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LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

opposite results here, to those which they have invariably
hitherto brought about in all other nations since the
creation. To doubt it we must doubt all that nature and
experience have placed above doubt.
Is this, then, the period at which we are to let loose
the worst passions of the worst men, to add to the already
too prominent causes of dissolution ? When the country
is overspread with combustible matter; accumulated, in no
small degree, through the culpable indifference, if not by
the still more wicked connivance, of the men who, for the
moment, happen to rule over its destinies—is it at such
a time that the responsibility of name and the security of
vested property, the last remaining safeguards against
the sweeping efforts of a revolutionary press, are to be
removed—in order that every desperate scribbler, desti-
tute alike of character and principle, as he would be
reckless of consequences and independent of the Law,
might turn his pen into a fire-brand, and give his utmost
aid in the creation of one general conflagration through-
out the country ? And yet, in the fullest sincerity, such,
we believe, would be the dreadful issue.

In deprecating, therefore, the abolition of the stamp
duty upon newspapers, we do it against our personal in-
terests, but we do it conscientiously. We have been led
into an examination of the question to an extent far ex-
ceeding our original intention. Our excuse is the cause
—that cause, OUR COUNTRY. We call upon. all our fel-
low-subjects who love and value their country—and we
doubt not of such is still the great majority—we implore
them to abandon that supineness, the too frequent attend-
ant on virtue and sterling patriotism, and to press for-
ward, each in his sphere, for the conservation of all those
venerable, and deservedly-venerated institutions of that
country, which it is the dearest object of many of her un-
worthy sons to lay prostrate. If the eloquence of the
immortal men of old—that eloquence whose thunders re-
verberated through the universe, and whose lightnings
flashed into the darkest recesses of ignorance, and con-
sumed the
.mightiest fabrics of error ;—which accom-
plished what armies could not accomplish, and which led
nations captive in its chains of flame—if that eloquence
were ours, in this holy cause would we employ it. We
would call around us the millions who yet tread the face
of our distracted and disgraced country, in all the dignity
and grandeur of lofty spirit—unsullied honour—untainted
principles, and enthusiastic patriotism. We would show
them our countrywomen, whose loveliness, perfect as
that of the fabled eastern daughters of Paradise, is yet
less enchanting than their virtues, and we would say—
shall these who supply, or give the zest to every joy, and
who chase, or soften, every affliction, be reduced to one
universal state of abject misery and want ? we would
show them the conflagration of the Nile—the shot-torn
captured colours of Trafalgar—the splendid trophies of
Waterloo, and the colossal empire of France shivered
to atoms, and we -would say—shall that race of men
which furnished the heroes to whom these are owing
be suffered to become the prey of rebels and infidels,
and from being the pride and fear of the world; be ren-
dered its scorn, and the curse of their country ? We
would show them in the wilds of America—in the flaming
plains of. India, and in the death-fraught atmosphere of
Africa, English Missionaries with their lives in their hands,
—expatriated from their country, and without hope of
earthly reward, distributing English Bibles, and showing
the savage and the infidel the way to Heaven, and we
would say—shall the CHURCH which sends these be over-
thrown ? and shall we, who have opened the gates of
Heaven to three quarters of the Globe, be ourselves shut
out? We would show them the CONSTITUTION, vene-
rable from age—unequalled in wisdom—resplendent with
glory, and inexhaustible in blessings; and we would say—
shall this sacred pale, which was raised by the consurn
mate talents of ages—cemented with the blood of the
noble, and consecrated by the worship of the world ;
which gives wisdom to our senates, valour to our armies,
victory to our fleets, and power, happiness, and life to
our country ;—which has made us the mightiest among the
mighty, and the noblest among the noble, and which, like
the YEgis of the heathen deity, has shielded us from the
united attacks of the world,—shall this be mutilated with
impunity, and overthrown without defence ? If by such
arguments we could cause the breast to throb, the eye to
flash, and the cheek
.to crimson ;—if we could make the
sword leap from the scabbard, and call forth the sublime
and electrifying shout of CHURCH, KING, CONSTITU-
TION, and COUNTRY, it would be a reward which we
would not exchange for a diadem.

