Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-19

trial by Jury. Does the Duke of Newcastle tIfin,,
that Alfred ProIestu,,ta or that the Rarons
OF Runnelnedc were protcstantaa But 70 'ttsn.h
upon case that anpeItnns more nearly to his
Trace Who vas it that gave tho Dcn,ie thc
power Of self taxution and fixed. If he did ROT
create, the representation OF the people, Edward
On, my Lord Dulie there were no rotten boropo,,,
then. The House OF Commons was not returned nv
set OF mobiles, who, talking about liberty cnposed
III reform. There were no great men, in those times
OF Catholic slavery, who sent in ten members to the
House OF Commons, and, when corlupt borouuh
was cut Oft, contrved to get It's still more rotten sub
sn't",f to Their pockets The House of Commons
YVES then perfect mirror Of the people, which was
uhstained by the breath Of an oirarciy. Give IN
Jour ton members, my Lord Duke and then Won viii
talk OF liberty with ahcttcr grace, if not to a more
us'fui purpose. Il rus TO tho first Edward ,at En-
gland was indebted for her Parliament, and her rern
mary control over the crown: aud the third Edward
gave perfection to the system by h0 iinr annua1 Par
laments He, too, passed the great statutc a9ains.
constructive treason. Englishmen, with those fnc,s
before you, how you listen 20 the men who tell
you that popcry aud slavery necessarily ,ilied?-
angsTnen- when You pcrtae the ancient chronicle
OF your glory do not your hearts beat with sense OF
eXutaon are not your emotions dper.y stirred and
are not your natures highly lint,sa Where is the
Eng5 boy who rca i the story of his own roat ISL
iand whose pulse does not wtrrGly best the con
temptation OF all tho renowned names IND nil tho lofty
Incidents with which The early annals oil his country
are splenddly studded Is u"ra ore Of yo,, ~ who
hath not almost fallen down 10 adore the memory ,s
Alfred Have you turned idoators in the worship ot
the immortal Edwards? who is there that has not
thrilled ut the name OF Eunncmcie and whose soul
hat not sweled ana datcd at tie Remembrance OF
the scene when l.angton, with Catholic Nitro rnon
HIS head. cSortod from tyrnnt your mighty md |
trust in God, that it will prove your eternal chettcra
Little did you think land yet how could you forget
when you r2perionccd You must & is generous ma
tionAi nNnlta;ionlitte Gid Won think that it was at
the affairs Of religion which ynu arc inst ruct
to consider as The handmade OF oppte5=on, that the
great progenit3rs OF lbcr;y inrt ',wli--you nav
Write "ainn1ton npcn every gray" which bears dat q
before the year 1871, but III he face OF clear and in
dispntable evidence with Alfred and the Edwards
VIII Irlnl by Jury, with Parliament and with Magma
CiiartG before you do not dcnouuce the religion O!
your forGiRhcrs a. ii" mother of Slavery, anil visit II
with all the eX@cratcn that should pursue the parent
al 50 dcsestable child. If were disposed so To do
might not turn the leaves OF history upon vou and
after you had charged my creed with IL seryilc tendc-
clG5, Inlgh not ask, whether the cradle of the reor-
nation not rocked with bloody e. an iron hando
w neither Henry dill not tra!nnle upon liberty and
his base Parliament made MIN il voluntary reeasc
and surrender of the Consultations? Did liberty exist
IN the reign of that precCcio;s theoor;nn T,dv-a rd
VIZ or nnter the auspices OF the virgin of the ref,r-
nation who took ntanC Prot eynis under her maid
en- auspices. You Nigh: sny 10 me, if were. s;lfii
ci'y hoIl to press t: considerations, that should
not reSor to such remote eycnso the very ,Iav tfot
Lord Russell persisted the scfold, the University
the Protestant University of Oxford. the seat OF re-
formed Christianity the throne OF English orthodoxy
plolshcd its declaration favour of passive o,edi-
But let us travel little out OF tinpand Pro
cStal.in ii is said, is the iuS,paTabe companion of
hhnrtF-hey always found aking arm? in arm to-
gctiarn their march for the Improvement OF mankind
1t aI's be So how does happen that Prussia is Pro-
tcS0nt and Prussia is 4 slave and Sweden is = pc
tcStant and Sweden is slave: and Denmark i pro
tesant and Denmark is slave and half the German,
states are Pedestrians, and are also slaves? Turn
now 20 Catholic Europe. Look at Italy not as she IS
but as she long before the name of Luther WINS
utterad-lOOlS NJ 9th
religion and liberty her glorious practice. call
~ her crowd otrepubics witnesses iii that CAUSE,
which an thus daring enough to plead before you
Venice. Catholic Venice, rises MP from the ocean
with all her republican glory round about her Ven
ice fell at inst mo ogarclv but Venice was for
800 years noble and LOFTY democratic government
n"zt produce as witnesses in my favour, Genoa md
Florence and all the rest of those free states i'll which
fopery liberty, literature and the arts grew up and
iourlshed together. Turn TO Switzcriand-siau T
not End evidence III her Airline vallavs in NV avour9
Look 10 Francc-has not France cha rter pnrlia-
ne7t I'D rial By jury: In the strain Of elo-
quence he took view of The Penal Code and set fort
the claims of the Catholics of ireland to ernancpa-
ton. He concluded thus: .his is all that ask
Leave the Legislature in the uncontrolled exercise OF
Its discretion and do not tell the Parliament that the
filters Of cllow-citZpns must be more STRONGLY
bOited. On behalf o. my country behalf of uIfor-
tunate Ireland, conurc, suppcatc you not to in
terfere for tho low-hcarted purposes of oppression
II is ungenerous, is almost unmanly il is unworthy
OF you. Men OF keIit you have never been conquer
ed yet you shall be conquered to day, but the victory
shall be obtained By yourselves. Conquer Your pre1u
dccs, obtain Il masterdom your antipathes, be
vctors Of your passions, vanquish your animostes
and put your antipathies 20 fight. Conquer your.
selves and conquer This this is the way to sub
due ua-ths is the way to obtain empire over ou1
affections, and to make hearts yOlr own. Mr.
Shie sat down amidst the reiterated wells of the
Brungwckers, and the loud acclanations of their op
poneDts.
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