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Ilira)C'it:contli-eec-forth to fight for their existence, that this tide of degeneracy winch will sooner or later sweep back orer the country—mar bo tnefc and successfully overcome. We can expect nothing from those cowardly laek-brains, who have obstinately refused to go at their country’s call, and sought to avoid the draft by instituting tho most frivolous and wicked excuses. To yov we look not to tJitni. W e hope in our absenceyou will ranko them exceedingly nneomfor-t51 bio. Let me suggest ladies that you follow the example of your sisters in oth-er places, by presenting each of them a hoop-skirt or some fit badge of tho kind; make of them a sort of morphoditeornny thing, but in the name of Clod and Liber: ty let them no longer bear tho outward semblance of mot. The attempt to resuscitate in them a spark of humanity, wo’d be as utterly fruitless as the attempt to change the leopard to a kid by feeding him milk; hence you should do any and everything to them you have a moral and social right to do; put rings in their noses and leather medals about their necks, c.These incornparible individuals make a most piteous cry about the burdensome 1 j taxes. They may be as successful in avoiding the tax as they have been in avoiding the draft. But I am unable to conceive how their hypocraev can screen them from iho fool-lax, which will evidently be very heavy this fall. Finally ladies, be not deceived; never believe these individuals sincere, without they shout for Idiocy, Jeff. Davis and Despotism. Xever let them havo the hypocraev in your presence to cheer at victory or weep at defeat.We had our first dress parade Sunday,lt;3 p. in. Col. Ilowe appeared and rend the orders of the day, nnlt;l was vociferously cheered by the Battalion. Col. Ilowe is a man who, trem his well known popularity, which he has earned by his honest integrity and thoroughness as a State offi-jcinl, will make his Regiment to command respect wherever it goes—and judging from the material of which the Regimental and line officers 3s composed, as well as from the patriotism and bone and sinew of the private.-, we predict that the 32nd will be one of the bv.,t F/.iriments ever organized in the State,
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Ripon Weekly Times
Ripon, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Sep 26, 1862
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