Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-29

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teers 10 he toqr. What town can beat this
II any can, let them show their figures.
For the Cleveland Leader.
Ex-Governor Dennison, in his speech
l,fAA the Court House steps on last Wednes-
day evening, is reported 10 nave used the
following language: i.i-ii II
l9-gThe President, as honesta man as ever
lived, Immense cheering has said that he
must have three hundred thousand men,
and he shall have them. II that will not
do we will double the number, and will
fight this thing to the bitter end, if we have
to send our wives and daughters to till the
6elds.7.a ra... l.1 .s-.f5
trust it win not be considered amiss
for a woman to ask, before he talks of
Hsending wives and daughters to till the
fields, would it not be well to move public
opinion more earnestly to allow the cOlored
man to shoulder the rife and take his place
in the ranks against those who have de-
graded and deiled his race? Gov. Tod,
and ex-governor Dennison and wOuld-be
Gov. Jewett, stand pleading with uplifted
hands before the people, for men-fOr our
husbands, fathers and sons 10 fly to the
rescue Of the North against the traitors
the snslavers Of the negro-aud yet, when
the kindred Of the enslaved, brave and
stalwart as they are, offer their hands and
strength for this war, they are spurned-
and these Governors talk Of sending wives
and daughters to till the fields"
Wives and daughters will not have to be
sent when the time of emergency really
comes; but before that time comes, there
are other places to be filed, other aids to
be called out, other resources to be exhaust
ed. Our women are already in the field
Hundreds might have been seen during the
harvest days which have just passed, work
ing womanfulIy with rake and fork, "to
save the crop" But those women belong
to class that are scarcely recognized in
Governors circles.
Public opinion, represented by Mrs.
Grundy, is as imperative in the case of the
woman as Of the negro; is as deaf to her
offers and appeals when she asks to be al
/ lowed to take the places Of the white-fn-
gered masculinity that stand in all the
shady hooks Of the Postofhces and public
buildings, or other places where men upon
fat salaries merge their manhood into eff
I feminacy, as Is Gov. Tod to the -offers
Of help from the "dark-browed children of
ths SsEEln !" g.s,,vuUeu ana competent,
/ literally
- Beg of their loTdly fellOw-Forms
/ ~ To give them leave to toll;
And seel the lOrdly iellOW-Worms
The poor petitioners spurn;
/ Unmndful tho a widowed wife
] Or helpless children mourn"
They are ready; aye, more than ready
to take these places Of honor end trust, and
/ to save to the public treasury not only a
! moiety Of the salaries of these clerks to
help pay our national debt, but to save
frauds, embeEzlements, (or by whatever
gentle name the public choose to ehristen
the stealings of incompetent manly SER
vants) and by so doing help themselves
and the country.
He who in this hour Of his country's
peril is found behind counters selling tapes
and ribbons, kisses and candies, sodas and
drinks, or in any other way compromising
his manly nature, making the excuse that
there is no one to take his place, is simply
lying under a mistake, and is no true
lover Of his country. There are thousands
of our girls, as we'll educated as himself
ready to take his place and his wages, and
pay him bounty out of the latter if he
will but 90 forth and win back his man
hood on the battlefield fighting the rebels
and traitors.
Even the school-room would suffer no
loss if all the pants were to marshal their
forces and drill them in camp, leaving the
an-potent crinoline to take charge Of the
files before the desk.
Let our orators and public speakers
dwell upon this point, and honestly ask Of
their hearers if it is not right and "con-
stitutional " in this fearful crisis to make
use Of all the help within their reach, and
if so, if it be not time that our sons should
give their places of shady retirement to
their sisters, who viii rejoice in being
privileged to unroll their talents from the
napkins Of conventionalism, and give them
an airing in their country's service
We can assure these public speakers, that
the wives and daughters are ready, but
ask leave to work They have shown
kltlE EcOA Will du4 uaeAuAuGs1 IL luc DOA-
diers' Aid Room in the year past. But
women can not always work for nothing
and find herself to comfort, and cheer,
and help the man that has to be bTibed, and
psnsioHsd and saIaried to defend his own
inalienable right "to life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness"
It may be said, women are not compe-
tent Try them and see. Oh for Vul-
can to forge thunderbolt, fierce enough
to rive the aching head Of this Jupiter of
conservatism in twain. A hundred, aye,
million Minervas would step forth ready,
armed and equipped, for the glorious work
that to-day needs their hands. If any one
doubts this let them look into the Soldiers
Aid Rooms upon Bank street-upon the
ROuses, Shellys, Melhinks, Braytons, Ter
rvs, and a host beside too numerous TO
name and his fears will vanish as the
mists Of the morning. .a ~
Cleveland, July. FRANCIS D. GAGE.
That old conservative, and reliable pa
per, the Washington National Intelligen-