The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-30
{ No. ii.

To the right hon. the Earl of Finsall, &c. &c.
No. III.
-I'f1ver 10 tie foregoing, BIZ TIE R;g5. i5oaorabie
TIE Earl Of FingaH
Great Denmark ftreet, Aug. Is, 1904.
My LORD,
| | have the honor to receive your lordAlip's
letter, and am much obliged TO you for ap-
pointing me magiftrate of the county of
| Meath, at a time when the talk is 70 arduous.
l mutt beg.lelve to allure your Iordfhip that
| nothing but my mott anxious deire to be ufe-
ful, by every means in my power, would have
induced me to folicit the cominiilion Of the
peace.
Permit me to return your loFJlihip nv BET
thanks, for the very able and excellent initruc-
tons contained IN your letter il fhail be NV
| unceaEng endeavour 60 prove inyielf not I'M
| worthy the truft conlided TO ME, for which I
ihould feel pyielf very III qualified, if | did not
undeiftand the duties of active loyalty, to be
exactly fuch as are laid down by your lordihip.
have always been taught, that that man was a
traitor and violated his allegiance, who con-
cealed any plot againft the fate to this opini
on, all thoe who profeis the fame religious faith
that do, arc bound by the ;noR iolemn pied
ges I; am very forty any have deyiated from it {;
they cannot be, | am perfuaded, thofe remark
able for their religious and good conduct. 1t
gives me much concern, and fhould be ex-
tremeiy forty, were it generally conceived, that
your lordihip, the perion to whom the Catholics
of another part of the United Kingdom never
ceaie expecting their obligation with your fI-
perior talents, enlightened AMI liberal mind :
holding the high fituation you do in this coun-
try, with 70 much credit TO yolirleif, ana advan-
tage to the public fhould have an opinion in
any degree unfavorabie to the liifi Catholics.
My lord, the Catholic religion is the same eve
ry where. 1 very reluctantly eater OH tn, fub-
jet. Religious diiputes, have always cta.G-
dered the greateh misfortune any country
could experience. / NUT, however, beg leave
to fate TO your lordihip, what have always
found to be the conduct and faith ofthe Catbo.
lic- l need not fpeak OF his attachment To.
ana reipect for an oath were he leis delicate.
why ihouid he labour under any EXECUTION now,
or have fufered many years of penal reftricfion
mutt fay, | never heard Catholic with for
the overthrow of the Protellant efablifhmept.
and letting up IN its place one of his own reliei-
on: / ms was not, as is well afceItained, the
OBJECT OF the promoters of the rebellion in
1898 nor do believe it was that of the ruff
ans ana murderers who dligraced this country
on late location. The Catholic is ready at
this moment to facrifce his life, his propey+v.
and every thing that is dear to him, in filpDort
OF the Pretent contribution; in defence of that
beloved Sovereign, TO whom your ordlhip
does not ieem to think we look upon with that
veneration, gratitude, and attachment, which
L allure you we do.-The Catholic wifhes no
other family on the throne no other conRitu-
ton; but certainly wifhes TO be admitted.
whenever 1t fhall be deemed expedent, to full
ihare in the benefits and blefIingS of that happy
contribution under which we live PARTICIPANT
on which we continue to prove ourlelves not un-
detervng OF Catholic loyalty & allegiance Il need
not tell your lOrdihip, would oblige every one of
that perfuaGon to reft and repei, even the head
OF the See OF Rome, were it poffible TO ljlDDofe
that the uiurper who now dilurbs the
peace of the world, could fcnd him
here with his invading armies. MY lord, the
doctrine OF allegiance is perfectly underfood,
and unceahngly preached by the Catholic
Clergy. | have feen an addrefs in the newfDa-
pers, from DIR. COppinger to his flock at CIoyne.
in which Catholic principles and allegiance are
much more ably and fully explained and ihc,Il-
Gated than ] could attempt doing. The late
eXhortatlon OF the Rev. DR.. Troy, in Dublin,
your lordihip has probably fcen, and his cha
racter for diftnguihed LOYALTY is known 70 every
one. Ia the year 79G, when Hoche's feet was
in Bantry Bay, the Rev. DR.. Moyhah pubGed
an addreis 20 his people, for which, had the
French landed, he would undoubtedly have lon
his head. Surely my lord, /yc5 biedgs5 and dir
HagHlAed 0f75 OF loyalty are the beG proofs that
can be given. have, my lord taken the liber-
~ OF Eating to your lordihip what confder
Catholic principles, and Catholic condrA
Standing in tbe iituation do, 1 feel it nv dufv
to vndicate thc Catholics from any unfayoura-
bic opinion entertained OF them. That ycur
iofdihip ihould know, and properly appreciate
their ientiments and conduct, is my only aim /:
and woad, am itrs, be highly gatify ing to
them. beg pardon for trefpaiiing 70 long ON
your Iord'hip, but when there is a queHion of
the conduct and opinion OF 70 large a portion of
his Maieity's tUbjetts, at the time every arm
IS wanting TO defend the empire, YOU viii,
trui', excafl nc. Ithink could not give your
lcroihipa better proof than that mall crdea-
vor 10 merit the good opinion you are 70 Kind
7s 10 entertain Of me, and which Lope fhall
never forfeit.
] hage the honor TO be, &c.
(Signed) IiNCALL.
To The RI. Hon. Lord RcdefJaie, &c. &c.
Fran, h pg,.Eg H., IL - Ill.,