, 1863-11-29
LETTER FnoH Ex-GHaEMH.
"a Soldiers Psalm 20 yyonsan.r:


:,..-4c CuAr1Axuoo4, Tcnu-. Nov. II, ~, i
Ni.I tho Tr1m'xx accept tho tiasnka -oE y,
soldiers Tor la humane and noble labor. IN |
behak at the sanitary Commission. MD moFp /
espeeia1,y fos ite valuahle~ services h, aastst
lpgao aharc md direct to. s1ctnssfn siseacs
siscIeceat u ladles'. Fab. that :aacom ompl1sh
cd such brnaAceut- results for oDse Sfek and
wounded com1adesr suppose We must ae-
knewi-1ge II 10 l,e trae abat, l.srasd together
'ae-frurn the naturr Of our t.ceupAtion-.we
sunst' Inevitably b., and deprive edof Al ~ II
tntuE assoctai!ons which bcIuns; 10 home
Et,d Its sacred pstv1eles. we lose -inttnssnl'
souletbiag, perhap4 munA. u sthat. dsiicase
pu.encas OF fel.1acter which Il no lesa glory
rnto manhood than,A btuutJ upon woman;
but while nc aekuow ledge this, and regret
II perhsr&- more :. than you can. think We
EIne.u grown 10 degenerate ~ to be lncapa-
Die a he:agto highes lcycls Than those Of
'sclfeh existence. 'BcAcre mt It - not SO
and I nm sure that II you could look Into our
htzrts md sec the feeling with which We re-
g.rd your untirtng advocacy of Whatever
Tort and btntilt, and could understand our
lus! hing exec1at!ou Of that small maalKnancy
AMI 'reftF de vtl5shnesSs which yur--tp tho
ehaYse OF sthe 7H~tl .ana ita little clique Of
trattDrs-hhTe 20 o{t2n TO encounter 'And 70
brush eellc, 5"u won'd seal az hundred ioid
retaid for whatever outiay sof money, time,
or Patience yun have given since tho brcnklnE
out Of the war, lscannot, however, rcfFsin
from saving, that, In tie Case OF Storey, Z
tlInk von ure sometimes allttle To severe IT
Z Is NOT Necessary 10 uAo = trlp.hznttlet IN
c.uehing mosquito : ind although do not
doubt that tho tiny venom of'thc uoxiona 1u-
sect i enough to mako man ve1ed and an.
nv, vet, 1xsatt.ix In m1nd the pAlpahle fhct
th1t {tc vtllianous instipcs, Of tho fellow,
Stusyv. are 70 much greater than his tntellec.
fnnl capacity, aud thas although be b . mon
sscr Iu evil; lie Ii By no means gEnnt in abi-
ceseury severity oi fagelisstoa. l: lora NY
.a.s:a la Tue Injunction "f Icniency Implied IL
th- senptu,al passage" :" A n,etclfal man H.
r,erclfu} unto hts trv,.t,' and adapt Four cor
trrttve measures a. much to tho actuas harm.
ltsruess Of ths brute as to, lis Inherent
vlciun.nese nnl 1eptayaty.s - s|s Il. : r.. :
- Whatever further sacra0eoa We may bc
called to mahc, Or. Whatever Addcd so1rowe
wc may hsye to bear, an quite satisfied
That u, decay Of vital nzsional fnrce mud
character IL rssslblo for a:pcopls whoee wlrta
oYsti 1nstuers and nlnidanA are 10, prodlKl Of
charity md love A., thank God, are those Of
our own land Into no other var which l
can remember, or OF which have ever read,
has tAgs euesulning clement Of woman's infla-
encc entered: In anything Ike the degree
which this struggle autsts. r Every day and,
heur our haHly paths hr, made less painful,
our hearts arr cheered and strengthened, our
.who!u lives arc made nohlrr and more 4uttur-
ips.--Ec become better men and nlort GlL-
egsnt soldiura--by; this knowledge that In
w,ntevcr, fur our causu W do or snlur,. we
an, url,el1 ~ the tender artna Of wontad.
throughput TIC length and breadth Of sac
loyal !ant. THIS knowledge Is OUT redrem.
Ing influence; aud 1nauya oraTc, inpnlsaYe
yonth, surrounded ~ sayagery and 'ecneoall-
With desire ffon, within, has stopped 10 think
Of what hls mother, OF sister, OF loving fdeud
wGnId say. -Ei:1 30 iias kept hlsheaH pure and
clcun fso,n the coataminatsons which etset
him. = ~-.."-.s r. < :. ..5: -" g.:
| love havc nauae haste 10 kIsa the tips II duty
Whatever minor differences may exist ~ to
! the methods Df. action proper to oar clfcuM-
stauctf-the heart 0f the nation Is Sill WItc
| and right. - Wherever, In the sky Of any de-
sctnd nation or city, The shriit shricks, OF tbs
Judgment sugcls hatc hecn beard, plungg1ng
| fer 1Aesr pref, It has utyer- been until moral
corruption lisd rEIuced the body IF the na:
| ticn ia carcass,-. Remembering which. and
/ from my ptAea In the ranks aettng how, all
| OYER the loyal Sorth, the heart If the Eopla
| tLfobs With nc1 ilnpnlsc md beats with one
| among all it, children shalt Bacn3ce must In
| stead Of least for Tho g7eas cause that eoycl.
or%S II aII-I am justified IN saving that that
| which H. wurslrK aH,uug tls Is not death, 'bus
life; that the suE Of unr national glory has
| net eet :. thst i higher and better llfe than
| any 10 which VIC have get attained awaite US !;
and that although 1he-ws Is hung with
olnckn meas and dfaped ~ilh blood aud Dune,
| we eha.I-rteasc tiod-fall neither Of our
rpyai htights nor oHr Ang1y c.owu4~ y: !.
| Meanwh hilc, give nc le4Ee to hda MY own
humble singing 10 Tie praIses Of tho gracious
s,sr,.stts1ngo u torf oWnt nobla women 1T
| lome. I wish II ~crc wortlter, and Qlted
with better ursic;- hut 7, falling In speech,
hold my liis in MY hxnl aa evidence Of tie
| not taJ-shA1l not this In some degree com.
| 1rpsasc fur etarnmtring tongue, nni some
I what atone for the Iack " verbal felicity mud
rs,ir1ntc eraros AT l,sast / trust TO- and 20
ain bold enough to suolotn these etanms
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