Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-06-26
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BRITISH HOUSE OF coMMoNs.-MAr l.

Member to for Asburton, in the room of the
Right Hon. WIN. Sturges Bourne
Mr.. PEEL then Ii was now three weeks sipco
he had virtually resigned the situation of Secretary of
STATE Tor Tie Home Department: and be aware that
I'D me course OF that interval his silence NIGH have sub
Ieced him TO much doubt, and perhaps TO much mis-.
cons ructon. Yet he had waited PATIENTLY supported
oy the consciousness of the honesty and purity of his
own motives and by the reflection that he had acted
upon pubic grounds and that the course which be had
pursued was consistent with that which was due TO his
own principles and character. The grounds on which
he had retired from the public service were shortly
tneSe: From lis first entrance into public life he had
ie ana manifested ardent zeal for the Constitution
ana The establishments winch sheltered. Loud ard
continued cheers.) For eighteen yeare he had per
severed In an undertaking and steady course Offering
an uncoInpromsing, but the same time fas he rus
.e" temperate and constitutional resistance any
ihcr concessions TO the Roman Catholics He still
retained the opinions which he had long ayowed; and
retaining as he did those opinions, above al having
taken so active and prominent part he had some
time back, in being the single .unisier of the Crown
acting in opposition to The claims of the Roman Catho
lies; he did not feel that he could consistently ith his
houor acquieacc IN the management, which, while it
could dement, himself By enabling him to retain Office
would be calculated to promote the success of those
measures TO which lie had been in the habit of offer
ing decided resistance His opposition was ground.
ed on conviction that the removal of the existing bar.
riers would place power and influence in those hands
IN which they could not be welded with safety to the
established Church; therefore he would not be justified
IN acquiesCing which he had hlhert 10 uni
'oIhy opposed lie had not eX perienced any change
OF sentiment that would Justify the adoption of such
course. The Duke of York was no more and the
voice OF Lord Liverpool had ceased be heard. He
would on these accounts be more cupabe, If possible,
were lie 10 abandon the of public conduct which
! ne hau heretofore pursued, and in consequence OF
which, II was in some degree that he had been appun
ted 10 The Office connected with Ireland which he had
tor some time the honor to FIJI. The next question
was whether lie appointment of his Right Hon Friend
to be at the head of the Administrations and TO occu-
~ tie place which had recently been filled by the
Earl OF Liverpool, would or not, il he (hr PEEL had
acfuesced, have promoted The final of the Ca
tnchc Question. Ills opinion was. that il would lie
gave his Right Hon Friend The fullest credit for the
honesty and sincerity OF his principles aud for his skill
III the InanaGcnen of State Aairs lie must Judge
his Right Hon. Friend. he himself 10 be JUDGED
Dy his uniform course Of public conduct, by his +ivoYed
opinions. and his public ecla items. Satisfied then
as he was, OF the sincerity and zeal Of his Right Hon.
Friend he feit convinced that he would consider il
ms duty as ii was his jntcntlon u at the head OF pub
nc affairs TO promote, If net the immediate at least
the ultimate success of that queson and feeling that
20 he the case ne had come 10 lie conclusion, that the
only proper course remaining open to him, MIR, PecI)
was the one which he had adopted. In behalf Of his
colleagues Mr. Peel said, lie prepared nov ne
cessary to vindcate them from The charge of caba
gans them, and 10 maintain that the pursued by
each OF them jusiabieby the view they took of the
public service which conduct of theirs ought to be
held up as an example TO all. In the course of his
Speech the Right Hon Gentleman adverted TO vari
city OF considerations both personal and public, under
things, he stated, that he bad contemplated resirnpr
the Seals of Office in 1885, in consequence of the pc.
culiar and embarrassing situation which me found
himself as the only minister in the House of Commons
who stood opposed to concession of the Catholic Claims
bnt, al the request of his noble friend then at the head
OF his hlaes!y's Government tine Earl Of Liverpool
he consented TO remain, condition that new Par
lament should he called. II was his decided intention
also TO retire had the motion of Sir F. Burde brought
forward IN the early part of the present session been
carried in the affirmative, as he anticipated il would
His retirement therefore, under existing circur,san-
ces, wae only in accordance with determination the
propriey of which he had long ackpowledrsd THE
Right Hon Gentleman concluded amidst loud and long
continued cheering.
Slr FRANCIS BURDETT expressed The greatest sa
tISiactIon at hearing Mr.. Peeps speech. No person.
said tie Honorable Barouet, more regrets thai do
that he cannot consistently with his princnIes carry
on those immense benefits TO the country which he has
had The merit of introducing, couneDancng and for
warding; but although the Right Hon. Gentlemen can
not DO 1t with the effect if he had been enabled
10 retain the situation he formerly held still trust he
Will not, because he does not retain that situation a.
bandon those vews--( Hear hear from Mr. Peel ! and
withdraw that support they necessarily derived from
his character, knowledge, and abilities Doipo, This
Justice to the Right Hon. Gentleman, hearing also
with some little surprise, that the principle on winch the
dIvsons in his Majesty IS Government bad taken place
must say, that whatever the principles on Which they
acted think il is great benefit TO the country: and
notwithstanding the Right Honorable Gentleman has
been obliged to Withdraw from situation which, while
ms own honorable feelings permitted him, he made
public good, thereby almost nsurmouDtabIe oIsfa
Gle has been removed to great public mproyene nt
and to an alteration of state of things particularly
IN ireland, which no man pretend TO say ought 10
be allowed to continue as they are
Sir THOMAS BETuBRTDGE made some strong ami
madversons The speech of Sir Francis Burdett who
had stated the Catholic claims be kind of sine qua
non with bis party and declared ne would rather see
This question have the support Of The Ministry than see
treated it had been for the last twenty years; at
least from 1907 TO the present time IA laugh) The
question bad not been met in the way ought to have
been 1t bad been treated by the respective Govern
mc'ts IN way not very creditable to those Govern
mcnts. He reoiced exceedingly thot that time had
nov passed lie called bis maesty's Government
&c speak out this evening, and tell the country what it
was they going to do.
i Nj DAwsoY said, that in the whole Of this business
from the support which the Rt. Hon. Gentleman the
fret mImIscr nf Lin bad