Capítulo 1573: Chapter 12: World Peace Ambassador Palrston (Part 2)
To help Arthur conduct himself wisely, Palrston began to chat with him about the story behind the Catholic Emancipation Act.
“Arthur, did you know? Actually, compared to Earl Dalmo and Lord Brougham, our personalities and temperants are more alike. We both have an infinite passion for our work, preferring to work diligently rather than being all talk. But because of our personalities, we are often misunderstood by the outside world.”
Arthur couldn’t understand what nerve Palrston had struck today; first, he spoke to him in a sarcastic tone, and now he started to build connections with him.
However, as long as things aren’t as bad as privately described by the Duke of Wellington and Sir Peel, Arthur wouldn’t mind playing along with this Foreign Secretary, as David Eckett’s “Divine Inspiration” wasn’t part of his plan, and he wasn’t ready to overturn the table so quickly with Palrston yet.
Especially considering the possibility of this fellow becoming Pri Minister in the future, it would indeed be unwise to escalate the situation beyond control.
But, given Palrston’s previous attacks, Arthur didn’t forget to remind him with a sarcastic jab: “Perhaps the outside world does misunderstand , but I have nothing to complain about. After all, it was I who ordered the gunfire under the Tower of London. But as Sir Peel said, if soone must make a mistake, then I’d rather it be than Britain. And having the police intervene is better than directly deploying the Army’s cavalry.”
Palrston certainly knew what Arthur referred to, as he was the Minister of War who signed the order to deploy the cavalry to suppress the 60,000-strong assembly in Manchester, which led to the Peterloo Massacre.
It’s just due to having Ho Secretary Viscount Sidmouth draw the fire in front, many people forgot to ponder how the Ho Secretary managed to deploy the cavalry.
Palrston didn’t know whether he felt guiltless or simply didn’t want to revisit the dark past; he lightly brushed over this chapter.
“Arthur, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Many people don’t know why I transford from a Tory into a Whig, and so even question if I were just a simple turncoat. But if we were to elaborate, this matter might have sothing to do with you.”
“Related to ?” Arthur said with an unchanged expression: “Perhaps you flatter too much. At the ti, I was either still studying at university or struggling in the mud pits of Greenwich. Are you saying I sent a Devil to confuse your mind?”
“Certainly not.”
Palrston began: “In January 1828, when the Duke of Wellington ascended as Pri Minister, the next day he summoned for a eting, hoping I would beco a mber of his Cabinet. However, before giving the Duke my final answer, I made two requests of him. First, I hoped every Cabinet mber could freely propose suggestions in the Cabinet or Parliant based on their judgnt. In any situation, the Governnt, when distributing power or exerting influence regarding issues related to Catholicism, must maintain a strictly neutral stance. Especially when supporting candidates, they shouldn’t differentiate based on their views on this issue.
Secondly, I hoped both parties could reach a consensus that the positions of Governor of Ireland and Governor of Ireland should be imdiately replaced with candidates who hold a less hostile stance on Catholicism, as I believe this condition is crucial for peace and stability in Ireland. But the Duke was more skilled at setting conditions than accepting restrictions, showing reluctance to make specific promises, instead shrugging off the issue. He said the key to the first question lies in whether he’s an honest man, and the second in whether he’s mad. Having governed Ireland himself, he deeply understood the chaos that sending soone like I described would cause in Ireland; hence, he completely refused to do so.
I stated that given the first point, I had no doubts about him and Peel. But upon observing that Bathurst held a high position in the Governnt, while Goulburn was in the Treasury, and given the facts I’ve personally witnessed several tis before, I couldn’t consider this consensus as self-evident. He replied, well, then I’ll submit your na. I said I seed to care about these issues more than he did, thus I must take so ti for deep contemplation. As I left, the Duke said he would wait for my answer. But, well…”
Arthur once imagined what issue caused Palrston to break with the Tory Party, but he never thought the reason would be the Catholic Emancipation issue.
Palrston continued: “Of course, I must admit, Peel was quite an outstanding person, during that ti Peel exhibited extre enlightennt on all issues except Catholic Emancipation. This included establishing Scotland Yard and abolishing the Bloody Act. As for his hesitation on Catholic Emancipation, I can only speculate that it was primarily because he was bound by previous election promises. His constituency then was at Oxford University, and this constituency would never relent on the issue of Catholic Emancipation.”
Palrston walked, lanting Arthur’s good fortune: “Arthur, I must say, you have quite a bit of good luck. Without Catholic Emancipation, you wouldn’t have reached your current position. If our King were still George IV, and you were a Catholic, you wouldn’t possibly beco a Junior Knight. You must know, when our King William was still the Duke of Clarence, he was also a supporter of Catholicism; for this, he even argued with his brothers. Having enjoyed the benefits of freedom and progress, you should correct your attitude, not be planning to obstruct freedom and progress.”
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