Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-23
, curlou. Lstter rro.n John mItehel.

the OF tlc Wholc uilef IT, t'ele II A~''' ' anu
magnificent "bu,, up Of the universal Demoor1ey-ior
which the Lord be praised.
A Curious Letter rron John Mitchell.
The following letter from john Mrcusl, the celebra-
t.5 Irish patriot addressed The Chicago Democrat is
. very curious document i'm some respects
Cmc,Go, sunday, June lo, 1860
n, The Editor or as tfs. Democrat
In the FIRE. Democrat of the ttl observe that you
do me the justice 70 repe. iu my behalf an idea which
SON saw prevailed iu YOUR city, namely chat came Co
b Norbwe,t on che present occasion, under color o
I.,tnrng about European affairs, 20 make political hA-
r,usues for the benefit of Che Democratic party IL the
persons Who entertained such suspicion came aud i.-
tpd 10 nv lecture taey must have been uuicceiyed BE
a.snred also. th.. IL I undertook to stump Wscou-
Nh ,r s 70 would be for anything else rather than The
Democratic party.
journalism 10 break up that party, and hope not alto
,tlsr without effect. There is no Democratic party
-, tb,t am a4arr Of 10 vas kept alive four years
Ioprer than it had any nch TO live, by the generous
e, aud attachment of the Irish born citizens OF North
r States whO love 10 for the traditions and associations
of lbs vigorous prime 10 Is impossible any longer to be
l,po 10 a party which dead aud gone, the soul having
cone out of t. and the very bod, torn limb from limb
Al had any credit with my eIiow-coGuuymeu, should
eshort them 90 seek new comoHatOns-to i>o'tle lNeu
selves no longer the "lrsh vote to merge 90 f So
l examination of their te,owci-zeus, and De sud
e5 in an pub lie Affairs by their views OF right and
tle poitcal Interests OF the community n which they
Ave For example should sish 70 see Irish citizens OF
Northern States acting with the paft5 which desire pro-
ttive tariff for home industry and also the largest pos,
sole extent of territory Tor the field ct free hoo- u
the South feel aggrie,el as she may she mas AeF To-
medy.
snow that Irish citizens have avoided Free So.,ism
and protection because they fell, that Sl doctrines ana
measures are unjust to che South and Injurious 90 south
rn rights In this Union and % protect those rights
thew have voted hitherto against their own obvious IN
dustral interests They may wei give up that gene
rous struggle IL is too late, the south cannot DE sl'ed
IN the North nor by the North, ana must eilnei save
hersef 20 unsayeU
m Tho Republican party bad nominated Hr Seward,
thsr great statesman leader aud creator most of the
Northern lrsh-peIhapS nearly au-"0Ui have sup
ro-ted him bound 20 ha they aye by bis Uniform yu
I.,sto1 of their rights as Ciuzeus-eycl sometimes
s,,i8s- his own party. GA the other baud, lrshmeu
dwelling south will presume, most generally oe d,sci
ples las / myself ann OF NJ. laucry, OF Alabama Dr.
Seward rghtu asserting that there Is an ,preS-l0ie
conflict: and NJ Yaulsy IS right iu admitting aud accept
in, that fact with 90 ending said conflict M the
eases. way, namely by dissolution OF the Cou.eder1cy.
Your o5cdisnt servant,
Jos, NrcHErl.
T. aprears that M-rrur- IS utterly j>-ls;et az vel
he NAV be, with the Democrat, party, and says that
.is dead aud gone. the soul having gone out of IT, and
the very body corn limb from Gu5" re SAYS, also, that
if he were to ".rmp Wisconsin 40 an in tie present cane
yas.. It would be .o- anything else rather than the Dem
oc-ade p1r,v"-g-i,h means r-l. De would "s-1wp'
f,r be Republicans iuasnecl as BE- is hardly possible to-
suppose tha, 3, polI 'suP for tbc BslL aad Eva
Rsrr party "''-- ', '' i'~
sos. of Kuow.Nolin, concern which, indeed &c very
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