Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-12

Tue Providence Or. ~ Journal pub.
fishes some extracts from recent Southern
papers going to show the tendency to mon
archy and despotism in the South. There
can be nothing more certain than that such
tendency is not only now the case, but
that many of the Southern leaders have
gone into the contest with desire to es-
tablish a more aristocratic government
than We had. a government founded on
slavery as its corner stone must necessarily
be in its spirit aristocratic as compared
with the democratic nature of our institu-
tions. Under such government there
must be rich and ruling class, that will
in some way contrive to control affairs
We know that some of the most vigorous
astute and philosophic of the Southern
writers proclaimed at the outset of this
contest that the struggle was to be one be-
tween aristocracy and democracy. The
famous words of Mr.. Spratt of South Car.
DINA were:
THE real contest is between two forms
| OF society which have become established.
the Que at the North the other at the
South. The one embodies in its
political structure and principle that equal
lty 10 the right Of man; the other that il is
the right of equals only. The one expands
upon the horizontal plane of pure demo-
cracyi the other has taken to itself the
form OF social aristocracy. In the one
there is hireling labor, in the other slave
labor. In the labor of one there is the
elective franchise, in the other there is not.
10 the one ofthe power of the government
Is only with the lower classes, in the other
the upper"
The "white trash" at the South did not
understand this. They were told that they
were fighting for independence. They
were assured that their rights had been
invaded, though no one of them has vet
been able to tell in what particular their
rights were infringed. Bot it appears that
some of the Sontherners are beginning 10
get their eyes opened, and to suspect that
their Government is drifting not merely
towards aristocracy, but even towards
monarchy. The Raleigh STANDARD, which
is very fearless and outspoken, thus declar-
cd lately:
ave have for months had fears that an
organization existed in the Southern States.
; or may be in process of formation, to pull
down the fabric of the Southern Coafed.
, eracy-to establish in its stend despot.
ism or monarchy. We
assert what we know to be true. that there
are destructive otfceholders in North Car.
; DINA rho ignore the Confederate Consti-
tuition aud Republican institutions. Thev
are avowedly in favor of u military despot-
ism or King. They are tired OF freedom OF
speech aud free press, aud they would TO
morrow, If they could, vote to change the
character of our institutions. That these
views are entertained by large number al
the secession, destructive Office holders
both in the army aud in civil life, We have
the best of reasons for believing. These
, views are held both by the destructfves of
the old Wing school, and by fiery, omen.
mouthed, States Rights Democrats.
BY the epithet obstructive are de.
scribed the original secessionists. HAVING
got the power into their hands and the peo.
pie beneath their feet by the establishment
of the Confederate Government, they now
wish, such is the accusation brought by tn,
Standard do supplant the Coufedera,,
O Government by another and u stronger.
The Atlanta LntetEigencsr recently had al
r article entitled "The Southern Mon
e archy," in which the statement made b,
g the Standard is in substance repeated. w,
o quote:
: " 1t is by no means uncommon to bea,
y mon say, Well, after all the English Gov.
;, ernment is the best Government on earth.
- Others say, There is n movement on fool
r to establish during this revolution "A Sonth.
g ern monarchy that, officers high in posi-
! ton are working to bring about this very
1t is really astonishing that any native
American should sigh after the .fesh. pots
, OF Egypt-should prefer a monarchy 10
tue glorious form of government which
among ourselves, as States, we have al.
ready established. Perhaps most or all of
this class of men would prefer the Enolisb
form of government, provided they could
be kings or lords, or wear the badge OF
nobility themselves; but strip them of all
such hope, aud they would still cling to
republicanism."
The writer then goes on to specify sew
eral things which convince him that the
leaders are tending towards the adoption
of a more despotic government.
DE Bo'O's ReUiesO of last August, which
represents the original, Simon-pure seces-
siouists, says:
"a nation trammclled with written
constitution is like man with his hands
manacled Its capacity for action is cramp.
ed and diminished.
The confederate constitution is a mere
tsb thrown over to the whale. No intel
llgent man who voted for it deemed il
would be permanent; but only considered
1t temporary expedent, giving way. for
tue time' to popular prejudices, bridge or
Passway between mObocracy aud anarchy.
aud conservative republicanism.
No people can be well ruled nv a o,nv-