New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-20

cf Europe one camp and hayonets t. e. heart OF th
people Aptlsuse Should 1 not be proud N this occa
Zion 10 have before me and have the honor 70 conyra,
late bis safe arrival in this country the .uest o
this evening. John Mitchell Prolonged Anpla,se
No be more appropriately assoc aied With tn
PRINCIPLES OF The Revolution than hat Of John Mitchell
Loud applause 1t was in the Revolution that the great
fact Wa resenied to the world Of the sovereignty Of the
people cheers ond IN the person Of John Nit bel You
have seen the bodest advocate Of that prncnle lGeat
applause For what did the Revolution shine forth m t
confpcuousy 1t was for its assertion OF the right Of
nailons 70 Independence lAppause What, bat liberty
was that the people Of the United States sought for
with Washington at their head In the language Of Har
son the historian Of English themse yes "he sought I,
eve hbeIty, without hcenousness TO bis cOunrymsn
oheeIs and il wasfor this that Mitchell strove AMI was
6xltd by the Government Of Great Britain but have the
consolation that the British felon is now about to
be proud American citizen Prolonged applause
there has been feeling TINT has been ncucated into
from my childhood it is anpathy to the British C,v
ornment. Cheers When | stepped upon the sol Of
your forelathers for the first time looked upon II with
sorrow had trodden the desolate streets Of Pompei
had seen the misery OF London had witnessed scenes
which had sckened the hearts Of men born in country of
plenty but was with deeper that beheld Ireland
in her misery II was not wanting fertility salubrty
Of climate but when | asked Richard Golden what was
The Of the misfortune Of that country his answer 10
Our accursed legislation Ihave the rati alton
Of here knowing that that occurred legislation which
paCLed ure which organized the whole executive force
Of the Government against these has driven Into
exile the champions Of that sacred principle Of freedom
who do honor to republ canismto country.
iAUlausel. hope that they viii be received in mig
gardy spirit but in the spirit of the Declaration Of lDde
peIdence which procams the world that country
ihe refuge OF the oppressed lCheers. have already
with what anxiety know with what papitaing hearts
you have desired listen to the gaest Of this evening
and therefore have not another word TO say knowing
hat he must be the next man OF the evening lCheers
Hr. 0 CoNoR then gave the next regular toast
Gt>t Mte-Hs services and bic sacrifices for his
co., hs n1. ~ on Is Pse o. I @ T
him freedom in America M14ie" Yankee Doodle
Mr. Mitchell was introduced by the President, in few
pungont sentences the whom the assembage pres
had congregatcd to honor lie received with tor
rent Of cheers which med to shake the roof Of the
odifce. Mr. Mitchell spoke follows:
MR.. Mitchell SPEECH.
Mr.. CHAmMAN CITIZENS Of NEw-YORK, CITIZENS
or AMERICA: 1t makes my pulse beat stronger to find
myself in the presence Of free citizens to speak to
assembly Of men whom | address by the name
" Citizen Often in my native country have stood
beiore multitudes Of beings, apparently human beings
having the gait and aspect Of men nay having many Of
the attributes Of in bis natural s.atehe feelings,
the passions the individual courage Of men, but pos
sessng none Of the rights and dignity of the civic
and political organization, the national pride and power
and ambition that set men above the beasts and but
little lower than the angels Oh have stood impress
ence Of myrads of my countrymen and have not seen
the face Of enc citizen Of one loyal subject
and believe me, this is hdeous sight. True, citizen
slGp was out of our reach there-lOyaly was impOs-
sibe there for law not, yet by solemn award of
what they call law, l. who speak to yOu was formally
deprived Of what they call my citizenship from that
false law i have the honor to be an o-tlaw the ind
yduas who term themselves the government of my
native country, by formal procedure in place purpOrt
ing he aCourt of Justice Invested my statute and
high prerogative as an Irish ser and thereby doomed
me-cruel government-to be, for the rest of lie,
an American citizen. This is more than rehabii-
itation-it is promotion. The monarchical East
casts ne out-the Republican West welcomes
and embraces me. One slave the less in Europe
Ore freeman more, America, to thee Since
landed on your happy shores, / have anxiOusly
sought to athom to guage, to weigh and to appreciate
exactly the real meaning the actual available value of
the public hopOrs which have been ho'ped upon or
offered to ne and with all the predispOstion in the
world to doubt and uRdorvaue and dsparage popula'
demonstrations in general cannot refu in all this
a significant porentous fact know well, indeed wha
the English Press viii say and VII try to think of it The
Americans they will say for know their slang by heart
love a little excitement and novelty Mario and Ggisi not
having arrived as expected the merry public Of Newiork
condescends to amuse itself in the meantime with the rant
ncs Of an Irish rebel Then there is the Irish
Vote" as it is called Schemng politicians they viii say
want TO make capital for the Hard Shells for the Soft
and so they force themselves TO enact little hbernan
enthusiasm for evening. But this explanation will
not serve: though comfortable to the British mind, it
is not true there is something deeper for in tie first
place | am no orator that / should draw audience
enchanted through its ear, the queens OF song can
do neither can l be of the smallest service to Hard
Shells or 10 Soft In political cOnchoogy have no skill
the mystery of Hunkerism is unknown to me aud
what Silver Gray may mean, alas ! cannot tell
Let England think of il well in no single article can
minister TO The popular appetite for xi,ement cannot
prove the Pope be Antchrist one Gavazzi am
told can do neither am able to deonstae that the Pro
eonts are the locus who TO arise ont OF the bottom
Ices pit as Catholic theoogGns show clearly enough The
Great ANGLO Saxon idea also has in me neither preacher
nor aIupil Though an Anglo Saxon by blood and
confess that derive pride from the ere ance
because obhor bully would hang roober l sph
courage and energy which is still for with the
weak and cries peace peace when it meets its match and
on the whole could find quite much cay for the great
PGRsGrsc idea OF Eastern Europe, for this Anglo
humbug which England of late years has been irving
to you with. would have the British public also
take note ofthe fact since landed in san Fran
cisco have spoken uniformly of the British Government
with bitter ana yiudiCtiye hostility. would no, receive
the inequalities Of America under false preten.e
would keep back nothing of what was in my heart-and
knew that America was great commercial country, New
ork great trading city that Wall 81. and Lombard
II. are cousins and dear friends-that England il
ere REGARDED as riCh customer; Ireland mendican
auper and useful drudge Yet here night with
IN eht Of that Wall ST. in the center Of the great Empo
rum Of tie West, and here am an ayowed enemy of
English power greeted with heart and voice by the proud
Republicans of this grand City and whest hands nave
waved heir gracious welcome TO the banshcd outlaw.
Here is phenomenon which will assUredy puzzle John
Bull as he calls himself How can they possibly John
article Of faith in England that AmeTs ans worship noth
ing believe in nothing but the eternal dollar Now viii