Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-06-17
RREHIgH PARExAMENM.
THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.

During the session of the House of Lords on the eve
ng OF the 18th OF April, large number of petitions
were presented, praying that no further concessions may
ne made To the Irish Catholics. Among these one
was presented by the Duke of York from The Dean and
Chapter OF the Chapel of st. Georges Windsor The
Duke took tins occasion to his fixed and teermi
claims, IN the following speech
HIS Royal Highness the Duke of orz.-I hold in my
hand petition ttom tine Dean and Chapter OF the Col
Iegiac Church of ST George Windsor pravina tl,, mn
tnrther concession may he made to the Roman eatho
ics am sure that representation from so learned
and SO respectable body will be received with the at
tcntion which IT deserves, and, therefore should not
nave troubled your Lordsips with any observations in
support OF IT, if did feel that this was an ncc,e;o,
on which any man may well be permitted to address
Your Lordshps. do this readily on the present
OCCASION because feeling that am not in the la bit of
taxing part in youy discussions will interrupt the
progress of the debate tho bill 10 which the
erS refer, If II should into this house Ii is no,v
twenty five years since this measure was broumft int
discussion. cannot forget with what events that dis
cussion was at that time connected. fl was connected
WIN TIE most serious illness OF more; it was
connected also with the temporary removal of one of the
aoes wiscst, and hOnestC Ministers that this country
ever had. From that time, when rave NV FIRST vnt,
ON tins Question to the present have never seen any
reason to regret or to change the ne which then took
have every year be satisfied with
my decson When tue question comes regularly be-
tore your Lorsips, il will be discussed much more fIr
ana ably than can do It, But there are two or three
subjects on which am anxious TO toucI one is that
no other church in the world is placed; the Ronon Ca
thoIc will not allow the Church of England or Para
heht 10 interfere with ms Church; and yet he requires
you to allow him TO interfere with your Church and to
sSIslae for IT. There another subject still more de-
catc on which | cannot however help sayino- Gav
words Ispeal beg to be UNDERSTOOD oplv as an indi
Vduai; ideSire not TO be understood speaking for
any body ese-but consider, my Lords the situation In
which you place The Sovereign BIZ the Coronation
Oath the Sovereign bound to maintain. the church es
aoiiShea I'D her doctrine, discipline, and rights inyo-
iate. An act OF Parliament may release future Soye-
reigns, ana other men, from this OATH from any other
oahs to be taken; but it release an DdivIu3I who
has already taken NJ speak, | repeat il again rs an
individual; but caIrclt the House TO consider the situ
alton in which the Sc9ereigu is thus placed | feel
very strongly on this whole subject cannot forget the
deep interest which taken upon it by one now no
more cannot here help adyerting to the DISTRESSING
situation III which my Royal Father was placed by the
repeated endeavours which were exericd to establi
these claims notwithstanding the obligations which Inc
Coronation Oath imposed on him: ard | cannot helm
thinking, that to this owing the many years, illness
winch lie suffered. Here his ROYAL TIigness was com
PEELED to pouse.) beg your Lordships to understand
mat am not speaking for others, but for myself have
been brought UP from my ca,lY years in these princ
pies and from The time when began TO reason for nv
sell have entertained them from conviction; and in
every situation in which ] may be placed ann deter
mined to whatever ccnsure obloquy may be expos
ed by making this declarations TO persevcre IN my oppo
siiion to these claims, so help me Cody
This speech, as il might well be supposed proluc
RI.
where his Royal Eigness limited at his situation as heir
apparent 10 the throne Not only does it afford fruit
ul theme for the press but has elected all the fire and
eioqucDCc OF Nr BrOugharn, in the House of Com
mons in which body, on the 10th, Mr.. Luelon moved
inc order Of The day for The second reading of the Irish
Elective Ff9ncl5e Bill The object Of this bill is TO
raise thc qualification Of the 80 shilling electors to ten
pounds Mr.. LitctO1 made able speech, after which
VT BrougtmaD being called for from all quarters Of the
house, rose ~ opposition and made Of bis best eff
or's ms bill is intended by is friends TO go hand in
hand with the Catholic Emancipation Blk and if was
urged That unless this should pass, the other must fail
also And one extraordinary feature Of is that is
not 10 take effect until six months after The other shall
nave pasScdIn the Of his remarks, which fe-
qu'nIy ab"uDded m keen satire he took occasion to in
trodnce the subject Of the Duke Of Yor's speech on
INC preceding evening. We make the following ex-
tract from this part Of the debate
u we wish to concilate Ireland, let the great ques-
'ioD be carried without any adjunctlet it be pure
simple, uuadulterated, unaccompaned with any mea-
Surcs, called indeed auxiliary, but calculated to act as