Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-09

man, "iest ,iey Should learn their own strength.
An enumeration of the Catholic people may be
easily effected through the instrumentaty Of the
Catholic clergy, For this purpose Catholic Asso-
citation shall be established. i forbear for the pre-
sent from entering into any further details OF the
plan upon which il is intended that this important
measure shall be accomplished. The next project
is one as simple it is efficacous. Let petitions
be presented from every parish in Ireland
MIR. O'Conne.--Lord Liverpool is determined
to put down the Catholic question. Truly, he has
put it down in pretty fashion. (Laugher) He
promis ed Lord Lonsdale that he would crush the
Catholic cause for ever, and yet it appears to be
alive and merry Notwithstanding. (Laughter.) Lord
Lonsdale is the possessor of eight rotten boroughs
He has 10 seats in the House of Commons at his
ds,6sal; ard he trafcs in them, as cattle are sold
ia Smithfed market, not only bartering them for
places, and honours. and distinctions for the MEN,
bers OF his family, but, unfortunately making them
subservient TO the base and cruel purposes OF extin
gushing the rights OF the Irish people. My Lord
Lonsdale is great owner of coileres; now, be-
fore the winter is over, shall see whether Ire
land may not he supplied with fuel from other col
lieries, and we may treat my Lord Lonsdale to the
burning OF his own Goals. (Great Laughter and APP
plause. My Lord and gentlemen, this much hay
ing been said in parenthesis, one thing is manifest
that the Catholics have been cruelty, and will
their lights in of the houses of Parliament, after
their claims had been not only recognized, but tri
| umphantly established by the other branch of the
legislature; and, under these circumstances it be-
| comes our duty TO consider what means are hes,
calculated to insure the ultimate attainment, for
ourselves and our children, of those rights
which have been so long withheld, and oil
those blessings which bisot faction have
so long succeeded in obs,rucling in their des-
| cpn nIiru
have been defeated, but are not disrnaye w,
have been betrayed, but unconquered still
| (Cheers) The battle is TO be fought over again
| although do not agree with the marquis of An
glesea as to the mode of warfare tina, is TO be a.
dopted. No; but proclaim it to be the duty Of
every Irshnan-CaiholIc, Protestant and Dissent
er-to rally round the standard of their common
cause, and to insist on justice being at length done
to their common country. (Cheers.) We stand
erect, bearing the port OF free and the demean-
our ofpatrios. We have many allies in this glo-
rious struggle. Among allies the first post is
occupiedby SO Protestant Peers who have sent US
| those invaluable resolutions to cheer us in our
COURSE and to teach the motto that ought 10 go
vern our conduct and regulate our progress. This
instruction is conveyed in three worts--the LIST for
iirmness. thank them for tive will be firm
The I'd, temperance-oh yes, we will be tempe
rates we are too strong to be incorporate CHEERS;
| and the third is union--shall we not be united
(Cres OF yes) II is cheering to read that iustrous
list OF 80 Protestant nobemen, who the very in
slant that our canse wa. strangled in the House oil
Lords, have come forward to proclaim aloud the
absurdiiy and nonsense of the idea that mil
| hons OF people can be put down by an idle speech,
or the Claims of the Catholics of Ireland resi-
by profane oath, 10 matter by whom it may be
taken. Talking of Lord Liverpool, am led to
say few words with regard to that absurd and
virsient defamation attributed 10 him. Lord Lv-
erpool, 1t seems, is in the habit Of taking dose of
etheg occasionally. (IIe would not take dram for
| the worldly But on this occasion he is stated 10
have taken second dose; and every man in Eng
land that knows any thing about the matter, ac-
counts for the absurdiiy and in,emperance of his
harangue, by atributing it TO the over dose of ether
l.aughter.) j have detained you long. (Cries OF
No, n0.'O How could / help it? CHEERS and
iaushter) We know who our friends ard who
are our enemies. Let NJ rally and unite round the
standard OF Liberty. have promised in England
that there shall be new Catholic Association.
(Cheers) have promised that there shall be a
| new collection Of the rent. (Renewed cheering. J
The people shall be enumerated--tlie census from,
the parishes are already coming in. have this day
got census from the parish of Ardcsstle, in the
diocess OF Meath: the return of the Catholic popu-
latlon is as follows:-Males 6S2, female 90 so
that you zee $50 of the gentlemen of that parish
Will have to 60 look for wives elsewhere. (Cheers
anu great IauShter however, males and females,
they make total Of 1913 Catholics And then.
as to the Protestants-there is but one Protestant
in the parish; and yet, what do you think the poor
people Pay for church cess mo less than four
pence an acre, although there is no Protestant
church. But there is a salary of 2OL year for a
parish clerk who has nothing 10 do, and IOL more
tor one who is too old to DO any thing. (Great
laughter) We shall have list of the inhabitants OF
every parisl,--Caiholcs, Protestants, and Dissen-
,ers. There shall be no more random calculations
like MIR. Fosters, who allows three Catholics and
two-thirt's for every Protestant Now, we will
make him present of the fraction, and we will
give him whole numbers. (Laughter.) The Asso-
citation will not be Catholic alone; the first names
its list will be those of eminent and distinguished
Proiestants. 1t has been suggested that we should
assume the dress we wore on the occasion of the
Kings visit (blue frock coat. buff waistcoat, and
white pantaloons) and, accordingly, you see /
have sported it here to.day (cheers and laugh, J
and hope that those who wish for Cancellation
and unanimity will adopt the uniform, and then il
the Marquis of Anglesea should make an incurson
upon US, he will know whom 10 cut down