The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-24

An electloneering scene occurred last month IN
the Irish city of Kilkenny, which for wild uproar
and fierce demonstratveness-- niaus the pistol and
the slung shot-strikingly resembled some of the
political gatherings we have been accustome to
witness in this city during recent years. AS we
can always better appreciate the folly of thing
when we it in others, than when perpetrated by
ourselves, a sketch of the Kilkenny meeting while
1t may serve to point moral, will also show that
prosperity has by no means subdued the passionate
lmpulsiveness of the Irish character Poor POWER
the Comedian whose loss at sea was national ca
lamity, used to tell US in one of the most charming
of his songs that
The boys of Kilkenny were nate rowing blades,
and it is also attested by travellers and novelsts,
that for fighting and gallivanting 'fthey bate the
"world" Now there are at present two tenant
rights factions in Kilkenny, and there were of
course two sets of candidates for seats in parlia-
ment-we say acre, because the election is over
by this time the struggle for parliamentary honors
is at an end Both sets of candidates, we would
premise, were Catholics-Messrs. MOORE and GREEN
being selected by the County Club and portion
of the Parochial clergy, on Independent grounds,
and Mr.. Sergeant SHEE being supported by the
Bishop and the remainder of the Catholic clergy of
the county. 1t was altogether family quarrel,
and had nothing whatever to do with Orangemen
or Ribbonmen, or any of the ordinary factions,
which in times of warm political excitement have
created discussions among Irish voters. The
main battle in Kilkenny appears, however, to have
been between Sergeant SHEE and Mr. MooRE-the
colleague of the latter, Mr.. GREEN, keeping him.
SELF or being wisely kept by his friends, in the
back ground The meeting to which we refer, was
held on the 26th of April last in the open space
in front of the Court House. 1t was originally call
ed by the friends of Messrs MOORE and GREEN, bu
as Sergeant SHEE expressed a wish to be present
he was publicly invited to attend although
SAYS the Reporter-''it was believed that if the
'1earned Sergeant acted ON the invitation, very
STORMY if not riotous scene, would be the result
'-an anticipation which was fully verified" Tc
preserve order, therefore, the Constabulary wa;
called out in full force, supported by a company
of the Elthorne militia, both of which bodies were
drawn up in the vicinity of the Court House.
There was long gallery, or balcony running across
the front of the Court House, and before it was
an open space or square, capable of holding some
two thousand persons. AT one end of this gallery
Sergeant SHEE and his friends seated themselves and
about an hour later in the day, Mr. MOORE and Mr.
GREEN, accompanied by Archdeacon O'SHEA
Father Tom o. SHEA and number of other clergy
men and gentlemen, made their appearance ant
occupied the space at the opposite end of tn
gallery. In the meanwhile, however, the hou
which Sergeant SHEE had spent in waiting for hi
political opponent had been passed in quite livel
manner by the crowd in the square The part
sans of Mr.. MOORE and those of Sergeant SHEE, ha
several times come into collision, the result G
which was that the friends of the first named gen
teman were very roughly handled. On the ap
pearance of Mr.. MOORE and his clerical and la
supporters, they were cheered enthusiastically
This demonstration was met by counter cheer