Star.
London, England, 1821-03-01 00:00:00

,betweeh the Presbyterian Chnrch'of Scotland
and tts.
Established-Church of England; and yet he unpin.,{
the like oblivion of all jealousy between the c:t.o;i'4
ts
and the Protestants. if the religion of the cati,
was so dangerous to the Constitution, it was
an
' .4
of suicide not to put it down entirely. He was 6,1,44
to say, that no well-informed Catholic had act
hostile at our Constitution. He found in it pre.e..„'
for both his life and property. He asked the 11.71
Hdn. Gentleman how he could brand and leani4
Catholics with imputations which they had tot
served, either by their actions or opinions, a'4Revolution ? It was not to be believed that in
nature men should overthrow the Constitution nei;
which they enjoy so many beaefits, merely to
their Priests lawn sleeves and a mitre. B,:
find it in human nature that some men would s;il,
Overturn that Constittnion, from the benefits of ttftl
they were excluded. It was under such circoanstar.ci
that men; " Et nati nator::?n, et (!ra nascent:Jr
would, in their nature, to the end of time, revue
—(Hear, I lear.)—The remedy of the Right Hot
Gentleman wits to leave things as they were—tht
meant, to leave the Catholic a marked and brandy
outcast and sectary. But he implored the House
not to leave him longer in that degraded situation._
He (Mi. Plunkett) would say, " Conitect the A.
Catholic with the Establishment of the State. take
away the brand horn his forehead, and the duals
from his legs, and leave him in a situation dr
proudest on the earth—that of a loyal
ject intreated them not To
Catholics from their Dar, and 1.,211 them that IN,
ought iv.,t to be relieved. Their demand was j„
tice, and the cry of the mea:asst individual for jai.
tice, he was persuaded, would find a hearer inner,
man within those walls, and eve. y honest man wrj,
out them—(Cheers).—He would say one Word arT
if the patience of the House was not exhauste,i
(Loud and continued` cheers).—lt might be urgtl
that there was danger in admitting the princirle
concession, hat what did that argument mean? Bid
the Right Hon.. Gentleman suppose that lielni;
was to be a jungle, a deposit for wild and snap
beasts ? He surely could not ; for he admitted r.
striction to be an evil. The Right Hon. Genuenize
admitted also that there was a point at which mark-
tion should stop, and concession should begin. Whet
then was that point ? The Right Hon. Gentleman
would contend that that point vas fixed in therm
1793. But if the medium had been so critically hit
at that period, where was the necessity for the
sequent alterations? Why allow them, to be Grand
Jurors, and to fill other offices of honour? Why
not allow the same privileges to the English Cando.
lice, whn, from their .situation, their dignity, ad
their patience, were equally entitled to them? New,
hear, hear).—The House ought not to object tea
Committee far the relief the 'English Cubist
Under the English Laws, a. Catholic
spay It a
holder of land, which, under some circtimitaita,
would enable him in effect to return Members b
that House, although he could .not sit In it hiravd(
Indeed, if he Were Logo throngli_all the diStincticia
of absurdity in the ptesent system,he shouldetbaut
the patience of the House. The laws permitteJ tire
Irish Catholic to be coileci•to the Bar. The con..try
witnessed his talents and their hoilouraVe xp; flea is
in" practice.. Tliey.enceuraged him; and when Airy
found him advancing towards tbeuelt--earned tetttut
of his labours they stopped him checkedbis
honourable' ambition, and left him in the utmnt
despondency. Was thivjust—was it honourable?....
He had the- honour to beacqUainted with many
the Catholic Gentle Men ill. the Irish Bar, and he
knew them to be as loyal and as zealously attached
to the, Oonstitusi4.4is any of his Majesty's subjects.
Bat it wasjsaLon t,beit behalf he spoke- He spoke
in behalf of the Protestant Bar, for its Mears
were an=ions -this invidious partiality fluid he
removed•o-Cheers). • The question vas, where cos-
cession should begin ? for if it 'were clear daub
present restrictions Were proper, the gown Cada
lies had certainly no.right to complain. Thetis-
cipal object he had in view, was the removalclthe
oath denying 'transubstantiation, and the maw
tion of the Oath of Supremacy.--[The Right H.
Gentleman was here so exhausted that he sat don
for a few seconds to recover himself before rag
his motion.] The universal cheers of the Ham
continued until he rose again, when he moved—
" That the House do resolve itself into a Committee sib
whole Muse, for considering the state of the Laws samet
to the falling of Offices, so far as those laws affect Ina s&
tholics ; and for considering the expediency of altxnn. Wolk
fying the same."
Mr. DENIS BROWNE seconded the motioo:

Mr. PEEL said, nothing but the direct asiel,
usual appeal to him personally would have iodsal
him to have replied to the speech of the !Light Ike
Gentleman. Under any circumstances he nuthan-
every disadvantage; but much more so Idea da
Right Hon. Gentleman had torn in pieces a Va.
made by him four years ago, when the Right
Gentleman was present, but when he did not dotk
proper to reply to him. Ile highly eulogized tic
,
late Mr. Grattan, and eve the desperate fidelity tab
which he adhered to this unfortunate questioa. Ike
the Right Hon. Gentleman was his most able law
cellent successor. He denied that he rose to taken!_
advantage of the confirmed prejudices, or
flamed passions of men, on this important (106.11!"
He never thought the exclusion of the Catholess_
good; but he had before, and he now consirksel.
as an evil arising outof the present stated &API_
He was not satisfied with his own opinion CO.
subject; and he did not discuss it with a.aatv*
triumph, but for the sake of truth and justice. SO'
denied that it was a right of every subjeangfr
joy every privilege- under a ,Government: and. liat
thought he could proye it upon good auhord_Le
it were right to admit the Catholics to held 004'
there must be granted the same privileges totberr.",
testant Dissenters. This was denied by Mr.
and Mr. Rothe, on the motion 'for repealing
Test and Corporation Acts, in 1791, The law
exclusiou, both of . Catholic and l'rotestaue
senters had existed .since the lieformatios: wif
4th and .sthot. Elizabeth required that 1/ICatliclo.'
in office should allow that she was the head of 8/1.
State, no; only in civil, but also in religious ga!!iit
Would.the.Catholics of this day take this oath? IP.
relied on the authority of the greatest na.7tes.ai sir
RevolutioP, that there was a clear &smuts, O'
tWeen tolerating
.a man's opinions, alut.adnall°ll
Inns to power; He did not' mean to.assert that/
irrevocable psiuciple was sanctioned at the Iter