The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-01
- John Mitchell In Boston,
HIS RYCIPTI0N BY THE CELTIC YANKEEs-HIs Lee
TURx AT THE MUSIC HALL.

and received the personal CONGRATULATIONS OF the CON-
nttse hs safe arrival in Boston. The following IL Mr.
TO ae Char,mSn and Members of Ae Commiaeeof Boston
Gentemen-For your kind and eloquent address, and
your "hundret thousand Welcomes" accept my warm
and eartfet thanks But there something In your ad
drsss that touches and delights than per-
sonal kndness Is the good tidngs you give Irish
ezles Of returning unanimity amongst oounrymsu
with regard to the desnes and duties Of Ishmsa
uons that still interest In this free land Of adop
on and must forever continue TO make hearts beat
with hopes and fears while pulse remains In them. Be-
leve me friends: that although captivity was bitter an
most humating reflection Of all to exied rebels,
that did yet feel how deeply necessary
II WAS to unite, they wished to the land Of
their birth free from the ascursed dominion of her an
Gent enemy. By union l do not mean com promise-of
that lind Of union there was too much mean
lentng hostility to British dominion On that single
platform, let me remind you, and other, We Van
Diem ans Land rebels were ourselves united. Hardly
any two Of Of the religion or Of the same
great political scot There the monArohi arsto
GRAFT the great and good 0Brien There was the phio-
sophcal LIBERAL Aartinthere the Celt the Saxon
and the betweenhere the eloquent exponent
Of the poetry and chivalr, OF republicanism, Thomas
nsasher-thsre was the downright democratic lsvelsr-
that Il myself. Yet We were all friends friends to ono
another and enemies to slavery and flsehood and ths
British government why may y not be 50 here alsSr
join you in your just and hearty appreciation Of tho
bread based freedom and the all embracing generosity Of
America and by faithfully loyalty discharging tas
dnties OF citizenship let snsavor TO show both
gratitude to her, ard our htness for democratic freedom
and powers.
THE LECTURE AT MUSIC HALL.
About twenty Ave hundred persons assembled ct the
nu.S Han last evening to listen to the lecture OF John
abode American soil to become American Citizen
. more extended notice had been given Of the forth
have been found too small for the multtudes who would
have rushed to hear the eloquent exils
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came forward he received with cheer upon cheer and
the swinging Of hats and by the sudsncs
Mr.. Mitchell acknowledged the com piment graoe,ully
and proceeded to deliver address which copy be-
low and which listened to with profound attention
In his persona al appearance Mr. John Mitchell an I'M
assuming ntlectua man, little above medium height
and rather slim His eyes are blue and his countsnIncs
has very peasir even winning expression His
Of delivery is kably plain and unaffected.
Citizens OF Boston-IAdies and Gentlemen-When l
streets Of this usrous city Of Boston, and bersd
that had absolutely here to lscture-not to learn
but in some sort TO tsach confess that heart failed
me 1t the very thought Of my own boldness. When
found myself on that famous spot Of ground which your
fathers held noby against the beeagursd battaons OF
England-when stood in the shadow Of that Faneuil
Hall, than which Athenian sgora Roman forum 10
venerable to mewhsn looked out upon that harbor
once infused the tyrants whom
Igarsd 70 that immortal hill whose musical rife volleys
sung the birthday Of world and shall forever ring TO
swell glorious dspason of liberty till the earth shall bs
more-I said within myself 1t must indeed pre-
sumptuous In who has been 30 short . time In
America to undertake to treat Of subject extensive
and involving interest. 2 important and complex q
mspse applause) Once for all then desire rather to
excite interest in thilgrsat qussonsoon to pressing
IL than = snSolv. impose my own opinions Opinions
indeed have and very Ssa.iis very srongto my swn
let lay them before you dogmatically not dicta
tsrisily-snd feel assured that the this
home within her gates win At least hear mo calmly and
judge % indulgently ~ can ask First may OBJ
that though not long present in the body ave
konw AVnAp In To d.
constitution and articles Of confederation
Declaration Of Independence BY heart need not
And especially 1t may we'll b assumed that one Who has
been 1--we years and more In the penal dungeons Of
march, and AL that time expecting ys..ning pin
hosorabe activity which the wse and just laws Of this
land would b. sure to afford hint may be assumed,
say that would have formed 10 himself clear
toR Of the rghts the position, the duties he taxing
upon him vhen he went into American Court Of Jus
tcs and solsmny declared the intention Of becoming
then proceed into the heart Of the subject Those vast
numbers Of forsgnsrs who have since 1873 shelter
Ation to this subjso into two eaasssthoss who intend
to become cssas Of the United Satss and pat that In
class havs 10 duties or Obligations It ali to this country
laws while they are here Al ravelsrs strangers and
hvheod and psnd their money In ssitssrand in Bel
GUM, in EDsAno III not conspicuous svolutioo
tbs class Of the refugees: lie ony anss:s vhss
America affords them are these First they can take lee
Sons in and carry the knowledge ana the love
ssststivss Of ali tSo several Earopssn nsopstiessi
akiDg sanctuary lhs thsussvss-and can give to them
hope, strength for their allied cause and against their
suied enemiee Third they write to their friends
Europe. and receive letters from them without fear q
American espionage In the Post Oce aud twoor
Of them can meat together without having detective
the midst Of thsm Not TO d.sl longer then upon the
named class Of rsiussss-thoss Who have snnouno
cd their intention TO make America their country
and ths5 home. Here new relation eom.
bel clear and precise idea The citissn sssn,
belongs absolutely and exclusively to the ate that
him privileges rights and power which guarantses
to him the secure exercise Of them BY its laws, which
guards u: s.cr.dnss: q his homs and the quiet enjoy
clear titk to his tie and undivided allegiance To the
Interest," the sxssnciss, the and dignity Of that
oommunty his best exerons his very life fortune
stand in pkcgs And It makes NO difference Whatever
whether hs Be native born citizen cttzsu fully natu
rallied or ons who 10 claiming and waiting for the priv
sees Of naturalization. In Of all these cases. II
would be sin ply treason toward the snwsath II he
should pay mors regard TO the national claims or nscs~i
to tie land where his mother bore him and where his
bones are adthan TO those Of new country
vhos natiopaty he has voluntarily chosen upon
him. (mmense applause.) This II . principle which
ought 10 be eearly understood explicitly avowed and
universally established If any refugee then, from any
European country goes into American Court declares
his II tention to become An American citizen and 40
clothes himself with the character Of American nation
Ai'y, only that he may that nationality and
the security and freedom Of action which gives him.
to serve the Interests Of any other community on
earth other~ise than any native citizen might
American people DO NOT say, for do not koow,
that any orc solitary individual has actually dose SOL
but seemed expsdent any rate to lay clearly
the real nature sDd obligations OF etssnship At the
present moment especially, behooves all immigrants
10 Aotfics, wsetIer tney be fugtivss rom ths dun
seops OF Eurpean soverrisns, whether they have
B for he
md wrong which oppressed THIN ut home. fed beyond
the Tess to aDd ho%rty and justice hsre-t bsnoovss
hem all to remember the duties which America imposes
them in return for her powerful protection. ZAP
rlaufe Fer may we'll call both these classes Of per-
refugees refugees from the insole0t feudais of
Germany, with ts bsrbArous forest and game laws
refugees from the centralized imperals1 of France
that france which they he'd shed their blood end Piled
tie goous barrica ds TO make ee republio, and
ndvsipe-- tremendous cheering )--refngees from the
Outrageous tyranny Of Ausaa in Hungary In Italy
.frgees from tbs Nnar at will the rjsctmsnh and