The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-03-20

GEN. QUTMAN-At a late meeting OF tbe
Grand Lodge fthe State Of Mississippi, resolu.
tons were unanimously adopted expressing re-
greet at the absence of this distinguished gen.
tleman. and praying that the God of armies
may bless and protect him, and in due time re.
store him to his family and friends. #%
i At meeting Of the citizens of Madison
county, held at the Court-house in Canton, on
Monday the 18th day of March, l847, for the
purpose of adopting measures to raise funds
for the relief of the suffering inhabitants oi
ireland and Scotland, w. R. HILL, Esq, was
called to the chair, and JoHN MUM appointed
Secretary.
Onmotion Of T. G. TvrpER, Esq, twas
Resoired, That the Chairman appoint one or
more persons at each precinct in The 6 unity,
who are requested TO solicit combinations and
pay oyersihe amount 10 the Treaspres, who
may be sppos by this meeting. a
Onm ton f Z. H Tow 1T, ESQ III was
Y Rsso,sd, 1aatthe Secretary Of this meeting
be appointed Trcasurer,to receive the contr-
buttons made, and remit the same TO the proper
persons in New Orleans who have in charge
the funds raised in thar city for the same object.
On motion of M. M. HEsrER, Esq, 4 was
Resolred, That committee Of three persons
be appointed, BY the Chairman, oprepure tor
publication, an appeal to the people Of this
county in behalf oftthe objsc,s Of this meet
ing. NJ
On motion, il was %
| Resotued, That the Editor Of the Mississipp
Creole be respectfully requested to publish the
proceedings Of this meeting.
It was then
Resoiuea, That this meeting be adjourned 70
Monday the 22d inst.
W. R. HILL, CHA.
JoHN Musk, Scc'y.
The following persons were appointed under
the first Resolution;
Ca.ioa--C. J. Elalock, w. C. Henderson,
John Iontgomefy, John Mum.
L Vas.so.s--R. C. Cowan.
Beaies' Di46.--M. M. Hester, s. G. Eaic.iffe..
Batl 8 Spsa.s sSs--Patrick Henry.
Richland-- Ds Nv. Haley.
Nc hcosrilio- m yO'Eeily..
T,iziamsfoun- James s. Prichard.
iIey's 3f4G- Thomas Grafton.
Camden -Jshn nargan.
S1aro'a--W. J. A stin, Dr.. O'Larry.
Lisiags;os--Dr. 'lac'iett. @
The following perscns were appointed q.
Committee undert- third Resolution:
M. M. Hester, T. c. Topper, N Callahan.
FELLow-C CITIZENS: A period has arrived in
the history of Ireland, when, if she is not re-
lieved by surrounding nations, near one third
Of her population will be swept away by star
vation. The Irish people subsist principally
on pr tatoes, and full crop of this article Of
consumption, combined with other predictions
will scarcely, suffice to feed them. The least
diminu ion in the crop has heretofore, invaria-
bly, been attended with great distress The
or p # potatoes in l945 fell shert one third
the result was, starvati n, 10 great extent,
am ng the lower classes in I646 Every thing
that conld support life was brought into reqni-
sition. The rich best-wed wit, liberal hands
on the poer., The season for getting the new
crop Of '4G Jpened with an extrsn,e scarcity Of
provisions among all classes. The fair pros
pect for an abundant harvest Of potat oes, had
male them the more liberal in the use Of sup
plies oil hand. But the poiatoe crop Of 46,
to which all looked as the hope and salvation
Of ireland, we may say entirely failed. ac-
cordng to close calculation it was reduced to
the one-seventh part Of an average crop. The
potatoe grew to its full size, and the crop was
exceedingly large. But an overruling Provi-
dence, for wise purposes, we doubt not, sew
proper to destroy the whole Of it within the
seized the poratoe from one extremity Of the
Island - the sthor, and swept away every ves-
tige cf hope upon which the Irishman could
rest r even life itself. Now starvation has
reached even the higher classes of society.
Thus has fcri uitous circumstances reduced Ire
land to state of Indebtedness and w, to
which history furnishes but few parallels. And
unless we speedily answer the cries CT help
that come on every breeze across the Atlantic,
VIC will be forced, while surrounded with an
ourselves, to witness the same
scenes that TRANSFERRED in France in the Ilth
after they shall have resorted
for food, to every living thing Of the brute ere
alton, then will they commence devouring
zach other VIVA. law can govern the man
turned mad by hunger and starvation, but that
,f physical force. The restraints Of the morsl
sw; his obligation to his God; the ties that
lind him TO his fellow-man, are all, all fc'got-
ens and the one great absorbing idea that
Keats his brain and disects his actions, is to APP
,ssss his hunger. Who win supply the Irish
,opulsiion with the means Of Subsistence Il We