Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-30

hath "A Charm;-we prize II as woman
gift This fact alone shall link tOnd mem
ory with the old hearth-stonc ana oiten
wing our thoughts from the tentea-heIu 10
the loved ones left behind. HOW consoi-
ing, how refining, how ennohllnG Is leHln'1
influence. envy not the heart thai c0ulu
resist it, or the tongue that could speak Oh
| Il I;gb,lv. Tbs womnn's smile that filings
contentment DER sublunary existence =
Ever true to her instincts-ever fertile IN
| expedicnts-ever equal u the emergency,
she shrinks not from danger nor taItcrs
through doubt in the fultillment of her
mission. Mark that fOot-step SO tenderIy
mufIled by the invnlids couch in the quiet
seclusion of home-how firm and how
| fearless on the trodden sward OF the SOL
dier's encnmpment. And those delicate
| fingers that were wont to sweep and re-
bound DER the harp's tender cords, are
equally nimbe in the distribution OF com
! forts to our brave volunteers. wife's,
or daughters, or sisters, or mother
love, how rich and enduring-how pure
and holy. 1t wreaths n swcetened mel
ancholy DER the lingering hours OF alb
sence-pours consolation into the cup OF
Observation-Disclosures strength in the day
of temptation and embalms 3elf. denial in
the otto of virtue. Operating in concert
with an enlightened conscience, it illumes
the path of the inexperienced and shields
nnsuspecting Innocence from the gilded
| shafts of crnel deceit. Tell me not that
woman's walk is from the kitchen to the
nursery, or that her influence is cir
cumscribcd by corridors and carpets.
In peace our ministering angel-our watch
word in war; While yet the temple of ia
nus was closed, and peace and plenty gam
boiled in the shade of universal quetude,
wOmans influence was being ditfused
athwart the social compact-as glanceth
| the moon beams DER the breast of the
sleeping lake-serving essentially TO mel
low the dazzling light OF prosperity. The
cause may have been yelled with meek
ness and modcsty, but the effect is visible.
Even thus the Zoophyte labors unseen,
working wrondrOus changes in the depths
of old Ocean. Ere yet the signal of con-
fiict rolled nOrthward from Charleston har-
Dor, homestead joys were carefully econo-
missed and female influence cngraven on
the Threshold. But the lenven was
spreading-woman was wOrking-she hath
built houses of refuge, hospitals for the at-
iicted and homes for the destitute. She
hath consccrated appliances to win back
the wandering, reform the wicked; estab-
lish the Maynard and gladden. the grief
stricken. She hath instituted schools for
the orphan, gymnasiums for the debilitHted
aud churches for the heather. Our own
church cdiliccs bear the records of her
WELL ordered power-remodeled, enlarged
and beautifcd. AT her plastic touch
streams of benevolence break forth in the
moral desert, and the places smile as she
passes along. The yielding cowslip and
daisy do ubeisauce to her footprints as
she hnstes with her Offering to the door of
distress. Though her influence is gentle
rs the falling snowflake when the winds
are asleep, there are not wanting stupeu-
dons monuments of her persevering ener-
gy Who purchased Mount Vernon, the
burial place of the iIlustrions dead, where
sleeu the ashes of our own revered Wash
iugton? American females purchased this
! and consigned il to Il uHtOn's Keeping
This is no fulsome eulgogy DER an evan
esecnt pool When passing events shall
have become time .honored history, school
children shall return from their recitations
refreshed by this fountain.
: If an angel in peace, still n companion
, in battle Never was woman driven from
her post by Threatened calamities. Nor do
! mean the gentle Jessie alone The
, bravery of our Revolutionary mothers fire.
uIenty turned the current of events and
, loosened the shackles of tyranny. Long
, since, when this Island was wilderness,
and Wheeling n fort, its inmates were saved
from the tomahawk of the merciless saw
. age by the intrepid conduct of lady
These have fallen asleep, but their man
ties still shelter and honor the sex. Now,
MS the daughters of patriotic ancestors,
: the gooa and the gentle, the ,imid and af-
fectionate, look out on the glLring light
: nings of dscord, and catch the muttering
thundcrS of treason, they close the piano,
lay by the embroidery, and kindle their
: watch fires on the brow of the battle
cloud. Our couutrys endangered, the tenn
pest is raging. friends may he wrecked, for
-, high on the rocks the mad pillows dash
/, vet the Iowa -heartcd daughters of Column
Bit stand close to the edge of tue cliff, and
> the light of their torches stream ont far
away on the sea.
We have witnessed great displays oil
= moral power since She beginning OF our
: present national calAmitY-in the depar-
, turc of so many thousand brave men from
their homes and domestic endcnrments, the
parting Ii ;ur would seem one OF deep trial
this NAV Do the Inst lingering look
= each fond heart feels it. Or as General
Mcclellan expressed himself on part
, ing with his friends, ''You shall sec me
ngaln, but may never see you The SOL
dier may philOSOphise on the chances o.
war, as did the, brave Col. Baker, and
strangle saddcning preSentiment with
the baud of patriotism. Surely the wife
# mother and sister feel deeply; yet compnr
e ativcly few tears are shed. With smile
of encouragement they arrange the ward
robe of loved ones leaving homo, bind on
> their arnor, bid them God speed, and re-
: tire to their loneliness. Not that they love
: themselves less, but their country more.
Think not the stream Of endearing tender
ness is dried up. No, they only shut dowr
I the waste-gates of affection for the occa-
sion. The pent up waters accumulate tc
burst forth in IL flood of tears when the
soldier is out of sight. This is true moral
: heroism There is courage and skill, patri
: otism and cheerful endurance in camp, but
s manning nnL M, uarfill anNintu ut hnme.-