Nebraska advertiser., 1863-05-21
Females and Famine.

GEeTyoOuy KNOWS Wnat 1ne hQure
the pOinarde of Paris makes In the an
mails of the multiIudinous French Revolu-
tions Everybody knows that when bread
was scarce aud high in Paris aforesaid
there was mortal misunderstanding be-
tween the hsh-wives and the unhappy
boxers, whose shops were often invaded
by truculent army in short peticoats,
which, without leave or license, or tile
disbursement of single sous carried
away the costly loaves. The tendency of
history, under Identical conditions. to re-
peat itself, is somewhat curious. They
have a revolution in rebeldom, and by
the latest advice we learn that they have
also bread-mobs of feminine constitution.
Thirty of the softer sex, under the
demoralizlng influence of empty stom-
achs, raised the other day IN Richmond
the standard of private rebellion, and
having created "a tremendous 6obbery,"
have all been marched to a gloomy dun
geon, there 10 tell the sad tale of an un-
salifying appetite to unsympathYzlng
walls of stone. In some respects these
ferocious DANES are better off in prison
than out of il, since the ConiederaCy
will hardly condemn them 10 the fate of
[ zolino, but must, per force, while so
much lovliness is locked up, keep it from
utterly willing by moderate ratIonS of
rusty pork and wOrm. drilled biscuit
The gallant lailer doubtless MARBLES at
the door OF each cell: Il give thee all
| can no more, though poor the offering
be; this bread aud pork is all the store
that can bring to thee I" But notwlth-
standing this modest depreciation of his
supplies by the susceptible Custodian, 1t is
clear that bread and pork and imprison-
ment are better than no pork, no bread,
and the largest liberty. Hence 1t is
probable that the next news from Rich
mond will tell us that the ladies' headed
by some extremely hungry Boadlcea,
have taken the fails by assault aud under
gam of death, have compelled the reluc-
tant turnkerys to lock them up, and to
receive them as unwelcome boarders.-
Should these conjeclures prove to be well
founded, the dungeons Os Ricnmond Will
be more attractive than the biggest North
ern hotel under the rule of the most gen
llemanly proprietor; aud the magnates
of the city Will find 1t far easier TO let the
ladies loose than to feed them! T will
be very puzzllng business.
Now, if under these embarrassing
circumstances. we should be consulted by
the distracted Mayor of Richmond upon
the best course to be pursued, we should
say at once: "Why does'n nj your Worship
import a guillotine? For we must say
that. heretofore. the Southern method of
dealing with the disaffected part has been
little coarse aud clumsy. You may, if
you have the heart and hand of Man
Owner, clothe a woman in tar and feath-
ers, but even that gallinaceous and adhe-
sive covering will not, if she be worthy
of her sex, arrest the feet delivery of her
tongue. Hanging IS at best bat slow
business. On the other hand, the gull
lotine, under the guidance of skllful
operator. will slice you off twenty recu-
SAINT heads in an hour and it might by
the aiuslment of some simple machinery
be worked by steam IN which case there
would be hardly any limIt to its powers
of decolation. A head thus neatly TAX
en- off will clamor no more for bread
The life thus extinguished will be no
more an expensive charge upon an exi.
gent commonwealth The example thus
set will have a most salulary and silenc-
ing influence upon the grumblers; and
the boldest will dare no longer to let ap-
petite get the better of patriotism. Why
should the ears of Jefferson Davis, living
as he does in chronic botheraIion, be
distracted by the groans of grumblers -!
Why should thirty-one ladies, no matter
how beautiful, no matter how accomplish
ed, no matter how voluable. be permitted
to disturb the august serenity and Olym-
pIau dignity of the Government, by ab-
surd and untlmely protests against such a
illle matter as starvation Instead OF
breaking the peace DO vulgar riot, in
stead of vending their spleen upon bah-
ers, why do they not show themselves to
be Ruman MatrOns and Mazda of Sara
gosSa Instead of dlscOuraglng the stern
er sex, which Is compelled TO fight with
out fodder-the most hopeless task which
can be imposed upon mortal-why do
they not serve the jaded spirits of their
chivalrous defenders by serving up old
shoes in toothsOme fricasees, or surprise
the weary warrior upon his return by
setting before him an exhilarating ragout
of horse-meat? Would not this be far
nobIer than riaing the shops of the poor
bakers2 And at the same time, we
must say, indeed, for the ladies', that
there are very few laws left in Rich
mond to break. When the sages of the
Republic set an example eff high treason
why should not the petticoats have their
petty treason also Mr.. Davis and his
friends have raised busy devil, whose
activity may prove beyond control. But
those who inaugurate anarchy will find
despotism and terrorism to be at last in
despesible. These, have indeed always
been the law of the plantation. and in
most essential respects this plantation has
given the law to politics and general So
ciety in the Southern States. But the
rebellion has transformed into public af-
fairs the selishness, the recklessness,
and the rainless passions Of the Man
Owner he carries to the work of legls-
lation and government the same impa-