The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-27 00:00:00

THE STATESM,

cause which has roused the feelings of nine In ten of
the English people. We were certainly surprised
that our fellow subjects of Ireland, who claim almost
the exclusive possession of heartly warmth, who are
known to have language at command, and who have
always wished to be considered the champions and the
protectors of the female sec, we were surprised 'that
they were so passive and so silent upon a topic which
has warmed the generally cool, yet manly feelings of
our northern countrymen ; but yet we were so willing
to give onr Irish fellow subjects ample credit for their
good will in the common cause, that we never thought
of remarking upon their silence. A report, however,
has gone abroad, that the cause of this silence is, an
understanding which it is said has been entered into
between the Government and the Irish Catholics, that
their silence and acquiescence, relative to the present
trial, is to he rewarded by the object of their wishes—
Catholic Emancipation. The tone of the ministerial
prints, of late. has given an appearance of probability
to the report ; and as our suspicion has beets raised,
we cannot too promptly bring it under the notice of

riority, as to protestor obediees• es the commands of
otr Creator; bet, " to forget" his never been con-
sidered a _sign of political wisdoms; and to turn oar
backs upon the past, would expose as to the corre-
sponding dangers of the falser.

Prom the intelligence hut received from Portagel
we are led to expect, in a day or two, accounts of the
must interesting occurrences. Notwithstanding the I
proclamations and precautions of the Regeasy, the Re- I
volution proceeds with success. One whole regiment,
that of Santarem, had raised the const it ational standard;
and the 110th regiment, it was reported, being deserted
by Its leaders, had been carried over by two British
Officers to the people of Oporto. The reports con-
owning the other parts of the force.which the Regency
' was directing against the Revolutionists, are equally
favourable. General Amaesecc, who at lirst seemed
So be attached to the old Government, and upon whose
adherence great faith was pl.iced, has, it is said by
sonic, joined the revolutionary party. Others, how-
ever, imagine that it is the troops and province of Tras
os Monies, which the General had commanded.
The province of Beira and is Governor, Vtcrosita,
have entered into the patriotic coalition, u well
as the corps under Count 8AR8AC6?4,4. The Re-
gency, in order to bribe the soldiery by satisfying
their arrears of pay, had attempted to raise a con-
tribution --or loan among the capitalists, bat, after i
all their exertions, they could only get one subscriber
for about MI. sterling-. They had also suspended
the British Officers in the Portuguese service fur six
months, thinking by this means to conciliate the public
opinion. The rulers at Lisbon, however, with all
their stratagems and bowits, cannot atoid betraying
their weakness. The Jusl:•es of the Supreme I ributial
there, in a representation they have wade to the
Regency on the present posture of affairs, after de-
claring, as might be expected, their attacinuent to the
monarchy—their sorrow at the destractions of their
country, their disapprobation of the conduct of their
brethren in Oporto, and their confidence in the wisdom
of the Regency, cannot refrain from caps easing a wish
that his 51searrx might return to his kingdom, or sad
the Prince Royal, his son, to administer the Govern-
' I went. This, it is added, is the universal desire of the
i j nation, and the Members of the Tribunal beseech the
KING to comply with it. •
The favourable accounts transmitted to the new Go-
vernment at Oporto, had induced them to move to-
wards Lisbon, and fur the present to establish them-
selves at Coimbra. This exhibits the attitude in which
they stand, and the firm reliance they have on the en-
tire concurrence of the people. Colonel SCPULVCDA,
the active and zealous forerunner of the Government,
hadpashed on, fearless of opposition, and, it is said,
t the iliforanee of the Portenians had already reached
Barsiem ; if so, they were within two leagues of Lisbon
when the packet came away.
Ihe following extract of a letter received by the
lam packet, aff.ords a farther detail of the state of the
altendlas parties :--.
Lamm Ste,. It
,ser*
,List Goverment bare ordered the Correa, to em
Mr Macias dleseet-we the Iglthvglareatilleth bet
they have not promised to grant the Native a Castigation.
The gporlo Pros igksnal [government, of course, are net tat-
flailed with this, aid warred/ require the aboNtfoo anis
Goverment. if we arc to believe the reports, the Operie
party is the strofigest ; but as the communication has bees
stopped till within the last two days. the lettere opened mad
on partly delivered, nothing entails is known here of their
operitiotet, excepting that the Constitution has been sworn
to by all the peovtnee of Entre Douroe Muhl), la part of
Tray es Mentes. in Coimbra, and the other towns of Lpper
Beira. .
At present both patties appear to be acting on the death-
sire, and makine ready to commence a civil war; bid do
troops here declare that they will not lire on their cautery.
I men. consequently the result cannot he doabtful, should they
proceed to hostilities.
Roth parties have published many Proclamation*, desiriag
the troops and people to embrace their separate eases, yd
the Lisboa Government have offered pardeas and rewards to
I ail, who will desert to them : they also attempted to obtain
moot, from the capitalist-, hot it is said that one only offend
8.1410.000, Ithll. All is said to be quiet in AINTSIO and
Alma Tejo.. I have no doubt that the amuse will sesseed, as
the troops and people are ell longing for a change, bat ao
use has eoutaxe to begin it.
The Oporto Government have reason. fore. and wary on
their side. end these have none to defend them but the 'ee-
-1 min who reed on the effects of their tickles administration.
anti who will not replace any of the money they have Jr.
(lauded the tuition of, coosegoently the result is eertslo, If
:nu Oporto people remalwerm.

