The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-10 00:00:00

were not dragged to the po 1, or forced or bribed to
the poll. (Hear, hear.) I met the electors, walk-
ing in calmly in bodies on the roads—no man lead-
ing them, no 11)Pn Oriving them.-----7,ialking up
steadily to the booths to record their votes ae they
freely chose, and in the same quiet and peaceable
manner returning to their homes, conscious of hav-
ing done their duty undeterred by menace, uninflu-
enced by threats. (Cheers.) The county was
covered by military, and I rejoice at it for they appear
witnesses—unimpeachable, and totally disinterested
and uninfluenced witnesses, to the peace and tram
quillity of the county. lear, hear.) I have re-
ceived the same testimony of perveding and undis-
turbed peace and order from every official, from
magistrates who have attended at many 9. contested
election in different parts of Ireland, and the eldest
among Ithaca have testified that in their experience
they never witnessed so peaceable a contested elec-
tion as this. (Cheers.) The officers who commanded
the troops in the different quarters bear witness to
the same fact. The officers of the cavalry who
patrolled the roads of the county have freely given
the same evidence, and declared that in the whole
of their marches they saw no violence, no intimida-
tion---that, in fact, their services were unneeded.
(Hear, hear.) I rejoice as you do, that this great
body of evidence of the peaceable conduct of the
people has been afforded, I may say, by our oppo-
nents, for it was at their request the county was so
garrisoned. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.) I have
said that I should not occupy you with long pro-
fessions of what my conduct will be. It will simply
be, as I have said before, such as becomes the inde-
pendent member for Longford, who seeks to repre-
sent the opinions of his constituents, and nothing
else. (Cheers.) I trust my votes in Parliament
shall be dictated by no other motive but the good
of our common country, to promote the independence
of that country, and the independence of the reli
gion which I hold, in common with more than
three-fourths of the people of Ireland—the freedom
and independence of every class and every section
of the community, (Loud cheers.) I shall reserve
any lengthened explanation of my politics to the
time when I shall come back here to render you an
account of my stewardship, prepared to answer for
every vote I shall give, asking the fullest investiga-
tion of every act of my political life. (Cheers.) I
have only once more to congratulate you heartily
on your triumph, and to thank you from my heart
for having honoured me by selecting me to be your
champion in this battle, and for having conferred
on me the proud distinction of fighting in your
name the battle of the independence of your county,
and of winning it. (Loud and continued cheering.)
Mr. HARRY M'CANN next addressed the meeting
and was loudly applauded. He said—l confess
that from the beginning this was to me a sectarian
fight. I wanted to answer, and you have nobly
answered, the insults of Derry and Belfast. (Hear,
hear, and cheers.) We wanted to show the Eng-
lish people and Government that they could not
with impunity send over here any menial, however
highly titled, to insult our bishops and our people,
and defy us to avenge that insult.
A Voice—A groan for runaway Orange Peel.
(Tremendous groaning.)
Mr. M'CANN—I told the gentlemen who stood
here confronting us this day week that it was as
the menial of Lord Palmerston and the companion
of Sir Robert Peel we were to send from this county
the gentleman who sought re-election at your hands.
(Cries of "Hear, hear.")
Major O'REILLY, M.P.—lt is my pleasing duty,
and one which I am sure will be a pleasure to you
to hear, to move a vote of thanks to our worthy
sheriff`, for his impartial and dignified conduct in
the discharge of the duties of his high office at this
election. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. H. M'CANN—In consequence of the ex-
tremely uncourteous conduct of our 'opponents in
this contest, it becomes my pleasing duty to second
that motion. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The friends
of Colonel White, in their disastrous defeat, forgot
the usages customary with gentlemen on these oc-
casions, and not one of them remained to return
thanks to the sheriff for his courteous demeanour
and impartial conduct in the discharge of the duties
of his office. (Cries of " Shame," and hisses.) I
have therefore great pleasure in seconding Major
O'Reilly's motion. (Loud cheers.)
The proceedings then terminated, and the meet-
ng separated. cheering loudly for Major O'Reilly,
:he Bishop, Mr. M'Cann, &e.