Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-12
John Mitchell.

J001 AA6900A.
In the last Citizen John Mitchell, the
pseudo patriot Of Irish celebrity, in review
Of Hon. Jno. N. Clay toms speech on Amer
icanism, thus enthusiastically discourscs:
As for nv personal interest in the affair;
IL il true, that at San Francisco, year
arc, I declared my intentions Of becoming
. citizen Of this Republic; not being then
aware of any serious objection on the part
Of the majority Of the people; but man
may change his intentions; l shall not OBJ
trude myself amongst you; even though
your own laws may allow me. will not
clothe myself With a quasi citizenship,
which would still-leave me liable to the re-
proach and the disabilities Of foreigner.
Shelter and protection might have any
where. In short, rather than submit to the
smallest shadow Of distinction in civic dig
nifty or capacity, | would 60 and settle in
Russia, or in Spain, where at least should
not be Knocked with sham naturalization.
Now, We would very delicately suggest
10 Mr.. Mitchell that he talks like gooss.-
When he declared his inten,ion Of becoming
a citizen 1t San Francisco, he kn.H that
there ros "the smallest shadow Of dis
tinetion IN civic dignity or capacity" be-
tween the satice and foreign born citizen, or
else he aever read the Constitution. which
declares that emo person except natural
born citizen shall be eligible to the office
Of President" Now after all Sir Johns
tragic defamation about the Constitution
and the rights Of the States and the people
under the Constitution. we are forced to
believe either that he has seen that ''smali
shadow" or, what we have often sus pected,
that he knew nothing about our govern
ment and her institutions, and that having
become somewhat notorious from little
wholesome punishment Of the British gov
eminent, and in consequence Of the sympa-
thy awakened thereby having gained access
to the American mind, he would BY buster
and hunkeyism become elevated to the
rank Of our Adams. Hamiltons, Clays and
Websters, and succeed to the control of the
government His dignity is greatly in
suited with the dress Of a quasi citizenship"
and his Irish Lordship becomes furious on
the "reproach and disabilities of foreigner"
TIE ears rotrtlde. This noble patriot and
eloquent refages-so honest and consistent
a lover of freedom-who lauds our .fres in
to the skies, and gloats over his
favorite paragraph of"Fourth of July rhetor-
ic." "America is the greatest, best and free
est country on which the sun shines" Sud
denly takes a disreiish to Yankeeism, and
falls in love with the peculiar freedom of
Russia and Spain where dungeon and
hempen halter, the fitest symbols of his
creed, would not "mock him with sham
and would afford him "the
shelter and protection" he deserves. We
are tired of the ranting and billingsgate Of
this pseudo Irish patriot. The American
movement has unmarked the motives of
this fellow, and has shown him up to be at
heart ha!er Of our Republication, and if it
accomplishes no other good will. at least,
have subserved one desirable end and earn
ed an honest regard in the minds of those
who love our institutions and are truly
Americans. 1t will teach such men as
John Mitchell that bullying dictation in the
administration Of our affairs i'll becomes 4
bantling patriot, and that fulsome adulation
and "Irish barney wont make great
man, even though he be a "Democrat'' and
inclined to fight under the black banner Of
the South. John MitcheTs citizenship is
lost to US and zee are glad ofit