Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-08-06

tines OF lreland, IN TIE WORT times OF
England, in the days Of the roft Gothic
barharifm, in times of the mott enfnriated
bigotry and political rancour that ever
difsraced the annals of the prefent realms;
hut even in the Legislative aGembly of any
civilized nation that ever pretended to
the poGei1;on of freedom. What was the
doctrine held out by G,ch propohti,n :
Was it that the people of Ireland were 70
incorrigibly, 70 irreelaimably grounded
in their errors, that no change Of circum-
aances, no relaxation; Of everity, nc a.
melioration Of government, no alienation
of diRreis or oppreilioh, could reeore them
to peace, to amenity, and to loyalty =
Would nothing fhort of military execute.
on, and utter ex:ermination to the unfor-
snsnase inhabitants" Of that country, re-
Aore the authority Of his majeity's 60
veroment therel He befcught the houfe
for moment to paule on the prepo0erous
policy Of fuch proportion before they
fhould rafhly adopt it.
He afked them, was it not direct de-
claration to France, that 70 long as ever
they continued a war with this country,
that the people of Ireland, utterly exclud-
ed from Bri,iln liberty and Britiih coniii-
tuition, would be always found ,l.eir flea
dy, attached; and unalienable friends and
alliesi Why agree to the montrous prin-
ciple of perpe'uating fuch law for the in-
definite period which the war might conti-
nue., and which might far exceed the ne
GETTY Of the bill Wha, caufe or what
ftatute was to prevent the houie from do
ing as it had done before, to enquire into
the necefiity which exiited for fuch bill,
and pats it again from year TO year, if it
h,ould appear to be warra nted by the exc
igence of circumstances Bet before the
houle thould precipitately fanttion fach
propoGtion 70 monfrous, 70 abominsble,
70 wholly unprecedented iii the annals of
this or of any other country, he earnealy
befought them to paufe and reflect on the
probable consequences.
The people of Ireland were taught to
expect, that by the meafure of union they
were to be liberated from the opprenlve
domination, as it was called, of their own
parliament, and thoie local prejudices, re-
ligious objections, and political afperiries
by which that parliament was too much
attuated; and that in the liberality and
jufice of the parliament of Great Britain,
they were 10 be embraced by a mild and
parental lpirit of legilation. Out 65s
members who compoie the united parlia-
ment, only 100 were Irifh on the )ibe-
rality of the remainder reaed the whole
reliance Of the people of Ireland. Was
then iuch proportion as that now moved
in the hrft fellon of the united parliament,
that ipecimeu Of liberality, of mild and
parental legiaation, by which the people
of Ireland were to fhape their hopes Of
future benefit from the united parliament
Was an utter preclu!ion from the blefings
of Englifh contribution the frt fpecimen
OF Bntlih kindness that people were 10 ex-
perlenee! He fncerely hoped the parlia-
ment of England would feriouAy paufe be-
fore they would indelibly itain their pro-
ceedings by the adoption of mealdre 70
monRrous and 70 execrable.
Mr.. Addinsson rofe, and obferved,
that If the honorable and learned member
had deferred but for few moments the
delivery Of his fpeech, orcible as it was,
and as mua every argument be, with the
aid Of bis eloquerce, he would have faved
him the trouble Of arguing At fuch length,
and with 70 much afperity. The honour
able learned member had himielt furnilhed
one of the arongea arguments to difrove
the danger be feems to arprehead from this
bill. in his acknowledgment Of the mild
and parental ipirit in which fmi]ar bill
was faastioned, and afterwards carried in.
to eGea by the luxurious perionage who
lately held the chief government Of that
country. He could allure the honorable
and learned member, that no man felt
a.o1e cordially shatnih and parental ipi1