. The history of Ireland : from the earliest period to the present time; derived from native annals, and from the researches of Dr. O'Donovan, Eugene Curry, C. P. Meehan, R. R. Madden, and other eminent scholars, and from all the resources of Irish history now available. live upon the principleof subordination than the Presbyte-Iians. Since I last had the pleasure ofconversing with you on this measure,I have endeavored to find out whatthe temper and wishes of the Catholicclergy and laity are upon this sub-ject I mentioned to you that Di. Moylan, whom I look upon as oneof the most discreet and
. The history of Ireland : from the earliest period to the present time; derived from native annals, and from the researches of Dr. O'Donovan, Eugene Curry, C. P. Meehan, R. R. Madden, and other eminent scholars, and from all the resources of Irish history now available. live upon the principleof subordination than the Presbyte-Iians. Since I last had the pleasure ofconversing with you on this measure,I have endeavored to find out whatthe temper and wishes of the Catholicclergy and laity are upon this sub-ject I mentioned to you that Di. Moylan, whom I look upon as oneof the most discreet and respectable ofthe body, had expressed to Lord Corn-wallis, in London, a conviction that theRoman Catholic clergy would, underthe present circumstances, gratefullyaccept a provision from the State. Ihave since had reason to know thatDr. Troy, titular archbishop of Dublin,holds the same language. I am in-clined to infer that these two personsspeak the sentiments of the body oftheir clergy. Lord Fingall lately, to afriend of mine, expressed similar opin-ions and wishes on his own part that the measure was taken up The well-disposed Catholics, both clergyand laity, are sincerely desirous thatthis measure should be accomplished,and would solicit it in the most earnest. ITEE PATRIOT &MAilT\Ti OF 18 03 NEWYOT^K TB:OMAS.:p,TiLl 1 OUTBREAKS IN LIMElRICK AND TIPPERARY. 713 manner from government, if they hadreason to know that their wishes wouldbe gratified ; yet, as things now stand,I do not conceive that it could beeither expected or indeed desired that they should make the application To soften religious contention and an-imosity in Ireland, and to bring itgradually to a temper which shall, infuture wars, deprive our foreign enemiesof a certain ally in the resentful feelingsof one of two contending parties, someeffort must be made by the State tomitigate the struggle, which I see nomeans it has of accomplishing, if seven-eighths of our population are to re-main wholly out of the reach
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