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r - .r r tt jt-a"- i -v i .zx - -C V t - a J f f . j I "4-- - y 3 I' it -1 4 l" 'J 1 a r t . if ti m r Hi' I ::S; '.At'- !il hi life If! : . V. . ' Ii !i u , 1 I . MI T -r";"1 - f ftjiramonnt inlerMtnd ifflDoriance nuMiion urn urouRui ui a uc .u ? "v'.irr.'r V.U " V 'J ' ":r;r . - " l ;r u - -r"r c noUSa. s ' i' deiirereiin tbiBritish PirtiamenU than the kwe of16ng labored and which had, well nigh " produced a ftfi Waf in Irdajnd- , f i IT nidi 1C Li9UH'IICSi t UNUCU IVIIIli'" I "-V" -don tJnnerWe feannot, theefore, irive it at ' 'i t-V :t - Inj5th i but thinkiing H wonM bp tifyinjr td t -4ihiW eontam its ,mb5t water al ports, e pre - iVVMr.- PiTu arter pnmr preliminarY re--f-A; nirkiiMii hkh;aa Minister of the ICing, -$-. .. gnu atU)uiru ut iiic jiuiuimiij '""i"" IiV. V ; to thatv ehariscler; he wwhed to vtnrhrate ' X '? '"iTtWe advice if etth!8 Majpstf by an bni- ; led Cabinet arid to submit the measures .;t T.rtrJich tverepropoed tn be carried fntif ef-U-ffctTor ifie adiutment of the Roman Cath- uc Auesiion-r-inai quetn :wnirn na",o te'rests H involves, and by the difficulties with vvhich it Is surrounded. Of these dif ficulties I'am unconscious of the extent. ' T know they are great and many, and they rfre increasfd by the peculiar situation of i" iim on whom the lot has been cast to pro- pose this mcasnre, anrj explain the expe , diency ofJts adaption. -But, Sir, through aH these personal difficulties, however gal-- Ting to my feelings and aSicting to my ' heart, I am'supported by the consciousness ' that I hav? done my duty towards my So- r ereign, and my country. According to .my ,heart and consrience, $jr, I believe that the time is come when less danger is to be appreheoded to the general interests - of the empire, and to the spiritual and tem- V porai-'wflfare of tne Protestant estabfish- rnent, .in attempting to adjust the Catholic question, than in allowing it to remain any longer jn its present state. 1; have l)een called H upon to gi ve the reasons which have swayed we in the adoption of the course 'I now advocate, & which is in opposition to that I have so long upheld. And for the Satisfaction of those who hayc made this ap- peal to me I should not say for their sat :isfaciron, but from a desire to attempt. Ciif 'cPR ar4;i rpaininjlj occupiecl the atten- r ; - ftoti f Pari iamenr, and Avhieh has divt racked J? '.the council,. 30 f ' fean" apyroactf this subject almost t-':-'" erwhetmedir the macnibde nr the in- ' f r flJ bringing conviction to their minds in favor v of my view oi inose pointB on wnicn we differ) and for the satisfaction of the peo- p!erQfthis countryr I will endeavor to ' . mHke.out the case J have been challenge! ?'to make out. J am well aware, Sir, 'I feel ' that J fpf ak in the presence of a House of s-..Commons, the majority of which are nre- rpared t vote In favor of an adjustment of this question. 1 feel thar f adilress a m-(- .J-fi'y of those, who have for years argued ia.favor of a settlement of the question up m ihigher grountla than those which I tvooll press upon the attentive considera fionof others wh?"advocte a contrary o v pinion. It is wholly unnecessary for. me to address any arguments to those who are ''V hlrady convincil. of the advantages of a ft'jeoieot of thse claims, as the only ' rteans of averting from us t-he embarrass- Tivents and evils by which we are surrnun decl. But I trust that in what I' shall think it necessary to say, less with the personal otijecl of self-vindication than with a view n. to attempt to Satisfy ih great body of the people of this empire, be their opinion of the question what it may, thar more evil than advantage would result from leaving ita present state, I hope, that those ? tvh( require no argument to convince them nf this fact, will bear with me while I e . i through the details of an argument which ossesses all the force of demonstration. -Have for years at'empted to maintain the f exclusion" ot Roman Catholics from poliii V'NPal. dwer in Ireland. I do not think it was 2tiriii ha jural or unreasonable straggle. JIfVC delisted from it in consequence of theConviciion that it could be no longer ;f 7 ad van tageous I v maintained ; and from find- iag that! was not furnished with' adequate" : A rnateriJilgor sufficient instruments. Others vieem disposed