Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-14

LETTER FROM JoHN MIrCHEL-We find in
the Charleston papers the following letter
from John Mitchell, addressed to d. w.
spratt, Esq, in regard to his withdrawal
from American journalism:
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1859.
My DEAR SPRATT 1t is only now (since
yesterday that l feel wyself at liberty to
tell you what all the world will know in
day or two, that am going to Europe, and
that the Citizen, after the next number, Will
be discontinued That number will contain
an explanation from me in SO far as the pub
lie is entitled to any explanation. In the
mean time the New York Day Book has
purchased the subscription list and good
will of the Citizen, and will supply our sub
scribers. Mr.. Swan has been IN New \ ork,
and has negotiated this arrangement. may
add that Mr.. Swan is quite convinced of the
propriety and necessity of my going to Eu
rope, n step which cannot at present be fully
accounted for, but it is a satisfaction to me
that my partner is so well satisfied on this
point that he willingly takes much more than
his share of the inconvenience and the loss.
My family are to remain in the United States.
For the rest; if my subscribers ore salts
fed, as hope they will be generally, no.
body has any right to question my resolution.
The Day Book is n very stanch Southern
paper, and perhaps agrees with you and me
Ms closely as any other journal whatever in
principle, though on some matters of present
policy it may differ. All this will discuss
in my next and last number.
In the meantime, think it right to men
tion the matter to you Mt once. The precise
line of politics (American politics. which |
have followed, was prompted and governed
by you more than any other merely personal
influence. lam every day more and more
satisfied that it was right in the main, though
it is possible that in dealing with Southern
opponents, may have been (as you have be
fore limited to me) peremptory and harsh.
| hope they will all forgive me. l have not,
us believe, in the short connection | have
had with it, degraded American journalism
by mean personalities or intentional misstate-
ments, and on my side cannot deny that
have met even from opponents, u mean at
the South, not caring about the North,) con
sideration, respect and forbearance.
Well, then, my dear Spratt, vanish from
Southern andN orthern politics. The Dred
Scott decision must take care of itself for O
time Squatter sovereignty and every sort
of philanthrophy, and the spirit of the age,
and in short, all Iorms of Bldtherumskite
will have one enemy the less. leave at an
exciting moment, and could have loved to
witness your approaching battle of Charles
ton Indeed, feel in some degree as If
were quitting an important post; more i'm
portant, perhaps, in my own eyes, than in
those of others. Nevertheless in quitting il
Just at this moment, and for that stormy Eu
rope, expect that the readers of our papers
will not only hold me excused, but viii pray
for me.
l beg you will express to the editors of the
three Charleston ewspapers-Mercury
News and Courier-my acknowledgement
for their numerous courtesies toward me a.
their brother journalist, and with sincere
good wishes for yourself, and especially fo
your cause, am, very faithfully and frater
nally yours, JonN MITCHELL.