The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-20

JONI MrTcHlE:El;inii n PAnrlAMiE:Nr..- NEWT.
The cable brings intelligence that Mr.
John Mitchell has been elected 70 the
British IPsrliamsht from the County
tTipperary. ireland. It will be reool-
looted that Mr. Mitchell WAS lately.
tengagedto lectuie in Baltimore, brt
disappointed his audience, the excuse
given for him being that he was called
to Ireland to run for the Office to which
he has now been elected. Mr.. Mitchell
ie o native Of Dungiven, County OF
Kerry, Ireland, where he was born
November 3, 1916. aud where his
father oficiated as u Unitarian minister.
He graduated at Trinity College,
Dublin. 1886. studied law, aud prac-
ticed his profession for six years in
Nswry and Bdnbr;dge. IN 1916 he
became one of the editors of tue.
Nation in Dublin. and his articles
were so revolutionary ms tobring upon
the paper prosecution by tho govern
ment. In consequence OF the pruning
to which his articles were subsequently,
subjected he left tho Nation, an.i in
lS47 founded the United Irishma,.
az vi Sod WAlCu tO0uCu Wltu N&Rl
treason, under English luw, resulting
in the suppression OF tho journal and
the senteuoe of it's editor to expatri.-
ton for fourteen years. He was de-
ported to Australia. but made his
escape. landing in New York Novem-
Der 20. 1854. There he founded a
weekly journal. the Citizen, until his
failing eye sight constrained him to
seek a more oongenisl climate. He
removed to Tennessee, where he estab.
lished the Southern Citizen. in which,
among other measures, he advocated
the re.opening OF the slave trade. This
journal was afterwards removed to
Washington, and in 1860 ceased to
appear. During the civil war Mr.
Mitchell resided in Richmond. mud was
an editorial contributor to tue Rich
mond Examiner aud the Richmond
Enquirer. Soon alter the war hu WAS
imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, ind
upon his subsequent release went TO
New York. after insoribing his name
npon the register of the prison, adding
tho quotation, 1.-The regues have
bound the honest men," It will be
secoilectsd that when he went to Eng.
land, few months ago, he was not
arrested by the police, as wac appre.
hended from the fact that he was q
escaped prisoner. Whether he will be
permitted to take his seat in Parlia-
mont remains'to be seen, though, from
the announcement Of MIR. Disraeli yes
terday in the House Of Commons, it
seems foregone conclusion that the
election will be declared void. Mr.
Mitchell is AN able writer and gentle
man of strong convictions and un-
doubted courage. 1t is reported that
be sympathizse with the home rulers,
though the statement comes from Eng
land that that portion of the members
OF the British Parliament known by
that name propose to withdraw from
Parliament il their peculiar claims are
not conceded. At the last election for
Parliament forty four members wero
elected as liberals. who, in addition,
claimed to be home rulers. The whole
House OF Commons consists of 658
members. The majority against "home
rule" is therefore over GOO, of which
38 are Irish members. The policy de-.
manded by the home rulers is that the
act OF union by which the British and
-'Aou oiinhouCo were COQSOllQuteu,
seventy-hve years ago. shall be re-
pea!ed, nnd that the entire business OF
local Legislation in Ireland shall be-
com mitted to un Irish Parliament ex.
clusively.
A despatch to the New York Herald,
dated London. February IL. says:
Iu the House of Cur,mons, to-day.
Mr. ". II. Dyke. Conservative, moved
for copies of the certificate of the
trial and conviction Of John Mitchell
In 1913. of the ol1icinl notification of
his escape and the proclamation offer
ing reward for his apprehension;
also. for copies of tho despatch from
the Governor Of Van Dieman's Land,
relative to the granting Of ticl1et-of-
leave to and the subsequent escape of
Mitchell. Mr.. Nolan, member for q a..
way. regretted that nearly all the Irish
members had left the House, believing
that business was over. He oalled at
tention to the fact that the Govern
mont did not arrest Mitchell when he
was in Ireland last year. Mr.. D'Israeli
gave notice that he would move next
Thursday O resolution deolaaing that
as John Mitchell has been. adjudged
guilty OF felony and sentenced to
transportation, as he has neither en-
dured the penalty nor received a mar