Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-11

"a. ,iuch, possibly. ~ any two assemblies OF
d.het-", nd,iouS. (iiear.) He was professedly
she nrst uiatoi OF b,S own country. GOT which
ne would say, that vat and huilour sprang up
there nioie spontaneously than la any other
SOIL who had done 80 mnci, under such d.sad.
sabtages as he had TO combat. lie had come
over 10 has country 1T time when the taste
OF that house HAD been rendered Justly sevvie
by It's daily habit OF hearing speak ers sucl, as
the world had Neyer beio,e Witnessed. lie
had therefore TO incur great naaies ell The one
nahd, ana uuwarisniabie expectations on the
other These were his difficulties, and he o.
vercame them all (llear, hear.) Hesurpassed
hss friends expectations, aud he made others
bend 10 the superiority OF his genius, WHO
had. perhaps, formed "a very different estima-
lion OF his powers. (rhe hon. and learned
gentle mon here remarked, that he had felt
himself called upon to alage these pecuiaii-
ties OF character and qualification iu order to
Justify his address TO the house-iu order 10
show that the present case was beyond the
ordinary rule, and cOnlL establish no dange-
'ons pfecedent) This great man died in The
attempt 10 discharge his parliame niary duties,
Hear, hear) He did mol, indeed, die in that
mouse, bat he died IN his progress TO the dis.
charge OF those duties. He expired in the
phbhc service. sacrificing his life with The
same Willingness and cheer tulness with whish
he had ever devoted his exertions 10 tue same
cause. 1t was not for him TO define wliat ihUse
services anu eHertions were. lie called on no
man TO remodel or To alter his former cpin-
IONS relative 10 that great measure which Mr.
Gfattan was abont once more to propose 10
tnem but he would only mantiou, that MIR
Gtattan considered il in The same fight as he
toir james Niacintosh) had always done. Mr.
Grattan iIsked his life to come into that house
tor the purpose OF so proposin. il (; because he
neieveu thati, wonld he the means OF healiu.
Inc long bleeding wounds of his sntfeiiny
country OF establishing peace and harmony
III "a Kingdom whose independence lie had him.
Seif achieved; OF transmitting to posteriiy
with the records OF her political. The history
N fnlf.
honor OF the Protestant religion of wipiny
tom II the last stain that diimined its purity
and OF supporting the cause of religions liber-
", whose spirit went forth in emancipated
strength al the Revolution although lis prin-
cpie was long unknown 10 The retoi NETS
themselves. (Hear, lear.) There was Que i'm
p0rtant circumstance in the case Of MIR. Graf
Tau W Inch was well entitled To- observation {:
his was case without alloy; il was an UNI
mixed example for The admiration Of that
house. The putty OF ms life was the bright
hess ot his glory. He was one of The fe vs. pri-
Yate men, whose private virtues were followed
by ruhiic fame; he vas one of the few public
men whose private virtues were to be cited as
examples 10 those who would follow in ms
puhic Steps. lie was as emiOeUt il, his obser-
vance OF all the duties OF private life, as lie
was he roic IN The discharge OF his public cues.
Among those niru OF geGus whOni he (Sir ]
NaciDtosh) had HAD The happiness Of knowing
ne hah always tonUd CERTAIN degree OF SIM
piciiy acconpai ying the POSSESSION of thai
splendid endO~n! But among all the men
OF genus he had known, he lad never found
such native grandeur of soul accompanying all
ne wisdom OF age, and all the simplicity of
se"ius, ASIA Mr.. GTat,an. (Ciieers.) He had
never known any one in whom tie softer qua
nties OF the sOui had combined so hap, iIy
WIN the mighiieT powers OF intellect. Ian
snort. ~ he were 10 describe his cha, acter
briefly, he should say, with lie ancient his.
torian, that he was " Vita iunocen;lssimus
lngenio fioreDtisSimus ptoposiio sanctissi-
L Al n l,..I al, I,
Ject OF his life, so ~ WAS lis dying PRAYER, That
dii Glasses OF men might be united by Tie ties
OF aniity and peace. The last wp,ds which he
H''eTed we're, ia tact, prayer that the inter-
TS's OF '!ie TWO Kingdoms OF Great Britain and
Ireland might he forever united in the bonds
OF affection that they might both cling to
the'r aOcieut aud free constitution aud (as
most conducive 10 effect both those ObJecis)
ihnt Tie legislature might at length see the
wisdom aud proprietS of adopting measure
which should efiace Tie last strain o t religions
lhtoierauce from our institutions. yHear) He
trusted ihdt lie should not be thought too fan
ci'ui u re expressed his hope that the houurs
paid Ia Mr.. GTattan's msinor, in This country
might have some tendency to promote HE
great object of lis life. by showing 10 LELAND
no" much we valued services rendered 10 her
even at The expense of or own pI eludices aud
PRIDE. (iiear) The man " no had so served
her. must ever be tile object of the reverentiaI
gratitude and pious recoiections of every
iilshioan. When the illusirons dead of dit
a IN.
III lie sane GENE ,ery,- there would seem 10 he
closer unIoD beiweeM them than the laws and
Datiuus conld effect; aud whenever the remains
OF Inc great man should be carried to thai
spot wiefe slept the ashes of kindred great
ness. those verses might lie applied 10 him
winch had been elected upon another occasion
OF p"biic sorrow troni celebrated poet, who
tesemoied Mr.. Grattan in nothing but Ibis
u'at 10 d beautiful imagination lie united a
sFotleSs purity of lite =
Ne'tr 20 these chambers, 7rigre fbP DIjsLku yeA
S Ma fher ioa"datior, etme "9tfer guest;
Il p~TeT spirit or h0iier shaGe."
On the same OCCASION, Mr.. Becller said he
should not have risen, but for the purpose of
pIesentin. document, which had been COM
ilunica;cd to him as the dying exhortaiicn or
Mr.. Graitan 10 his Catholic connisymen, and
which lie asked leave 10 read iu his place The
document Is 10 the following purport:
wished 10 20 20 The House OF Commons 10
testify win my last breath my opinions on the
question OF Catholic emancipation but can.
not. The hand of deaf, is Oh me- am MOI
afraid of death but fear for my country, if
The object which / have so long cherished
shon!d not be accomplished. wish the Ca
tsoiics 10 be relieved from the oppressioIruu.
der which they have long been labonrins. be
cause j nave always considered them TO DO
loyal men, worthy 10 b9 placed upon a footing
WIN the 0ther members of the commnnity
aud 10 be allowed 10 worship God according
10 theiT own cOHSciesceS. Ysii the que stI0n
to be settled, because ! believe it 10 be essen.
,'ei 10 The pefaianeut tranquility aud lappi-
ness OF tie country, which are in fact lde,iti-
fed wia II. The Catholics have behaved well
under many trials. Ii their Hopes should be
a ain Disappointed, most earnestly depre.
cate any coalition on their part With the adj
vocates Of universal suffrage and annual parIi-
aments. " ere tbs FrieHds of these doctrines
10 Unsuccessful IN their ebiect, nothing could
ensue but Tie subycrsioJ Of tile constitution.
aud The establishment Of tie widest democrat
cy. There IL one Thing mOre.--Tbe Catholics
must cautiously avoid becoming parties to
auy disseBluus iiiat may uufortunateIy prevail
in the roy4! family"
ETtr'tFt Of a 1dfeT from IN O6icer on bo0rd he
ILLlr,..l.t E.n1fL ly.,..LL.