The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-18 00:00:00

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an individual JO have removed the seal from a jar
or chest, tinder which a genitis had been confined
from the time of Solomon.. The chest:opened, a
black tall pillar of. smoke, N7hich ascended' from
earth to heaven, had issued, from which, at
length, presented to the view of the individdal,
the Genius, in the form of an enormous Giant.---,
His Noble Friend had inferred; 'that the restric-
tion removed from the Catholics, their religion

would spring up like the Genius from the chest
in, the form of a Giant. • His Noble Friend was
aslittle late in the application of this fable. It
was not now that the chest was to be opened, it"
had been opened when those immunities and con-
cessions were' granted which the Catholics had
so long enjoyed. The Spirit had already gone
forth, and had • happily become a Giant great in"
power, in strength, and in extensive influence,
and possessing the means of doing goad or evil
in a most extraordinary degree. 44 'Tis excellent
to have a Giant's power;" and it was now for
thens to consider whether it was likely to be used
tyrannically -as a Giant. The question. was 'not
at present whether the Giant should be unloosed.
That had been done in 1788. The seal was re-
moved
from the chest the moment the Catholics.
of Ireland were lifted from their former state of
depression to hold the great and commanding in-
fluence which now belonged to them. His Noble
Friend ought to pursue the story which he had
brought to their recollection, If he did. so, lit..
:believed that he would find that the in:l-Rich-al
who had releaSed the GeniuS,and bean punished b
him, had afterwards
_the address by some Means
to persuade bins to diminish himself again, and
re-enter the chest. This was the part which
the House had now to take upon itself. They
were to reduce the Giant------that this they were to
tell the people of Ireland, to give up those commer-
cial and other pursuits in which they have been
encouraged to engage, and in the success of which
the country had long been accustomed to rejoice,
regarding it as one of.the greatest triumphs of the
age. This was the task which the House ought
to take upon itself, if it acted upon the views of
his Noble Friend. There was another alterna-
tive. They might pursue that system of concilia-
tion Which had replaced the former. They might
remember that, in the reign of the late King (he
grieved to say it), for the first time since the Re-
volution,
a light of surpassing splendour burst on
the Catholics of. Ireland. Jt w.as thought that,
instead of depressing the Catholics, as in former
times, it would be better gradually to re-
lieve them from the disabilities under. which
they had laboured. Following up this plan,
theyt
c a
less. But, instead of this,, they were told by
and by his Noble and. Learned Friend him-
grantsharm-
the the
Consti-
tution
him-
self, that they were to. stand where they slow
o ifagn their
and by
.continuecaotutiai
tcrhyi
,ng rendertllern to conciliate Ca-
tholics,
were as no cause existed to juOfv innovation.
He could hardly think this . practicable.
the Bill of 1793 passed, it was necessary • tlsat
some pause should be made before the conces-
sion now proposed should be yielded in favpur of
the Catholics. He agreed that a 'great chaqe
ought to be gradually made, because it was.
„great change, to prepare and reconcile the minds_
of men to it. Had he considered that. the Act of
1793 was never under anyspossible circumstance;
to be departed from, he should have objected. t°
it, that it was one of the most atorrialonS and incon-
gruous measures that could gave been .adopted'
and taking this
,view of it he could never h.° ves
agreed to it. ould any man say that it waSlr'v
inconvenience to Ireland to have the higt's
classes of her community degraded anti
ed as objeci:s of sUspicion and distrust, as
they were less entitled to countenance than aoti
other class of . alien.?o wished an end put !,
such a state of things, and desired, to'see.•so°c`
Eatery. measures carried, that would make-17)ea
,1,,E
worthy of being trusted, by shewing t'ss,
they were considered to be trust-woetilY" 11
itteLL
wished to make them worthy of being 14.61 by
tel
to share the blessings of the Constitel°11 ' •
sliewink them that they were thOught.
titled to such countenance. The apPrelle-P,st
entertained by his. Noble Friend on the sl'u3the
of admitting Roman Catholics to• places ins
b
not
GovernMent he thought groundless. ft be ad
to be supposed that any Catholic would vs,utbi;
vanced to the highest of the situations whici is
Bill opened to them, till he ad proved 11, be
conduct through a long course of years thabp,
was a loyal and well affected man, and car, of
notwithstanding his belief in transubstantiat,T.Zo,
faithfully discharging all the duties of a oni-ova,
subject. He supported this Bill, noCtig in.which
tion, but as perfecting that great work iat fortf
they had been happily engaged for the 1a,5.„5,
years. He now called upon their Lords'ur •Lbe
t
agreeing to this measure, to wipe ou
fr°l°
t blot 00
Statute-book the last remnant of .that were
stain which remained when the Catholics pa(
concerned, and which must remain there SOeitsee
as the present systeM was upheld. The.stit'be,
must' ultimately triumph. Whatever- mle,
the close of. that day's debate, 'it was 1104,00/4
matter in favour 'of the Catholics that 7,s ad
go forth how much of all that was illustripou 1414
venerable supporied their claims—it wr•Lt n, toes)t
matter that it should be known with sw"l7oeeeslee
ci
their cause had been pleaded. Ileth,re73talinding he
to shew that the Catholic, notwlti's beslience
advanced a claim to pay suPericr was capable,
•ss o
to law, and the' revealed• law of G°l ehst obe
of satisfying human laws by Yieloglg., been tbe
thence to the Government. But it ha",
__ot. for
lot of the Catholics to be persecuted u
professed to .0
any opinions which they pr.oi
them 14 others,
taro, but for those which
those
their condlic
that
them drew the inference
was likely to prove incornpa,
they resided.
his
being of the -State in which
ta ined, alv"
ot enter
was
mode of 'imputing sentiments n
anted by facts, ,
drawing conclusions not war!.
persecution, an.
the great fountain
If/ alli of the world down t:(11
from
which
.were iourwptorsteedd to
.abandoning' tob,f 41 11
o .
ho
satisfactory manner, that those w
been so from the beginning
could Yie
the doctrine of %transubstantiation.,
to a „..0,
the present day. It had been p
• • The- Cortmw" :
the most full and undivided - 1:101
cteipstiaztoSfotivieerireirgenl,:gwwint.hout
proved
vis.se. t_hi
nt_thele;iv,de,o.ll.l,..is•l