New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-31
The Ladies' of Nashville.

All the correspondents of the Northern press
writing from Nashville, credit TIE ladies' OF thai
city with demonstrating the most altra Southern
sentiments. There seems to be no nSsunderstand-
ing their political proclivites. Here is what the
correspondent of the New York Wory2 thinks OF
them? .... ......-.
While / am on the subject Of mannezD and de-
pertinent, will occupy paragraph with the She
cessionists Of this city. They are our n,sst ran
corous and rantankerous opponents. Tobe sure,
they do not rush into the streets and fall upen our
troops with bysomsticks and bodkins, but thay do
fall upon them in doors with weapon OF Which
they have long been expert mistresses: Such an
exhibition of acesbity, vengeance and venom i
have never seen exceeded. Conntenanees thea
have heretofore belonged to the softiest of the
softer'sex seem now to have become the property
Of very yixens: These amiables guash upon us
with their teeth. They breathe ont threatenings
and slaughter against u.s. Their white satin
cheeks are crimson with eoler. Their eyes-blue,
hiaek. or grey ordinarily captivating from their
and emit sparks that smarter the spot taey fall on
Mouths, usually slow, simpering3 and sweet of
speech, now Chatter away with the most energetic
animosity.
Tleo oider females share the spirit of the sulkier
sex, and move like hopeless specters sabous their
dark aud dismal residences. called upon one of
them with greeting and message from her sister
in Illinois, from whom she had been long block
AIDED. Ipresented them to her. [Silence.1 OBJ
did not ask her to be seated. / did NOT send any
word by her to her sister in Illinois, / bid her
good afternoon. She did the same to me.
shall make no further attempts at describing
the condition of this people. 1t exceeds descrip-
ton. Suffice it to say that the citizens of Nash
vile are in what Lindley Murray would call the
vindctive mood and blue tense. I must not fail to
say, however before leaving my lampoon of the
ladies, that all Of them are not Of this unnatural
pattern. No, no the blessing of onr wounded
ones here upon female philanthropy would rebuke
the discrepancy. The hospitals are abundant in
the charity and attention Of women. Among them
is the venerable Mrs. James X. Polk.
On the same subject the Dayton (O) journal
publishes. by permission, the following, from q
private letter from Lieut. r. W. Lowe, of the 10th,
United States army, dated Nashville, March 9th.
Lieut.. Lowe Says: .r - 49,
3 Everything is dead in Nashville, and the people
are very bitter. Most of the men have long since
left, but the women are as mean and impudent as
possible. Whenever they pass q soldier on the
street they twist their pretty faces into all imag
nable shapes to express their intense disgust, and
If you get into conversation with them, they will
wish you all manner of evil. and abuse you with.
out mercy. Even at church, this morning, they
turned up their noses dsdainfnlly at my shoulder
straps and brass buttons. One young miss in the
choir expressed herself by displaying miniature
secession flag. It will take a long time to win
these people back, but firmly believe that frater.
nal feelings will one day be restored.