to ptish certain principles to . j.., ap extent, that would o endanger th ve- establishment they are anxiaus to.de-' fend, r HisMesty'S Government I6es not . yield tothem io a zealous desire to pre J:j serve the Constitution and support that es ablishroeiit. ftjh.erre, rests to explain " - the apparent corirladictipn between this as sertion arjd the measure we have advise!. Mr? F. then went -into stateoient id acts to prove the danger that would be jrin by the Govern m t from a continued resistance of the clai , of the Cif.holtcs fur a redress of their grievance. H e said the Vendition of theCountrv was uch that fonutliing must b done. "His first nosi- iA-iL l.. - .... . . uon whs. mai mere is an evil in divided unciU which This being 5 4vabineta and x distracted C. WmM0mm, tolerated. j :jpK' : xonceueu ano.;Xii.at a united Government itfgy:- wn'he next place, thai v 4oyernoient oiusf choose one of two cour fr81 aclyance, or they must MPy roost gra'nt further political . , privileges to the Roman Catholics, or theV rottst retract those already given to them. 1 tin told, it is not now jhe first time the 4 and that fliercfore matters lemain un changed and that accordingly, the same system should be pursued. Bur are events f -exactly theiamer Do nokthe same e f -yeftts, frequently coming t' pass, - bring about, other events ? If the two Houses , of ParlUmefiL ha ve liepn HIwl! A v3Ch other fotheJast five years, is that a ; iugesd itself to my mind in 185 when V I was &k Majesty 'sjPrinciiial Minister fi,r -'mr: nnejXO' be divided HrtJike mah JCVtr l'So far as :Y is con- 1. ;t " cerhattis3heAsame with that wkir.h tb'VPf JrtmenU and foupd -myself tk ffooBiir this House upon -the di fit; - f . . - - wm w m. ir:t , i u nil mmr- m mt. m rmr-im mt mm rm mm mam m . Amm r ft!atleast,,p8itrop f lmisas WXX VV RnttrTTwii never 1 . . .l- a , r .u. 1 4u7 Miirhl ; "1 he relieved from the dutiesind resbonsi Wlitj of office. I stated : to the Earl of 'fjiYe'rprtft!s)wpo as tnen; a me neau m uvur wsh' tti tjeiirelieye from' jomce. ; It VraJhTSevwntielj" to" tne that: ray. r tiretnent would occasion the retirement of the Earlnriiiverwot i and that: sueh nn event-Vould of course, at one? produce a dissoitition of the , ad ministration, the reupunfribilit v of wh?ch wouhl rest with me I held'my hari. ff I had acted simply in obedience to my own wishes, as an in dividual, I should have resigned. I -was induced;" however, to retain any office, and mnW another -expef ime'nf bpm the feelings of the country. I have stated the motives which induced me. In 1826 there wns a new 'Parliament nd in 1827 a -majority in this HowSe of ,t wentv-thref against the Catholic question. In 1826, however. the 'House took a different view of the f - - - 1 matter, and though i did not pass a bill, it asreed to a resolution favorable to the principle of adjustment. That resolution being passed, I felt satisfied that the sense of the country had been fairly taken for it was the decisfon of a new Hnuse. I then determined that nothing should jnduce me to remain longer in office to obstruct this measure; In the last year, for the first time in this Parliament, disunion between the two Houses was revived. 1 then saw thfrre was only one course open to me, and that was a most painful one it was painful to act in opposition to pre-conceiv-ed impressions, and to esteemed friends, and in short to hold a course inconsistent with that which I once felt and advocated. The events of last year pressed upon nie with that full force which belonged to tneir importance, and I was determined to sac rifice all private feeling for the public weal, I was determined but it was noea sy task. To use the beautiful words of Dryden tf Tis said with ea9e, but oh ! how hardly tried ISy naughty sous, to miman numor ucq : Oh deep convulsive pangs of agonising pride. When I felt last year, that the case wa as I have stated it to be, I determined to take the coursewhich I wished to tke in 1825: but with this difference, that I in timated to the Noble Duke at the head of bis .Majesty' Government, not only that I was anxious to retire from office, but that I felt so strongly t'ie current of pub lic' oniniou was srtttntr in favor of the Ca- tholic Claims, that in whatsoever situation I might find myself, I should not consider myself jus;ified in making any further op- position to those claims ; adding, that what ever private and personal sacrifice it might inflict upon me, I was prepared, after the events of the last year, to submit to it, in the support of any measure ivhich 1 might consider compatible with the safety of the Protestant Establishment. 