Butte record., 1854-07-15
PROSPECTUS OF"THE CITIZEN >,
A NFW MEFKLY InI,RNAI 10 he nnhn.hD.l 4


4 NEW WEEKLY JOURNAL to be published in
"a New York and TO b. conducted by JOHN MITCH
Ell. assisted by THO. FRANCIS AEAGHER. and
competent corps OF con,ribuiors.
The principal conductors in the first place. Irish
men by birth. In the second place, they men VII,
endured years of penal exile Il hands of the British
Government, for endeayoriPg to overthrow the domin.
ION ~ hAt Government IN their native country. In the
third place. they refugees ON American soil and
aspranis to the privileges Of American citizenship.
The principles and conduct Of their new Journal will
be IN accordance with their pOsiiiOn their memorics
and their aspirations
They refuse to breve that, PROSTATE and broken q,
hc irish naiion now the cause OF Irish Independence
is utterly 10 /.
They refuse 10 admit that any improvement in the
maiertl condition OF those lrshmen no have survived
the miseries OF the last Years, il any improve
ment there be. sGiise the honor, fuls the destiny
OF an ancient and noble nation
They refuse to believe that rishmen home are 40
ahjecl TO De loyal 10 the Sovereign of treat Brit
ain or that Irishmen in America endure the
thought OF accepting The defeat which has driven them
from the land Of her fathers, and made hit beloved
land object of pity and couempl ie the whole earth
The movement OF all the western and southern ns.
ton> of Europe is towards RepubcauisIn. After few
Years Of dismal peace and order'-after lying Ikea
corpse, motionls7s. breathiess from her last giant
struggle with jhe ieters Of her yrants weighing dowu
her limbs anG their ta,oneis her breast Europe "a
again ripening fat for another bursting forth ct the pre-
ciops and deahtss spirit ct freedom. The dumb
masses # English life. The voieess landless, right
less, who labor forever IN mines and factories, who
have no part i'll ibc government OF their land No
interest the oppression OF ireland The pluder ~
Asia or in the Europenn balance oi powerthose mass
es. We arprehend were not finally crushed into tbe
earth on the l0h of April; lSis. persons t-,
lieve. They are finding voice and spirit again Ger.
many and Italy are not dead-lIungary is not evan
asleep War alreasy rages in Europe; Others are
threrlenng-tha, Is to aay promising; and all over En-
rope and America there ewes watching, and bear,
for the occasion 10 turn al diplomacy and to a gn,d
account for the cause ef Republican Freedom Man
Kind Is once more becoming charged with the electric
ny of Revolution and one ofthe poles OF that batery
we believe to be situated somewhere il or about New
York "
TIE conductors Of THE CITIZEN desire IN swats,
again the national spirit and ambition of Irelnndto
evoke and stimulate among Irshmen a nobjc zeal 10 oid
anu TO parake IL the great march of European penor-
racy. The soveregus and arsucracies of Europe bep
banded together against The Peoples We inteud IN rr,
nl"e, 50 Iar as IA rs lies. fraierna alliance Of the
Peoples against the sovereigns and arisiocrncips
One powerful obstacle 10 such fraerp,, alliance hs,
hitherto been the hypncrca pretenre 10 lb.raisr,
made by the British Government The coDducnr- rf
TuE CITIZEN mean 10 devote their most enrnest rrt.
To strip on that sancmonl"us preience snd TO exhibit
the English power in its char cter as not only the
opprsser OF Ireland. but the uppressor Of England and
the ally OF oppression all the world over Iulenting
themselves to be true and loyal American ciiizn- they
will Recommend no course Of policy which would i.n
iae the IRISH or other European refugees from the
common action OF this great Republic They will inrul.
cate and with al their power assist careful lov;.,
study OF those wise and iu>t ins ituion. under wbrb
here ia America they have found both a renipe rrnr,
ther enemies. and school and example of the grand
doctrine they mean 10 enforce. To become in e,.d
faith citizens and armed : ldiers Of America i IN on,
hSt under the banner OF universal Democracy Tho,
VIII Dear forever IN refuem brancc. the heavy debit n
gratitude which eNparrifSd lrishmen owp to Ane -.
Tor her powerful prorecton and ready svmpathy. and
VIII plo~y watch and prepare for an occasion to r a
charge NAT sacred debt They will be z.ar,us in the
task of rrconclng the various factions which on botb
sides Of The ilIne. have distracted and weak rp4d I'M,
cause oi Ireland and have always given her enemies AN
easy victory. ~
The conductors Of this journal intend TO make trial
now many irlshfen, how many voiaries of Iemocr,rv
militant IN Europe. aud Of Democracy vlctorious in
America VIII agr, with them N these princples and
help them IN striking this alliance Soon they will n.
enabled TO know whether they are Iahornn to any good
ehd IheY do not think Of spending their whole live,
III thrashlng the water, or in moving dishes of skin
med DIX 1hef do not mean to be likened unto tba
Jews forever calling Pal slime their country and wai
ing Tor the restoration of King Davd's dvnasiv-or
the Welsh watching. generation Hfier generaor for
The return u Arthuror the soldiers Of the Nilleniurn
eleruhiy gdng on their swords for the cay Of Arma
gtnuph. W hiie British tyraLny siill grind. Ireland
Whie IRISH spirit s brcahes and burns i'm passionat.
revo' nsansl H. hey viii labor in their chosen worL
Al an! rate and in the meantime. they know that ths
honest and fearless preaching OF Truth and Jsc r,
bear good irui. both for ireland and America
The CITIZEN VIII be published every Saturday. IN,
hf number VIII appear Srurday the 9Th Of Jan 1854
IERTS-Ihree dollars per annuIn or six cents n-r sin
gle copy paS able 10 advance. All communicated =,
he adressed to John Mitchell, Citizen once No a
Spruce atr. et. Nav York N'
Mr. I. Foley, of the irin Of McGarrnhan Tolev No
9O california street. VIII receive subscriptions upil
agents are appointed t0r California