Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-18
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EDfToRs APPEAL: While the military. pride
and spirit OF the whole Souih seems 10 speak
iBOne common voice for The onward march Ct
men against the uprising aud subtle spirit Of
treSchsry and anarchy, shah not woman, too,
lay their best offerings upon the shrine OF her
eountry's honor?
], for one, tender to my country that which
shall not be called by the foolish name Of sac
Tihee, but the sacrAmenlsl offerings Of nv best
services to either, aga Joan, Catherine, Helena,
Nightingale, or AZ humble Sister OF Charity,
in any division Of the southern army that the
eommander-in chief or osAsr officers shall sp-
point to ne. Nay, norei Il the fates Of war
shall choose to crush ny brethren beneath the
iron besl OF their opprsssors, IN adverse pro,
portions 10 their might, will proudly stand in
tbs footsteps OF some fallen soldier, and prove
to this age tbat the female virtue which was
hanked about with ctivalry, has net become
extinct with the women OF Boetia.
Let the ladies' Of Memphis and every town
in the South organize themselves INFO assoeia-
lions FOR nurses and attendants OF those reel-
msnts formed in their respective communities,
and hold themselves ia readiness to Join those
regiments which shall suffer most Ia the in
pending engagements
For this END, they should provide tie ssso-
Citations with such hospital stores and refresh
ments for the sick and wounded ss nav be
raised By subscription or contributions, there
By giving strength and life TO a large proper
ton Of men that must be disabled bV the fevers
II our climate or the casualties OF war.
'sThis custom, which was invented BY The
Hungarian and Polish women in their great
struggle against superior forces, - SAYS Berlin
ra ffsrn n Fhr tfrr4- fr
their saeesss.1 And be Il remembered, that Il
was not the serf and slave who composed these
associations, but the very best classes Of ladies'
10 the kingdom. They all accompanied the
army in their tedious marches, and blvoua ck- d
with the soldiers ln their tented cities. In each
soldier they recognized brother, and required
no other protection then The emblazoned shield
Of which nature and religion had made Of wo-
manly virtue, for this clashinF hour
The women OF Greece took part in their
wars, as also the early Sszons and Britons.
Such actions have come down 10 us in the
myth Of romance from bsrbareus age, and
are accompanied with the Immortality. Of
chivalric female pride. But it isto the women
Of Poland and Hungary that we are indebted
for the best means Of displaying such cbiyal-
ric sentiments in the more advanced and re-
fisnd ages, and 80 successfully initiated By
Florence Nightengsle in the Crnesn war
L.t.the women Of the South remember that
We, who have never seen a revolution, must
learn to act from the best models that othrr
countries have set Up to as in this sge, and the
fame Of Florence Nightengsle has been made
known ts US only through the medium OF our
common language. The same is due to the
legions Of women who served On the Huagari-
an and Polish wars, and shall be to every
southern womsn, wuo shail choose to write
her nsms n COED deeds upon the shining
! scroll OF this great epi ich OF American chfv-
alric history. Respectfully, V. z. W.