The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-20

Hamilton. Hirsoh, r. G.. Howard,
Lewis. Livingston, Meetze. Miller.
Muller, Myers, Orr, Peterson, Red.
fearne. Robertson, Scott, Sessions,
Simons, Simpson, Sloan, r. NJ. Smith,
Spencer, TinsIey, Trenholm, Vandiver.
Wallace, Wideman, Willis, Woodruff
40.
JOHN MITOHEL IN OonK.-A large
audience assembled at the Theatre
Royal, last night, to hear Mr.. Mitohel's
lecture, which was looked forward to
with great deal of interest. For half
an hour, the house waited with the
greatest patience, Willing away the
time by facetious remarks and ironioal
entreaties for cheers for Judge Keogh;
then it was whispered around that Mr.
Mitchell had been taken very ill and
could not possibly come down. After
preparing himself for the lecture, it
appeared he tainted, and any move
ment on his part would. it was learned.
be very dangerous. Al this orieis,
some members of the committee were
despatched to Sundays Well. and Mr..
Mitchell, making a great effort, rose
from his sick couch and accompanied
| them back to the theatre. At 9 O'Clock,
the curtain rose. aud Mr.. Mitchell was
seen sitting in an arm chair, looking
very i'll and physically PROSTATE. Mr..
Mitchell was created with tremendous
cheering, renewed again and again,
the eutire audience rising aud waving
hats and pocket et-handkerchiefs. When
the excitement had subsided, Mr..
Haly. T. c., moved that Alderman
Dwyer take the chair.
Mr.. Mitohels lecture was read for
him, as has been announced, by an
other gentleman. In the course of
the lecture, he said: "The Prime Mi
mister has dared to say that my alleged
disability rests upon two distinct
grounds-one, that I am now felon,
and this is the only legal ground al-
legged; the other is. that broke my
parole of honor, matter which has
nothing to do with the law OF the case
at all, and is only dragged in TO cover
me with execration, and to bring my
| constituents into contempt for having
Times, indeed. has discovered third
disgraoeful crime Of which have been
guilty, viz: that I was Southern Con.
federate during the war in America.
AS to this last charge, own the eoft
impeachment; L was q Confederate.
and 30 were all the best men that T
met in America. THear, hear. My
three sons served in the Confederate
army, and two of them fell in battle.
I am not such craven recreant as to
affect to be ashamed of that cause. AS
for the other far more dreadful crime
ohurged against me, namely, that I
broke my parole of honor in escaping
from q penal colony, might, perhaps,
content myself with referring to the
authority OF Mr.. Martin, member for
Meath; of Mr.. Smyth, member for
Westm cath. aud OF Mr.. Smith o O'Brien,
cheers. who have all Indignantly
| vindicsted me against that ruffian
charge. Does MIR. Disraeli imagine
for moment that If I had done the
shameful deed he attributes to me, I
could now stand up and look my coun.
trymen in the face?"
Mr.. Mitchell went on from this point
to defend his action in escaping from
the penal settlement, as already given.
He said: "The events passed more
than quarter Of century ago, and
the only narrative of ELL the details is
that which have given myself in
journal which I kept at the time.
| That journal, however, was published
in America, and it's circulation was
prevented in this country by the in
reference of Dublin Castle, 30 that
probably not one in forty of those now
present ever saw it. I hold that vo-
lume now in my hand, and shall pre-
ssntly read the page OF it referring to
my escape. But. first. I point your
attention to this fact. that I was three
years at large in Van Dieman's Land,
confined there only by the promise
which had given, although there was
no day or night when might not
have quilted the colony with ease and
security, if I had condescended to
escape clandestinely, and, therefore,
dishonorably."
lCork Examiner, Fe6ruary27.
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