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; PROSPECT OF EMANCIPATION HELD OUT TO THE IRISH
Te el oe CATHOLICS AT THE TIME OF THE UNION.
«© That a prospect of emancipation was ‘held out to the Irish
Catholics to induce them to support the measure of the Union,
seems to be undeniable.
«1. When Mr. Pitt proposed the articles of Union, to the House
_9of Commons, he thus expressed himself, »‘* No man can say,
that in the present state of things, and while Ireland remains a
separate kingdom, full concessions can be made to the Catho-
7 lics without endangering the state, and shaking the Constitution
.» to the centre.”:” Is not this saying, that after the Union should
have taken place, fall concessions.to Jreland might be made
without danger? Would not the Catholics necessarily under-
stand that these concessions would then be made .
* 2, Such was the language of the Minister who proposed the
Union. What is the language of the act of the Union? ‘That
every one of the Lords and Commons of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom, and every member of the United Kingdom,
3. iw the first and every succeeding Parliament shail, ‘until. the
Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise provide, take the
oaths now provided to be taken.” «Is not this an. explicit inti-
mation that a change of oaths, after the Union, in favour of the
Catholics was then contemplated, that a sure and certain, Lope
. of it was held out tothem 7+ ery
. 3, How did Mr. Pitt himself understand the terms of the con-
cessions? .’ Let this be answered in his own words. When he
explained the cause and motives of his memorable resignation,
he thus expressed himself. « “land some of my colleagues in
office did feel it incumbent upon us to propose a measure on the
part ‘of Government, which under the circumstances of the
Union so happily effected between the two countries, we thought
of great public importance, and necessary to complete the be-
nefits likely to result from the measure. We feit this opinion
so strongly, that when we met with circumstances which ren-
dered it impossible for us“io propose it as a measure of Govern-
ment, we felt it ecvally inconsistent with our duty and our ho-
“*"~ nour any longer te remain a part of the Government... What
may be the opinions of others [ know not, but I beg to have it
understood to be a measure which, if | had remained in Ge-
vernment, I must have proposed.” § Does not Mr. Pitt unequi-
vocally avow, in these words, that he was bound in honour to
propose the Emancipation of the Catholics ? -
4, We shall now present our readers with the written com-
mounications which, at the time of which we are now speaking,
"were made by Mr. Pitt and Lord Cornwallis, and officially deli-
vered by the Lord Castlereagh, afterwards the Earl of London-
derry, to Dr, Troy, the Catholic Archbishop in Dnblin.
MR. PITT, TO LORD CORNWALLIS.
= . /« The leading part of his Majesty's Ministers finding insur-
asnountablé obstacles to the bringing forward measures of conces-
sion to the Catholic body whilst in office, have felt it impossible
to continue in administration under the inability to propose it,
with the circumstances necessary to carry the measure with: adlits
advantages: and they have retired from his Majesty’s service:
considering this line of conduct as most likely to contribute to
its ultimate success.» The Catholic body wil} therefore see how
much their future hopes must depend upon strengthening their
“= cause by good conduct in the mean time; they will prudently
consider their prospects as arising from the persons who now
espouse their interests, and compare them with those which
they could look to from any other quarter ; they may with con-
“ fidence rely on the zealous support of all those who retire, and
‘of. many who remain in office, when it can be given with a
prospect of success. They.may be assured that Mr. Pitt will
do his utmost'to establish their cause in the public favour,
snd’ prepare their way for finally attaining their objects,
aud the Catholics will feel, that: as Mr. Pitt could not concur
in a hopeless attempt to force it now, that he must at all times
repress with the game decision asif he held an adverse opinion,
any unconstitutional conduct iu the Catholic body.”
Under the circumstance it ¢annot be doubted that the Ca-
tholics- will take the most loyal, dutiful, and patient line of
conduct; that they, will not suffer themselves to be led into
_- measures which can, by any construction, give a handle to the
pressors of their wishes, either to. misinterpret their princi-
pies, or: to raise an argument for resisting their claims; but
that by their prudent and exemplary demeanour they will afford
“additional grounds to the growing number of their advocates
to enforce their claims on proper occasions, until their objects
can be finally-and advantageously attained.” .
‘5. The sentiments of a sincere friend (i. e. Marquis Corn-
wallis), to the Catholic claims. .
«Jf the Catholics. should now proceed to violence, or enter-
tain any ideas ol gaining their object by convulsive measures,
‘gt forming associations with men of Jacobinical principles, they
must of course lose the support and aid of those who have sacri-
. sided their own Situations in their cause, but who would, at the
_saine time,’ feel. it to be their indispensible duty to oppose any
“Shing tending to confusion.” . .
<>» «Qa the other hand, should the Catholics be sensible of the
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pledged not to embark in the service of government, except onthe
terms of the Catholie privileges being obtained, itis to be hoped
that on balancing the advantages and disadvantages of their si-
tuation, they would prefer a quiet and peaceable demeanour to
any line of conduct of an opposite deseription.” . .
