Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-22


The Catholics, without moving finger in
their support, my mere existence in my present
position. and the absence of those Others for
whose absence, be il recollecled, am MT re.pon'
-ibe--mn-t be taken moral promotion OF that
question upon which have been bith-rto divid-
Ell. Chee,s. cannot possibly deny the
truth of that ob.erv alton Cries OF hear. 1t il
!rerally true; and any one who will take the trou-
bic to put that question and that answer together
must find in the answer a reply to the taunis OF
the HoE. Member for Somerset, Sir L. Letbbridse,
when speaking of the support whch.the Opposition
have declared their intention To bestow upon the
present Administration. That Opposition have de-
clared their niention 10 support me. And why |?
Because they see the very thing about TO
come to pass as the Right Hon. Gentleman that
without stirring, as have said a single step in the
advocacy OF the cause they have espoused, my
mere existence where am is an unreasonable
advance Of their obec Hear it be so, as it
If l cannot help 1t. l am ready to anticipate the
advantages which IT cohfers. But surely the
Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Peel, is not prepared
TO contend that reason which has been good for
him i. bail for them. Hear Surely he is no, die
posed tn contend that if he wa justified in resign
ing his situation, because he thought the Catholic
Cause, which he opp SEES, received an impulse by
M advance, others are equally Justified in saying
they will support me, because the question which
they support has received that Impulse Cheers
IT, therefore, the Catholic caase receives sup
port, not by any 81 my endeavor~, but merely from
the elect of an impulse created by my situation
surely cannot help this consequences; aud can
o"ly say, in reply TO the taunts Of the II H. Cen
den'an, Sir I. Leihbrdse, upon the subject of the
support of The Opposition that they will nno
those subjects afford the support which may
be iouni to deserve. tempered only by that degree
oil difference which my be found TO exist between
u - Hear How would ask, doe, the Catholic
Question stsnd now! say, it stands precisely ss
j, did in the year 1872 tina, is from particular
part of the year lSI2- for there is difference.
The Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr.. Peel, IN advert
ing to that point, has not sufficiently distinguished
one part of that year tioa the other, and by tia,
means created apparent inconsistency. It is
'iresome 10 refer to book but NUT take leave
TO trouble the House w,ih short ext act from a
work which bave sent tor since tie Right Hon
Gentleman addressed the House. In assigning INV
reasons on the Goth OF May, in tbs yesr 1919 for
not Joining Lord Liverpool's Administration. ia,
tSight Hon. GeatlemaL has iemMke. tina, | said
the taking any part ia Cabinet constituted IN the
manner proposed by the Noble Earl, would have
The effect OF sn0therrg my own opinions upon
the SUBJECT OF the Catholic Claims and vet on The
- OF dune IN the same year the question yyas
proposed by ns, and carried by large majority
admit that; but would ask, wu~ here notbino
inierv ening between May and June TO produce
such event? That is the material fact which
the Right Hon Gentleman has omitted On the
18th Oi May, Lord Liverpool caGe TO me with
proposal "a take part in that Administration of
which he appointed The head After one or
two question: believe, indeed. after one prelim
mary question: asked, the Right Hon. Gentle
man here read from the Annual Register of thai
year, apoloeising tor he OF any better refer
ence, by stating he was taken wholly by syr
Prise.) =" Whether was TO consider the opinion
and policy OF the Government as remaining alto
sether unchanged, upon the question teIati,e
TO the laws affecting The Roman Ca,hoIics;e
Lord Liverpool answ eTsd, " that his own opin-
ons upon this sutjsct remained unchanged. and
that he was not aware thai those of his Colleagues
had Undergone any alteration" Now, what was
the diiterence between this period and that 10
which have alluded Mr. Psrc,vsl snd Lord
CasiereaSh both declared, in debate, on the 2sl
oil April, but The moHih before, that the Cabine,
were unanm"usiy o! opnion, tie question Of
relief to the Roman Catholics could not be CON
v.nieniiy astated at that period, nor was there
any hope OF coming 10 any sstisiac Org conclu~
sion upon the subject at that time therefore
the Cabinet was constituted ON the footing of a
general resistance TO The claims OF the Roman
Catholics, and in that state OF things | refused
to JOIN the existing AdminstI aiion. On The 2od
OF June, however, many ofth.se reasons ceased to
operate. In the month which followed Anr;I. &
took place, and the Catholic Question was then
placed upon that footing which it has ever since
reiained.-l iieaI!l Alter the death of Mr. Per.
clVal' during whose administration opinions in fa-
vorr OF the Catholics were nor TO I've mentioned
by Cabinet Minister, things were so far chsnsel
that sCabinet Minister not Only allowed 10
think the Catholics might be emsnrpaied, but e.
ven to speak 1t he thought proper in their fayou.
The question WIS then placed, repeat. unon
.yvitk ,.,I; l.
Hon. Gentleman and myself have acted for so ma. |
ny years. and remember well that the ere,, al |
Vocate OF The cause Mr.. Graltan) held thai al.
teraion IN the constitution Of The Cabine, rs praa,
victory, and every one of its Supporters looked
upon II as material change in the pinspec,s oil
lose who sought to be relseved-as a proof. in. !
leed, that II was change, and material one
ne question was almost immediately after carried,
AS has been observed, by large majority. There
was no Inconsistency, therefore, in that mart oil
my conduct to which the Right. Hon. GentIernon
alluded Nir Peel here made an observation. bu,
whether OF assent or dissent, we could NOT ne-
reive. Then / will take il the other yyav. ADD
say l YVES consistent; opposed the agitation al
Inc question when circumstances rendered i, inex
pedlsnt, and supported it when those cirtums(an
ces rendered il likely 10 be successful havano,
the vanity to suppose that any thing | said could
have had an influence upon the question; but onIv
three weeks after l Urged the excuses to which 7
have referred, the following conversation toot !
place in The House of Commons The Rigbt
Hon. Gentleman then read the following PASSAGE,
rom the Parliamentary Debates:
Mr. Spencer Stanhope rose for The pu-pos.
81 putting question 10 the Noble Lord opposite. |
lie wished to know it was intended on tho part
VI the present Minister, thatiho same noIico H.
every respect should be cbserv ed by them. in 70
fsIence TO the Catholic Question; which has bssn
observed by the Administration under the con-
duet OF late Right Hon. Genusman,
" Lord CasiIereagh said, that be felt some diff |