The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-19


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fnent, t. pronounce the tame Of Christ
Lord @. BEmTiSoS sgid tina. hs should be shining
from his duty he did nothing more than register his
vote In favor Of this 1t with deep pain he
felt himself called upon to separate himself from his
friends and to infct what might perhaps prove an In
jury to his party but he actuated solemn sense
OF duty TO which all other give way
He had supported along with the friends of Mr. Canning
nrst motion which the wings had made this subj
in 1888 and the conduct Of the Jews since that time
not been such to justify him In resembling ls4
II he could bring himself believe that BY voting In f.
vor OF this measure he either impsirDg Christianity
or Notwithstanding Parliament he would bs
to vote In favor OF raising the Jews political ca uaty
with the rest Of their fellow subjects He reminded the
house that when the bill for the repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts was passed in the Commons it was
passed In such snaps as would have at once enabled
Jews to become members Of the Legislature and that
not till the bill reached the House Lords that the
words ION the true faith Of Christian were inserted
in the declaration which be
by all candidates for admission into office and into Par
Commons the regret universal those words had
been inserted. No then saw any danger in the
omission OF those did any defend their
insertion the ground that they would exclude Jews
from the Legislature. But where, he would ask. was
the danger of admitting Jews into the Legislature
They must be returned by Christian constituency
and they attempt make laws destructive of
Christianity and promoting Judaism they would have
little chance, when they laid down their trust
beers Of Parliament Of having 1t again restored to them
Besides the danger itself almost visionary for there
was NO spirit Of prosey in the jewish religion He
then asked how the house could refuse the Jews the
or justice now proposed to be awarded to them
after 1t had rendered them capable Of filling all magste
rial and municipal offices? Jew might now be elected
Lord Mayor Of London. Acting In that cspScity he
might become member Of the rrvy Council for there
nothing said in the oath Of Privy Councillor
which he read at lsuxth- about the true faith of
Christian. IT, then he could qualify himself under the
existing law to become Privy Councillor why should
he bs prevented from becoming also q member Of the
70 Ia than adj RI fha ANITA nf NJ
Gouburn, and observed that that gentleman had for
msrly opposed the admission of Roman Catholics into
he now opposed the admission Of the Jews But when
Mr. OConne was returned for the county Of Glare and
knocked 1T the door Of the house for admission with
millions ut his back, Mr. Gouburn msmbsr Of the
cabinet which shrunk from the contest and which
sequenly conceded all the privileges which they asked
He hoped that it would not be necessary for MIR Gou
burn to undergo the same process of resis
tance at time and humiliation at another, in the
of the Jews He then called upon MIR Gouburn for
explanation OF the reasons which had induced him.
not only as . member OF the government, bat also
planter in jamaica to consent to the admission of the
Jews into the local legislature OF that island II he
tertained at that lime ais opinions he ought not
to have consented to unchrstianse the legislature OF
Jamaica; and if be did not he ought to explain what
had caused extraordinary change In his opinions
that which he had recently exhibited He reminded
the house that shortly before the crucidxon of
Lord and SAVIOR Jesus Christ had impored his Divine
Parent TO forgive the Jews because they what
they were doing. We were now within eight days of
he nativity OF our Lord aud Va should be wreiched
iutators Of his divine example II should withhold
from the Jews tho privileges which they were now
cl lining
MIR. O'GoRMAN MAHoN, in reply to Mr.. Home Drum
mcnd denied that liberalism the absence Of virtue,
piety and religion 1t the absence of all religious
acrimony and olerauceit was the absence Of perse
cution and seetAIisn bgotryir the absence OF all
those selfish and vindctive feelings which denied to
the right Of worshiping God as he pleased He
ncided in the proprisy and justice of the proposition
Of Lord Russel-nsmely that from the present hour
everything like disqualification consequent ON consoi
rntiou, belief should b. removed from statute book
He entered into description Of the combination by
which he had secured the return Of the late MIR OCon
nell for Clare aRd the gentle violence by which, after
rspuiss he had hts into the House
OF Commons He called on the House to reflect that
fear had then extorted for tbs Roman Catholics OF Ire
land that boon which justice required that they shoud
grant TO the native born Jews of county 1t
had Usen said when the Roman Catholics first ad
the empire Some 20 80 had since been admitted
and the country as Protestant as Had they
any just grounds, them for expecting that four Eve
Jews admitted into Parliament would unchristianizs
that body?
