The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-05

Progress Of the Election Cnnvass-Tho Irish
Cler&y-ts. r. Train In Prison-P0litical
DUBLIN, Oct 10, 1868.
We are all engaged here with the coming elections.
Party spirit and feeling very high and will run
stronger before the contest is over. You may with
certainty say that the liberals will have an over
wheming majority In the next Parliament. Both par
ties have lost confidence In Dsraeh, although
a small minority believe him capable OF good.
But he is not. He sacrificed all principle to obtain
and hold place. The people generally look upon him
as a trickster who should not be trusted; and be-
lieve the people to be right. Gladstone, on the
other hand has the confidence OF his party and the
respect OF his opponents We Irish believe that he
means f placed In power to put all subjects OF her
Britannia Majesty on an equality In this por
ton of the United Kingdom. OF such
nature and strength Il this feeling here
that Law and clerical Of the liberal creed
are putting forth greater EFFORTS to secure his return
than has been done IN any previous election. Party
spirit, as before stated, runs very high. In Dun
garvan we have strong proof OF this fact. Here
two ministers Of religion have besmeared themselves
with Ill language. Ia this instance II Ii rival cand
dates and not opposite parties that the reverend
gentlemen have split on The Very Rev. Father
Haly the parish priest has taken up the cudgels for
Barry, the liberal Candidate, and on the other hand
the other reverend gentleman has cspoused the
cause OF Matthews, liberal also. Barry was Crown
prosecuting counsel against the Fenans during the
special commission. lie usei very doubtful means
to influence pubic opaion against those unfortunate
patriots Among other base assertions he said ut q
preliminary hearing before bench Of magistrates
In the Castle hat he held in his hand proofs that
they the Fenans were a society Of communists
and socialists, whose avn and intent was division
OF the property Of Ireland and that they intended 10
get possession OF the property by massacring the
owners, beginning with the landed gentry and end.
ing with the priests II they offered any opposition
| He has been challenged for the proofs OF this
| assertion; but they were not forthcoming.
| In fact he mad none. This wanton attack on the
characters of those men, who were not In position
| to defend themselves, brought well merited cast
cation Barry from the liberal press of Dublin.
The wickedness OF this act OF Barry viii follow HIM
| for all time In this country. How q liberal and
Catholic minister OF religion support this minion
OF tyranny IL beyond the comprehension oil your cor
respondent.
| his machine In favor OF Matthews, much TO the dis
comfort OF Barry and his clerical prop, Father ha-
1 giving the officials here q world Of trouble. He IL
i now confined upwards OF seven months, and has
made several legal efforts to obtain his liberty bns
! conversation with him this day, he said 'he had
YESTERDAY through his solictors offered TO lodge the
Company; the OBTAINING parties offered 10 accept this
proportion PROVIDED ne Drain paid ALI costs incur
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| and after paying away his second thousand, q
1 third would be required "a security against any
action that might be taken against the solicitors wac
nrc conducting the case for the Eblw Vale COMPANY"
20 likely TO have the irrepressibe O. y. Train
for indefinite period OF time. Unless ne hnda the
| sums required, Interest and principal nccumu-
! ating wni give the Ebw Vale Company and their
| Irish jackals q permanent ownership IN she per-
| son or the great American eagle. With oil odds
| against him, he Is sanguine Of reaching the White
| House In the year OF grace 1872, D. ". and sup
| ported by the people he has suffered 40 much for
He has taken the republican side IN the coming con-
cause for so doing. lie says:--'Scymour Is an
arlstocrat and von't fight the English; Chase Pen
| deton aud the others OF their way Of thinking are
| no better. Grant Is the only with sufficient
| pluck TO do II, and Coax long since avowod his cor
| dial sympathy with tne Fenansn The above, with
| othor minor considerations have Influenced him 10
give his adhesion to Grant and Colfax. There ar
persons VINO would hint other causes as Influencing
! him, and gravey assert that the action taken by
with 1t. But doubt 1t; although IL Is late for HIN
| TO show his carus, VIC must nos lose eight OF the
TACT that George Francis must be than careful
In exposing MS cards or paying any OF them. They
are all trumps, and II OF the hands OF the
| Elaw Vale Company lie would win with every one or
them, and caution and prOcrast.nalon is only pru-
dence with the eyes OF the world nxed upon his
| every move. There are vast numbers Of your
| readers who are strong admirers OF the Marshalsea
/ eagle and would no doubt be anxious to know how
he looks and fares the sort OF basle he IL confined
| him. Tne Marsnasea IL a deoters jail situated in
| the western end OF Dublin. between Thomas street
| and bsners Island, overlooking the Lney.
4 Well The election in this country viii 20 nearer