Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-06-17

duty legislator, BY voting for this IN the
dark shall even have the supposed compensation, for
this abandonment and betrayal of my duty the passing
of the Catholic Bill' repeat that this might have b,cu
urged argument two or three DAYS ago. but does
any really believe that the Catholic Bill will
pass (ilcar) Does any man believe that the omIncus
of this day, which has gone forth TO England and
Ireland, will ring the nell of despair the ears o..
the Catholics? Hear, hear, hear.l am not
my 10 consistency of action do not condemn the
did expression of sincere convictions do not
complain of the violence Of zeal censure the pro-
mitigation oi honest obstnacy, however erroneous; bur
when behold those manly feelings darkened 10y igno-
rance and inilamcd by prejudice and blinded by big
ory VIII not hesitate Tn assert that monarch
came To the throne oil these realms in such spirit of d-
rect and predetermined and pre- declared hostility to the
opinions aud wishes Of the people. repeat them that
when that event shall have taken place, il will be i'm
possible To carry the Question of emapcipaan nay that
ITS success even At present surrounded by doubt and
danger, while such opposition is brewing against it IN
such aquartcr Instead OF a majority OF twentyseven
Members of this house the empire from COW I'LL
sion which, within the last twenty four hours has
become ten thousand times retrifyng TO the
imagination, behege nothing save ireland
nothing can preserve the tranquility of Ireland, and
save England from new troubles but large increase
OF the majority this question. (lIear, hcar) Now
then is the time 10 carry it, not for years. Cheers
from both sides and even YOU carry il only
by an overwhelming majority of this House. Cheers7
This is the hour of its good fortune. The regn-the
present reign is the critical of IFS propabe sue
cess. Loud cheering The time may pass quickly by
ycu-the glorious opportunity may soon be lost. After
little sleeping and little debatng and little sitting
upon those benches and little folding of YOUR arms
and short passing space of angud procras naon the
present suspicious occasion will have Disappeared and
the dominion OF bgory and dcpotisn will come in ali
ITS might upon our slumbering like armed man in
the night, and destroy the peace of ireland, and en-
danger the safety England, and threaten the liberties
OF the general Empire.-[C hcers.l But God forbid
that such time may arrive! Repeated cheers
Yet 1t It is destined TO upon late and far far
distant from us be the omend crisis (This sentence
was received with eral simultaneous burst olong
continued cheering from every quarter Of the House.l
Ii were lover of dscord-[ laughter l. Sir am not
lover of discord Cheers from the Opposition Ben
ches and those perhaps who consider so, are only
not lovers OF dscord because they prefer to what they
call discord and commotion the Solitude hic absolute
unthinkinG obedience pays 10 unmitigaed dcspotsm.
respect all mems conscences GCd forbid that should
not give TO their honest differences of opinion that
Grafton which | claim for myself l have said that
want OF conscientious honesty and rankness the last
charge which would bring against any man either witt,
III these walls or out of doors, but have lived LONG
enough to know that antagonists, provided they be
not honest enlightened men, very often most per
verse ana penacous antagonists, and all hopes of
claiming them from their errors help them God is i'm.
possible Laughter and cheers 1T becomes US then
so SET our House III order by times and rccolect
'Aat II we earned the Bill on former OCCASION with
majority OF nineteen, and ii failed in the House Peers
thcre is ten thousand fold the necessity for taking this
last opportunity of bringing the question conclusion
because an event may happenGo cd knows how soon or
how late, but God forbid that it should he soon Ioud
Cheersl when you will have longer the option; when
even if the Bill should be caIred-not by majority of
nineteen or twenty en--but by unanimous vote of
ooth houses oil Parliament and the voice of the whole
couhryeven II the country streamed with blood the
measure could not be effected except by nsepaIa-
bic breach of the Crown. Let me intreat let me I'M
pore Tue House, them to be wise IN tHne and pass this
b,i- Let us reject THIS adjunct, and put aside that
winch is calculated only TO lead to dissention among the
friends OF that measure and TO triumph among its en-
emies Let US REJECT that which calculated i'm
Lede the success OF the great queson-et us discard
what does not properly belong it, and retaining only
what IS precious and inFaluablelet avail ourselves
measure which may restore Ireland 10 peace and pros
perIty, and save England from the peils OF conyut