The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-12

noble conduct in atOntng by large pecunary sac'I-
fees for some acts of landlord severity inflicted III
his ncehborhood which might be traced-as oIten
happens-to the cupldIty OF evil counsels ratner
than mis- own" This surely was a damper for LORD
Concarty's son, and a complete declaration lor
Captain Nolan. The reference to atonement Is IL
rected to the Portocarrow award; which, l may
incidentally mention, created more congratulation
than the Geneva arbitration Itself. MI. SEBASTIAN
Nolan, brother and agent to the candidate, causea
some SIX thousand copies of this letter To be Crcu-
lated throughout the county OR fifteen hundred
more than the actual number of electors.
JUDGE KEOGH,
in delivering the Judgment which unseated Cap
tain Nolan, stated that he took the expressions IN
this etor coupled with the fact that Captain Nolan
declined to speak to single human being IN the
county until he had consulted the Archbishop as
evidence that there was covenant" by which, if
necessary, the Archbishop alone was to retain
Captain Nolan. This letter was written in July,
and in september clerical meeting was held at
which the Archbishop presided. Several rcsolu-
ions were passed. and one IN the strongest terms
supporting Captain Nolan. The resolutions were
signed by twenty-nine clergymen the third name
being That OF the Rev. Patrick Duggan. r. r., now
Lord Bishop OF Cl0nfert and the principal person.
age OF those about to be prosecuted.
In October another clerical meeting was held the
Bishop OF Galway presiding; third meeting was
held in November. and at each resolutions adopt
ing Captain Nolan were unanimously passed. The
Archbishop and the Bishop OF Galway were pledged
to him beyond retraCtiOn, and the hierarcEcai con-
junction was made complete by the elevation OF
Mr.. Duggan to the Bishopric of Clontert. Imme
diately alter this event Mr.. Nolan wrote that 'hs
brothers. election was now perfectly safe, as DR..
Duggan had been appointed Bishop OF Clonlert,
that his brother had now all the game In his own
hands, let the Castles do what they like; that the
bishops and priests would speak few SUNDAYS
before the election to their nocks, and
that the people would all vote whatever way
the bishops and priests told them that they would
have mObs here and mODs there; that 1t would be
hard to work against that. and that by those means
his brother was certain OF 900 majority" This
unlucky letter, which was as prophetic as it was
dangerous, did much 10 ruin Captain Nolan at the
trial OF the petition. But Captain Nolan himself
wrote letter to the Rev. Mr. Lavelle suggesting
r,rny, nnhfu ito und
propose conference" to the Very Reverend Mr..
Burke, who, it was cleared would not act unless
The obect of the sonerence was Ito
how far the clergy should go in asking tenants TO
vote against their landlords, so that there might
be uniform action upon this point" when you
remember that the petition was founded upon ale
cations of spiritual intimidation, you will see the
! gravity OF these facts.
CHAPEL YARD AND HIGHWAY SCENES.
| now pass from solemn meetings and formal re-
| solutions and come to the intimidation OF orators
| gatherings ever held in the county; in fact, on
every available opportunity in the course OF three
county was swept from END to end. ave shall
have lnobs here and mobs there" was carried out
to the letter. "ln fact" says Judge Keogh, 'Ihave
no hesitation in pronouncing that the whole of
this vast county made one Accdama of
frenzy and hatred" The first meeting was held at
Atheway, but beyond denuncaton OF the land
lords there Was nothing said worthy of note. At
Dunmore the Rev. Mr.. O'Brien,. alluding to
the conjunction Of the houses s OF Canr,carde
|
became reconciled to mock the Saviour OF the
world; so Clancarty and Clanricarde kissed at
| L0ughrea." At the government meeting the Rev.
