Saturday morning visitor., 1848-07-15
THE CASE OF JOHN MITCHELL
HIS SEDITIOUS LETTER.

1 HE CASE OF JOHN MIICHELL
HIS SEDITIOUS LETTER.
The following is an extract from the
letter published in The United lr,shman,
on the 18Th Of May, by Mr.. John Mitch
ell, IFS editor, which led TO his arrest and
cummiital 10 Newgate, and subsequently
TO his indictment and trial for sedition, OF
which he has just been convicted, and
sentenced to Ia years transportation:
a tell you frankly that l, for one, am
not loyal | am not welded 10 the Queen
of England, nor unalterably attached 10
the house Of Brunswick. In fact / love
my own barn better than that house. The
time is lopg past when Jehovah onnoinied
Kings. The thing has long since grown
a hon.trouS iinposure, aud has been al
ready, in some citiized countries, detect
ed and crummed ont accordingly. y mo-
dem hing, my friends, is no more like an
ancient annoinled shepherd of the people,
lhan an archbishop's apron is like Trim
and Ihummin. There is no divine right
now but IN the sovereign people.
"And for the institutions of the coun-
Try loa!!h and despi>o them; We are
siekenlng and dying OF these institutions
ias'; ihey are consuming us like plague,
degrading us 20 paHpers in mind, body and
estates yes, making our very souls beg
garry and cowaraiy. They are failure
and a Iraud, these in'iIInlions-lrom The
'"pmnst crown Jewel to the meanest de-
ieC'iNc> ho'eoook, there Is no SouninesS
IN 'htm. Iaeir last hour IS al hand, and
! 'haiN u0d That i've IN The days when
snail witness their utter downfall, and
tr"nr'e up'H me grave OF Tie most ror-
'e"'ooS' he gr'ndeSL 'neanesi, iaisesl, and
cfnt'e'i 'yl"niy that ever deiormsd the
Morlu.
my 'riehdN' me people sovereignty,
ne i"l'i and ga aha AR OF Ireland thls
'S me gospel Thai the heavens and earth
die lfe"c'lig, and Thai all hearts are Sc
cfeliy burning to embrace. Give up for
ever mat oid interpretation yon put upon
NE ""rd 'h'Peai hereai Is no move
mem IS no sec'driah movement; II Is
no ih"hey-SN'nd!e' nor 'Lighiy-'"o de-
inslon' n"r Pnilefy' nor Z EonnelhNm,
nor ainlAshina>t green cap, stage play,
nor i'n"-''Nncing ihani'y OF any sort got
"P Pl'' any man prom or praise
- ''e "''S"Y passionate Struggle ol
nation fastening 10 be born INTO new ma
noh"' lhe' ~ winch NE nnspeakable
"ifoeS "' a.' me parts ana powers, ahd
e'S'ne"'s 90 ""i lIish existence our con-
decorations, oar Protestant repeal associ-
"i!'ns' o"r ''Haih-rlgh' societies, our clubs,
caqnts anu committees, amidst conclusions
enough ana lle SadGts' Josiiing AMI jump
"g' are al inevitably tending however
uI.eo''>cionN'y' TO one ana lEe same Illus
'riouS '"i-'"' local itgislaiure not 4
't,nr" !" our ancient constitution '-noi a
eo'"sb ms ~ /" p"'sh" 1fN Parliament
o, OF N"nese green Ghapei oi ease to It.
9''PNen -nN' a" lf'sh ltepuDtic, one
ana '"4h''l1le.
WIN speak plai''y' mere Is now
grow "'p "h zoe son o' ireland wealth OF
ef"ih' "Nd roofs, and rs!ile, lar more than
eHogsh 10 sustain ~ me ana comirrl all
hs 'hh'b'lan'' OF Ihe lsl2pd' That wealth
muSt h'l .eAve us another year moi until
eFefy gram Is io''e"' 'or IRON me Olndlrg
o. 'ne SNea' 70 Inc l"sqing OF ue ship
AtN M ehor' necessary 10 That simple act
o. sen' preservation WI At one ana The
e"NHS oi"N pI"Sp"'" hIillsH uohltIhph ara
hhuior0',m 'ose'her' IL Is h'i the one
as' o. '"i'''""' II we rea"Ne but TO i've
y. we make our country ifee and sovereign