Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-05


it. Ii is a short sentence, bat conclusive, ana
it speaks to US with voice from above 'For
depriving US, in many cases, OF the oenent OF
trial by juryo Let US reflect that this Juslilled
resistance in the case of America. according 70
the opinions of Members of his MaJesty's TO-
vernment; but be il remembered, also, that ne
yer went SO far IN my life. Hear That JUS.
tilted the Americans in taking up arms against
their lawful sovereign; whom for many years we
called ..the best of Kings" In the conclusion
of the Declaration they apply to him an oPproor'.
Gus name which will not repeat, out oil respect
to his present Majesty and his family; and they
wind up all their grounds of resistance by saying,
that he had even endeavured to deprive them of
the benefit of the trial by jury. IPray you then'
gentlemen, let US not attempt to deprive our
Irish ow.subiects of the benefit OF trial by Ju'
~, and thus afford them lawful cause Tor open
resistance. 1t has been several times put to the
Irish Secretary, and to other members OF the ga
blnet, what they meant to dos and they have been
asked why they did not tell the House what was
in contemplation.
Ministers first demand the power Of putting
halter round the neck, and then. gentlemen on
the opposite side have said that there will he a
concurrence of redress, and what they mean, l
suppose. is, that redress, should go hand in hand
never can 90 together-there never can be any
such concurrence. For my part, should not
wonder If orders had been already given, and II
the ,nasons and blacksmiths were already at work
to prepare dungeons for the guiltess and unfor-
tunate. Cheers, and no, no.) do not say that
it is so: but that should not wonder it 1t were:
and know, in 1917, the rapdi,y in this respect
was 50 great, that penple we're astonshed that Isd
many were SO quickly prepared. 1t would, at
most, only occupy eght,and forty hours. Let
me ask, then is il to be the first act of this re-
formed Parliament to pass Castlereagh and a
Sudmouth measure tcheer.)? trust in God II is
not; but trust too, il it be tn be carried by any
means, such as will not express, that there will
be men enough to resist the projett-to oppose
the intentions of Ministers, and, to show the peo'
pie England. and the people Of Ireland esPe.
cialy, that hope is not yet quite shut out, and
that they ought to rail-! at the backs OF those Who
have struggled Tor the preservation OF their free.
dom will only occupy the attention OF the
House for few minutes longer. Perhaps what
| have to say may be of no use, but must make
an observation on the euologium passed on Lord
Grey, for his generosity towards the Catholics,
for his efficiency and his sacrifices. know that
the boast belongs to somebody else, whose name
has been rubbed from the corners OF the streets
and another put in its place. He did his duty,
| and had no right to praise. But Lord Grey,
how did he do his duty. There are several
young gentlemen in the House who cannot re-
collect 80 far back. and who, | dare say, have
been carried away by bud statement.
The honorable member for Leeds SAID. that
for himself he could claim m merit; out "hat did
Lord Grey do 10 deserve the gratitude OF the
people af Ifeland! As no body else will answer
the question, will viii tell you what he did.
First. he was servceable ~ the Catholics, or
would have been It he could, in preventing the
legislative union in 1899; he was their ilend; he
deprecated that measure, and took all possible
pans to decry II, and TO put the people OF Ire
land out of conceit with it. He was, however,
the friend of the Catholic, in 1907; That was his
great exploit; and let US see, then, the extent OF
bis generosity. Now YOU shall have a true pic
,ure of what a Wing is Naughter) Remember,
do not ha cn this term for use. 1t wa employed
by the member for Leeds, who said that Wing
Ministry had done So much for the Catholics OF
ireland. Now the Wings we're in power IN
1906, and continued so until 1907; and after be-
ing well badgered. they brough, In the Roman
Catholic Bill. 1t ~as not the work OF the right
honorable Baronet. (Sir r. Peel.) or of the Duke
of Wellington, but of the Whigs-the d'snter-
ested, the generous. the magnanImous wings
wish had here the two bills. that | might
compare them; but the bill OF 1907. as compared
with the bill of 1929, was what apea is t" wal
nut. Itgave the Roman Catholic scarcely any
thing worth accepting, and even that was limit
ed BY securities; it vas nothing more nor less
than stupid measure-stup,d enough Tor King
George to throw it out and its trainers after it.
lLaughter.) hate insIncerity worse than
hate downright brazen wickedness. Cheers
and laughter.) The Wings brought in the bill:
But somebody or other advised George the Third
to put stop TO it. He told the Wings that 1t
should not pass, and what did the Minister who
brought it in! Would not rather 60 to plough
and dig again. than consent to do what he dlds
The very Minister, who proposed the bill 10 a
flowery speech, only thirteen days afterwards
withdrew 1t, and the House had the baseness to
permit him. He went out Of Office, to be sure
he could hardly stay in. after being so degraded;
but he would have stSid if he could; he wanted
to s,irk to his place: and this was no other than
Lord GREY himself The House may know that
there is such thing as council hook, these + e
-. .l.I stall