History will now inform us of the sequel. In place of permitting the Irish Catholic to possess that for which all the Ecclesiastics had forfeited all their property. The reward of the patronage of the government was held out as an inducement to the laity to desert their Religion, and the property of those who remained obstinate was in a variety of ways offered as a boon to those who would become members of the new Religion. Protestantism, ProPERTY AND PATRONAGE, were offered in exchange for simple CATHOLICITY,—and some few were found who made the bargain. The contract was fulfilled with them, and thus most of the lay Catholies also paid their propirty as the purchase for their Religion. In all conscience this was price enough. The party which embraced the English Religion enjoyed English favour and Irish property, and were considered the only free subjects of the State. The Irish Catholic Priest was a more obnoxious animal than the wolf, and he was hunted with proportionate anxiety. The poor layman (for then he was poor indeed), afforded him a hole in which to hide, and as the professors of the other Region, were but thiny scattered through, the country-be sometimes ven Jured to offer the holy Sacritice in some cave or in the recess of a glen, wirilst a few of his flock were placed in proper stations at some distance to give notice if a Protestant appeared. After the celebration of the divine mysteries, the congregation gradually stole away, lest if too many at a time were seen it might give room for suspicion. Sometimes too, and not unfrequently, even in those. days of terror, liberal Protestants were found, whom the barbarity of the law had not unbumanized, and they sometimes gave shelter and support to the trembling Priest, whose zeal led him to expose bineself to the variety of quemies whom he had to encounter in this land of Catholicity, that he might administer consolation and assistance to his flock. Thus after the clergy had given up their livings, and the laity had parted with their property for the preservation of their Religion; they were not permitted to exercise it, a though in addition to all this by one of the articles of the treaty of L Limerick Limerick, it was further secured to them, and then, the unfortunate Catholic was charged with holding the prin ciple, "That no faith was to be kept with Heretics." It is a principle of human nature that we know the hearts of others chiefly by our own-man forms his opinion of man from reasoning by analogy from himself. They who nade this charge upon the Catholic consulted THEIR OWN HEARTS before they made it. * After years of persecution the Protestant wanted the assistance of the Catholic; and during the Insurrection ju Scotland, An English Peer who was Lord Lieuteaant of Ireland, knew how to smile, and to flatter, and to soothe, and to caress, and to promise relief to the heartbroken Irish Catholic, because England thought it may be necessary to use him as a dog of war against the Highlanders. But when Scotland was quiet, and the Irish Catholic was not wanted, then the promises were forgotten there were no caresses; the day of soothing had gone by; flattery was out of date, and the castle resumed its frown. The unsuspecting fool always thought that others were as ingenuous as himself, and could never believe that they int ded to deceive him, until he had been betrayed. Because his own heart was innocent, he could not suspect others to be knaves. When America spurned the controul of Britain, then again the Irish Catholic was wanted-He obtained some small relief, and was not openly prevented from going to Mass. He was allowed to "sustain the power that spurned him; to nerve the arm that smole him" and generously permitted to swear that he would defend his Majesty and his Government against all attempts to subvert itbut yet it was only upon condition of his renouncing every right of a freeman he was allowed to exercise occasially and in a very stinted manner, that Religion, the retention of which his forefathers and his Clergy had purchased at the price of all their property and some of their blood, and which King William promised them, upon the word and honour of an English king, they should fully enjoy !!! The Catholic began to shew himself, and the Priest * Lord Chesterfield. ventured to bask a little in the sun. Men began to enquire, and soine little spirit of liberality began to diffuse itself amongst the Protestants-Catholics ventured more into business and began to acquire property-The French Revolution broke out. The English Government feared lest the same spirit of insubordination should spread to Ireland, and gave directions, upon the application of the Catholics, that they should be treated with some little in dulgence. The soil which the Irish Protestant Landlord possessed was but of little value, because the Popish ́ slave who tilled it, had scarcely any interest in its improvement, as it was scarcely reclaimed when his term expired, and some other person stepped into the enjoyment of the fruit of his labours and even though he was not abliged thus to give it up, yet he might be deprived of it by any Protestant who could prove that it was valuable to the Papist, This evil required a remedy for the benefit of the landlord. Thus again the Catholic obtained a little relaxation. And when a plan was laid for the education of the Catholic Clergy upon a seale adéquate to the wants of the country, its completion was prevented by the granting of aninadequate sum given mostly with expressed reluctance. The Catholic Clergy and Laity having long since paid their property for leave to practice their Religion, and altho' the property was never returned, yet were they not for a long time permitted to exercise that Religion; and when they were, it was upon condition of their renouncing the rights of freemen-in order that one small party may rule the entire nation, they now began to request that they obtain should permission to profess and practice it without suffering any penalties or disabilities upon that account. They were not attended to-but when the Euglish party wanted to carry the measure of a Legislative Union, and thought the assistance of the Catholics useful, they promised that every thing should be done after that measure was accomplished,and they procured even the most hostile opposer of their claims,* to say that then it would be a barinless measure to allow them the free exercise of their Religion. Just at this moment a plot was hatched that in the event of the bestowing freedom upon the Ca* Duigenan. Limerick, it was further secured to them, and then the unfortunate Catholic was charged with holding the principle, "That no faith was to be kept with Heretics." It is a principle of human nature that we know the heart of others chiefly by our own-man forms his opinion man from reasoning by analogy from himself. They w nade this charge upon the Catholic consulted THE OWN HEARTS before they made it. t * After years of persecution the Protestant wanted assistance of the Catholic; and during the Insurre ju Scotland, An English Peer who was Lord Li nant of Ireland, knew how to smile, and to fatter, soothe, and to caress, and to promise relief to the broken Irish Catholic, because England thought be necessary to use him as a dog of war agai Highlanders. But when Scotland was quiet, and Catholic was not wanted, then the promises wer teu there were no caresses; the day of soot gone by; flattery was out of date, and the cas ed its frown. The unsuspecting fool alway's th others were as ingenuous as himself, and coul lieve that they int⚫ ded to deceive him, until i betrayed. Because his own heart was innocent, ..suspect others to be knaves. When America spurned the controul of again the Irish Catholic was wanted-He small relief, and was not openly prevented Mass. He was allowed to "sustain the po ed him; to nerve the arm that smole him" ly permitted to swear that he would defe and his Government against all attempts but yet it was only upon condition of his ry right of a freeman he was allowed to ally and in a very stinted manner, that tention of which his forefathers and his chased at the price of all their property blood, and which King William prom word and honour of an English king enjoy !!! The Catholic began to shew hims |