Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-05-21
The Non-Importation Movement.

The Washington ladies are in earnest,
and are pushing the National Covenant
Organization with energy They held q
meeting in Rev. DR.. SunderlaDd's church,
! on Monday evening, which was spiritedly
addressed by Senator Wilkinson Of Mime
sofa. Gen Farnsworth of Illinois, Judge
Kelley of Philadelphia, Speaker Colfax
and j. A. Briggs Of Ohio. Letters were
read from Mrs. H. G. Ingersol Mrs. Will
lard of Troy, j. B. Tossing. ESQ., and
Messrs. Hooper and Rice of Boston.
Speaker CoIfOx was greeted with warm
applause, aud said
may say that l rejoiced with exceeding
great JOY when heard of the movement
which had been inaugurated by the Wash
lngton ladies'. When nation Is in trial,
patriotism always requires sacrifices -
When the soldier goes into the Geld, and.
carrying bis life in his hand makes the
greatest sacrifice Of all, he proves that he
is willing TO give bis life for his country
ln this, the third year of the war, the wo-
men of America should continue to show
that they have the good of the country at
heart. ] remember that sentence of An.
drew jackson, that it was time we became
more Americanized in this Republic. The
peril OF today is 10 your finances. While
your gold uows like n torrent abroad, your
paper money becomes less and less in value
When you make this sacrifice, great as it
ia, it is little compared with what thc wo.
men of the Revolution did rejoice that
God las put it into your hearts to initiate
their example.
When Napoleon was devastating Eu.
rope, Frederic William appealed 10 his
people 20 throw their golden ornaments in
10 the treasury Of the nation. The maiden
gave her lovers presents, the matron gave
her bridal ring, the old women OF the
country took down their household plate
and gave it into the treasury of the nation
The iron ornaments given in exchange, bore
the inscription, 81 gave gold for iron, 1918"
That was the sacr fice the Plu>san women
made for their country. l rejoice, there
fore, that the women of Washington have
organized the association they have. As
in The time OF Frederick William the
women gave gold for iron, so at the present
day will the exchange of costly foreign
fabrics for home manufactures become
glorious fact which history never will let
die.
Mr.. Bciggs, who was next introduced,
referring to the action of the ladies of Wash.
ingon, thought it would be equally fitting
If the men OF the country dispensed with
tobacco, cigars, wines and lquo"s From
your leagues, ladies, said be, select the ar.
tcles you prescribe, name them ip your
pledge, and then stick to your resolution
We are making history. and you women
have a great deal to do in it, The rain
and the sunshine Of spring do not cause the
earth to blossom with more certain beauty.
than does the Influence of woman cause
good TO fructfy in the heart of man.
While the address was being delivered
the following pledge was very generally
signed
For three years or doing the war we
pledge ourselves TO each oher and the
country to purchase no imported goods
where those Of American manufacture can
be obtained.
We furthermore pledge ourselves to
purchase nc articles of foreign importation
contained 10 lhe list appended to the cove
nant, which are
Dress goods of velvet silks, grenadines,
Iuiia Grape and imported organdes.
India lace and broche she~s.
Furs. wrought laces and embroideries.
Jewels, watches and precious stones.
Hair ornaments, fans, artificial flower!
and feathers
Carpets. furniture. silks, and velvets
painted china, ormula, bronze, marble or
naments aud mirrors.
The Chronicle says the meeting YVES very
enthusiastic aud emineutly Satisfactory,