religion shall be tolerated.-Surely as brethren, being the creatures of this liberal conduct on the part of the same heavenly father, and, hava catholic people whose colour is ing an equal right to worship God as black as their religious principles in the way they think best; and, as are represented to be, by some of they bear the burdens and share the the white natives of this bragging dangers of the state as well as others, land of freedom, will silence the it is unjust to deny them equal privifoul and bloated calumnies of the leges: hence we disclaim all title or latter, and induce them to adopt inclination to deny them the same the example thus set them by men privileges which we claim ourselves, who but a few years ago were the for by attempting to do so we immeslaves of a few rich European plant- diately become inconsistent; whoers, by granting religious emancipa- ever would deny to the catholics such tion to the English and Irish bond-a privilege is not a genuine friend slaves to protestantism, who are al- of true liberty; the catholics should lowed by their task-masters to spill be invited and welcomed to join their blood in defence, and 'con-heart and hand with their brethren tribute their money to the exigen- the protestants in their constitu cies, of the state, but are not per- tional efforts to procure an ameli▾ mitted to reap the rewards due to oration and reformation of all cortheir steady and faithful behaviour. ruption and intolerance in the church and state, which are incompatible with the pure and primary constitution of our country; that we abhor the practices of venal and timeserving men, who, for ages past, and when Bonaparte achieved what their prayers could never accomplish, such was their inconsistency, that they prayed against the very man who has been instrumental in fulfil From the truly liberal and tolerant sentiments contained in the following resolution, agreed to at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Glasgow, convened to consider of the best means to remove the pre-prayed for the downfal of the pope; sent grievances of the country, and held on the 7th of January last, we augur the most favourable re sults, should they be generally adopted, as nothing can tend more to the restoration of public harmonying their prayers; and, in so doing, and confidence between the catholics and protestants of this country, which so happily prevails in America, as the inculcation of pure motives of charity towards each other. "That considering the many large meetings which have taken place in its vicinity, at which many rational and able resolutions have been passed, it would appear ostentatious in this meeting to say any more upon that subject; therefore it is resolved that our sentiments and wishes, having been mostly anticipated and expressed by the many large and respectable meetings in and about Glasgow, in whose resolutions. we heartily concur: and, moreover, that we hold the pope and his apherents they prayed against their own prayers. Now, that the pope is raised to his former power by the blood and treasure of our country, these temporising men remain mute. Not a word against his holiness; yet still his followers are denied the same benefits that other members of the state enjoy, which shews the inconsistency and hypocrisy of corrupt and designing men, both in church and state. Solomon says, to respect persons is not good; yet for a piece of bread men will transgress. We trust the time is not far distant when Scotchmen may serve their king and country, without the disgrace of ab juring their religion as by law esta blished." Printed by W. E. ANDREWS, Garlick-hill, Bow-lane, London. DISGRACEFUL TRANSACTIONS OF THE VETOISTS. termination of both clergy and peo ple to resist the attempts now making to bring the spiritual rights of Christ's church under the influence of lay dominion, and that too of an heterodox kind, would retrace their erroneous steps, in countenancing such impious designs, and renouncing their mistaken opinions, place themselves in their proper stations, at the head of the people, thus forming one united phalanx in petitioning for a restoration of those civil privileges of which our forefathers were deprived at a period of infamy and iniquity, unexampled in the annals of our country. But, alas! the spirit of servility, the desire of gaining their lost immunities, by any means whatsoever, has obtained so powerful an ascendancy over the minds of the greater part of our titled members, I owed my intention to hisverfol T was my intention to have foldisquisitions on the subject of civil and religious liberty, which have headed the preceding numbers, but a circumstance of the utmost importance to the catholics of this kingdom has transpired since my last publica tion, which calls upon me to postpone the design, for the purpose of communicating the particulars of this event to my readers, with such accompanying remarks as the conduct of the actors therein may appear deserving. In my comments on the insidious report of Sir John Hippisley last month, I slightly alluded to the dangerous behaviour of the vetoistical party, in tampering with the pretended friends of emancipation, and I cautioned them of the perilous con-that no efforts, no sacrifices, on the sequences to religion which would part of the people appear to have any probably ensue from their servile force or effect upon them.-On the disposition to become the tools of contrary, they seem resolved to forefaction, as well as the hazard to go their legitimate situations, in orwhich they would expose their own der to become the panders of politisouls, by the abandonment of the most cal corruptionists. To substantiate honourable principles which bind this charge, we have only to take a man to his Maker, and fit him for brief retrospective view of the prosociety, for the purpose of gratifying ceedings of this mischief-making a selfish vanity to obtain a seat in party, since the introduction of the the senate, or the empty honour of unconstitutional clauses of the reliefsome civic title.