South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-09-04
THE LADIES or THE SOUTH
Defended by Major Walter r. Ha.leek
q Wounded Union Veteran.

The jamestown, IN W Public
Good recently contained the annexed
spiteful paragraph:
The COME darate BrigaGiers pro-
pose - erect memorial to the
women OF the South who so vigorous
ly seconded the war OF the rebellion,
and arc locking around for q fitting
statue wherewith to surmoupt the
pedestal. If the projectors will look
through their heather mythology
they will find . most appropriate rep
resentat!ve of those they propose to
honor in Ate, the daughter Of supi-
ter, who is represented as towering
over the heads of mortal men. every.
where sowing discussions, broils and
ruin. III ever there were fiends 10
the guise OF angels they were the
women of the South during the strug.
gle made by that section to destroy
the Union, and Ate was their god
dess.
The paragraph elected from Msjor
Walter F. Hslleck wounded Union
veteran, a singing reply which is
published in the jamestown Daily
Sun. Among other things Major
Ha)leck says:
"A man claiming American CHI.
zsnsbip who could write and publish
euoh an article as above referred
TO, rejecting On the ladies Of that
section OF tho republic that gave us
o Mary and Martha Washington. lie
disgrace TO his country and the hon.
orsble profession of journalism, and
is more TO be avoided than q frothing
cur at this season OF the year. How
the half. fed half clothed end shoe
less soldiers OF the South fought we
know well who have met thom on the
battlefield and We know, too, that
il was not the superior bravery OF
the Northern soldiers that made
them matters Of the situation. Short.
ly after the battle Of Gettysburg
President Lincoln was being shown
over the battlefield. H ere said tho
general who was escortiog him, there
on the brow OF this hill stood OUT
brave men, who three different times
Tepelled the attacks OF the rebels.
shall always be proud TO know Mr.
President. that the men who held
Il csc heights weIo American cIti-
Izens. And J. replied President
Lincoln shall always be proud tC
know that the brave men Who charged
up these heights and though repuseC
charged again and again, were like.
wise American citizens The wa
brought the fighting portions on boil
sides 10 respect and admire eact
other. Now we can ell take ar
American pride 10 the heroism of bo,f
armies and lay aside that elemeD
malice, which belongs TO the murder
or rather than the true soldier. Bu
IL there vas any one thing more thar
another that called forth admiration
Of every tue American, yes OF lh,
civilized world-durine the hate val
1t was the loyalty. for,itude and de-
votion shown by tho mothers, wives,
sisters and sweetbearts Of the men
who from patriotism entered the army
TO preserve the Union, or Who from
principle espoused the fortunes o.
their native States and the Confoder-
scy. But IN very few instances were
the women OF the North, in addition
10 the irreparnble loss of loved ones
brought face 10 fee With tht
sexual horror az the battlefield
Their fathers, husbands, sons wore
not shot down In or near their own
door yards the torch was not APP
pied 10 their hOmes before their
syes their homes we're not pillsged ,
robbed ly tbc onemy oh The women