The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-21
mAN.o WING AnIsroCRAcY.

From ne rriburs.
Tho K cl mond Erop,nicr Of the 10Th instant
hisn article upon the cx riordiusry subject Of
burning. the mansi ms Of Governors Latchor.
the Ex-Governor 0f virQna, was burned out Of
bou,, aud homo 10y the Uni N troops Where
upon Bradford, Governor Of Maryland, vas
burned out Of lou.e aud h me 10y the c ,nfc lo.
rate troops The EgoDi,,,r phi nsn2hl ally di,-
cu,sos tbrsc O. nfHgratt lns. and rel uces IN fhe
Nl"tCr as an net Of rRht retiliAti n hut t Is
'till uusatt~G d. ARE Governors, ( aagriiy asks,
\ the only Sufferers whose indigLites are to be
avenged
.s why bon d not private IiebeIs. whose property
has hceu de,uo,td d We the sati,fac tud 0t kuJS-
llP hat the pro criy of priva lovdlis-s has rel
de strOlCd 10 te uin2 Rea y We shpild no: have
suppUttu that tue Benel ed torw o is the hardest
70 saNsty would ave tuu ny Oc sAsiDu tUr { ti4
grHuitOu, Erumb ing For W. have not fiu1d
! Ovorscrupuluu- ness or tastidirus sqI1am 8duess
10 have b. en- p'cIia les Of Re1el rald1
On the o lcr a J., whenever the rough Hers
o. the Cuuieutrae army have veutured upon
vi h. to the regions Of Civiliz q, 50 far from sul
ferrt z hem.vlv,s nv a fl-o delichcy 20 he lid
died ou Ui tue sEcuts ut their nterestin sisuA
too, W. have uuIicru that thev Invariably stea
ali he prop, rty possible, aGd that wua ever they
canuO rry ,f, t is Their co lstant wont 70 de-
r. from geese 90 grrenhacks. We certainly
do OF thiuk the Reh Generals deserve tu be
u lectmed or hat they req ire auv Incl em'ut
TO a Is Of cruelty and outrage. Soldiers Whl In
vafahly eignalize tn ir victories ny ma ssasre
ecsn safely be eft 70 the impulses Of their native
/. fer city.
But tle Examine, goes on 10 put soHoauy
int the mouth uf a private and humble II bel
(who Is supposed to be mu iojlred n his mind)
20 this effect Whose fanny Is 70 suffer for
| VIA my family has suffered 2 Or is il true, ~
our enemies soy, tDHt thi, Southern CO1atry IS
an hri tocratic country WHAT, then, am |, aud
what am tishling for :" Dangerous questions"
NontnuCs thg Examiner, "aud perDls line of
reflection" We think TOO We ca easily
Imagine some high priva of the Confederate
s~.:.J who never owned negro, aud who has no
[, h DO { ever uwtiuR one, wounded pcrh tps, and
cet'Hiny hungry, fOOt-sure, and ragged, aud In
continual peril of his life, moO1ily dreaming
over hi. exceedingly uup eisant situation, aud
oskirg himstl wrh savage sort of self-con-
\ tempt, what he IL tgh ing for.
h IL has never b,en his sweet satisfaction 10 fog
2 Ms Ogn bl ck within an 10 b Of his utterly
miserable life. He has never enjoyed the uOve
delight of mOrrgugiDg his own sons, or Of con-
dncIlrg his own danghrers TO tho auetiou-hlJ *
ami inevitable prostitution. His uama figures
upon no Xes Of tobacco, nor are his init .lI TO
be cad upon uursting biles Of cotton. Hs is
whit but lac is pOOr white. He - mere trIsn
In spie Of hts culorle-s cheek, bis raght nose,
and his srraghter hair. He has no interest ia
this war eNcep roe gratlhc tinn OF sense ess
passion which his Aupei iOrB have deXtrOusiy in-
cityo. He |, Their slave for thc purposes Ot fight
inR just rs the negro is their slave fOr the pur-
poses of held-~Ork.
N Victory will bring him nothing but a little
passing Plunder, aun defeat will eIye him still
IN bal gig luo.ely upon the skirts of an Intensely
artihciS socie;y. The whole matter IN be st ued
with simple logic. Thi, i a war waged for the
support of slavery. IL 49, thcr f re. wIr w4ged
y for the benefit OF slavenOlders. Men who own
no slaves we, Therefore, the pleasing co isCiOuS
ness tba they aie je bpardiag their lives aai &c
/; rifcing their persona comfort for the sak3 Of Il
mere handful of aristocrats, who think th It they
have made wonderful Concession when they
y admit that poJr white man is just q lttle
higher In the seal # society than q negro. Well
mey they ask what they are iightiug for? A III
AI Fna az JglgFn IN - an tuS
question: perilOus line OF re- 4cciDu!'
"ls It true, our enemies say, tn u this )uth.
ern country is an ari totra'ic country ?" asks tho
" the Examiner wi am ,Ziug simplicity. Tue !
alas no hing was ever truer / this rid IT
pttted Snd cndJled and organized menddCltes
, Here you have society cons ructed Of several
= millions of slaves, other millions Of poor vii -,
and mere handful, comparatively, of slavehold-
L eTs, Who MANAGE public matters, levy taxes, &
to war, mpIt 81 so'diers, all It their own sweet
will ana ye the Er t1iHor V unts 90 kujH II tue
S. uthcIn coun ry il Hu aristOCTdtic COduirY
Well then, what should we call il? A demo
O. attic cuuEtr, Pray what then Is dem Icr icI
II much Of il have they In South CToliu4
Low much in Nugrnrh hoy much democracy
I th u stuSible IN n 'an ,nsd r without h Irse
| laugh at such naked and prepo'terous preten
sCnsl
We can fully agree with the Examiner in it
.cQuclusi"rs, and well en- hugh un ierstaud IT,
fe r. We We wtSs sill that tnis
naturally received Itself into cont tst betw5eJ
4 the aiistncratr and democratic elements 0
N so iey. Men are az lDertV TO alopt WI u pOltl
cal doctrines they plet>e fr IN the friIid's7 aos
IJ lutsm to tue purest Democracy; bui when theJ
\ undertake tu carry nut an arist0 'rati; q 'yern
meDt under tue forms Of u Dsnl;rl'y, tn
grievOus Inconsistency will so 'ner o. later lea
I tc nOis ONE and bio. dy explosion. The pOpu
lar theories which the Constitution seeks I
\ r,duCe TO henrhreut and con 'isleut prIcdc
Are natuTa ly hateful ~ the man nOwaer. Ia
success OF the Rebellion will he the triumph
an aristocrNcy. After thar tine Examiner may u
1 SIRE that editors md negroes will be Of sna
a. ,Ount in Virginia.