, 1864-06-13

more IN accordance Win e1r Kepublican institn.
nnys adopted tas tGoTtng pledge
ourselves to each other and the country to pnr-
chase no imported goods when those Of American
manufacture can he substituted.
We further pledge ourselves to purchase no Afu.
cies fforetsn Importation contained IN the list
sppended to tue covenant; which sre-Dress
Goods Of Of yeyet ellks 11da grape and
furr,, wrought lace and enbro,der1es; jewelry,
watches and precious stone8: hair ornaments,
1ns aTaai "a hoTs1s and sathe5' carpets aIn
bronze, marble ornaments and mirrors.
II will be eeen that this is both general and spe-
ed T. fompts9snhssf pr sns viii
the GfH5fat hedge IL the main thing. Tho clause.
We pledge ou5aelves. '.to purchase no imported
Se tutft.tated covers The Whole cfou9ds rid aad ifils
spirit fs tniellisenty understood and faithfully csr
rasd out, al that i contemplated By the Covenant
designed to restrict or limit the list to these alone
but to Indicate the class Of dr.idtt manliesy In
clnded IN Tie pledge. To extend the LIT into the
expenditures would be impossible.
That there will be OF The
letter Of the pledge is quite probable Some ladies
othert, This occurs ii he observance 81 oil the
great principles That regulate human conduct, but
that those LADIES' who voluntarily assume IL re-
sponsloilt{ Will Willingly violate its responsibility
This Association desire to present their action
to The women Of Illinois and Of the Northwest.
not assuming the sttttQde OF dictaton pfesctib
Ing for others cou1ss Of action, but simply to
commend to them the crest work and duty OF the
hGur, and to iryto them 70 1n1ie VIII this Assos.
pledge, or WITH any modification which may be
ihought better adapted to each particular locality,
~ to crcuo
the pledge throughout their own city and county,
and they propose also to forward r together with
s oc a:on TO- o. an h
ladies throughout the State shal all be united in
this national patriotic Increment
In regard to other States Of the Northwest. tdey
would express the earnest hope that zutar State
chief town, may ee promptly commenced and en-
The rapid progress OF national events warns US
ttat there Is no time to b. lost.
This Board wo1ld express their rcadlness to
1ynE @ asa TIC Rey common m wo1E Tbey de;n
to record in books for historic preservation, tho
names Of I'LL ladies sisnlng the pleage under Their
rectresses associations, should they 90 WISH to
make retarnB Of the names secured in their re-
pec;ive localities, that they may BE- recorded In
phousd the pied % adopted By this Board be modl-
Hed elsewhere, The modi1cat,ons may be distinctly
Indicated in Ito returns:
general and epecidc-embodying a general prin-
Gdple and Specifying the article Of goods to be
Included II toe general pledge It Is ntsnded an 10
viii bereaite1 be of eTeat historic Interest When
d. q ans are made 'h'
REV. RoHERT coL1YEn's sFHEcH
Rev. Robert Collyer was introduced and
siHhhiS This Meshodist Collier here has stolen my thun
deg he has said % nealJ WAT Woaid ny, s1n 70
~ sh.s sns T
Inc the very thugs the other Collier has said!
lIsnchte1.j Still mus. speak TO- you, because
Rave ieit hat we ne playing. perhaps. 100 much
the part OF monitors, and going out Of our line.
This Is more woman's work than mans, and Wo-
Psat,ee, s1 woT and am of
hope they will unite In . great movement through
out the couut1y-tn solemn league and coTenant
best se q II Gn IS work
e'S faa !!.e shs vi siKpi e. wi ~ depend
II she x,ll do this work. you may b suse It will
be noble end and woEthiiy accomplished. by
cutting of this enormous expenditure for yoEr
dIesses You will reach over to MS and unite rs II
I, great league for similar puIpose: Jon win
ns eSe e Il aon IL ss 9o zee s,s
been reading some newspaPers published during
the Revolutionary War, and nothing etruck me
%e9e Ss
and the wedding gear were al! o! home manaSAc-
ture, The dresses were handsome. and nothing
was imported nom Europe, There is life in suc6
movement as this, and We shall read Of Ii in gen-
erations 10 come The London IVustrated Neps
saws Ills IL no light xoattet, and II the American
Women set ont 10 stop the importation Of foreign
! rnot1s they wou,d do II and the nurnoea Of tie
! Women Fould become the purpose II the national
+; lie. I hope this viii extend through the whole
I country, and have such an influence as to ffown!
W. nrasa1+ lsT Amonc thc most hesntifa1 sf~hts
ever saw were the elderly ladies I saw IN my
,esnt ~ ~. a., ~, otner en5 Il Iii h-,nr rreate,
rhast,tv 1o and ~ fe.nt1 In cnr Mfa am dreas The
Ame1:an NJ sSon,e ~ c,n r,snd m ond says I've csn
sar ~ rssbuo~ ed ps.s.T " ws1 .do3t N srr r. Il
nho.ea an5 ~ tI1 iii 10 ha.n;,mi n nn, own
| GS0:1 Ton. shfa In ha ~ sns .tst NV III
~! ha MS ,he Tnr,an xrho hnned th-. v5en ~