SINCE the foregoing was written, the London papers of
Wednesday have brought us the debate of Tuesday night,
upon the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
" ;or leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the Law
relating to the temporalities of the Church of Ireland."
i'e have neither time nor inclination, at present, to
discuss the question at the length which its importance
merits; indeed it is useless to do so to any extent until
the details are before us—since, to use the gentlemanly,
but severe, reproach of Sir Robert Peel to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, "it is not fair to put questions,
as the noble Lord is not prepared with the details of the
measure." What ! when a measure is proposed which
involves a complete overthrow of the Church establish-
ment of Ireland, and which violates, in the most direct
way, the terms of the Union itself, if a few questions be
put upon the simplest general principles which must, of
necessity, be involved in its consideration, can no answer
be found ? Is it so manifest to the ministers of the crown
that the violent and consecutive attacks of the fifty
repealers of Ireland upon the address, are only a fore-
taste of something more violent to succeed on every fit
occasion, that they, the ministers, feel themselves com-
pelled to attempt their neutralization, by cramming them
with this sop of crude, undigested matter ? Although
the noble lord is not prepared to give us details of what
he has in store, he is, at any rate, pretty candid in stating
his views, so far as he was able to collect his scattered
notions, upon the general question; for he tells us, that
he will cut down two of the Archbishoprics and ten
Bishoprics ; and that those of the latter class so abolished
shall be joined with the favoured excepted; whose in-
comes, nevertheless, when doubling their duty, he will
take especial good care to reduce.
Has the noble lord, may we ask, already obtained per-
mission for this measure from their Graces and the Right
Reverend the Catholic Lords Archbishops and Bishops of
the several provinces and sees, —to which, we appre-
hend, they are looking forward with something more
than " titular" views? But this is an idle. question.
Doubtless all such trifling matters were comfortably ar-

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cion that our Right Rev. friend of Kildare and Le
lin has had his little sop, also, in the hope of a pro t•
early elevation to the metropolitan see, or, it glaff
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province—whilst the primacy may be- reserved fb.!:
Catholic brother of the noble Chancellor of the
quer, whom we may also probably shortly hear of, as,
dinal Spencer, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate °
Ireland. We say " probably"—for can any man
what is intended; who reads the concluding portion •
Chancellor's speech. After proposing the entire
tion of church cess, vestry rate, first fruits, &c., his.
ship goes on, " I do not mean to say"—this, be i.
membered, is his lordship's languor, and we beg ta,
press it upon the minds of our readers—" I do not .
to say that this is the only measure that is required
respect to the Church of Ireland. Ido not mean tea
that there are not other measures with respect to nor!,
sidence, with respect to pluralities, and for the pur
of inducing the landlords to take on themselves the r,r
ment of tithes. All these measures must be brought,'
der the consideration of the house ; they will necesn
be so during the present session of Parliament; but
is the measure which I now bring forward with resPeoi
to the temporalities of the church." Again, " I vi,
also observe here, that it does not lay down an abstrt
principle. Indeed it was not necessary to do so for $6
practical purpose." "It was not necessary for the .
vernment to decide whether Parliament had, or had
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a right to interfere with the property of the chii
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The plan I have now submitted to the house that so'
his Majesty's Ministers feel themselves justified ifl,iii
present, proposing ,-and is not meant to preclude Part
ment, or indeed throw any difficulty in the way oL
considering of the future disposal of church propel
to other purposes than that of the church. Parlial
may or may not take up that subject hereafter." ,1
any man, any honest man of common sense—read
language, and profess ignorance of its tenor ? W-113,
its plain and obvious meaning? It is this—" All kc
do now is to make such an inroad into the Church I'
blishment that its final overthrow may be a matter of °
future accomplishment. Ido not think it necessall
moot the unimportant question of whether Parlifelll
has or has not the right of interfering with Church 11.,
perty, or of appropriating it to other purposes than ,t
of the Church. Parliament may hereafter do whoo
pleases, I will legislate now, and leave to future timesl
establishment, or otherwise, of the right or justice of
measures." •

