The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06
JOHN MITCHEL'S POSITION.
The British Political Question OF the Hour
What is His Citizen Status!
The Man for Tipperay" Adopted
by the People.
How Gladstone Honored the Ital-
ian "Felon" Patriot Of 1913.
DUBLIN. Feb. 20. 1874


say OF the nour, Tor at the moment wnen l write
it stil continues to engross the largest share OF
pubic attention--has been the position OF John
Mitchell.
THE ELECTION TO PARLIAMENT.
The election Tor the county OF Tpperary tool
place on Tuesday. Up TO the very last moment
there was the most complete uncer tainty as to
what was going TO happen. An address to the
electors had appeared rom n Mr. Richard Butler,
of Survie. near Casnel. who declared his adhe-
sion to the home rule platform. 1t was freely
stated, and, indeed, taken for granted that the
Tory principles would be maintained by Sir w.
OSBORNE, Bart, of Beechwood near Nenagn. On
Sunday, 14th OF February meeting was neld at
Tempemore, in North Tipperary. at which P. j.
Smyth, the Member for Westmeath, presided
Mitchell was enthusiastically ADOPTED as the MAN
for Tipperary." In the course Of his speech Mr.
Smyth declared that If Butler perse gered In oppos
ing Mitchell neither ne nor any one connected
with him should ever represent Tipperary, and
''his descendants would be known in future
generations as the descendants OF the men who
opposed John Mitchell" similar meetings were
held elsewhere through the country, and there
could be mistake as to the opnon and desire
OF the people.
THE NOMINATION
was fixed for Tuesday. the 10Th. at the Court
House in Conmel the county town. There, at
eleven O'Clock in the forenoon, the High Sheriff.
James scuy, Esq., took his place, and soon after
nomination paper OF John Mitchell, OF Clinton
avenue Brooklyn was handed TO MIN, signed by
Thomas cross, OF Garracanty. near the town OF
Tipperary and John German, OF BorrlsDeg, near
Templemore, both tenant FARMERS OF the county.
No other nomination was made during the two
hours tnat according to the law regulating cleo
uons, the Snerlr remained sitting, ana at one
O'CLOCK the court was closed. The space OF an
hour was then allowed TO intervene, according to
the act or Parliament and at two O'Clock the
Snerin declared Joan Mitchell duly elected "a
Knight OF the shire to represent the county OF
Tlpperary In the Commons House OF Parliament"
AN AvENGEMENr OF HISTORY.
what retrospect the scene would have con.
jured up TO any one acquainted Win the history
OF Ireland for the last quarter OF century or
more. On the very spot where the Sheriff de-
clared joan Mitchell to be the elected member for
Tipperary sat Cnler Justice Blackburne, nearly
tweaty-seven years before, pronouncing sentence
OF death on smith O'Bren, Meagher, MacManus
and O'Dononoe, for failure IN an insurrecTlonary
movement which Mitchell had done MS utmost to
promote and then TO precptate Close by stood
young Dillon. son OF John Dillon, WAC was not I'M
known in New YORK some twenty years ago, and
Tor whose apprehension a reward OF $500 o.
lered by the government in ls4s Ten years ago
ment as member Tor llpperary, and now 1t was
sending John Mitchell IN tne same capacity.
THE GOVERNMENT SHOWS IT'S HAND.
Meantime the news was beng teegraphed
across to London, ana the curtain which had SO
well concealed the intentions oil the governments
at once rose. "Returns" were moved Tor the same
evening IN vhe House OF Commons OF al! papers
escape from Van Diemen's Land in 1853. No
Irish memoer was IN the House but Cap
both as a British commissioned otl1cer and an OPP.
ponent OF Mitcnei's political views, was placed IN
very delicate position. But he AT once rose and
opposed tue motion on the ground OF precipItancy
pointing out that Mltcnel's return was not for
Inally known. Other irish members came nocEinG
/ In, ana then Mr.. DisraelI read to the House
luton winch ne proposed to move on the follow.
ing THURSDAY oy winch time the onicial notlhca.
tion OF the TIpperary election would nave been
received. THIS resolution declared that Mitchell.
being convict ana not having received Tree
pardon having completed his sentence. was
incapable OF sitting IN the House.
