The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-13

IL ule and whose sole aim is the disposition of
the spoils."
At the same time the feelings of the American
people are not understood. When we are told that
Americans of the highest class of intellect from
the first establishment of the Union have never
been hopeful of the future" we are prepared to
doubt the familiarity of the writer with the con-
stitution OF the American mind. Coming down to
the present struggle, a long extract from webster
is made and the comment Is that these are not
the opinions of the Congress-if Congress be
which is now sitting at Washington. That Con-
gress or fragment of q Congress, laughs the
doctrine OF State Rights to scorn.n We would ask
whether, in case of general rebellion in Ireland,
which was subdued at the point of the bayonet,
whether, we say, under such circumstances,
rebel members of Parliament woulo be at once ad
mitted, and whether their exclusion would con-
sttute another Rump Parliament?
"But il Congress, under the leadership of
STEVENS and SUMNER, snatch the victory, the
Union is gone, and something in its place per.
baps strong nation, terror to the world, but
most certainly despotism, let it assume what
name ii will, or hide its naked hideousness under
whatever gorgeous trappngs of power and
splendor to the taste or the fancy of the deceived
people, who, in spite of warning, and of the
principles which urged their forefathers to revolt
successfully against Great Britain, allowed it to
be established over them, to pamper their pride
and concert, and deprive them of the liberty
which they will show themselves unable to
appreciate" This is certainly terrible
future, the very picturing of which
is sufficient to alarm thinking minds But then
the manner in which it is to be brought about
Is extraordinary. A party whose ground of
quarrel is III favor of an extension of the right
of suffrage will if it succeeds, establish a des.
potisml Tie granting of dear privilege to an
increased number of independent voters will
tend towards "; despotism !" Surely BdckCood
mistakes the quarrel. Its editor believes that
the struggle is between State rights and centrali-
zation. So 1t may appear to foleign lockers on
but we must go deeper. 1t is in the desire of
Rebels 10 establish an oligarchy on the one hani
and the wish and dete,mlnation of the Re-
publicans on the other to make che safety
granting the ballot to all. If anything we are
tending towards anarchy, and not towards 6es-
potism, so far as the radicals are concerned.
Because the same struggle in ENGLAND has Just
terminated in opposition to reform, is no reason
Ludl Ine popular lulnU III America mas not
advanced more than ii has in England. In both
lands the feeling is in favor of an extension of
suffrage. There it has temporarily failed, but
will ultimately triumph; here it will succeed at
once.
The article concludes by reference to the
approaching (?) trial of MIR. JEFFERSON DAVIS"
When the State OF Mississippi seeded ftom the
Union by legislative action, Mr. DAVIS would
have been a traitor to Mississippi had he refused
his adhesion.
upon that issue his trial will depend. 1t viii
be a great event in America and throughout
the world: but greatest in America because the
verdict will help to determine the question that
lies at the root Of American liberty. If the first
allegiance is due to the Federal power IN cases
NOT external to the Union, American democracy
is as dead as American slavery, and the future
dictator has but to sharpen his sword and bde
his time for his inevitable triumph When
such thing is fairly sustained by respectable
MAGAZINE, in the light OF the last six years, we
see no use of arguing the question; we hold its
contrary 10 be an axiom, and hence must leave
BLGCk11Ood and its Anglo-Rebel readers to the
melancholy predictions of an American ruin.