1 detailed on a former occasion, that a dreadful commo tion had distracted i lie public mind in Ire land that a feverish agitation and unna tural excitement prevailed, to a degree scarcely credible, throughout the entire country. I attempted to show that the so cial intercourse was poisoned there, in its very springs that family was divided a gainst family, and man against his neigh bor that, in a word, the bonds of social life were altogether dissevered that the fountains of public justice were corrupted that the spirit of discord walk ed openly abroad and that an arrav of physical force was marshalled against the lijw,"and to the imminent danger of the public p-ace. But, perhaps I shall be told, as I was on a former occasion, in forcible though familiar language, that " this is the old story! that all this has been so for the last twenty years, and therefore there is no reason for a change." To this I replv, sir, there is reason for a change, and the reason is, because it is the old story. It is, because this state of things has so long existed, and we have been so long unable to find a remedy. It is for tis, !ir, that I am tired of maintaining the present sys tem. It is obvious it cannot exist ; it must be changed. We cannot determine upon remaining idle spectators of the sufferings of Ireland. I he universal cry ot the coun - ------ - - ; j - - try declares that something must be done, Some of my Hon. Friend may come to an opposite conclusion, but I know I am only echoing the sentiments' of all reasonable men. when I say that something must be done. I ask you to examine the state of his Majesty's Government for the last thir-ty-fivp years, and to oark the bearing o( the Catholic Question upon the Govern ment the divisions it hs created amonj the Statesmen the distraction it his oc casioned in our Councils,and the weakness it has consequently produced. Mr. Pcalled on gentlemen to reflect on the disunion that had prevailed in the Ad ministration on Irish affairs for the last 35 years, and then say whether the course now proposed is not the only one that will do any good. Mr. P. then took a brief histo ry of the Catholic question from Mr. Pitt's Administration to the present time, shew ing that the Cabinet had always been much divided on this subject, and" that Parlia ment had also been in the same situation. The consequence has been that differences hive arisen between honorable men. and that the public mind Jn Ireland had been probed until a dangerous and exaggerated sensitiveness has been created in it with respect to all passing events. With-respect to the Dresent Hons r Commons, is it an unfair representation of iHpuuiic upjuiun upon tnis great question? vs ii no eiecteo at a period when the public mind was sufficientlv livo f. iu Catholic question ? Was it not sufficient ly acauainted with t h tt"o - $S "nL7 ku. ,1 Pass- ' " p vir oKHno r;, &ir, tnisl comi noue wr elected after thi diro.i r Ul puoC ?uentiotiiafr been given to the IptDcewlmgs of thelCatholic AsMrrattnr,: for public opinion to bave declared itsel f, fna anraea's ni maiermtf iw a bbcccjs ful cohtfst. But, having suffered tbi pro per occasion to pass by ft is now too hard that we shoutdi be bl ftned-for not cArrjrine on a bootless resistance. It ia hard thio to call upon the TjfcspbnsiWe ' ministers of the Crown to carry orf resistance, without furnishing i with those instruments by which alone the bit-tie can'be foujiht. For, sir, I"a'fc you, when we are lolfl-of the feefing id the country against the Catholic question, t look to the returns. Jt any discontent pervatles the people, it is but of 8 .short cure. K is a recentnisquieiune (rreat cheering)-afid I say, sir, it ought to have been shown, not by public meet? inssvbut by the publtc exercise of the e lective franchiae. It is not fair to throw f initirk th wholp rearionsihilitv of resin-nin'o' a Ions continued re-istmice when that resistance was paralysed by the way - 1 - . mm - 1 A. I 1 in which the people had exercised the elec- rive trancnise; Mr. P. then referred to the members re turned to the present Parliament, shewing, that in many of the counties they were e qually divided on the Catholic question and in a greater number of counties ami towns there was a majority in favor of granting relief. ; These things then, I say, prove to me, that the voice of the people vas not deli berately pronounced against the considera tion of this great question, at that period when it might nave been pronounced with most effect. 