, 1862-11-11
LETTER From Il SOUTHERN
WOMAN.



THE LAID OF ''Dtz1E," Nov. =, ls62.
Do son want 'sDixie" corr sponaent?
Il 60, I M, at your service for tiua. OF
course yGu wish to know *who au ~ to !
Which arswer, ~ am woman' Secondly,
e my politicse' "Loyal to my country even
to swallowing the Proclamation as Far mea-
snrr.n Thirdly, 'tFrom what point 10 hail."
Aye, there is difficulty. Geographically, ve
sre situated in the southwestern part Of bor- |
der s:ate-a quiet little village nestled amoug
the hills which entirely surround NJ, and
f1om y hich bris:led, few months since, fed
eral cannon, that said " we nill protect you;'
hut they have ]oug since gore, and many are
the ecsres that have been enacted since.
Now, We are unprotected By either party
sut ject at any %ime to be pecunia1i1y ruined
By cit1er. In the days gone by Ia Itlle sH.ge was
the abode Of refinement, literature, peace and
social tIjo3 neAt- Nov, alas Rebellion, tho
EoGrce Of al1 cyii-though not 50 detia,.t as sae
was yehr rgo-stlll stalls, though ste=lthily,
attosd. Schools a.e deserted; Caurches at
tthCed only by few old men, woman and
children, il wAose hearts there Is moro bitter
rcss thas love; all kindly social Intercourse
euepehcsd; every body tusp=c:ing, cheating
oaa vi!!isyiog his u.ighbor; aud some, b.ing
tuo COZ :rdls to TO and light what they pro-
isss to ssli.rc to be ts:.ir "coun,ry's battles"
for pa4titne, burn their n=i5hoor's cotton, act
zt SPIES pis:n TIE es7y .ftw loyal people, ply
'UEioh " E:.sn the ftdc1a1s occasionally dssh
il sn.a:g tAc,n, aud to keep up tae sho@, ,{aui
Gil Ettir pacss:s) smuayzs their oen cot
1o,; into 1uakct. Now why ia the name Of
Eum:7iiy don't you whip us, and after hui H.
ting us thoroughly, take Us under tha shell
+,.,4., ,,~u .,t ~ t,..s a,,.a I,
''oss H1 :" sa' N'io'o All "e'
like sEct have gore cssraE;" but like cTrlpg
children, when ctftcluallv ctastcntd re will
'1,a tr,,,.r IN cnr .,,,cr,,nsa
- 80.
oset .e1e osssHs aosonlna' dsy OF tile
drsts1-4 1I6i.n Snm1n:r-tEc brilliantly tia:ed
1tr.si-the hal,ny ZEPHYR and tuneful hIrd,
u..,, mr. ha,,+. ~ ,,,,aoo .,a 49,. ...s
Wv 03' -'> - ~ 1850 ''o 1e'e' uus leasoa
ate experience "Aispcr-feace asd lore caa
! oily 1olluw stern, relentless war. 4 year and
\ Lal; Of usr has brought us m nearer nc,ns
-.hro . M u.a ,,-,.t..-, .a -
W "'~ "'"A AF'ss A14 AR'c 4oA0t1
hoped .1c rebellion c:ig.. ba quelled By coa-
citation. Vain h:pe. The evil passions OF
! ia. 1uany and r.is.uit..3 7a1fr;,fi,n nS ~.
Il " are intensified in Tie hyr;s Of t;,. r,:,el.
AID !hcy laugh to ecoru 3!ls. th3urar Of cou-
| tiiaajcu. Is it 6iCalt.ss is il ,Gn,acity tn
further sacrificy 1ue i'll 1his,w3r Of corc,iiarirn
| .sLen tir1u, de2ided 11yn.l,es womb ourlJ tha
| Ichcliiru?
Illluls has braysl; Eouc her na:t, In san67nsr
ot1 ler 1u,:iacs oi suen--is il inst to tnes,
liz. that tie. lie idly il, t.tu1, a]f these sunrv
CANS. thus cou.pell1p:r III SANE rn1tinc ,Enrn
III. rs1rs rrncer il in .ussit,c to .tyance-
and ;httr couutr{,s honor f,,rnij THAR r.tnrn
h&luc? WHY ajll not puli;fe,aos FIR oars
c, i to b. sc,iisI-leiv wig party spirit for In
III c bat:,cs aud non kno Il aud feel hat one
ihip.-th t Ibis ytjf{Tja,. must b. crushed
| as a Southern woman aua a s14ren,tder
| acyrp: the proclamation as the first etIrcr,vt
e:r lllcasurr ~ haye ,ad. Eifcctiy;.. hecausa
It lnt.st weaken 1ne rebellion. and ,urth.r.
wh+u mems pockets arc TOUCHED. their parri.
ot,s,,,, tier l,nor, their Ill Is r.sc9ei Ana
tEcy viii, hu'uiiatins As tho acknowledgement
II, Icy doFn their aru1s, and those
Tho arc at h"mc Wit give tneir intlnence to
fupporL sAo government, where the advA1co
of tue lGhcrai army fA1kes it safe tor them 10
! oeu: Lee US lE'.n Ut United III supporting
'ne acn1!ss'ion III It's e1toris 70 r:.-eS1apl sl
: on 1'rmer has,a our beloved Union; and
~lc1 reoel'ionlass IN tue dust. i needa
! bcs iet Us qnaftes III Lie Aa1ls OF CongEes.
eytr party qhcstlohs-
MIi!c earnestly anu as women are apt to
Do, irpetn nnus'y probably, but teel earnestly
: ! num sn1s' 1iug severely, and kno wing full
\ mat eoisili-titu will 1eTer do the work,
: Nalr;eon 6o1apar'e did not lire blank cart
saui;es upon 'He h'29 w., VINO atacsed III: con
sSu'on ';.,,l =. =, ea,s: mus h:e.u.e nls 1n:'l
l. .a.cns aiu hho",e1se o. 1naa tau!at al'n
ntss sna tns'ey. And ttc ,s;sdosn "t his pol