Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-24
A PUBLIC RECEPTION AT NEW YORK.

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FROM THE N. Y. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER OF TUESDAY.
| A public dinner was given in the Broadway The
atre last evening to congratulate one of the Irish
exiles, Mr.. JOHN MITCHELL, on his escape from
Van Dieman's Land. The number of persons pre-
sent was estimated at above twelve hundred, nciud
ing ladies and other spectators who occupied seats
in the boxes Among the spectators were Mr.
Mitchelps family, to whom the honors bestowed
upon him must have been peculiarly gratifying.
The United States District Attorney, CHARLES 0CoSon
Esq., presided and he prefaced the reading of the regu
lar toasts by delivering very eloquent address In eulo
gy first of Montgomery Lafayette and others of foreign
birth who fought for American independence; and,
cond Of the Irish patriots who have struggled
Intellectually for the independence of Ireland.
The regular toasts then drank with the usual
honors, as follows:
l. The President of The United Sates-The Monarch en-
by arbitrary the homage his subjects the wis
dom and virtue Of Chief Ruler the regard of free
people
B. The Memory Of Wahington Jefferson, and The Sg"crs Of
the Declaration Of Independence
JOHN MoKEoN, Esq. responded to the third toast.
T. Our Guest John Mtche-is services and sacrifices
his country render his impershable the pages Of
its history from the prison and the chains to which tyranny
consigned him welcome him to freedom in America.
This called UP Mr.. MITCHELL. He began by express
ing in exalted terms the qualification he derived from
being SO warmly welcomed to America, and then pro-
ceeded to estimate the value of his reception He said
that with all the predsposion in the world to doubt and
underyaue and dsparage popular demonstrations in ge
neral he could not refuse to see in the public honors
heaped upon him significant, portentous fact.
He knew we'll, indeed, what the English press will
say, and will try to think of it. The Americans, they
will say, flor he knew their slang by hearth love little
excitement and novelty. Mario and Grs not having
rived expected the merry public of New York conde
u
of Irish rebel two Then there is the Irish vote
it is called Scheming politicians they win say want
to make capital for Hard Shells for the Soft and
they force themselves to little Hbernian enthu
siasm for evening.
'But this explanation will not serve though comfort
able to the British mind, it is not true There something
deeper for the first place. he orator that should
draw audience unclaimed through ,s ears, as the
queens Of song do neither could he be of the small
est service Hard Shells Soft In political
chology he had skill the mystery of Hunkers was
unknown to him, and what Silver Grey may mean alas
he could not tell He would suggest solution Of the
problem which John Bull may consider at leisure. The
explanation perhaps is, that Americans, much they
relish spicy religious controversy imprisoned
political harangue much they love dollars and clip
per ships, love freedom and justice rich and
prosperous neighbor is liked we'll enough here Gus
TONER but baied, beggared outlawed yotary of free
dom is loved as brother"
Mr. Mitchell then anticipated that the monarchical
press of Europe would consider his cordial reception by
this conne1on he took occasion censure Secretary
Marcy, in style which is calculated to ALLEVIATE the
sympathy of the American people. Remembering how
rapidly NJ Kossuth's popularity diminished when he
undertook to dictate the policy of the American Govern
men it does not probable that the disqustons of
Mr.. Mitchell viii lead to different result. The Amer-
people wont to canvass the official conduct of
their statesmen very freely, and will always give
hospiabe receptions political exiles from every
try, but they justly jealous of foreign interference
We venture say therefore, that the following passages
Of Mr. Mchells speech will be universally condemned
% international comfy is a great matter; even some
American statesmen cultivate that branch of good
perceive that the Secretary of State OF Washing
tom in his last note to the Austrian Minister actuated
certainly by the incest Of diplomatic courtesy has
taken all adventurers and seditious propa-
gandsts that the United States will in wise sanction
protect them if they engage in fraudulent machina
tons for disturbing the internal quiet of other nations
and he further declares that the United States will do
much any of the European Powers promote
quiy In all this there seems to me, confess more
of comfy toward the scepred consprators of Europe
and less of generosity toward their exled victims than
should have thought betting in the manifesto of Anne
rcan Minister"
Mr.. Secretary Marcy says that the United States
Government will do much any Of the European ma
tons TO maintain tranquility and he shows his good
feeling and courtesy towards the crowned heads
ing their fugitive enemies adventurers and sedtious pro-
pagandists would that could know whether this Sec
rotary does truly herein represent the sentiment of the
nation Has America indeed deep interest in the
tranquility Of Ireland and Hungary and Germany,
der their several Emperors and Kings and Grand Dukes
as those Emperors and Kings, and Grand Dukes them
selvesY And if America has mind to engage in this
contest of poeness, where will she stop? VIII you
place detectives to watch houses and to dog
tionsf America will do much win your Postmas-
ter General forgive for imagining the bare possibility
ott soften the seals of letter. and initiate the i'm
preston, and copy the contents? Shall we never take
letter from the postman without carefully examining
whether any comfy has been pracced upon our sealing
"Ctizens Of New York, thank you; and have re-
paid Kindness at least with candor No Secretary
or man shall charge with fraud. / am a professed
revoutionist now adventurer seditious propngsn
dist mean to make of the freedom guaranteed to
me ms citizen inchoate citizen Of America to help
and to stimulate the movement Of European Democracy
and especially Of Irish independence / to claim
Tor the revolutionary refugees here only the hospta
y and the comfy Of America but also her sympathy and
shall be to them the very standing ground prayed for
Archimedes, wherein they may plant lever that shall
the world"
We have not room to-day TO comment this speech
1t deserves. But comment is scarcely necessary. We
are much mistaken IL every American citizen native
naturalized, Wing Democrat who reads these pas
sages from Mr. Mches Speech does not feel indignant
that such unjust attack should be made upon Off
Ger of the American Government by man who at the
moment he uttered it enjoying American hospitality
At the close of Mr. Mtchells address, Mr. 0Conor read
letters from Postmaster General Campbell; Senators
Csss, Shields, Seward, and Fish Major General Scott
Bishop Wainwright; Archbishop Hughes; and Mr. Thos
0Conner acknowledging the receipt Of invitations the
dinner, and giving various for non-aendance.