American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-08-03
Confederate Loan.

Confederate Loan.
| Mr.. EDIToR-Deor SIR Sometime in the
month of June, the people of Madison learned
it was the wish of the Confederate Govern
ment that they should, out of their great
abundance, loan portion of their crop to
assist in the defence of our homes, hearth
stones and fresi1es against band of Hessian
hirelings, sent on by worthless tyrant to
rob and ravage the land of all that is dear
and desirable
meeting of the people was called, and a
committee appointed to solicit subscriptions
of cotton or other produce to said loan
As Chairman of that committee, permit
me to return thanks for their energy and zeal
in the performance of their d1ties Our
thanks also due to many other noble cit
liens Of Madison for their assistance, but
more especially to Judge A. Fl. Handy and
Col. o. A. Luckett, Sr., who canvassed diff
ferent portions of our county, explaining the
object Of the loan, and urging the people to
obey the dictates of their own hearts, and
come up nobly with their subscriptions.
A few days after was appointed Chairman
of the committee, received from G. G. Mem
minger, Secretary of the Treasury of the
Confederate States, a commission, accompa-
MED with documents (some of which you
have published,) with request that should
bring the subject of the loan before the peo-
pie of this county and district, and secure as
liberal subscriptions as possible; all ofwhich
as before said, by the assistance of many of
our jealous citizcns-in which both of our
editors took conspicuous part-was being
done at the time.
There are some who are ever ready to crv
'Great is Diana of the Ephesians"-greati is
Madison county land she is great-no mis-
take in that)-and as long as words and
wind only are to be expended, are the most
liberal of men. Therefore, to enable you and
every one else to know who have aided in
sustaining the greatness and liberality of
Madison, ! hand you for publication all that
has come within my knowledge under the va
rious commissions have held.
Before giving you the list of subscribers
which have been returned to this date Ia few,
understand, have not yet been handed in, J
permit me to say, there are a number of our
generous citizens who have contributed lib
orally to the various volunteer companies of
our county, whose memories are embalmed
in the hearts of our brave "boys," who have
thrown their sibanners to the breeze" deter
mined to march under the same to victory or
DEATH These noble deeds, in many cases,
have been hidden from the gaze of the world,
but are treasured in the bosoms of the recip-
tents, and when great prince and potentate
shall come to gather his jewels, will not be
overlooked.
As Commissioner FOR the State of Missis-
sippi, in conjunction with G. w. Wood, Esq,
we report the following loan:
Michael O'Reilly, $4,000.
AS Commissioner in connection with DR..
VIM. NJ. Reid and Capt. o. R. Singleton, for
SIS, 900, 900. we report the following:
Thomas Semmes, 200 Mrs. S. J. Nichols, 200
A. H. Handy, 400 VIM. Priestey, 1000
James S. Reid, 500 r. E. Lawhon, 100
Richard Winter, 1000
We should mention in this connection that
B. S. Kicks took, while on a visit to New
Orleans, of this same fifteen million loan,
$25, 600
The following is list of subscribers to
the Produce Loan: