Had our Ministers been so, could they have suffered themselves to be bearded by the Catholic Association for so many years?
C----, if I may take leave to say it, loses sight of _things_ in _names_, when he says that they should not be admitted as Roman Catholics, but simply as British subjects.

The question before us is, Can Protestantism and Popery be coordinate powers in the constitution of a _free_ country, and at the same time Christian belief be in that country a vital principle of action?
I fear not.

Heaven grant I may be deceived! W.W.[92] [92] _Memoirs_, ii.

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_Of the Roman Catholic Emancipation Bill_.
LETTER TO THE EARL OF LONSDALE.
Rydal Mount, Wednesday.
MY LORD, * * * * * There is one point also delicate to touch upon and hazardous to deal with, but of prime importance in this crisis.