Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-07
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PiNDAR PHlLO-HERO.


SPEECH OF SIR GEORGE MURRAY, Score
SIyry IF State for Me Colonies, in TIE British Iious.
Of Commons, Tie sta March, the measure for ist
yeiicf eTbie Roman Catholics IF Ireland
Although have never before nivcn any vote M
this question, taken any part in the discussions
which have ut various periods taken place in this
House, feel it is now absolutely necessary that I
should stale nv opinious-.a necessity which feel
as an individual Member of the House-and still
more as a person holding the situation ola Minister
So strongly indeed am convinced OF that necessity
that eiini it would be inconsistent with nv DUTY if
! failed TO express the opinions | entertain UPON
t;,ls most important question. The only occasion
Hhen ! gave vote upon any question connected
with the Catholics in the year 1895 and upon
the bill for putting down the Association; and do
not hesitate to express the conviction | had them
and which entertain to the same extent now that
the existence of such an Association, whether com
posed Of Catholics of Professionals, was inconsis-
tent with the authority of any form of Government.
In any country Ihear, hear!] On the same grounds
voted during the present Session for the SUPPRESS
ing ofthc late Association; but with this aditonaI
motive that conceived nothing could so much i'm
pcde or prejudice the discussions upon the measure
now before us, and which all persons admit to be
calculated produce such important benefits ia the
country, as the existence of such an Association
while those discussions were proceeding. Although
however, gave my vote to put down the Asscci-
alton of3l5, did not take any part in the discus
sions which afterwards took place upon the Cstho.
Tic Question confess however, that had u strong
feeling in favour of the claims of the Catholics but
] found the question surrounded by SD many diff
cnlties, and so little prospect of the concndnr
parties coming to any satisfactory conclusion that
abstained from taking any part, either By nv voice
my vote, in the discussions which iollowcd-
Soon after the passing of the bill of 1926, was an
pointed TO the chief command OF the army in Ire
land. This appointment of course, brought me moro
closely in connexion with the people ofthat connry
but having, in addition to the duties of Military Com
mander, been called upon for short period TO fill the
situation of one of the Lords Justices in the all
of fbp situ ,c ia,
country was brought still more closely under INV
notice III this double capacity. The result Of my
observations q thorough conviction that the
country had arrived at state in which il was i'm
possible it could remain, and that the Government.
must iii her advance recede from the course il had
pursued. I say impossible to remain because all
ne ties Of society were beginning TO be Iaosnd aud
the bonds which bound man to his fellow-lnan on
the point of being broken !hcar!I Back knew i,
was Impossible we could 90 so to establish any thinp
which would merit the name Of civilized sOcIct,.-
We could indeed, admit, have formed state Of go
ciety founded upon penal statutes, supported by t,
sword or bayonct, but we could form hone which
would bear the slightest analogy with any thinr
known imagined under the British Constitu2
ton [hear, hear, hear!l | would here beg to
otfcr a few remarks upon the observations of
those who declare we are going to destroy tire
Constitution. They who form the opinion that
the result of this will be the de5ruc-
ton Of the Constitution, seem to have taken up
the notion that the principle Of the Constitution is
principle Of exclusion.-That is not my notion of
IL [hear, hear!l. On the contrary, my opinion is
That the object of the constitution is TO difuse its
blessDgsto all classes Of the community rchoersI
II is argument much relied upon by the opDoneuis
nj the proposed measure Of concessions that The prcs
ent proposal Of Government is infringement orf,e
constitution of 1888. But, sir Will not consent -
date the constitution of this country from The wear
1863 lhear, hear!1 hold that at that period The
bcst principles Of the constitution upheld, mpro.
vcd and amended But the constitution itself is re-
fsrred 10 amuch earlier daeto The laws and nstifu-
tons which had been established By Catholic hands
and ccmen,rd by Catholic blood [chccrsl. Il has
been argued by the hOro5ahe Baronet (SilR. lnrlis)
t1t at some r"No'e period Disturbance has prcyaad
III iTcland that dis5entlDn prevails there, and
therefore, that Disturbances shall continue So then
we nTe TO infer from the hon Baronct that discord
IN be nc perpetual destiny Of Ireland in all future
IT has bccn in all past periods Of her existence
loud chccTsl IL t that thc1c IL my thing in The no.
cular climate Of Ireland, in the brave and ocnn
rous character Of her inhabitants that should render
her ImPrcgnabIc 10 improvement. and incapable Of
that tranquility aud civilization which England on !
Joys and which ireland has an equal right 10, and
pOcSscs equal means 10 arrive M tlic enjoyment Of;
I sce nothing in The state oil Ireland which should
exclude her from The fl possession Of hose adygn
,a2os when nay own country Scotland has recent
" capped from iho advances which che has made n,
'hc cultivation Of the arts Of civizafion cbe,rt1
And FROM tho OppOr which : havo md 5cl
Uruing an opinion during t'jc period that bcld !
military commandin that country. am cor,i,c,t
bst th rc Is no nations which is more crn,rctI, co.
~ bic Than ireland Ut deriving advantage from, the
ultvsl ION o. arts s:ience, and manufactures I,
My requires The encouragement of liberal Guy II
lBncai g. afic,d hes 8csopporirriiy Of Realizing on
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