-I did flatter my- bill of 1813 into the house of comself, that those individuals, whose mons, to the disgraceful transactions rank and influence entitle them to which took place a few day since in take a lead in the temporal affairs Dublin. First then it must be observconcerning our body, seeing the de-ed, the rejection of the before-menORTHOD. JOUR. VOL. V. G those resolutions. He strongly reprobated the base traffic which was attempted to be carried on, of a portion of the catholic religion for temporal advantages. Mr. O'Connell, next spoke, and a considerable degree of discussion arose on his speech. There were many points upon which he insisted, and which were admitted by the opposite speakers. Our readers will be able at once to form a proper estimate of the motives of "the seceders," from an abstract of what occurred on Mr. O'Connell's speech. "He first pointed out the weakness and imbecility of the catholic cause. last year, which he traced to the division and dissension in the catholic body. This was freely and fully admitted. "He then adverted to the reasons by which "the seceders" had last year justified their division. First, Intemperance. He asserted, that there was not now a shadow of intemperance; and this was admitted ou all hands. << Secondly, The introduction of extraneous topics. He asserted, that all extraneous topics had then been abandoned, and this also was admitted. "Thirdly, Taking away the petition from Mr. Graltan. This point he of fered to concede. It could easily be done, without interfering with the petition in Sir H. Parnell's hands. Another petition may be instantly prepared to be given to Mr. Grattan, and that petition Mr. O'Connell offered to sign, if it excluded the veto. "Fourthly, The want of any offer of conciliation or arrangement in the petitions of the people. Even this had been obviated. The people this year had adopted a petition already signed by Lord Fingal and Lord Southwell, Sir Edward Bellew, and others; and had actually given up the point of simple repeal by acceding to the only arrangement which was short of the veto, domestic nomination. "These were all the alleged causes of dissension and division. The popular party had conceded or were ready to concede them all, and Mr. O'Connell further offered any other concession which could procure unanimity; any thing con. nected with an express or implied assent to any vetoistical measure always excepted. "He then called on "the seceders" to say whether they would do any thing, or take any one step for unanimity, and to this question, though repeatedly put, he could get no reply, "He lastly shewed, that before this meeting there was perfect unanimity; and if the seceders did not, by now coming forward, take away from the catholic cause the strength which unanimity would otherwise give it, there was, in the state of affairs at present, the greatest likelihood of complete success, unless the cause was retarded and embarrassed by conflicting petitions, and discordant petitioners. "He concluded by entreating, at all events, further deliberation, and an adjournment for three of four days with a committee, to consist of-Sir Edward Bellew, Randal M'Donnell, James Connolly, and Nicholas Mahon, esquires, who could meet in the meantime from day to day, and consider whether there were any means of reconciling all parties in the catholic body, and procuring unanimity. "Mr. James Connolly moved an ad journment until Saturday, according to Mr. O'Connell's suggestion; and his motion was very ably seconded by counsellor Howley, who, in a very eloquent speech, pointed out the mischiefs and misery arising from our dissensions. It was also supported by Mr. Randal M'Donnell, who said the meeting would be inexcusable towards the country, unless it did at least make an attempt at conciliation. "This attempt at conciliation was so injurious to those who pay counsellor Bellew his salary out of the money of the people, that he opposed any attempt to reconcile the catholics, and called for an immediate adoption of his b:o her's resolution. Counsellor Lynch, another pensioner, supported him; and the cause of dissension was also sustained by Lord Southwell from the chair, who, totally forgetting the impartiality of a chairman, delivered repeated opinions against any attempt at conciliation, unless the popular party would accede to vetoistical arrangements. He said more than once that there could not be unanimity on any other terms. "The question was then put, whether an attempt should be made to procure unanimity. For the ayes, there were reckoned only four votes, the chairman having incapacitated Mr. Mahon, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. M'Loghlin, Mr. O'Kel- | sure of their disgraceful proceedings, were Iy, and five or six other gentlemen who not "Trimbleston petitioners." The four were Randal M'Donnell, James Connolly, John Howley, and P. Felan, esquires. Against making any effort for unanimity, there were fourteen votes, viz.-Counsellors Bellew, a pensioner, Lynch, a pensioner, Magan, Lyne, Barry, Cruise, and O'Regan;-Nowlan a lawyer, Sir E. Bellew, a Mr. O'Connor, we believe, a merchant, and three youths, whose names we do not know. "Thus then these eight counsellors, most of whom are utterly unknown to our readers, aided by sir Edward Bellew, and the Mr. O'Connor above al huded to, with three youths, just escaped, in all probability, from au English school, have totally rejected all affectation of wishing to strengthen the catholic cause by unanimity, or of concealing any longer their ardent desire for a veto. "Mr. O'Connell rose and said, that he had done his duty-he had exerted every faculty of his mind and every good feeling of his heart to promote unanimity; he had taken away all pretext, all colour or shadow of excuse from the few who set themselves up in opposition to the catholic body, and made them by their own act demonstrate that they only sought for dissension and distraction, and had no other ultimate object but to encrease the corrupt influence of the ministry, at the expence of the religion and liberty of Ireland. He