The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-10
JOHN Mitchell in Ireland.

CORK, IRELAND, July &c. 1914 yesterday
John Mitchell, the veteran Irish REBEL" ar
rived in Cork harbor from New York by the
Guion steamship Idaho. Nobody expected
be would have landed at Queenstown but
be was fatigued after the voyage, and did.
There was much speculation as to whether
the British Government would modest him =
his coming being direct challenge-but not
q solitary policeman was there to interfere
with his landing. He came straight to Cork
city, where the news of his arrival spread
like wildfre and set the whole town atlame
with excitement. He was waited on by
crowds of his old associates Of '48 and
young disciples of '67. at night the streets
were alive with bands of music and bon
fires, and there was vast torcbight pro-
cession to his residence, in which five thou
sand people took part. His arrival is hailed
as one other stormy petrol in Irish politics.
His mind is quite made up to seek the rep
reSentatiOn Of some large constituency and
carry the war into St. Stephens.
The Nationaists, under whose auspices
the demonstration was gotten up, delivered
to Mr.. Mitchela very cordial address of well
come, to which he made the following reply i:
Sir and Gentlemen of Cork,-I can scarcely
realize to myself and to my own senses the
fact that I am standing this day upon my
own feet in the. city of Cork after twenty
seven years of absence. The excitement
that have labored under from the moment
/ arrived in sight of Cape Clear has incapaci-
tated me from duly feeling. approaching, and
comprehending the grandeur of this recep-
tion!you have given me tonight You have
welcomed me in the most noble and princely
manner to the land Of my nativity. This is
the land was born in. [Applause.] have
a right to stand upon the soil of Ireland. My
father was born here and all my people, and
I think have right to be in Ireland. As to
the pretended sentence-the conviction
which made a felon of me-perhaps you are
aware that hsve never acknowledged it. I
was not tried-I was not convicted. APP
plause.] was sentenced basely, fraudulentIy,
and fouly, and although my sentence Is not
worked out, I choose to come back here. OF
course, have an errand, / have some bust.
ness here; I suppose l have. A taught
Some of my countrymen have given me to
understand that might do good here; that
I might do something effective in the strug.
gle Of our country against foreign domino
ton; and am willing. When was asked
as Itold the company outside the gate just
now-when / was asked by ocean telegram,
"Will you come here if elected for Cork !? D
What could I say? could have only one
answer, off I am elected for Cork go
there instantly" Loud applause.l | don'I
care one straw what the British Govern
ment may think Of it. OF course they can
arrest me. They can arrest you, sir; you,
Iisir-any of you, without thyme or reason,
without any charge against you. They may
keep you in dungeons as they please /; they
can do 10 more to me. We are all subjectto
that kind of domination. There is no law
in your country, none whatever. The only
law there was to protect peoples liberties Is
suspended-it is suspended all the time with
you-habeas corpus suspensions. so, OF
course, / may be arrested, as any Of you
gentlemen may be arrested aud shut up
| and put under ground somewhere and
never see the daylight any more. know
that, but won't stand it. Ichoose to come
and try whether we cannot makea country
OF our own on our own soil. (Cheers.)
1t is very easy to taunt me With vanity and
presumption for such pretensiOns as | make.
i know it is vanity and presumption ["No,
nop] kpowsi it is an audacons pretension,
but what can I do-one individual? do
not come here with fire and sword. have
not an Irish.American army at my back.
|ILaughter.l i come here myself. There
lore, I know I am liable, as every mothers
SON of you is liable, to be arrested and i'm.
prisoned. There is not one of you who is
exempt from that liability. have come to
take my share of it. 1 know that / will
have nv share. know our enemies don't
like me. They hate Inc, and they have good
reason 10 late me. Laughter and applause
Al Voice: I hope they will have more
reason to hate you on that account.
MIR. Mitchell: am not going to explain Al
this present momen. all that / may mean Z
do in the future, or that may think il righ
to do. This is not necessary. You all Know
me perfectly well. hope you know me.
will not betray my own past. nor the honor
the glory, the dignity, and tue rightto m
country. lApplapse.l I will not betga
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