, 1869-03-23
MISS VAN LEW.
Why Shs has b.en Appotns'd p-slEnis-
krrHA OF hfch sxoL d-A TI3rule ifuu1
One ~ u s1h She 1sffa.peAA.

Fr-lo the Troy Tt-e-. Marcc 70.
We greet vi 3 hearty satisfaction the ap-
mistress OF Richmond, Va. a special u er
OF the Prcsiden. confers this well,les-rrsd
ho.or upon her. Anu there are taopsaud. ,t
our soldiers uoW tcls:ered throughout the
their late leader. yle1ln;. IL tne appu.n:hl..t t
recognition OF thrlE own sufcr.ns>. Ak we'll
u Of lhc p,tYinS tenderness aud seI,-tacsic-
lrg log atty .; y roolu wln man.
Miss fla LEV vas 1esia.nI CT tlo ci.r Of
R1chlnoEd d, residing IL an e'essut ma1.1on Oh
what |, kno*1 Is Cbusca Hill, With tic re-
! bellton brcke cut. Thorou- hly loJa s. Art,
| she found . Way to nAhc tes=Gu kruNn tu
| toe s. fAnks' who wer= eora'ed in the to;ac-
| co warehouses tt thst c.ty. a'.er tne ttsas.
| t1ous hst..e of Bull Run. Bouks aud com
forts were sent 10 The staryin:. captirrs, ills
Captain II ID "a bro t1cr Of air.. Liacola) -as
con1nar d1nt Of the prisouera. Bu: int
wartb5 cohb!ed mp errrythi1g OF the kind,
Etyer aud those to whoul tncT were sent. Bat
where there Is viii tbAIe H. wa7-2pa
WoHnan's Nit ws:t always find l.. Sothios
daua'sd BY r.. drst lsi!u7e, Mics Van Law
TIC successor Ct Todd. Unae: this cover
size could aud did exercise d-K1ee u huspi-
tally TO tie prisoness-in the way Of b1SEs,
provisions and clothing. Gibbs was au
in many r-speci. severe d'seip!lu a-aa.
Evidently be Eiuled at tie acts oi th. Indy
b. meath Wtese +. OF be was tiel.4 rrd. Her
kiEdEestes were msnJ, ard were continued.
wltn 1t Was possible, through the var. The
writer Is indcttc IL ker f,r comforts ,n.k
werc rot ouly substantial, 4. helped 10 wA.d
OF the effects Of rebel stal ydtion and cruelty.
| bul fce the sill more exquisite comfort oi
knowing tta', even vnese the rebel flag
| waved, the Lu,on had tried aud truSsy
| trlencs. eaia Tbs lady, on the day we lefs
kich1uord Tor the North. as she po,nte3 to
s.ars and bl1k that waved above the Capit.l
Of Ritbm'nd wh. n tA= 70 c1iled Confederate
Congress Was in session, s.. Eouid gladly tea
s,e the covert mtnl Of the Tilted ktatea re-
stored here. I'll! Jauf ftieuds at tns North
that there arc tome OF us len still who pray
dag aud night thai the s:ass aud stripes nay
take the place .: that "a; Or Fc''eilioa r.
ltHas through the kindness Of Mss Van
Lew that hcmc was otfered 10 Hon. Gavin
Hnsou, of Rochester, a few days previous to
his death. The rebel authorities kep: 'hag
dlsti1 guI.hed gentleman copfaed In the room
Thtre nearlr bur dred officers passed iheie
tLtan, and BY 500 private soldiers ID the
fccms above, was irces.aut and hard 20 be
borne bS well man until dellfium had set
10 from typhoid fever. Then s1eY yielded :
his faithful tried and fellow. prisoner, Hon.
Alfred Eiy, of R.ches,er, aad allowed
| the Invitation Of Miss Van Low to
he accepted. There Nr. Ely closed his
ifis NUS eyes-.ron this lospa!anle mansion,
followed b Two Of bis la.e fsllow-pri.-
ouers turder Confederate euard], and the
family oi, the host. the body was carried to
The & tmctery-ln grave in the burial plot Of
the Van Lew's It wa5 laid to res. until It
should be claimed W bindred- and, waiting IN.
III the grave was flilcd, the hatds of Ii. t7yal
l4dy planted rosc- bush upon the mound
that covered one who had been "only Yam
kec prisoner.r
But Ieilher TING nor space will Suffice to
repeat the good deeds Of this friend Of tue
uEi6n that have eome within our ken. Il IS
enough to ray TINT their name Is 1ssiou
such devotion ef loyalty was rare during the
war, AID deserves 10 be recognized aud re-
#aTded. Il Is grateful tribute thas every
| soldier Will appreciate. And the women Of
the nattcn will rtjoice that The Psesid, a: bss.
" this act, champlcned the trua doctrine Of
Woman's rights.