Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-31
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that declared by ST. Paul to exist among
ChEistisns, if not equally intimate 90 tha
ifone member suffers all suffer, and If one
be7honored all rejoice. This connection il
obvious enough in the civilized world. A
i step forward in ideas or institationsin onC
oountty is felt everywhere, and quiekenl
progress in the same direction. And thil
solidarity, as the social philosophers cal
lit, becomes continually more intimate, aud
the sensitive nerve that binds the race to.
gether more quickly and more perfeCtly. re-
sp0nsiTs to every fresh impulse. The In.
tetest felt abroad In our great natioHal
struggle for existence furnishes most re.
markable illustration of this fact. All
parties in Europe have the feeling, il moi
the distinct perception, that the decision oi
this conflict involves consequences impOr.
tant to the whole world, as well as those
living on this continent and the more
advanced minds understand how close ID
the relation, and to how great degree the
progress of liberty and popular government
everywhere depends upon our success in
defeating the last attempt Of the slave
holding aristOcracy to PerPetuate their
domination.
The influence OF events here Is more di-
reotIy and powerfully felt in England than
on the continent. Hence the strong sym
pathy of the British aristooracy with our
rebels, and of the educated middle classes
with the cause of the Union. This diyis-
ion of sentiment is natural. The southern
rebellion is made by and in behalf of the
aristocratfc class in this country, while
upon the maintenance of the Union de.
pends the perpetuatton of popular freedom
and democratic institutions. The British
sfistocracy do not absolutely hate US, but
they would be glad to see the ruin of the
great republic. They know that our sue.
cess will greatly strengthen the democratic
cause in England, which already threatens
their. hereditary power aud classpriVileges.
At a great public msetingi Bradford, Eng
land, for parliamentary reform, on the 9Th,
the close connection between the success
of the Union cause here and the democratic
cause in England was leading theme
with the speakers. The object of the meet
ing Was to agitate for an equalization Of
representation in parliament and an extern
sion of the franchise. Mr.. Forster, mem
Der of parliament for the district, showed
in his addressth how hath. ahs .aristoeracy
and the democracy .of angtEnd argue from
our politics to their own. He said, for
instapce: s...
Then we come to what is said by those
who are constantly looking at the civil
war in America. "America is democra-
cy-America is self.goveruipg republic,
and there you have civil war, and will
you venture to insist on reform when you
see what has occurred on the other side OF
the Atlantic2" What does this mean but
that we are to cling to our aristocratic gov
ernment, that we are to fence it round aud
preserve it from the breath of reform p
Why2- Because the democracy of America
are engaged in a life and death struggle to
free their country from the grasp of a
slateholding oligarchy. Let us suppose for
a. moment that they had done in America
Just what they have not doae. Let US
suppose that the republicans of America,
l oil AlW
selves to be governed by the man-owners
of the South. What should ne have said
OF them2 What did we say of themP That
they were so eugagediu mammom-hunting
that they forgot principle, that they were
careless of their own liberty, thatthey were
glad to counive at the tyranny of the South
over the negro "a voics-"This is not
slave question: 81 beg your
pardon; it is g question wi'h which we
are constantly haunted. cloud cheers
and another Voice-"th0t is not the ques.
tion,w will bring you to the question
verys soon. Il fLsughter Hnd-cbeeEsr1 BE.
cause they declared they would NO longer
submit to be thus ruled, they at the same
time said they would not submit to have
their country broken up. II they had
done the contrary, what should We have
said of them? We should have said that
they werelcoRardly, (ioud applausel; those
workingmen of Ametica had no patriotismi
that they preferred money and an easy life
to principle and their country. ("Hear,
hear" aud RpplAuse.) And we should
have said'to them, ETake care how you
let the aristocracy of England lose itspoW,
er aud be replaced by a democracy, which
will allow itself to be subservient to a
special interest. (Applause.) Because they
have not done so, because the work.
ingmen, tho artisans and yeomeu of Amer.
lea have poured out their lives for the
last two or three years on behalf of theil
country; because at this last moment
they have shown by their conduct at theil
| late vote that they even hated slavery
more than they loved Union. voice
"That is not the question.0 will CONT
to the question. {Cheers and laughter.
Because these WUrkingmen on the other
side of the chahpeI have SHOWN that theI
hated slavery, and loEed their country
therefore We are coustsntly told, snd sup
pose my friend there would join In so tell
| ing us, the ,workingmen, ahe artisans anC
| laborers of England are TO be EXCLUDED
from their share ia governments and TO b
pariahs in their cOus- itutiou.e
II is not rhetoric. ! flourish or poet