The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-18

| beings end and aim.
| o.iied 10 sncceed him He abandoned the law I
and assumed the profession of the pressure =
| most influential, the most powerful pro'eseioN
of the nineteenth century. .,,o =
against the English troops, the Nation was pro-" 's
ecuted by the English Government. ~ -,
| in consequence of the pruning TO wnicn us ,
| writings we're subjected by Dnhg, Mitcnel ses-
cred his connection with the Nation ana esla Hf
lshed the paper called the cnted 1fy yih ,
course this journal was Irish, real lIlsh-no'
sham-to the backbone 1t tanght tne u that :
recognized in all ages, among all peoP,es, ,%s
who would be free themselves uusU Iihmsn |
blow. 1t inculcated the doctrine tna' inr
had nothing to e. 7. ct from Englands csemencS'
and everything to fear from Englanu I.eIand
ery: that by arms and arms alone ireia.u
could ever expect to be, as she hao d ''su' w
b. a free aud indie pendent na.ion,
Yonnp Ireland now under the leadership OF
nell. That great agtator In the hour OF DIS
y supremest Triumph, when he had only 10 speas
the word and Ireland was in arms, never iailea
d to recognize the supremacy OF the Imperial
bless her; hurrab for the Queen" TO Mitchell,
tie Queen was Nice, Queen OF Carthage. an
t abomin alton of denominations; the representa-.
q hateful race on the surface of the globe.
u The result might have been foreseen, IN
d three months, the United Irishmdn was sup
2 | pressed John Mitchell was arrested ana trled
under the treason-felony act, law specially
passed 10 fit his case and AFTER tne iaie
y Jury corrupt sherifi5 and partisan Junge, was
" sentenced to fourteen years OF penal servitude'
90 On May 9th, 1s4s, after two weeks lncascei a.
% ton at gate, Mitchell was taken in irons to
the convict depot of Spike Island, Cork Har0or.
o, From there he was taken to the Isle OF Ber
ID muda, where he remained zen mon.ns .,.i
~ health failing, he was removed TO AustIaia
" Here he found Smith O'Bren, one OF the
es noblest purest and best men Ireland ever pro.
sv duced Thomas Francis Meagher and 19nn
vy Martin, his political associ ates, whom he haa
- left in Ireland, but who had met the same late
w and were there before hun.
mr. July Is, 1854, Mr.. Mitchell effected his escape
Ia from the colony, and in November of that year
~ he landed in the city of New York. There he
az founded the Citizen newspaper, weekly Jonr,
ma nal, which he conducted for some time, until
ns failing eyesight constrained him t9aDek more
ss congenial climate.
'ne During his stay in New York in 1854 the
nv Legislature of Louisiana passed the following
Of resolutions:
ed "Resolred That the distinguished patriot and
it exile John Mitchell, in consideration of his ex
rly allied character, his Preeminent ability, ant
emit inst and expanded national sentiments, as par
ing Iicularly eX empited i'll his late letter on tn
ng- subject of Southern institutions. be and he 4
and hereby invited to the seat OF government
-isn this State.
Ills "Resolred further, That committee of tw'
9 of members on the part Of the Senate and thre
on that of tie House he and are hereby az
rest pointed transmit copy of these resolution
: of to John Mitchell.
,,ty "JouN NJ. SANpIDGE,
Giles Speaker OF the House
Eat -- ROBERT G. WICKLIfFE,
love Presdeunt pro TEN. of the Senate.
tual p. o. HEmEKT,
ting Governor of the State of Louisiana
lous The Legislative Committee composed
for Senator'S NJ. Ryan and j. G. De RUSS, an
tx, Representatives f. H. Hatch, G. &. McWhort'
'niel and d. Corcoran, under d"'e of March BOT
ear 1854 having transmitted these resolutions
Mr.. Mitchell, received the following reply:
'iaze "Nnw YORK, April 7, 1854
ITO the Joint Committee of tue Senate and House
,,n Representatives OF Louisiana:
n in " GcntlcmeH-Your very kind and cour"o
a to letter has lust been received, enclosing "A res
Yreu luton of the Legislature which extends TO u
INT the disting uished honor Of an invitation to T.
init hospitaliti"s OF your STATE capital. IL -
.tsr.r deed Il dis linctlun wholly unexpected ahd
and fear hardly meIi'cd; hnt it were aarctatcn
.s nj deny that IT has given me the k,enest Peasn'
,,;,,, and " i'll al w3ss be - nelU brred with PRIDE"
: he My watmret thanks al" ESPECIALLY due
" this nigh and authoritative recognition of 7
. Va, cause at lush Nationality; for which cause
W. as we'll H. many better men, have for years e
..,,, dared iGe most CurioUS II EuHnenio I L." =
,n unut Vengeance at the hand, OF ar couutr
,,d enemies Aud now VLah le corrupt Parl
asses ment, press and ''niu>iraiou Of EmGlan"
d Yet eagerly hopping d,adly insults and ca'unn
mcut un' n tho nance OF thr,r imteUdtd victims, 1t
dr. re- I" me, ut least, much more than "A c"mpeh
.otinn ton that am addressed with iEatrrhai
,Lo;r ! succt, aud my hand Is grasped III tIIends'
,,iity hy u higher aud Irouder race Of freemrn ~
NY, Eurone has known for two Thousand years.
,a The course which have taken aB IA jourr
I,ore ist OH some questions of vital public inter-
nd NV and which has had the good fortune to III
II cou- WIN Tue hd'"e" al'r'"'nt '" ~, -, 4' 80 ~
honor VI louisiana "''9 ~ ' ny ~ -! a.
luman sctueu op'u'ohs anu ies''l'sS' ' =
lcr all lihpn'h'loh W nien n"9 "e'li ~.
U" wig South nj the expense Of the North-the MOI
vhnra have mode my own home-must
dublin. Soulnerhs' appear t1A" 49, ,
red the even Inose "Io uiuAo e"cn a Cua' 80 ~
Ban themselves ulSoeneEe ", LOT "SEl ous ieT ~
Dub In rum took no !housnI VI SouIn vi ~
to the al &.IoI seG'iohai ih'eI.s's auu sooetaPu
bly, the PHraeIs or laLIuue on' steaC HIe sIt
o. from self entitled, and indeed bound (having I'M
The OBJ eakeh 10 oohuuor Jou' no" az az W o"I
of the the same Plalnly anu tpuePenueniy', II
Tbere ciaus orators and philosophers of these ps
perhaps it is because l have drawn mine f
legal, some Gons'oeISoIe ssuuy .; uls'osy anu POI
ne by ln a1o'euC anu 80 T nid " e.
moral siNe,y Hotn SnS noTTsPIiPo.s vi Stu - S"s
am a according to the Apostles of Progress" {