Butte record., 1854-07-08
PROSPECTUS OF"THE CITIZEN ,,

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NEW WEEKLY JOURNAL TO be puhisbed T..
"a New ork. ard TO be conducted by JOHN M.TCIJ
ELL assisted by THO FRANCIS MEAGHER and
competent corps of ccn.ributors.
The principal conduciOrs the irs nlnre Trish
men by birth. In the second place. they are men wh
endured years of penal exile at Il hands of the BRUSH
Government. for endeayorirg 10 overthrow the doniB
ion that Government in their native country. In The
third place. lhey refugees on American soil. nnd
asuranls to- the privileges ut American czenship
The principles and con1uct of their Journal win
be n accordance with their pOsiuOn, their memorr.
and their aspirations.
They refuse 10 breve that PROSTATE and broken ..
inc Irish nation is now, the cause OF Irish
is utterly l"i.
They refuse to admit that any improvement iu N.
malerit condition i those Irishmen who have survived
the niseries of the last year,, Il any inr7e,
there be. satisfies The honor, fulns hs d,s
of IN ancient and noble nation.
They refuse believe that Irishmen al home e.. so
ahjrcl be NAL 10 the Sovereign Of Grea Brt,
ain, that Irishmen in America endure th,
thought of accepting The defeat which has driven hem
from The land OF their iahers, and made HAL be.oreI
land an object of pity and contempt le the nho- er-;n
The movement Of all the western and soufberr 10,
tions of Europe is towards Republlcausn hner f-r
wears of dismal peace and order'-al.er l;ag lk4n
corpse, mctiouless, GREATNESS. from her last esent
struggle. with the letters OF her iyran;s weighing dova
her limbs. and their ,oneis At her brcas' Earure /,
again Fpenng fat for another bursting fJrh q The pr-
cious and dealile-s spirit Of freedom. he dumb
masses English life. the vOe,css. and-s rl,bf.
less, who labor forever i'll mines and factories be
have part ia lhc government Of their land 10
Asia, or in the European balance Oi pover-those rs..
apprehend, were not finally crushed into tbs
earth on the l0th of April ls4s, some rer,ons 5e.
Neve. They are finding voice and spirit Hgain. Ger.
many aud IiRy not dead-iIungary j. not even
asleep War alreasy RACES in Europe; others ara
hrtrening-lha is 10 aay promising; and Hll over Eu.
rope AMI An ERICA the re- eyes watching and heara
oi tie occasion 20 urn ali diplomacy and 10 good
accruh fir the cause ef Republican Freedom Man.
Kind Is uace becoming charged with the electric.
Hs Eevu'u,ion and one of The poles OF that battery
We believe IL be situated somewhere i'll Or about New
YORK..
TIE conductors Of The CITIZEN desire 10 awaken
again the national spirit and ambition of Ireland
evoke and imula.e among rishmen noble zeal 10 aid
aud TO parake IN the great march Of European DemoN-
Facy The severe and ars0cracies o Europe being
banded together against the Peoples. intud 10 rrl.
moie so far in lies, iraernal ulliance Of the
teopies against The soveregns and arisiocraces.
One powerful obstacle 10 such fralerual alliance h..
hitherto been tie hypocrca pretence to " liberalism
made by The British Government The conductors uf
TEE CiTIzEs mean to devote their earnest effort.
10 rip of that sanctimouious preteuco. aAd To exhibit
TIE En4sh power III s true char ct' as not ouiy tho
oppri.sser o. i-eand but The oPprsor OF England anI
the ally Of oppression all The world Intending
themselves be and loyal American citizn- fhey
viii recommend policy which would iso-
aie the hish other European refugees from
action this great Republic They =. in nc...
cate, and with all their power assist, careful. loving
study o those Wise and Just insitu iona under which,
here III America. they have found both refupe from
he'- euemcs. and schoOl and example os The gran.
doctrine they mean to enforce. To become, in 20 d
!silh, citizens and armed soldiers If America g., en-
.st under the banner -! universal Democracy. Thes
viii bear forever in remembrance, the heavy debt u
gratitude which expartralrd Irshmen owe 10 America
tor her powerful proreCiIOn and ready sympathy: and
viii posly watch and prepare for cccasion 10 dis
charge that sacred debt They viii be z.atous in he
task of Teconcing the various factions which, on bo.h
sides olthe Atlantic, have distracted and ed tho
CAUSE f Ireland, and have always given her enemies an
easy victory.
The conductors OF this Journal intend 10 make trial
how many lrishmen, how many votares of democracy
militant in Europe, and of democracy victorious in
America. will agree with them these pFincipes sud
help them in striking this alliance Soon they will be-
enabled to know whether they aboring 10 any good
end. They do not think oi spending their whole lives
IA thrasiing tie water or in " moving dishes OF skim.
med mix 1heS do not mean to he lkened unto the
Jews forever calling Palestine their conntrY aud wai-
ting for The restoration of King David's dynasty.-ur
the Welsh, watching generation afer generation for
The return ut ArhuF-or the soldiers uf ih. Millennium
eteraliy g;rding lner swords for the day Of Arna
geddon While British tyrgTny still grinds Ireland
while Irish spirit still brcaihes end burns IN passionate
revolt ngins' II, they viii labor in their chosen work.
At any rate. and in the meantime they know that tho
honest and fearless preaching Truth and Justice mus,
bear good fruit. both for Ireland ami America
The CITIZEN VIII be published every saturday: tbs
rS number viii appear Srurday, the ~ OF Jan. 1855
TERNs-Ikree dollars per annum or six cents per sin.
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