The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-17 00:00:00

I town. tie thttocht this inessare 'venial be ebeett
tally agreed to by all. It was n 0.... 'proposed that tbt
Cotasti!oiott inning from the Croon 4o i4II up the Int-
roit,. sh..ttitl oontaio on equal number of Lay per
mots with the liarfy t notwithstanding an objection
which, it was frisderstounl 1114 t the latter had to the

intrarrenri. of hay rrsons with the.e matters.—.-
Since :Le *i:ne the P.►pe had sieniliiii his tutaent to

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this arrangement, and there was every reason to sup-
pose it ;v01.,' be generally approved of. He re-
membered t• at on a former occasion, when the Rosin
Catholic t, let.gy refused to permit this interference, it
was sail!, "give us the p f that what you de-
sire he accepted. and then we will legislate."
--(Ilea ilear.)—But was Parliatutot to go about
imitiiriag what would he Licreptiti by the ROttlall
Clergy ?—(losee I cries of be ar, hear.).--
Parliament woald do what it conceiscal to be just, and
i..4tsuuld no doubt in the acquiescence of the seelejtct
to the laws of the Cottettitivion. Ile Lail one more oh-
serration tie notkr respecting the appointment of
shops : --he sleicald liitsiself leave prefet 1.0.1 a domestic
nomination, but on inquiry, he found the Roman Ca-
doilies had no settled principle of nomination ; and he
trusted tie.% iree the whole, the present Bill would put ten
mail to the present great awl important weestlon.
Mavis, aildreotal Isiiii•elf to the point. of relaxatioo. lee
Cattle to consider those of security ; anal these lie had
tl ttttt ght better to introduce into a %rparate Bill. He
trusted 110 one (could suppose that any Member eon-
nected Stith the Bill would lie to disingenuous as tee
yield the points of concession without being careful of
the proper sectarity.--(1 lear.)—With respt•et to the be-
teetits, they might by many he tlinught very acceptable.
while others mi..: lit not thick thole' worth the arrow,
slier ; hut he had every reason to believe, that the small-
est roscession, even the permitting a Roman Catholic
Barrister to wear a silk gown would be accepted. H e
hail formed the measures of concession on the one haul,
and security on the other, into two Bills, liecau-e he
thought that course the most camellia:eery. There was
but one topic more upou which lie should touch. He
sainted to the nerasnre of which notice ba.l been given
arlillonintrable Friend, respecting the support of the
fa
Catholic Clergy. lie shonil not ronsent to the
measure, and be Instal that his Hon. Friend, on reflec-
tion, would be induced not to press it. At a lutare sea-
son, such a measure would he kindly received br the Ca-
tholic Ckrgy, but at present it mast he emisiaered as
premature. The Catholic Clergy conld not eater Into
any stipulation of this description, until the rights of
their Pocks had been given them: lest they (the Clergy)
should he exposed to unworthy impntatimes. No per-
son lie thought was competent to bring forward
such a measure unless lie were armed with the
assent, of tioeernment ; but at a proper time, and
with that assent, he hail no doubt say snags
roc:istere won( I be received by the Roman Catholic
Clergy with fulness. Having now gone through
the various topics which this subject suggested to him,
be solemnly 4.3,1(.4 upon the, Legislature to put au end
to the present tuie•tion. The law: in farce against
the Catholics ailiativeil of some arlot: v at the time of
their enactaixot, and various unfort it eta te ri reit mstarires
hail prevented their repeal. Elizabeth nag surround-
s( by powerful f.reiL:n enemies, and ill tier sulisciitient
triers it OW rally happened that n brie the Catholics
Were warmly attached to the on,titoti,a, the State-
reigns were not. It was a hardship that Popery, the
present des ability. 11.'4 born intrinlneoil Into Ire-
land by England ; for the constant of the former
n..cessarily introduced the Religion of the latter ; anal
lie admitted that it lead been sown in a most Ilnitri,ll-
- soil. The enjoyment of civil iii, ty had en-
:tilled us to see the light, anal when upon conviction
we dislodged Popery from One l'Ottlltry, we attempted
to dislodge it in Ireland, without riving the Irish
those rights which hail enabled as to discover the
truth.—(llear.)—The Boman Catholics bail gene-
rally beets patient and tranquil under their sufferings.
((•heers). Ile lead a right to !coy that they hadgene-
rally been tranptil ; for it was notorious that the Re-
bellion of I beet, hrought about by Protestants,
and conducted by protestant leaders. lei conclusion,
le trusted the. House wonlil oat deprive themselves of
the sadsfaction, or the Throne the enjoyment, of re.
ceiring the brightest and most acceptable tribute
which could be given by the honest tomato—the rra..
fitiole of the Itonten Catholes : a gratitude la hide
would stinialate them to an increased affection for
their fellow subjects ; and an attartiment to the Con-
stitution, in support of which they would sacrifire
their property and their blood.—(Lonil and continued
clarets).
On the question be; tag pot from the ('hair,
Sir WILLI.‘3I SCOTT said, that the present Bill had I
been for seine time in circulation attioag the Members •
of the House, and it now appeared that the Right lion.
tieutletisan preposvd snow very material alteration.. He ;
Mel had no opportunity of considering those alterations ;
a.al iu fact it was quite entpossible to hamar in what state
tier Bill actually now stood.—He would beg to togged
to the Right Hon. illeruher, whether it was not better to
?ire the House an oppor unity of considering the pro-
pene( alterations : especiaily as they seemed to amount
1" " Amit'litta that ten Bill in its original state could
not tie •atoported. The Bill appeared in a great degree
to be atuu.luneil, and its present shape implie.l that
v hide hail already passed wait a merr w.,:te of the time
lg. 'h. Noose. lie should be glad if the Bight Von.
tiestlemaa would suggest that means ot removing this
dilfieulty.
Mr. PLI7NKETT spi I, lie hail thought it fair to
apprize the Howie of the intended alterations, in pee-
-1"•"." to prom:sine them afterwards. He tortainly
rr..s od ;mare of any coarse which timid lie adopted
'crept that of going into the Committee, it. which tire
alterations might he considered. Ile regretted the
diffirtllty of witirb his Right Hon. Friend consplal.ned,
a."l he feared that his (Mr. P.'s) roue had ant been
h“ distinct as it might to have been yet he thought
it might have been comprehended, by on nagerstartel-
iof mach less acute limn that of his Right Hauourable
Friend.
Me. RANKES rats =aid that he felt it to he
41 defy to avail himself of that uppurtuttitv of re-
be *Log the statement of his oltjections to this Bill.
He believed thattliere was no one who wouW attempt
to dispute the propriety of the general principle that
no State ought to admit to a participation of their
,Power and others, those who, if cousistent with Ilse:n-
-u Ives would wish to bring about the &sun. time of
A very eunsitierable part of the• State. It
%Oak that the Catholics, if true to their on et tenets,
slatauld nos wish the ifeatenesirm of ale essential part of
our State, namely, be Established Protelttant 4 'his r.th.
th
e trusted that no lieutleestan who might succeed him
111.4 t night in addressing the Iluttse wnald itelmt•! iii
i.irn'heat he was actuated by bigotry or preilati'lle. lie
rea•on hl spea4 harshly of the Rom au
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