New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-24
DEMOCRACY On TRIAL.

DEUOa
When tie leaders Of the Secession movement
had succeeded in fairly iaaugaraiing civil wa
and in establi,hing central government for
the Rebel States, both friends and foes OF pOll-
ical progress in Europe began TO look upon the
issue Of our struggle with rnUTe than Ordinary
interest. They regarded il a. a great, perhaps
a decisive, Trial II democratic Institutions; o.
the greatest battle Vet fought between mon
srch.sm aud tepuhissnisn. between co'perV-
aiism and progress.
The leaders O! tho au.i-L;befal parties il Eu-
rope had long hated The great Republic Of
America a. the chief danger TO the safety Of
European mona1ch.cS. They hailed, therefore,
It's apparent downfall with ildescriLabje delight.
Though mp to the beginning OF the Rebellion
they had been nearly unanimous in denouncng
the United States Cor allowing the continuance
Of Slavcry, they did not hesitate moment
after the outbreak OF The Rebellion, 10 express
heir warlnc,t sympathy with the cause Of the
SHAREHOLDERS, and ticir ardent hope for the sue
cessfu, establishment Of the independence of
the SleYeholdirg COutederacy. The Northern
Democrats were patrouized ty them. Is they did
not doubt that policy advocated h. tho Dem
ocratic party would inevitably lend TO The
realization cf tho political objects which
the Shareholders, the only Representatives
Of aristOcracy upon he American continent, Lad
in view. Hence wo have heard 60; four
wears tho Torres OF England, the ImperialstS
and UltramontsDeS o; France, ald the feudal
ari-tocracy OF Germany, rtecho oil tho charges
and AL the ISLANDERS which The combined presses
Of the Southern EebelS and tho Northern Dem
oerats have brought forward against tie policy
of our Government and OF the Republican party.
The last exhibition Of ihiS sympathy between
the anniversaries of Liberty and Progress in Eu-
pesn press on tho Presidential election. The
antjLiberai press OF Europe. as va have aIread :
had occasion TO show, has faithfully reproduced
all the venom which Ito Rebel papers Of Rich
mond, and the Coppcrl.ead papers Of New-Iorh,
have emitted sgain-t the choice Of the m1jo-i:y
Of the American people.
On the other hand, tho leaders of TIC P.ogrcs.
s;Yc party Oh through Europe hayo boen 80 anx.
iously de-irOus OF our success a. the ani-Iibcrol
party has been Of our defeat. Men like Carl
baldi have trembled at the tAoaght that We
might fail in Orr sttemp. TO preserve and
strengthen the Federal Union By the suppression
of The Rebellion. and 10 purify it BY the abolition
of Slavery. They did not dcub! that such
failure would have been serious, perhaps for
a time fatal, blow to the liberal aspirations Of
the European nations. Hence the shouts Of en-.
thusiaoin on The part OF the entire progressive
press Of EuroTe over The reflection of Lincoln.
Among the best articles on our Presidential
election, that We have met with in European
Bspers, il that Of RI, Loadoa Spectator. II
iustiy says,
"The reslec;ionofMr Lincoln rail- splitter attorney
ard President of The American Union acct interests
much vide! and more permanent ,hnn those OF the ma
ton whose will he 10 appointed 10 carry out Never be-
fore In modern history have the two great potics dess
nf 6nkin Gr.sfo, rgcy ard GemOcfacy the re IL tie
many for tie beyed. Of the few. and the rule Of Tie
many VI the few 10: thc benefit OF all been brough,
into snch direct end visible collision Hitherto in
msused victory Of l-3l the spssmcdic ontb0rst OF
lsir, there has always been some aide issue
some menace Ia national Independence. some
ground Of contempt for The feeb,ouess Of o
caste. zone burst ~ sdn,irati0n for individual
genius, some annoy aDce at popular imbecility u
distract tho Judgment and miead the foresight Of the
nAss of mankind; In this American alone has the
struggle been Invested of false appearances strong
strong alike in hysic0l resources and IN
men abe 10 thcm conscious and proud OF its
oblectA that II means TO suppress the many In
order 70 give the few breeder ard cor lie, ard boldly
pyoclaing thai IN tks direction sons lies the road 10
high civilization has set itsslf to break ny great
power. Southern leaders at homo assume
gloss put forward prsteits fettsred by no 70
strant 81 internal Circumstances external positon
They nave carried their system already " ito logical
end the bondage OF al who work the Dependence OF all
who neither work own. the free and equal sovsr.
pay the other GLASS;
Thousands of pspsys oil oyee EaSoYe srs OK