Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-09-05
Report of Judge English.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Aug. 21, 1861

! l DR. JOHN A. JORDAN
 Sir: During the last week have made my first circuit, soliciting subscriptions to the LOAN, under the commission which I had the honor to receive of you, the general agent of the Con- federate States, etc., and deem it proper to report progress
 am under obligations to the Hon. F. A. Terry, who accompanied on the trip, for the purpose Of obtaining recruits to a military company which he is organizing to aid in defence of our country, and who, being jealous supporter of the COTTON LOAN PLAN of raising means to maintain the government in its great, and so far successful struggle for in dependence and constitutional liberty, rendered valuable assistance in obtaining subScriptions- And though the ncighborhood through which we passed has been much depopulated by the rush which our patriotic citizens have made to enlist under the new bora, but already glorious STARS AND BARS, yet he found no want ofbrave men ready to respond to the call of the President for addi tional help. The old men and the young boys are ready and anxious to go when wanted. Such a people can never be conquered
 My first appointment was at Plum Bayou Church, Boliver township, Jefferson county. In conse- quence of the limited circulation of the notice the audience small, but every cotton planter pre- sent, who had not previously done so, subscribed lberally. The grain growers there, well as at other appointments, would have subscribed large ly, had been authorized to take their contribu- tons. They are anxious for the grain agent to afford them an opportunity of subscribing supplies for our army Capt. BERRY MASON said he had no cotton, and not much grain, but he had saw mill, and would diuide lis Just plank rih Jef. DaUis
 Mrs. L. A. Caldwell subscribed l50 bales. Her neighbour, Mrs. M. E. Stone, subscribed 100 bales. Other ladies encouraged their husbands in sub scribing half their crops.
 Mir. Jos. Nichol subscribed 100 bales.
 Mir. Jas. II. Mosby '' 100
 Mir. Geo. Brodie 8 .s
 MT. c. T. Lawhon Is Rev. $. J. Jones 30 C
 MT. Jas. H. Mosby was made an agent to con- plete the subscriptions of the township. He sup posed they would reach ,500 bales, including the number subscribed at, and previous to the meeting. Here had the pleasure of meeting M L. Bell, esq, of Pine Bluff, the chairman of the Cotton Loan committee of Jefferson county, who inform ed the audience that he had already forwarded to MT. Memminger, secretary of the treasury, sub scrptons of the planters of the county, amounting to 6OO0 bales In this, as in everything else since the commencement of the revolution, the people of Jefferson county have noby sustained the cause of the South.
 My next appointment was at the church near Gen. Fleming's in Clear Lake township, Prairie county. There are not many cotton planters in this township; some of them were gone to the war, others sick and could not attend and consequent ly the meeting was not large. Such as were pre- sent found so well informed on the subject of the Cotton Loan, and so ready to subscribe, that deemed it unnecessary to make a formal speech to them. We sat down under the shadows of the oaks, talked the matter over, and each one ub- scribed about half as many bales as he supposed he would make. Gen. Fleming subscribed 250 bales, Rev. Mir. Morris 30, MT. CantrelI 20, etc., etc. The list is not now before me. On our way to the next appointment, we had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Raincy and Judge Reynolds, who have done much to maintain the of the South, in fitting out companies for the war; etc., and who subscribed each about half his cotton crop.
 At Brownsville, on Monday the 18th inst, Ihad