Washington telegraph., 1854-03-01
MitcheI's Citizen

We have received the three numbers of this
much talked of weekly newspaper. edited by
John Mitchell the Irish 'leon." at New York.
tls large twelve PACED quarto, and is written
with great deal of ability and fire. 1t would
seem that he has his hands full to satisfy all his
readers and to realize all their expectations In
his Answers to Correspondence = he says:
H. Il. begs OF us to beware of exasperating
the Abolltionists A Catholic entreats us not
10 excite the hostility of the Church. A gentle
man, who gives his name, expostulates with us
about our 'iippant pronouncement against wo-
mans rights "A Young Irelander' wants to
Know what precise view we take of Irish ribbon
sa, which leads US to speak of it without abhor-
renee, &c. We are tired of all these WARNINGS
ad adylceS though they are all in friendship. and
have to say once for ALL that we attend to no
warnings whatever, and that we never under any
circumstances, take advice. What we think hon
esty, that We mean to say plainly; but as this is
nee country nobody is bound to read what we
lhIs Is certainly outspolea enough. Bot hear
JlIIchel again, and this time on the subject of
aayery lie is addressing another correspondent:
We have your letter, and note its contents
u Is only one of about thirty letters we have se-
.5i'eo' anImaGvertlng on our declaration for
avery lhe New York Tribune also. journal
/" "uieh we entertain sincere respect. has round
reouked US for the same as well as half a doz-
I'll oFher papers of no great mark We did not
sAFeet that our simple expression of a wish to
oSSeSS good plantation of negroes would have
a.eo iorth so much indignation-an never i'm
'Slhed that Americans required a man. lone. too.
Who has been only few DAYS in the co,,ntrvl to
4 a better republican and friend of liberty than
emerson, and Washington, and Gen. Jackson. not
Christi ''''0 "ii' : esu'
Iere is another specimen of Mr.. Mitchers
IIle' When dealing with his detractors, and the
geno9heers Of his cause He is commenting on
T SIe allegation of the London Times, that he and
:. S.essher broke their parole when they escaped
70 America: E--T f1>''>'
broke their parolel This is the only word we
~ S.TTih EI ourselves with at present To hope that
I LilNeS VIII retract this atrocious charge, (of
DI'ch we teel sure the writer of the article does
~. even understand the full atrocitv,) would be
T5,sly Try VAN We are far off: we cannot go to the
,,, ,,,les once to ask a retracton. Moreover, we
sn' ~s aHoWed enemies of the British power, and no
oil abuse Is too enormous to be poured
; up2n US by that powers diabolical organ 1t is
IIie @ certain, for all these reasons that the Times
VIII not retract
:, p9t g We have heard of no other newspaper even
nn nSand that has had the hardihood to cast
npUn. pUm Us so vile ar imputation. No Irish news
epdor ~ uast' OF any party: has adopted, or VIII
# s' IT, No American newspaper has limited
II, And we, whom the Times tries to brand with
cd p W - nuls9onor, have been received and welcom-
and Iu Inls Republic by honorable men-freemen
man Ploua citlzens-men of stamp and stvle of
mam nanuoou Which the Times does not often sec
b,nL y = no would no more think of offering the
tboraIo9 70 dshonored gentleman than of yoking
We isgves Ensi V, as subjects to German prince And
tbon ,eel 1t to be due to those Americans to refer
70 the authentic narratives of our respective
npes, norpe, published in the Irish and American
wrappers w,oS and further, to say that the man who
III TTed e lied the publisher who published it lied
tbraat House Square lied most foully in its