The Placer herald., 1866-01-13
THE WOMEN OF THE SOUTH.

ticed the frequent insulting illusions to the
women of the South which some of the
Northern papers are disposed to contain
war 10y lashing the people of the South to
phrenzy, are now endeavorng to make per
petual the feud which sprung up between the
two sections, and was quie,ed only with
blood aud desolalion. The conservative men
of The South, however much they despised
many Of the prevailing traits of Northern
character and loaihcd the lespisable hypoc
rSy of Nor.Eern Radicals. have been earnest
in their eff 'rts to restore harmony of senli
ment throughout the county, aud dispel the
error that the Government is the Northern
people. 1t has been the effort of this class
of politicians to impress upon the South ,ha
the whole country is the Government, and
the people of the South are as much inter
ested in endeavoring to mould the policy o
that Government AS the people of New Eng
land or any other section. With this view
we have counseled a cordial support of the
Administration; and hid hoped that leading
men, Joined around the Presidential chair
from al! ser,ions would Law aside the memo.
ries of the past and s'rike hands in favor OF
constitutional States Righ,s in the Union.
These Efforts to render less bitter the cup
Of Southern sorrow are met, as formerly. bv a
party at the North, who, ooward!y AS FaIs,ah
during the war, are brave as that hero when
the battle is over Cautious not to attack
Southern men in the day of bullets, they do
not hesitate to attack Southern women in
the piping days Of peace. The women of
the South are ili,erate and unmanne,ly, !"
SAYS the New York Tribune, a, whose heels
few satellites follow to catch up and re.
peat the wiuicisms and bon mcts of the phil,
"snpher.
The women # the South need no defend,
er. Their angelic virtues. in the day OF
darkness and desperation often held up The
tagging hearts of the people. For four
years they Iabored for the cause, The success
of which was the dearest wish of their
hearts. The trials through which thew pass
ed were severe aud labolious, preparing food
for the soldiers from the scanty supplies of
their own table, dividing the last morsel of
bread with the ragged weary wanderer; sew.
ing night and day to prepare clothing for
the army; nursing the sick and wounded as
they cheered the hospital with their smiles
Daily would they assume the garb of
mourning for father, brother or lover;
daily did The shaft of death enter tie house
hold and make man hearts quail before the
horrors of wal; but never for one moment
did the women of the South, from the hi,h.
est to The lowest, fail to support the arms of
the soldier, and bold them up until the sink
ing of the sun. God bless them for what
they did in the hour Of darkness and sorrow
God bless them for what they are doing
now! From one end of the South to the
other, the women have joined in noble pel
,ions for the pardon of Mr.. Davis: and
nightly. beside ten thousand beds, 10 the 81.
lent chambers, kneel ten thousand sainted
forms, to Offer prayers for the salvation of
those we loved.
Such exalted devotion; such immortal en-
durance; such sanity charity needs no de.
fense from Southern pen. History will
portray their virtues in coors more splendid
than those which hand down. through the
midst of years. the majestic pride Of Cor
nelia, and the patriotic leryor of a Joan
Dare.
Let the war stand in history as it NAV;
let it be damned as hateful rebellion, or
lamented as an unsuccessful rpvoIu,on; let
it pass down the corridors of time with the
arclamat ions of the world, or with the am
a,hemas Of mankind; whatever it may he
declared by the verdict Of history, it will
pass onward before the ewes Of coming ages
with many glorious deed and many no.
BILE martyr to illustrate its evenful scenes,
but with nothing more glorious and beauti
fnl 20 adorn it than the holy devotion of The
women of the South.
Such women are worthy the respect o
the world, and will receive sneer only from
towards aud brutes!
montgomery (Ala.) Nail.
Is IT JUsTICE?- ?-The farmer and mechanic
who. by hard labor, says The Crisis, has
scraped together one thousand dollars, and