Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-06

House of Commons the undoubted effects produced
upon the lower orterof Catholics by these dsqual-
flying laws, and the lively interest they take IN
their removal Ihave seventeen quotations, Sir,
from this evidence, and ready to give any gen.
tleinan my references but forbear to read them,
from compassion to my reverend brethren, who
have trotted many miles to vote against the Pope
and who will trot back in the dark if [ attempt to
throw additional light upon the subject.
Every man feels the insult thrown upon his
caste; the insulted party falls lower, everybody
else becomes higher There are heart-burnings and
recollections Peace flies from that land. From the
principles of that system, from the cruelty of those
laws, turn, and turn with the homage of my whole
heart to that memorable proclamation, which the
head of our church-the present monarch of these
realms-has lately made to his hereditary domn-
ions of Hanover: That no man should be subjected
to cioA therapeutics account Of religious opinions
Sir there have been many memorable things done
in this reign But this sentiment in the mouth Of
q King, deserves, more than all glories and veto
ries the notice of that historian who is destined 10
tell to future ages the deeds of the English people
I hope he will lavish upon it every gem which gilt
tiers in the cabinet of genius and so uphold 1t to the
world, that it will be remembered when Waterloo
is forgotten and when the fail OF Paris is blotted
out from the memory of man.
"Iconfess it not without severe pain that, in the
midst of all this expansion and Improvement, per-
ceive that in our profession still calling for
the same exclusion-stll asking that the same fet-
tiers NAV be riveted on fellow creatures-stlll
mstaking what constitutes the weakness and mis-
fortune of the church, for that which contributes to
its glory its dignity, and its strength. Sir, there
are two petitions at this moment in this house,
against two of the wisest and best measures which
ever came into the British Parament-again the
impending corn law, and against the Catholic eman-
cpation-the bill intended to increase the com,
forts and the other to allay the bad passions of
man. Sir am not in situation of life to do much
good but will take care that will not willingly
do any evil. The wealth of the Riding should not
tempt me to petition against either of those bills.
With the corn bill have nothing to do at this
time. Ofthe Catholic emancipation bill, shall say,
that it will be the foundation stone of lasting re-
lgious peace; that it will give to Ireland not all
that it wants. but what it most wants, and without
which no other boon will be of any avail.
"When this bill passes, 1T will be signal to all the
religious secs of that unhappy country to lay aside
their mutual hatred, and to live in peace equal
men should live under equal law-when this bill
passes, the Green flag of the rebel will fall-when
this bill passes, other flag will fly in the land of
Erin than that flag which blends the lion with the
harp-that flag which, wherever it does fly, is the
sign Of freedom and of joy-the only banner i'll Eu-
rope which floats limited king and free
people"