Substance of a Speech Delivered in the General Assembly, on Wednesday the Twenty-Second of May, 1839 Respecting the Decision of the House of Lords on - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1839 Excerpt: ... SUBSTANCE OF A SPEECH, &c. Before entering upon this discussion, it is right for me to state, that I do not stand here as the representative of any party; and that I disclaim all party fellowship with any section of this Assembly. There is one reason special to myself,' why the position to which we are now brought, in virtue of this decision by the House of Lords, should be to my mind not so embarrassing, not so inexplicable, as many do imagine it. I, who first moved the Veto law, which has now had an adverse sentence pronounced upon it by the highest civil judicatory in this realm, feel no difficulty at least in stating my own view of the course which ought in consequence thereof to be taken. It may look a little overwhelming, first to have made a motion which was defeated in the Assembly by a majority of twelve; and then, after it had been carried on the following year by another, to have it again defeated, or rather overborne by a power without the Assembly, and that too a power, resistance to which might put to hazard the very existence of the church establishment in Scotland. This looks formidable enough; and yet I am at no loss for what 1 deem our clear and incumbent part, which, if but adopted, will I think make good for us a clear and satisfactory outgoing to the whole of the perplexity. I have only to repeat the suggestion which I made six years ago, at the outset of this measure, to its friends and supporters; and which I dare say they now regret they have not acted on. What I then thought and wished, and to which at that time 1 gave utterance in a club or conclave of advisers, I have only now to declare aloud in the open Assembly. The identical thing which then was whispered in the ear, I have only now to proclaim upon the house-top. The truth is...

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