Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-04

EVERY one knows that II has long been
the custom of the English tories and the
continental opponents OF democratic insti.
tutions to picture the American people as
rude, disorderly and tumultuous. If they
heard that an Arkansas Congressman had
drawn his bowie-knife upon his neighbor
or that riot bad broken out in Macker.
elville, straightway they expatiated upon
the evils of democracy, as if murder were
uuknoWn on their side of the Atlantic,
and Paris and London and Berlin and vi
emma bad never been sacked by mobs. Ex-
ceptional outbreaks of disorder and crime
were held up as the legitimate fruits of our
free institutions.
So long has this been the case that it is
with as much surprise as pleasure that we
bear the great tory leader, DisraeIi, EN-.
Ploying different language respecting US
10 his recent speech in Parliament on the
detences of Canada, after expressing his
confidence in our sagscity, he said:
1.-THE democracy of America must not be
confounded with the democracy of the
Oti World. 1t is not formed of the scum
OF turbulent cities. neither is it merely a
section OF the exhausted middle class which
sPeculates in stocks and call that prog.
ress. 1t is a territorial democracy, if l
may use that epithet without Offending
tue right honorable gentleman opposite
Aristotle, who has taught US most of the
wise tnings we know, never said a wiser
one than this-that the cultivators of the
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violent courses. Now, being a territorial
democracy, their character has been form
ed aud Influenced in manner by the
property with which they are connected,
and by the pursuits they follow, ard a
sense OF responsibility arising from the
reality OF their possessions may much in
huence their political conduct. And be-
!ieEe they are very much more inclined to
welcome the returning lsborefs to their
nelos, to see around them the products OF
toe earth, and TO behold Happiness in
nose households to which they are SO
much attached, than to plunge into the
mlseries OF new aud terrible war"
Why has it taken one of the most acute
of Eoglish tories SO long to ascertain tina,
obvious fac2 This territorial democracy, y
of which he speaks. is pre-. eminently law
abiding and orderly. 1t loves peace far
better than war. Itloves tranquility and
general security far better than disorder.
1t loves just aud stable government f.
better than anarchy. L loves it's own bu
siness, its quiet toll, its industry far better
than conquest "The cuItivators of the
SOIL whom Aristotle so commends, are
the largest class in cur country, and arr
never given ITO sedi,ion and yioIeD
courses" All this the English tories nigh
have learned long before this year O
Grace if they had studied our nation will
the least fairness
Notwithstanding 80 many of the British
journals deem us the most blood thirst,
nation in the world, aud see in what the,
call our savage ferocity and recklessnes
the fatal results of democracy, yet ever,
Intelligent American knows that there i
only one thing which this nation desire
more than peace. That one thing is tn
establishment of the rightful authority @
the government over the whole land. An,
surely an Englishmau ought not 10 ccoRpr
even territorial democracy" for allegi
ance to the regularly constituted govern
ment. We are confident that Mr.. Dlaraeli
who has so heartily commended both Gu
government snd our people is sincere i
bis praises, and we hail his words as
sign of the coming day when even the N o.
bigoted critics of our liberal institution
will have modified their opinions.