Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-05-07

Mr.. ECKBL:--
Please serve the cause of real
philanthropy by inserting this in your paper
see it published that the Indies collect every day
at some of the churches, to make up garments
and sew for the troops. Now 1t is we'll known
that but few ladies' do their own sewing, and not
u great many know how to make rough garments;
so there must be good deal of time spent by the
ladies at the churches, and not much work done.
My object in writing this is to say, that think
it would he better If the ladies would subscribe
money among themselves, aud give the work
out to the many poor sewing women who are
Idle and have famiies to support, without tho
means of doing it. If they will do that they will
not only he helping the troops, but the poor
women too, by giving them work aud paving
them small sum for doing it. ThelGdies would
not miss the little amount they might each afford
TO subscribe, while ii would greatly assist many
n poor SEwlNG WOMAN.
We would inform a Scrng Woman that we
have been told number OF poor needle women
are thus employed by the ladies', and arc paid
for their services. Would it not be well for her
to appy for VOL, ut some ofthe churches!-Ep. I
LETTER FROM MAsSAcuUsETTs.
Special Correspondence Of tim journal and statesman.
BosroN, May 9TH, 1861.
~ Die Eidor Of tie Jour,ial ant Statesman.
The past twelve dnys have been days of
the most intense excitement. Business of every
kind, except preparations fer war, is almost
wholly suspended On all Sides and in every
direction the Stars and Stripes are floating in
the breeze From my window at which sit
writing more than hundred haga are visible,
and ii seems as ii the people had forgotten all
their odd party atrfes, and have now but one
heart and one mind and that is, that come what
will, let it cost what it may, the Government
must be sustaiOed
The old Bay State, limited in territory, sterile
IN her soil, yet unbounded in her resources has
spoken; and from every hill and valley, from
rural town and commercial city, from the manu-
featuring town, aud seaside villages that get
their living from the fountains Of the great deem
her people lave spoken. Aye, they have not
only spoken but answered TO the call Of their
country with an nlacTiiy that puts, for the time
being, all other States completely in the shade
Thanks to our iar-seeing and live, acting enor-
getic Government, our military were ready at a
moments warning.
a memorable event will it DO in the history of
this good old Commonwealth, that street fight in
the city OF Baltimore. Never has been witnessed
80 intense feeling as was exhibited here when
the news of That affair reached this city More
than ever it possible, did the people become
uhit.d in the cause of our common country For
| every one struck down by the plug.uglies of
ham e',a siruug up ieuly TO nVenge
nuPpenips rs II ma on The an
the public heart to pitch never before known.
10y sv.'9 ~ in"1 nlua'ioh has seized
,ha, 10 "s I a,i n,'nu III Ine name OF all
cain iy gu ,o "', nOy VIM. 10 my expect to
RE- ,Icre toar ','i ~, iu's' 'nG hour never
rsyointinn than Nv. ,,"e nnu iess cause Tor
neritv searrc ecoii, ,,,o ,% ; peaeS auu pros
ment VIM, cyo,, a''G VI GOVERN
way in tho niI,irs ~ the Ss,;nn nmI ineir own
tc neolc and auu o'ovausc,