The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-23


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q lFrpa ths Dsaadoa, Mic Republican, March II
as NAJoa HAWKINS AND THE coRx.
Az many persons are making inquiries about
4ajor Hawkins mission. we take pleasure in pub
ishinE the following letter from him. II .uiR BE
'esH that ne citisMs of iNiaois have contributed
iberaly for " bsnsa Of lie suffering poor, and
I'll that 10 necessary d to pay the freight at yicks
burg. II will also be seen that the sacks are
needed TO put up the corn for those who buy on
. credit, and that they should be gathered to-
gether imnediasely and shipped TO MAJOR Hawk
ms at Springfield, Il!inoiA We hope that those
will take 1aRssdiale steps 70 colect
and forward the sacks. and to arrange for Paying
the freight 1t vicksburg. Subscribers should
Immediately remit 70 Butler 4 Richardson TWEEN
ty cents cash per bushebto meet the freight bill
and other charges. From contract with the
Southern Railroad Company BY Major H.. corn
can be shipped 70 Morton and other stations IN
proportion, at fifteen cents per hundred pounds,
or eight cents per bushsl on credit, with good
security, bearing ten per cent interest, to those
in actual want h E9sa
s}ai SpRMGyrHLD, H.. Feb. II, 1861.
A. G. MAYrRs-Dea Sir You will learn by
this where am. The citizens Of this place
called meeting and appointed Committee to
solicit donations to supply those who are unable
to buy corn in our region. The Committee have
raised enough to buy one thousand bushels, lin
GLIDING saeks)to be sent right off to supply their
immediate wants Those who can, must raise
the money to pay the freight from here to Vicks-
burg. enclose copy Of an agreement from
the President Of ths Railroad at Vicksburg to
ship the corn from there to other points on the
road. can get all the corn that may be want
ed, on credit here, if arrangements can be made
to pay the freight from here to Vicksburg- -
Would it not be we'll for kind of stock COM
pany to be formed, and for some five or six
prominent persons to become responsible to
those who furnish the corn here, and let those
Who get the corh from the sureties become res
ponsible to them? Sacks are very scarce and
high here, Will you notify all who sent for
corn by me, ia. gather up all the sacks they have
and can obtain, and send them here right of
to me.
The COMMITTEES uiN send the corn for gratrtoms
distribution to those ,uo are needy, right a,cay and
will send what buy on credit as soon as can
learn that the freight from here to vicksburg
can be paid, and as soon as can get some
sacks Yours, respectfully,
# BEKJAxIN HAWKINS.
E P. S.--The money to pay the freight must be
sent to Butler L. Richardson, at Vicksburg, as
soon as possible. ~ 4l d
N. B.-Bale all the sacks that can be gather
ed up, and ship them to Springfield, Illinois,
Sacks of every kind are very high in st. Louis.
Join together and take your sacks to some cot
ton press: Pack and send them as quick as pos
SHELBY doing so your corn will cost you 40
cents per bushel at Vicksburg, on time Don't
delay sending your sacks to Springfield, and
your money TO Butler on the Wharf Boat at
vicksburg, to pay the river freight. B. II.
The Republican makes the following editorial
commentary on the above:
LITTER FROM MAJOR HAWKINS.
On our first page will be found a letter from,
Major Benjamin Hawkins, who is now in Illinois
buying corn for the citizens of Scott Smith and
Rankin counties. He says he can get the corn
on credit, if the people can raise the money to
pay the freight. Major Hawkins took with him
a list of the poor of his neighborhood, who were
unable to buy or pay freight, and who were com
PEELED to starve unless assistance were rendered
| them. From his letter it will be seen that the
citizens of Springfield, the home of Lincoln
| have contributed one thousand bushels of corn
| and that much more will be contributed to re
linve the distress of the poor in this section.
How hulniliating to every Mssissippian, tc
know that, after cursing and denouncing the PEG
pie of the North, as our citizens have been il
the habit Of denouncing them, we are com
PEELED to turn around and beg them for bread
and they in turn are trying to kill US with kind
ness, by treating our agent with the creates
respect, and not only giving him more than h,
asked for, but paying for the sacks to put it in
1t certainly places us in very humiliating posi-
| ton, and we heard Major Hawkins abused fo
going there and begging corn, hit zee say he hd
| done right, and thousands of starving children