Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-08
From Yeagher's Irish News
The irish EIecfions ~"S'

was at issue lhere was no ralying cry in the nama
of Ireland- in the name of freedom, and even the
splendid phantom, as Richard Ialor She'll tprmas
Repeal, was not alluded to on any Hastings II !.
no longer false sign in the heavens, TO which ,bn
political idolaors of the day paid homage Vt has
gone below the horizon-it sank in darkness, igno
mny and defeat. 1t is we'll then, that no one dared
IN The late contests to delud, the people with the
shlbooleth OF snch spurious nationality. If thew
cannot obtain the substance, let them not be tants
Used and insued by the shadow. It never was
worth one head en- the block, nor one immolaton on
the floor of the House Indeed there is not ona t vi
measure introduced in which we, on this side of n"
Atlantic, looking back on the old land with love
sorrow and indignation, could take an enthusiast
interest
All The duties the electors are called upon to dis.
charge is 10 manifest, by the choice of yerv cues.
tionable Representatives their opposition to the weak
assaults annually made in the House Of Common,
upon the Naynooth Grant, by clique of Exeter
Hall blgots to obtain relief for few corporate towns
OF very UNJUST annoying, but paltry mpost called
N,nlsslers money "a sort of head tax levied off
Catholic communities for the benefit of Protestant
cleFgymen; to support Tenant right bill, which
conters but few rights on the tenant: and, 6naIlv
10 give TO the ministry independent opposition
which, in the pledge of candidate, means the &C.
ceptance OF the first good place that offers
| These being the principal questions upon which
the country arrayed into as many camps as there
were candidates, the electors are moi called upon to
make such sacrifices in those days when the en-
mancpaoh of religion and the repeal Of enactments
Whleh struck at the ioc of civil liberty were the
stakes played for. An honest man, with national
leanlngs, and prepared TO promote upon eyerv occa
slons the material Interests of his constituents should
be selected without regard to any factious or partv
cry which might have been raised. There were
such men as those in the field but many more who
were Influenced solely by sordid motives
| In Dublin, John Reynolds the Drawing and auda-
cous hemagogue, WHO has been thrustng his foul
presence tor the last years upon every vacant
constituency in the county, went before the electors
That city had once the disgrace of his accidental
representation. Such a misfortune is not likely 10
| occur twice. The obsequous Catholic members who
abandoned their party and supported the Wings un-
der the Russell administration, are likely TO have met
successful opposition.
| Sir Thomas Redington, who, with the instincts OF
plekpock et, red Smith OBriens carpet.bag, will be
defeated in Galway. for the Archbishop of Tuam
promptly repudiated him. Lord Dunkellen, Antho.
ny O'Flaherty, and P. Blake, @. e., were candidates
for the city of Galway, which has been the scene of
more severe election contests resulting more duels
than any other borough in Ireland. The Days, Of
Dunsandle, and the Martins, Ballnahench, were the
great rival eIectiOneering families of Galway, in the
| good old days, when cooked hats and small swords
completed the costume of the gentlemen and never
| did Daily or Martin encounter each other in the
streets OF Galway without swords being nstinctively
| drawn Alter one of those conflicts, it was rumored
among the crowd that DAILY had on coat of mail
An assault was made uponl the house where he was
| stopping, but he Immediately came out on the bal
c0ny, Dared his breast, and exposed his yet bleeding
wound. The ind gnation chan ed to admiration,
ana the enthusiastic crowd gave their support to
James Daily of Dunsandle. But the time has passed
| when man might fight himself into Parliament
! even in old Galway. Whoever can induce the cleo.
tors OF that antique interesting and somewhat dap.
ldated town to believe that he can make Galway an
American packet station will be assured returned
Indeed. transatlantic packet station at Galway
would 10 more for It's prosperity than Repeal could
have done for Irelend.
Mr.. LanIgan contests Cashel with Sir Timothy
OBrien, and Whiggery is likely 10 be deprived of
the obedient votes of Sir Timothy. AS the Romans
| flung their male factors from the Tarpean rock so
from the top of Cormac's chapel shall the poor bar
onet be cast forth amongst the political fossils OF
Burgh Quay
Mayo will repudiate OuseIy Higgins, and Upper
airy re.elect The O'Donoghue. In Waterford we
have four candidates, Carew ODwyer is supported by
the priest. Carew is the only one who has written
Old Ireland On his banner. He belongs to the an.
tquated Nicholas Purcell OGorman school of poll
tics, is fair actican, and has good deal of the dash
about him Mex comes Sir Henry Winston Barron
whh his bad grammer and prim appearance. 1t would
be hard to discover his politics. But if his counter
ance be an index to them, they must be decidedly
bad for Goblet once said that!he had the!uglies face
in the House ef Commons Then we have Dobbyr
tassard, Hard Shell Tory, whose party considered
the stocks and whipping posts are fundamental por
tons OF the constitution. John Aloysius Blake is
the fourth candidate. He the peoples candidate
and IT returned, will make an intelligent and usefu
member. In our next we will be able 10 publish hc
result OF this great general election