Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-31
FROM OUR VIEW FORK CORRESPONDENT

NEW YoRK, DEcExsSR "a, 1853.
AS Editors, you of course have saen and read the
speech Of lMr, MITCHELL, the Irish exile, which I
thinb w Kill him off at once as to any future In
perfect stranger among us seeking and obtaining
safe asylum from his prosecutors and enemies, and
enjoying our protection and hospitality, thus en-
braces the first public occasion that he obtain to CEN
the action of Government and to dictate the
of national policy he certainly cannot expect to
ceye either the appreciation the sympathy of cti
zens particularly when ne adds that whilst thus enjoy
ing the freedom guaranteed to him citizen or in
choate ctiaen his purpose carry and stimulate
voutionary movements in Europe. Mr.. MITCHELL has
fallen into the same error Kossuth who 'went up
like rocket and came down like the stick when he at
tempted dictate Americans what their national policy
should be- and unsette the fundamental basis which
foreign relations have been regulated since we
had Government.
have not met single individual here who does not
in strong terms condemn the course Of Mr.. MITCHELL,
and draw the unfavorabe conclusions to him. in
comparison with the modesy and proprety of conduct
exhibited by his fellows sufferer and exile, MEAGHER.
The remarks Of the New York Commercial Advertiser
this speech peculiarly appropriate and refer you
to them. -
Mr.. Secretary MARCY, hope will survive the TRADE of
Mr. MITCHELL upon his Koszta letter and his of
him, because
The Secretary of State at Washington, in his last
note to the austrian Mnsteractuated certainly by the
incest sense of diplomatic courtesy-has taken
warn all adventurers and sedous propagandists that
the United States will in wise sanction protect
them if they engage in fraudulent Vaccinations for dis
turbng the internal quiet of other nations and he fur
ther declares that the United States will DO much
any Of the European Powers promote tranquility"
What for person placed in the circumstances of Mr.
MITCHELL, could be in taste than the following:
"No secretary shall charge with fraud.
am professed revolrtonist now advcnturer, sedi
tlous propagandst. mean to make Of the freedom
guaranteed to me as citizen inchoate citizen Of Ame
TO help and to stimulate the Of European
Democracy and especially of Irish independence.
TO claim for the revolutionary refugees here only the
hospitality and the comfy OF America but also her sym
pathy and active friendship; nay claim for them that
America shall be to them the very standing ground pray
ed for by Archimedes, whereon they may plant lever
that shall move the world"
Mr. MITCHELL win fnd out, IL he has already
done sos that he has maAc mistake, and misunderstands
the character Of the American people The Commercial
| concludes its remarks by saying:
Eve have not room to-day to comment this speech
as 1t deserves. But comment is scarcely necessary We
much mistaken If every American citizen native OF
naturalzed Whg Democrat who reads these
from Mr. Mchelps speech. does FEEL indignant that
such unjust attack should be made upon officer
the American Government by man who at the moment
| he uttered it was enjoying American hospitality"
finale of the fllibusering expedition.
greatly fear Government has lost fine opportu-
nifty for display Of proper energy and prompness for
checking such atrocious proceedings and vndicsng the
character of the country from the mputaon Of fostering
and encouraging them
The United States, believe have steamer on
the Pacific coast but they could readily have made an
arrangement with of the companies for the
charter Of Of the fine steamers to be found Of
the Pacific ports of the sthmus and have out
by the steamer that left here the Goth officer Of the
navy, with pair Of epaulets his shoulders to take
the command and at up the coast TO in
tercept the marauders before they could do other mis-
chief or further commit the country.
prompt action Of this kind would have had q very
favorable effect upon present important negotiations
with Mexico whilst the delay may tend greatly to embar
rass them besides giving advantage the British in
terest as the English Minister Mexico has it appears
placed war steamer the control of the Mexican Gov
ernment to proceed il pursuit of this petty expedition
| 1t may however now become more formidable affair
for it is understood that the handful Of have returned
for reinforcemens which they will probably find less diff
Guilty in procuring upon the exaggerated representations
which they viii make as to the mpunity with which
fifty or sixty men landed and carried their operations
and that five hundred would and hold the country
If the present or any increased force has landed on
Mexican territory Government Of course could not
interfere with them, if they captured either
land or sea by the Mexican authorities they win probs-
bly, be summary executed and thus produce popular
citement leading to further trouble These probable
might have been fully guarded against had
the Administration, in the way indicated above, inter-
cepted the expedition the high and brought the
parties into American port be there dealt with
the law directs Another good and highly important
suit from such would have been the checking of
future undertakings of the kind for if the Adminra
ton does not show that they opposed TO all such
things and will visit those engaged in these predatory
and praca expeditions with the full punishment Of the
laws they viii be kept in hot water during their whole
term Of office. The President expresses his determna
ton to put down all such attempts far he has power
or authority TO do so, and have doubt he is perfectly
sincere in these declarations but there is notwhsand
ing lurking belief in the minds of some, and partcu-
larry Of those disposed to engage in these awless expe
dtons, that Democratic Administration rather fayors
them secretly and it will require some overt and ener
getc action the part of the President to dpe this
deluson The want Of action in the present case even
quoted here proof that the Cabinet Washington are
particularly anxious the subject In this, think
justice is not done to their motives
1t s however, yet late to adopt the mode indi
Gated above and it to be hoped that discreet and
experienced naval officer vii, be sent by the next
California steamer with authority to hire one OF the
steamers Of some Of the companies If in his opinion from
the information he obtains arriving at the lsthmus he
should deem it necessary San Of prevention is
worth pound Of cure" and npping this thing in the
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