Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-16
APATRIOTIC v OMAN.

The following extract Is pkec from Jet
er written by a lady formerly Of M"aa-
chusetis, now residing in Boonesborongh.
in the centre Of Iowa, to friend in ibis
city:
You must know ,Lal though wo Iiye
in tie central countie, OF one Of lL1 mo-
loyal States in the Union, We are yet in
the midst Of secessioni-m Il makes my
heart ache to write it, but so it "a. The
early settlers Of this county were orig
inally from Virginia, the Caroina., and
Tennessee, and Kentucky, fmigratiuq
first to Indiana, and thence working
westward to Iowa. And they have bIo'
with them all those traits by which We
recognize the low whites Of the South,
They do not hesitate to say openly and
with oaths that would make your hair
stand straight, that tbcJ hope The South
will conquer and send it' troop- North,
and make sAlres Of the Yankees and
Abolitoni,ts.' If they dared, if the Union
feeling in the surrounding counties was
not too strong, they would not hesitate
to hang every patriot, man and woman
amongst us. How dreadful is such
state of thing How fearful to hear wo-
men say, as they did, Wien one little com
pany marched out Of town on its way
TO Missouri, they hoped every mar
amongst them would have a bullet lodged
in their heart 1t is very hard to be a
Christian amongst such people! l as
sure you it is. Its hard to keep down
the angry tides that will at such times
swell within ones bosom. thank heaven
they have nevertalked so in my presence.
l have said again and again that no So
cessionist should ever breathe a word OF
treason in my house. lis an humble
one, but it shall nerer harbor traitor.
nerer, NEVER. Were it my dearest friend
or neighbor, | would put him ont at the
first disloyal word. 1t is little tina; can
do for my country, besides giving it my
prayers, but that little shall be done thor
oughly.
'The war need not trouble you much,
said lady to me the other day, your
boys are all too young to 90 into the
army, while mine are all stout, able
bodied men,
THAT is my great trouble said !, with
tears in my eyes, My great trouble, that
though the mother OF four sons, have
not one old enough yet to fight for his
country
But would you let them go?'
Would | let them stay ?
Then you believe in war
No, don't; not as a general thing.
Were this a war for the invasion Of a for
eign land, for the acquisition Of more ter
ritory, | would be down upon it; but IT'S
a war, holy as the Revolution, a war
for the defense of our country and our
Constitution, and would be proud to
have my boys, even as common soldiers,
engaged in it,
But how would you feel to have them
sent home to you dead ?
If their wounds were anywhere but in
their backs or heels, should be happier
and prouder than when | first elapsed
them to my bosom. Every blood stain
which they bore would be glory-spot to
me-
And you'd as lief they'd be killed as
not?'
No, indeed said flercely. Il love
my boys as truly as you do yours, but
somebody's sons must die on the battle
field, and why not mine? Somebody
must sacrifice, and iearrully, too. Some
hearts dearest idols must be torn from
them before this war is closed. Shnll
not l, who was born under the stars and
stripes, be willing to do something, to lose
something P"