Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-04

Good John Mitchell as one of the Preston delegates
the other day described him. longer wen a, an Irish
man or convict, unit in the British population lie has
transferred his person. his allegiance aud his politics TO
the soil OF America, aud, 10y preference the State Of
California lie there declared that he had had 'enough
OF the past, that he dung it from him look solely
forward, thlt "he hal become American citizen
aud that, "befoSe Heaven, he would be true and tho
rough American These expressions We rlnscribe from
Grafton which lie delivered at San Francisco ON the
21ih OF October aud whI thanks steam aud
was brought in company with important Intelligence
from extremity OF the earth to the other in siS week
time. Tie citizens OF the golden land had welcomed IL
Distinguished Irish refugee" by complimentary dinner
which occasion, told he was honored with .ea,
between Archbishop Alemlny and General Lone aud ran
tuousy applluded the hero of the evening. In a
speech OF true Irish bombIst and more than American
pol1ity he responded to the acclamatons with which he
was greeted but IN respect Of metaphors lac apuenrs n,
have been clean ont-hOno by his own humble 6liower in
the person OF Mr. H. j. Snyihe who had aided the deli
rance 0i joan Mitchell from Australia sentenousIy re-.
Piled: hany deplorc their visits to Australia; do not
although return no richer thar went. | woni not or.
change the qualification experience at the liberation or
John Mitchell Tor all the "elh Of Bendigo or Mount Alex
an moe mere pointing to Mitchell, "ers is mn mug
GER lhls seemy AID appropriate image 50 charmed the
audience, That the whole room rang with the cheering
We refer more seriously To the blaTDey OF the decnra
uo" 10" before us, u - not Tor the sake Of exposing
character witch has been already eIpO.ed enough or of
cfiiclsing the taste Of American consins IN
gng these ebnltion- Of nntical hate IL Is for Ireland
tbi We speak, for that country which has ESCAPED tho
late 70 which John Mitchell would have led H. and Ina. en-
Tered at length upon the condition Of existence most op.
posed TO h- views. Whatever may be the sliorconinS.
OF lrihmen tbey are not wanting in native good sense .
lbey must needs TCcO.cct What John Mitchell ptonosed
and Thomas Meagher designed aud they can see with
lnelf own eyes what prospects before them now
Nolhng Of course "a 40 hateful and eIasperating to
une patriot as the thought that Ireland TO he regen.
eAed-not by revolution and fint-not by demapogueI
aud agitAiors-but by the plain vulgar methods OF com
mon sense individual diligence, seEfeliance and pub.
c education The very idea that risbmen should have
actually reared Crystal Palace by their own unadcd Ell.
teprse, exhibited tie works Of their own industry and
spent their Summer 10 welcoming Queen instead of
shooting at the Queens Lieutenant IL torture to the heart
OF apatfOc exile. Let Our Irish readers peruse and
consider the following observations II John Mitchell on
this subject
Too we'll, said be- too well and keeny feel what
gulf yawns between the day Of Ireland and the da,
when was carried from my home with chains upon ny
mOs-a gull deep "a the grave, black the smoke Of
Iopbet have heard OF the idotic prceDce Of loyalty
that the Irish were once deluded BY British false.
hood TO make before their sbe-tyrant have read Of
their puny aud fie mnicry of at English hunbug M
all nations Oh have heard how Ireland at last going
TO begin TO be amelOrated for that 100000 Of her
less Ce FINISHED to DEATH or driven to seek live
lbood 10 foreign land and how the survivors begin TO
1--we better and Lord Lieutenant continues encourage
the manufacture Of aLnet for tie Yceregal wastcoa
and how Crystal Palace srnds IN Dublin ~ display the
productions Of Ireland Oh mockery-the productions
o. Ireland Rut the committee have exhibited hear
the real staple and characteristics products Of that country
model paupers in squaid rows racks Of humble tonant
will with their hats in their hands pyramids Of eject
ment dectee has Of transparent poorhouse Cruel "a
great work Of arD Of famshed corpses to show
bow lean IIishman walk before he Dies while
Englhman his bread dead children half gnawed by
Bolssh mohers There exposition or Irish 10.
dqstty for Queen Of England to opeu 10 state there
vi fba tTttg Mir OI fht
Now there he any mistake abont these sentmeptsg
Do they not Enthusiastically show perfect contempt for
the al practical NeiLeing Of Irelind2 Look at The
snter with wbinb hr "Imeloriion' 81 Ireland Is spoken