The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-26


was, in the parliament Of Ireland particularly hofle
the Claims al the Catholics and conceived that the
only way in whish they could be aeceGed to-
through the medium OF that Legislative union which he
was 10 deiirous OF ieeing adopted put il then, in
airnes to the hore, whether, when this n,eaiure
carried the Catholics had not every reaon to believe
that Their claims WOULD with immediate a,tenti-
on 1heie Jun exp, Cations have for E-veral years
been daregaroed, and 1t certainly had become
the duty ct io;ne member to- bring the matter
fairly under ditoiiop. iappily this difagrec-
able modeoI proceeding mas rendered unneee.ary
by the eoure winch the Catholic body thcnieves az
ter mature deiiberaticn have though, il expe,,icpt TO
adopt They lave come forward with loyal du,i-
iu and temperate address Representing he nature and
extent of their cains and fairly iuLnii,iinq them to
the attention o. the legislature. They have conduct
ed the'nielves with propriey which places their low
any and love OF good order above ali orr OF iGpi.icn
avoiding al in'urreGion, ard dcouragirg all tunulf
they have left the whole Of the aAr to the foter de-
termination OF parliament. Coming t.ien to the dil.
Cation Q! the Claims OF 60 great and reps Gable BIZ,
dy thus preenied, HOY. and truit stec claims M1
be i'!y and atteDtisely oonidered In the e,,rfe ,f
the e.iervarions with which have .hou. III il rec.f
i-ry 70 introduce my morton, have hitherto avoided
taking any NOTICE Of certain r,v rous ini;nua,io,s
that It Was needles TO aga:e tie cucfion AZ the prs
lent nioment uce it was iinpoiible ro,i, an b;,g;
on in very high Guarter thar the ohea in y;.y,
could he obtained. Before hit down, j r,rf f,v q
the c,, RI
the Catholics, would obhge his maieAy TO Violate Ia:
coroiiat@n oath. This is idea uttrrl, monnrou1
and abinrd only deire, tas any man will lcol \,
lie coronation oath, and am confident he will fr
that no iuch ooncluiion be drawn as thar Gor,
individuals with TO corderas the neceary rriuit of
the n'eaure OF emancipation. If we were 70 f,npor
king William alive at this moment and the very ,4s
in queniol TO be repealed, would that be v;.
i2ton Of his coronation cath pea, aG which wore
nct framed when his coronation cath took place
What then could king william, have done b, copf.n,
my to the repeL' Why he would only have dore
what evrry ioveregn III this country is hound 70 do
ne would merely have bow ed the express uilhes oP
parliament. The fame primo pie a,re 70 the prsfn,
soveregn, who had always ihewE himfen ready n
accede to the wilhes o. his parliament If III. concs
ile, Of ,i;e Ca haiiie De violation az tie
coronation oath, then all the corcrlions IN 1898 ard
at former periods, implied equally clear vioaefo
cannot then allow this objection To have any force.
nor can at all 90 toto the idea thar heeaule the, m
no proipeet OF carving rcalure is not or that ar
count to Ee propoied. Ii fNch princi7. ~; be-,
acted rpon then, not of toie M. si,rres tbe b
ticiai elects OF which we feel this cay not one 81
thofe acts which have il.uGrated aud ieo,.d tr Il;
berries would have besn carried For rn.cv fir !, &c
needless to ir;preis your attention and .. a,,,;
on OF tie houie thar anioft every great con(.tiay
n,eafure has been carried through parlis,eut o,,i+
after ievere and fucoeiIive exertiors l,all ever h
the irit man to import his maefys lawful author;t
l.
improperly or ndecenrly introduced 20 prever, r,D
and fair difcu'ion fubieef the moi i,,torepir|
that Could be nbmitted to the COULD. ration of narl
ment. He who would advile the king to do an -
-ary TO his coronation oath, muli be tr,i,nr ~
tho.e wo, on iubjeet of this FORT attentt RI po.
the royal ea, ard by iaiie representations create i'm,
prefIions unfavorsale the Catholic c,anss na,,.
the fovereign only 10 Sstray him. No coriideration
OF this myfierious nature hall deter M rom the
performance of what / conceive 70 be grea, and I'M
poriant duty. The objef of the Iro,ion with which
hall conclude is them that the petition IS the Ca
thoiics be referred to committee of e whole houf
and it viii then become objea Of confederation
whether the whole any part of the petitHa5 = 10 he
conceded. There are swo or three ciro,n,G..n. 60
which 20 me appear peculiarly worthy Of the co,,i,e
ration OF the committee, if it hould be granted IN ,ia
houie. The circumstances under v.heh Roma, r.
tnolcs M the army were placed, would call for pecu-
liar nvehgation. As the law now food Pon,,,, o.
thoic officers could, up a certain rank ex.r,;G III
their duties in Ireland without any pepal,v: bst nrs
iooner did they fet Their foot in this country and ex
erce the fne duties, than the law of p,fy,r,. 1v.
III force aganf them. This then is farely an evil
WHICH loudly calls for redrels The cafe OF he conn
mon iolders TOO demands attention, for in many cafes
CATHOLIC iolers were in this country compelled TO ar
tend Protelfant places of worhip, and though COM
plants were made no redreis obtained I men
ton theie circumstances aordng fpecifc grounds
for going into the committees where t,iev nav he f
ly conhdered. know there are gentlemen WHO nv.
diPoed TO grant the right of TIE Catholics to ofices
who think that the right of voting in either bouf IS
parliament would be attended with the ut,,o} d,n-
ger. Others, on The contrary, think thatit would or
be iae to admit them to the exerciie Of def byb Of
fees, but that their admion into parliament toul
rot only be harmless, but highly beneficial On both
claiies or gentlemen call lupport my propoGton.
for both have grounds efficient for going TO full in
veiieation OF the fubea. I0dependen: OF all prne-
pies OF iuoe there trong call of policy in srree-
ing TO the CLAIMS Of the petitioners We have been
employed comfortable time both in the aft and mr.
ent felton, in difcuions tie ben means of recruit
ing the army. Without at all dilparaging The vev
OF nv right hon. friend the fame bench INF Wind
han muit be allowed fay, that neither parfh b;Ilx
emitting men for time or procuring them for rank
neither volunteering from the Militia, nor anv otbe-
plan Tor increafDg dilPoahe force hitherto recon-
rrended or relorted 90, would be half 70 eRe1ual =.
the ilnlpe meaiures of the emancipation of the e.
tholics of Ireland. We thould then receive an ,,r,
date ard irnn,enfe augmentation of men in ennie
quence of an aa of bepignty and jufice We know
the character Of the rh nation and we are NOT vvtb
out the experience Of what may be expected from, tb-
warmth OF their feelings and the E.elineGs Of their
Sra'itude.--We are now eoitendirg agaiDn Franc.
certainly mott Formidable enemy. But what is IL
that we have chiefyto dread in this contpa is il
sir French indunry, wealth eon,rnsree or r.Co.-