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" Sic volo, sic jubeo, stet pro ratione voluntas."
His lordship's language means this, or it means
thing. If any man doubt the interpretation, let him t
to the speech of the great Irish fugelinan—for, with
exception of Mr. Ruthven, in a short speech, and l
Barron, in another, chiefly inculpatory of Dr. Lushil
ton for his construction of the oath of Catholic membe
the " great agitator" was the only Catholic speaker
the night. MotiorAing his riotous troop into silence,.l
oracle declared " the great satisfaction and dellA
which he felt on the introduction of such a measure,
that which the noble lord had described."—No one &Pi.
it.—" He thought that the measure now proposed WI
respect to the established church was a wise one ; it 01
tained within itself the seeds of future amelioration
—q. destruction.—"He greatly approved of the Bill,
cause it was clear that it recognised a principle ichl,
would be applicable to all property of the same desert!
on."—ls this intelligible ?—" The measure proposv'
though it should have his support, did not give so iitlii
relief as he could wish. It was, however, founded
valuable principle, since it recognised the right of
vernment to look into the state of ecclesiastical prope
hereafter."—Need we go on ? Is there in Englac •
man so besotted, so wilfully blind, as not to see of '
character that measure must be which could elicit f j
such a man such observations as we have here quetvy
We, for once, give the honourable member for Dub
credit for sincerity. As a true Catholic his delight ill,
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haVe been unbounded. The bill, if ever passed into
Law, will, indeed, " recognize a principle which would
applicable to all property of the same description." 0
will establish a precedent which will be followed-4i
and promptly too—first, for the complete extinctioiti,
the Protestant Church of Ireland—next, by that of t,jl
Established Church of England—and, successively,
the subversion of every right in every species of co-
perty.
We caution my Lcrd President of the Council, li
Lord Fitzvvilliam, arid his Grace of Devonshire, i'..1)1
many othert, to look well to the Titles of their triti
Estates. We will take another opportunity of hinii •
to them some little matters touching those Estates, whin
are not out of the minds of our Irish neighbours. I),
Grace of Bedford, too, may hug himself with over-re is(
security in the possession of his princely income, if 10
should give his vote for the "recognition of the valuabof
principle" which is embodied in this projected act
spoliation.
When, in our preceding article, we charged the ll'I;'
nisters with making our venerable institutions "theme
foot-balls of their ambition, and their gradual destrv,
tion the stepping-stones to the acquirement or retell
tion of place," little did we think the next day w°lll,',
bring with it this ample verification of our opirtiN
But will the Protestants of Ireland submit to this ? /i'd
the members of our own venerable establishment leflo
their aid to the immolation of this victim—assured:.
they may be, that the next will he that Church of iv;:tl,cir
they are members; and which they will, by this t'as,,
first act, bind ready for the sacrifice, and make all e .
prey to the slaughterer ? Will they, can they be ''°
supine as to suffer the minor details of the measure-7
those which are calculated to ameliorate the condition '''
the humbler classes of the Clergy; with which
will no man find fault, but which every one ma
heart approve—will they, we again ask, allo
partial measures of humanity to close their eyes a
understandings to that baneful " principle," whi'
admitted, may overturn, not merely this or that
but vested rights of every species throughout the
Empire ?

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We thank Anti-Radical, Fair-Play, and Justus, for t,
munications relative to • ihe Exchange News-room;
after the arrangement which has been made by the CI
further notice of this subject is unnecessary.

For the same reason we must decline the insertion of J.

addressed to Mr. Thomas Bolton.

MEucATou is received, and will be inserted in our next.
If VINDEX will favour us with his name, and take the n
lily upon himself; we will insert his letter.

There may be, as lOTA thinks, "no harm" in insert
Letter; but we do not see that any good can, by any pons
result from it:

NlcilotAs's communication is incomprehensible:

FIDELIS and several other communications likewise in
necessarily postponed.
147 e thank H. for his poetical communication; but his
not adapted to our columns,

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