Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-05

had given the advice he. deemed best Tor tbr
oil the o-ntry under tire immediate circumstances
ana TINS he was bound to do 50 by oath there was
Nnerefore no apostacy in agreeing to CONCESSIONS
wing unworthy and dslonorabe, when pressing ne
sltles had forced the measure the consideration
OF Government. IIear, Hear!) But the state of
was one of the trifling and uninportant points
uluh Mich the hon. gentleman would not touch.
l1ear, NSar9 1t was really surrewhat hard that the
proPosnS remedy for Irellnd should be efl to the
uoeernmek and when that measure was proposed,
whicn IN the opinion of the advisers OF the Crown
would be the OILY eferual remedy, those who propo-
sed it should be once met with the charpe of aposta
cy. Hear, hearl They might argue this question for
nights In suctessiep, and cndeavor to blink the reul
question: but still that question would recur-"What
was to be done with Iyeland:-not he would saw mere
ly tor the Catholic population but for the Profession,
interests. OF the 1000 600 of the population of lie.
land there werc 5000 900 Of Catholics who had
greatly increased in wealth and intelligence. They
were all united in their claim for an c9oal p,rt;cn.
ton with their fellow subjects Of the prvilcpns be-
longing to British subjects How was their demand
to ge met? by united Protestant people, No; hut
by Protestant population divided on the same aues
ton--or the larger portion of the wealth and nteil
gencc OF Ireland, were in favor concession What
then, would be the feeling of the Hon. gentleman.
supposing he could succeed in defeating the measure
ne meant Ill fafr and manly manner, and not by s,y
and dark Insinuatiens (IIear that
lie could defeat it, and undertake the GOVERNMENT f
the country-@oud he rely on the Protestant popu
lation of Ireland for the support Of their adrnpstra
tom Hear, hear!) He tMr. Peel would contend
that the Protestant population he meant tho major;
W, IN point OF property and influence seeing now
prospect OF the settlement of the question would be
more disappointed and rrltater than even the Cath
oicS and they would not be indsposet to renew the
ayr ate But he had made the superstition ofthe snc
Cess OF the honorable gentleman and his friends only
for tile sake OF argument. The Government, which
Proposed the measures would not fail loud cheers
they would 90 on steadily, undcterre by the taunts
or ihsnIa'ons thrown out until they had secured the
a n f,piA
(Cheprs) The Right Hon. Gentleman ridicIIIed thc
loea OF continuing to govern ireland by the sword
and stated several facts respectino the alorn,,ng
state OF tlat country More than goo Protestant fn
mi. mao emlgratcd to America, from Wexford and
WICKLOW, N Consequence of its agated condition, and
last year full $4,000 Protcstans had abandoned their
natlNe honies for foreign land. (IIear, hearD Was
IL cNpcdlcnt that this state al things shoaId continue
even lot Me sake OF Protestant interests However
ne might wish, if practhabie to n1ai.tau the
Constltution in the state in which it existed in 1sY8
SUI, under existing circumstances he Thought it bet
Ter 10 incorporate the Roman Catholics into the m
sItution than TO exclude them from it by enactments
Which only increased their power T,he question
was not question of couscience-tbere yvns M nc
cept TOR the Protestant religion which forbade then,
from considering 1t. It said that the House os
NOT at liberty to discuss this question: because for
sooeh, we forming an alliance with aoI,trv h
discussing it. (tIear. and laughter. Now that m.
sltiou he positively denied The Catholics v,rr,
never excluded bGcause they Wet, relioionisfs-..
they were excluded for supposed deficiency oF
civil worth; and the religious test was apnI;ei W.
them not TO detect the worship of saints; but as n
test to discover whether they were Roman Catholics
1t was test to discover the bad intriguing subject.
not the reiglonst. (Iear) 'But then" saws the
Hon. Member for Newark, 'this is the most unfit
ilme to consider this question: and why:-because
f"ssaoth, it is the latest (augiter,-an objection
which 1t 1t Is worth any thing. Will continue TO ac
t"ic accumulated energy every additional time that
me question comes before Parliament. (IIearN IF
n Tho II he,
constitution, we broke in upon it some wears aor,
when we admitted Roman Catholics TO have com
mands in the army and the navy. Hear hsarn On
o.ner occasions, too we have repealed the arrano,-
ments of 1888. Lord Liverpool broke in upon the
constltutlon--nay more, Lord Eldon himself fond
cries OF hear, and aughter) broke in upon the cpns
tuition, when he admitted Roman Catholics to hold
offices in the collection Of the revenue for the Bill of
lights required that every officer who received the
kIngs wages should on his admission to Office. make
Inc declaration against Observation-Disclosures IT otd
Cries of hearty The Right Hon. Gentleman than
proceeded to slate, that he was cdnvinc,d if thew
CONSIDERED that question at all, they must come to
THIS concluslotat no other alternative was left t
them but final and conciatory adjustment of If
lie had Therefore given them full participation in tho
advantages of the constitution. and his proposition
now rested on the integrity Of the Protestant ius,
tutions Of tire country and on the perfect enno1y
Protestahts and Roman Catholics as far as rcrarded
every civil privilege. Iear, hear.) FIe repeated
that you once broke in upon the exclusive SYSTEM in
ireland, as vas done in 1913, there was no inter-
mediate system, at which they could sion bnt |
you must 20 dn and establish perfect equality Of
civil rights. charge had been brought urainst tho
government tina. it had taken the country by Surprise.
NOW that surprise inevitable upon this Uuosion
Inc government bad never had any objection as TO !
sattling the question; their only difficulty vas as to
The terms. Therefore, II government had told the
country I'VE think of settling the catholic question"
e would have told the country nothing, unlGs il had
also stated the plan On which it was to be- settled F
we had given notice beforehand, that we intended to
suppress the catholic association, and to accompanv
Inc bill OF relief, with bill for disrauchisno the
los' treehoders, should we not have made derara-
Ions which would have presluded all conciatorv set
ictnent lllear- bcaT) Men would have been bro
'oked into declarations, from which tlcv wonld
1ayo afterwards felt that they could rot r,redc.
md obstacles would have been raised which, world
iaVe been almost impossible to overcome. (Cheer,g
rs 10 appeals TO the country, be asked Hon. Mem
'ers to consider whether would be wise to set such
precedent as to decIeTe their incompefency 10
egisaie upon any question which the Grown 1nphl