6. In the debate in the House of Commons on the petition of
the Irish Catholics, on Wednesday, May 25, 1808, Mr, Elliot
thus expressed himself: ‘I do not rise for the purpose of enter-
ing into any discussion on the general topic; but in consequence
of what has fallen from my noble friend opposite, (Lord Castle-
reagh) merely to advert to the circumstances of the Union, of
which I may be supposed to have some official knowledge, aud
of the nature of the expectations held ont to the Catholics, ia
order to conciliate their acquicscence in that measure. My no-
ble friend has said, that no pledge was giveN to the Catholics
» that their full emancipation was to be the immediate consequence
of this measure, in consideration of their support. It is true,
indeed, that no bond was given to the’Catholics on that point,
but there were certainly, expectations, and something like pro-
mises held out to them, which in my mid ought to be more
binding than a bond. And so strongly was this idea felt by m:
noble friend, and my right honourable: friend (Mr, Canning,)
and by a right honourable gentleman, now no more (Mr, Pitt,)
that they quitted office because they could not carry the mea-
sure, and when upon Mr. Pitt’s retura to office, he opposed the
going into the committee, it was not from any objection to the
measure; but to the itme.” ‘ .
7. Finally, Lord Castlereagh, in his speech in the: year
1819, notices, ‘the political incorporation of Catholics and
Protestants, which, upon certain principles was in contem~-
plation by Mr. Pitt, and those who acted with him at the time
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of the Union. -. : -
We shall not say one word on the i}zove statement but leave
it to the world to judge how far thy ritish government is wor-
thy of trust, and whether she has kepit faith with the Catholics
of [reland. we St Ed. T. Teller.
A CASE OF REAL DISTRIES. *
: From the Dublin Register. :
Sir, Mullingar, Jan. 26, 1826.
At a time when methodistical fanaticism and swaddling cant
would express their sanctimonious concern for the conversion
of the unfortunate and benighted Irish to that pure form of
faith professed and explained so amiatly by Dr. Magee—while
the pretty fingers of my Lady are distributing forthe
same pious purpose her innucent tracts of ** k and the
Priest,” and “ Larry at Confession”"—and while Caledonian
Apostles come down from their hills echoing at the Irish hovel
the ‘tyoe he yoe,”’ of conversion—under these circumstances it
may not be iinproper to state a fact, for their edification, which
has occurred in this town a few days ago, and which will inform
them pretty plainly how much they have to expect on the score
of proselytism from the blindness or easy pliancy of an Irish
peasant. ‘ :
“On last. Thursday (our market day), at an hour when the
erowds became throngest in the streets, a general huzza from
an immense congregated multitude’ announced the sudden oc-
currence of something unusually strange and interesting. At
first, thought I, this must be a rope-dancer, exhibiting the mal-
tifarious graces of “ the light fantastic toe,” or a lottery man
probably distributing to the children of Fortunatus their happy
shares of ‘ buttons,” “ buckles, knives,” and “razors ;” or
again, they may be dancing dogs, W
hose fantastic evolutions
might elicit those uproarious efiusions of mirth, which at the
moment from ten thousand voices broke laughingly together,—
However, to satisfy myself as to tbe zeal cause of the meeting
of this clamorous assembly, I,hastenedt without loss of time to |,
the spot, and forming a dot in the periphry of the maltitudisous
circle, ] beheld, to my unutterable surprise—not the lottery.
man, nor the dancers, human or canine—but, ‘tell it: not in
Gath,” a very Bibleman breathing the tender symphonies of his
“ piping treble” into the deaf and laughing consciences of ten
thousand Papists. For the edification: of the “Saints” I shall
beg to describe the appearance of this evangelical Roscius, for
where the object is interesting I love to be particular. I shall
first begin with his position. There were two market cars hired
at the moment for the elevation of the preacher, and fixed with
their shafts uppermost, (like a temporary gallows} {wo yards
distant from each other; on which were placed four three inch
deals; and on which again was superimposed this sable emi-
grant of pragmatical evangelicity, £ e might have been
about fifty—broad, brawny, and retaining ina the gravity of his
visage the happy mixture of sepulchral paleness with the deep-
er tinge of safron or bronze. He hadou his head (I suppose
in compliment to his auditory) a black woollen tiara, which, if
he required concealment like Midas, wordd bave effectually an-
swered the purpose. A large black mantle of stuff (resembling
in some respects the materiel of his oration.) floated “ inmany
a holy fold” around the corpulent stature ef this reverend per-
son—while his right hand “ ever and anow,” escapimg from the
sanctuary of his mantle, waved-many a floarish ia pantomimic
energy, tothe deafening clamour of popular vociferation.. That
© Levefits they possess, by having so many gharaclers of eminence he could be heard even by one individzab was utterly impossi-
ble—so that he made up in violence of actiom what he lost by
being totally inaudible. It was not with the Westmeath rosticg
as with the careless portion of the flock belonging to the Vicar~
of the “ Deserted Village,” when :
4 Those who caine te scoff remained to pray.”
No it was quite the reverse in this instance, for
“Now comes the tug of war’—and evident impatience, after
the first twenty minutes had elapsed, seemed all in a moment
to animate the populace, and witha simultaneous impulse of
the spirit, they rose collectively to the platform, chanting at the:
same time, an “Io triamphe,” probably tothe shade of Wesley.”
