Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-09
FOR EIGN INTfi.ltEENCE.
IRELAND

! Answcr Of Dr.. Curtis 10 The Duke cC HeAiHgioa.
DRoGHEDA, Dee. 10, 1873.
Ny Lord Duke i have never been more n
| etcenhly surprised IN my i'fa IA II hy the uneS.
! peeted honor Of receiving yOpr sraces very
! kind aud even friendly letter of the llh lust.
which coming from So high qua, ter, should
| naturally wish In reserve, n possible hat as it
WIS hauked by yourself the new, OF lis arm
val was known all OVER this town (as mlghi br
expected from priylncal Post o,iice) bctor.
the letter reached my hands So that | was O.
| bliged, in yuul tiraces defence and my own.
TO communicate lis con'ru.s IL few chosen
| friends for the satisfaction ol the multitude
| who might otherwise fahreaie in us stead some
| foolish, 81 perhaps mlscheyous nonsense OF
| THEN own. Bul fortunately, your Grace's let.
ter cont only such liberal and bcncvo-
lent srnhments as all parties must eulogisc,
and none could possibly maligu. Besides
| Il very seasunabiy strengthens fhe testimony
TINT |. as tafhtul witness, have on all occa-
stons gwen OF Your generous, upright, aud im
! partial disposition.
| II would ne somewhat worse han ridiculous
! in ne to on'r any thing IN tine shape Of poliil-
/ cal advice Ia a conSummate statesman. AZ the
! he'd of the FIRST cabinet IN ~ out OF Europe i;
| but as your ,raCr has 50 humanity coudcscrn-
died TO nchtinn some OF the difficulties teudlug
! 20 paralyse your efforts tn settle the Roman
! Catholic question, beg leave TO submit IN your
! superior iadg tucnta few reflections made 10
az bv some well Informed and unbiased
1 friends rs y ell Professionals as Catholics. WIN
! certainly understand the subject much hrtter
than | can pretend 10 do. I'iry have read with
great pleasure AID gratitude the noble drcIara-
! tinn IN which vnur grace 80 strongly expires e
your smcpre anxiety IT. witness the settlement
of the Romaa Catholic question; ~hch YOU
are convinced would, by nrttunC the tate
confer u benefit on every IN iNidlhi OF society;
aud YOU regret that Yea see no prospect of such
+ a settlement, beoau violent party feelings are
mixed mp with that question. an pUrv~de eve
:, discussion ofitto such Il gree, a. TO pre-
Guide the pos sbilitF OF prevailing upon men
to consider It diSpaS ,ionatey. But that, If IS
could he bur,rd IN oblivion for short time
aud ifthat time were dill 'ently cmpnyedSn the
consideration of The question, you would Hoi
despair OF seeing satisfactory remedy.
These humane aud statesman like sentiment.
I (as far rs they gp) do great honor 10 your tha
+ ce's head and hrart, and might appear S0hi-
cient you were n private nobema, but not
+ IN your present exalted station, with power 10
wield, when necessary, all thr resources OF Cos
vernment: for IL would be slur on the unrl-
vailed and iariamrd British Constitution To as
! srrt that. even when well administered, II does
not possess or supply means for eSt ablsh'ng
/ ny thing known To bc essential for the peace,
welfare. and tranquility Of the empire At large
and for pulling dawn or removingany intrigue
/ or party spirit that mig hit wantonly atemI 10
oppose so great blessing.
! My friends allow that such momcntouS exer-
tiuns may be sometimes unsuccessful when Co
vrrnment is conducted bv weak CT imsappoit-
| ted hca j. or hands, and that they squne ssch
/ "a Prime Minister as the nation has now, and |
! hope, will long have, the happiness to ENJOY.
who, after an uninterrupted series OF the great
est victories, aud successful arrangement OF
| the most important interests that perhaps e'er
! yet occurred, has been placed at the head OF
| Government by the entire and well-earned con
fldPa acc OF our gracious Sovereign, aud with the
universal applause of the whole empire, and
indeed, of all other nations Under such "a
chief, exeriing his legitimate prerogaiive, they
say that no party would dare To oppose; the
! general good and that il your Grace would III
| innate your serious resolution to settle the no
man Catholic question, its opponents would M
siRntly fly and appear no more and u the
| settlement were once carried, il would ia lew
days be no more spoken or thought OF than
the concessions now are that were lately made
| to the disseners, for the enemies Of such ar
rangement not half so angry in reality ms
they now appear to be. in order by that bug.
bear TO carry their point Blu, my friends have
no hesitation in declaring that the proiec,
| Mentioned by your Grace ofburs ing the Cath