd. Such appteds were altvays'incounia.rably
lidleeand mischievous ; they were not founded on
any piiriCiple of religion, but were in ftiet politicai
-i:eeg-baptized. The et.'a4 of them -was -to open
the'bespin of the country to the weapons of its ene-
mke-and - to cut us .off from the glory and the-
eei-sp2rity wllich" a mere/system would enable us
to attain. A system that .made use ,of .such little
zereee was rreo her profitable, wise, nor cempre-
le•nsive : 'it knew not how. to speak to a great
1):_ople : _it o,ras incapable of calling forth any..great
ee,ngies ; it embattled on the side of the State nei-
te:..r grand vi:tecS nor manly vices, and sits a&s.
as pitiful as-its means. Surrounded with
daw.-,er.i, and, beset on every side with
enemies 'as 'we were, to sacrifice the great
ietee!scs of the country to' petty, mean, and little
ohjetts,- was 'as inconsistent with "the safety of the
C,')entry a it would,have been at any time with t'hc
&gni ty of Government. He was proud_ to say„.t hat -
'Lis country hail, on the occasion of,the late Gene-
rA.EleCtiOn, exhibited the most exemplary conduCt.
was the more to be commended, as a course
of 'policy net the best for Ireland was to be appre-
-hended. It 'was' not that Ireland was satisfied,
:with the condua pursued towards it; but that it
Avetild not ha disSatistied with England. It "No
Popery" was written on the walls here, it was not
answered by wr:ting " No England" on the walls
there. The Irish people left the idle challenge
to answer itself.- They wertetoo wise to put a se-
ruins comment on .a senseless text--(ifear ! hear!) .
,The College of Dublin would. not vote the Address
roposcl to it. That enlightened seat of learning,
while educating the Child of the Catholic; would not
be-guilty of the'unenerous inconsistency of address-
against the father. If the church was in danger
te- was sure the College of Dublin would not be remiss
in corning to itsaid. The College of Dublin desert,- ,
el
,the highest chara6ler, for invertible performance
of every duty to the King withoat servility, and for
unshakenattaohnient to the Church without illibera-
he City of Dublin there-Was as little idea that
the Church was in danger. Those 0. ho were most illi-
beral in the corporation, were, he was sure, tree from ,
religious animosity. The services the qty of Dublin
had rendered to the State, entitled it to the high-
est public considetation. The -honours ithad con-
ferred en him individually; claim d his highest grati-
iude.. 'The grand inference he •14uced froth all this
iNas, that the• people of • Yeland were :reconciled to -
one anuf-her. •It was very material to inculcate this
into-the Government,- for -(:aid. Grattan). if the
people do ;fat 'love one anothe •,hey cannot let.e;
you; It .'he even ihought. tlere: was a . hostile:
. teeling in the. people of-I;4ldd rtoWards thdi)eo-
--ip of irelich. he would not isai so., as that would