Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-05
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CATHOLIC CHARACTERIZATION.
HOUSE OF CoMMoNs, MARCH is.

- HOUSE, OF COMMONS, MARCH IS.
the ArroRSEY GENERAL observed, he had ncs>r
pouna hnlSef To any party, and should do his duty az
IN independent member of Parliament and Protes-
tant Attorney deneral-and he must say that when,
az the meeting Of Parliament he heard that large
oftn OF that House, which had conceived itself led
Secretary for the Home Affairs was utterly disban-
ded cast of, anu lett without leader he had never
nSiorc experienced SO much pain. (Hear, hear!)
With only sevtn days police, the Protestant party had
been deserted and cast away to the waves and the
Winds Qlaughtar.) He had declined to draw the
bill now On tho table, BECAUSE hooking to the oath
winch be had taken as Attorney General, he thought
Ee Should, by drawing that bill, be ablurmg his,
and be drawing the deathwarran, oftie Protes-
thps Church: (Iear, hear !)-He thought that Ire
was placing himself under strong shield when ne
ok up disposition under the bucker of Lord Chan
fsl cell Lyhdhursi: Hear hearty when he was as
jH s,i, TO frame the bil ire naturally exclaimed
What; the Kings Attorney General prepare bin
Which the lord Chancellor has decrarea would sub
vert , The Protestant Church of England" Cheers
Ahis v1s point upon which he could moi venture
uTom TIE hlngs SSounsellor-whoh had sworn to give
the King good advice. Here, by the way he might
9oFarve, that 1t might be as well cav too much
about the Disregard which Catholics displayed for
oatlrs Let them not erun muck against the
Catholics, but SIZE what bound some Protestant con-
Taences. (''Hear," and aughter.) When his atten.
ton was called to this BILL he felt it his duty to look
over both the oath taken by the Lord CIance-
1ar and that taken by the Attorney General:
draw bill srbversve Of the Protestant Church.
Winch his Majesty WAS bound by his coronation GA IN
tp support. tMuch cheering.) This Majesty chose
= DISPENSE With tire obligations of the coronation
6dth he might do SD, but he 1.-THE Attorney CeneraN
would do no net to put him In jeopardy. TIIear.
ear!] Phese we're the grounds on which he refused
70 pun one line to paper of what constitutes the afro
,Sio'rs bill noN before the House. Loud cheers
Two years uso, the Muster Of the rolls (noyv Lord
ibancclor) had quarreiled with Mr.. Canning mon
TINS very SO, ct-Was he, then, to bame-was he 10
hetv'ittitd, and attacked, and tainted for not now
DONG What more eminent adviser reflssd to doo
Iiear rear! lie had no speech to up, no ssros
tpcy dhsracefully to explain, tarty subterfr, 60
resort to- He lrad rot 10 Say that thing was black
one day drd white another He WAS not in one wear
q. protestant Master OF the Rolls, and in the mkt
rather rca1ain as he vas, the humble men,brr for
3'lympton than he guilty of such apustacy-s11ch
contradiction -s,lch uneXplanable eunversion-such
gserabe, contenfptible apostacy! [C6nnu chsers.l
tsIre fhe Attorney General read several uass,u.os
tGuri ST John Copleys speech, strongly in opposition
" the Catholic claims HE went On to ARGUE that
dJseord, not concord would be the result Of further
cgncesiots 10 tire Catholics, and that it was scan
daious hutruth, gross insult upon the fcelnos and
reisl6n oftre people. to call the bill measure Of
egaee he Insisted that enjuiry into the state of ire
Land stmgd be entered upon before this hasty urea-
Sqre OF Enfdnclation prornede1 in. But though,
aDandocu Dy rs leaders, the cause vas not desperate
ami r lt!re Attorney Ge,reral hoped it Waid never
p SO. FHeaf!l The ATTORNEY General here ent,r
I'D npnn criticism of the bill IN qastion which he
sad, when dliatoThzstd. destroyed ITSELF for it admit,
ed the dagger yet provided no securities for the Pro-
tGsfants. Hear, Aar1 IFS folly and Contradictions
ihnst Fest On trosc who drew p--he wotld not be
irde dirty tool 60 draw such BILL and forfeit his
fLarfce t6r common sense and honesty. rIIcar
iIG.r ThHfe was no penalty in The 40, Iishef DIAN
2ot 50 that the whole protection Of the British Com
stuon Consisted IN penalties of SOL 1904 and 2poI
which the parties violating tue law would put down
upon the table laugh at the same time those who
demanded them. [fIear, hear!l This was mixed
question, but there more in it ofreligion than
politics. and, viewing it in that light, he would saw to
hepeope Of England-"Go on, q defend your rights
and religion constitutionally, do epostatze and
you will secure your religion and privileges untouc,-
ed. [Hear, heart In conclusion the learned ren-
tienan said that those principles he world nor aban-
don from Considerations of office. As the ATTORNEY
Gepea of the King, e could not CONSENT 10 what he
belte%ed would be the death warrant Of the Consti.
tntGn Of England. cloud cheers.)
Mr. PEEL observed, that three-fourths Of what
bed just been uttered ostensby the principles of
the Bill and in defence Of the sacred CAUSE of the
Prptastant Constitution, had rested On rancorohs
rsfsUna1 hostility. (Cheers.) Party and personal
connexions had indeed been sacriced but for WHAT
TO promote the removal Of dsabilitjes-and f,orn
srpss Of duty which would reinquisf1 all 70 accom-
psh measures considered Indispensable for the safety
If the baton., (Ckee7S.) phut Hspersious sboulI
nave Been hiade on those who took this course WINS
not surprise to hing but though the last to declare
is sentiments, yet the foremost in casting such u.s.
PERSONS, was the Hon. Gentleman; and lie owned il
was With NO little surprise he beard porson in his
Situation disclosing matters which could have beenI
fdmmunicated To him only in official condolences.
Loud Cheers] Phe time was not ye. arrived when
hs (Mr. Peel should be at liberty to state an the
difficulties With which his noble friend a, the head of
ne Government had fTud to struggle with oy whom
s.ice could be fairly tone to him and TO those who
acted with bin. OF Tiis noble friend he might saw
what was sand If Agricoa-unfurah rraaenla ote,,a
{is inter togafos taciLe iststequs age6dt fChecrs
yIgTnrrfd frrSt.a ,r,,
Satisfactorily explain why only seven days notice
1Ni been gipeaof the measures which had hcen re-
nOinended IN the Speech from the Chrome With
respect 10 hnsei lIe would tell the Hon. Gfi tenant
" hen 1t was lie had determined TO commit his fortune
with that of his noble friend on this question. j.
,eas the day when the highest authorities in the
Church declared that they could not give they sim
port 70 the measure From that hour happen whI,i
might, he was determined not to abandon his posi
but TO give his noble friend all the support he could
and to share with hTD all the responsibility loud