Mr. Consdine said that 'the men In America
would say, a curse upon the slaves who sold their
faith ana their country, they ala not vote =, for
| recreant and a renegade who supports Captain
Trench" Mr.. Lavee, in proposing the resolution
'That is the duty of Catholics to support Captain
Nolan" said :-"SIr Thomas Burke is a liar. He has
uniolded the boodstaned banner OF extermina-
tion He is a liar; he is braness baronet; he has
hybrid mule" Mr. Lavelle further said 'he would
set up Peter Barrett for the county"
PETER BARRETT
was tried three times Tor the attempted assassna.
ton Of Captain Lambert. Galway landlord
a verdict Of not guilty was returned. Mr.. Conway
said she hoped no hangman would be more merc
full than the priests"
his own parish, he said ''the landlords should be
hung up by the heels not by the head, If they even
ask their tenants votes-and the priests too, II
they do the same" At subsequent meeting a
parallel was drawn between the saviour and the
| revoutionists of France; and in describing the
! language used here some witnesses wrote on
| paper, and declined to speak the words Judge
keogh spoke OF some OF the sentiments expressed
at this meeting rs perfectly fearful. l will not
sully my lips by repeating what is brought into this
horrible speech-horrible, say"
At subsequent meeting the Rev. Mr. Lavelle
alluded to the threatening letter which Sir Thomas
Burke said he had received. should mention that
Sir Thomas Burke wrote to his tenantry very
strong letter in favor of Captain Trench, telling
them they had no one to look to but him. Soon
after he was threatened, and the Rev. Mr.. Lavelle
announced that he had received letter in which
the writer said that 'lOr every peer would fall an
archbishop, for every baronet bishop, for every
country gentleman parish priest for every farmer
q Curate.n
You may discover in this methodical slaughter
list some notion OF
THE SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CONDITION
OF the county OF Galway during these three months
At Baliaasloe the Rev. Mr.. Manning proposed the
resolution, THAT we mark Tor scorn for all time
the recreant and renegade Catholics who in this
contest vote with the bgots of the county Galway"
At Portmuna the Rev. Mr.. Cannon proposed sini-
lar resolution. The Rev. Mr.. Koran in The course
beyond the majestic shannon gallant Tipperary
They set intimidation at defiance, and returned the
man of their choice, though convicted felon
tO'Donovan ROssa) to show their hatred OF the
powers that refused US justice and thereby goaded
officer of Her Majesty's army to SIT by and hear in
his own behalf. But the Rev. Mr.. Cannon gave
his hearers choce-"Either you Will rise TO
the honor and dignity of free men, to the Illus
trous name OF patriots, to the elevated character
OF religious people. lovers of your priests which
transcends ali. you will sink and ia down TO the
lowest depths OF infamy and degradation, be for
ever branded as rcnegades and mscreants, with
d dish and dissrace l. Is melancholy renec-
is rising up against the priests. Is it a
rising up against the priests and our
is Professionalism In this Christian spirit
the Rev. Mr. Cannon proceeded :-.'There are
signs OF the times and one OF the signs Of the ap.
dead will arise out OF their graves. And methinks
fancy that see the ghost OF old Oliver Cromwell,
his skeleton bones arising out OF that sinful grave in
which he and his sins have slept so long together"
10 any mind this sort OF eoquence considerably
soitens down the damnabe asperity of the pre-
ceding passage, for more unmtigated nonsense
surely never was heard.
AFTER DENUNCIATIONS
like these, which, when sworn to at the trial, out
ragged every decent Catholic In the country, 1t was
hardly to be wondered at tnat Mr.. Sebastian Nolan
should say, ave will raise such panic in the
country that the landlords will be afraid to go
outside their demesnes" But they bent the steel
too far one Catholic gentleman wrote to Captain
Nolan, 81 read that abominable threatening letter
sent to Sir Thomas Burke, and l felt That, as
Catholic gentleman OF independence, Twas bound
to come forward and register my vote, hot so much
for captain Trench a. against such abominable in
tlmidatiOn." Amagistrate named Barret had shots
fired into his house. A gentleman named Brown
was shot at In his own room, then In his sons
room, and finally IN the sitting room; he and his
son were afraid TO vote, and their tenants fed
from the polling place. Mr.. Morris brother OF
Judge Norris and Captain Foster were threatened
by mob who, when they took refuge in a house.
cried, Come out here, you dogs; we will have your