The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-25

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Of Europe.
We said yesterday that the aristocracy
which would be established in Conied-
eracy based on Slavery as its "chief cor
ner-stone," would be the worst, the most
iliberal and despotic in the world. This
proposition may appear rather bold, and
vet we conceive that IL can easily be
proved. We say then thatan arisiocrat-
ic governing class is liberal and gentle
just in the proportion that il approaches
the class which il governs. II in an ar
istocratic government there be an easy |
graduation, a sort Of gentle inclined plane |
from the masses goyernsd TO the class
which governs, there willbo a sympathy
existino between the two, a good feeling,
ANNUAL respect and regard not to be
found under government where The
masses, which constitute the bulk o. all !
countries. the laborng classes, who have
ever been and must ever be the over
whelming majority Of all nations, are
placed under the ban Of social and
mental degradation from which they can
never rise and are separated from their
rulers by gulf as wide and impossible
as that which separated the rich man and
Lazarus 10 illustrate. Although we
are accustomed to speak Of the oppressed
millions Of England and France, and OF
the suGerings of the laboring classes, still
ali intelligent men know that the barrier
which excludes them from The highest
positions in art, literature, the learned
professions, and even the highest Offices
both in church and State, although form
liable, are by no means impossible Pie
beians every now and then, aided by some
friendly hand extended from the ranks
of the aristocracy, win for themselves
both fortune and rcnown. Need we name
SIDNEY SMITH, BRouGHAM, JEFFREYs, MA
CAuLAY, Hoop, uERsCHEL, WATT, WALTER
ScoTr. and many of them distinguish
ed members Of Parliament, as eminent
examples Of the truth of what we say
The nobleman proud and vain, il may be,
nnder whose eye some bud of genius
NAV be slowly unfolding its modest pet
ais TO the light often teels a personal
vanity in taking it to bloom in the full
sunshine of his patronage and favor The
man Of genius and talent often becomes
his associate, coniidant and counsellor,
and the instructor of his children.
There is no social degradation felt in
such am intimacy. II is regarded on
both sides as the patronage andprotection
Of power extended by wise and provi-
dent liberalily to decided merit. Eng
lish and French history abound in such
examples. Hence it may be said that to
a considerable extent the aristocracy OF
Europe is the foster parent of talent and
genius. But even this is far from being
the only manner in which community
of feeling is kept up between the ruling
and laboring classes in England. Humid
reds of the nobility take pains TO dis
seminate useful information among tn,
humbest tenants, and in adding TO thci
comforts. Mechanics and arizaus are
encouraged in the formation OF Graf
associations in holding industrial ex
hibitions; in establishing scientific anC
moral societies. and in various othe
ways, which will readily be recall
ed 10 mind by all who have beer
accustomed to read English newspapers
And hence it follows that there is il
Great Britain to-day, underneath TN
aris,ocracy and the crown, great mid
die class blending imperceptibly with tn
ruling orders on the one side and Tia
humblest lahorers ON the other, which
one of the most intelligent and cntcrpris
ing classes in the civilized world.
Now, let us look at the elements O
which society must be constituted in
southern ConCcderacy. The "cdicl COZ
ner stone" of this Conicdcracy, says Vic
President Stephens, who is he master ir
tellect of the Richmond dynasty,
"A6-icaa S1us,y" Every man know
what he means by the chief corner
stone--it must be that ON which the Cor
fcderacy is TO rest, and that ia the labo
inc class, who are African Slaves. An
what rank do these loborers hold VIII
we may define it in one word almost b
saying that they are of necessity
the natural instinct OF their masters
forever socially, intellectually, and mo
ally degraded The African slave is
more capable OF attaining any social il
timacy with his owner or achieving an
in art, in the learned professions,
belles-lettrcs, than the mule hc hitch
to his plough In many Oh the Stat
his owner would subject himself to
heavy penalty if he were to teach him
read and no degree of genius which Z
slave might manifest would ever indu
his master TO admit him 10 his table
into his parlor ON the same terms VIII
he would extend TO the most guide a.
unpublished white man The natural i
stinc,s Of the race revolt against such
intimacy.
Here, then, we see al immeasurahle gu
not to be bridgcd yawnjug between {
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