Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-26
Reerniting--A Hint 70 Ladies.

Commodore Foote, in letter to q war
meeting in Connecticut, calls upon the Ia
dies 70 aid in recruiting by arejectiug the
attentions of young men Who now should
be, but decline, fighting 70 perpetaate such
q Goyernnent.asour fathers established by
their indomitable courage" EhersuPon the
Buffalo Rzpress thinks the ladies of that
city can do as the brave Commodore adj
vises, aud speaks as follows of the young
men:
Our city Is full of vigorous young men,
Who oaght 70 be shamed into doing their
duty If their own conseiences will not
prompt them Alright. The class of whom
We speak are independent, with nobody 70
support but themselves, hAye easy posi-
tons ami comfortable salaries, are doing
society at home no good other than mega
lively teaching II the nobility of patriotism
by the contrast of theirown eoEardly indif-
ference, loaf about saloons and hotelsateTe-
ming, talking of pretty girls and new styles of
erAsats, with casual reference 70 some brave
returned wounded soldiers as "a did fool
for leaving a good berth TO get his leg famed
By Southern BLACKBOARD, 2 hide, drink beer,
play for the whisky, smoke, hirt, dance talk
nonsense at parties with s.the girls and
dive into some den after the party 70 joke
about those same agirls'i IN manner that
should condemn them 70 an everlasting ban
from literal good society: Ifthese fellows
seasoued their pleasures-as many others,
who stay At home from necessity, do-With
any effort, by word or act, TO help the
cause they refuse to fight for, We should
not sneer at their getting all the legitimate
enjoyment possible out of any civilized
source. But they don't In addition to
withholding their arms from the support of
their country, they withhold their influ-
enee, fHhiehfn some cases, We know, would
be in6nitesimaIl and rather scout the idea
of eDIisting as .islow,H and tsnot gentle
manly" Shame on the renegades! These
are the men who should be made to go it
ever drafting is found necessary.
Are there any young men of this sort in
wbeeling7 We sufficient confidence in
the patriotism of our girls to believe that
if they know any young linen answering
TO the above description, they viii tell them
to '.Yaeate. instanter.''
ALIreeolleet the famous order issued by
Gen. Dir. while Secretary of War-"If any
man attempts to baul down the American
Gag, shoot him on the spot. Gen. Butler
has obtained the identical Gag which was
hauled down from the peak of the revenue
cutter Mcclellan, notwithstanding General
Dix's order, aud also the Confederate Gag
which was hoisted in its place, and for
warded them to Gen. Dix with the follow.
ing letter:
HEADQUARTERS DEP'ToF THE GULH,0
HET oRLEAxs, July IS, '62.
Ny DEAR GKHERAL-when 1 read your
decisive and patriPtie order, as Secretary
of War, TO ssshoot on the spot RhomsoeVer
should attempt 70 haul down the American
hag.D my heart bounded With joy. It was
the FIRST bold stroke in favor of the Union
under the past administration.
1t gives me, therefore, redoubIed pleas
ure more directly to testify my admiration
by sending you the identical flag of the
revenue cutter Mcclellan. which was the
subject of that order, together with the
confederate flag which was hoisted by trail
tor hands in its stead.
David Richie, young Scotch sailor on
board that boat, remaining Tne 70 bis
adopted country, when so many of her sons
proved reereant, went on board the Nc
Clellan when she WAS being burned by the
eonfederates, and brought of the flags.
His afhdayit, which accompanies this,
will give the details Of the facts.
doubt not that the Secretary of the
Treasury will permit you 10 retain the flags
which could not be in better hands.
Believe me, General, most truly yours,
BExJ. T. BUTLER.
MSjor General John A. Dix.