The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-21


gular and eventful. The outbreak against
the British government in Ireland i'll that
year, of which he, Meagher. Smith
O'Brien, and others equally well known,
were the prominent leaders, proved as
other former attempts had proved, dis
astrous failure. Its history is well known
as well as the fate of most of tie proml-
nent men who actively participated in 1t.
Mitchell, Neagher and some OF their con
federates, were arrested LOT seutioil-
tried. convicted ana sentenced TO be exc
cuted. This extreme penalty OF the law
was subsequently, modified by the English
Government into transpOrtion to the pen
al colony of New South Wales, from which
inhospitable region both Mitchell an
Neagher eventually made their escape
and succeeded in reaching the United
States. OF course they both became heroes
with the people, and were extensively
feted and hattered. Mitchell soon after
wards established paper i'll New York,
called the IRISH Nation, we think, whose
columns were intensely and eloqucntly de
voted to the cause of Irish separation from
the hated rule of England. He was an
able and fearless Journalist, but often rash
and inconsistent, and, shortly before the
rebellion broke out declared that the sum
nit OF his ambition was ''iO ooH u gOOd
ILn5dHsG Jldaatti0B ao6U stocked trith
sirrrs." This public avowal, coming from
an advocate of Irish liberty who had suf-
feIed in her cause, was not the doctrine
that Daniel O'Connell had taught his
couutrymen, who always claimed i'll his
eloquent speeches before the people and i'll
Parliament that Irishmen were sSaUes to
I British misrule and oppression, and who
! so often appealed to their courage and pa
triotism in the well known lines
B '.IIcreditary bonlsmeni know We not
Who would be free, themselves must strike
the blow"
Mitchell, cithel from choice or some
, other reason, went TO his loved Alabama
before the war commenced, but we never
heard of him becoming the owEer in that
State of "a plantation well stocked with
alaves.'' When Richmond the seat Of the
Southern confCGeraCy he followed its for
tunes to that city and became the editor
of leading rebel paper and was opposed
of course to the Union. After the war
was ended he found his way back to his
place of beginning, New York city, where
4 he resided until short time ago, when he
! sailed for Ireland, reaching Cork on the
! Goth of July, where great and enthusias-
! tic welcome was extended to him by the
/ Fenian Amnesty Association. His purpose
+ is to run as a candidate for Parliament in
! favor of '.lIome Rule for Ireland for the
county Meath, Mr.. Martin, the present
member, pgopos ing To resign his seat in
/ Mr.. Nitchelis favor. All which is very
4 nice arrangement if IL succeeds, bat il
seems to us 10 be full of peril 10 John
Mitchell. There IS 1u uucxPilyd sentence
of transportation hanging, Ike the sword
uf rIuucl,-, over h.s head. aad whether
IL shall fall or remain suspended d. yet o.
b. seen. II hc - elected viii he he per.
u.ittDd tu take his seat Perhaps the gov
crnmcut may relcut aud permit him % q.
80. bat uuihcr from hjs iuVui-iye aut
crrl,.c nature nc eau bc ct the I,aSt prac-
teal use 90 Ireland in Parliament. VIC 4.
uut believe from Duf knowledge # the uiar
aud aU his anteccdcut-. Ohc thing, at
least. may bo assumed ~ settled from rc
cent proceedings in Pah lament. which is
that during the present Ministry "iInm,
Rule for Ireland may bc frudly dreamed
of 10y IFS advocates, but certainly it will mo-
bc realized