1 therefore .conclude that it does not exist. Be this so, or be it not so, I do say, that it is hard upon those 'who have fought the battle against making fur ther concessions m jhe Catholics, for the hst ten years, with Houses so nearly divi ded, with forces so nearly equal, now to charge them with want of sVeal, because they consider it would be useless to consi der the struggle longer. I maintain, that when the course of the question is looked at, during the period which I have named, if is nof fair to throw upon me all the res ponsibility for making it what it has be come, With respect to the inferences which may be drawn as to the state of pub lie opinion, from the debatesnn this House, I should like to know .to what conclusion any man must come who hus watched the progress of our discussions. Who, I would ak, are they who have taken the most pro minent p irt Tin them ? On whom has the brunt of the battle fallen ? Sir, I hold in my hand a list of the speakers in the seve ral debates which have taken place on this subject. It would be. invidious to go into details, and I am the last man who would wish to do so, as many of my Hon. Friends, who feel the utmost zeal in the cause, have been, by various circumstances, precluded from taking a part in debate.. It might, therefore, be unfair to draw any inference from that to which I have alluded. I will not assume any deficiency of zeal from the paucity of numbers t but I do think it hard that an individual, after fighting the battle for ten years, should be accused, as I have been, by those who, during that long pe riod have witnessed the struggle without once opening their mouths in support of that cause for which they now manifest such extraordinary anxiety. Now, sir, having described to the House what has been the state of the Government, and what the situation of the $wn Houses of Parliament, during the last five and thirty years, I come next to the consider ation of a subject not less important what has been the state of Ireland during that period ? Mr. P. then took a view of all the dif ficulties and disturbances that have taken place in Ireland for the last twenty-five aV i it t years. Alter wnicn ne auuen, couple this with the differences which have existed between the, two Houses of Parliament on this question, and with (he divided state of the Government, and then, I will ak, is not the position which I advanced at the outset perfectly made good, -namely,! that this state 'of things can not continue-f-that some effort must be made to enable Parliament and the Go vernment to unite with one common feel . - ' vv v i in nv uiiiHrfj i v v j ing in the administration of the affairs of Ireland ? I now, sir, approach the consi deration of the important question, what that course ought to be. Mr. P here took a view of the different projects entertained on this subject, and shewed, in forcible terms, that nothing short of a relaxation of the laws at present in existence would be of any avail. It ap pears that the population of Ireland is es-; timated at seven millions, and that five millions are Catholics and but two millions Protestants. ;And these are very unequal ly divided in different parts of the country. In the countieis of Antrim and Down there are few Catholics; but in the county of Clare, there are ten contiguous parishes in which there is not a single Protestant. Mr. P. also observed that it was well known many of the influential Protestants were in favor of taking off the present re straints from the Catholics. . , - For these reasons, said Mr. P. I have thought it my duty to endeavot to satisfy the people of England, that the time is come when those claims must be settled to prove to them that we cannot remain as we are, and that of the two alternatives offered to us, the safer choice will be to attempt an adjustment. Under the influ ence of such feelings I now approach the most important paf t of the subject, namely, the propositions nhich his Majesty has au thorized his ministers to fay before you for remedying the evils under which Ireland at nrocun t UKniM .nil C I-! . r . 