Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-11
TIE WOMEN OF BALTIMORE.

A lady in Baltimore writes to friend In this city,
vhsrc she Is well kuowp) letter. from which we are
furnished the following extracts to show the spirit of
the Baltimore women. We trust they viii be able
to welcome "Stonewal Jackson" az deverer in their
midst
BALTIMORE, April 1862
Nv Tsry Dear F,isnd have thought Of you very
often Of late and than since heard your son
- was in the army. God bless the brave men who
are risking their lives for the honor Of Southern
land Oh, my friend is not this civil terrible, In
deed When think of the valuable lives los. on our
side am oyerpowered. Ny whole heart and soul are
with you all in Mobile. 1t is not my fault that am not
with you in person in spirit. That devil in human
shape Ssward gives passes for the South and my do
nestle train is too long to run the blockade. Souther
ner5 have hard trial here for they kept under by
an iron rod The hateful fIgs OF the Federal Govern
ment are Haunting in faces all occasions and VIC
tories mos. Of them imaginary and manufactured to
keep IN the spirits of the Yankee public celebrated
in this Southern city by Gen. Dx's Hessians This is
CALLING enough. Bat when few days ago "Old Abe"
recommended prayer and thanksgiving for Federal vic
tories over the South ard Ep scopal Bishop who is
nothing but Northern abOonist Issued his orders that
such prayers should be used Throughout. the diocese,
WELL my friend this little too much for Southern
nature 70 bear We could stand such cTucXi0n OF
the SOUL so let the Rev. Bishop and bis clergy read
that PRAYER 10 empty psWs When three weeks ago the
? oeral5 sent the prltOucTs NVVk ht
Baltimore for sae keeping We secession ladies collected
together ard cent ccuntrymen everything in the
world we could thin of TO make them comfortable.
had the pleasure of helping pack large covered wa
gon OF coibirg and sent them all kinds Of eatabs
and sev raj hundred dollars in money. The Federas did
not fancy such demonstrations they moved the
dear feo4s aEay from reach TO 4 Northern basle
hesr Seward was at our church to-day. Well Seward
mad better 90 to church. The time may come, in
this world, when Southern men may make him answera
BILE for all the wrong he has done them aud their
county.
We hear Of nothing but disasters and defeats to
cause and although know they are greatly eIsgge
rated by these Northern wretches still they make my
heart sick Ny dear friend il is time for every man.
woman and child in the Southern Oonederacy to be up
and doing Encourage your young meu. Would TO
God my - boys were all old enough, / would buckle
on their swords with mothers God speed and send
them TO do their utmost to drive the invaders from
hcmes. Tell your housskeepers to strip their kitchens
of all their metal and give it to the Government for gun
aud cannon balls Let the church bells go if they
needed Our EEK, my friend, if they cannot fight can
al in many ways. Now s the time TO do it. for mems
souls being tried You who talk vel, 30 beau.
llly will you not exert yourself to encourage and to
console s who engaged or suffering in the good
cause DJnt think ] AN idle | 90 ali can in tbs
latitude am on the constant watch for prisoner,
and whenever bear Of them, clothes and food follo1
them. Would 10 God could do more You must guess
who am. Il is dangerous to write Names lest she nd
som fnd myself separated from my little chlirea.-
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