The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-11 00:00:00

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They acre coded upon to grinner a d...l.are 'root .
*hely Statute boat. If parr the go. 'lion ~s, so-
tended to be set st rest, *hat so long ditid. d qt.
Cstholics from the Protestants ewer there seen
disposition )mproinnte peace, and harmony. and
union, amongst the gihjrcts of the came K;l4{
citizens of tho same State, and aeit.g undo the same
laws—then should their Lordships begin by removing
the opprobrium, by retracting the calumnies, sod pa.
nisbing the atrocious libets which were psi licked
against their Catholic fillow•setjects.—pear!j—
If there were no other inducement to their Lord.hipe
to cosmetic* so desirable a course, even a regard foe
themselves end their posterity, should prompt them
to avoid the disgrace their Statile; cast spun t• es ;
a disgrace which but a mere distinction was held tat
justify ; bet which were still as degrading as they
were profligate end calsoinines.—(llcor, Iscar!)—•
Ile asked their Lordships, if any Noble Lord amongst
them could pet his head upon his heart and say. thri
religion of Fowles wee idolatrous? Not of Fowles
alone, but of may enlightened Catholic of the present
day,whe would be famed to ray, "Idolatry is your retie
glen?" They coosklered the Masses on act of devotion
polders the greet object of worship; they meant a rile,
letended to do him homage, and when the intention
' wet so pore, the eilscootrections of their adversaries
should mot betaken in proof of the act by whir h they
expressed it being idolatress. The Oath and Hecht-
' ratios sworn to by the Members of both Houses et
Parliament, declared the Mass to be idolatrous,
but of above 800 individeils who had so sworn,
how many could any on their own knowledge its
objects, •r its ceremonies. or If any diffetence ex.
isted in its sae from Its institution to the hoer
le which he addressed their Lordships ?—it
was a creel mockery on legislation to *western
the People to mitoses each prejudices existing is the
Wads of Legislators, and especially ea matters where
religiose beliefs wen se eminently aiscereed. The
evils of such oaths weld net be tee speedily remit-
' died, 00f the loud° and the calemesies they genesis•
ed too speedily abolished sod effaced. The sacrifice
of the Mass was nen by Pretestant Prelates held not
to be idolatrous, although considered by them as im.
proper to be used ; the Bishops Perry and t4lden,
bad so given it as their oplaiees. Bishop Perry was
a man of few, who at all times and at all hazards
kept op the pore lamp of the light of the Chord:
of England, and daring the worst • Mictiers that
were felt en Protestants, had still maintitred seek
en opinion as to the bless. Selden, perhaps
Prelate of still higher estherity, coiecided with him.
Could their Lordships be ssecere in what they told
the Catholics, that they were not raeleded h cease.
spaeace of their religious belief from sharing In the
privileges of the Stale; while they refused to cascade
the boon which they ones acd so humbly prayed
for ? They told the Cath.iics wed. cot seclude you
for year belief is matters revealed by Diviett- meths.
rity, bet we exclude yes batman yes hold opinions
ceetrery to the religion of the State. Bet what did
such a declarations amount to? Ti nothing %eraser
hem then this : we eselede yes solely for your "Ai.
gloss opinion. Bet was thet bit evelltirt—was
that manly—was It beneseable ? Let these who
(height so mossier II ; bet he thought it the
'reverse of all it should be. The Catholic, on the
contrary, acted in a more open manner. If their
Lordships thought it orcessary to ceded, the Ca-
Shelia for his religious opinions, why sot openly
my se ? Why trot boldly proclaim it : bet if not, if
according to their own opinions and decimator's, he
should sot be estleded on that accosted; open what
other mend or rational principle did he continee to
be escleded ? Was it because be believe in the he.
articulacy of the Virgin Mary, or the intercession of
Saints, the purifying ire of Purgatory, or thedece
tries of Transubstantiation ? Hit wenn, why net
state it, and pet an end to ell his hopes sad all his
wishes? Why did they gnat the Catholics of !m-
-ilted that which they denied the Whelks et
England? Were their priaciples se different, that
toleration was safe whoa greeted to the Irish eethe.
tic, aid dangerous when aesght for by the British?
'the ceedition of the Catholics, was a shame to lbw
laws, a Mimeo to the esestry, sad a reproach
throegh story part of Europa to the Legislators of
Great Britain.—(//ear?)—The gaselier, of Septa-
onsey began et last to be 'settee soderstood than for.
surly both by Catholic BM Promoted, sod within
and without the walls of Parliament. Tests and
prohibitions sboold not be se leog cootiesed, as that
the Catholics might be made to feel that they could
wet discharge the ditties mad obligetiess of good sob.
jams. He thought the Noble Earl opposite shaeid
I agree to the preposition of his Noble Friend (Lord
Grey) although it had sot Wee sifted sod examime
by a Committee. When the subject was formerly
di.cessed, the Catholics prayed for a Committee,
bet that 01111 refitted, because modeles special 001 re.
(pared ; sod sew that somethieg was required, she
adversaries of the Catholics tern resod and said, we
can grist yes nothing that does not originate la she
recommendation of • Committee. Se that whaterne
worse they look, discomfits's end defeat attired ill
their claims. The Noble Lord concluded a most elite
sad brilliant speech by giving bird's:Wed approbso
, ties to the 11111 introduced so ably by his Noble
I Friend (Eve Grey).

The I.OltD CIIANCELLOR obherved, his duty
take House and the coantry obliged bias to state,
that all that Ito baud front the Noble Earl she intro•
dared it, end the last Noble Lord who spoke, did nob
alter the opinions he hid loss entertained apes its
merits. It was many years since the first Peddinur
from the Catholics had been presented for relief; bet
nn no form., accedes was any relief espected, Woo
with the offer of the mast templet* security. The
present propositivo, het/ewer, was quite differently'
made, as if it could be acceded to withost any sees.
rut,; soil cosh, it he so deny: It was mid that the
Mends*, the Protestant relights wished for sec a
change; but these what equally professed theseelein
its friends were decidedly hostile to its being mai&
Some Resolutions hod been sent hiss in an esvalepet
which he kadoot read, nor was i.e at all swan eg
lbeir contests, until he hoard them 'glided to be 68
Nob!, Lary' (Goa)); and at thaw contents Me maid
scarc.lV say be Rti rarpristd ; Inc if the Noble Eu