1 -mr better system if idminlsTration In ing to this part of tkt suiject.. I will nor attempt to tliguise the difficulties by which it is surrounded Amongst them is the prevalent opinion that the settlement that -this is an TerrWeousoDiftion4I::;con- tenctbif it js a purely pontfCal jjirestjoftf: involvings nothing inconsis tent twthrthe. raaintenincje of the i Protestant yrehgipn;-- As a political question I, maintain ";: tjjat.it is tci be decided on political, I wil I not say ennstitu t on a I grou n d s, but ;oa grounds: of poiiMcai expediency. Ana, who ue view of avoiding the evils which roust result from its pon-adjutment. I would ask those who sav this adjustment must be imfjvora- b'e to the J'rote.vani reugmn, wnat gooa effects h4ve resulted from remaining as we are ? Has the existing state of things con- tributed to the propagation or increase of Protestantism r Has it nut, on the contra ry, retarded its growth, and will not the removal ; of civil disabilities fron the Ro man Catholics have this good effect, that "rt will incline them to listen with greater kindness to any discussion upon the sub ject ? Amongst the higher ranks of Roman Catholics mariy are.. influenced, no'doubt, by religious feelings 5 but all are wedded to their creed bv n sense ot honor and the f ar of degradation by a departure from i'. Is it hot therefore, reasonable to conclude that by the removal of Catholic disabilities the Protestant religion Will have a fairer chance M In the propositions which it will be my doty to submit to the house, I can safely say, that no roan, however he may be devoted to the security of -the Protest ant Chufcrt. and the preservation & spread of the Protestant religion (to which no than is more devoted than myself.) can nod any thing in these propositions which can, in the remotest degree, interfere with the safety and integrity of that Lhurch and that lieli ffion. f now come to another objection the Coronation Oith. Having for eighteen years-strenuously opposed the Catholic Question, and during that period having diiigentlv sought for every legitimate ar gument,iand ground of objection by which to oppose it, I cannot give abetter proof of my sincerity in now denying the validi ty of this objection drawn from the terms of the Cpronation O.t'h, than the fact that during the whole of these eighteen years I have uniformly denied its validity. I have always acknowledged it impossible to read the te.rois of 'that Oath and contend that the removal of civil disabilities is incon sistent with these terms. Such a propo sition cannot be fur one moment maintain ed, and itf this opinion I agreed with Mr. Pitt and 'Lord Liverpool. That there are other difficulties, however, which will ac- company the settlement of the question, I h. riiffi. tiitip 5n thi "wav nf adjustment, and that an unwillingness to nart with what mav be called vested political rights should be "felt, cannot be a matter of surprise, but I would. co'iiure. the House to come to the consideration ot the question 10 the spirit of conciliation and mutual good will I implore them to put out of view trivial ob jections, and t consider duly how they may best secure the - advantages which a concession will give us,' and avert the dan gers which must result from the refusal .Let us consider whether the basis on which I propose to put these measures be just- whether the measures themselves be well founded- Let us look to their ultimate obiect : and if that obiect be not in itself vin Ipf tia not fnr nv lio-Kf nhiprtinnl forego the advantages which every sensi- ble man must reasonably expect, although the result mav be somewhat over-rated m - m by some of the most sanguine among us and let us not refuse to do what we can to avert those dangers which every man must foresee iif this attempt at conciliation should fail to be adopted There have before been great occasions in which mi - " . . mm m nor obiects have been set aside. Mr, r. here referred to the union of Scotland, to the Septennial Act, the Regency and the Union of Ireland, as occasions ot this kind. I shall now proceed, Baid Mr. P. to explain the principle on which the mea sures of Government I am now about to propose are founded ; and I shall then proceed to explain the details, and that principle, in a word, is the abolition of civil disabilities and the canaliza tion of - political rights Exceptions and restrictions there are, which will v i -v i n"t4ieu on &petjai grounfis. These are, however, only exceptions from j a.1 . .. n , i' mane tne assent ot the lioman Catholics to the other enactments which I shall feel rurihPQ.: Annthor nrinrlnlo nftUm: v-vu lAiiibiivi UllltV;iyiV I'l UlVOt. 