The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-05 00:00:00

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATIOS.

We belong to neither of those classes, one of
which denounces the members of the Catholanic
Association as " Incendiaries and Rebels," ti
the other lavishes unqualified praise for their
" honesty, energy and patriotism." The opi-
Iticitt we hold is that " truth may lie between"
both extremes. The instructions which this
body received by those who appointed it, tohp-
ever they were, authorised its members to peti•
tion for Catholic Emancipation. The resole*
tion, which vested this authority, has beetelately
read in one of their meetings at the request of
Member, who expressed his opinion " that the`,
were travelling out of the line of their duty,'
by taking up subjects which did not pro'
perly come within that line, as prescribed b
those who had organised the Association. 'nit
resolution, like most instruments prepared by.
legal hands, i 3 sufficiently comprehensive'
and sufficiently ambiguous to leave room'
for construction—re-construction and
struction—for objections, replies, replications o,a
rejoinders without end. Accordingly when ;°
had been read, at the request of the Member By
lulled to, Oh, said one Barrister," it is sufficieetV
comprehensive to authorise our preparing a Vett;
tion against tythes"—" and against the irres,.en
Iris"h mode of administering justice," said an theta
and against the Corporations, said a
`cc and for every other grievance we may here,
--" thir
after think of," said a fourth—And so it is !
it the wording of that resolution is to be reli°
on, as a guide for the Catholic Association, giltl
that they proceed agreeable to its very comret-
hensive import, as they have, for some time pot'
we venture to assure them that they will 11°
only deter many respectable and sensible men"
hers of their own communion from participatilli
in any shape, in their proceedings; but they wilt
alienate, from themselves and their cause, some
of the best and most zealous of their Protestant,
friends. slow ridiculous will not a member °L
that Association, (Mr. O'CoNstera,,) appear t°
himself, when he perceives, that instead of ou
:
having to copy a sensible and temperate srecl
of his favour of Catholic Emancipation, we
to recount the topics of some late speeches al"'
as follows :
Mr. O'Corom.r. proposed a vote of thanks to
(well deserved we acknowledge.)
Ditto, a speech upon Miss STUAIIT the Nun.
Ditto, upon appointing a Committee of the liouso 016)/11'
mons, to examine into the nature of Miracles.
Ditto, upon Abstract Justice.

Ditto, upon the Rev. Mr. MORGAN'. . . .
Ditto, upon Doctor Eta EE. . I,
Ditto, upon the Protestant Establishment. ' *
Ditto, upon the Laws relating to Corporations. , r
Ditto, upon a Miracle in favour of Orangeim).
Ditto, upon Orange Miracles in the North of Ireland'
SuCh are the topicsselected,by a Gollie
man of acknowledged eminence in his
and in a place where'subjects of the kind, should
not, under any pretence, be introduced for
other
cussion. Is Mr. O'Co N NELL and rhos`' o
Gen-
tlemen, who act with him, aware of tIlie i;tritelirtS°
and angry feeling which .118 b elie"e" -4
the irritation that has Iwenproduceel by their soon
less, offensive and incoherent orations. !Ohl
are aware of it, anti persist in the course they
have for sometime followed, we shall bola °leir
future proceedings to be highly crini;nal. 'rhea
ardour to obtain Catholic Emancipation cannot
conciliatory demeanour on the professioialt
exceed ours—but, if it cannot be carried by 3
Tics, and by the intervention of their Pariby
mentary friends, it never Will be, carried
violence, by intemperance, or by foiwo,
What has the AsSociation to do with the or
laws, or with 'the administration of itair;e,'the
with the 'Protestavrt establishment, or ‘iirv"b"cen
countless and irrelevant topics which haveolco
the subjects of debate, in their •Comolittet'vise a
part of the Cathr
its last formation ? if they wished' t 0 t'v; (if-
plan which might ensure the defeat f tll, of the". ,
,
ferent projects, distinct from the question rse
Catholic Petition, they could not Oh"' a thug
one, more likely to accomplish that dere't'ce.---
their gratuitous and unauthorized interferea
(Carlow Morning Post, Dec. 1.)
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