Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-02-10


fair danes aud beauti I'll damsals o ourllaile' !,
If they would but remind their husbands
and lovers that their fai ure is tie disgrace
Of the wife and the sweetheart and assure
them that they would rather weep to see
them buried in soldiers grave than have
them survive BY skuiking duty, soon would
every lurking place be vacated end every
breast bared..to the shafts Of he enemy We
assure you, however, you the ladies Of the
Churchville neigbborhood, that for US you
have done myre than your part, more than
we had any right to expect We appreoi
ate the patriotic spirit yen have exhibited
in our behalf. 1t is a matter Of great con-
ISOLATION to know that you sympathize with
US in our hard fortunes and thst your anxi-
etics. will follow us wherever the stern fate
Of war may bear us. 1t strengthens our
resolution to continue to tread the path Of
glory ard 10 adhere, even in the greatest
fatigues Of the march and the worst ha yards
Of battle, firmly to our determination to put
forth the very best efforts Of which we are
capable to save you, ourselves and our
country from the disgrace of suhjngation
By an unprincipled foe. And should we
perish in the struggl should some il fated
missile spill our hearts blood rocking to the
ground, the assurance will be pleasant tha
there are those who will drop q ar of grief
over our untimely fate. Should we how
eyer survive this crash Of arms attendant
upon the dissolution Of the National Union
AID pe permitted to return again to our ma
tive couu'y ID pea md pr ;ec.', ss wesh II
mos ,certain'y do, 10 the formation Of a more
personal and agreeable union, you, Indies
Of Churchv.ll3 an l'neighb ,rhoe e. maylool-
out for fifty two OH ye fair daugh
ters If Augusta, like as the bright + noe-
bus with hi. golden fingers opens the por-
tails Of the dappled dawa and kisses with Ills
purple ray the crystal dewdrop from the
tender plant, sc may your lovers soon
emerge frosaa~this dark cloud of war and tip
with their bright smiles the sparkling tear
drop ofjoy from your fairy eek. And
now we commend you to Him whose hand
unseen hath tenderly borne you up. whose
eye hath kindly watched all your patis, and
pray that his kind providences may ever
attend you in time to come.
SIND VA. Rect.
The time for which Lincoln was appoiu-
ted to represent the North American States
ends on the fourth day Of March, 1866
On the 9Th day shall have ceased to be SO
represented by him, as they had nothing to
do wirh his re. appointment in any way
whatsoever and had So publicly given no.
tice to all nations. and their representative
abroad will be in the head of the Confeder-
ate Government, Jefferson Davis. Here
then the neutrality of England will cease.
On the day stated the independent nation
alities. acknowledged heretofore to be such
by Ter snsolemn Convention which has ney-
er been rbsogated, will have only such a.
gents abroad to Representatives. interests as
shall proceed from them England will
recognize their claims and tld Confederacy
| which they have formed to represent them
She will gracefully, and with reason for
not sooner yielding retire from her neu-
trality, and acknowledge our separate in-
dependence and Confederate association.
| We look confidently for this result, says
the '.Constitutionalist,' AID fell satisfied
that Mr.. Seward has long apprehended
such a copjuncture and has endeayored, in
all ways. to defeat its realization. In spite
Of his cunning duplioity. it willsurely como
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