The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22

pofe, after fo,ne difcufion, that the mcafire had
been abandoned and iupporr that on the pre-
fentation of the Catholic Petition, we had free-
~ fated onr opinion without any previous ia
timation to his majeay, what fort Of charge
would then have been brought againa us, by
thofc who now accufe us fui having made a
candid explanation to his majs Ely of our frn,i.
ments!
But to return. fir, to the hinory Of this
trsnfaclion. His majsHy, in reply, expref-
fed his fatisfaetion at the difference we had
fhewn him, but required US to withdraw the
other part of our Ratement, and to give an AZ
fnrance in writing not only that we would me-
yer again propofe the meafure in qucitioo, but
ALTO, that we would never propofe ANY meaiure
connected with it.
Sir, as far as perfonal motives operated in this
demand, am convinced that they were Of the
pureft defcription: for, during the fhort time
that have had the honour of being i'm his Ma
IjeRy's ferviCe. have, had frequent oppor,uni-
ties of remarking his .MajeRy's gracious and be-
nevolent affection for his people, and the anxi-
Gus dehre by which he is urged to promote
their welfare-( Hear, bear, bear!J AZ far,
therefore, Sir, as his Majeny was pelfonaily
conc erned, l can have no doubt that i'm this de-
mand he was aetuated by the mot honorable
and confcientious motives alone. But neither
this requifition. we nated to his Majefy the
impofIibility of our complying with it. The
next day his majeRy, in the fame gracious man.
ner that we have ever been accu1omed to ex-
pcrience from him, informed US that he mutt
look out for new fervants. Two days after
wards was authorized to fate this circumstance
to the Houfe, and on Tuefday latt his MajeRy
hsnihed his pleafure that on the following day
we fhould reign our Office.
This, Sir, is ftatement of the whole tranf-
action, as far as it can DC fatcd, without a re-
ference to the various documents that have
deicribed. ] much with that thofe documents
in an unmutilated fate, were before the houfe
and the public; and if his majefty will be gra-
ciouny pleafed TO give orders to his fsrvants to
produce them, 1, for one, fhall be highly CRATE
full. Thofe documents will bear me complete
ly out in the aiIertions, fri, that we did not
propoie the meafure to his Majefy, without
iuficient motives for 70 doing; fecondly, that
we did not propoie the meature to Parliament
without fuficicnt reafon to be fatisfied, that it
had his Majefy's concurrence /; thirdly, that
when we difcovered his Majeay's infurmount-
able objection to the meafure, we fulfilled our
duty by conceding it; aud that in adding the
refpeetful rcqueft to allow us the liberty to fate
our opinions on that fubjecf, and to propofe to
his MaJefy any future meafure that we might
rance of our anxiety for His Majefy's per-
fonal cafe and comfort inftead of improperly
prefing the quettion on his Majefy, we were
imply doing that, which not to have done,
would have been to have jufly fubjeded our
felscs to the reproach Of every honef and no.
nourable mind.
Sir, fhall be ready now, or hereafter, to en-
ter into any further explanation that may be
demanded of me. l am fure the Houfe will
have the candour to believe my declaration,
that feel not the flightelt difpoition to COM
plain. can entertain but one feeling with re-
gard to the gracious and benevolent difpofition
with which his Majelty is animated, and TO far
from endeayoprirs TO lefIen the refpeet and at
tashment that 10 felt for him, no man will be
more ready and anxious than myfelf to increafe
It. Indeed, Sir, | ihoud be mott ungrateful
were thefe not my feelings; for during the
fhort period that / have had the honor of being
in his Msjefy's fervice, I was honoured with
repeated marks of his appreciation; and on
quitting his fervice, his Majeffy, fitished with
the exception OF this Jingle meafure) with what
he was pleafed to term my faithful and diligent
diicharge of my duty, conferred upon me the
high reward of his appreciation.
Sir, having concluded my ftatement, I fhall
abtain from entering into any argument upon
it. / will not attempt to thew how inconlitt-
ent with our honour it would have been to have
given a pledge on APPOINT, in which, above all
others, it is mott enentia that Mniter ihould
be free. ] will not attempt to thew that we
mould have acted mott crimihalIy, as well as
moa unc onflitutionally, had we agreed TO give
that pledge. / leave the ftatement to the cam
did and dfpaf1ionate confederation of the Houfe
and the public. IF any one thiRk, that out of
that ftatement difcufIion can arife, when thofe
perfons by whom the late administration had
been fucceeded, return to their feats i'm Par
lament, fhall mott cheerfully engage in that
dfcu1ion.-I am therefore anxious, that the
adjournment ihould be as fhort as pofIibe !;
and had hoped, that Monday fe'nnight, by
which day the new writs may with cafe be re-
turned, would have been proper time for the
re-aGembling of Parliament but the differ
ence of two days is 70 fma that it is fcarceIy
worth contendiDg for, and fhal therefore a.
gree with the honorable gentleman's motion,
only ftating, that fbouId any gentleman think
proper to bring this fubject into difcufiion,
am defrous that the earliett poffible day ihould
be feleeted for that purpofe.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.
Yefterday arrived the fat falling flip Brutus,
captain Craig, from Londonderry, with paf-
fengers. BY the attention of thofc concern
ed, we are favored with Dublin papers TO
the esth of March and Derry papers Tn the