The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-09
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The grant TO Maynooth College had grown to
be the most exciting subject of debate IN Parliament
The opposition TO Sir Robert Peel's ministry appear
ed to have laid aside all other weapons ofatlack; and
among them the decision of the Oregon territory,
and to have centred their whole force upon this
question.
.sThe agitation respecting this grant," says Will
mer q Smiths Times, sis daily increasing; meet
ings every where called; strong denuncations
made; and fierce resolutions are passed respecting
the increased grant to that seminary for the priests
| of Ireland, which Sir Robert Peel has announced
/ his intention of carrying. Since the reform bill
passed, the public mind has never been so excited.
| Ii is strange to see parties of the most dssmilar
views agreeing and coalescng in opposition TO the
grant The dissenters, who advocate the voluntary
principle, and the Episcopalians, who cling to an en-
dowed establishment are busily engaging in fight
ing side by side against the proposed measure
What the upshot will turn, a few days will show"
One of the journals most fercely opposed TO the
increased grant, says;
"The established church takes the lead in the
movement; and considering that, in round numbers,
there thirteen thousand parishes in the kingdom,
exclusive Of the Scotch towns and parishes, II may
easily be imagined what an enormous number of pc
titions will pour in from this source only. Much
anxiety is excited TO what part the bishops will
take. We can answer the question as to two of
them-the bishops OF Winchester and Chester
who will oppose the measure in all its stages. The
bishops of London and Exeter will probably follow
their examples consentng, for the sake Of peace and
qnieness, to the continuance of the old grant, but
strenuously resisting the 100000 proposed by Sir
Robert Peel. The three great divisions of the dis
seniers--the Weseyans, the Congregatonalists, and
the Baptsts--wi also send up petitions from their
respective districts and congregations And as these
three Protestant divisions constitute, together, we
should say nearly 5000 congregations, there will be
this number TO be added to the petitions from the
established church. To this is further to be added
from he hvfe
of Scotland and Scotch protestant dissenters. The
Irish professionals will also petition in great num-
bers."
The debate in Parliament ON the subject was re-
sumed with, if possible, additional interest and ex-
element on the 18th. Many of the bishops will
support the measure, and should II pass the House
| of Commons as there is little doubt it will, the
House of Lords will certainly adopt it.
| Nothing farther had transpired in Parliament on
the subject of American affairs
The MAyNoorH GRANr--The proceedings in
Parliament of little interest," except those rcla
ting to the increased grant for the support of the
Catholic college at Maynooth--a measure which
appears to have concentrated upon itself all the avail
able excitement, both in and out of Parliament The
debate had already occupied several sittlngs and
was still In progress at the latest date-involyIng
the whole question Of Protestant exclusveness or
Protestant supremacy in Ireland, with the infnitude
of collateral questions thereunto belonging. The
speech of Mr.. Gladstone--heretofore most siren
uous opposer Of the grant, and perhaps one Of the
most thorough-going anti-Catholics IN the kingdom
was listened to with eager attention, and may be
regarded as affordng strong limitations Of more
Welding policy to Ireland hereafter. We give a
condensed report of what he said, from the Spec
tator:
/ Mr. Gladstone excused himself for not having de-
/ livered his opinion on the measure at the earliest
opportunity, by the necessity Of seeing the printed
bill and maturing his judgment. He admitted his
belief that the minority of last week represented the
prevailing Of great majority Of the people Of
England and Scotland; and yet, after taking that
view Of the subject, he was prepared in opposition
to the prevailing opinion, and in opposition to his
own deeply-cherished prepossessions, to give his
deliberate support to this measure. The reasons
hitherto given for the bill appeared to him. however,
to be quite inadequate-unreal and unsubstantial.
He could not agree with Sir Robert Peel in rest
ing his support on any compact for although the
annual grant rested on compact which did some
what fetter the discretion Of Parliament this
question, not ofan annual grant, but of permanent
! endowment--not merely of an increase Of money,
but of reinstiuting the college II was new meas
ure. He could not agree that it was an act of rest-
tutioD-for if so, how paltry return ola shilling
or sixpence in the pound! He supported the bill,
because he felt confident that whatever tends to give
dignity and to the professors of Maynooth col
lege would have material influence in softcnng the
tone Of that institution.
| He found strong prima facie and presumptive ar
guments in favor of proposition such as that made
| by the government, arising out Of the numbers Of
the Roman Catholic population in Ireland, their
great poverty, and the difficulty they experience in
providing themselves with even the common neces-
sares Of heterogeneous in the favorable concur
Of statesmen of opposite parties, and in the
popular doctrine that those who pay taxes should
share equally in the benefits resulting from the
State. He strengthened in his conclusion to
support the bill by the feebeness Of the arguments
advanced against it. 1t is said that Mr.. Pitts ex
pertinent has faed-whereas he spoke of training
the priests at Maynooth and supporting them after
ward; SO that his experiment has not been tried.
The deficiencies in the literature at Maynooth are ar
ments for improving that literature
The objections those of detail, not principle.
The only principle advanced was the maintenance OF
Protestaniism but what is "Protestantism where
is it defined in the constitution or in law The
"Church of England" is definite thing; but then
the State does not confne its support to that church,
| and could not possibly do SO. 1t is paradox, un-
just to human nature, to say that concatory meas
ures are entirely useless in winning the affections Of
| men; and he was willing to risk some reproach IN
trying the experiment.
o'Connell and shiel considered the appropria-
ton for the Romish college as a triumph. "Whie
we thank Sir Robert and his two hundred myrml-
dons," said O'Connel at meeting held on the 7th,
! at the Dublin Cancellation hall, 1--WE ought not TO
forget what is due to our agitation. There is one
deli ghtful thing in connection with this act OF JUS
tce On Thursday Sir Robert Peel brought in the
Maynooth bill and passed il by a mojority of lO2
and on the following day friday he set the Amer.
cans at defiance. [Cheers.] Yes, finding himself
in a strong position, and by this act of justice to
Ireland, he addressed language to America bchtung
a British minister. say, go on in the same way,
and we will set the Americans at defiance. FRO.
tracted cheers.] The quarral is queer one as 1t
stands. The Americans are Dragging away on tne
one side and Peel is standing in an attitude OF den
ance on the other. Something like two fellows anx-
ous to be at one another, with their friends holding
them, each exclaimng ''let me at him." Laugherl
say to Sir Robert Peel, give the IRISH Their ra1a,
ment, and to the Americans would say, don't dare
to attack England.
4 The rent was announced TO be 1888 Os "a.
/ On the l4th there was another meeting OF repeai-
ers at the same place. Mr.. 0'Connel proposed .na;
the contemplated meeting at Clontarf be PosPonear
to the 5th day of September next, the anniversary
I Tho day thew ftbe martvrs) were discharged from