New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-01
A PATRIOTIC WOMAN.

We have been permitted 10 make the following
extract from letter written by al American lady
now in Florence 70 her husband in this city, dated
FLJaEYCz hug. 20, 1901.
81 have never wished myself a man 80 much az I
have within the past few months. would not be
here il we're one, aud ~ n Il AN almost ashamed
10 remain, and perhaps seem indifferent 10 or IA.
tional pcrils and ,ogrOws. am glad that You 40
homo eXerlug your influence Tor the salvation OF our
beloved tontfy--eyeTy honest man ana true Qlt,iOt
mus, act H0ir or never The next six months must
dsci, whether we are 10 submit TO Southern dirte-
ton, with slavery extended and fixed upon u, with
Il g,msf urUsp, or whether We are to Lc u nation %;
Frecmeu worthy and capable OF sefgoyeTnmeut.
usei 10 feel thar we had business 10 NEEDLE with
S!ayery, tina. we must allow II TO remain where we
found IT, uumOlested; but Hov | am for the dea-lc-
tiOl ana Guuihilaon ~ the 'ausc Of all orr national
troubles aud if the North lie down ard sgbmit--Go
no. make Of more stringent and severe mea'grcs
toward traitors and spies ANA slavery itself, We 40
no, deserve our place among the nations u the
cath, ana we should prove Ourselves rrlve.s aud
coyarda, and deserve 20 be conquered by Southern
ty-ants and shareholders. The Administration, and
all holding influence nj Washington have not real
led the immensely o! their rgspOnsbili'es-haye not
gmppl.d Us effectively and Instantly with this evil
az they should have done; they have not
mrglured well and wiaely the strength and desler-
alton Oi their enemies, JO think Of their allowing
well.known spies IN their mdst-men. women and
clildrcn-and traitors, too, holding Offices all this
time under Government Would Washington have
thus dealt with spies and traitors think you! They
might with profit emulate his example IN his treat
meut OF Andre, who was 80 much more noble than
those STALKING about 10 destroy their country
trnr hereafter that all traitors will be dealt with %
hey deserve the time 10 BE- mcrgifu aud leulent Is
past. We should have appeared TO infinitely more
advantage in the eyes OF foreign nations II we had
clealt more summariy and severely with traitors
from the first ii we had been more in earnest they
would have respected rs more. | mean those in
authOnty-not those poor brave fellows who 50
freely shed their blood 90 show their fidelity 10 the
Government and their elrnrstne-s in It's defense
60 hope our brave fellows viii not be obliged to
light against such fearful odds, as seems TO have
been their fate since the commencement Of this
dreadful war. How IL il that they have been Sd
much more active and efficient than we in collecting
troops-it seems so cruel and unnecessary, when We
lave at the North two men TO their one. | was
mourning over the telegTaphic announcement Of
another defeat 10 our troops in Missouri when the
)apers of the 18th placed the report in more favor
able light. May God give them no more victories
% encourage and strengthen their endish purposes
DO not think Of compromise either until the traitors
lave laid down their weapons Of rebellion, and
acknowledge their duty to the Constitution and laws
ii the country.