would no longer consent to remain amongst them, but he would announce to them this undoubted truth, that their puny efforts for a veto were poor and impotent, and would be blast ed by the voice of the catholic clergy and the people of Ireland, whose zealous, honest, and conscientious opposi tion to that measure only accumulated as the attempt to betray them appeared more manifest. It was ridiculous to expect success, for that measure, from such miserable support against the universal voice of Ireland. "Mr. O'Connell and the other gentlemen of the popular party then with drew." Here, reader, we find these infatuated men again experiencing the sure fruits of a system of chicanery and delusion; but the public expo and the inward shame which they must feel at this memorable defeat, does not appear to have wrought any conviction on their minds, as, from the following correspondence, they seem determined to persist in their indecent violation of every principle of public faith, and respect for the rights of their pastors and the people. On the day succeeding the meeting, the 5th of February, the Lord Southwell addressed the annexed letter to Mr. Grattan : "DEAR SIR,-I have the honour. of inclosing to you the copy of a resolution adopted by a meeting convened by public advertisement, and held yesterday, of the catholics who had signed a petition transmitted to you last year by Lord Trimbleston. You will perceive, by this resolu tion, that the meeting, adhering to the principles contained in the petition referred to, are desirous that you would be pleased to ground a motion on the prayer of it, on as early a day as you may think proper in the present session of parliament. Allow me, in their name, to request of you a compliance with their wishes, and to state, that I shall feel gratified, as their chairman, by receiving a communicatiou of your intentions on the subject. I have the honour to be, dear sir, your most obedient servant, SOUTHWELL." To this letter Mr. Grattati, two days after, sent the subjoined reply "DEAR LORD, I had the honour of receiving your lordship's letter, together with the resolution of a meeting of catholics, held on the 4th of this month, expressing a wish that I should move on their petition, presented the last session of parliament. In answer to which, I beg that your lordship will return my thanks to the meeting for the continuance of their confidence, and assure them that I shall move upon their petition at an early day this session of parliament. respect, their very faithful humble Please to add, that I am, with much | nourable Henry Grattan, respectfully asking them to move on the prayer of the same, on such early day in the present session of parliament, as to them respectively shall seem fit." It is impossible not to be diverted at the grotesque appearance which the noble and right honourable corThe above circular there is no respondents exhibit in this ridiculous doubt was sent to the different newsbut designing farce. -. The former re offices by the chief manager of the presents himself the chairman of a entire conspiracy, the intriguing lawmeeting of "The Catholics" who yer of Lincoln's inn, for the express signed the Trimbleston veto peti- purport of deceiving the people of tion, although the number present England, who are generally as igwas no more than eighteen out of norant of the transactions of the nine hundred, four of whom opposed sister country as of those in our Inthe proceedings; and the latter, who | dian colonies. - A meeting of nobleonce possessed the esteem and re- men and gentlemen, indeed! Ought spect of five millions of his country- it not rather to have been stated as men, now congratulates himself with the meeting of one lord, his brother, ، the continuance of the confidence" a baronet, eight barristers, two of of fourteen individuals!!-How pal- whom are pensioners, a lawyer, a try, how degraded, even in their own | merchant, and two merchant's clerks, eyes,must men appear, when they find who were the only individuals comthemselves obliged to resort to such posing this very numerous and im miserable shifts as these, in order to portant meeting, that requested Mr. carry an appearance of public consi- Grattan, to bring forward the quesderation! But the concluding scene tion of emancipation, on terms so in this act of the drama is yet to be obnoxious to the catholic body. related. On the 11th of this month, the following pompous advertisement was inserted in The Morning Chronicle, and appeared also in several other public prints in the me-ently disgusted with the conduct of tropolis : "CATHOLIC AFFAIRS.-At a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen who signed the catholic petition presented to the house of commons, last session, by Mr. Grattan, convened by public advertisement, which was held at the house of Sir Edward Bellew, bart. in Eccles-street, Dublin, lord viscount Southwell in the chair, the following resolution was moved and adopted by the meeting: "Resolved, that adhering to the principles contained in the catholic petition presented to the house of commons, by the right honourable Henry Grattan, during the last session of parliament, we request that our chairman will write to the earl of Donoughmore, and the right ho | To make any further remarks on these scandalous proceedings would be an insult to the understandings of my readers, who must be suffici the performers; but I cannot refrain from observing that it is neces sary and highly incumbent on the catholic part of them to bestir them. selves in time, to frustrate the plans | laid by our pretended friends and false brethren, to subvert the religion of our hearts, and the liberties of our country.- .Our brethren in Ireland are on the alert; a meeting has alalready taken place upon the subject, and another aggregate meeting is in contemplation for the 25th at Dublin. My opinion is, that an attempt will be made this session, by Mr. Grattan, and sir John Hippisley, under the auspices of lord Castlereagh and Mr Canning, to ground a veto bill on the repor presented to the house of comm on |