Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-30

individual thcar, hesr.l lilo was glad to find that
ssnti'"snt caocrod,, If no. By Minister'S by honora-
bic Ino'ESsrs sitting behin thoIn Ihesr, hear! from
tAe treasury BonchI. Ian guild ,,s that sheer as
no eJocod to hear il; it quite consistent with
ministerial eamncss, and did not at all convince
him that the property OF men like the Duke of
Newcasto would be fairly protected. lac did not
charge Ministers with promoting tho attacks Ill
ready made, but he did charge thcm with conniv-
ing ct thcm-The burning and destruction of pro-
porty was recommended by the Ministerial Press, &
mutny and treason mong the army was urged in
the speeches of the coadutors of Ministers at Brm-
nghaIu, whatever might DO said to tho contrary by
metaphysical Payms-ter Of tho Forces. Ifvigor.
ors measures were not taken, tho Duke of New
castles would not BIO tho last property DESTROYED;
and he said 90, because the Noble Lord Sheffield
had especially pointed out Lord Wharncliffe, who
was called Peer of tho other day, and in no res
pect equal TO the Wsntwoeihs and tho Rus.eils. a
moro mischiovous speech than that of the
No5le Lords was perhaps never uttered.
All he CSir C. WotherolD asked,
equal justice to all partiss--that tho Anti
Ssfo-.nors Ehord be protected, as we'll as the
Rotermors. and that the guilty should be speedily
tri0d and csndignly punished. Without Special
Commission, tae month of March tho earliest
date a. WHICH any punishment could DO inflicted
epon sueh as had been concerned in these soanda-
| loua aggressions spon property, warranted by ;he
political tyranny OF the times. AS mon of honor,
therefore, and not as Ministers only--Ss Nobiemen
and as lsaders ofa political party, they bound
| to protect the property of tho Duke Of New
castle. Evory feerg of honor-every noble
| SENTIMENT belonging 10 tho 0ndr1ctcr oil En-
glishmen-overy moral sense, and every honest
conviction unless they all to be level
! led with the dust, called for speedy
Irritation to b procured by tho impartial excrtionc
| of Ministers tchsors.1 From those posthumous
cheors, he quits sxtisfco that no had virtually
carried his motion-that il would not DO resisted,
and he should therefore submit, as an mcndmcnt
''rhat an humble Address be presented TO his Ma
Ijesty, praying that Special Commission should
DO issued with all convenient despatch, to try the
offenders engaged in the burning and destruction
OF Nottingham Castle, and in other outrages and
acts of violence in that neigh5orhood."
| The Amendment having been seconded, it was
road from the,,Chair
Mr.. OConuell hoped it would not be con-
sidered ProsnmPtuous if he offered few
words after what had been said by tho right
honorable Gentleman (Sir C. Wetherell) That
right honerabls gentleman had taken upon
himself rot only to misrcpresent, bat to lecture
him upon three ponts-First, for sitting on the
| Opposition sido of the House, when it was honor
ed with his (Sir c. Wethcrell's) presence also MOI.
very long since the very right honorable gentle.
man had called the Opposition side OF the House
mountain, and he ought to reco.ect that he Mr..
lO'Connell) had taken his upon it long before
he [Sir c. Weth-re.D had visited it. Mahomet had
therefore como 10 the mountain, and not the
mountnin to Mahonct Tchcers and laughter1 Ma
homot too had exhibited himself on this occasion
III one of she most grotesquo of his would-be in
splrod paroxysms Imuch laughter, The second
charge against him (Nfr. OConnelD was a want
OF gsntiiitg. OF all men, the charue of I'M
gonteel carne most strangely from the right no.
norae!o gentleman [chocrs. In what school of
Politenes' had no taken his degrees [cheers Where
| was the dancing master for grown gentlemen, by
whose instructions he had mu CHI proited cheers?I
| w no was the right onerahe gentleman's arbiier
eiegaafiarum Tcheers and laughter?l When he
| talked OF gentility, he (Ir. O'ConnelD wished to
remind him, that DR.. Johnson had said that ..thc
Devil was the first Wing" so Shakespeare has told
us that the Devil the first gentleman
The Prince of Darkness is gentleman,
Pheiher all his name, and BothsroH." -,
1 Low, i
neID remained him, he mi ght cstch something
trcm him lgreat laughtor HI had no such alIu-
SION. lie did not moan his gentry, but his gentil
ty he was in hopes that he should obtain some lit IL
INFUSION OF that accomplished and courteous man
ner for which the right honorable gentleman was
so remarkable. He had also accused him mr.. o.
COMEDY OF having approved of the base, oastardly
ana coWardiy attack made yesterday upon an Irish
| Hooiertau Never was any accusation more I'M
founded since the days of geniity were first inycn
| ted, and nothing contrary TO what ne had really
said (chcors2 Had he stood the supporter efeyery
abase, and tho dc ernined opponent of every i'm
| provement-had he resisted every attempt to IA
ciltate tho administration of justice-had ho con-
| tinuaty iaboured to shut the enlightnlent OF
modern knowledge from the obscuritics of ancient
| law-had he occupied the time of the House with
sort of roLicking rhodomontado night after nigbt
| (hsar! and laughter)-had it been his constant ha
Dill 10 make people laugh nj him, when he posscs-e
seq not the wit TO make them laugh with him-he
Iaight nave deserved'y been the object of the Hi
berai attack which had Just been made upon hi IN
! daughter. I'm the speech which has lust now
oeen addressed to the House, his Majesty's govern
| mont were accused Of wi'fy permitting the dis
graceful ontrages which had recently taken place
FOR ms part although that the gallant Tobicnan
VINO had been assaed was mistaken in his politi-
cal opinions, no coald desire more than he
dId !" SOC the persons brought to Justice who had
made that aiFocioas attack (hcar, hcarD But tho
original motion before the House referred to GER
tain resolutions Of the inhabitants OF ST. Panecras;
and from that subject they had been turned off 10
tho outrages at Nottingham. Did either of the
gentlemen, tie honorable mover or tho honoura
ole ana learned gentleman below him, or did anv
man imagine That his Majesty's government would
hesitate TO Inquiro respecting every such riot or
hiegai prooscdincl What grounds yvars thore for
suPPosng that they would neglect their duty (hcar
henrO As for tho attack which had beanod
maze uPon him by the honorable and learn
menIscr, no wond say TO more than that it was
wholly unfoundad. He might add, that every part
OF the honqF rabe gentlenon's speech wrs utterly
destitute oGmert, although he would not say tn AZ
it was eqTslly Destitute Of truth.
Tord hlthorP: Tho honorable and learned GEN
i!eman l"sPoak out" from tbs opposition lis that
tho manner in which the honoura5lo gentleman
means to SO: an example to honorable gentlemen
on ihis side of the House, for thoir behaviour here
lher9, horell The hon. and learned gentleman
charged the government with acting partially in |
projecting the persons and property Of those who
support and not Ct those who oppose them Ono, |
no." from Sir G. WethereN. The hon. and icarn
cd gentleman says mo"
Sir Q. Wothsrcll: What said was that hopsd
they World not act (oh, OH s,ld heard
IoFd Althorp: Well then, he only Infatuated |
(honiD that because tho Duke Of Newcastle had |
voted against tho Reform Bill, his Maiesty's po I