The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-08 00:00:00


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people.—(Hear, hear.)--The sat, a would be I"
country the consequence@ of adhering to the per
a nt system of taxation.—(llear, bear.)
The Report was then read, and ordered to be takes
ill* consideration to-morrow.

STATE OF IRELAND.
The Marquess of LONDONDERRY rose, in ;Iran-
&ice of a notice which he had given on a former night,
to call the attention of the House to that part of his Ma-
jesty's Speech, which referred to the present internal
state of Ireland. and be was sure that they would be-
lieve Min.:sincere, when he assured them that be hail
never risen to perform a duty with more painful feel-
ings than be experienced on the present occasion. He
had certainly hoped. when be recollected bow Ireland
heil conducted herself oiler, years in very trying cir-
eomstaneesi, that they would be spared the nirdaticholy
knowledge that a spirit of insubordination existed there
which could only be pot down by the strong hand of
dnstice, nod by laws treated to protect all classes, by
repressing disorder. The task he had to perform was
additioually painful to him on other grounds, He regret-
ted that it had not fallen to the lot of his Right Hon.
Frieed,wheAreas more immediately connected with the A d.
ntlnistration of Ireland than himself, and lie could not
give b more cbbrillcine proof that Ise undertook it from
a segment imperious duty, than be should offer when he
tinted that not merely his friends in the Administration
on this side .of the wider had requested him to do so,
but. those who were charged with the Administration
Or ilsoland. bad written to him not to delay bring-
iog It foment', even till the Secretary of State'
11" the Home 'Department, and the Chief Seam
tory fur Ireland, could arrive. Under these cis'.
erosionen he threw himself on the indulgence of
toe House, while be entered epos the painful duty *MA
might have been better discharged by those more ire
inediately respoasible for the state of Ireland. He was
moved to the attempt by every principle of duty, of po-
licy, and, he might add, by every principle of order and
fleecy, to repress with the least passible delay, thole 14
beiliors which had unhappily demanded the 'retries
ilf.lbeveransent. He begged to elabn the particular las
didgeoesof the House on the grounds which lee had users
timed. The nature of the subject heist of necessity 11.
4s highest degree painful to his feelings,he should ow
1::411ilmself as much as possible in first stating to the
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the substance of the measure which he felt it ne-
cessary to propose; he should then state the grounds
spas which be called upon Parliament to sanction
measures ; .and lastly be should state the pro-
duration which they were intepded to have.
tob;
e was anzions to proceed upon every princP
pie of pigmy towards. the wretched and deluded
people who Save 'embarked In the horrible system of
oettagn ',of which Ireland wag now the scene. And
he wool& state kilierflostse that the inquires which he
bad topspin, were considered absolutely necessary to
she safer ottlieconstry by that highly esteemed eild
bitt, individual who was new entrusted with the
. isstthe Homposent is the silts" coulter:
iimmains were, the reentacboefitif Abe Insurren
*Nand the suspension of the Hahne Comes Act.
itrth
4•lreir.) —The derides whieh'hi iisMsW these
tileaseres tram* was dte.liatitatlystiet.ag 4 voluktio,
Thus the House would see that it retained Hill pkets! ,
r,emo'irg 9tero elladuMetif Itt Um ett4 0.4. the
14:0 rig them, is the argent- of the'
sit t dilinentl: This would pirNettle tfre apply to . shot
• - oldie Hibeas•Corpos Art; ifr' sineerely
tharthere would-remain no panicle for its con-
tinuance, for be would tell the Howes that there was no
. eirritios te which be could be reduced, iii.es contrary
to his disposition and wishes, than that Mtwithholding
foes any of bis,Majesty's nbjecis the inestimable &dram
taps orthat writ. These Acts, upon fernier occasions;
;rnever in force for so short a period.
eline to which the one was limited, at the oa
certain of the Manchester conspirecies, was three
Foam. With regard to the Insurrectlita Act, he feared
that there would still remain a necessity for continuing
At in force, when the attention of Parliament was again'
called to this unfortunate subject. It was scarcely to
be expected, even in case the rebellions state of the
country should have been 'oppressed, that the country
coold have subsided into that state of tranquillity in
-which it could be left without some extra power being
vested in the laws. The Noble Lord now at the head
.of the Administration its Ireland, had been most active
since his residence in that country in re-organizing- the
system of police, and endeavouring to place the civil
power in each a state of efficiency as, in conjunction
with the means recommended, would render the increase
of the military force unnecessary. The bills which he
was about to move for leave to bring in, would be li-
ctieted to six months, to expire on the Ist of August
next, unless necessity should arise for renewing them
at the expiration of that period. It was of the very
first importance that no delay should be allowed in pied:
icgsome measures for remedying the unhappy state into
which Ireland had fallen. They were not without pre-
cedents fo: passing mestere, for the suppression of re-
bellion et a single silting. He confessed, that when he
cease down to the House, be was disposed to suggest a
similar.conrse upon the present occasion. Since that,
however, he had come to the resolution of proposing
that the Bills should only be advanced to the third read-
leg, and then to pass the other stages and forward them
to the House of Lords, and bring them into action as
rattle as possible in the ensuing week. He had now the
melancholy task of adverting to the grounds upon which
these measures were rendered urgently necessary. Prom
the official papers laid before the House, it was impos-
sible not to dean the conclusion that Ireland ,vas in se-
tepi and open rebellion. The contents of the two last
deininents confirmed the existence of a widely extended
conspiracy and rebellion in the southern counties of Ire-
law& Most earnestly did he Dope that the wisdom of
Parliament might render it of short duration. He trested
that the measures which he had the honour of submit.
