American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-09-07
Enlisting for the War.

The war being now waged by the Federal
Government against the people of the South,
hs. had no parallel in the history of the
world in wantonness, bitterness and yindic-
Gveness. 1t is waged by a Government and
a people who had grown insolent and over
bearing towards their brethren of the same
great household, because of their supposed
weakness-their long suffering and forbear-
euce under alca uulated WRONGS and acts of
tyranny ana oppression being construed into
.im.dity and pusii.auimity. When the
syrth-rH States r-peIea against the Feneral
Government. lu eouse4uence of its manifest
hostility 10 rhcir peculiar institution,
and d determination of the Northern people
10 " crush it out " with the iron heel of pow
.r, the contempt heretofore felt-or affected
towards the South was turned to deepest
hatred and malignity, ard the people of that
inflated and boastful section cried out, with
one wild, tumultuous voice, "subjugate
them-subjugate them .
Every act in the great drama being played by
ths powers at Washington and by "the Grand
Army of the Csurper, proves COnclusively
tina, the suljugation of the South, or the
terniaation of her people, is the sole aim
and object of the unboly and unnatural war
being now waged against US by Abraham
Lincoln and his confederates at the Federal
Capital. In short, the object of the war is,
20 make slaves hewers of wood aud draw
ers Of water of the freemen of the South,
asd freemen-peers and equals with them
selvcs-of the slares of the South.
This being the object of the war, it is the
duty of every young man, or man of any
age, who is not physically incompetent to
bear arms OF who has not the membranes
of family aud business to demand his pres
ence Mt home, to enlist for the tcar,-to offer
his services to his country for her redemp-
tion and disenthrallment from threatened
subjugatiop and vassalage.
In the language of the V T. Tribune, the
war should be " short and decisive" one
and the way 20 make it so is for the South to
throw into the field an overwhelming force
a force equal to that of the Federalists-so
that, being far superior to them in courage
and fighting qualities AS Russell hath it
when the next great contest comes, can
" wipe them out give them a second edi-
ton of Manassas, enlarged, corrected and
improved. +" This is the way to make the
contest " a short, quick and decisive " one
Notwithstanding Madison has already five
full companies in the field, there is still good
hghting material enough in the county for
two more full companies. Let all those,
then who have no such encumbrances as to
compel them to stay at home, join the army
forthwith, and " dc the State some service "
help win the liberties which they are will
ing and hope to enjoy, and place the Confed-
crate States in the foremost rank of the
proud nations of the earth.
To all who are willing to aid in this noble
cause, an excellent opportunity is pre-
sented. Two companies are being raised for
the war-the ThermOpyle Guards " and
the Madison Artillery, both of which have
already some fifty members, and only wait
Cor about fifteen members more, each to be
mustered into the service.
Fall in, men, fill up the ranks of these
sro companies,-enable them to take
place in the picture near the flashing of the
guns ''-and cover yourselves with glory or
fill honorable graves.