Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-03-25
The Ladies aud the War.

The influence, says the Richmond Wing, pro-
duced by the noble and untiring efforts Ct the
ladies in this war for Southern independence
cannot well be over estimated. A cause so en-
Enthusiastically favored by them will never fail
An Alabama lady Is entitled to the credit o
originating the scheme of rails ng fund by sub
scripton or contributions from the ladies of tha
State to pay for the construction of gunboa
for coast defence The ladies of South Oarolin,
have adopted the plan, aid are working energet
ically to raise the required sum. Several thou
sand dollars have already been subscribed, ant
the Charleston Courier daily contains a gre
number of acknowledgements of donations from
all parts of the State, consisting of money, jew
elry, plate, fancy household articles, to be raf
fed, etc. The South Carolina la lies seem t
delight in giving to the ca.se the articles the
most value, such as their treasured bridal gift.
souvenirs of affection and friendship, gifts mad
them in youth, papspoons presented them in in
fancy by godfathers, sets Of silver forks an
spoons, etc. The womer's gunboat of Sout
Carolina is to be called the palmetto ate
The ladies of Georgia are subscribing to lb
fund for the Georgia gun boat, with characters
tic promptness zeal and lberality. The ladie
of Savannah have organized Society to carr,
the scheme through.
SPIRIT OF THE NASHVILLE LADIES.
The Knoxville Register records the focwing
So long as the ladies of Nashville exhibit tn
spirit indicated by the two following incident>
which were procured from an entirely reliable
source, we can never despair
When Gen. McCaok, of the Lincoln army
arrived in Nashville, he sent up bis card witt
the request that he might reneao his former &C
quaintance with Miss S. McNairy. The follow
lng was the patriotic reply of the noble and &C
complisbed lady, written upon the back of th
card "Sir, I do not desire to renew any ac
quaintance aoith the anvaders efmy State!"
Two other Hessian officers obirude, thei
presence into the parlor of DR.. Martin, and sen
up their cards to bis daughter, Miss Bette Mar
tin, an elegant and accomplished young lady
requesting also the reneaoaI of an old acquain-
tanceship. Repairing to the parlor, with a lool
OF lneffable scorn and contempt, she dashed Ia
cards into their faces, and said, "Your absence
sirs, soiW be better comapany to me than yoW
presence" Tennesseans are you not proud q
your women2 Will not these noble response
nerve your arms in the hour of battle?''
REFUSED TO TAKE THE OATH.
Mrs. Allen, OF Clarke county, Va, whose prop
erty had been taken by the Yankees, vlslte'
Charlestown in her carriage and was hande'
out by Gen. Banks. On making her complaint
Gen. B. said if she would take the oath Of ale
glance he would give her a receipt for her prop
erty, and probably she might te paid for it here
after, but Mrs. Allen spurned the base proposal
THE VOICE OF OUR WOMEN.
The Jackson Mississippian pays the following
merted tribute to the women of the South:
"If it were possible fer this war to last unit
every man in the Sou'h had found an honorabl
grave 10 its defence, the country would not ye
be subiugated. Our brave and noble wome
would not survive a calamity SO inolerable. s.
hateful has the very name OF Yankee become t.
our people, that before the North can lay an
just clam to conquest, they must turn loose thei
blood hounds and kill the women.
The glorious women of the South are NOR
warmly enlisted in our cause than the men, L
them it is MATTER of astonisbment how a ]
bodied men can told their arms in ingloriou
ease, and suffer th.ir lrothers to be overpowere
and destroyed by the mere brute force OF NUN
bers. Womans sympathies are always on th
side of justice, Inagnanimity and right. VIII
can doubt the success of any cause when th
pure minded women of the land are unanimou
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