ting to the House would be found adequate to the task
of convincing the deluded people of the iniquity of their
crimes, and of bringing them back to that dutiful and
siffiniissive conduct which alone could expiate them.
He could only expect the return of order and tranquil-
lity, by investing in the hands of envenom-tit, those ex-
tepded powers which were necessary to crush the rebel-
lion before it assumed a still more formidable character.
, They were bound, without loss of time, to place the saute
. pay era in the hands of the Marquess Wellesley whirls
• had been granted to his predecessors in that high office
which hr now filled, under circumstances of a similar
-'nature to that which now demanded them. Whatever
might be the enormity and horriblecharacter of :he out-
, ogee. now committing in Ireland, there was at least
, ,some consolation in knowing that they did nut originate
. front religious or political sources. -They did not bear
the characteristics which marked those principles of re-
'''sletunee in.general in other parts of the world,—(llear.
hear, from the Opposition.)—lle repeated that he was glad
to believe that.this rebellion slid not hear the character-
isoic.of ether rebellions. This rebellion was, indeed,
founded upon resistance to th:. I sws, but it was of a TerV
different nature front those rebellions which originated
itrbast political principles,calesilatel to lead to any thing
bit liberty —(Hear, hear.)—Gut she absence of tinati
revolutionary character found no reason why it. slutulti.
...: not he put dowil..prouipey and effectively. It was la,
netiellien against all the principles of tiovernmeit
. , which held erreiety together. It was a rebellion acalbsr
.-. 411 law, social order, and morality, Directed by Ont
invisible power, whether ender the lisle of Captain
Rock, or any other. he cared ant, it dictated restnes and
calamities which disgraced mankind. It proscribed the

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honest portion of the lower daises,• foi

and,go_inl habits, and the higher orders fot their charm- 1
ter and riches. It endeavoured to deter the upright
from dischsrging eheir.iluty. even when,called upon is
* Court of Justice. Ran the Magistracy were sacrificed
as victims, for the performance of their official otenpm
lions. It was a rebellion of the deluded, idle, and.pro-
fiigate. against every thing that was valuable in society.
It was a rebellion stained by all the most cruel and
ferocious crimes. Upon these grounds it was that be
was driven to the lamentable necessity of coming to
Parliament for that interned power which would be
placed in the hands of the executive Government, by
the passing of the Bills which lie was about to propose.
He had said that there was nothing political or religions.
in the character of this rebellion; but be would caution
the House against implying any security from that cir-
cumstance. Who could say, lithe House should permit
a delay In putting down this insurrection and treasea,
for treason it also was, how long it should remain with-
out the aggravation of both those characteristics. He
listened with great attention to what was said by the
Right Honourable Baronet opposite (Sir J. Newport)
a a recent occasion, because the .Right Honourable
Baronet knew Ireland well, and wished well to its true
interests. From what then fell from him, be was not
disposed to anticipate any objection in that quarter to
the measures which he was submitting to the Howe. If,
however he had misunderstood the sentiments of the
Right lion. Baronet, the House would most liltekbeee
the benefit of his views upon the questiota. The Right
lion. Baronet had admitted the necessity of °Waive
measures, but at the same time he made some allusion
to the adoption of a conciliatory course in tionjusetia
with them. Now be (the Noble Marquess)must protest
against this principle altogether. Nothing could be
more fatal to the object they bad in view than vieldiog
any thing like concession to these deluded people, while
they remained in opposition to the laws of their coun-
try. This was not the time for conciliation; the only
object which ought to agrees their attention at the
present moment was. the stagger sad exigency of these
horrid outrages, and the Imperative necessity of crush-
ing them at once. They most now be occupied with
discussing the system of Government in Ireland, or the
various causes which *ere assigned by individuals, as
producing the dreadful state into which that country
was plunged. There could not possibly exist a more
fatal principle thin that of fin .ling oat to as in-
surgent people the slighteet notion of any alteration
in the governinelt or the laws. By such a line of
proceeding, the House would be holding out the
most direct premium to future insurrectionary move-
watt. And whatever enormities they committed new.
the instruments of soother rebellion might be expected
to go still further with their crimes and their atrocities.
