Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-11

imnossibiliiy hear; and he addi essed himse"
to men who had no, changed their opinions al
all. and if there be any gentleman who main
tains the same doctrine on this subject, IN spite
OF events, and Notwithstanding recent expert
ence. after all he has lately seen in that house,
and the sister kingdom-if there be any man
uoon whom the events Of the election IN
1926 were lost-if there be any one man
upon whom the occurrences at and since the
Clare election were then thrown away, ne Mr.
Brou CHAM would ask that man, if any such be
pres emf, who still held it to be great mischief
10 carry the question and grant concession, to
pon, GU, in tnat, or in the other house Of par
lament, the materials Of which his cabinet
would be constructed, framed on The basis OF
perpe,ual resistance. There exists no such
materials. -.
Suppose that the right hon. gentleman MIR.
PeeD had unfortunately forhis country coniinu-
ed 10 think that never should these claims De
listened TO, he mus, have formed a cabinet BY
himself. for the purpose Of administering the
government Of The country, except perhaps with
one or two on that bench (pointins TO his own |
side of.the house) and on the one Immediately
opposite, and one or two persons in another
place, whom he would not more particularly
allude to, the hon. gentleman must have stood
alone, with these exceptions, 10 form cabinet.
He would not saw that to compose such caoi'
net was physically, but it was politically I'M
possible. That being the case, there was one
subject for the deep consideration OF the house,
namely,-the change OF circumstances, which
justified men fol not supporting question they
had formerly resisted. But he would not no"
remind them Of The late events which had TAX
en- place. Was il expedient that the Govern
ment of this country should be committed TO
the hands of the kings servants TO be admin
istered in England and ireland, Ito the regular
constituted authorities the Lord Lieutenant,
the magistracy, the dictionaries OF the state,
aided by the miltsry? Was that the regular
70, m of he English and Irish government
Has the Irish government Of late been so ad
minis cred? Has the power of the state in Ire
land b. eli eff ctually in the hands Of the const-
tuted authorities, Or has it not been substan-
tally administered by the Roman Catholic As
socia,ion? Tha was state of things which
would no, do. (Hear)
The friends Of the Catholic Associa,ion-the
Catholic Assooi aion themselves, the ywho deem
lits existence the unavoidable consequence oil
the grievances Of the Catholic body, must
like concur in deprecatiDg he continuance OF
a STATE Of things utterly inconsistent with the
safety of The Government and the peace Of Ire
land Are there more ways than one OF putting
an end % this state of things? He believed tina,
no man living would take upon himself to an
swer for the possibility of putting down the
| Catholic Association by any mrans bu, one, &
tina, was by concession This broug., him to
that part of the Kings speech (Which on this,
| as Oh every other OCCASION, h. treated as the
speech Of minis ers) upon which almost alone
he felt any disposition 10 comment with any
re ulu InhhItely wish that the measure
granting reliefto he Catholics had preceded
instead Of following (hear) the other measure,
| which il may be in the contemplation OF the
| Governmen to recommend 10 Parliament, for
his simple reason. He was as clealy oonvin-
| ced as he was Of his own existence, ii the Two
| measures had been proposed in this succession,
| the carrying Of The first would have rendered
| he propoundiug Of the second unn'cessary-
would have put sn nd IT, the Catholic Associa.
ZION, and he association originally created by
the existence Of wrong would have died a nat
| ursl d. ah on the apple alton of remedy
This corsid. ration, however, would no, at all
di>incIine him % listen to any proposition
which should be made BY the Government on
their responsibility, trusting that it would be
SD framed as clearly 10 be consistent with he
gene, al principles Of our constitution, ana that
it might not eon Upon Parliament to exercise
that most halsf'l discretion, either Of rejecting
a measure which nigh, be necessary for the re.
lief OF the Catholic body, by its being coupled
with Ca hoiic emancipation, or 10 sdopt hat
Measure al the rxpesse # the constitutional
i.iury too great wen for so much benefit, He
meant distinc " ihi,,-,hat great as was the
value # restoring religious peace, as well as
pol. ical tranquility, vt # that was only TO br
granted ny pa liament as the purchase, the con-
snieraiion for Parliam. nj arming the Grown
with powers over all classes Of OUT fellowship
je. IS, Protestant as well as Catholic, dangerous
10 civil liberty, i, will become this house 10
pause at least before ii granted such powers.
Into the details Of the measure Of cou, Sc he alb,
stained from inquiring; but he trusted, that if
il should be thought necessary 10 propose any
such measure TO Parliament, It should be
drawn up BY those who were eon,ersant with
the principles Of the constitution, anG that it
would ouly arm the Crown in the express
terms Of His Majes,y's speech with sufficient
power to enable His Majesty to maintain his
jus, authority" 3u, h- would fam hope that
the news Of this speech from The throne, and
the declarations Of ministers in both Houses Of
| of Parliamt nj, when they reach Ireland would