Butte record., 1854-09-09
rROPEsCTUs OF"THE CITIzEN'''

! PROPEsCTUS OFssTHE CITIZEN >
A NEW wEEEEY JOURNAL to be published in
"A New York. and TO b. conducted by JOHN MtUtl-
Ell, assisted by THO. FRANCIS MEA6HEE. and a
competent corps 0l cougibuiers
The principal conductors are, in the brs place Irish
men 10y BIRTH IN the second place, they are men WE .
endured years o pen; eXe ut tic hands OF the British
Government, for endeagofrg 70 overtime" ne eoiii-
ION o tlal Government in Their naive Country IN The
third place. they refugees American soii. and
aspiranis TO the privileges Of American citizenship.
The principles and conduct Of their new Journal VIII
be in accoFdance with their positon their memories,
and their aspirations
They refuse To brlleve that. prosrae and broken rs
the Irish nation now the cause Of Irish Independence
/ IS utterly lost.
They rcfu.e to admit that any improvement in the
matercl con1tDnoi those trsiaeu Whn have survived
the miscries OF the last seven years, any improve
men there be. satisfies the honor, or iUalis the destiny
Of IN 4ncieH, ,nd noble nation.
They refuse 10 believe hat Irislmen Il home so
abiect be ioyal 20 tie Sovereign of tFeiI Es-
ain, or that Irisbinen IN America can endure the
thought OF accepting The defeat which las driven fein
from the land 0f their fathers. and made that beloved
Ian IA obiec. e. ply and contempt te he whole earh
The movement of all the western and southern ma
ions Of Europe il towards Repubiicansm. After fe8
years of dismal tpeace and order -lter lying like i
corpse, mouonless brcathiess, from isg last giant
struggle. will the teers uf her tyrauts wesbilg doWu
her im5A and their baJune AZ her breast, Europe is
again rpenng fest for another bursting forth c he pre-
cious and deattlsss spirit Of freedom. The danb
masses EEl~l iN. llle Utt fDelt--. id4itltcc-4
less VINO labor forever IA mines and iacofies- VIC
have Tarl ia the government of their owa land 40
interest ia the oppression Of Ireland in the pnder OF
Asia in the European baiuce OF pOWerthOse mass
es apprehend, were nct finally crushed into lhe
earth on the l0th Of Apr 1S4S rs some persons he
ieVe. They are finding voice and spirit again. Ger
{ many and Italy not dead-lingary is NOT even
asleep. war alrea.y RACES III Europe; Others are
threraning-iha is to any prOmising and all over Eu-
rope aHd America ilara eyes watching and hearts
for the occasion TO turn all diplomacy ana WGr good
I for the fl kAUHiliic1u Erapd9ru
Kind is mere becoming charged with The electric
ty Of Revolution and one o the poles Of tha battery
We believe 10 be situated somewhere in about New
| YORK
! The conductors of THE CITIZEN desire to awaken
again ;he national spirit and ambition of Ireand-G
evoke and stimulate among Irishnen noble zeal TO aid
and 10 parake in the grea march OF European Democ-
racy The soyeresgns and astocraces OF Europe being
banded together against The Peoples inteud TO pro-
mote, far in lies, iraiernal alliance of the
Peoples against the sOvereigns and arslocracies.
One powerful obstacle to such fraerna alliance has
hitherto been TIE hypocriticai preence to liberalism
made by the British Government The conductors Of
THE CITIZEN to devote their efforts
to strip of that sanctmonous pretence and TO exhibit
the English power in its true character not only the
oppreser OF Ireland but the oppressor OF England and
the ally of oppression all the world over. intending
themselves to be true and loyal American cizns, they
will recommend no of policy which would iso-
late the Irish or other European refugees from the
common action OF this great Republic They will ircul-
cate, and with al their power assist careful loving
study OF those Wise and just Institutions under which,
here IL America they haYe found both reuee from
their enemies and 4 school and example OF the grand
doctrine they mean to enforce. To become, in COED
faith, citizens and armed soldiers Of America
list under the banner Of universal democracy. They
viii bear forever in remembrance, the heavy debt Of
gratitude which exparrated lri9hnen owe to America
for her powerful prorecion and ready sympathy; and
will pously watch and prepare for oceaSol dis
charge that sacred debt They will be zesous in the
task of reconciing the various factions which. both
sides ofthe Atlantic, have distracted and weakened the
Of Ireland, and have always given her enemies an
easy victory.
The conductors of This Journal intend to make trial
how many !rshmen how many votaries 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 win be
enabled to know whether they iabcrng any good
end, They do not think of spending their whole lives
in hrashng the water, in moving dishes Of skim
med milk" Ihef do not mean be likened unto the
Jews, forever calling Palestine their country ard wai-
ting for the restoration of King Davids dynasy.-or
the Welsh, watching, generation after generation, for
the return of Arthur-or the soldiers Of tie Nilauum
elernaly girding their swords for the Gay Arma
geddon While British tyranny stil grinds Ireland
while irish spirit still breahes and burns in passionate
revolt ngans it. they Will labor in their chosen work.
AT any rate, and In the meantime. they know that the
honest and fearless preaching Of Truth and Justice must
bear good fruit. both for ireland and AmeRica.
The CITIZEN viii be published every Saturday; the
frst number Will appear Saturday, the 7h ofJa 1874
TERMsThFee dollars per annum, six cents per sin
gle copy payable in advance All communications to
be adressed TO John Mitchell, Citizen Office, No. 3,
Spruce street, New York.
Mr. T. Foley, of the firm Of McGarrihan & foley, No.
80, California street. viii receive subscriptions until
agents arc appointed for California