Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-28
The Col. Strongs OF the Day-Men a No
Money Tor the War.

Money the ~ ar
We have read with 20 iueonSiderablp inter
est communication Published in the Alb r
deem, Miss, ConseTrdfiUe. by JAMES PHELAS. an
able lawyer and eminent citizen of that
place. 1t appears that in I I'm. cnmmuni-
cation, over an amor ymous signature, be had
called attention 10 the fact hat one IF the
wealthiest planters OF Monroe County, Col.
STRONG had not advanced a dollar 10 his
country on the CUnfederate States loan. ard
had given but a Tiff. TO the arming and
equipping Ofthr soldiers raisi in the county
Col. STRONG and some OF bis friend, having
taken Offeuse at This cOmmun ctIiOH, Mr..
PHELAS responded over bis own rig ature in
Justification of the cOurse he had felt call, d
upon TO pursue. After stating the am unit
of expense which C /. STRONG had inrurr.d
on b-haIf of the siruggir for Southern Lib,r-
ty, Mr. PHELAN diselaim d any desire 10 d"
him an Injury. but had mentioned he Colo
nel's case with viw 10 .cri ,icis". upon
principle, a class Of viii h he is most con-
spicuous representative - and 1" m k. il
text from which 20 advance The general oh 'rg.
that not one in a thousand OF the wealthy
planters of the country have contribute. d
1.-THE of what il In ih, ir highest and mnst Sd
cred duty TO bestow in the defnce of th.
South-ihat hey have not thus far put forth.
comparatively, the tip ends of the little
fngprs of ih-ir vast riches in relieving the
burden that now presses so heavily upon the
limited means OF The poorer masses of thu
people Mr.. P. concludes his Communication
with pathetic and ell quent rdmOniiion TO
the delinquents of the Necessity of di, chars
ing their sacred duty 10 contribute literally
and bountifnlly for the expensrs of the war
A gentleman from a county in Nor.h Mis-
sissfppI informed us, some days ago, that he
authoririrs of his county had taksn steps to
compel the close-fist' there TO bear their full
proportion Of The burdens of the day, and
that they bad BEEN successful.
Mississippi is no exception. In iimes OF
peril. In all countries, there have been those
who tried to avoid Ihtir duties, and 10 throw
upon others an undue share Of the public bur
dens. 1t is one OF the misfortunes entailed
upon the human race. that there are men
who will act thus, and until there is more
general approximation to p"rf ction. We need
scarcely expect an abatem. Mt In any appre-
ciabIe degree. The South must, therefore,
expect TO have men on her bosom. receiving
nourishment and waxing fat men who cry
loudest against the sggres-ions of the North.
and declaIm with vOlubility upon the n"cessi-
ty of resorting to the stern arbitrament of
arms to resist them-who will neither con-
tribute materially of their wealth nor take
up arms and go to meet the foe. In Tennes-
see. thanks to the really patriotic, we have a
surplus of volunteer soldiers, notwithstand-
ing the fact that in notable instances " here
zeal in the cause of Southern rights was most
cIamorous. and willingness to meet the shock
of arms most rampant, there have been q
subsidence into quiet aud meekness. Our
supply of men is most abundant. and our
military organic ,tion from state OF utter
chaos is fast approaching point deficiency.
creditable in the big best degree to the able
minds under whose supery ision the w,Ik b
been done, and is still being done. WHAT is
most to be looked to. new, Is the .sinewes OF
warr-ms.erisl aid in the shape. not OF gilt
fering bayonets. but of ready cash. We
trust that the mere stat. ment that the bonds
of The State auh oriz-d to be sold for lh..
parpoee OF filing the military chest will at
once bring such Response as will en-urr
abund ant supplies of money. Let us hope
that there are but few Col. SrRoAGs in Trnnes-
see; that every citizen able ." devote por-
lion of his means 10 the holy work o liberty
snd indspesdsoes viii pEonp.iy So'I