New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-09

and polite small talk has gone by, and we
THANH God that we can sincerely believe that it
carried with it tho last crop of compromises
the Dead Sea apples so fair without and within
full of unpalatable ashes. Freedom and Slavery
stand face to face, hilt to ht, and foot to foot,
and one or the other must bite the dust in the
death agony. The lean and slippered panta-
loons Of politics mag shrink from such solution
of the enigma, and shiver upon their shrunken
shanks at the bloodshed, but they can propose
no more peaceful plan, for no such plan Ia pos
siblc.
II is just at this point OF the tremendous con-
hict when the fight is heady above the roar Of
the guns, the rattle of the muskctry, the neigh,
ing of chargers, the beating of drums and the
shouts of advancing hosts, that Mr.. Cox Of
Ohio appears upon the stage with Quaker bat
upon his head, shad -bclicd coat upon his back,
smile upon his gentle visage, honey upon his
tongue, and peace propositions in his hand He
begs the Federal General TO suspend ho,tlities
for Just a moment, and then, with much crook
ing OF the hinges of his knees, and a general
ChesterGclGian carriage, he glidcs like an angel
in brooches into the Confederate camp, and de-
mands an interview with his dear "erring
brother" Davis. He is conducted to the domi-
ell Of that mistaken gentleman. without the
least previous notice he falls upon brother
Days's neck, and the tears OF Mr.. Cox dropping
in a shower glsten upon the manly waistcoat
of the President DO Mt fight any more, i
bc5ccch you, from the very bottom of my
heart, gaps Mr.. Cox Of Ohio, with hesite,ing
and historical uttcrance. Sheath your sword,
o brother Davis! all shall be forgiven, my
brother, and when you see sister Davis, Will you
have the goodness just 10 say rs much 10 her, and
~ the other smiable ladies of her circle" Imag
inc the astonEhment Of brother Davis at such
an apparition He glances in 4 confused way
NJ Mr.. Cox, Sbo is all the time bowling and
sm.ling with heart-winnng fcry0r. He does
no. know what to make Of Cox. He is exceed
ingly bothered by the advent of Cox enac,ing
the part Of dove. lIo concludes that Cox
Il not in his night mind He orders
Cox 20 be put under guard. lie
hardly knows whether 10 give Cox straight
or a rcpe. Cox, We iear, would have
but dubious reception. The Erring Brothers
would treat him perhaps to a robe Of tar md
feathers. The hayward Sisters night wound
his feelings, a, . gentleman, BY the piquant
ace,bity of their remarks We have every rel-
son 10 believe that Cox would be speedily and
intensely disgnsted, and would return 70 his
hearth and home a different and perhaps even
wiser, perhaps even an houostcr man
There is altogether too much Of this lax and
lldi.rous small talk OF the Coxian variety. n
MAJ be urged that ! Copperhead must talk. and
hat in the present condition of our public
affairs. to deny him the privilege Of prating Of
Dur IFring Brothers and WIyward Sisters would
be 20 doom him to perpetual dumbness. For a
gentleman to be able through motives inscru-
able, to rank himself with the Opposition, be
mus, appear to oppose something, nd his busi-
ness. Like that of Thersiies in the camp before
Troy. Is TO find fiult That is what Cox is in
Congress for, and if he finds fault IN the wrong
places. and with the wrong measures, and the
wrong men, and in the arior of his rhetoric says
complimentary things of thieves and murierers,
why. We suppose, we must try tO forgive him.