Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-10
nIals.ne Love der-plmou1t,e..

Making Love Under lDimouIties.
From the Missouri Democrat.
If ever a set of men debased themselves
ii is the Copperhead Democracy Of the
North, in their prostratious to the uvay-
ward sisters of the South. No act ofhu..
initiation seems to be too great for their CON,
descensioue when they draw near the SHRINE
OF the Southern divinity. It matters not
that their approaches are met with denial,
and their protestatiens of affection with re-
sponses of contempt, they still continue
their woo;ng with unabated zeal. Il must
be admitted, however, that the ardor of
some of them has recently met with some-
thing like cool shower-bath, and that
they exhibit disposition to give up their
suit as useless. Prince John Van Bursn is
one among those who manifest spark Of
mrfanlinsss in this matter, which shows that
he can at least appreciate an insult, and
knows when his suit has become unmis-
tlkably idle. Some of them, however alb
solutely refuse to take "No' for an answer.
Notwithstanding positive rejection, at it
they go the very next opportunity that
offers.
tits we'll known that propositions for
union of some sort were made to. the
Southern rebels by the leaders of the
Northern Democracy, and that they were
peremptorily and even coutemptuously re-
jected. This much we know from the
rebels themselves. They are inclined to
boast of the offers they have received, and
of the hGutsur with which they met and
repelled them. One would suppose if the
GoPperheads had a particle of honest pride
in their natures that the evident contempt
in which they are held BY the rebelslvould
turn their love into bitterest hate. Not
content with chronicliug the rejection of
the overtures of their wouId-be Northern
allies, they are even inclined to poke fun
az their most impassioned appeals for
Union. Not long since the Hon. samuel
Cox, OF Ohio, iudulged in a speech in Con-
gress, which in its tone of servility to the
Southern traitors has never been surpassed
by any effort of the Hon. Mr.. Cox himself.
Referring to this speech the Richmond
Enquirer observes:
Hon. Mr.. Cox, Democrat from Ohio
is woofng South Carolina, who appears to
be an old flame of his" aud 1t declares
that such melodyas the music of Cox might
. mels the heart Of palmetto log-but the
frail creature is cOy.''
After joking Mr.. Cox in this style, the
rebel editor proceeds to iuflict the unkind-
est cut of all, shen he charges Mr.. Coz
with being mercenary3Iover, governed by
interested and not very honorable motives.
Hear what he says:
The seductive song of the fnpassioned
swain means, Help us, Caroliua, to Dem.
oeratic ticket for next Congress, aud ron
shaE haze a part of tie 8teaEings Have we
not always, oh, child of the son lived aud
loved and stolen together7 How often
have our hands met in the pockets of the
same innocent public and fondly pressed,
one auotheri sTPIthout our dear South the
Democrats can piuNder no more Without
thee that once unterrifed party pines in
ISOLATION and despair; it is one blade of
pair of scissors; it is the half of hook
and eyel So sings the swain of ohioI
Will South Carolina hearken TO the gay se-
dueer n
After meeting with this rebuff one would
suppose that SIR. Cox would naturally
conclude that Ee had offered to sell him.
sslf to the devil, and failed to find pur-.