Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-24
FESTIVAL IN Honor of Johi. Mitchell

John Mitchell. took place on h"nahs hb"s :"
the Broadway Theatre. New York, IN the pres
ence Of a large company. and number 81 diS
tinsushed guests. Letters were received from
Archbishop Hughes, Bishop Wainwright, Gcner
al cass. Thos o'Conner, Gen. Scott Mr.. Sew
ard. Hamilton Fish General Shields aud Post
master General Campbell, declining attendance
for various reasons. The letters were rend' and
those receiving the greatest applause SAYS Inc
Tribune were from Thomas otonner' henefn'
Shields and Archbishop Hughes.
Speeches were made by Gins. O'Gonner, John
McKeon. John Mitchell. Thomas Francis hea-
pbcr. Horace Greely. Patrick J. smytbe, Richard
oeGormnn. Robert Emmett aud J. Brougham.
We make room for some extracts from the
speech Of Mr.. Mitchell. Ii was in response To
the following toast:
Dnr Guest John Mfchel.--Ilis services and
his sacrifices for his country render hi namc I'M
pcrishable on the pages at IL history From Tue
prison and the chains to which tyranny consign-
ed him we welcome him Ia freedom IN America
Uasio-'fakec Doodle.
Mr. Mitchell then introduced by The pres
ident IN few pungent sentences, a the man
whom the a-semblage present eongregated to
honor. He was received with torrent ct cheers
which seemed 10 shake the roof Of the vast edi-
fee
He commenced his address by saying
Mr.. Chairman. Citizens Of Neio York, On
gems Of Amsrica. II makes my pulse beat stron-
ger to iind my self in the presence Of free citizens
To- <penk to an n sseaniy 81 men whom ! can adj
dress by the name ai sCitizens.' Often N my
naive cnnnfry have stood before mnltiudes OF
beings apparently human beings. having the IT
aud aspect If men. nav, having many OF the attri-
butes Of mai in his natural sfate-the feelings,
the passiou~, the ind vidnal epuragc OF men, hut
psssessing noae e the rights aud gnity, none
Of the civic aud political organization, the nation
al pride and power, aud ambition that set men
above beast. and bnt little lower Than the angels.
since landed ON your happy shores, have
anyinasly ga, gilt to inthem, h. gnaPf, to Weigh
aud ~ apnrec'n,r exactly, the rcal meaning, the
actua available value of The pubic honorS which
have bren hcaped upon me or offered to me; and
with all the prehispostion In the world to Doubt,
and undcryanc aud disparage popular demonstra-
tons IN general, conuot refuse Ia sec IN all thus
a significant por' Q ltous fact. / know well'in-
deed. what the English press will eny, aud VIII
try to think oi it,
ale suggests variety of cApanatio that the
fugish pre-- will make by way of aeeonntngfor
rs reception IA Amcrica-our love of excite
uf.t--the do-re If scheming politicians TO Sc
CIR. irish yotes, - Nc., &o.-hnt after deelar
,l,g that he knows nothing of American party
Ialtics--thnt he -pits upon manifest destiny y
and despses that Anglo Saxon courage and ener-
~ which Is still for war-war with the weak, he
p"ceeds
Now will suggest To John Bal u solution of the
lfnblem, which he can consider at leisure. The
explanation, perhaps, is tint Americans, much rs
they love exciemeu, nud novelty, much Ms they
ish spicy religious controversy, or an impas-
ii ned political harangu rs they love dol
IL and clipper ships--loyo Freedom and Justice
nj re-. Perhaps il is that rich and prosperous
N ghbor Is liked well enough here rs Customer,
b1t bafled. beggar.d, outlnwcd volary OF free
] m is loyed brother. Perhaps il Is that the
I'll auent sermon preached by the whzzng bull
lets from Bunker's Hill over the burning roofs of
Chareston.has sunk deep into the national heart,
and begins 10 fruciiy for all nations All per-
laps il is that the brawny child, Young Demo J
lazy, born that day the n,utio of crashing
roof trees and ringing rifles. and baptised alum
dainty in blood, has grown to be IA man, and be
pms To feel thai he may one day be called upon
10 carry the saving doctrine ot TINT sublime chris
ening sermon 10 all the ends of the rurth,
After other remarks of this character, Mr.
Mitchell proceeds to lecture our Secretary of
State. He says:
perceive that the Secretary of State at Wash
ngton, in his last note TO the Austrian Minister
actuated certainly by the incest SENSE of diplo.
matte courtesy, has taken care TO warn all adycn-
turrrs and sedltious propagahdlrts that the Uni
ted States will IN no wise sanction or protect
them II they engage in fraudulent Vaccinations
for disturbing the internal quiet of other nations;
ard he further declares that the United States
wdl do much any of the European powers
to promote tranquility" In all this there seems
TAI me- ! confess, more of comfy towards the
seeDtered con Snlrators of EurDpc and loss of
generosity towards the exed victims, than |
should have thought BETTING the manifesto of an
American minister. Now have word to say
on this subject of international comfy. The
phrase contains falsehood. Nations have moth
ing to do with il. Intermonarehieal comfy would
be its right name.
Mr.. Secretary Marcy says that the L. States
Government will TO much a. any of the Euro
pean nations, TO maintain tranquility. And he
shows his good feeling and courtesy toward the
crowned heads by terming their fugitive enemies
adventnrers and seditious propagandists. l
would that could know whether this Secretary
does truly herein represent the sentiment of the
nation. Has America, indeed, a. deep an inter
est in the tranquility of Ireland and Hungary and
Germany. under their several Emperors and
Kings and Grand Dukes. as those Emperors,
Kings and Grand Dukes themsclvesl And if
America has mind to engage in this contest of
politeness, where win she stopl VIII you place
detectives "a watch our houses, and to dog our
motionsl America will do as much" VIII
your Postmaster General forgive me for imagin-
ing the bare possibility of it, soften the seals of
our letters, and initiate the impressions aud copy
the contentsl Shall we never take a letter from
the postman, without carefully examining to see
whether any comfy has been practised upon our
sealing WAX!
H., h. I aft I g. A.