Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-04-14
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WITH MEXICO.-Propo.

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w sails 10 publish by subscription,
an elegant, ornamental and useful work,
commemorative of the enrolment and pub
lie services Of the two regiments of Miss
issippi rifemen in the war with Mexico.
Ii is proposed 10 publish the work in
three numbers. The first number will
exhibit on single sheet of double elephant
paper, with appropriate ornaments and
devices, list of all the officers noncom
mssloned officers, musicians, and privates,
OF the first regiment, with the names so
arranged as 10 be convenient for reference;
and having explanatory notes showing the
disposition OF the several companies
those who were under fire at the siege of
Monterey, together with field and staff of
ficers-distinguIshing between those who
were in the battles of the 2Ist aud 23d
September, 1916.
The third number will exhibit list Of
the officers, non commissioned officers,
musicians and privates of the I'd regi-
ment. enrolled in January, 1S47, and will
be followed by fourth number commem.
oratIve of their services in The field, as the
further prosecution of the war may afford
them opportunities for emuIating the dis
tinguished galantry and good conduct Of
their pfedec. ssors.
So soon as a sufficient number of sub.
scrIbers can be obtained to cover expenses
the undersigned will proceed with as little
delay as practicable 10 the war Office at
Washington City, and procure an authen-
ticaied copy of the names, in full, of each
of the companies, composing The Is. re
giment; and thence proceed to PhiIadeI-
phia, and have the design published under
The supervision of the publisher with the
least possible delay.
Copies of the number will be furnish.
n to subscribers on paper % by % inch
- he very bes: kind, for So 90 per
es, or
copy. m. Taylor's official des-
Extracts from Gs>- c"er's reports, of
patch, and the field or,- the fgh, of
he conduct of our rltiemen IN. at the
he 2Ist and Odd September, 1916, -
,ity OF Monterey, will be appropriately
put upon number Two.
1t is TO be hoped that the effort now pro-
pose 10 transmit TO posterity such events
of the war with Mexico, which have COW
cred our citizen soldiers of Mississippi,
with imperishabe renown in :he field,
will be responded to by their friends and
relatives at home, 10 ensure speedy and
successful accomplishment of the design Of
the publisher.
A copy commemorative of the battles
of the 2lst and 23d September, 1916, in
which our Mississippi rif1emen shared so
largely, written expressly for his Excel
lency, Gov. Brown, can be seen in the
Executive Chamber, which clearly devel.
opes the proposed plan of the work.
Many improvements in devices and
notes are contemplated in the work TO be
published.
Editors of newspapers in the State of
Mississippi, inserting this notice conspicu-
ousiy in their papers to the amount of
The cost OF subscription, and sending mum
Der containing the advertisement to the |
publisher al jackson, Miss, will be emit |
lied to full set of the works when pub |
lished, and sent 10 their address or order.
Post Masters are respectfully asked 10
aid in the undertaking, by procuring and
forwarding subscribers to him, at jackson, |
Mississippi. VIM. w. VERIFY.
Jackson. Mss, Jan. 18th, 1S47.