111VU SUICS ,s e maintenance invioiauie ma- A. l . I I I i,, a. , ulCMa..i i cugHMi, iv uociniic, uis cipline and government. After the dis cussion wbichrforso many years this ques- tion has undergone, it is unnecessary that I s ion d into o (OCpriMinn nf tho lftta which affect Roman Catholics. It is known that those laws differ as applicableto Eng hsh and; Irish Roman Catholics. The former ljave not' the same privileges as the lattef- The Irish Catholic.can. for example hold offices to which English Catholics are, not eligible, and the Eng lish Catholic does not enjoy the same franchise. But if it be right to restore the Irish! Catholics to the possession of civil rights, it is but reasonable that the same privileges should be conferred on the English Catholics. An opinion, I be lieve, is fery generally prevalent that, the Penal Laws affecting the Catholics are no no longer in existence. This is however an4 erroueous opinion. There are still some of th Pknal Laws uprejjeated, and the bUL;yjucKis about to be jriitroduceH will havelHe cflfect of 7epealin all Wch laws, "these chiefly relate to the posses sion of property Bytheaw 4s' atvpre. sent, : Roman Cathltcfcanrrotsss tap ded property ootit 1 h e take5 threef se parate oajth-Jn thep will be iritrodiced for the admission of the rule. I he rule, I repeat, is the equa- to be compared with the s .crmces made y lization bf civil rights and this being the those who are unwilling to "consent ma dep r,,1a K dr.Zi. u . ture from laws which Oave given it is m vw un , uiv, UUICIIIHICDI llrtVC il Illillt IU HC- I biltuhajIpisseflVtthat " Roman Cathr shonldvrith respect to parliament ? toerlefher in the same situatlnr," jsintsi lam adverse to any restriction 1 ri resrard to the , numbers of Cathi:. 'I I ra i: mar he jiualifiexl or entitled tn I ine ioi lowing is tne oath pronoo theCatbolics; f: F AlB.decUre; that I-profe ti. man viuvtic iiciiinii . r I. A. B. do jsincerelr nromA a " 5M JM that I. will be faithful And bear true all-;,, ' " J . - V- RIIII mx. HisMesty King Georgre the utth,f 'H defeml him to the utmost of my power - mii conspiracies anu u rcmpu WhatevejT ,u"f i shall be made -'.against. 'his Person, Crown H " D.gnity and I witi do my utmost endeav IS t I t V f i: I I I I wtuysc auu uiau Auuwn to bis Maieiitv v -ww... -m ma, ariu tr"' ous Conspiracies which may be frmetl him or them. And I do faithfully promti maintain, support, and d?fvnd to the utmost successioiy by an. Act entitled An Act fljr? further Umitalioiv of tlie Crown, and hettl. curing the Rights nd Libenies of the susir , is and stands limited t the princess SopUy ,vW.. . v ucirs or ner a. beinr Protestants hereby utterly rcnount and abjuring any obed'teice or al'leeianc ..!? ajy other; Person cUiming Or pretending io me iruwn oi ine realms. And I do fn declare, that it Is niit an article of my faith th it I do renounce, reject and abiure. thlJl motu that Princes eicnmmtmipati n. ' by the Pope, or any other authority of the 3 ' - - vv.V Ul IIC " '"""i "v cvcu or niuraerecl by the uujcci, ur any person wn at soever. And hectare, that I do not befieve that the P. Rome, or any other foreign Prince, Prelate, p9 son. State, or Potentate, hath, or ought toL any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, suj rionty, r pre-eminence, directly or indirect within Uiia realm. I do swear that I wiU defei to the utmost of my power," the sett lemem i property within this realm, as established b, the Laws. And 1 do hereby disclaim, disavot and solemnly abjure any.intention to suhverttl presenr Church Establishment, as settled bv U within this realm. And I tlo solenmly tweat'thi' I never will exercise any privilege, to which! am. or may become entitled, to disturb or we en the Protestant Religion or Protestant 6ovem. meni m mm Kingaom : Ana i ao solemnly in