Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-19

eS- John Mitchell, the Irish exile, since his arrival in
few York, has commenced the publication of a newspa.
per styled " Tie Citizem." 1t seems that the abolitionists
were DESTROYS Of enlistiug TIE irish patriot under their
banner. One of them recently wrote to him, urging him
10 come out and denounce the people Of the South. He
thus replies
1--WE are not shG!itionists-no moro abolitionists than
Moses, or Socrates or Jesus Christ. We deny that it is a
crime, or a wrong, or even n pcccaiilo, TO hold slaves,
10 buy slaves, to sell slaves, 10 keep slaves To their work
hy logging or other needful coercion. by your silence
says Mr.. %liaugbton. You will become a participation i'll
their wrongs hut We will not he silent when occasion
calls for speech, aud IA for being a participalor in the
wrongs, pe, for oHr part, Bih ~ had q good plantation
'ceH stocked Nth hsaIhy Hegrors it alabama"
If there were windos. to the hearts Of all the abolition
fists, We doubt II there could be one found, who would not
covet the same thing that Mr.. Mitchell does. Even Gid.
dings himself woulI be happy to have fifty or one humid
red darkies to attend hi. beck. by the way, we have
rarely seen Il man have the orsrSscr points sticking out
more strongly. No doubt, he would make Il most savage
driver.
But Mr. Mitclieis frank ay0wai has excited quite a
storm among the champions o" La EspuJiigGe Urircr.
ssHe' in New York. al Republican,, " the organ ofthat
benevolent sect, is immensely scandalized, and publishes
a letter az three columns from one Of the indignant libe-
ralsts. Much oil It i very amusing, aud we regret we
cannot give its beauties III tile original. Mitchell will
make mincc meat OF the writer.
TTE senate YESTERDAY was engaged pretty much in
receiving reports and passing upon small bills. The re
solution offered several days ago, by Mr.. Harris, of An.
gusta, for tic appointment Of II joint committee, TO in
quire into the expectancy Of removing the medical depart
ment of the University Of Virginia TO Richmond, was
adopted, and a committee appointed, consisting of Nessrs.
Harris, Campbell, Baldwin, Douglas aud Turner. A dis.
custom grew up on the Lunenburg PlankrOad bill, rela
tive to making any further appropriations to new schemes
of internal Improvement. Several Senators expressed the
opinion that appropriations shOIli be confined to the
works al,eady commenced, others claimed tia; new
schemes shou ID not be overlooked. The discussion waa
animated aud continued 70 the adjournment.
IfoUsE o, DELEGATES, YEsrERDAY.-A bill was receive oil
FROM the Senate, aaihOrising the construction Of another
track by the Virginia Central Railroad Company. from
some point on that road East Of Charlottesville, to Rich.
mond. II was read a first and second time and ordered IN
be committed.
Several bills were reported from standing committees.
after which n serie. Of memorials, pray ;Lg the passage OF
a Maine Liquor Law, were presented. There were few
members in tho House who we're not charged with the
presentation of memorial upon this subject. The mum.
Der presented must have exceeded one hundred. while
the aggregate amount Of signatures we're estimated at from
fifteen to twenty thousand.
A long debate cnsued as to What committed thew shouJ
lie referred some being in favor Of committing them "a
= specia! committee, while others favored their reference
to the committee on Courts OF Justice. A motion in favor
OF the latter course prsVs,leJ.
The special order being tue smendgeDt offered by Mr.
Anderson, substituting three for FIVE millions, as the an
preparation for the Coyngtou aud Ohio Railroad wa.
called up aud discussed at some length, by Messrs Ander
son, Lee aud Raymond.
At the close Of Nc. Htymonds remarks. and beIore
vote was taken upon the amendment, the House adjourned