The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-23
Iron.
To nAl E&Ae0re af tie DkepsfeA /.

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Once upon time all the birds Of q.
. king Aftsr q long debate, II was ",
amongst them that the bird which could
highest should b proclaimed. Abou. h,
Of the passage Of this resolve, small bin
dimtnutive ~ not 10 be obAer we'd, cravss
The feathers OF the eagles back, and wan
experiment. was tested which was 70 rs
monarch 70 the feathersd tribe, the VI
soon finding himsslf far above all Of
visible com petttors. exclaimed, "a an H.
when the SMALL bird, darling mp iron
back, few feet ABOVE him, 81 ,laimsi Y
are mott am king"
In our OOnfederAoy, cotton has BY IN
consent, bsea proclaimed king /; hl,, It'd
he can claim this title, he has pzoea,s
honoIs In the sAme manner az the LITTLE
for he has SCARED to them ON she bach Of
iron has transported him over the lant
point 10 point and across tie ssas, alt
him all that he can boast Of, and, In IN,
think, when we investigate the mater 81
he II rather . usu1psy than . monarct,
iron u really King; iron makes the grsir
converts 1t 70 meal, and BE- kss II into
seed, cards into rolls, spins Into thrssa
weaves Il into cloth. Without Iron vsa
not tend our fafms, or fell the forests, ON
houses to shelter us from the storm Us
that main tains rs In peace and protscn
war; from iron We make our guns our "a:
cur swords, and our missiles, ana wiz
We may plate our vessels and our for.
with abundance Of iron properly 10 lss
can b conquered. Yet iron, oar Csl
friend In war, has been overlooked, ARA
in our day Of trial We feel the necsHT
this invaluable article, and the DEF
for Ii 10 % pressing a. % render q
dangerous In awaiting fks maial
tuPe. How shall We supply the III;
diate pressing demand, u question .I
Immediate consideration. Nothing 'as
people who are united and determined.
were necessary that Ws sho aid have
pieces OF braAs oanaon, pins snoagh eeaL
eolisct ted In the Oont1d6HAts States TO 4
them, ana small particles Of the scarcsi y
olss In the land make bu IL whsn collects,
gsther; and there are now enough Din
pots, kettles, andirons. -shovels ard u
worn. out plo ws, ana 6xos ana ma!!0cli
horss snoss, &c In the Oon4edssass SAD
make coaS OF mail for twenty viEgiis|
Let them at once b oollsotsd. Then CO
the question. 1hroughswha At tnstrursl
can they b. coiiostsdY Oar men e'
brsvest Of the brave. They Will Ugh
1ght calamity bat hey havs no pa'Ma
love for labor, ana are n No Wis III
guished for great activity and spnlll
where the country never appealed Il
and thar 10 70 the high.soulsd women !
Confsdsraey, who, from he eeginnius
struggle have, with their own fslr =
Ia bored With aiacritv and delight. "hs
the Go verpment asked their services
Whenever their eva tidgmsnt IL aiai
they were csedsA, there - no enisrp's
they are unwilling 70 andeItAks none
they have unasrtaksn has JAILED. OF ca
Let, therefore, the 0ovssnmsnt an y.
fair counryWOmen thas they w.ii y.
Ma ,tonal Scrap. Iron AesosiAa ,ie re-
1T the Capital, win power - sppe'a'
ants in every eoansy aod y yer! &C..
Lood, whose buainees Il sAAu - 70 ~
thsir sections are thosoashly ssa'tas
these articles Let tAe0 - gather.
thsr, in different localities, and hsIf
10 prominent points alcrg our roaG
thiy may receive the dtreetfon VIZ a
0ovsrnmsnt may dictate. Let ~
ment ~ for all ooE Ru1fo3 sfoua 81
portalon. Les mn oSG&nt1ssion ones -.
Ten up. aud We may 30 ~ ouss 70 suiiam'
ssls, with most oon1tent aeeafanss VA
for plating shen VIII ~ Iesdy oy ~
they can b copstrsoted. In sns me-
let the Government select some sscu'. y.
that can b. oAuiy dsbudsd aSs'n''
sAults VI the enemy, and ct ~ once
sl0 :tept number o. slaves (i0, w u
In the anufacturs Of this AT ole. w..
have plenty Of iron found vesssis sas
clad 1ofts for oar prosscnon AIoIS
hoard and rivera. the regular Afmy
centre, and . well .aySsnSe4 gasrina
along The western border. me IslAU
Aad Is no small mAttax 20 crnsn on
tAsy are -plaasad = nm thc rsesliDs
Sherslore earnsotly aAk tAat the Cover
viii Inake this demand Of oar fair s's =,
women, and tsel sssarsd shas u VIZ VI
mado IN vain.