our countrymen.
Four-fifths of the population of Ireland are Ca.
tholics, and are cons:ln:44ly under the known unli-
mited induence of their Priests. We have unfortu-
nately had many, and almost daily proofs that our
own clergy are in general too ready to ahandon their
duty, and lend themselves to the th liken- and dirty
work of men in power, provided advancement be the
price of their unworthy interference: and if the Eng-
lish clergy are found engaging themselves in :he broils
of polities, how much must we suspect the movements
of a priesthood whose iuttigne, illiberality, and enor-
mities are recorded in the historical page of every
country which has fallen under their dominion ?
Still, we have always considered the case of the Irish
Catholics a case of peculiar hardship : and have been
forciby impressed by the argnments which have been
urged in Parliament, in favour of their emancipation :
and to prove the liberality of their Protestant brethren
it is only necessary to remember that those arguments
came from Protestant lips. What then will he our
indignation, and that of every Protestant in the country,
if it shall prove that the Catholics of Ireland have
been so base as to endeavour to purchase that mania*
patio's at the price of their gratitude? If It shall
turn out to be the case, we shall call upon our felksw-
subjects from one end of the country to the other, to
oppose, .by all the constitutional meatis in their reach
the admission of these men into power. The ease
the Querst has excited in us all, the stronge:t sym-'
pithy ; but her cwt. will sink into perfert in-
ins we clad with, wu awn, it Cathol4
Emancipation should be acquired by such means ;1
for onr rag • will then be nothing less that ,
the qnestion of self-preservation. They walla, • bpi
that very admission into power, prove the justly, 141
the strongest arguntents which have been urkea I
against them ; for they would acquire that power, by
dissimulation, hypocrisy, and ingratitude. Their
Priests have, certainly, from time immemorial, been
enemies to freetlout in every shape ; and, up to this
hour, they have steadily resisted the diffusion of im-
provement. On that account, we have viewed them
with jealous suspic. : but still, we cannot bring
onrselves to believe, that they will be guilty of such
mon ;irons perfidy, as to recommend to their flocks, a
fawning submission to the ruling powers, for the pur-
pose of temporal advantage; especially when it must
he attended with such unparalleled ingratitude. Should
tiny do so, after the generous and disinterested sup-
port which Las been afforded them by the English
Protestants, there is no act, however base, of which
we shall not believe them capable, no cruse which has
been charged to them in the fervour of religious lea:,
The accounts received this morning from Bombay,
of which we shall not believe them to have been guilty.
The admission of such men into power would be the as 'dated above, taken in conneetion with flit 'dispatches
knell of the little.freedom which has been left us by en which had arrived from Persia, mentioned in asoefif
abandoned administration ; and all the prostituted column, are calenbited to excite no small slant Ow the
talent of Jesuitry would be called into action to safety of our dominions in India. Kntch:is ow of oat
sobjectles to foreign and to Monkish inthieuce. advanced posts on the side of Persia, bring not far ftstali
These our sentiments are advanced upon the mere the Indus, and was occupied by a brigade of the inia.
Vosition that the report in question is correct. It 'patty's troops. stow far the insnrrectinn there any
therefore naturally be asked, why we express I have been earonraged by the movements of the ameba
Ourselves in terms of such severity, until we hr satis- l
it army in tirorgia, it may be harardons to pronouns.;
lied of the justice of their application. Unr answer but it Is well known to have been the aim of the Empress,
will Le, that we have refrained until we have I"und I C
Catherine, to penetrate to India through Persia. It is
the report in question to asinine a shape of most fear-
the opinion of the British officers in the service of Pend%
Ail probability. At a time when there is not a single ; •
that titer.'
genuine English heart unwarmod with curnruisstratiou I
and the Persian Courts ; and that policy may steam
for our (41111:N, and indignation against her per-I
'mentors, why are the people of Ireland so universally
die" what force hati so bog in vain attempted.
silent? And why on the mere c numencement of such
Interesting dispatches have been received from per-
il report as we have alluded to,--s report which ; '
which announce to Ministers the intrigues of the
they must have known would make them objects
Russian agents in that country, and indicate the des
a suspicion to the people of England,—wl•ys we
re.: signs of the Court of Petersburgh. On the death of thtt
say have the Irish Catholics not come forward,
piled that report, and ttins convinced their Protestant reigning Monarch., who is in the last stage of decline,
brethren that it was circulated by the eneiuies of Ca- ' they consider it as certain that they will possess the
. complete controul. The Russian Charge-d'Affaires
tholic Emancipation ? Such a line of t, would
at Tehran declared publicly, that in future tbe Per-
bore immediately removed the suspicion, and the want
in siting must be content to receive their Sovereigns from
of inch a line of condoct most, as a conseqnence, i Russia; to which he added, England could not rea-
dse same degree, have a tendency to confirm it.
suitably object, as she gives away Kingdoms every day
Still, their conduct, however mysterious, is cap:
The regular army of Aussie, now in tieorgia,
able of explanation; and must sincerely Jo we hope,
and on the line of the Caucasus, is upwards of 100,0110
that they will be able to explain it, with credit
W themselves and satisfaction to their fellow sub. men, and of whirls 30041 are part of the late army of
oc.cupation in France. They have been actively in the
jects. At present, we have brought the report in field for the last two years against the Schirkans and
question, under the moth* of our countrymen, for
their vigilance. pre Doughistanies. The Russian Charge-d'Alfaires, at a
the mere Ferro.
.of exciting battrs in the Pierian
dinner which he gave to BriAleit
R
;ball nut support our warning to that vigilance
by iniansmatney appeals to the history of our country, levy."' aid oPsnly that fteljeell Itirijak. 44"1.11°r
lessens iq lisorgia, woad be tieTabyles to hes than
or by remiaillog war fellow subjects of the miseries of fitter ampaths. is 4410 march, be awl. frosia bytag
a P°l44 (""rill"";--$4 Toistliw" is certainly thole infantry anti artillery tol\sbres, after which what
what we should recommits', as well to shew our sups; was dote .se stop thou till they earn to the lodes?