The true Democrat., 1854-09-06
Ripening of the Irish Pear.

Mir. John Mitchell, the Irish exile, who edits the Citizen, at New York, publishes the pro- gramme of next years assured operations in Ireland, for the deliverance of that island from the government of the British Queen. "For,' D says he, '' as surely as the European war lasts another year, so surely to the shores of Ireland shall find their way, singly and in companies, certain men, more or less; also revolvers not a few; also pike-heads and shafts, goodlvnum- ber." This, he apprehends, is not too much to promise. "And shall our countrymen in Ire land be found asleep and dreaming on that day" he asks, sitting contendedly under the shadow of the Pariament's wings? trusting in the brigade, or in the Independent Opposition? ? or thinking more about the Pope than about their own land and life? While European c- ties on all sides shall be grned with smoke or lurld with flame in the very passion of man. tul struggle, or jubilant with all their cathe- dral bells in the tumult of their joy, shall Dub lln still be slnpering in Crystal Palace, where 1reland's enemies display their wealth?" He adds: We know not but we say that there are some men in America who mean to % and see."
 MT. Mitchell, in the meantime, under the heading, "What Irshmen may doH' lays down possible, and, we suppose, as he means to be understood, probable course of "legal and safe actlon'' in the direction indicated. It is as follows:
 l. Every man may of course purchase re- volver, (with needful powder and lead, for his own use, and as many more as he can af- ford for the use of those whom he might think fit to give the same
 Z. Rifles are also good invention; and there being no arm acts in this country, there is mo- thing to hinder any honest man to possess a rifle, or in fact any other weapon or instrument good for shooting, cutting or stabbng But we do not advise any common fund to be made up, or any depot of arms in any large quantity to be established.
 5. Any man, and of course any number of men, as individuals, may take ship and go any, where he or they may choose
 Once out of American territory, MT. Mitchell goes on significantly to say, he cannot violate any American law except by hoisting the Ame- rcan tlag-a thing which must in no case be done unless the United States by happy chance be at war with "our enemy'-that is, Great Britain.
 As to "the liabilities of those independent flibusteros," the editor of the Citizen thus plainly disc ourses
 If they happen to stray to Ireland, and shall break the law" (what passes there for law, ] even though they be; American citizens the pro- lection of the American flag shall in no case be extended over them, in case of the English taking them alive. Now in going to Ireland at al of course their intention will be to break. to ride over and to trample under foot the thing called law there; and it will, therefore be better for nobody to think of going except those who do not mean to be taken alive.
 Having intimated to them that there is a question to be previously settled with con- science and that it behooves them to consider we'll what they are going about, the writer lays down the following sequence of things to be done in Ireland, when they get there:
 Proclamation of a republic: provisional go- vernment to be named by the flibusteros: pro clamation of absolute forfeiture into the hands of the government of all the lands and goods of every man who shall dare to bear arms against his country, or shall fly out of the i- mits of the republic, or who being then abroad, shall not return home and swear to maintain the republic within a given number of days: instant stoppage or ejectment from whatsoever court; and proclamation that rent-paying shall forthwith cease until there be in every parish a valuation for rent, made by representatives, of the parish or county: proclamation that every occupant of every farm who actually cultivates the same shall forthwith be entitled to pur- chase that farm for his own fee.simple forever: an "Arms Bill" that is, not the British sort, but proclamation for all men between the ages of- and - to enrol themselves and bear arms in local militia regiments, Or in the regular army: these few and simple measures, together with such as would be needful for pre- servation of order, and prompt and sure pun lshment of all violence or depredation-and such others as should provide (foreign enemies being first fully cleared out) for speedy vot- Ing ln all electoral districts to bring together a national assembly and end the temporary au-