Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-02
CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.
iioUsE OF COMMONS, MARcu Is.

ooid hselt To any party, and should do his duty us
an independent member OF Parliament and 4 Protcs-
tOnt Attorney General--and br must saw thar when
NJ TIE meeting OF Parliament, Ia, heard that A LARGE
portion oil That House, which had conceived itself led
oy the talents and experiences OF the RigLt Hon
Secretary for Abe Home Affairs WAS utterly ,shan
oeo cast on, and lett without leader, he had never
before experienced much pain. Hear hearty
WIN only seven days notice the Protestant party had
been deserted and cast away to the waves and the
Wii0s' (I'aoghtcr He had declined TO draw the
Oh now on the table, because, looking to the oath
which he had taken Attorney General he thought
ne should, by drawing that bill, be abluring his
duty, and be drawing the deahwarrani the Protes.
tant church. ttiear, bcar!)--lIe thought that hc
was pacing himself under strong shield, when he
took up his position under the bucker of Lord Chan
ceuor Lyndhurat (lieor, hearty When he was as
kcd to frame the bill, he naturally exclaimed
w nat; the Nngs Attorney General prepare u bill
wnicn the Lord Chancellor has declared would sub
vert the Protestant Church of England" lChecrs)
ms was point upon which he could not yeutrte
from the Kings Counsellor who had sworn 70 rive
the hing good advice. Here. ~ the way, he might
observe, that It might b. well not cev too much
about the disregard which Catholics displayed Tor
oaths. Let them not run muck against the
Catholics but see what bound some Protestant con-
sciences. ("flear," and laughter) When his atten.
ton was called to this bill. he Eel, his duty TO look
over both the oath taken by the Lord Chuncel-
lor and that taken by the Attorney Gcncral
and 1t WINS ms Judgment ihlt he called upon to
draw bill subyersye of the Protestant Church,
Wnitn HIS Majesty was bound by has Olt
to support. Much cliccrng.) Ifhs Majesty chose
to dispense with the obligations Of tho coronation
oath, he might do 50, but he (the Attorney GcncraO
would do no act to put him in jeopardy. rIear
hearJ These were the grounds on which he refused
TO put ono line 10 paper of what constitutes the afro
cious bill now before the House. Loud cheers
Two years ago, the Master of the rolls (now Lord
Chancellor) had GuRrrelled with Mr.. Canning upon
this very sublect-was nc, then, TO blame-was he to
DC twited, and attacked and tainted for not now
doing what more eminent adviser refused To doa
liiear, heart lie had speech to up no aspos
tacy disgracctuy TO explain, party subter(uUr n
resort to- He hadnot 10 say that thing was black
ono day and white another. He was not in one vcnr
Protestant Master Of the Rolls, and in the next a
Catholic Lord Chancellor. ICheers.l He womb
ralher remain rs he was, the h1mblc member for
Piympton, than be guilty of such apostacy-suchl
cOntrGdiCtIon-such uneXplanablc convrrsiou-s,,cl
miserable, contemplate apostacy! Continud cbeers,I
tjere the Attorney General read several passagrsI
from Sir john Copcys Speech strongly in onpos,tIon
TO III Catholic claims He went on to arGuc that
dscord, not concord would be the result OF f,r,Ior
concessions tn the Catholics. and that it was scan
dalous untruth, gross insult upon the feelings and
religion OF the people, 10 call the bill a measure of
peace He insisted that enquiry into the state of ire
land should be entered upon before this hasty mca
sure Of Emancipation was proceeded III. But thouub
abandoned By s LEADERS, the vas not desperoie
and he 1.-THE Attorney Gcnera) hoped it would never
be SO. HEART The Attorney General here c,,cr.
ted upon criticism OF the bill in question, which he
ted the danger yet provided securities for the Pro
tcstans lliear, heart Its folly and contradictions
must rest on those who drew it up-he would MOI no
mad" dirty tool to draw such bill, ami forfeit his
character Tor common sense and honesty. THecr
h"atl There was penalty In The Act hirhsr thsn
sOOk that the whole protection of the British Con
stitnon consisted in penalties of5GI 1907 and .ODL
which the parties violating the law would put down
upon the table, & laugh the same time ut those vho
demanded them. Hear, hcar!j This was a mixed
question, but there more in 1T of religion than
politics. anu, viewing IT H. that light, he would cav -
the people 81 Ergland-"GV ~ defend your rights
and religion consiitu'ionaly, do apustatIze and
you will secure your religion and privileges untouch
ed. Hear, hear In conclusion, the iearnrd ron
tcman said that those principles ne would not ab.n
hon from considerations OF office. As the Attorney
General oi the King he could not consent 10 what he
believed wouid be the death warrant Of th, Corst;
tuition Of England. Loud chcers.l
Mr.. PEEL observed, chat thec,-fo,lrths Of yvho4
had l.t been uttered, oscnsihly the principles Of
thc ELL and III defence Of tic sacred cause III IN,
Protestant Constitution, had rested on ranccrope
personal hostility. lLAeers.) Party and Der.oral
connexions had indeed been sacrificed: bot for Whit,
10 promote the removal Of disaL..itica, and from
sense Of duty which wuGld reHquish oil TO accom-.
psh measures considered Indispensable for ile
OF tho nation. ,Cheers.j That aspersions e,oulI
have been made those who took this course ,,,,
not 7uFPrIse TO him; ont though the last TO declare
las sentiments, yet the foremost III castinp s1c, A.,
pensions, was The Hon. Gentleman: and he Owned if
vas with no little surprise he heard porson in HI.
situation disclosing matters which could have been
communicated 10 llm only IN official confidence.
Loud ChceT5. The time was not vet arrived yybcn
ne tNr. Feel SHOULD be at liberty 10 state ali tho
diitcuItlos with which his noble friend at The bead or
the Government had had to struggle with Or whom
nstice could bc f1irly done TO b,n and 10 ,lco ,b
noted with him OF his noble friend he lrrbt s1y
what WIS said Of crlcoa-notVah P,'pdenii9 guam.
c'S inter togGio' flfci|s juneqIe GgsJqi fCbeors
Bat tho time would arrive ana when also he rcrI
satisfactorily e&riniD why only seven davs notice
had been given OF the measures which had boer ro
commended IN the Speech from the rhrope win
respect TO hmsof he would ten the Hon. Gcn,leiosn.
when u was nc had determined % commit his fortune
With That OF las noble trirnd on this question I,
was on the day when lie highest authorities IN tho
Church declared That they could not give their SIM
Port lo the measure. From that hour happeu what
in'gh', no was determined 'Ot 10 abandon his post
but 10 rive his noble friend all the support ne coJ
ana to share With hirO al the responsibility Loud
Chcers.J When The mind Of the Cabinet was u,ndc
up, nc tho Hon Gentloman Of tho Whole ,ocos,r
Of relief intended to be proposed for The removal or
the Catholic disabilities, and Of The measure which