Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-17

~ We have received handful issued
by the Columbus Rihemen,' being re-
port and resolutions adopted by that com
pany, from which we condense the follow
ing statement of facts On the 9th of May,
the Rifemen rendered their services to the
Governor, the first company in the State,
we believe, which done so; and on the
18TH Gov. Brown by letter accepted the
tender, saying "should call be made, or
ders will be despatched Immediately to
your gallant corps" Subsequently TO this,
another company was formed in Lowndes
under the command of Capt. McClung.
When the requisition on this State for re-
giment was received, His Excellency en-
closed copy of his proclamation to Can't.
MIC, with the following letter;
JACKSON, 3lst Nav, 1886.
| SIR: You will receive by this mail a re-
QUESTION of the Secretary of War on this
State for one regiment of infantry or rifle
men-ten companies of 90 men-of1icers
and prIvates. II you aoish 10 make one of
the companies, write me instantly on the
receipt of this, and you a0H be accepted
In the event OF your replying by the next
mail, shall set you down for one compa-
ny, and you are without further advices d.
rected to rendezvous your company at
Jackson or Vlcksburg az the earliest day
possible. 1t is highly important that l
should be.put in possession of your a0ishes
anG intentions at once, as there will be al
most immediate application for the ten COM
panes in the regiment, and should l not
hear from you soon, the places will be gil
ven TO other applicants. | shat! be obliged
to you if you will communicate the con
tents of this letter to the Rifemen through
their commander.
Very respectfully, &c. A. G. Brown.
The committee who drew up the report
and resolutons-unanimo adopted by
the COMPREHENSIVE of N. E. Goodwin,
). a. Brown, NJ. Mccarthy, Bev. Mat
thews, D. ?, Blair, A. G. Weir. We com
ply with the request of the company in
laying the facts before our readers and
we agree with the committee that the con-
duct of His ExcelIency requires no com
ment. There was no good reason for Sc
unjust preference, and there can be nc
excuse for such official favoritism.
0r The following paragraph from the
SeHfine! is as true as it is severe. If the
g constituted authorities" had studied and
acted with the motive of creating confu,
sion and discord, dampening the ardor Of
the patriotic men who have enrolled in
volunteer companies, they could not have
better accomplished that end. Many OIL
the finest companies in the State are dis
banding-the members disguised with the
unjust treatment they have received, and
the favortism shown;
NOLUNTEERs.-As was predicted, there
is now "a violent struggle among the diff
terent volunteer companies of our State
TO get into the Regiment to be raised
twenty-five Companies have rendered
themselves; and of course, the call limit
ing the Companies required TO ten, has
bitterly disappointed large number. In
those circumstances, only the utmost
caution, tirmness, and impariality on the
part OF the receiving officers, could pre-
vent the bitterest feeling from being en-
gendered. Sorry are we 10 say that the
course adopted seems the very reverse O
this Contradictory orders, prOclamalions
and letters, no two agreeing, are as com
mon as newspapers over the country
Companies have been induced 10 pu
themselves to great trouble and expense
under promise ofbeing received, and have
at last been rejected for no good reason
Some have been ordered to rendezvous a
instructed to have 81 men, some so; som
are accepted the moment their Captain
report them ;-others are required to b.
severely inspected at the place of rendez
vous before they are received; and amt
all this confusion end contradiction, tn
very best Companies OF our States ar
disbanding in disgust. [SemtineI.
The following is, as we learn, a list o
the companies composing the regiment c
Mississippi Volunteers, now at Vicksburg
Southrons, Vicksburg, Capt, Wallis,
Vicksburg Volunteers, Capt. Crump.
e State Fencibles, (city of Jackson,) Cap
M'Manus.
Raymond FencibIes, Capt. Downing.
: Carroll Co. Volunteers, Capt. Howard.
!. Yazoo Volunteers, Capt. Sharpe.
e Tombigbee Volunteers, Capt. M'Clung.
: Marshall Volunteers, Capt. A. B. Brac
! ford.
Pontotoc Volunteers, Capt. J. D. Brat
e ford.
1t Lafayette Guards, Capt. Delay.