ft presence of God profess, testify, and decajt that I do make this Declaration, and every thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words' of this Outh, without any evasion, eou. vocation, or mental reservation whatsoever." The bill proposes no incorporation fKa Rnmn PotKft!i Dalirnn If l Cl a... a. i a, r aL. -n J teiLio uic management, ui ine rope anl his Clergy as heretofore. Episcopal title? of the United Church of England andlrtj land are not to be assumed by the Roraaii Catholic Bishops , Bishops they are to bi ca,eu aim u.naye wrtoi exercisiDf ii i 11 : . it l i t . . i out they are not to assume the titles oft the Established Church. I " proposeu to raise me ireeholCt qualification from forty ihilkngs to (a pounag. Provision is also made for reeisterinj ine tiengious order, oi tne Jesuits, that! a! Tl ii t r-.t their number may be ascertained. I proceed now to consider the erceptiooj with which I propose, to accompany the ge neral rule which I have already stated the basis of this measure. I propose that the leading principle upon which these ex ceptions shall be founded shall be (be coo n-xion which such duties and offices hare with the Established, ChurcrC The only offices I propose specifically to except are the Loi;d Lieuteniint of Ireland, or otheri Outernor. having tne Lhurch patroa- 5e1"t.h "d' and he Lord Chsticellor, I mm, . trm m v mm Arm mm. .n V sm mm nmm m - mrm . b t d v f am a lY" ma : u '"u .IvrrPc, .V. " 1M",U11C W1 ; Urcat beal ,n Krira,n' Mr. P. concluded his luminous Speech J f ii t Thus, Sir, I have disclosed the principle & this measure, and I approach the end of the tau I have undertaken in introducing and explaittbij its provisions to the House. 1 trust it will be calmly and dispassionately considered, andni the spirit in which we ought to proceed, namely. with a desire, to put a safe and satisfactory ena to this question. Let us alt bear in mind wlt the consequences will be, if this bill is rejected 't his measure applies equally and impartial!)-to all. I will not pretendthat specious or even solid obiection may not be made to it, as the? may be mad to any measure of an extensive conmlicated nature ; but, depend on it, we -ne ver should settle the Catholic Question, if ev? member be determined rH shall be settled ae cordine to his view. I ask whether there is "rf chance, by uniting: the protectant mind, tftf we shall find new Ind efficient secunuesaji.tf any dangers that can anse i I ask the Horn Catholics themselves whether the conccsuco which are rendered necessary on their part vt to ticny ii an cAciiinirc uurt-it i r i.- i:nvtnfnint t diu p-rant that UK -ane-uine expectations of those who for;ycf fulBlfed: God errant that the ; re moral of the disabihtifcs 1 i . I mfrfnt oi i et - 'A K inter-1 I fc I 1 tlUIHBIl uatiim tKsmW mmw WW v - course their mutal ieal- usies may be remo"- - and instead of lookunr on each other as sde ries and opponents, they may, by mixing in ro petition; und -mutually enjoying the P"TI'g UI irec siair, iearn w - other, and find ot qualities which yet are c u- J ally unknown to either ! Perhaps I am not" i dly s I am not so t Ltions to the I in saying, t A sanguine as others in my expectations future - hut l;hvr hesitation in sa I do letievethkt the adjustment of this que' j in the manner 1 propose will give belter sreu ji nea to tne froicsxam lmeresia a .i ... eie l antJSstabhsliments, tnan tne prc,. r- iv.:i- ..a & iaii ti. ihiirfr urhicli are inipc r in? and immediate. Cheers- W 'ht motive 1 hv- far PtnrPsnin? the ODinion.l UO, DU, honest conviction 61 their truth V With ti-: formation of which I am pfficially in posKf-- I have, atter oaiiy waicmnj- y ,ftt vent5r which, as wan said. by Mr. Grna"nja. the mist at the beebof the countryman, t ly.envelops one oojeci wwr - ' nd )f. obiect cafi 1 have, but one of sn hor.es'. a" mate nature ? I know I could have; t more noiular mod ualatsrole course- Ur araooK the friends with pro I have consulted and acted bgtw : .... -A'Prnteatantestii.. This is my defence to , the accusation ? I have madernd this ahH be i trust that the turbid waters of y'uti. composed ind sObilde t-bttt 4 c' tVeeny do imt ai.se out uideal privUege $ but if ther e r iVf3T
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 1, 1829, edition 1
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