Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-04

hearl Ile would further say, thst ha had HIM
self no knowledge, nor did he believe that a'y
other person had any knowledge of any change
in Mr.. Pitts opinion on the subject; with the ex
ceu,ion of his determin alton not tn stir il during
the life of the late King In that. but in no nth
or respect was Mr.. Pitt : mind altered, aud he
wa confirmed in that opinion by The declaration
of /, person who had known Mr.. Pitt veil, the
late Marquis of Londonderry, and VINO, IN ms
place in the House of Ccmmoos, voluntarily con-
tr .dcted Mr. Roe on the subject, and added to
the testimony the fact,t Mr.. Pit, had maintained
his opinions respecting the Catholics to his dying
day. la truth those who read the speech which
M. Pitt had made on the Catholic Question IN
1925. and who recol-c,sd that only 8 months e.
aps-d before his valuable life terminated. could
scarcely believe that change so rapid mad taken
place in his sentiments. He therefore protested
against the truth of the assertion, that MIR PIT had
changed his opinion, an opinion 80 deroga;oty 10
the cause which bs (Mr. Canning) plumed him
self on nheri,ing from Mr. Pitt (hear, hear, hearty
lie had been drawn aside from the subject in cou-
sequence of having mentioned the name OF MI.
Pit, He repeated hat he did not think that any
promise had beer made TO the Catholics at the
Union, bu, ,ha, kind of intiua,ion had been
thrown on which was very operative. Tile "a
tholics had in his opinion lent themselves 10 the
Union in the con fiient expectation that he Union
could doub, that # Ireland had continued sepa-
rsic kingdom, instead of Catholic Emancipation
being discussed Tor the 20;h time in that House,
it would have been many years ago completely
81 tled The pictures of Ireland which had been
drawn bv gentlemen who espoused different sides
OF the present ques ion were 80 melancholy, that
| he trusted The English part OF the House OF Com
| mons would consider well before they threw away
any chance OF improving tie state OF that unhappy
! country Some words which had fallen from his
RICH, honorable friend him MIR. Peel with
respect to The course that II would be rXpedent 10
pursue in Ireland, were rather of an alarming ma
! ture. He hoped he had n,isinterpr them: but
! If not, he did not envy the hands TO whom would
devolve the task of carrying such system into
| effect. [hear, hear, hear.l He hoped, however,
that the opposition TO the Honourabe Baronet' q
motion was opposition rather than substitution
apd tina, wha, suggested Advisable was
something that would ,ranquze the feelings oil The
Irish nation, rather than any thing that might as
| sumo more unseem!y character. God grant that
, it nigh, be SC. Gcd grant that the time might
arrive when perfect Cancellation would he accom-
plished. Although be was aware that the dstaste
OF the country towards the Catholic cause was
stronger than it had been, yet he was as convinced
as he could be with reference TO any event in the
| womb OF iuufity, that to the arguments urged IN
that House, to the repeat ed Discussion OF The sub
jec, the opposition TO il would at length yield; and
that a light, cQuitsbe aud humane policy towards
the Catholics Of Ireland would be eventually adopt
ed, hear, hear hear! AZ il was, 1t was impossi-
| bic to hear the speeches of honorable members
| from Ireland, and conceive the prac,csbility q
| that country going in the way in which i, had
| la ely done. As many affidavit and documents
| OF every description had been read Ia support
various opinions, he would beg leave o detan
The House, by reading one as specimen OF The
aburdities tina; had been put forward on the sJect
The affidavit TO which he referred follows
And this deponen, saith, that he, the sad A. b.
! swore that be would kick the damned soul Of the
| said leponent, that II should sly round He'll like
| blue bottle round ueacle barrel, ard which the
said Leponent verify believes the said \. d. would
have done, had he not been prevented, daughter
But The present system sgainst the Catholics msh
be sustained little longer, and little longer, oG,
year year; bu speaking OF the ages al county,
the time Of lis duration be short indeed. lie
should lespise the character OF the Catholic Priest
h .od much as high, right honorable friend, Mr..
Peel, il he thought them guilty OF all thai was i'm
pured 10 hem; but he, Mr.. Canning, had learnt,
even from the debates upon the subject in that
| House, MOI to trust 10 extrayagant accusations.
The Priest had been accused OF gaTblins the Cate
| chsn. OF the Church of England, point, (ihe
second commandment) which went to ccnvic,
,hein OF idoaIry; bur ne held In his hand a woi K
OF great circulation Ia the Catholic Schools OF
lTSiand, wheIe me second commandment was
fully set forth. He conjured the House TO reflect
that the motion of the Honorable Baronet only re-
lated TO the state OF Ireland He did not pledge
the House 20 any scheme of Catholic relief. All
such were left for future consider alton
| II, therefore, the Hou-e met the Honorabe Haro-
ne's motion By direc, negative, it tanta-
mount to declaration, that they did not think the
state of Ireland subject worthy OF their cousile
ration. hear. hear, hear! The motion went no
/ s. ~ l. 4
The measure which twu preceding Houses had sem
up the House of Lords. In voting FOX the mo-
ION. he reserved to himself matter of expeji
ency, all further considerations relative TO the
clsims al the Catholics He inlreated the House
to pause before they rejected the notion; for il
was more cay imagine, than it wou d be tae "a
express. the consequences that nigh in Ire
land. 1t the m ton were lost. The Right Honora
bic Gentleman SAT down amidst loud cheers
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