The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-28

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hou,d be bound TO each ot.Sr 10y mutual af.
tect'o'i--a declaration, founded upon unerriHg
principles of juitice and found policy, which
It'll remains to be carried into full efFeS + al
though yonrpetitionersl are :npreEcd with belief
| that the approximations which retarded its bcnrA
fetal operation previous to the union, cannot
exit in the parliament of the United Kingdom.
For your petitioners mott humbly flew, that
ny virtue OF divers itatutes. now i'm force, his
majeity's Roman Catholic fubie6ts, who form
10 great proportion of the population of ire
land and contribute 10 largely to the refour-
| ces OF the rate, do yet labour under many in.
capacities, refrants and privations, which af.
feet them with peculiar feverity in a,molt eve
| ry tat'on OF life that, more Especially, thew
| are denied the capacity of fitting or voting in
either OF the honorable houfes of parliament
the manifold evils confequent upon which in.
| capacity, they traf it is unnccenary to unfold
| or enumerate to this honorable houie.
They are diiabled from holding or exerciline,
nniets by ipecial diipenfation, any corporate
ONCE whatioever inthec cities and towrsin which
they reiide they are incapacitated and diff
qualified from holding or exerciing the Offices
OF iheriffs and fub-fheriffs, and various offices
or trut, honour and emoument in the fate.
IN ms ma}e!ty's military and naval feryice. 8,
IN the administration of the law in this their ma
tive land.
Your petitioners, declining to enter into the
principal detail of the many incapacities and
, Inconvenience avowedIy inflicted by thof- IA.
tutes upon his majefy's Roman Catholic fub.
!ects, beg leave, however, mott earneitly to To-
llcit the attention of this honorable houfs 70
the Illuminating and igno,ninioUs fyne;n oeexclu-
| tion, reproach and fi,fpicion, which ,hoCe IA.
tutes generate and keep alive.
For your petitioners mon humblv, n,ew.
that IN consequence of the hottie fp;rit therebv
fanctIoned, their hopes of eniovinc even the
privileges which, through the ben;gni,v of their
mott gracious foveregn, they have been canac;-
! tated to enjoy, are nearly altogether frufr3ted
IN 10 much, that they in effect fhut OH, from,
a''noir all the hono1rs, dignitieS, and Offices Of
| 'r'l,t ana emoument in the fate, from RINK &
d'it'ncton in his maeity's army and navy. ,,J
even from the oweft f,nations and fr.ncb &C.
inthefeveral cities andcorporate towns tbrouehN
out ms najcfty' S domihons.
And your petitioners fcverelv feel. that tb;o
unquahhed Introduction of thoCs of their com
rnn'on from all municipal ftations, from the
ranchites or all guilds and corporations. and
from the patronage and benefits annexed 70
thoe mutations, is not an evil Terminating in il
ie'f tor they bes leave to fate, that nv giving
an advantage over thofe of their communion 70
others, by whom filch Gtuations are executive
~ pohened' 1t eftablifies a fpecies of qualified
YOUR, contrary 70 the fpirit, and highly dr,ri.
mental to the freedom of trade.
Your petitioners likewife fevereIv feel tina,
ms maleity,s Roman Catholic fubieets. in con.
iequence OF their EXECUTION from the offices or
iherits and fub-herffs, ard of the hottie fn;-
rIt OF thofe ftatutes, do not fully eniov Certain
other ineftimabie privileges OF the BritiG Con.
Intuition, which the law has moff ieaIonf,v
'Su,''d'neo ana iecured 70 their fellow fnbie6ts
| Your petitioners mott humbly beg leave IN
i0hc,t the attention of this honorable houfe TO
the uit'ncuon which has conceded the elective.
and denies the representative franchife TO one &,
the fame c'ais of his maiefty's fubieSfs which
detaches from property its proportion of its no.
| lltical power under contribution. whole y;t,l
| principle is the union of the one with the ~
ther which cofes every avenue of legaiEsd
| ambition agalnit thofe who mu(f he nrsf,n,.d
to have great credit and influence amo,pft the
mails OF the population of the country: which
| retules TO Peers OF the Realm all f,are in the
legislative representation, either actual or yirtu-
dis ana renders the liberal protection of the law
W Ho'i'an Catnohcs mere object of pecuniary
traffic, depoiled of its hopes and of IFS honours
| Your petitioners further mott humblv new
that the excluion of 70 numerous and efficient
portion OF his maiefy's fubieas as the Roman
| Sa,hollcs OF this realm, from civi! honours and
OFFICES, ana from advancement in his maiefv's
army and navy, actually mpars, in verv ma
| teral degree, the mot valuable refourcee ne the
BrItilh empire, by impeding his maieNv's GENE
raj iervice, fitting the mott honorable and
powerful incentives to military and civil merit.
and unnecefarily retricting the exercife of that
bright Prcrogative of the crown, which encou.
| RACES good fubects to promote the public wei
fare, and excites them to mertorious Actions.
| by well regulated ditribution of public bono,s
and rewards. '0''o''
Your petitioners beg leave mott humblv 70
iuomit, that thofe manifold incapacities. re-
ltralnts, and priyatons, are abfolntely repuenant
to the liberal and comprehensive pripcinlee re-
cognzed by their mon gracious foversign and
the Parliament of Ireland that they are imno.
llt'c rettralnts upon his maiefty's royal prerooa
tive, that they are hurtful and vexatio6s TO fbe
feelings OF loyal and generous people. and
that the total abolition of them will he fonn5
not only compatible with, but highly conducive
to-. the perfect fecurity of every efablifbment.
religious, or political, now exiting in this
realm. " '"'
For, your petitioners NUT explicitly declare
that they do not feek or with, in the remo,re
degree, to njure or encroacb upon "the riybts
privileges, immunties, pofTehions, or revenues
appertaining to the bifiops and clergy Of tbe
proteitant religion, as by law eftabliNhed, or TO
the churches committed to their CHARGE mr. IN