, 1861-11-04
The Ladies of Quincy.
Editors Of the Chicago Tribune;


As you have always manifested a generous,
manly disposition to do Justice to those who
CONSIDER themselves aggrieVed, venture I'd
take the liberty Of correcting some of the mis-.
taxes OF your special Quincy correspondent.
After he Jacett0ltsly takes the starch ont of
Gen. Adams, simply because he {your Jenkins1
did not happen to know the General.
ard making few wise suggestions for the
beneht Of the Government at Washington, If.
indeed, the Government is not too !" STUPID u
to be enlightened, he then takes the Mis-
souri, brjgand and his horde of traitors and
cuts them to pieces, putting in fine buck shot.
&C., for the benefit Of your blood.thirsty read.
c1s. This may all be right and in good taate :.
but the amiable " jenkins" thinks It very
important to the salvatian Of the country, and
M the gocd OF mankind in general, that 1t
are doing, especiallyth the "Needle Pickets. !,
and the Sisters Of the Good Samaritan DO
With most Kind, co7adesce,adiag, 3,atyonizinq
alf he turns his propltioas eye on us to see
what he can do for the noble women ef our
city; conceiVirg success, in any undertaking,
an utter in,rossibizity without the approbatien
oi that knoaoanq and most valuable cInss Of so.
clety, the special correspondent Of popular
newspaper.
He finds us engaged in great, good and
noble WORK, getting up " fixtures for the
hospitals, making those beautiful stlittle hum
bugs" {need1e books for the soldiers, &c =
pouring the oil and wine Of consolation int,o3 q
the hearts of poor sufferers, and diffasing ioY
and gladnees to all around, like sweet reiresh.
ing showers in q burning summer. Whist
charming Creatures the ladies Of Quincy must
Dc!
But alas alas! the penetrating eve Of your
very snliable correspondent sees through ali
tbs halo Of glory the many imperfections
common to fra1l human nature. lie sees rs
descending from our high position as minis.
ter1ng angels, and giving way to little, petty,
contemplate jealousies, and dividing socie.
ue, n oeSaase sttsee We eannot al be captains
nlH1lg lette1s 10 Bshalo and elsewhere, for
tne soc purpose Of not mentioning each other !;
ara then he so kindly takes especial pains to
cal the attention Of the TRIBUNE to the i'm
portant iacts. that your many intelligent
readers nay know that the ladies Of Quincy
~ bis compliments. '>''~'
Oh, "Nr. Jenkins" how could vou be so
cruel? Why not let us be angels , Whv mt
throw veil cf charity over our many frai,tie.
and let us go on our way, leiuicing that
woman, with all her weakness and imperIcc-
tion, ran aud sriU do something to mitigate the
srfltrings and priyatious Of our gallant frnnns M
aid N uch to aid our government IN ita afforts
to keep them comfortable, both in The III
Wby do or ea'ar eav ont ,1;,o n a;,oo,ro,xo =. 6
What eeod on u'.y XIX my n;,,d 10 d1ssou5aee Us
JeDkins." or the Gh;caro To,nH,, ~ III.
anV one of ;ta n15oa,r.,a 1AocNE, oi
to know that The 1aI;ea lG6a4e1s,
have their little misnnde,stsna;nos s VI Q9ineS h
nees transacfinns met a. III ;nd;n;G ~ oas!
cites and commnnities hava ~ ,a.5I socl'
Ytioice hoxeVer that aou nonr 'u1 ~oa1a over.
has tailed IN 1;s ca,1s n snnte tha ~ a
efiee mfsnndersganS ~ eonh tF ,th wv sUs!. Tsc
facts in fhe rsaa &C ea +oo o"e. a.,n7e 19e
to both The ss p;cIets,, tnov ~ ths+ Ra'paoie nF
fa1o leti+r vac n1rs1r a;a.a. aavm LA 1 tae oul
y ,rsWe- tn bnsirs 1asss 1aeta iestel, Wi1sIen
mote II fn+ent;an -, !esser, m1tneaI tne r.
cation ar;s that +Hav a1n apeis Ioe u its paoi.
ms nt;nn-5 IN - r;tto,t ouia ~, nos nave oeen
r;onsnees -, - ~ .'oet ~ " u!pasoDnao1e ON
1S;sfe1ss fee1 ~ 5faRns,ttan Ra,s ~ ~ aulnql: Inc
thev we're not mentinned n ~ 1e.+ar - t1as ~
M T,.nant Then nnS1 u nh;o+ ine ieeIef e 70 tne
takes in it-such ~ giving lie & Pickett, II" 4he
credit Of doing al ne toork, and the entire ft.
GnEe1a,,t ~ " e e. nuspa4a "taoat Inc AID OF the
The TACT Is. The citizens Of on;ncv aa -s,,
ss the +" Sisters" and "Pickess," had a very
~ no9sM na;I nano N tnat maltef and many ladies'
lions " IT, ony M aae n,g1t, n Their atten-
40 JerE;rs y Scss ssu ~ ~ tas
matters .na tt;urs =, nv ~; hnow as Muen ABOUT
does' -A1 @A'ose ~ sotnes ~ ae taanhs ne