The holy man his planks now sepatated “ apparent rari oantcg.
in gurgite. Vesto. | And it was amusing in the extreme, to bes
hold the harmless triumph he reluctantly received, raoanted aud
twining on the dense surface of the moving crowd. fw short,
uninjured and safe, he was conducted through, the principal
streets, where, by particular desire of the Police, he was landed
safe at his lodgings; and restored again to the sympathies of
his afflicted brethren, ‘It is but right to assure the public that’
the gentleman has suffered no manner of injury from the res-
pect ful violence of the Papists. Lis tiara is, L understand, mis+
sing; a circumstance which | am happy to leara has proved the
shop-lifting stery a forgery. [ should have added that his trow-
sers met rather an unpleasant accident by the business, having
received a slight incision trom the bip-to the knee, but is, Lun-
derstand, likely to do well under the inspection of a skilful and
vigilant tailor.¢ This latter accident was the result of a loving:
squeeze from a Sononian rustic, The tent wartles? and dish-
cated ginger-bread standings, which, like every thing earthly,
had yielded tothe press of circumstances, have through the ac+
tivity ot the Police, and that of oar worthy Senesebal, been per
fectly restored to their original order. Does this story, ridicu-
unfortunate Irish, itis this tenacity to your faith that is the
“ gaul and wormweod” to your enemies. Ye Butterworths and
Magees, read in this story, the condemnation of your provely
ing stratagems! Eheu! hinc Lacryma! Fe
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TRISH MiiwEs.
We learn with very great satisfaction, that the extensive do-
mains of the Right Hon. Countess of Autrim, and Edinund )
M‘Donnell, Esq; are immediately iq be wrought, with reference
to their mineral productions, under the direction of some emi-
nent and, distinguished English capitalists. ‘To us, who are ac~
quainted with the geological productions of the vast district of
country herein included having & larger superficial extent thar ;
the entire of the Isle of Man, nearly 2U0,000 English acres, the
first is, in our view, of the greatest possible importance. Ca-
pital and enterprise are alone required to bring to lieht, the vast
resources of {reland. In these domains, which have been in
the possession of the noble family of Antrim, for a period ex-
ceeding six hundred years, are found the valuable ores of cop-
per, lead and iron; the latter in the greatest possible abundance ¢
with coal, limestone, alabaster, beautiful white marble, and mar-
ble of different colours; also porphyry marble, free-stone, the
choicest puttery clays, ochres, and clay of various deseriptions
for porcelain and other uses. Specimens of the white marble
have been submitted to the examination of some of his majes-
ty’s architects, It is found to be rather imperfect in the upper
stratum, bat we apprehend that the opinion of pure white sta-
tuary marble being found, when the mines are opened to a suf--
ficient depth, will be fully confirined, for such we kaow to be
the fact in Italy and the Mediterranean states, whence statuary
marble is annually shipped, in such large quantities ro Englands
Norway, Sweden, and even Russia, have supplied: statuar
marble, and we sce nothing in thenctnal position of trelaad, un>
favourable to the existence of this beautiful material. The wor ke
ing of the marble quarries in this country, will prove of the
greatest importance. By improvements iv machinery, martle .
can now be sawed and polished by the aid of steam and pres~
sure. A steam engine of thirty horse power, is found eapable
of producing, within twelve hours, a gr. ater quantity of wrought. |
marble, in sawing and polishing for pilastres, &c: than can be
effected by one hundred workmen, under the old process ang
manual labour in thy same space of time. Sach powers of ma,
chinery brougit i
into effect on the marble quarries known to ex-
ist here in inexhaustible abundance, must produce wealth to ie
proprietors, and riches to the country. oe
Were it within our province to enter inte detail upon the sub--
ject, we should be gratified in doing so, The inhabitants pf the
northern part of this kingdom, are known to be of a more ac-
tive oharacter than is exemplified in the habits: of our neigh-
bours-in the south; still they stand in need of enterprising ant
stirring capitalists amongst them. The annual importation ofp.
coals from the colleries of Scotland aad England, which pro~
bably exceeds 150,000 tons, delivered every year on the shores
of the county of Antrim, at so great an: expense, and therein.
operating as a serious drawback“on the rising manufactories. is
in evidence of this fact. Very valuable mines of coal exist ow
the Antrim estaie, and when suficiently worked. as they ne-
doubt will sc now, musi produce the most favourable results.to
“Those who came to laugh, mow laugh’d the more.” 7/7
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