Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-24
The Donation SD gper.-

Everything at This festival passe
off as We predicted it would. o.
citizens proved themselves TO
what We said thoy we're ready all
!, willing to contribute TO every con
mendabls Enterprise. We designe
: commenting at length on this sub
,ject, but the distressing circumstan
, cesby which " 9 have been surrounds
is a sufficient apology for not doing
so We let correspondent speal
for US, as follows
] MrssRs. EDlTqRs; This commnni-
cation is not designed 70 supercede
the necessity Of an appropriate no
lice Of The same from you, MS editors
and proprietors Of a public neWspa-
per, whose province it is to chronicle
the prominent incidents that trans
pire from time to time as news Of the
day, and for others to emulate in
other sections, under similar cir cum
stances, but simply as response.
coming up from my own bosom, by
way OF commentator TO the worthy
(lqdy) citizens in particular Of our
town, to whom rightfulIy belongs the
praise and thanks of the church, as
well as of the community at Id rye.
for the timely assistance obtained
thus { Trough their instruments ality.
The success that | imagine has
crowned their labors in this and other
similar instances that have ira Inspired
in our toEr, furnishes an additional
proof to my mind in. favor Of the j.
ponder Gus influence OF woman; md
shows conclusively. too. that Gas in
the day Of the Revolution, when
the ladies moulded bullets for the
soldiery,) mans extremity is her OPP
portunity Of rendering, as with q
magic hand, such assistance as has in /
every instance proved ef1tctual-
And, | would here respectfully sug-
gest TO the citizens of our town the
of consulting the ladies' for
Their advice. and procuring their CO.
operation, Under oil circumstances
where it is legitimate and proper for
hem to participate They are the Z
mes 10 dictate. the remedy under
hose circumstances that are trying
0 mems sous in the way of uhtieing
heir purse-strings, to aid in benevo-
emf enterprises. Numerous instances
lccur now to my mind, in the dilftr-
mt departments Of life, Tint have
,ome under my own observation, and +,
hat might be introduced in proof of
he position assumed, did l not think ,
hat the fact is too self-cvident to ,
equire them And in proclaiming
hus publicly my convictions to the {
world in favor of woman's influence,
mean no cold hearted eulogy nor
ormal panegyrc upon the ladies-I
mean ana feel the truth of what /
a,v t
1t is said that with the command L
ne general of IN army, after having
RED ali the evolutions laid down il I
us tactics, and all having prov ed IN ,
before he surrendcrs him
elf and his army as prisoners Of war, n
is common to resort to an eyol,- 1
ion known Il nd designated as the /
forlcrn hope" the last resort and a
eath-struggh in his emergencF- Il
nd in resorting to this evolution.
heir motto is, mct0yg OF deqfd- Now
would say, without wishing I'd do
iolence to the subject, that, as the
called the '.forlorn h6peF' is I
0 the commanding general or The 9
oweriuI influence exerted upon the n
elders in the adoption of the motto,
endering them bnoyant with hope,
nd unconquer4ble-so is the in1u-
nee pf woman seen and felt in a 8
and BY which they be- :
ONE. iuvincible, and succeed in all 4
hose laudabIe enterprise in. which
lie is consulted on induced to CO. /
Eiorate A CITIZEN.