New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-06

ant were both indefatigsble friends Of Emancipa- !
ton. This fact-the attitude Of lreand-the reiu-
tation Of ali the caumnies sgans. the Catholics-
the gigantic energies oil Brougham, and Punket'
and Gray, and L.nsdo wne, and the eloquent me n
cries OF the most ilustrous among the dead so often
and so closely beset the citadel Of Bgotry that It
was deemed necessary to invoke the voice oil hoy'
atty in the persons Of the reigning King aud his
brothers, who recorded against the measure stold
oath, that death spared some Of them the mortlhca'
ton Of loresvearing Yet successive msjorities OF
the Lower House recognized the principle ef
Emancipation.
In 1927 Lord Liverpoors Cabinet broke up.
new one was formed under Mr.. Canning on the
svowed understanding that Emancipation was an
open question. Mr.. Peel and the ultras retired,
ard though upon all other questions Of policy, for
eign and domestic, they recognized Canning az
their chief they entered into combinations the
most extraordinary against his Ministry and so
beset him that in the full strength Of years and In
teIect he died Of broken heart. There is li'ue
doubt that this premature death OF one oil the greaF
est men OF England's greatest age was owing 70
bis former colleagues ingratitude and insults OUT
many sssert that be himself exempted Mr. Peel
from the reproach of bounding him TO death. Can
ming held Office but few months-he was succeed
ed, at his dying request, by Lord Gooderch, whose
Government was still shorter lived and in Jsnua-
ry, 1928 Peel once more entered bis old office an
der the Duke Of Wellington. The Duke, In mo-
ment Of indiscreet frankness had previously stated
that he would regard it as unquestionabe proof oil
bis own insanity if he attempted to take In bis IN
experienced and inadequate hands the reins OF
/ civil government. This avowal, and the exaspera
ton on the part of the Catholics and Emancipa
tionists which the death, or as they called IT. the
murder of Canning had stuDg into the utmost In
tensity of hatred, exposed the new ministry to the
open eers Of the great majority OF the nation
Their first measure was one Of retaliation and
coercion. They sent Lord Angleasy to Ireland,
charged with that mission. he was an approved
! Tory. but big minded man and be coon shared
the principles OF the people he was commissioned
to oppress. His recall was immediate and his
parting words, "agitate" "agitate,' "agtste,'
became canons OF policy with the Catholics. The
suppression Of the Catholic association occupied
the ministry 70; that year. and the singular events
which succeeded each other with such rapidity,
within its course excluded the usual annual debate
on Inc I6tlOllC ClhUb. Inc NhtuOliCb III IaOs
other thoughts and began to rely on their physical
strength. The contest Of Clare was projected and
resulted in the return Of Mr.. O'Connel, who was
thus enabled to transfer the struggle to the bar OF
the House Of Commons. On Mr.. O'Connels re-
turn from Clare an event occurred to which no one
thought of sttributing the least Importance, but
hch supplied the only reason Mr. Peel relied
on for changing his views. Daring Mr. o Connelrs
triumpba passage through Tipperary, be was
strongly urged to attempt reconciliation between
some fighting factions in the neighborhood. He
accordingly called together the chiefs Of two fac
TORS and engaged them to enter into fraternity.
Others in the same district followed The example.
Muttndes began to congregate at these reconcia.
tons, which soon increased to surprising number
At first there was an attempt at uniformi y or
equipment, which soon degenerated into the most
| motley and discordant and unmeaning befroble
| ment, consisting Of all sorts Of ribends, scarts
shawls, plaids and feathers, with which the peas.
antry bedeckdd themselves. The objects OF the
meetings were SION completely lost sight OIL Yet
thousands upon thousands assembled at stated
places, thus fantasticaIy arrayed; 10 one knew
| bv, or at whose contrivance; and no one knew for
what object.
In April or May, 1922 Pei introduced the Eman.
cipation act 1t was of wider scope and freer from
| C ndtions than any he had ever opposed. He
boasted that his sentiments were unchanged but
exaegeratDg the i'm portance ofthe gatherings above
described, and their inevitable tendency, he con-
fesed he made the concession TO his fears. For
the rest he relied on no one argument not frequent
ly urged by the former friends of the measure.
/ In ,ba of .or1a tho Duka cnncnrred. and
dismissed the subject with the petty remark that he
hated little wars" and, ratherthsn descend to one
he preferred admitting the still suspected and still
detested Catholics. The act contained one imper
shable evidence Of the grudgiDg spirit in which it
was conceded, namey-a retroactive clause, deny
ing the seat for Clare to the great EmancPetor, al
though he was then legally the Representative.
This is not the place to critcise with severity an
act so extraordinary. Peers influencing motives
it il impossible to determine with sufficient GER
tanty, to found upon them an unerring Judgment OF
his character. The great key to his life is here,
but what hand can turn it with sufficient steadiness
and surety-to discern the unseen promptings OF
his heart All that is clear is, that he gained not
even gratitude from the Catholics nor was it pcs
sible that he could while he was c5ui sled to ooH
before the hate Of those he had abandoned or, as
they termed it, betrayed
Under his Government short though it was
Emancipation iemaiaed dead letter, and clrcum-
| stances occurred which resulted in new and una
batting snimosity between him and the Irish peo-
PIE In the year 1890, the Duke, abiding to Ger.
tain attempts at reform, ProPounded the opinion
that the parliamentary system then existing was
the most perfect that not only ever was, bat ever
could possibly be devised The 81 stem was such
as have in part described Two-thirds of the
seats in the Commons belonged to the Lords or high