Lord J. RUSSELL said-I wish, before the debate
closes to say few words to tina precise motion
about to make and the resolution that should propose
10 committee IL the house went into committee of the
whole house. The right honorable gentleman who OPP
posed with such great ability last night the motion n
tended to make asked me what the precise
that meant to propose! The right honorable gentle
stated ct the tame time that he conceived IL went
only the admission of Jews and to relieving
the obligation OF swearing the true faith Of Chris
tisn" while 1t would not exempt other and Christisn
members from tbs declaration which they make
The noble lord the member for Kings Lynn has men
toned tonight that the Roman Catholic makes a de-
claration iD which the words the true faith of
Christian" do not What should myself propose
leave the Protesants to take the declaration that
they now take ending with the words on the true faith
of Christian - to leave ago the Roman Catholic oath
in the shape in which 1t at present stands and to pro-
for tbs Jews nearly possible the words Of the
oath subscribed to by the Roman Catholic. To thst
they do not, understand, object IL the Roman Cetho
lie oath bs proposed, Jew would be ready at to
leaving some the declarations with regard to the
of Pops to which certainly not to
ask their consent The resolution that should propose
would be- when In committee that 1t is expedent to
all civil disabilities present existing affecting
Her Msjesys subjects of the Jewish relig with the
like exceptions provided for Her Majesty's cub
cts protesting the Roman Catholic rsligon The b,
would be founded that resolution. The resolution
In the words that resolution proposed by Sir R.
Grant in 1889 and which agreed to by the house
without division ] think it necessary to say few
words in reference to some Of the observations Of the
right honorable gentleman the member for the Univer
sty OF Oxford. am quite ready (tse noble lord
understood to say to retain the words Of the present.
oath and declaration so far as they are sanction The
objection offered to these words not conveying OBJ
legation, arises entirely from the distinction made
between using oath a sanction, add using
oath q test. In the courts Of justice ask a
the Old Testament We make such
take that oath which is most obligatory his
science, aud then the osth sanction by
which he will be bound But It Is quite diff rent when
you use an OATH as test by which you intend to ex
clude persons from the House Of Commons (Hesr,
hear) would not trouble the House longer If we're
called upon to micoucepton of the honor
able and learned gentleman the Recorder for London,
(Mr LRw) The honoi able aud learned gentlemen
might 5e supposed to speak with some wledgs this
suset and in protesting to answer myspeecha course
to whicn do not obi ct, each portion of it open
TO his crticicn-he took the opportunity OF making
statement ia relation TO the late election for the city Of
London, In which he was most grievousy In error He
supposes that election carried in consequence of
10Y association VII Baron Rotbschid that occasion
end again that In consequences OF the honor which
done by that election, was Induced to bring In
bill FOR the emancipation Of the JewS The honorable
AMI learned gentleman Ia mistaken In both these infer
ences (Hesr h@ar) Tbs fact was, al he might have
by the public advertisements, that those gentle
msa who were my opponents In ls+l. declared they
were not inclined 10 oppOss my re-eection-thst they
would be satisded II the gentleman who was my col
league la the last PsrsmeIs and who is my colleague
proposed; they the opposite side al
owed te nane two other gentlemen adopting their own
views To my election therefore they lad objection
whatever; aud SO on my part must confess knowing
knowing likewise THAI with my official position is Is very
inconvsnisnt to be exposed to the eumity Of political
party whom | might afterwards have TO represent. ]
would have besH very well sasfed If there had been