The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-17
From the New York Herald, 15th.J

DEPARTURE OF JOHN mitchell FOR LIVERPOOL
ON THE IDAuO-A QUIET LEAvE-TAkING.
The Williams & Guon steamer Idaho
sailed from pier 4G North river ut about ten
minutes past O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
and among those on beard were John
Mitchell and his daughter. Although MIR.
Mitchell wished 10 make his departure lis
private and uuOstentatious as possible the
news of his intended visit to Ireland had
spread pretty widely, and large crowd as
sembed TO bid him God-speed. There was
no formal gathering. no Occupations from
organizations to bore him with long-wnded
and useless addresses, but there was il solid
mass OF enthusiastic admirers and disciples
of the great exile, whose hearty goodwill
to wards the man and entire devotion to the
PRINCIPLES OF which he is the first living expo
nent there could be no installing. a few OF
the relics of the :. Young IrcI;nd" party
were there. but by far the greater number
ere Younger men, who learned their first
principles Of nationality from him and his
cokborer and friend Thomas Davis. Most of
them had been prominently connected with
the Irish national movement in past years,
and more especially with the late fenian and
Irish Republican htotbcrhoods. by far the
greater number were men OF Respectable po-
sitiun and education, but there IVES also
considerable sprinkIing of hardy SONS Of toll,
who left their work for the purpose of hay
ing one look as the returning exile before he
left. AS il was understood That Ar. Mitchell
did not care for noisy demonstrations his
wish was respected, except that there was
little crowding upon the deck and some good
humored crushing to get shake OF his band
and have parting WORD.
Among those present we're capt. Mitchell,
his son: Mr.. Richard O'GoruAn, bis friend
and colleague in the As movement; Gene
raj Bourke, O'DonnOvan Rosa, Dir. Mulca-
nv, and other Irish eXllcs William +. Rob-
inson, p. J. Meehan, Major Conyngham,
Robert White, MylcS VI. O'Brien, James
Tracey, Edward l.. Carey, James u. Braun,
Captain James L. Mcguire, LieuIenants
Samuel Cayanagb, and Edward Murtagh,
Rev. Eugene Sheehy and many others.
The crowd was very earnest in its enthu-
siasm, but sense Of the danger 10 Dir.
Mitchell incurred by the step he was taking
threw 4 tinge of sadness over the OCCASION.
Many there grasped him by the hand as II
for the last time, as nearly all we're 1ully per-
suaded that be would be arrested as soon as
he set foorou British territory, II be even Sot
time to land. Before the planks were re-
minutes, and was subjected to series OF
vigorous handshakinSs that must nave trlcd
his patience in no small degree. he quietly
and briefly thanked his friends for their good
wishes, babe them goodbye, and went down
| TO his cabin. As soon rs the steamer began
| 10 move out of the dock rush was made to
the head of the pier to geta last glimpse othim,
and here the enthusiasm that had been pent
I'D for some time found vent in series of
hearty cheers. Mr.. Mitchell, however, did
not appear on deck, much to the disappoint-
ment of some of the more demonstratve OF
the throug, who anticipated poetic or non
sensical display, as the good ship swung out
into the river.
| Mr.. Mitchell fully recognizes the risk he is
running in going to Ireland; for, though be
does not recognize, as he never has, that he
has been tried, he is fully cogniZant of the
fact that the English Government has the
power to do anything they please in Ireland
:. That country" he said, "bclongs to US,
and no one has any right to keep US out Of
it." He has many matters Of private OF
family nature to settle in Ireland, and after
these have been attended to if any constitu'
ency wishes him to represent 1t 'out Of
Parliament he will be perfectly willing to
undertake the responsibility.
With view to put their enthusiasm fol
Mr. Mitchell into substantial shape, many o.
the leading Irishmen in this city have or
eaniZed a committee to collect funds for the
purpose OF presenting him with testimo
NAL worthy of the man, aud betting thu
services be has rendered to the cause OF lrisf
independence.
| YOUNG IRELAND
ON this side of the Atlantic thus gives eX
preston to its appreciation of the man who
has stood sternly and untiinchingly by thu
cause of liberty in the hour Of darkness ane
danger. A sum of over $1,000 has already
been collected, and branch committees are
being organized in Philadelphia, st. Louis
and other cities throughout the Union
1t is intended to raise $50, 900, which will b
q handsome tribute to the veteran patriot
A CARD FROM Mr.. mitchell.
To the Editor of The Herald:
While your reporters account OF my view
and intentions in now returning to irelant
cannot in general be controyerted, there
one of his statements which am sure 20
will permit Inc to set right. No irish men
Der OF Parliament has promised to resign d
seat In my favor, and / have no reason
suppose that any one Of them has an iDtel
ton of doing so. 1t is also an untolnde
| statement, which lind in the Herald of We
: terday. that money has been Subscribe
! either in Ireland or in this county,, to defr,
) The cost or candidature and election on II