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concurrence with all my venerable confreres , to impress upon the minds and hearts of all those committed to our spiritual care , sentiments of true Christian charity , moderation , and kind forbearance , towards all men without exception . " I beg * your Grace will excuse the length of this letter , and vouchsafe to consider it as a proof of my unfeigned regard , and of the sincere respect with which I have the honour to remain " , My Lord Duke , " Your Grace ' s most obedient and humble servant ,
" R . CURTIS . " We have observed that the Primate ' s sermon is not a very good one . The public , however , was not long deprived of a suitable " improvement" of so promising a theme . We now allude to the excellent letter of the late Lord Lieutenant , the Marquis of Anglesea , who most adroitly seized the license given him by the unofficial acts of the Premier to say his say in the following letter to the same correspondent : " Phoenix Park , Dec . 23 , 1828 .
"Most Reverend Sir , — I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of vour letter of the 22 d , covering that which you received from the Duke of Wellington of the 11 th instant ; together with a copy of your answer to it . " I thank you for the confidence you have reposed in me . € t Your letter gives me information upon a subject of the highest interest . I did not know the precise sentiments of the Duke of Wellington upon the present state of the Catholic question . Knowing it , I shall venture to offer my opinion upon the course that it behoves the Catholics to pursue .
" Perfectly convinced that the final and cordial settlement of this great question can alone give peace , prosperity , and harmony , to all classes of subjects in this kingdom , I must acknowledge my disappointment on learning that there is no prospect of its being effected during the ensuing session of Parliament . I , however , derive some consolation from observing that his Grace is not wholl y adverse to the measure ; for if he can be induced to promote it , he , of all men , will have the greatest facility of carrying it into effect .
" If I am correct in this opinion , it is obviously most important that the Duke of Wellington should be propitiated , that no obstacle that can by possibility be avoided should be thrown in his way ; that all personal and offensive insinuations should be suppressed ; and that ample allowances should be made for the difficulties of his situation . " Difficult it certainly is ; for he has to overcome the very strong prejudices and the interested motives of many persons of the highest influence , as well as to allay the real alarms of many of the more ignorant Protestants .
' * I differ from the opinion of the Duke , that an attempt should be made to * bury in oblivion the question for a short time : ' first , because the thing is utterly impossible ; and next , because if the thing were possible , I fear that advantage might be taken of the pause , by representing it as a panic achieved by the late violent reaction , and by proclaiming , that if the Government at once and peremptorily decided against concession , the Catholics would cease to agitate—and then all the miseries of the last years of Ireland will be to be reacted .
" What I do recommend is , that the measure should not be for a moment lost sight of ; that anxiety should continue to be manifested ; that all constitutional ( in contradistinction to merely legal ) mean 3 should be resorted to , to forward the cause ; but that , at the same time , the most patient forbearance , the most submissive obedience to the laws , should be inculcated , that no personal and offensive language should be held towards those who oppose the claims . " Personality offers no advantage , it effects no good ; on the contrary , it offends , and confirms predisposed aversion . Let the Catholic trust to the
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112 Catholic Question .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1829, page 112, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2569/page/40/
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