Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-04-28

caution them against allowing oar glorious Protes-
TAM CONSTITUTION TO be torn up by the roots. may
De wrong IN my opinions, but do fear to- see this
question carried; and do hope and trust that Proyi
dence may yet ordain it otherwise rQuestiou. ones.
tion Sir. beg pardon of the House. | stand bcre
IN my place TO express my own opinions and those Of
my constituents, and upon this subject could spea
Tor 4 month OF Sundays. GLaughterl-My speech is
as long as my arm, and have right to deliver II.
but 1t IS against the pleasure of the House. have
DONE 30 on, go on!] Sir, shall for the present
brought up. w
Mr.. Pendarvis presented petition from Falmouth
IN iaVorof catholic emancipation, signed bv larus
proportion OF the respectable inhabitants of that town.
Mr.. NJ Calvert postponed his motion relative to
East tetiord, from the 10Th inst to the I'd of Aorn
Thursday, March 12.
TIE CATHOLIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., &c
:, various petitions for and against concessions To
tne CATHOLICS, were read and laid on the table, When
the anti Catholic one from DERBY True Rne Cinh
was presented, Lord G.. Fl. Cavent;sh stated. tina,
II mad been signed by many boys; and Mr. Abercrom
oy spoke OF the lniiammatory p.acards which had
been issued in Derbysh respecting the Catholics
and their faith. In them, the Professionals were cali
cd upon to sign the petition, unless they wished to
see instruments OF torture introduced into ENGLAND
such as the Spanish Armada had on board The
people We're thus ncited but petitions, whether
signed by few OR by thousands were eouull,
valueess, if the reason, knowledge and principles Of
the petitioners, were thus deluded or destroyed---
MIR Arkwrlght contended, that the petitioners had
Mr.. II. Grattan alluded to other such pacards
circulated by the Protestant Tract Society,"" char
ging the Catholics with asserting that the Profess
tant faith was damnable, &c. that the translators
OF the Protestant bible should be aborred to the low
est pit of HE'LL and that Christian Princes were mo,
to blame fol putting heretcs to death. All these
doctrines. MIR G. said. the Catholics had denied and
repudIateG upon their oahs and therefore such base
cait,nnieS ought not to be sent abroad.
Sir Charles Hastings ignorant of the fact OF
any nlannatory pacards having been put in crcula-
ton upon the getting up of the petition presented.
Mr. Sykes assured the Hon Baronet that such
Things had taken place. Not long since passnp
through Leicester, he had occasion to call at one Of
the banking houses there; and entered into CONVEX
sation with one OF the firm upon the Catholic CUES.
tion. The stranger was strongly opposed to Emar-
clpatlon, and expressed hope that if the Duke of
Wellington persisted he might be assassinated; and
that If his Majesty should sign the bill the hand that
held the pen might be paralyzed for ever "a deem.
though not very loud expression of dissatisfaction ran
through the fouse.)
MIR Trant though, that An,iC catholics had right IN Cir
cuaie temperate placards against further concessions and he
Cotholics of the Protestant had not been
re should continue 10 do his duty by defending the last the
Protestant Establishments of the Kingdom.
Mr. Wallace respected the right OF petoninu blu, akedif
any man could lay his band his heart declare that the
judges of the question the majority that Honsef
nir Coke presented petition from Norfolk favor of the
Clergyman and observed, that enlightened were the o
a,on OF Norfolk on this subject that dissolution Of
fariiamet 10 take place Tomorrow they would ei,n n
supporters of Catholic Emancipation. ~
Friday March 49,
- THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.
MANY petitions for and against the Catholic claims were
again presented and several members made observations nnon
the sntec'-among them Sir F. Burde who spoke of the
vulgar arts employed by the Anti Catholics rouse annosi
ana excite absolute pejudces against Catholic fio,,
SUBJECTS lie insanced among other things prints c,cu
aleo through inc country, representing Guy Faux the Poor
ana persons with torches hand scourges in the oor
NC &C accompanied with the denuncaiio,is of Poner
ana The false and common place charges against those who mo-
essed the catholic faith Sir Francis also complmented the
speech made by the gallant Secretary for Colonies in which
said tna there were no religious distinctions the army IN
"hcn ahocs and Iotestans slept together same lent
mounted the breach side by side same eravp
and rested IN hope of salvation o the same
Sheers his Speech Sir f. b. thought was pecuIirly wor
my .he attention OF the Protestant Clergy and passage