THE EXILE FASTENING HoMEwARD.
| About the hour Mitchell, board the
steamship Republic was OUT on the high seas,
steamlng fast along he Irish coast.
at Queenstown early on the morning Of Wsdnes
midday mail Dublin. But, upon arriving at
the Limerick junction, he louna the station and
Iipperary men, who had come IN the hope of
catching one giimp OF the new MEMBER. He
literally III triumph to the little town OF Tppe.
rary, distant about two miles. Here he made MS
knew MN in the old days, FAR back, say there
was much oil the old ring in IT, He told his
from America TO meet with such reception, and
II was worth coming all the way from tie North
Pole to receive the honor they conferred
HIM tnelr member. One thing they might depend
make terms tor his vote with the minister lie
might be expelled from the seat by the govern
In London" But he would come again ana agaiS
to tnem as often as they would have HIM. And
if.they at last rejected MIN ne v ouId go to any
other Irish constituency which would nave him.
Ar THE COUNTY SEAT.
From TIpperar, he went on, alter couple OF
hours, to ClUumel, the county town, where he
most enthusiastically received, and he again ad.
dressed the people. But Inc strain was 100 much
Tor nlm. Next morning he was very PROSTATE and
weak His lriends consulted together and 1t was
DECIDED TO remove nm TO CORK unn his healtn
would De sufficiently established 10 enable him to
carry out HIS intention OF visiting every town IN
Tipperary. At present he is Saying IN complete
reurement. ar as the exciting circumstances
OF tue moment permit. He returned TO CORK on
Thursday. mat night the DEBATE on his status
N hn N mon
your London advices VIII have fully informed you.
CURIOUS CoINCIDENCEs
/ 1t was a singular coincidence tnat on the same
evening the House OF Commons, upon the motion
OF the Prime Minister OF England, should have eX.
Keneav. the new nember Tor the potteries, and
(a,so upon the motion OF the Prime Minister 10
exclude John Mitchell inasmuch az beng 'con-
vicieu Ieionn lie was unit TO SAT among them.
Another coincidence worth remembering IS
dmand IL. (Bombal. by a sort Of com
/ detat arrested number OF persons who
tutional party. Among inetn were Baron Poerio,
slgnor settemorn ana others. la 1901 Mr. Cad.
stone addressed some re tiers 10 the Earl OF Auer.
deen concerning the trealment OF those men,
wnlcn aroused great sympathy In England. In
1873 tue Neapolitan governments cnered TO give
these men their reeuom on tue following conui.
lions. tnat they should go to south America and
ltaliau vessel bound for Buenos Ayres; bgJ waen
they had cleared Gibraltar tney rose on tue mari.
ino Queenstown. The Italian state prisoners
landed, were icted To tneir nearts' content, went
on 10 London, where Pucrio was the guest oil Mr..
Gladstone, aud all o them were received with
boundess hospitality and sympathy. Many people
In ireland 40 not, even at the present
CONSIDER tnat joan MItche's original offence
against Engiand IN lS4S, was Que iola more nein.
GUS than that o Baron PJerlV AGAINST his SOW.
erelgn III the same year; or tnat ms punishment,
when IN the huks ol Bermuda was lighter than
Poero's or that 0y escaping, as he old, rom cap
tVlty, he dld anything less becoming an honoraOle
man, than did Baron POerio wnea ne rose upon
the Italian captain ano made nim take nus sup
INTO queenstown. Yet the people mo received
with open arms the escaped Neapoltan political
convict smut Their doors IN the lace OF the escaped
IRISH DO itlcal convict and declare that associa-
ton with nm would degrade them. Ihis, there
/ cannot be DOUBT, Will, the more IL Is thought
aUout, rankle IN the Irish mind, and VIII not help
I to allay dissatisfaction.