Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-09-19

Colu %luullefence. but not single
instance have we seen where
woman hasnot shown warm de-
votion TO our cause, evincing a.
high regard for you. Yes, while
the men have stood silently by and
looked with cold indifference upon
the almost furnishing soldier, as he
passed along his wcarisome Jour-
ney, the ladies, God bless them,
like ministering angels have RASH
ed to the door and from thence to
the fence, handing such refresh
ments as they could gather up in
such haste to the thirsty and hun
CRY soldier. Oh! what an exhorta-
toni What an appeal to the warm
hearted and brave Tennesseean, to
fight and if need be to die in de-
fence Of such a race of women
And now, fellow soldiers, that we
are almost in sight Of the enemies
,encampment, In hearing Of the tap
of his drum, here in the mountains
of Pocahontas county, in north
western Virginia, our women fear
ing that IN camps our patience
might become thread-bare, and our
courage weaken, remind US again
of onr homes, friends, and above
all our patriotic women, and the
deep interest they take in us and
the great cause in which We are
enlisted, by presenting to US this
banner, inscribed" Patience, Cour-
age, Victory.'X While from the
great deep Of our hearts'we thank
| the ladies for the beautiful ban
ner, we if possible thank them
much more for the very appropri-
late motto inscribed, and to our
selves, fellow soldiers, let Us pledge
to the women everywhere, and
more especially to those who pre-
Isented TO us this Banner, that we
will obey their patriotic teaching
in all things, and carry this Ban
.ner in triumph unstained, unfair
nished, patiently, yet courageous
ly through this war to victory, and
return with it back to Tennessee.
and upon some suitable occasion
present it again to the ladies,
and ask them to receive it back
again in the same spirit in which
1T was rendered to us. Our ex-
hortation to them shall then be that
in some secure and lovely retreat,
that this banner shall be placed,
with their own hands, where it
may be preserved from generation
to generation, as q fit emblem of
woman's devotion to free and lib
eral institutions. In all ages
lof the world woman has risen a
bove the other sex, in purity and
IdIsinterested patriotism, always fa-
voring free and liberal governments.
Our mothers OF the revolution took
no inconsiderable part in that great
struggle for independence. We
rad Of women at a much earlier
date selling and pledging their
most precious jewels to sustain
good government. But at a peri
Cd long anterior to that woman
gave unmistakable evidences OF
disinterested patriotism, and GEN
eral rectitude of conduct3and puri-
ty OF purpose not common to the
other sex. While one of the cho-
sen twelve for a small compeDsa-
ton betrayed the Saviour, another
denied Him, and when lie was
led up the rugged bill of Calvary
by wicked mes, fer crucifxion, and
his apostles followed at a great
way of, we learn that many wo-
men were there beholding afar off
which followed Jesus from CALI
lee, ministering unto Him; and
when lie was taken from the cross
and buried, the weeping Mary
and other good women still linger-
ed about the place for awhile, ard
then were found next at the grave.
The poet in alluding to this sub
lime subject, in connection with
woman, truly said:
Not she with traitorous lips her Saviour stung,
Nor did she deny him with upboly tongue;
She when APOSTLES shrunk could danger brave,
She was last at the cross, and earliest at the |
grave.
Thank God, let man be what
he may in the 10Th century, wo-
man can justly boast that her sex
has never taken the march back
ward, but now truly boasts of a !
higher degree Of refinement, intel
ligence, and beauty than she could
in any other age of the world; and |
yet the men of the North say of
Der, that she is to be disgraced. I
.iicho,,orod oaJ bor 1911