Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-20
pARIJAMENTARY ELuQUENCE.


10 amuse them. We know Of 10 parallels TO
!, exe.p, one or two delivered by certain
honest Pennsylvanian in our House Of Repre-
,euia,,,es, and several by distinguished
Virginian in our Senate.
On the 2eth Feb'y, Col. Wilson the mem
Der from the grea, city Of York upon present.
ing a petition agains, Catholic concessions
spoke as follows.
lido not care for ministers. ] do not mind
who they are. The appointment Of my royal
master is enough for me (Cries OF hear mingled
with great iaughter) Whether they are Wings
or Tories, il is all one 10 me. (l-augh err. y
While they &C, conscientiously III support
them. While they act otherwise I'll oppose
them. This has been my language always,
this is nv language now. care not, say,
who the men are, the appointment OF my royal
master is good enough for me-. (Burst OF lauSh-
trr) | don't care whe, her ministers are Wings
or Tories; say so frankly; It's all the same to
me. daughter continued / am sorry gen.
tlen,sn should smile; hut should be glad IT
they have not occasion, before long, 10 weep
for the consequences Of wha, they are doing.
like the present ministers well enough, but
regret 10 say cannot PULL with them on this
occ aston say, tia, If they a,,erpp, 10 force
this measure down our lbroats- (great laugh
,er)-I am sorry tina, my honorable friends OPP
posi,e will not hear me. I ask you sir wheth>
er. i'll we're silent, entertaining the sentiments
which entertain, should not be acting as a
traitor 10 my constituents, and also as traiIo,
10 my own coBscience?-( tumuhu Gus iaughtrr)
am sorry that my friends on the other side OF
The house are uneasy at my remarks; but I'egret
still more that ministers should calmly and de-
libera,eiy ask their royal master and mine to
yield this measure as stepping stone 10 the
,caffold where he will lose his head "a laugb)
I call on every Protestant, on every true Pro-
tes,ant, to support that sacred bareeT (barrier)
which WAS cemented by Il blood OF our brave
ancestors for the protection Of our valuable
constitution in church and state. (tle1r, hear,
and laugh.) Cea this be forgot | ask? Is
there one man in this house, with the fear OF
God before his eyes; who Can forge, the days Of
mis- ancestors Who established The sacred ba-
reerl trust tina, the hand of Divine Pro,i.
dence will give the noble heart OF my royal mas,
ter, for,itude 10 stem the u.alignan: torrent
which is now so likely TO swamp the state. Ga
laugh hope ,ha, il will open the eyes 81 his
Majesiy's advisers, and cause them to pause
dozen times before they break down the sacred
bsreer eemenled by the blood OF our brave an.
ces,ors. CA laugh.) Can that be forgot?-
God forbid. II ] thought that the measures
which are TO be proposed by Governmentwould
he remedy for the dis ressss of Ireland, ]
would coincide with the views and desires OF
minister's; bu, cant think SO. The measures
are pregnant with mischief-they are fund Of
mischief say that il they force them through
the house, il will be establishing fund Of mis-
chief, and not only fund OF mischief, but
also a fund Of jealousy, (,umul,uous laugh.
tcr)-,he fruits OF which will ,beanarchy and
confusion, and stepping stone to lead to
the destruction Of The country. l have eve
nv respect, ] say, for the Roman Catholics:
bur ig INV own father were a Roman Catholic,
would not allow him 10 come here to legisla'e
for a Protestant constitution. lHea,o Sur, IL
can't be: Protestant flesh and blood won't al
low IL. (Laugh,er eortinued.) l hope tha,
he will endow The heart Of my royal master
with fortitude enough 10 STEM the mslignan'
torren, which is likely TO swamp the stale
tLaugh,er) There is no man in The house
who feels more for the distress of ireland than
do. 1.-THE proper medicine be adhered to,
shall willingly support ministers in administer
ing IT, As to the remedy now proposed, / say
that he remedy is worse than the disease
fHear, hear, and laugh,rr) VIVA, does all this
come 10! WHAT does all this meah!-( Roars
Of lao eater, mingled, with cries Of hear9 The
meaning is his, that the Catholics will get hold
of the tempor alilies Of the Proteslan, Church
that's the whole thing j, means, that is the es'
.ence Of il, and nothing else. (Roars OF laugh
teri repeat, that is the essence of il, and !
can Only refer ycu, sir. and every Protestant
who hears me, to the speech Of the leader OF the
irish Parliament on Wednesday before 'he
meeting Of Parliament. Yes, sir, lie, me call the
attention Of Parliament TO the declaration OF
the great q 'Coanel, the leader Of the Irish Par
Lament, or whatever else you please TO call II:
On the "wednesday before the meeting Of Par
lament he delivered speech. I read it, sir, and
read il with dismav. "a laugh.) MOI that
mean 10 sud fsali with O'Connell. No, be acts
=. like, for he acts plainly, openly aud man.
ful,v. wish 10 God we had some O'Connells
an our side of the house. (Roars of laugh,er)
Yrs. he's the man, ne does not 60 about the
busb. no, no, speaks ont, heldares you manfully
20 your face. He tells you when he passes
within that bar, he'll NOV down all the tempo