Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-31

has t. act, bu, 10 give him his due. no man can
Justly accuse hum of hypocrisy, and, as apPli-
cable 10 the present case, wha is there that can
justify this charge? 1t was not he, according to
the Doctors own confession, that proposed the
election Of the free trade m n. He spoke and
voted one way, and the frre>trade man another;
| aud then the free.trd.le man turned himself
out; or, at least made il impossible for the
| Duke to keep him in without m anness such as
ought to BE- expected from no man. What!
go and speak aud vote, in a certain way: go anc
do that voluntarily; perceive that no offence Is
taken at il; either by Mr.. Peel or by the Duke;
then write 10 the latter and say,if you don't like
1t, there's nv office for you; to do all this VOL
UNFAIRLY, and without any provoc alton in the
world and then for this Scotch Decor to ac-
cusc Peel Of hypocrisy, because Hu,kisson is no
ioager in Office According to my opinion, no
| thing more unjust than this ever was done even
by a Scotch philosopher.
And, what infamous conduct on the part Of
Black 20 endeavor TO cause i, to be believed
that Huskisson goes out for the sake Of he
catholics of Ireland! 1t is notorious that he
has been in cabinet for the last twenty years
Of his life, al least, or in the ministry at any
rate) which cabinet was always divided Upon
the catholic question, and which division was
/ founded on the most cogenI reasons in The
world, though, out OF mere drhcacy, refrain
from plainly staring thrm. 1t was, in short,
the policy Of the government 10 have this divi-
sion. Besides, Haskisson has actually been in
the cabinet as Canning was before him, and
with him, aud Robinson and even Castlere aeh,
all b-ing for Catholic emancipation, and all Sit
ting quietly, all living tremendously at the crib,
and seeing thai question miscarrv, year after
year, siY-and-lwenty years. What baseness,
and what impotence 100, 10 attempt to make
Us believe that this man has gone out OF chico
merely ON account of the Catholic question,
but, il is sill more basr, and really mo 4 malig
mainly wicked, 10 attempt 10 avenge Husklss"n;
to attempt tn obtain vengeance for his mortih>
cation BY insinuating that the Duke had de-
sign to complete the conquest OF Ireland" that
is to say, to begin civil war there, and to re-
duce The Cat oIics 10 silence by The force of
arms, and make them the actual slaves OF the
/ prolesranls. VIVA, foundation has he Sco'ch.
man for this insinuation? He has none at all;
for, OF this very moment the bawlers Of the
Catholic Association are exIolling 10 the skies
the mildnrss Of the marquis OF Anglrsea, who
is well known TO b, the close friend & the no.
sen Lo'd Lieutenant OF this very Duke. This,
therefore, is an instance Of malignity which one
Can hardly imagine TO have aristn from any
thing short of pure personal vindictiveness.
| There is no reason 20 believe that the Duke is
| such horrible fool as to entertain he idea;
and il he were, what probability is th"re, that
any two other persons in the kingdom will be
found 10 JOIN him.
! But this Doctor mus have vengeance, bee ause
Huskisson is out of place. and because he, him>
SELF is thereby deprived Of al chance Of sharing
| the MONEY that is sent TO the colonies. dare
| say the DR.. expected to b. Judge, at least,
Il yt.Hf
Of law, having so long been studying "rodifca-
lion" ddrr Jeremy Bentham. The Doctors
prospect are blasted, and he must have ven
gence, and vengeance for whai? Merely be-
cause Hu>kisson could not be master Of the
Duke, ard through him, master of The King.
1t is difficult, to be sare, for US common folks,
10 say how the minds of kings are constructed,
but, it they bear any proportion IN lofIiness to
The magnitude Of their power, or 10 the general
bulk of thri' persons, the king must have been
most furionsly en"aged at the conduct Of his
some time garcon apoth,care. What the devil!
go and vote against the Minister; receive no
oof for IT.; and then, like a saucy maid SER
want, say "There! have spoiled YOUR haunch
Of venison, and am ready to quit your place
if you dom, like i,n' suppose, that this sleek |
gentleman really did expect the Duke to beg |
him for ,he love of God not to quit him. |
Monsrous as Is the superstition, what else can
one believe to have been his expectation? The |
Duke was too old soldier for that; and if ht |
had had him with red coat upon his back, h. |
would have taken some other step before he re-
ported the case TO the King. The refractory |
gentlemen being ",iviian," as they say in tn |
army, and not under martial law, il was neces
sary to tell the King Of his conduct, and he
seems to have acted the only part which h.
could have acted, without subjec,irg his who'll
government and himself, too, 10 the control Of
this man. The re was no other course 20 pur
sue than that Of taking him at his word or, Of
letting him with his rapble Of liberals, take the
whole concern into their hands. That would
have been famous time for Doctor Black
He would then have bI ought his anteiiuc 10
marke,: he would then have "reakzed'' the
worth Of the march OF mind
After all, however, am Of opinion ,ha. Hus-
kisson wished 10 get out Of the scrape. lie
knows, for he mus. know, what the fifth of next
April will bring; and, hr knows, 100, thai there
would be no shutting out Of his former pledges
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