The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-09
correspondence OF the New York Herald
Johl, Mstchcl's FoSitfon-Thc British
Political Question Of fhe Hour.

f,,orrcspondcnce OF the New York Herald
y,h,, w,tche,.. Positfon-Thc British
Political Question Of fhc Hour.
DUBLIN, February 90. 1S75.-The question
Of the week In Ireland--we may say OF the
hour. for at the moment when write II sun
continues TO epgross the largest share OIL puo-
liz attention--h has been the position OF John
Mitchell.
THE sLEcTioS TO PARLIAMENT.
THE ),c'ion for the county Of Tipperary
took Mace on Tuesday. Up 10 the very last
moment there was the most complete uncer-
tain,y as to what was going to happen. An
address 10 the electors had appeared from
MIR. Richard Butler. ofSuirville, near Cashel,
who declared bis adhesion to the Homc-Rule
platform. II was freely stated, and, indeed,
taken for granted, that TIC Tory principles
would be maintained by Sir w. Osborne,
Bart, OF Bcechwood, near Ncnagb. On
Sunday. 14th of February, u meeting was
held ut Templcmorc, 10 North Tippcrary, at
which L. j. Smytb, the member for West.
meath, presided. Mitchell was enthusiast
cally adopted as the imam for Tippcrary.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Smyth de-
clared that if Butler perseyercd in opposing
Mitchell neither he nor any one connected
with him should ever represent I1rperary,
and "his descendants would be known in
future generations rs the descendants of the
man who opposed John Mitchell Similar
meetings were held elsewhere through the
county. and there could tc no mistake rs to
the opinion and desire of The people.
TIE NOMINATION
was fixed for Tuesday the 1G'b, at the court
house in Clonmcl, the county-town. There,
at IL o'clock in the forenoon, The high sheriff,
James Scully, Esq, took his place, and soon
after Il nomiDation-paper OF "John Mitchell,
cf Clinton avenue, Brooklyn was banded
to him. signed by Thomas Gross, Of Cara
canty. near the town Of Tippcrary, and John
Gornur. of Boris beg. near Tcmplcmorc-
both (, nant farmers Of the county. oothcr
nomination was made during the two bours
thai, according to the law regulating cleo
lions, the sheriff remained sitting. and at l
O'Clock the court was closed. The space. OF
an hour Was then allowed 10 intervene, ac-
cordng to the act Of Parliament and at 2
O'Clock tie sheriff declared John Mitchell duly
elected "a knight Of the Shire to represent
The county of Tippcrlry in the Commons
House of Pan lament"
AN AvENGhMENT OF HISTORY.
What a relIosp the scene would have
coniurcd up TO any one acquainted with the
history OF ireland for the last quarter OF Il
century or more. On the very spot where
the shei i'll dc ciurcd John Mitchell 10 be the
elected member for Tirperary sat Chief
Justice BIackburre, nearly twcnty-scvcn
years before. prOnouncng sentence OF death
on Smith O'Bricn, Moaghcr, Mac ManuS, and
O'DonoLoc for failure in an in>urrcct;onary
movement which Mitchell bad done his ut
M st 10 promote and then 10 preclpitate.
Close by stood young Dlllor, son OF John
Dillon. who was not unknown in New York
,u.le twenty YEAS ago. and for whose ap
prchension ii reward Of E10U WAS offered by
The Government in 1S4S. Ten Years ago the
wheel OF time lad sent john Dillon to Par
Hamcnt as uim!cr for Tipicrary, and now
il was sending John Mitchell in tie same ca.
7 city.
TIE GOVERNMENT SHOWS It's HAND.
Meantime the news was being tcIcgraphcd
ACROSS to London, and The curtain which had
- well concealed the intentions Of the Gov
ciin,.nt at once rose. "ltctulus" were
uaytd ior Il c same evening in the House of
toinlnou> Of all papers connected with
Miichci's conviction in 1913 and escape from
Van DIcmt n LanG IN 1868. No Irish mem
Ter was in the House but Captain Nolan, the
mcmtcr for Galway, who both as a British
commissioned officer ard All opponent Of
Mi'chCl's Political views was placed in Il
very delicate position. But he at once rose,
ard opposed The motion on the ground OF
picciplaucl. pointing out that Mitchc's re.
turn was tot formally known. Other Irish
members clmc II 'cking in, and then Mr.. Dis
ra,Ii read 10 the House Il resolution which
he proposed to move on the following
Thur uay, by " hich time the official no.ifica-
a
been received. 1hiS resolution declared that
michel, being convict and not having re-
c'iyed tree pardon ror having completed
his sentence, was incapable Of sitting in the
House.
TIE tXlLE FASTENING H0MEwARp.
About tie same hour Michel. on board
The steamship Republic, was cut on the
lHgh seas >ttaming last along the Irish coast.
lie LANDED
At Queenstown early on The morning of We'd
rc>ual. lIlh, and proceeded to Cork. which
h left lay HE midday mail for Dublin. But
al on arriving at the Limerick junction he
itmd ihc station and the surrounding
ii lbs througcd 10y thousands OF Tiplerary
ueE who had come in the hope Of catching
oit glimpse OF the new member. He was
persuaded 10 leave the train, and was bOruc
literally in triumph TO the little town OF
T,pprrary. distant about two miles. Here
he made his first SIcoch 10 his constituency,
and they W!o knew him in the old
days, 80 far back, say there was
r,nch OF the old ring in it. lie told his
i.e-rtrs that is was worth coming all the way
from America TO meet with such u reception,
and it was worth couriDg all the way from
the North pole TO receive the honor they
conferred upon him the day ~bctore by
making him their member. One thing they
might depend upon he would never sell
them-he would never make terms for his
vote with the Minister. He might be eX-
PEELED from tie seat by the Government
81 mean the British Government over there
in London" But he would come again and
again to thCm--as otttn is they would have
him: and if they 1t last rejected him he
would 90 10 any other Irish constituency
which would have him.
At THE C0uATY-SEAT.
From Tipperlry be went on, after couple
Of hours, to Clonmel, the county.town,
where he WIS most enthusiastically received,
ard he again addressed the people. But the
strain was too much for him. Next morn.
iu" he Was very PROSTATE and weak. His
friends consulted together, and 1t was drci-
utt to remove him 10 Cork Until his health
would lc sufficiently established 10 enable
him to carry Gu, bis intention OF wishing
every town in Tippcrary. AT present he Is
staying in complete retirement, AS far AS the
exciting circumstances Of the moment per-
NIT. He returned 10 Culk ON THURSDAY
That night the debate on his status took place
Ill the House of Commons, Of which your
London adviccS will have fully informed
yoG.
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