New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-07
WSdAT NIKE :

WIAT rEAE:
When does Mr. James Brooks intend t.
embrace the - wayward sisters ?" When doe,
Mr.. John Van Buren, start, upon his diplomatic
erraud. for Richmond! W men will Fernando
aud Brother Ben propose to save the Union
by a neat Marine contract Now that th,
Confcderates are TO have a Governor of New
York upon their side, when dues he propos,
TO sign the papers. and hand u' over TO .Jeficr.
son Davis Who says ihat these are extrava-
CANT and unreasonable questions! We don't
think 60. We say, what every rational mar
Bulen, and both Woods, and Seymour, are all
wcll-wishers of the Rebellion; by which VIC
mean, that they are ready 10 concode what
ever slayeholling traitors may demand, as the
condition OF their return to loyalty and allegi-
once. Aud what we say we prove, fret by
tho fact, that in all the speeches Of these I'M
natural children Of the North, you will find no
hearty, masculine, earnest denuuciation OF
treason; for these precious patriots save al
their hard words for those who, through good
and evil, are clinging to the Constitution.
They hint that we Of tho North only arc in
fault. They insnuate that the injuries OF The
Shareholders have been frish!ful. We must
retract; we must apologize; We mus. propose
soft things and oppose muscular measures;
We must coax back "the wayward sisters
for Mr. James Brooks to embrace, Alas
the wayward sisters" will not come
back for all the Brooks Establishments.
nor for all tie osng Of the amorously-
expert Van Buren! With yixeDish and
ac.dulous denial, they sneer at all their lovers.
and, in advance, reject these eiectonate over
lures, Long before the late election the Rebels
gave US distinctly TO understand that for the
result of it they did not care one fsfthiDg-
that il made not whit Of difference to them
whether the North sustained or dIsowned the
Lincoln Administration--ihat fair aud fine
words were wasted upon them, and that they
would no more listen TO the expo,tulatons Of
Northern Democrats than to those Of Northern
Republicans. Brooks heard this ayowed--so
did Seymour-so did Van Blren; bat they re-
fused to take the "wayward sisters" at their
word awe will not be persuaded, said the
" sisters.' "Only listen TO me, darlings -
sighed Prince John. "A word in your beau.
tfll ear" cried the dulcet Brooks. "What
do you charge ?" inquired Fernando" what do
you charge to come back to our virtuous fam.
lily circle 2" al am man Of policy" added
Ben; "only listen 10 me" Now, the only
answer to all these soft appeals has been,
d" Get outr calculated in the most acrid
tone. But Brooks, and Van Buren,
aud Seymour, and Ben, and Fernando, are
not ordinary lovers. They don't ask 10 have
their tendcr requests granted unles, the "wsy-
ward sisters" are perfectly willing. The next
thing they will say, with afectionate tongue
and lips Of loyc, Will be. Wsyward sisters,
do as you please
With men like these in power it become,
the patriotic and the honest TO be upon the
alert. In times like these, nppTehensions are
no less worthy of consideration because they
may bo indefrite. When did Fernando Wood
ever use power 10 good purpose II Brooks,
who slandered and llbeled IrlsLmen aud Ger
mans, within the recollection of everybody.
can now turn about and 60 upon his belly, aud
hiss the feet Of ioregD-bOrn citizens, how do
wo know that be will not he found con-
spring in favor OF the temporal and spir.
itual tyrants OF Europe and against the
Constitutional liberties Of Americans native
born or naturalized II John Van Buren,
should 80 TO Richmond with bis soft brain and
softer heart, who knows what bargains he
may not be found driving either for love or
for lucre Suppose that Wood should seize
the present excellent opportunity for carrying
out his pet project of making NewYork a Free
City, j. e. free of everything except the abid-
ing and nine-times wthering curse OF his pres.
ence and power-a Free City in duo alliance
with Charleston aud Richmond, and ready to
When does Fernando propose TO open this
death-daDco Of dc,nngogy over tho grave Of
order aud decency and personal rights II ia
important for US TO know what these honest
gentlemen intend 10 leave us, Of free speech
and of action uncontrolled by their un5crupu-
lous instruments.
Men who assure tho people before election
that they intend TO DO something for tho COM
will be closely watched when the
election ia over. But we say painly'that there
is nothing which tue Seymou.ltcs eau DO except
to extend aid and comfort TO public enemies
They are IN an attitude of deadly hostility TO
Do not tie Rebels kc that
They are the avowed foes OF vigorous War
policy. Does that dispea.e Davis a Coz
They arc enrolled enemies OF the Admin.
l.tration. mustered into the service OF faction,