The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-15 00:00:00

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eminently conspicuous.. The first
he would mention in the character
ed individual was a circumstance
and, as far as he knew, unparalleled
alluded to the Parliamentary grant
for services which he had rendered .
only a private gentleman in Parliament
nearly 40 years sieve the /tense-
an estate to his and his family, ,
for it was impossible that his transcc
be remunerated, but . a testiniony
lode for his unequalled services.
indelible record of the gratitude
had found his country labouring
foreign policy—le restored it to '
had foetid his country a province,
it a mute among the nations--he
just rights and privileges, anti
century from a foreign J.olicy: he
licity of enjoying as nteoli esteem,
the country whose pretension:, .
the country whose ipdependeuce
(Hear, hear!)—To try his merits
it wits to be expected that in b 7
public service thueb diversity of
countered, and many hunoural
curred. It was, however, the
the great man whose loss they deplored,
survived all those entnities—be had 1:
lowing power of time and the anii -
extingnished every feeling of jet
parties and opinions united in ita
homage deep. sincere, and unexar
House must feel that, in paving the
his memory, posterity would reek.,
that the name of Orattau would
in history. 'I he narrative of hi
form the history of his colinw
tish empire had been in great
half century. Ireland had undout
full 'hare ; but no mine, not even
of Burke atitl Welliogton, were
rieal. or more sure to be reinenii,
that of tirate.in.. Without eeterim
veriest topics, the defence of net
him the gratitude of his count'.
would obserxe only, that whatever .
might exist. as to the Union betweei
nothing u:ie more certain than tit
roald be lasting till choice° mai°,
terms, sad the Ilepresentatives
just and full share in the admit
enipite. To tuintisyn a cirilinasi
• a striking peeuliaiii
and one. anaphd. ,
3 he might be said
oimemente in ewe Parlimmeste
opinions, and habit
(Illicit:lt nations
pre-eminence seas 1
-fry, where wit and elocinence
spontaneously than in any nth(
this cutlery, where he came at
his life, when the House was jul
land splendid examples which
collection, and when in additivi
lie had te-encotinter the prejudices
unreasonable expectations excited
name. He snrpa.seil the most
tions of his friends, and those
i formed different expectations,
to Iris genius. The iucouveniences
i practice of addressing the House
I rendered it necessary to allege
could show that in this case
tossed not become dangerous.
indeed die in this Home ; but
to discharge his public dutits
service. its to the measure w)
pose to Parliament, be might
offending the feelings of any
that great man thought upon
risked his life to come into
thought it would he the means of healing
wounds of his country, of establishing i
;live in the neiciii, and of removing the ,
cle to the prosperity
.and independence of b
be wiping yet the lest stain from tht character .
Paillaiid, and resteriag that spirit of tole:stein 'poi
inquiry which went forth at the Riformation, and
whirl, was.adupted into the laws and Coastiteßou of
she country. IN this great remain bad sacrificed his
life. His virtues were without alloy, and the yerjty
of his life was espial to the brightness of-his glory.
He was one of these rare eaaniples whose piivate vir-
tues were as contpicaons as his palitie cheracterstind
shone forth at . example to ail humewnature. It
was nut his follows to beounie.arqpanfied reithtliitsi
till an adritaced period of his Ilk; end though, •in
all the iuterrourse which he hati-Ifed with plea af 'e-
mus, be had fionstantly found skinplirity of chemise
to accompany groat enduwments of. mind; he might
trillr say. that be had never met-with in lestanee is
which sada native grandeur of mind was blended with
so much infesting play faloess aftd einwlieity--in which
the sofest qualities were so happily mitabined with•tbe
loftiest and the grandest of human neteka..• Ile Might
truly apply to him the words of an mime wcityr—
rite famteastiseionse, infela• fierentiasisim, prepasito
soactissimas.
lig
man, that
It was the dying prayer of Ibis great man, trial 9reat
• chain and. Ireland aught be for ever so.itA in the
beads of amity, and that the last stains of religious ha-
tolerance :eight be foisted from our system. toe): hal
bum the greet object of bit political rife, and by his
eeseing.qadmirsors in this canoe. be bad Met inertly
Infttlerad himself the pride and ornament of his owe
pantry. but he was entitled to thi. reverential grafi-
nod pietni effective of story Engralimea. it hes
West/Mao shied were gathered ipso one ammo .a
lamb. all natives' distinctions faded away,*med vier
issesaeti to *a matarxted with as by a closet liaise thee

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Sret peculiarity
7ter of this Ida •
ee memorably . •
alleled in history.—he ,
ant conferrd npoo biro
red to his IL:pantry wit n
sliain•nt. It was In w
!of loonnoni had voted
, not as a. remaieration,
stiscendvnt tneritseould
army of national grati-
,s. . That Tote was an
e cf his ecnotry. He
ig under the evils of a
o its independence ; he
of Eng:and—he gave,.
—he restored it to its
Lil after . delivering Lis.
he had the pressirar fe-
eem and at:mication in
he had res:cytt as in
ire he had restorml..—
ts by another criterion.
his 'rations career of
f opiniop was .o be en- •
Lble enmities to te
in-
peculiar happiness of
deplored, that be had
bad lived till tae
aiel-
nild virtues of age had
lealousy, and men of all
paying to his memory a
smpled.---(Hear'.)--The •
his mark oftli tinC tion to
view :belt- derivioo, and
Id occupy a large •pace
its lift wut:ld, in reality,
ry.---Fertile as ti.e
men tinting the last
lubleily contributed her
Fen the illustrious names
re more certainly histo- •
%tiered by posterity, than
erinw into those contro-
which had obtained for
try in the year 17t.T., he
aver difference of opinion
,etweyn the two nations,
an this- -that no union
uationt met upon equal
.s of Ireland had their
lioittration of the whu.e
Instance of 'artier Um-
iarity in his Parli.went-
yrrhaps, in the Livery
Lid to hay.: arrived at the
Postisilisins iiilloriag is
its, as ninth as any two
s could differ front each
confessed in his own
ownee spruog up Wore
mr—it was tonfrased in
at an adt arced period of
justly • from recent
were fresh in thi ir m-
ien to these difficulties,
tidier's arising from tie
.cited by his own great
oat affectiona•• expects- •
who perliaps might have •
were compelled to bend
nietwes arising front the
sae ui on these vete:ions.
ice peculiarities, and he • •
e at least the precedent
This great man did not
•
it he died in his progreis
; be died in the public
which he intruded to pry-
venture perhaps. withoin
y man. to describe what
a the subject. He had
this /louse, because he
is of healing the bleeding
!stablishing harmo.,y and
removing tsle great cbsta-
ependenee of his country,
n from the character of