The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-29
Explanation of the FamOns Wo-
man Order.

The following letter from Gen Batter wa
rece we'd by gentleman in Boston. Tho OF
der referred to was received by the last maj
from New Orleans:
HEADQUARTERS DEpT or THE GuLF,
New Orleans, July 2, '62. s.
My DEAR SIR: l am as jealous of the goo,
opinion Of my friends as am careless Of lh
slander OF my enemies, and your kind expires
sious in rcgaid to Ordcr No. %, leads mo I,
say word to you on the subject a,as ,g.
That it ever should have been so N iscon
ceNed as II has been by some portions Of tb,
>orthern press Is wonderful and woubi LEAD
one TO exclalm W th the jew, 20, Father
Abraham. what Christians these arc, whose
own hard feelings teach them to suspect tn,
thoughts Of 9th, rsr'
what was The state Of things to Which tie
woman order appIicd9 20
we were two tborsand five hundred men
IN city seven miles long bv two TO four wide.
OF hundred and fiGy thousand inhabitants.
all hostile, bitter, defiant, explosive. standing
literally on magazine q spark only neeJe1
f'r destruction. The devil had entered tho
"e'''s Q. 'he women OF this town (you know
seven ct them chose Mary Magdalcne for a
residence TO stir mp stiife in every way posi-
oIe') Every oppIobrious cpithct, every insult
ing geslurr was made by these bpiewel Il. be
crlhoi'ned aud laced creatures, calling them.
selves ladies, toward my soldiers and officers.
nom The windows Of houses and H. the streets.
How long do you suppose our flesh and blood
could have stood this without retort. That
would lead TO disturbances and riot from VIII icb
we must clear tho streets with arilery-and
then howl that We had murdered these fine
women bad arrested the men who hurrah.
ed Tor Beaurcgard. Could arrest the .wo
men! No. What was to he done! No or
der could be made save one that would exc
cute itself With anxious, careful thought
mt upon this: "Women who insult my sol
die's are to DO regarded and treated as COM
mon women plying their VOCATION"
Fray, how do you treat a common woman
plying her vocation in the street, You pass
her by unlecded. She cannot insult yon!-
As gentleman you and will take no no
t'ce Of her. IL is only when she becomes
continuous and positive nuisance th you call
a watcbman and give her in charge Of him.
but some Of the Northern editors seem TO
think that whenever one meets such a No
man one must stop her, talk with her. insult
her, or hold dalliance with her, and so from
their owp conduct they construed nv order. |
The editor Of the Boston Courier may 20
deal With common women, and out OF the /
abundance Of the heart bis mouth may speak
but 20 do not /. . in7H a'7''2 4
Whv, these SHAREHOLDERS Of New ORLEANS.
themselves. were at once shared into propri I
ETY. of conduct by the order, and from that
day no woman has either insulted or annoyed /
any live soldier or officers, and of a certainty
no soldier has insulled any woman. aH ,ga'dra
When passed throug Baltimore on The
23d OF February last, members Of my staff
were insulted by the gestures Of the ladies f7}
there. Not in New Oreans. 'nsaI S1Ni
Ono OF the worst possible Of all these wo
men showed disrespect to the remains of gal.
ant young DeKay. and you will see her pun
shmeni, copy Of tie order v bich / enclose.
s at once vindcaion and a construction Of
ny Order io tl.h2 'e! ~" "2e "so"l
cali only Say that would issue it again
'nder like circumstances. Again thanking
'ou for your kind interest, 1890, 1880
l am, truly, your friend.s ~
BENZ. F. BUrLER, -
Major General Commanding.