, 1866-03-07

honorable gentleman opposite ha5 sald3 pro-
poses to deprive no inconsiderable portion OF
within the United Kingdom, Of the commou.
est, the most precious, and the most sacred
right Of the Engll constitution, the right to
their personal freedom. ECheers.1 From tho
statement of the Secretary Of State It Is clear
that this Is not asked to be done, or required
TO be done, with reference to 3 small section
Of tho Irish people. he has named great
over which undoubscd disadcction has spread.
Ee ASKS that i've OF six millions Of the
Inhabitants Of the United Kingdom should
:uner the loss Of thnt right of personal free
d9m Which 1s guaranteed to all her Maiesty's
sapiceas b the Constitution Of these realms
tnenr!' n * Now, do not believe that the Sec
rcthry OF state has oveTstatcd his ease for the
purpose Of inducing the. HOUSE to consent to
bis proposition fhearl. believe that II the
majority Of the people Of Ireland were count.
ed lairly out, II they conld hare their will aud
the power, they would un1noor that island
from lts fastenings In tho deep, and move it
at least ,n0 miles to the West Iehcers aud
further, that II by conspiracy, or insurree.ioo,
Or by that open agitation to which alone I
Should erer Eiya any favor or any counte-
nance, they could shake oil tho authority
not so much Of the English Grown, but Of The
Imperial Parliament, they would do SO
LS4SQ4a A1h4 LIE 1l1S4 GEuEut5l. luE uUuuT-
able member for Cork the other night referred
to the character Of the Irish people. Hcsaid,
md believe with truth, that there Is no
Christian nation with which VIC are ac1raint-
cd In Which crime Of tho ordinary charac-
ter, as VIC reckon crime in this country, Is
So raro as amongst bis countrymen.
lie might have said further TINT there
be in their own country so industrious
In every other country hut their own. he
might hare sud more, that they are people
Of cheerful. and Joyous temperament, SIN
Eularly grateful for kindncsses shown them
leheefs), and that Of all people Of our race
erntion (cheers). And yet with such rnater-
ials, and such people, after centuries Of
English government, md after 60 years of
government by this house, We have them en-
bittered against our rule, aud anxious to throw
otf the authority Of the Crown and parlia-
ment Of these realms (cheers). This IS not o
single occasion on which the ma1ady had de-
ycloped Itself. It Is merely an access OF the
complaint OF chronic insurrectfon from which
Ireland has long suffered {checrs). Within
the memory Of the Oldest member here SINH
lar statements have been repeatedly made,
and on former occasion, within lny recol-
lection, We had almost the same speech on
the came subject, and think from the same
% sir &. GnEr-xo.
| Mr.. BR1our-The right honorable gentle-
man IVES, however, member Of tho same
doubt concurrc1 in every word uttered By bis
colleague. Sixty years ago this house under
nothing as to the manucr IN which the task
wns brought upon us, except that 1t was by
proceedings dis:raeetul and corrupt to the
the pretences b which It was brought about
hut this English people and Parliament,
and the Irish people, too, we're told that Il
once they could get rid Of the Irish Parlia-
ment, Irish faction would be dethroued for
ever; and, with an united Parliament, we
T. more powerful people. (Hear.l Now, du'
ring that sixty years-and l beg the attention
OF the right honorable gentleman who has Just
spoken-thcrc were three considerable meas
ufes passed by this house In the Interests
Of Ireland. One WIS the measure o.
1879, fur The emancipation Of the Catholics
and to permit them to have seats In TIL:
house. But that measure, 50 just, 80 essen.
tfal, and now 80 certain never to be recalled
WAS q measure passed In the face Of great on
position, and only under the threatened dan
ger Of civil war. lllear.1 The other; two
measures to which refer arc the measure fos
the relief Of the poor, aud the bill for tht
sale Of cncu1nbered estates; aud these two
measures were init oduced into this house
merely on the emergency Of famine; mort
severe, believe, than any that has ever desc
lated any Christian country Of the world
within the last 400 years. Now, except or
these emcrgencies-1 appeal for the truth o.
peal to every English member who has evel
paid any attention to these matters-excepl
10 these emergencies, that Parliament bh.
done nothing for the people Of Ireland. [uear
hcar.] Nay more; the complaints Of the1l
sufter1ngs have been met often with denial
l -Hn v.,fA4 tS-o,. AFA -
contempt theaE, hcaz); and within thu
last tew yeazs we have heard trou
this very Treasury Bench observations witt
regard to ireland which no friend Of Iselaui
or Of England and no Minister Of the Grown
ought to have uttercd With regard to that
llamenlary 1ife these things have bean done
or at 1east by this day they will hayo; beer
done; measures Of repression-mcasures Q
suspension of the civil rights Of tho people
have been brought into parliament aud passed
with extreme and unusual Eaplaity.@ Now
have not risen 10 blame the Secretary Of State
OF to blame his colleagues for their acts; ;of to
justify a proposition of this kind, and m
| not here 10 deny that these circumstances
now exist. (Hear, henri But what com
plain Of l. that there is no statesmanshlp il
mere acts of force and acts Of repression
(hcar, lear1 and say further that, since
have come into parliament, \ have not observed
upon those Irish questions anything; thu
approachea to tho dignity Of craftsmanship
| Efle8r, hear.] There has been an improved
administration OF lre!and-there have beer
Lord LIeulenants-there is one now who
probably In bis heart Of hearts as anxious Il
fIear, hear.1 We observe In the recent trial
II 80 into no details, We observe generally
better tone and temper thai. have ever belor,
been witnessed under similar circumstance
in Ireland. [Hear, hcar.I Bat If 20 bacl
to the ministers who have 111ed the leadin:
place in the councils OF the Sovereign durint
the period have been In this house-sir Rob
II ert Peel first, then Lord John Russell, the1
Lord Derby, then Lord Aberdeen, then Lord
Palme1ston, then Lord Derby again, the.
Lord Palpcrstun asaia, and now Lord Rus
se1l--if We 20 through The list Of these minis
the ct'cad and tho l.vinE-thcre has not beer
an approach to anything that history viii
think Il worth while 10 describe on the par
Of any one OF them. IIIear, hear.l Their,
have been coercion bills IN abundance, ther'
hnyc been arms bills session Aaei
ts'' sssa Afa Ei hss hssFe Of hsst st
right hon. gentleman the member from Buck
inghamshire to-day. that the suspension 0
the habeas corpus act to $ certain extent VA.
not made perpetual BY L clause which he |.
solTJ to and has been repesled thear, hsaE)
| l44S&C 1Afl uGEA NEl9 AI3 IAC VI kAt
habeas corpus act, like that which VIC art
nov discussing; but there has been no states
man6hip whatever. Nly men the most
clumsy, and the most brutal, can u these
things; but 1t requires man Of higher TEN
per, Of higher genius, and Of a higher pat
riotism thesr, hear to deal with the affairs o
ireland fhear, hcar.) Now should like tc
know whether the statesmen who hare held
the highest Offices In this country, have them
selves comprehended the nature of this 4ucs
ifcstly ignorant Of what 1t Was specially In
cnmbent upon them to have known and I
they have comprchendcd 1t and have not deal
With 1t, then sag that they have concealed
that which they knew from the people, ant
that they have eyaded the duty which the.
| owed to their sovereign.