Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-10-01
irish Election f,ioquencc.

Al Tippcrarv during the late elections of mem
hcrs OF parliament in ireland, Archdcacon lAf-
fan, a Roman Catholic clergyman. proposed Mr..
Scnllv. a repeater. The competitor Of SCully
WAS Mr.. Collect, who had been previously an
unsuccessful candidate at Lincoln.
Archdcacon lailln rose, and was greeted
with Il tremendous burst Of reclamation. He
took the Times newspaper out of his pocket, and
throwing it with force upon the table, said to
MIR. Collect, "TlIere's your speech at Lincoln
for YOU" (Great chccring.) NV Lord SUR
dale CONTINUED the Archdeacon.) | never in the
whole course of my life, and it is a long political
life, stood up in this Courthouse with feelings
of more regret. Who are you bringing forward
this day.tory gentlemen of Tippcrar y (Chccrs.)
I'm ashamed of you. Great chccring.) al
ways like 10 catch the bull by the horns.
[~Laughter.) Who. | repeat, are YOU bringing
forward, respectable, independent landlords of
Tipperary ? The man who stood by in the
House of Commons when Rocbuck called you
murierers, and did not stand up to defend YOU
Mr.. Coile,t.-ld did. (Groans.)
Arcfideacon Lafftn-Oh, gentlemen of Tippe-
rary Oh, respectable descendants of 1.-THE Time
rary aristocracy Though you are Tories. |
love you better than John Bull. (laurhtcr) who
will laugh at you when your estates are confs-
Gated and your children bcggars. cloud cheers
Those English fell have not one drop of the
milk OF human kindnes: in t1cir bosom, Did
that lli-looking fellow, (%rointing til Mr., Colle'l)
and he is a very :I-looking fellow. daughter
Here Mr.. Collect commenced writing in his
tablet.
Archdeacon lafan-Put that down in your
tablet carry it in Your snui-box. as we say in
Tipperary. cloud laughter.) | do regret, my
Lord S%ujrdalc. TO see any man ofthe old sIucl
OF the aristncraCy coming t0 the back ola mar
rri,,,, tln,- a., NOT l,,,. TII,., i,.. ...
not for the Wings or Tories they are all alike
TO me, from ~snappish Rncbuck to Lord Join
Russell and Sir Robert Peel. (Chccrs) The,
called you landlords of ireland wholesale muir
derers and did that fellow Caugltcr) stand NJ
for you cloud langhter.) Don't be looking
so angry at me. sir don't think You'll intimidatt
me, Mr.. John Bull, cloud cheers.)
1t was really laughable to see the astonished
confused, angry looks of Mr.. Collect, who die
not expect such a laceration from the very reve
rend gentleman,
The Archdearon (smiling.)-I am glad Roe
buck is out of Parliament. When he charge
the landlords with driving out their unfortunate
tenants and starving them. did you stand u
then, Mr.. Collect, and call him a liar (lou,
chccrs,) Do you know my Lord Suirdale, VIVA
a Frenchman said of John Bull! lie said, 81
used you very well, for he Gated de oyster an
gave You de she'll" cloud laughter. )-But
Tory landlords of Tipperary, your candidate wa
turned out of Lincoln, and you thought hin
good enough for Tippcrary-out of the fryini
pan into the fire. (~Laughter.) oh, gentlemen
are you not ashamed of yourselves 0Ou
iaughter.) ] see the crimson blush m~antling o.
Your cheeks-you can't conceal it-your heart
are not with your tongues-you are partly Iris
a'era,l cloud cheers. If you return Collect
ne WIN laugh with contempt at you and whe
your estates are squeezed like "A lemon, he vii
Iamh YOU 'or a set of bcggarly ~rascals. Lou
ta"ghierl Collect, did you ever hear that Irish
men had tails Loud laughter Did 70
eyer hear that the brutal Times called us IN
bloody priests ?-lGroans.l
Mr. Collect, lgood humouredly. do Won 81
your prayers? '' -
The Archdeacon.-We do saw our nr,y,r
and III make you say yours before / am dor
with you.-Laughter.) 1t is a sad dav wbo
we see men, with their ears and ewes omen g
lect such a man as their candidate for Tinn,o >
ny. QIear.) ! would take my political epppeo
by the hand ! would shake hands with Won NJ
Collect, if you'd let mt (aughter) but, to lrie'
or foe who would abuse me, | would saw {
along you scoundrel." ! could not sum,
Lord John Russell, my Lord Suirdale ; an,
will tell you why. Because he starved 400