The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-05-13
For the Western Democrat.
TO THE LADIES.
Saul JARRETT, ! ssc,s
w. d. GLENN.

Nh. EDITOR: Will You, through your columns
permit me, as | am anxions to do something tol
the good Of country IN this her day OF trlOuIa
ton to address few words to the ladies of oul
beloved old North State.
As we have declared our independence and en-
barked on what seems to be a perllous voyage
it becomes each of us to exert every for the
| advancement of glorious cause. But some may
be ready to say, what have we to do! we canno:
shoulder arms and 90 to the battlefield and assist
in rcpeno our INVADERS true, thi, is not our place
only bear with me while | endeavor to point Out
some things which believe it is our duty to do.
In the first place it is our duty to make the goods
with which our brave soldiers can be clothed; but
some will be ready to say, this would be An Impos-
sblitv, | beg of you be not discouraged with the
little trincs which may present themselves, such as
old WORKOUT cards and wheels and our little ex
perience in the use of them, but only look back to
the DAYS of the revolution and see what moth
ers accomplished in their untirng efforts to clothe
their husbands brothers and in the army, and
| from them take courage.
And now, Mothers and Sisters Of the Confedera-
| CIV appeal to you: docs it look like independence
while we are contented to sit still and see our
soldiers clothed with goods struggled in by the
extortioners who infcst to mOle or less extent
every city and town in the Confederacy and who
are sapping the very hearts-bood of til. Republic!
|
pools into which our gallant Ship of State is in
danger Of being plunged, it is the duty Of. all to
do all they to avert the evil. -
If we had at the commencement of our struggle
laid hold with hands, did our mothers in the
Revolution of 1875, we would not this day be re-
duced to the dire necessity of making clothes for
our soldiers out Of Yankee goods bought from the
worse than Yankee extortioner, but the conra:y
we might have had our houses filled with home
made goods, the lasting quality of which wo:1d be
five times better than those deesta5e j ankee
goods. Then my dear ady friends, are we not
awfully culpable in this particular: But trust,
however it is not to late for to arise one and ALL
and declare our independence of Yankee goods and
say soldiers shall be with the blessing Of God
on our etfors) clothed with goods made by our own
hands. In my own humble opinion, such declar-
alton made and carried out by the ladies OF our
State would reflect moro honor on them than the
building of an iron-clad steamer; and would be of
far more advantage IT. the end.
And now my sisters of the county of old Meek
lenburg, birthplace of American Independence of
which | am proud to be one, may not take the
lead in this glorious enterprise, and say not one
of our county shall be under the necessity Of
being clothed with Yankee goods?
And trust that every lady in land may
dctem within herself not to wear fine goods that
arc not made in the Southern Conftderacv, during
she blockade. Such declaration, suall determina-
ton OH part, my friends, would be independence
of the right stamp. IDA.