The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-12
ELECTIONS IN IRELAND.
From The London Times.

ELECTIONS in IRELAND.
| From The London Times.
| One of the earliest Irish elections was for Malow
a borough in that county; and there the war-whoop
was led oil by couple of priests named McCarty and
Collins. Father Collins eaped upon the hustings 10
complain that the Conservatives had been unfairly
admitted into the Court House before the stipulated
time but being ne elector his reverence inter
rnpted by the Conservative part of the audience, TO
whom he was stoutly roaring, " We able to give
| you a laheiing any way" when he stopped Ivy
a Glamour of shouts and Kisses Father McCarty, an
athletic man, then rushing forward and screamed out
with the most violent gestures ~ his shows you what
shout the blood hounds would give hen rushing to
the slaughter Of Roman Catholics" Mr. r. VIM
Conservative retorted that not the Professionals but
Mccarthy and his party, were the blood hounds and
specified two whom he had been Obliged ito swear
his life against" While this went on, the two priests
stood shaking their clenched fists at Mr. Wnn Father
Mccarthy exclming We will never forget the ma
| hgnity of putty that has tramped us" (Yells)
Counsellor Longied appealed 10 Father Collins, ask
| ing If he would get hearing for Mr. Longfell, the
Conservative candidate and his friends Father Col
hns-"l will not suppress public feeling" Counsellor
Longheld-'We only want you to suppress outrage" .
Father Collins" You are mere things of clay; you
have no souls you are mere wo-legged animals, 10
whom nature by mistake gave the human form"
What followed we suboin in the words Of the
| porter
Father Collins then cried out to open the court
and let in the people, when another priest into
/
10000 TO 80 900 people, tina, the Tories had taken
possession OF the left gallery and for them rush up
the stairs, break in the door, and throw them
Immediately the doors being opened, the rush
that made into the building shook the stoutest
heart, and even made the priests quake for their
safety though in the hands of their party
Every gentleman in the body of the court forced
| from his place, and closely jammed round by the
mob. Father Collins then endeavored TO mount
above the rest and waived hite handkerchief call
ing for cheer for the people, which was responded
to a." haul the ma ,he roes which was an 5.
gined in which they had been instructed parochally
| during the last three weeks. Now the attack com
menced the door of the gallery in which the Con-
| servatves which was defended from within for
some time amidst yells from the mob in the body Of
| the building TO tear the CUTS out of -- Orange
men 7 Al length the door was shvered to pieces by
sedging il with stones on the outside and the breach
was defended from within for few minutes, until
the rufians being numerous for the small band
that tried to oppose them, and being evidently deter
mined slaughter, the Conservatives had to give
way, when some of them threw themselves from The
gallery down the dense mass below, and the re-
mainder flung over the ratings This did
not satisfy the blood-thlrsy wre,ches, who per-
ceivng that Mr.. Longfeld, his proposer, seconder,
agents and friends beneath them mount
ed the gallery, and leaped on the heads Of those
gentlemen who had no means of escape as they were
pressed together by the mob surrounding them at
all points During this scene the rufians in the
lower part of the court we're yelling on the despera
does above, amidst which were to be heard, Murder
| the - Orangemen the cries of the injured, the
screams of those who nothing before them but
death many of whom the Radical candidates
| own friends, and the shouts OF DIR. Linehano and
Mr. Beadde both justices of the peace to spare The
| lives of the Tories Here Mr. Ware, justice Of the
peace called upon the stpendary for assistance to
endeavor protect the lives of those who were in
jeopardy but the stipendaiy unable to sill, and
the fright he appeared in seemed to make HIM regret
that he had taken the precautions he was bound
to have taken. There he was in the closely packed
crowd, looking up Father Collins in the most pite-
Gus manner imploring him to save their hives. II
would be very difficult to supply precedent Tor the
situation in which the hapess s,ipendlary was placed
with troop Of Dragons, large body OF infantry
and 400 or 500 police under his command but winch
through his indscretion he had off all commune
cation WITH and was consequently obliged TO beseech
the protection of an electioneelng pnest, who had at
his back rabble Of 10000 10000 ieroc,ous ruff
/ fans who were engaged in tramping and assault
ing gentlemen who had assembled IN the discharge OF
their public duty, but TO whom the authority Vouch-
sufed no protection Mr. Ware having frequently
called on the stipendary to the lives OF her Ma
es,y's subjects Mr. Smith the stipendlary, said that
he would get in the police if he himself could get out,
to which Father Collins replied, Let the people
alone don, attempt to interfere with ,hemi know
their emper-you are a stranger. Don't mind what
Mr.. Ware here says TO you.
| Counsellor Longfeid.-lc call on the seneschal to
adjourn the court.
Father Collins Never mind that hot headed
man. ttowllng, with cries OF CONN them boys,
quiet f Kill Fitzsimmon and Orange Longfrld.
Quiet, boys; Tremendous uproar, with cries Of
Tear the gu S out of theml] This was followed IN
the the day by other scenes equally disgust
ing and lamen'at.e."
We are gileved though of course not surprised 10
find that these atrocities answered their end and that
Mr. Longfed rwhen,ed by this desperate nnida-..
ton was driven from the field and Is lett to WORK out
his distant and costly remedy by petition to me House
| of Commons.
We have not yet done with the district OF Cofk'
The Ideal uapers are filled with details of the most
horrible outiages the persons o. me Consecutive
voters at the election io Cork city Among the most
aon,Il'ng was the attack on Mr. Norwood, whose
skull was broken IN hIdeous manner. In the houses
of many Protesants it became necessary TO place
Guard Of police in order to save the premises from alb
soluie Destruction The Cork Constitution does iull
! Justice 10 the perfection Of The prestly tactics.
! The organization complete. Every enemy
was marked and as he Quilted the booth, chalk on
his back iended him TO Justice II the military
were outside, execution deferred but they dog
ped him TIL the danger past, and then shout or
a wink pointed him out for vengeance The women
were usually the first the courageous men came
after, and the unfortunate fellow was beat, and cut
and ramped When Mr. Norwoods skull was bro
ken in the manner described Thursday OF the
female followers Of Murphy and Calaghan actually
danced in the blood tina, lay red upon the ground
The intimidation party were as usual, successful
The same tactics by which they thus carried the city
election were ed with the like result al the election
| for the county, where Mr.. Leader and Counsellor
Longfeld we're the Conservative candidates, On the
second day Of the poll their voters came up 70 inc