Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-12
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Not long since MAJOR BESy. HAWKINS, OF
Mics went to Illinois fer the purpose of get
tine supplies of corn for the suffering poor in
certain counties in Mississippi. How ne sue
ceeded the reader can learn from the follow
ing letter which we find in the Brandon
+ iss.) Republican of the 9Th inst:
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. II. 1861.
A. G., MAYERs, Dear Su:-You will learn
by this where ] am. The citizens OF THIS
place called meeting and appointed com
mittee to solicit donations to supply those
who are unable to buy corn 10 our region.
The committee have raised enough to buy
one thousand bushels. (includiug sacksl TO
be sent rioht off to supply their immediate
wants. Those who can, must raise the niohey
to nav the freight from here to FicksouIe
I enclose copy of an agreement lLouI 'ne
praS;dont of the Railroad at Vicksburg, TO
shin The corn from there to other points Oh
the road. | can get all the corn that may
he wanted on credit here, IL arrangements
can be made to pay the freight from mere 70
Yicksburg. Would it not be well LOT hlnu
of stock company to be formea' anu 'ol eolne
( or prominent persons to become respoh,
sihIe tn those who furnish the corn here, ana
LET those who get the corn IRON the suriiies
become responsible to them ,,,.,,
Sacks are very scarce and high here VIII
won notify all who sent for corn by me, TO
getber mn all the sacks they have and can
Obtain and send them here right of, to me.
The committee will send the corn for gra-
tu,ious distribution to those who are needy
right away, and will send that BUY on
credit as soon as can learn that the irelgn'
from here to Vicksburg can be PAID, ana d.
Don as can get some SACKS
Yours Respectfully.
BENJAMIN HAWKINS.
The Major went on an errand oil mercy
and he did not go in vain. He found thai
| the Illinois granary was not hlied Win corr
| alone, but, strange to say, with proportion
ate supply of hearts also.
The Republican in giving place to this let
ter says
On our first page will be found iettel
| from Mai Benz. Hawkins. who is now IN Iii
| uois buying corn for the citizens OF Scout
Smith and Rankin counties. be says ne Car
get the corn on a credit If the people Cal
raise the money to pay the freight. Mayor
Hawkins took with him list of the poor @
his neighborhood, who were unable to buy OF
| nav freight. and who were compelled tt
| st,rve util.ss assistance were rendered them
| From his letter it will be seen that th'
citizens of Springfield, the home OF Lincoln
have contributed one thousand bushels
| corn, and that much more will be contrlbnt
| ed TO relieve the distress OF the poor III thl
section.
How humiliating to every MissIssippian, u
/ know that, after cursing and denounclng tn'
people of the North as our citizens have Deei
| in the habit of denounciIg them, we arr
compelled to turn around and beg them iol
| bread, and they in turn are trying to XII u
| with kindness, by treating our agent with INT
greatest respect, and not only giving hlu
more than he asked for, but paying for The
sacks 10 put it in. 1t certainly places US II
a very humiliating position and we heart
Mai. Hawkins abused for going there anC
begging corn, but We say he has done right
and thousands of starving children, widow
and orphans, will bless him for his efforts u
keep them from perishing with hunger. Som
narrow-minded, contemplate demagogue
say that the citizens of Illinois give US corr
| because they fear US and wish to get on goo'
terms with US again. We believe they ar
aciuated by purely christian motives, ant
that they have purer and better hearts thai
those who make such charges Whilst W
| would rather labor day and night, from on
wears end to another, than beg either iron
| them or anybody else, We would not hesitate
| to beg if our little ones were starving.