The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-17
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY IL 1869.

NEW ORLEA
similarly e1ectea-eorparation. Now, you shall
be the first Mayor of Ennis. But You n4ust,ex-
ercise your functions in advance. want you
and my other friends here of the town to organ
ize plan for the shelter and comfort of the
poor dear people who are stretched along the
hagways and the roads-but mind yoa don't
bring them into Your own house, lHiekey
was awholesale whisky merchant.) Brave
Tom (meaning Tom Gallery "will find room
for some of them in the lofts of his boiling
establishment, and honest John Mangan in his
corn stores. Divide the work. That sanity
man, Father OGOrman, is gone to. see after
some refreshment for them. See him any ex-
pense that may be necessary I'll defray." But
his hearers prs would cry No, not ~, Thus nothing
love, which seemed to communicate itself to all
around him.
Elections at this period sometimes continued
for three weeks; but long ere the close of the
| second days polling Fitzgerald was defeated.
The fosterers, the immediate followers and re-
tanners of the country gentry, the gentry them
| selves, had voted; the whole long panel was
tions. The Right Hon. John Ormsby Vande-
leur OF thesos~ Ekis 1pssvsr inzlaBs
once in the connty ranked after Yesey Fitzger-
derived their titles from the county, or owned
large estates in it, the Marques of Thomond,
Lord Clare, the Earl of Egremont, possessed no
such influence. Vandeleur came in his carriage
| to Ennis from Kilrush-a prosperous town of
5000 inhabitants on his estate-attended by 500
of his tenants on horseback. Like Fitzgerald,
he was q kind landlord, and wished to see
those under him prosper though he would not
| alter the relations of dependence between him
and them, and desired to retain that power
which a landlord who gives no lease holds over
his tenantry. Also, like Fitzgerald, he was q
man of sterling ability and great fiuency of
speech. He knew every one of his tenantry,
who assured him they would stand by him to
the death.
la bod hi orrso
drawn up under the window of the courthouse,
which looked down the length of Jail street,
and near one of the entrances to the court, and
Immediately commenced to address the long
cavalcade he had conducted. He was heard
with attention by friends and foes, and APP
plauded, when some friends of O'Connell taking
alarm, and fearing that Vandeleur might weak
en- the enthusiasm in favor of O'Connell, sought
out the latter, and informed him of what was
going on in front. O'Conncll came to the win
dow of the building which Immediately over
looked Vandeleur's carriage, and getting the
window removed, presented himself to the peo-
pie. His appearance was, as usual, hailed with
vociferous cheering. vandeleur, VINO, 5ho9gn
notice his presence took the cheers as intended
| for himself. O'Connell didn't speak, but with
his hand motioned away the people from the
| neighborhood of Vandeleur's carriage. AT last,
seeing the people move from him, Vandeleur
| paused, when OConnell Immediately common
| ced to speak The crowd by this time had be-
come dense.
WlSne1 you W moNe away HOAa eAsse hA<sAa,
said O'Conneil now, 90 no furthsr-hear me:
| Do You know who that man is, who has dared
to bring you here, slaves to Q slave-market, to
| purchase with your votes pelf or power, or title
| for himselff Why Goes he come here in the
| blaze of the day, who should seek some quiet,
| seuuestered, secret spot, where he might enjoy
unknown the wages of his country's shame
| Do YOU forget that that man was one of those
depraved Wretches who sold the liberties OF
Ireland-the Independence wrung from big
! oted King by the immortal Grattan-for
| Oold--that he took the money from Castle
reagh-who afterwards cut his throat for very
| shame-took the money, as Judas, who betray-
ed our blessed Saviour, took the thirty pieces OF
| silyer-that Judas who had some sparks OF nom
! eat humanity in him, for he went and hanged
himself afterf Oh, my friends, men of Clare,
true and virtuous men, look, look upon the
shining harness of those horses, their glossy
| coats. and all the paraphernalia of grandeur
that is about hint is all bought with the
blood -money of our beloved land"
| AS OConnell proceeded, groans and iafnenta-
tions gradually arose. until they eliminated In
a teisSest of excavations. Curses loud and deep
Trained upon Vandeleur from all sides many
tmenaced him with their hands; but OCOnneil
continued: Injure him not touch not halr
of his head keep the peace, but make way 1op
the pitiful wretch. Let him return home"
Vandeieur, at the-close of O'ConnelPs remarks,
had fallen down into his seat, evidently seri-
ously ill-the revulsion of feeling had gwen
him a shock. The gentleman in the carriage
with him ordered the coachman to drive home.
WAY was made, when one of those lud1crous IN
cidents then frequent at Irish elections occur.
red. A young sweep, named Tim Giynn, not
above ten or twelve years old hearing that an
deleur and his men had come to vote aga'nns'
) OConnell, having sharp knife, went unoel