This was horrible enough, without having the prospect
cowdlently before tbeir.eyes of succeeding ones marked
by atrocities of a still deeper die. This rebellion went
&IMO), to the extent of secret combinations for dividing
lands, advising upon property which produced more
thou a ter Wu loathe. It was intact a rebellion of mur-
al/ eed-pfeider, carried on by invisible agents, who
trewhl Weer* to make Ireland the sanest future inser-
t ei* oil lawless outrage, if any thing wens conceded
'ppm Ihe present °testate e. The Home would t !meters see
ethe I , priety and danger of mixing conciliatioe •
tits res tiler might think 6t to'iWept II
y. The time for toncillitory memlores, and
griattion into the •cesiesiof the distress which err
tlefeted is Ireland. would be when HO *Mlle had
returned to a state of obedience to the laws. All politi-
cal or religiose topics should heintspeetied in dm peewit
time of danger and alarm. Thy Cat-Voile Bede; ea a
former similar occasion, acted its*. dontlY. and
temperately, abstained (rote brlegihn their cliimslselbri
the Parliament. He wee confident that they would Ow
pursue tbe same line of conduct; for the existaa of
these disturbances must hare the caret, if no other cause
operated. of rejection for their claim. With regard to
conciliation, as far as it was practicable without involv-
ing them in concession to the insurgents, he thought
that the delay in bringing the subject before Parliament
was the greatest pledge of a conciliatory disposition
which the Government could afford. Government had
waited anxiously end very patiently with the hope that
the disturbances might be suppressed without the ne-
cessity of making the present application to Parliament.
The military forces were increased, but they were found
to he inadequate to the object. They could not drive
the insurgent* fromtlieir fastnesses ; and in ose instance
they discovered • camp where they had been formed, and
in which they
.had left various martial implements.—
From the Special Commission much had been expected.
But its labours produced no permanent effect. The No-
ble individual who presided over the Irish Government,
was most anxious to ameliorate* the condition of the
people of Ireland, and to attach them more closely to
the House of Hanover ; ail he (Cord Wellesley) was
of opinion that the surest method of accomplishing that
object, was to enforce a due obedience to its authority,
and to the institutions which were supported under its
sway. From this conviction lie was prepared to take the
responsibility of administering these laws, if the Parlia-
ment, in its wisdom, should think fit to enact them. It
was with the most painful feelings that be bad to min- 1
municate to the House, intelligence of the commission of
fresh outrages, exceeding in their bloody and ferocious
character, those described in the papers then in the
hands of Members. (The Noble Marquess here describ-
ed the attack and murder of the pcticeinen, given in
THE STATESMAN of Wednesday.) It was to lie remarked
that all these outrages were committed in the night, and
that the object of the Bills was to make personssespon-
sible for not being in their houses at the proper tine for
retirement and rest. He trusted lie should not be called
on for any further information, which induced the
head of the Irish Government to consider thelhispention
of the Habeas Corpus Art necessary. He believed it
was common for the House to place so much confidence
in the Ministers of the Crown. in all cases of great public
exigency, as not to require trout them the information
on which they acted upoa their omen responsibility. He
was happy that his M ,Jesty's visit to Ireland hail' been
attended with that expression of attarliment and affec-
tion on the part of the people. which was so gratifying
td all Irishman's I earl. That visit hail produced a de-
gree of union whereelie fievcest division had previously
existed. And noteitilstemling that individuals had en•
deavoured to push,unauiiii'!y,tou far. it still remained as
the monument of his Majesty's presence, and as an
earnest of the honefit to. 'which that presence was to
give rise in time to corm: The great mass of the popiila-
tion was sound in i;slbyalty ind attachment to the laws;
bat some were driven to their destruction by distress. At
presentilieoutragestm ere.suatiacil to the ignorentand the
uneducated, and betrayed no symptoms of a religious or
a political character. il, ,iiiwever, the Parliament
should hesitate in ei &riling' powers fur putting it flown
at once, it *might rewire•thitse stimulating additions,
and the whole enuntry;• eiltleansi as well as. ignorant,
!night be involved in itlti He trusted that he had now
laid the subject Were the House, briefly bat fully,, and
I Was in so doing liediesi sail gawking that could provoke
1 uneeseasary discessiop...,. H. e flour was disposed to
goo these powers, they. cpu not he put into action too
seendily. ii'ith that new of l'ekiedion be sli.oeld press
tile•pyinter nfth'e Mlle; ilitfilslittle &try as possible. •
II ill It*iti Wan: ibri mid?' NS FIA,MAIId..It enabled Ito rive.
iliteliduktifide4icittitilwast'ehom its ;insole* timid. hr
nwint the Chien Yeralatele. (HQ Houtho,ul4 had at,
sired itetown that Jay, 41.4teketi,n4t, 14 Tit'4l6ligrsi
take his seat it the tiousa. lie *!in Iti - rose: .. ov
"That leave Le giver, io Uring ii, a WI for it sewiii