Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-20


in the petition now before the house. you
! wili establish as p,inciplc, that ireland
is to be encouraged by. promoting reliyi
,ds disse ntisn. and That by dividing and
weakening the peopl- yon will streDg'hsD
the government a principle composed
T, Of party government and party Cod.
If your incorporation with the Parliament
of Ireland has given you streng b, would
not am incorporation with the people or
Ireland be aiamantf Asthere should be
no such thing as an exclusive Providence.
neither should there beany such thing as
exclusive rights and bebefis. Such way
your opinion when you recruited IN ird !
land for your navy ard army, IL yort :.
Adrn'rals and Generals ordered The RoA
man Catholics under ilieir command, ont /
ct their ships and out of their ranks in the
hour OF danger, in the moment OF hattie. I
what would become OF you Your eml |
pire would evaporate Lei ne then, Sir, !
en'reat The House to slrn add look at The !.
magnitude of their tlanger.--- Austria may
exist as a second nation--Prussia may cx. (
list as a second na,ion, Blu, ynu have link
ed your being with your greatness aud |
when you have ceased to be great, you are |
nothing. Ireland is vulnery.bIe admit
It. Why! Because you have governed
her i'll. You have voted AN army aodna-
w from Ireland, but you forgot 10 vote
your freedom for thai country. That is
the vote winch is necessary to produce
and encourage that quality OF mind upon
which you can engraf that high spirit and
ambition which ATE necessary 10 meet, TO
overcome The perils cflhe time. Let your
freedom be dffused through IreIaud and
she will spou. become part of your
strength. Do moi wi hhold from her in
her weakness, the reg men ihal has made
you strong. Give To Ireland The benefits
you have promised; you can afford and
you are bound to give. Give then, and
your union will not be fismiual-you will
assist, create, inspire, consolidate. You
have, since the union. added forty mill
ons TO her deb, AID some millions To her
taxes-Wiii yoa add nothing To her free
dom aud comlor,s! Since you have ex-
linguished the Irish Parliament, what ha- c
you done for Ireland ! followed the
course of that Parliament iog fourteen
ycars---I mean from the assertion Of its
Independence in l732--and there were
many measures Of great rational benefit
"hsSu tCShtstu lfDtti .tuStf QtHDCiatlODs
Do you exceed thcms The violence of
party and us opposi'ioh TO the sentiments
aud interests OF the grca, body OF the peo-
pie, led 10 The abolition of thas Parliament.
+ do you take care that similar Opposite
on CT your part may NOT lead TO q similar
I consequence. Do NOT iegisla,e like chill
dren, by resisting upon childish grounds,
the strong claims OF The Catholics. As
you are at war with "a ration, hat relies
principally upon the superiority of her POI
pulation, mar hall your population effect
i've. lnssead Of buying foreign aid with
subsidies, buy che aid of your subjects
with kindness "a cry Of hear j. Depend
Z upon il that if you refuse the application
OF the Catholics now you will regret II ard
be ready as soon as possible TO atone for
{ your mistake. 1hscause az the Ca ho-
lies is too strong TO be withstood-- Re-
member ,he Case in Ireland between the
years 1872 and SO, when the Iiish Parli-
arnent made a complete change in their
resolution respecting the Catholics. You
! will, It you rejeet the motion of my hon.
Trend, rely on it, have 10 initiate the con-
duct of the irish Parliament. The sue
cess of The Catholic claims is Certain
Nothirg Can endanger il but any turbuisn-
cy IN ITS favour. Bot hope ind trust
the Cathohcs viii not by their conduct
risk the character they have obtained.
Let them rely on their allegiance and the
justice oftheir claims, and they must ,ri-
umph. While address this 10 the Ca.
tholics, let ne also exhort you to reflect
upon the necessity of Cancellation. Ire.
member that during former rebellion,in
Ireland, YOU expended twenty millions of
wealth, aud much Of your besJ blood, with.
OUT adding one inch 60 your territory or "a
ny thing 10 your security. Let me warn
you to gaaFd against future REBEL ons and
discon'enIs; let me urge You 10 remove
the great Cause Of discomfort. by that ba, e,
religious discord. That is irrenoyab e
while the penal code temains-Remove,
That, then, and Irishmen will fight the 70.
reign eDemy--no, one another. We shall
stive to forget what Is past, and look only
to the Future. Following the advise of a
DAILY, u Burke, ard Flood, names ever
dear 10 Ireland, let us seek he improve
mept OF that country, as most essential 10