Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-25
MR. CANNING'S SPEECH.

o,clocksin the morning. and spoke TO the iol'
lowing effec,:-"Sir. after the protracted discus
sion 10 which this debate has been already eX-
tended. the House has security IN my nlscre-
tion as well as in my present inability 10 adj
dress them al considerable length, that shall
not trespass long upon their attention Indeed
I am principally induced to rise lest 1t might APP
near disrsspec, ful to the House and unbecom-
ing in ire were to abstain from stating (atieast
shortly and succinily, the grounds on when !
give my vote this night. In doing so, thlnk
il NAV not be lnexpedient to recall the attention
of the House more accurately than IT has been
called during the greater part OF the discussion,
10 the question Immediately before the consde-
ration Of the House. The Hon Baronet (Sir
F Burde,t) who brought this question forward
Introduced it with a generosity and prodigality
of argument and remark, which prevented him
from con6ning himself merely 10 the motion IT.
self-to the accurate statement Of what the sub
stance of the proposition is or that omission
on the part of the Hon. Barone,, ! must say
very Unfair advantage has been taken in the
course &c this disc ussion. Because the Hon
paIlgyl lid not distinctly state that the present
proposition was one that merely asked OF you,
In, present House Of Commons, whe Their you
do or DO not, cnertain the same opinion as your
predecessors Of the importance Of considering
this important question, ] did moi expect that,
therefore, objection would have been made TO
him for having omitted to fill up the details Of
a measure in preliminary resolution OF prin-
ciple. Hear, hear | should not have ex-
pecied this mscnnstruction Of argument from
a Member WHO had only sat in this House Tor
the first ,ime; bat confess was li,tle prepared
TO have an example Of such a confusion Set by
judicial accuracy Cheers and a, 81 In.
ter of the Rolls- has been partly historical and
partly critical. The historical part on the adj
mission Of he Right Hon. Gentleman himself
was in4ppiic able TO the present question; and |
shall presently show tina, his critical part was
not less irapposite. Hear, hear, hear The
Right Hon. Gentleman began, continued, and
ended his speech. by complaining that no secu-
rites were offered on the part Of the Roman
Catholics If the Right Hon. Gentleman re-
Quircd securities, how were they 10 he pro-
pounded? In what? In resolution calling up
on you TO declare whether you will affirm or
abjure the inherited opinion Of your predeces-
sors. When the house declares its opinion in
affirmation or nega,ion of the necessity and i'm
porIance of considering and entertaining this
measure, then will be the time for delibe rating
on the measure in its details Then will be the
time for considering what bill and what provi-
sions IL will be proper TO introduce; but until
that time arrives, honorable gentlemen might,
without Improperly, restrain the expression OF
their surprise, that the honorable Baronet mad
not, IN the first instance, introduced a measure
in all its details TO the house. The honorable
Baronet had done right in emitting to do So
He would have only perplexed and defeated his
object III hr had encountered il ct this stage OF
the discussion, with all the topics ct ceiera which
might have been CLEANED and collected from
the delage to the revolution. Hear, and a
laugh What right has the right hon. gentle
man to require that the motion should be en-
numbered with such topics nova motion
which only embraces simple proposition to
take into consideration the iaws affecting Ro.
man Catholics, with a view Of relieving them
from the civil disabilities under which they la
Dor! Is this proposition submitted merely
Tor the purpose oil idle and oliose curiosi,y?-
No; out because since this question was las,
discussed, and decision come to upon il. dis.
solution has taken place, new parliament ha.
been returned, and general impression has
gone abroad that change Of opinion has
taken place. change which | utterly disbe.
leve. Hear, hear. The course pursued BY
the honorable Baronet was the correct one: for.
BY admlt,ng the principle OF the measure, the
house wOulG come 10 a iairer consideration of
il atterw ards; as the non. BaroDet, oy obtaini,p
an admission Of the p'in,ipie, laid the founda,
ton of its being more tavoraby entertained in
Its future stages; and as, without such admis.
sion, ne would have been altogether withou, the
hope Of fortunate result. Because detailed
scheme Of securities has not been brought for.
ward, the right hon. gentleman has though.
proper TO accuse me of abandoning the idea OF
securities, which l at one time regarded as
necessary accompaniment, Of any measure Of re-
lief 10 the Roman Catholics; and upon this he
has founded charge of Inconsistency against
me. Sir, have not altered or abandoned any
sentiment or opinion have entertained respect.
ing this important measure. Why does the
right hon. gentleman say have abandoned the
motion of the necessity of securities? What
proof has he tina. have done so! TCbeers l.
Where is the evidence of my dereliction? IRE.
newed cheers do not know whether or no,
the right hon. gentleman was in Parliament in
1912, when first voted for this measure. 1t
was inumated across the table to MIR. Canning