Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-17
Fo- the IrteIHgsneer..
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

As American citizens It is- -oar duty to
| knew the number Eod strength Of on
enemies II Is lot to b disguised that in
| uroportion 70 their EszfIh and numbers
our Southern antagonists are truly fornid-
able. They have few wills 70 consult.
| The structure of their society, which Is
most arrogant ArlEtocracy, enables them
easily to put down AL internal opposition
and to silence complaint without know
| ing suythIpg Of the merits Of the quarrel,
! thE poor whites Of the South are driven 70
| bs1tle Eod to death, for cause As hostile
| % their own best interests Hs to those Of
the sooty slaves, who dig their trenches
and erect their bulWArk5, Bat the South
e-n Cuufederzcy has enoruous strength
outside Of its own boundaries. Il is IN
strict alhaucs with the whole Tory party
| Of Great Britain; and with thai great and
iiufuentiaI party, which o. this continent,
lspprppriAres ana abuses the name Of Dem
ocracy Il would rot perhaps be safe 70
assert that no scion OF the British hered-
TtzFy Eristoerscy, no high ChurchuAn,
no member of that great and opulent party
exclusively attached 70 high and arbitrary
I principles Of goEEransnt, has, n this con
| troTersy, declared in faTor of the North
1 Butit is perfectly safe 20 assert that Il any
/ considerable UuubeT OF the sristocrAfle
classes have felt 3 preference for orr Cause,
1 tkev have failed TO make that preference
| known. No SANDER promulgated by
| tie Southern press Is too gross no
sbuse Il TOO scarrilous, no nickname OF
our President OF people is too vile or too
vulgar 70 be greedily adopted by the Tory
| presz of Great Britain. Some foal calan-
nv Of cur Government aad people origl-
mates n the Southern neTsPapers- This
We nav call the monotone. In few dsys,
fNrrr--y VI =
1 whole opposition press of the North, by
vsv of echo. The next steamer loaded
With ttg Tory papers Of the United King
eorn. brings the rs-echo. BuG these latte;
are by no mesns uniuveruTe; after giving
circuistion TO thousands Of Southern sian
ders. thew still have room LEFT for heir OWE,
ana the naIizpity, with which they employ
/ thsir OPPORTUNITIES against u, Is sonsthing
unszrthly II any nan supPosss this Ian
RuaRe 70 be exaggerated let him Examine
the TEmeg newspaper, the London GEzFts-
I IL Reptsss and BLscEEooosS s 45SdzHSF. ms
4 last We pronounes with soDe hesitation,
hut with 8 very adequate knowEeoge Of
such uzperE as the New York SsES and
4 World the PhfIadslpbis Age, the CIocin-
nai Fzguirer, the Columbus StGtsEsszE,
land Others of that III" 70 be the most
scurrilcus periodical At present issuing
|. from the press. Those papers are adopts
il tie grammar OF bIlingsgsts; but they
esu not cutie equal BIEekW0ad. His pages
are EIled with iuTecriEe. Our strong and
eopicus IsrEuAge groAnE uoder the weight
Of detrzction and is eTlds1tly lnaoeaaste
TO express the whole Of the writer's uzlig-
nity. Irony, Sarcasm, snesrY banter net
spbsr, h!Perboie, smile comparison,
taiI rropes, all figures Of speech, al arti-
fees OF rhetoric are employed TO degrade
~ anFhnr's a sE rTTlV halt
accomplished. All opposite vices, Al hu-
usn rneanness, sIl unmanly bsseness, are
aseribed TO n, until the heart sicksns IN
der the contemplation. And all this Is
1 done By uezrzfs,by profssssd friends, BY
men wearing the CART Of inPartiality. II
kiz done in order that the whole civilized
world usy behold the dsbasing effects Of
reeubIiean Institutions, Of democratic laws
of popular usAges, and behosdtng, uAy
take warning. And the EuropeSn worlds
but little acquainted with Us, l. not sEsre
that II the whole fArrago there + no hoa-
ssrv. ID fairness, no cAEdor. The cores
pondeutz Of this reckless concern come
euouEst rs, scauire q RsDstterinE knowledge
of eur mEnners, requite our hospitality Es
I above described, proceed south and then
presto, Whist change! As soou as tAey
get into the lines of our enemies, they get
amongst s'fzuluess heroes, sach as TIL
then sthe world never Saw" Our Ian
tsusEe becomes entirely too poor TO furnish
epitbets Of sdalarion sufficient for their
purpose. Brave, courageous, generous,
tpoITte, hospitabie, chiEairo0s, Auiabie,
paons, religious, the zstouishueut Is bow
one small planet much less one lit
tie continent, eonid contain both them and
their Kortheru antagonists AL means are
employed TO iosrsEiAts them into the favor
l of the British public. hey sre really
men of high birth, Of chiTairous bear
ing, of sristocrRuc sentiments They
consider themselves men Of 3 EuPe-
Fior race Bnd IS soon as they get
rid Of The odious Yankee connection, they
intend 10 mould their Institutions into 8
f.rhish toned zrIstocrzcy." They are Eearty
admirers Of British institutions monarchy
inclusive. The spy who vent through freu
our lines In September, 1854, tells us tha'
tScuiheu officers let ther flowing nngiets
fAH down On their shoulders, and n dress
and Appearances initiate the cavaliers OF the
time of CzARLBs TzR FIzsT. A few mouths
later little YAllandigham catches up ne
note. He tells as that this i var o.
races, Hrepresea ting not differences N blood
/ b1s IN mind aod ia development au6 dIt.
terent tEpes of riTiiiIAtion- II Il the olc
: eo1Alct of the Cavalier snd the Rouadhesd