The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-12-30
RESPONSE BY DIR. NICHOLS

" '''"'"s '''phhH', pItpuftu nv lJr.
Nichols, but which he WIS prevented from
delivering 10y the pressure Of his duties as
ono ot the officers of tho day, is worthy to
appear in this cunucctiou:
The sentiment just cxpressnd necis nv
hearty approval. Thoso nuLlu women Of
the Revolution were fit coTAanions for and
co workers with .tnosU uudnun cd Spirits
Who were strong in their weak ness, Ia tbai
"!imo that ili"d mems souls" | luvo their
memory. aud DE memory of their drrds of
hprriC sell sac' fee and pnre plirin,iS,n IN
which wo owe So much Of our past prnsp, ri.
~ and glory, Bu, fear We never do then,
iuli Justice. Now and then urblc txtn.
pIo caught the puhIic cNo, and has been
banded down to us; but, Ht tho dai!y toit
and sacrifice, the earnest, untiring drvo, iuu
ot heart aud baud to Ihoir own and lf,ir
country defenders through that long and
Gtt6N gloomy period, wo hdUr we can have.
butan imperfect record. But, from wrttcn
his ory, MS we'll as uuwrittcn tradition. va
learn enough to assert that they wore no, "A
whit behind their husbands sois and broth
ers who toiicd aud blrd in tho field of ,rrf,
Ala! vi ere ave ihcy? Echo answc,s
where. Tioir work is DOM: thov have
gone to their rest TGcr memory is prv.
c,Uus; their works do follow them.
We rtj lce to say their mantle has fallen
undlmin'slIud on their daughters of tho
present day. Ttuo 10 bcart, in head ami
IN haud.to th"ir country and tC humanity -
true tn the best instincts of wnmau's nature
they hdrr dO'r. h'Y are doing. Nsv ,riN
DO their work noblv. How many have s,iJ
in spirit II not in words, when fitting out
hrebaud. brother or son for his Departure
TO the scat Ct hinunv strife ia did the SPAR
tan mother when she gave her son his
shield, 'Rcturn With this or On it," Who
can estimate how much of the spirit Of pat.
IiOlism that prunplod such n response to
our countrN's call in her hour Of poril. "a
astonished tho civil zch world, (fnr tho liku
had never been witnessed before was ow-
ing to tho lessons of tho fi~esldr whore tho
namcs of Washington and his co. patriots
were held sacred. and their noble deeds tor
their country held mp "a worthy Of adtrra.
ton and emu!aiion: Aru ihere not thos3
present who renrmhrr such scenes by tho
| tircsido OF chidhood's home, and who hAsu
never lost the impressions made bv thcss
early iessors; Aud how many mcthers all
over our laud can point to tho far off bat,lo.
field the hospital. or the rising mouud. and
say, With the Roman matEon, These arc
nv jewels"
,bropic md Ch'.I,,n ,'o,pa p"''",' rn,' r..
am, IT., '.,.,.. w. 's
it is tho 2royinco ot nnothor to do hc,t,.r
Justice ti,sn is in ms roy.r D,,t vtor
ever tho cry of want dis treas or snfT,riro ia
raised, wonian's ear is quick to hear, hes
heart and hand frat cn,n,d n svmr.,htyn
and relieve Travellers 3fnonp soyape trihes
boar witness ,hot hov.vnr beartins. AK
crnCl man might be, woman IL loft to hcr-
s,lf 10 ,b, ;,s,;, r w
49, ~ Wv ,.'',"''e VI our "''''o' was NE
P"s'u 10 k'hhhcss ana sympathy. How
much fuller developments might ve ex-
poet under tho tostrrinc caro- and in tho
c'rar light of modern cv,lza inn and tho
still clearer lipht of pure Ch,istianiiv. Nor
hayo our ,xn,ct,,inno h,o, disonooi,iob
p, IN. fr.oiL, ir .s,.i,,aa ,o,',,o,nn,o
py "e h'es,"o, I'D ass"c'a'ou och'f"'c"co'
~ - '''' "'e''' "'nS w
'c' c"c''"e P'"sehco hc''o h"n"s m''"
sympaih'zing heart How much OF suttrr-
ing she has alleviateh how many hearts she
has chcered. how much good sho has done,
! in our fearful struyr'o The records Of or
ni,v olnro c,, ,orn,l An bonor to orr
nni,a o"r,os, o"" a,,i",i on,',,rn,o,,, " '''
"""I'' earnest Pa''lohc conn''N"""en'