Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-20
a .womsn's opinion about the surrender G
= Cities.

AA'tt oas'NAs
4 hru spinte4 CnS aeosibe Georgia woman gives ut
te-arce 10 sentiments ia lac ngmber OF the Augusta
Ghroniels AVID SsnGns!, that snA.Cd b. Ia brave
aid true OF her SEX eyeryWhereaad as part Of shat
hs says rssrs the defence Of Cities make an ex
to-. Applicable to the present condition of Richmond.
Aer speak.as CT he "layaiug poser Of forts sgans
modern pro,cuss Of sAr 4us sh0 disadvantage to our
nan of being cooped within their close VI5 phe Gays
Bs, when cities sure DIR the ia different foF
Lsae there s 10 e1cuse these admit Of defence there
!, rnoni for individual dari1g; here there must be
hand 70 Lend fght, or else no possession here there
anon be desperate resistance our Generals at least
h,uId make every effort should Gs-e every thing which
An can do in their behalf BIt, following tbs .st CT
disasters, comes the Las; ard greatest Of all
New OIL ANS heaps d sgrace upon disgrace. With
Ut Jackson garrsoaed by men who baulsd nobly in
ia defence still n possession although that too has
since suFrendered) New Orleans IS evacuated oy troops
placed there for Us protection aud the Mayor OF our
g,e.t Southern city letter 10 the enemy, who
demands the surrender of the citytes him that Gen
L,ysl has withdrawn his troops out Of regard 70 the
hvss OF the women and children; edds, che people OF
! Orleans are sensitive people," and pays him to
,zo,rs tLs.s &C pinites COuntrymen aud women
.1at shall re ccr Vince shall Ne 60! How shall We
hide ourseyeg | !eel es II could call upon the
! Ia l.ains 70 cover me, as II ! WOAi hide my
head IN tho dust aud cover myself with ssekoloth
,ad ashes We shsil DO ashamed to look 7 an.
"a in the fac; We shall b. tue and ecorn Of the
| w1oie void Tb4t are on. GenerIs y ace in com.
mtnd fors To surreud5! our cities at lne appearance
! of tie On nv, ",uf OF rrgrd "a tie women and chll
dren o. 20 defend them wi h their liv'si Why have
our hCross-for heroes have-pourei GU. their ie-
blood to gain such glorious vcoHs AS those at aaDas
"A and Shiloh Il such acts that Of Gen Loyell al
New Orsaas Be permitted TO hide and taTLIsh ali the
glory and ren5wS VI thoge hard fought battlefeds p
Why did Be- and Barlow, Sua 4lscett aud )icoher,
and McOu.och and Johnston, and such Is eue,, de II
~ iG- Hhom ,b5y died are 1t the very sight OF gun
boli to tara p.o VIII fear, ard our Generals at the st
=o3nt OF tue YAIks es z githdrlw, and put miles
! bstveen the enemy aud Il smselves'
He gives ths wOmfn and children his-eycuse, and
loving care be has certainly taken OF the women, 10 de-
yerng them up TO the tender rT5a5 OF such Wretches
s those who are now rsvaging North Carolina aud Vir
..;ull aud Insulting the women Of Nashville We, the
women are ~,Ongfd ! sil answer for them, there Is
not A woman in me Sd1Itegn Copfederacy who would
not have preferred the roar OF aarI ihe bursting OF
shell tue S5izsng of rf1 balls, to the most "'nd &C.
cents Of their hated IanEee corQuerors to peace and
quiet purchased at such price. There g not Tomsn
child-iOr as the women, so are the childrth--
who would not Gen. Lowell for hs tender for
their sugcep'ibties" Better die-ySs, die-and far
fa rather would die pierced With Yankee bullets
than live be sub ected iarEee outrages Yea die
o. friends Men and women OF the South remember,
II successful in this fate worse than death
~ Oei9to Us heeluc uoA''' " 'hS SiSFe 10 HOtuue uS
grace is everything Poland her name blot
ted her ruthless conquerOrs from among the nations
of the earth, bu! Poland never subdued-she was
never disgrscedand she yet lives in the heart OF every
freeman Friends, we will conquer, if but true to
ourselves; and must conquer; We must be true {;
must DO selisacrhCug VIC must not count our lives
dear 10 US our women must the example, and teach
their husbands and that dead hero is dearer than
a living coward Our men must rather to die at
their pos,s than yield them up. Our generals be
taught that Southern women and children are made Of
storner stuff than General Lowell attributed TO those Of
New Orleans and would rather perish in the mes of
their burning homes than live the vassals Of the hated
Yankee Conquer or Die" must DO war cry. Thus
and thus only shall NO wipe out the disgrace which the
surrender OF Nashville and New Orleans has brought
upon US. Thus, aud thus only, shall we conquer. Thus
and thus only, shall We ever be free.