American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-01-18

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Der of huts have sprung into existence very
comfortable, truly, but in a most striking
manner resembling the little chicken houses
you perhaps have seen in neighboring farms
just in rear of " Pompeysr house.
The only exercises of the day are guard
mounting" and dress parade" at which
last the regiment turns out and is gracefully
superintendent by Lieut.. Nicholson (who is
claimed by all the boys to be the finest Adj
l5utant in the Southern. service), and over
looked by the Lieut. Colonel or Major.
Bricks thinks he would do violence to ius-
tice if he did not here take occasion to in
form you that, upon due trial, our newly
elected Lieut. Colonel (Kearney) has proved
himself an efficient officer and full worthy of
the high compliment paid him by his unsuc-
cessful opponent, Major Henry, who remark
ed, as l am told, when he was informed OF
the ballot" There's at least some satisfac-
ton in being beaten by SO accomplished a
gentleman"
The old Major was officer of the outposts
to-day, and went the entire rounds, as is his
inyariable custom. He has become roted
throughout the brigade by this thorough at
tention to the most minute details of his Of
fetal duties.
Affairs at home are exceedingly interesting
to us, and we are sorry that your weekly is
sue comes so seldom. Please put in as many
" local items as possible just for the benefit
of absent soldiers. We noticed some time
past that you copied the Georgia accounts of
the legislative action upon the dog question.
You seem to advocate and endorse the levy
ing of FIVE dollars on each dog except one.
Bricks is grieved to hear you speak thus. He
has thirteen fine hounds in the swamp, upon
whom he would dislike to pay SO much, yet
! holds them as invaluable friends that cannot
be sacrafced upon whose tomb he would
inscribe more feeling than did Byron for his
New Foundland; and should the issue ever
/ be presented to the people of Mississippi,
Bricks will run for the Legislature from some
swamp county where there are large numbers
of dogs, and if ever he does get into the
State Capitol he'll make some pathetic APP
peals in behalf of "Ringwood' and ''Jowler."
The emergency will be great and the occasion
will be sufficient to bring forth eloquence
and even tears. Suppose you advocate the
plan of having each sheep killing dogs tail
cut off "just behind the ears" instead of the
| five dollar tax.
| We have gotten various rumors with ref
erence to the existence and whereabouts of a
newly raised regiment with Major J. W. Bal
four in command, but there is something
fitting and evasive about the matter which
completely eludes all definite understanding.
Major Balfours battalion, we are beginning
to conclude, has no visible existence nor To-
Gus standi unless it be like " Roderick's clan
and kinsmen true" hidden around Ia the
bushes, subject and obedient to the "whistle
shrill." If the truth were known, Bricks
thinks it would turn out that the whole batch
of reports on the subject were based upon
that remarkable piece of editorial which ap-
peared in the Canton Commonwealth soon
after Major Balfour returned to Mississippi,
by which we are satisfied that gentleman
himself was astonished to find himself puffed
into such suddenand terrible Importance.
This fabulous battalion of volunteers owes
it's origin entirely to the sound of our friend
Van Vacters horn.
The question of re-enlistment after the
expiration of our twelve months term of SER
vice has lately become of great inter est and
is constantly and seriously mooted. There
are but few of the 18th Regiment who will
not be in for the war. The feeling is uniyer-
sal that tn, country shall suffer no detriment,
and it is a foregone fact that Yankeedom has
secured each soldier of this regiment as foe
| to the end.
letter was received from Charleston to-
day acknowledging the receipt of six hum
dred and thirty-fve dollars contributed by
this regiment for the sufferers by the late
great FIRE. One hundred and sixty or eighty
dollars additional have been sent on which
was not handed in to COL Griffin before he
left US. The Confederates, company c., gave
two hundred and fifty dollars. can't give
you the individual amounts that came from
the other companies.
Since the writing of this letter, an order
has reached us totally forbiddng all CORES
pondence with the press. This, then, is
Bricks ultimatum. He was DESTROYS of CIV
ing some expression to the soldiers view of
the denouement of the Slidell and Mason af-
fair-the Christian soldiers belief that as
unforeseen events have heretofore come I'M
expectedly upon us, and as unexpectedly
turned out for the best, SO will this grand
and bloody tragedy, inspired and moved by
some mysterious omniscence, proceed to de-
velop itself until our wise Creator has evolv-
ed the great issues and truths which are
couched beneath the billowy surface of this
great sea of revolution, and to tell you that
the Southern soldiers are content to meet
just what may come However, in bidding
you an affectionate farewell, Bricks will now
proceed to adjourn zine die.
Most respectfully, G. W. B.
Woat Somebody Pity Him.-The West
Baton Rouge % Sugar Planter I" has sus-
pended for want of paper. The last