The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-15
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The ean/e and manner oi the late change of
administration in England furnifh fome ca.
rous commentaries on her hoaftcd contribution
1t feems that Jingle individual, of very con.
temPtible talents, is enabled " to excommun-
cate four millions Of human beings'> from the
higheit civil, military and naval departments.
becauic they happen to differ from him in GER
tain articles of religious faith. This man is
called king.
Ih's influence does not, however, flop here.
He is not only entitled TO put his Irts upon
tuch meafure by arrefting the bill, AFTER it
has pafed both houfes of Parliame Mt but to
prevent its introduction or difcuf!ion before
Parliament. Such is the miferablr contribution
| OF the Houfe of Commons, the only boafted de.
pottery of Enslih freedom !! mnHer irR
purchafes majority of votes in this body by
means of rotten borougbs or bribipg rotten xaenu-
6ers and then the Influence of his majety
over his mniitry completely fubjees this ma
ljority to bis influence. Ifhs minilry fhould be
ditpoled to objea to his meafures, he may poi
IDLY controul them by athreat of the ofs of
their places and if they appear completely
manageable, he may proceed to carry his
| threats into execution. If they therefore re-
train their places, they completely facrfice
their principles to the king if they retain
their principles, they facrifice their places.
In the 6rt cafe, his majety controuls the
majority of the Commons in the fecond,
he dilplaces his old miniftry, that he may
appoint new one obfequious to his
wifhes, and equally ready with the firt to en-
ploy all the influence of the offices of the
crown to purchafe majority for his majeRy.
| And net even here does this influence ceafe.
1t the majority of the Commons are too indie
pendent in themfelves or too much attached to
their former patrons, to de(ert them for his ma
Ijefty, he has new eXpedient for recovering his
influence. He may diffolve his parliament in
other words, he may turn every Representative
out OF office, who has been appointed by the
people to take care of their interefts. Then
come the writs for a new Parliament, which is
TO be more obfequious than the old one. Thes
come the fame arts into play, which fecured a
majority for the old minifry the fame corrsp-
ton over the Hege lords of the Burroughs the
fame corruption of the electors in thole bur-
roughs, where the liege-lords are too honeft to
be bribed, or too weak to controul the election !;
the fame corrupt Purchafe of the members
votes, after they have been duly returned.
| The proceedings connected with the Roman
Catholic bill, feem not to have been fufiicieRtly
undert God.
In the year 1898, the Iriih Parliament pafTed
the Iriih Catholic bill, by which the Cath olics
of Ireland were enabled to hold certain COM
millions in the Army, on taking paticular
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however from which they were fill excluded ;
as commander in chief of the army, mater
general of the ordnance, and general on the faff.
Still the Catholics of England could not hold
any Commiilions (; and the Irifh Catholics, who
could hold them in their own I1and, were liza
bic to penalties, if called TO England to per-
form their military duties.
Some of the London prints fate, that his ma
jeay was informed, when the meafure was firR
4 Ned 10 hot ,;,,tar 4 "A
to put the Catholics of England upon the fame
footing with thofe of Ireland. The poor ig-
norant Monarch was completely deluded or
perhaps did not at all underfand the fubjeet.
| When the bill was brought into Parliament,
It was then feen to embrace wider compass {:
not only to extend the proviions of the act of
SO to England, but to deftroy all the dfabi-
ties recognized by that act: In other words
to abolih the Teft generally as to the army or
navy, and az far as it refpetfed the Catholics.
1t was even predicted by its opponents, that
it would ultimately embrace all the eivi! off,
e'; of courfe, that Catholic might at aR
be privileged to hold the higheft fituations of
the law be lord Chancellor himfelf and keep
er of the kings confidence. And this revo-
luton would even at laft extend to the Dilen-
terI as well as the Catbofe5.
! 1t is ufelefs for uJ to enquire into the propri-
ETY. of fuch meafure as nothing in this
country appears more ridiculous IN the eve
of reafon aud of jultice, than to Glackle the
liberty of confidence, by any kind of political
disability to any order of men.
His fage majefy however at laft difcovered
his miitake and his minifry were the frft
victims of his refentment.
The Author of Mar in DySuje has juf publifhed
pamphlet in England, under the Title Of" Dangers
of the Country" It is divided into trio Parts the
fri being written foon after the ruin of the Prnfian
army was certainly known in England, and when it
was iuPpoied that he would be again left alone in the
war.
The Fnlt Part expatiates on the Da1yeys TO be APP
pretended by England if fhe ihould be conquered by
Frunce.-Of oourfe, the author begins with the pro-
PoiitioH that may be conquered by that formidable
power. --Among thele consequences, he enumerates,
LII. The ufurpaton denrueion cf the throne
I'd. Overthrow Of the contribution. Sd. Subverfion
OF liberty and laws. 9TH. Destruction OF the funds
and ruin OF property in general. 5th Dreadful ex-
tent and effects Of the contributions that would be
exaeted. 9th. The vigorous and perciefs Govern
ment that would certainly enfse. 7th, The ubverG-
on OF religious liberties sth. Dreadful corruption of
morals
The Second Part expstiates on the Mtan,, by which
theie Da1gers may be averted. Thefe are principal
y military Oigor, patience, nraninity - y,fsymafisn-
10 iPeakng the 6rlt point, the author draws the
outline Of pfas, which is nnilar to the one propo
fed by Mr.. Jeerfon during the Cougref, Of sos 6.
Every man, OF a certain age, who was able uas IN