The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-09
The Men and Women Of the North.
Esiiov ~ se Tim Tribune.

, lfaR--tho proudcs. and bcst mat ever
spread lis folds to the breeze Of heaven,
! This is mJmtntuous struggle, one h.
which not only our own interests ne a
nat on, uro involved, but one, which, TO
! great extent, Involves the financial in
tcrests Of our sister nations. France
cannot look on with indifference. She
undoubtedly secretly prnys for the down
fall or success Of ono or the other con.
tending parties, England md the
Ca nnndas, even moro ban France, hold
their breath, M itywcre in suspense, ns
10 the rcsull--a termination, tp0, whose
shadows orc already cast before, MS an
event positively certain. with no fear
or trembling, however. 10 the true loyal
hearis OF tho North. Noble has been
the response To tho calls for men.
Bravery and courage have marked their
path, aud how they hsvo been rewnrdcd,
the vast amour, Of rebel territory now In
our possetsiou fully aucst. Puss over, u
you please tho once beautiful plantations
Of Georgia, Lpuisihus, Mississippi, North
Carolina and Tennessee, on to the proud
old Dominion, usk any intelligent In.
hubitant, whathns cBused all this waste
and dcsolntlon--,hcse deep threatening
ombankmcn,s, unfenccd illds, burned
dwellings, the chihncys " which, still
stand, Ia many places, like lone monu
mcnt, to mark the spot Of former glory
Ask what means all THE, aud they will
tell you that the Yankees have been
thcrr Follow the gallant Sherman on
his march through Georgia, nnl mci hiilks
you will huvo lltrlo difficulty in doing so ;
inquire the dcsulal ion you there fnd--ihc
broken railways, ruins Of towns, once
the pride Of Southern hearts they viii
tell you that the Yankees have been there.
Go back with nc in a retrospective march
or one year, March oh, 1864. Note The
progress wo hpva madc--lhc miles Of
territory gained. The important ocean
gaicways, Wilmington, Savannah, NV
Orleans and Charleston now in our
undisPuted possession forget not the
poverty and dcs,itution In the s, uth--
the dcmorali1eJ condition of their armies
--thc daily dcsertiOns TO our lines--tho
scarcely Of gold in their markets the
rapid depreciation Of Confederate scrip,
sloo scarcely worth two cents in gold
the living death Of their dcnt--lhcir
reduction to but ono reliable general
nce)-,hcir last lumlliuiing cxtrC nifty
Of abolition, or chat 10 virtually the
sane, urmine the negroes. And have
We not great rcalon 10 rejoice. Look,
too, ut tho sea OF wealth that has been
pouring iuto cur National pocket
gold, silver aniimony and oil, with the
consciousness that We have man at the
helm who viii guide cur shir Of state
safely to harbor Of peace, upon the
wutchword Of which, proudly waves the
grand old stripes and stars. L., MS re-
jocc that we live IN such earnest times,
Now word, whlchiin justice mus,
say to tho Women Of tho North, aud
allow mo to preface the same with a
hearty "God bless ,hcu,' and ere I cm
done, am sure our dear brothers will add
the same.
Women have long beon POLITICALLY
termed the "weukcr vessel" the "gentlcr
sex" Let us see if any Of the
above endcaring epilhcis apply. in this
time Of our counlry's great extremity
We find lhcm think in every way wor.
The example of their Grsnd-bfo,her, who
fought the homo bottlcs Of tho Revolu.
lion. When our love brothers, bus.
bands, fathers and lovers. have d,nncd
Ihe suit OF blue, and shouldered their
Il has been the wives, mothers,
sisters and "girls LEFT behind" that with
brave determination have packed their
with hearts bursting with
sadness, yet with true women's devotion
- their country, said 90, God bless yuu--
my prayers shall follow you" We 6ud
them not only bearing the so called min
or part Of domestic duties, b,s added to
the,numcrous cares and anxietics Of her
every day lfc,bcariag the burden thrown
OF when our brave men LEFT their homes
professions, and business, Exuminc now
the ledgers Of our susiness houses, we
find the neat and unmlstakeable evidence
Of a woman, hard. Read our Telegrams
and reinc that over two hundred
Offices are conducted by the ready hands
ofNorthen women. Go TO cur Treasury,
and you will find bright eyes aud happy
faces, happy in the ready discharge Of
duty--eoutting, and plnciag in neat
packages the greenbscks OF Uncle Sam.
We 6nd isem skillful cOpyis,s, expert
sSleswomen, behind oug counters, taking
tho place of the strong, loyal hearted son
who has bravely won his second bar IN
-hs oouutry's service. We are also
happy to find them in our banks and
law offices, not only uansactiug success
fully the lighter duties Of mems hereto.
fore unquostionet sphere. but how many
ofour noble women have NO seen ,illug
tho soil,uot only baking The bread for our
boys IN blue, but actually sowing and
rcaping the harve,s. Under my owhp per
sonL knowledge five Of our Intelligent
cultivated women, BY the aid of,hsir
daughters. and hired female help. washed
sheared, and prepared for morkct, the