Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-20
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HrOm the New York Polt.
Those ardent suitOrs OF our "wayWurt
SISTERS" Mcssrs. Books, Cox, vsllsndig
ham aud Co., do not make much hcadWay
Their persisteucy does not meet With thr
reward they evidently think II deserves
We wonder that il does not occur to then
that they haVo taken tho wrong method tc
gain the love they cOVet. "SOns but The
brave deserve the fair" says an old pro
'erb. aud such WooiDg as that of OUT
Northern sympatbizCrs has seldom pros,
percd; though We must admit that u some.
what unusuAl share Of tho c0utumely ha:
fallen to them. The objer! Of their de-
sires is more than coy, she is full of ferce
contempt. The wayward sisters will mol
dance, let Brooks pipe ever SO cuuuiugIy
! every appeal for their love is answered
With fresh bursts Of angry refusali aud II
they feel pity for their suitOrs at ali, It iS
uaEifsStly Of that kind which is said to be
allied to contempt, aud not that which is
akin to love.
We have before US tolerably complete
/ collection Of the devotional offerings Of
The submissionistS, and q better proof of
the entire freedom Of speech aud press
which prevails iu tue Northern States
could not be asked. In almost every
State. except Maryland, West Virginia aud
Missouri, allies Of Brooks aud ValIaudig.
ham have 10 some way or other made pub
tic their abject fear OF the enemy, Gnd
their readiness to submit to the rebels. 10
Maine, in Ohio, 10 illinois, 10 Indiana, In
Iowa, 10 New York, in New Jersey, in
Pennsylvania, resolutions have been offer
ell AT public meetings or in Legislative bod.
les, calling for or favoriug peace at the
price of national honor, demanding an
srmistice, offering almost any terms to reb-
els in arms to return to tue Union.
We rejoice that this noyemen. has bad
full swing it is another Of those trials to
which free institutions are now for the first
time fairly exposed. During the RevOIu.
IiOnAry war the patriots would have made
short work of the gentry who now bawl SO
loudly for peace at auy price, We are glad
that in these days such vermin ore permit.
ted to creep and eat dirt at will. Such
base creatures can ScaHely harm the Re.
public.
But we rejoice for still a.o.her reason
that the an,i.wur purity has .pokep on,
freely aud without interruption. Their
course has been a kind of informal nodl.
alton With the enemy. They have Oaers,
terms to the rebeIs-and far better terms
than the Government could constitutional,
u or the nation could honorAbly grant,
They have stuck at nothing IN their COW.
ardly longing for peace and while lhry
were making offers to Davis, they were aS
suring the loyal people that the rebels wert
themselves most anxious for peace. Mnn.
good citizens were deluded iuto belieyin,
this; they are by this time nudeceircd, TO
the rebels have replied with lcOrn and con
tempt to every bid for their favor mad
by the anti war men here. The resul
cannot bu, lie beneficial in more hrml
uniting the people, for wO huvu now eI
bau.tcd all means Of cOnciliatIDgan enemy
svsn The most dishonorAhle; and i!muSt b
plain to the most srranl coward amongst u
bat We must Eight it out, whether wc wodl
or not
All the Efforts Of the auti.War party hav
proved Just this; that no terms the nstio
could Offer. however di'hOnoraUIe to itUel
however ipjuriou, to liberty, however bum
iblipg to its pride, however fatal to It's pres
tirs With foreigners, however contrary /
the eou.titutiou-uo terms short Of 40 en-
tire destruction Of the Union can satsiy 0
uain the acceptance Of the rebel leaders. :
. AZ even Mr. Brooks his not yet sulliciun
coniidones in tue political wisdom, OF i
the paIicucs, Ofhis northern fslow.CitIaen
! 10 venture 90 definitely proposing disuuIou
We are sorry to add that this rlrtuuus dIi
rusionlst receives small thanks from bi
n,outhern brethren"
:, Come back to our arms, cry the sympa
tbIssr,, With tears In Ihslr eyes and dit OF
7 their knees; name your tcrmsi take wbu
i you want you are the superior race; yor
ought to rule over u.s. you ,haR rule; ",
; know We are ignorant, Heaven forgive US
!, do return and snllgbten US. And from
Richmond come back by return Of mai
such replies rs this In tue Diyateh:
III the North will allow US to writ. Nh,
. Consultation ourselves and give Us aver,
guaranty We would ask, wo would soone
be under tue Government Of France o
EuElAud.
ave d'u'nd an ArnISIIcs," /" cry tie psuc,
men 10 IIlIHoiIt New Jersey Aud Olusvhsr,