Butte record., 1854-09-16
PROPESCTUS OF~THECITIZEN.'

q NEW WEEKLY JOURNAL. 10 be published in
"a New York and TO be conducted by JOHN MITCH
Ell, assisted by THO. FRANCIS MEAGHEH. aud a
competent corps oi contributors.
The principal conductors are. in The first place, Irish
men oy oirth' IN tne second sace Iney are men who
endured years Of penal exile al t! hands OF the Britain
Government, for endeavoriPg TO oyegtnrow dnnn
ion oflhat Government III theiI native country N th"
hird place, they are refugees American sell anO
aspranls to the privileges Of American cl.izeashp
Ine principles ;nd cou1uct o their new ioarI.i Will
be N ccyrdance @h ti.er position their nemcrics
ard their aspirations
Theyrefuse to breve that PROSTATE and broken as
the Irish nation now, the cause Of IRISH Independence
IS utterly lost.
They refuse 10 admit that amy improvement in The
maierel condition OF those lrishmen whp have Saryivcd
the miseries OF the last years il arg improve
meat there be, satisfies he HONOR ui7 ie destiny
OF an ancient pnd noble naion.
They refuse believe that Irishmen home are 50
abject be loyal 10 the Sovereign OF Great Brit
am, or that Irishmen in Americn endure the
thought OF accepting the defeat which has driven thc
from The land OF their fathers, and made that beloved
land an object of pity and contempt ie the whole eafi
The movement OF ali The western and southern III
tons Of Europe is towards RepublicaHsm. Afer few
years of dismal peace aud ortler'-afier Wing Ikea
corpse, motiODless brealhless. from h r. last giant
Struggle with the leters OF her yrants weighing dowu
her limbs and their baonels al her breast, Europe Is
again rlpenng fast Tor another bursting forth the pre-
cions and deathless spirit of freedom The dumb
masses of English life. the voleless aEdess right
less, who labor forever IN mines and factories, who
nave no part IN inc government Ol Their own land
Interest IN the oppression of ireland in the plander OF
Asia or in the European balance Of powerhose mass
es. we apprehend were> not finally crushed into the
earth on the lein of April; lSiS, persons be-
iieve. They are iinding voice and spirit again. Ger
many and Italy are not dead-liungary is not even
asleep. War alreasy RACES in Europe others are
lhfer!enIng-hat IS TO aay promising; and all En-
rope and America there eyes watching, aud hearts
for the occasion to all diplomacy and war 10 good
account for the cause ef Republican Freedom Man
Kind is once more becoming charged with he clectri,
ity OF Revolution and u the poles that battery
We DSiieNe 10 be Situated somewhere about
York
TIE conductors of THE CITIZEN desire to awaken
again the national spirit and ambition of reand-ic
evoke and stimulate among frshulen nobiczeal 20 aid
and to pariake in the great mafch European Denoe
racy The and arisocrdcies Europe beng
handed together against the Peoples. Uicud pro-
mote. so far as i'll lis lies, raierna alliance of The
Peoples against the sovereigns and Hristcerlces.
One powerful obstacle 10 such iraernal allia3ce has
hitherto been the hypocrical pretence " iber,iism,
made by the British Government The conductors o
The CITIZEN mean to devote their earnest effort
TO strip off tla; sanctmonious preence. and To exhibit
The English power in its true character not ONLY the
oppresser OF Ireland, but the oppress0r of England and
the ally ct oppression all the world over. Intending
themselves 10 be true and loyal American cizns they
will recommend of policy which would is-
late the irish other European refugees from The
common action OF this grelt Republic They will incui
cafe, and with aii their power assist careful loving
study of those wise aud just institutions under which
here in America they have found both refpe from
their enemies and school and example OF The grand
doctrine thsy mean 10 enforce 10 become, in gJrd
alth, citizens and armed soldiers 0 America is 10 en-
list under the banner Of universal Democracy. TLey
viii bear forever in remembrance. Tho heavy debt ci
gratitude which exparrated rishmen owe 10 America
Tor her powerful psrection and ready sympathy; and
viii pously watch and prepare for an occasion 10 dis
charge that sacred debt They viii be zealous in the
task OF reconcng the various factions which, on both
sides ofthe Atlantic have distracted and weakeuud the
cause OF Ireland, and have always given her
easy victory.
The conductors of this Journal intend TO make trial
how many irishmen. how many volaries OF democracy
militant in Europe, and Of Democracy victorious in
America, will agree with them IN these principles, and
help them in striking this alliance. Soon they Will be |
enabled TO know whether they laburng to any good
end They do not think Of spending their whole lives
IN thrashi.g the wafer, or in moving dishes Of skim
med milk" Thei do not mean to be Ikened unto the /
Jews, forever calling Palestine their country and wal
Ting for the restoration of King Davi's dynnsty-or
the Welsh, watching. generation after generation for
The return Of Arhur-or the soldiers the Millennium
eerneiiy glrding their swords for The day Of Arma
geddon Wiif British iyrahry still grinds Ireland-
while Irish spirit sill bTea;ies and burns in passionate
revolt hgaIs il, they viii labor in their chosen work
At any rate. and II, the meantime. they know that the
honest and fearless preaching of Truth Justice must
bear good fruit both for ireland and AmeRica
The CITIZEN will be published every Saturday: the /
first number will appear Saturday, The 7h 1S5i
TERMs-Three dollars per annum SIX cents per sin
gle copy payable in advance Al communications 10
be addressed TO John Mitchell, Citizen Office, No. 3
Spruce street. Nav York.
Ar. I. Foley, of the firm OF McGarrahan & foley No
so, California street. will receive subscriptions until
agents are appointed for California