The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-11

with success.
3D. The Acknowledgement of the forty-shiling free
holders and the raising the qualifications of the cleo
tive franchise to the of twenty pounds. The OPP
Grafton of this bill will be prospective 1t will not IN
lerfcre with any existing interests, but will come into
effect as the present freehods expire. Ii is not impro
bable, that this measure will be strongly resisted by
the opposition upon its success, also will depend the
further progress of ministers in the relief bill.
4th.-'ihe nomination and appointment OF the HER
archy Of the Catholic church in Ireland As this nel-
is not TO be of negotiation with the Pope it
must be considered being act of decisive egisla-
ton to which the Catholics must consent as positive
condition upon the acceptance of the benefits of eman-
cpation it will, therefore, rest with them TO arrange
with his Holiness the surrender of the authority he now
exercises which devolved upon him on the death of
the last descendent of the Stuarts.
Another version of the last clause is given as follows
4th. Al the Catholic clergy of all ranks. are to be
paid by the government but is not intended that the
Crown should have any power ofnterelencc with their
spiritual concerns, take any part i'll the appointment
of the clergy, beyond ths-tha on the election Of
bishop, his is to be submitted to the government
for the appreciation of the Crown, when, if il should
happen that the bishop elected is not approved ~,
then the Crown may withhold the salary Of the ndi-
vdua prelae i'll question: With respect to the inferior
clergy, they are not to be interered with in any way
whatever but to draw their allowance, sub oc to no
limitation
The question next arises whether the Catholics will
accept of and be content with, emancipation upon these
Notwithstanding the annuncution of MIR Spring
Rice in the House of Commons, the Catholic hsso-
citation had not been dissolved. The resolutions vcrt
introduced the 10th; but they were not decided up
on, and the meeting adjourned over TO the 18th. |
the very day Of the last London paper received. MI |
O'Connell, at the last meeting which he attended, on
the eve of his departure for London
"Ater some routine business had been transacted, |
to that the association should be dissolved,
and to fix period for its dissolution. The motion
which lie intended to submit was that the day when
a bill for their unconditional emancipation should have
received the Royal assent the Catholic Association OF
ireland should stand forever dissolved. cloud cheers
The object of the Catholics, in seeking for uncondl
tona emancipation, had been, that they should be pa
ced on footing of political equality with their Pro- |
testan fcllow-cOuntymcn-they never sought more |
they would not accept of ascendancy any
and they would contend against Catholic asccndanc|
with the same frmness, perseverance, and aacnty
which had marked their efforts to destroy the unjust
system by which they oppressed in their native
land (Cheers) Nothing less than unconditional eman-
cipaton would satisfy the Catholics and, although
they would not refuse an nstament of rs. 3D., given
to them Internationally they would not lose sight of
the remainder of the debt they would take the por
ton offered, but in the next session. they would
seek, with redoubod energy, for the 1873 sd which
was still unpaid. (Applause.) Mr. Steele seconded
the resolution, which was carried by accamation."
| And on the 10TH letter received in Dublin
from Mr. O'Connel, dated Shrewsbury, in which he
nhotic Tho