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

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tract lict srlf itli controet rse, when it was recollected
how tnatly tecislrnts, how ma ny cireumttances of varions
character load contributed to produce the runintnneation
of the great Messing of the Reformation, we shonld • I
pause hen.' e we carried a feeling of political or religions
seal so far as to consider the Roman Catholic a tit object
of toinisloAcnt. The reli;ions fervour of Ilenry leas sof- i
teucol and solidoted by the influence of a softer passion—
ror lost- roolol tench a Monarch to be wise.
An. 11101% light first dau ;led from Boleln's eyes.
It was to 'liked nook es like these that the origin and
proArcss of Protestantism oo as to hr traced. The reign
of glirthetli was glorious .o this country for her foreign
and dionestic police, but ss hatever might he the lus-
tre a Ith li she derived loom this source, her's was, un-
doulne,:iy, not the reign of civil or religions liberty.
Look ar the latter part of the Ilion of James I. mid
the Catholic co mold Ise (Howl to be stripped of all the at-
tributes, deluded of all the fat okies of social man, bereft
of all the comforts of !lonic, and the affections of the coun-
try. In the reigm suli,e(iii,nt to that of .1:onc!. 1., wai
there any thing in the: cominct of the Roman Catholics
to induce the belief that their religion wit hostile to the
claims of the State? In the reign of t liat!cs 1., was
it the Papists who overtorned the tormaecliv iod the
religion of the Roman Catholics bring tha.t Monarch to
the block ? Was there any thing in tour history which
justified the iiiipotation of an irrecosocileable difference
between the principles of the (fatholir religion and Me-
narchical ilistitoit ions? It loadlweb contended intim course
of this debate, that it Wa% Mom/sail& that a Roman Ca-
tholic could enter oiir political establishment without en-
, tertaing a de-i re of overturning the ecclesiastical partof it
That a large class; of the population of the empire,
who fur two centuries had been suffering nndrr the de-
, ~,,rfadation of the law is iris patiruce and trooper, should
all the while hat e hern like Brutus assuming a want
of feeltiL., in order afterwards noire securely to
dart on their wry, and that they should wait for
the paseiu^ fif till. Bill before tl.ey attempted
to satiate their reveloge, was b:1 extravagant a sap-
: position, that in,thing but the stillest and taunt
irrational fears could for a .ent couuteuance
, it. Let thr House consider how long the Catholics

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had endured the more severe of their disabilities.
For two centuries a I of separatiosti had existed,
not to assist stature, but to thwart leer. It rose high
above the waters, ant frowned defiance around. At
length this nearly broken down, there still re•
mauled a portion of it between two kindred sifias, whirls,
viewed each either from afar, and lidera' to meet.
Ought we to endeavour to restore to its original strength
this bank of separation ? Or ought we nut rather at
once to cut it down, and to Boat on the mingled waves
the ark of our munition constitution ? (Hear, beer.)—
How unreasonable were they who expected the Catholics
to love a Constitoolon, the benefits of which they were.
not sadden sal to partake ? To us that Constitution war
positive ;Ind at Tie them it exhibited nothing that
was not negative awl repulsive. And vet the Catholics
were expelled to ovrtdnw in affection for it! The way
in which the Catholics hail been treated was such that
they might justly apply to or the well-knotvis lines,
When late t attempterl your pity to move,
Yoni tinned a dear ear to my prayers;
Perhaps }or' were right to dis,risiber yonr love,
Rut nit, dial don 1.41 me down stain '••
laugh.)—the question was, whether Parliament
would not stop short of what they ought to /ha, if they
slopped shot ufgiving the f 'at hi; lks all the henefits of
the Codosidering the present Bill as a
final ailjois!oileut on the subject, he would consider the
floe Catholics from oar I Wiversities and
from oor Spiritual Court, as a natural and permanent
exclusion. lint with the.Ar exceptions, what was to be
feared (torn admitting the Catholics to altars' in mw
fri-
valrges? What was to he feared from seeing them in
that House? Was it the introduction of dernagrogoes
that was apprehended Ile was rose ot those who re-
joked to arse a demagogue brought into that House; for
he had never known a demagogue in that House who
did not in the course of six months, after be bad taken
his seat, shrink to his natural dinworions ; and lie trusted
that, if any restem of Parliainentary Reform should he
carried into effect, care would be taken to leave a little
nest of boroeglis for ileinagogner, to which they should
become entitled by making' a speech in Palm-elan'.
It was not in that Bruise float lee bad any fear of dews-
Rogues. They might e 000 se there mid do their worst.
The present was a most tilting period at which to settle
this great question. We were now enjoying a peace
purchased, in a great degree, by Irish vaiour, on a field
watered by Catholic Mood. 11 e were now enjoying a
peace which, whatever might be the threatening aspect
of the world, would, he trusted, be permanent. lint in
such a season, it behoved ns to strengthen °unwise, that
we might be !prepared for any event. To him it was iu-
different where the Temple of Concord was built, or by
whom the offerings were made on its altar. Such a
boon as that which he trusted they were now about to
bestow, like " the gentle dew fmnilicaven," would bless
equally the giver anti the receiver. It was ronferred,
and it would be received, in the spirit in which it ought
to be conferred and received. The results were not to
be contemplated ; but in proportion as we discharged
the duty of skilful and liberal hushatiehnen. might we
expect a rich and abundant harvest.—(The Right Ike
noirrahle lientleuratt's speech was followed by entlieri-
astic ►*beers froin all parts of the lloure4—tbe House
then divided—
For the Amendment :113—Against it 234-llajority
in favor of the Bill I I.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed on 3londay.
Adjourned at hall-past three this morning to this day

INSUItiIACTION OF THE PIEDMONTESE.

P %Ins, M turn 1.1: 5 p. m.—" The mail has left Paris,
hut the intelligence I have just received, from the hest
authority, is of so derisive a character, that I lose not a
moment in conveying it to von by an express. The die
is cast—the fate of the Austrian army is sealed ! A tele-
graphic despatch has been received by the Government
announcing that the whole of the Piedmontese troops
have risen, and have demanded a free representative
constitution, requiring at the same time that they should
be allowed to inareli against the Austrians. From the
necessary conciseness and obscurity of a telegraphic
Iletpat rl I cannot distinctly collect whether cum-
pliauee has been refused to the first or the second
clause of the demand of the Piedinotitese sot-
'fiery. It is imagined that a disposition was
sliewn to conrede the free constitution, but that a
peremptory denial has been opposed to the desire testi-
fied of avenging the cause of Naples, by direct hostili-
ties against the Austrians. It is concluded, however,
that the reply of the Sardinian Government had not
proved satisfaetory, for the despatch distinctly states
that the Piediumitese artily, to the number of .141.1410
men. bail mar. bed. Prince Cariguana was scut after
them to endeavour to bring them back to their duty,
but with little hopes of success. The accounts con-
clude wills these remarkable words—" All Italy is in a
flame."