, 1865-05-22
Awoman's Tdca Of Flunk1ea-

AAAKAREE tI13, NAY NJ.
Editors Chicago Tribune;
nutice In your editorial columns Of today
some renIas Ks upon the "Chf1sslnn solljer.h
Robert E. Lee, that struck me- vefy fosc,biy.
or course The "loyal Boston wonan's'
idea OF amicahle econstrucfion-makinp the
tail "Cbristian so!dier'' communicative chief
Of the a.my-ss very absurd, and the .sl0yal
women" is without doubt very silly woman.
Yet it 3s melancholy TACT tnat there are men,
Who Claim an average amount Of common
stpEe, who, while thty do not 10 quite Is f;
as the Boston WoRan In their admiration OF
Ire and other ''emlnent Americans on the
other side Of the question" J" 70 altogether TOO
far fox common deccncy. For my part, 1 am
out Of all patience with this sarL OF thing,
fairly 10 ling over 10 say snmsthIng, but Us I
ahl tn|y II woman an1 cuunot iuake speech,
taye concluded to write, trusting to Eouf
generosity in giving INC s.p1ace In youf col
uuaua. The indignant ink >faiF.y\ spatters
u|nu my pen. Whtn will We learn troe r.
publican dignity, and have done With this
everlasting spirit Of tlankeyisM aud snobb.sh.
ncss: Are we go prone to such things that
NC cannGt be cured? Nothing, Will cure rs,
Henyen help us, it would seem 50.
Wh0 DOES 1ol b1usd tu remember low We
{some OF us) were wont in the 3cass that ore
gone to regutd these Sou hen uabpb5 a. the
embodiment OF all courtly ealInntry. chly1l-
rie honor and refinement. how We ho we'd our
leads obRshed before their august prs saucc.s
aces ept'ng every dogma Of thelt fertile bla;n,
conced'Dg every Thing humiliating and absurd;
for did they Lot threaten 10 shoot us II we
But the end came, at last wo had tho au-
dacity 10 place Pleblan In the Executive
Chair, they could not endure this 30 they
withdrew In true Southern Htylt, abatinr
not oie iot Of their dignity, leaving tnrir
tEiendP, the snobs and aunkeys Of the North,
overWhelmtd d with admiration at their man
ncr Of exit, and soon as th!se friends
they stood up in their p!uces aud tried to act
just like their masters. Whascvey elsa we
may ray Of these people, all must concede
THEY ore capital lnitatprH. It would seem
TINT all these gears Of blood must have
Taught us come scIfrespect. Yet We see un-
ul}siakable evidences OF the old spirit crop
PIN. out here and there. Even the new-u1ade
gave at Springfield docs not icstraiu these
miserable tools from paying court to Robsrt
e. Lee. AZ you remarked, Mr. Editor, he
seems TO la We a magnetic influence over them.
And wherefore eau any budy give shadow Of
r,nscu lur this? Is it because OF bis military
gerius: Granting he is great General, he
Is also b'ack-learted, upgrateiul wretch,
for did he noE seek to ,roun1 unto death tbs
mother VINO nuttuud him, aud TO whom he
owes Ill his scholarly ntsa.nmeuts? =
Cau we afford to do honor To military great
nass at such cost, wh.n We h!sy5 4 million
trItd bernes Of our owu. Away With such
sentimental nonsense. Already our Scared
apd veteran leglons" ala turning their ii1ces
homeWa1d, let US reserve our peans, our
praise and honor for them, cousIgninG these
other distinguished Americans to fame
as lasting and deep, but dtfereut to the
fame. coveted bT The Assassin. Let no
wouan who has lost loved ones III this strus-
g,e(and who las not p am'le 1lpon I.obc,t Lee,
let no man with spnrk Of manhood take
the red hand Vt Forrest, lu friendship;
s.. But trespasa upon Your space. Ncwspa-
pr correspondence, especially when 1t Is un-
solicited, should be the soul OF wit-that IL,
ve1s blicf.> Am correct, Mr. Edttore