Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

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II is due to the Union that the above should not
go forth without the following, from an article in that
paper issued on Sunday yesterday morning:
ssThus we see the National nteigencer raising another
camor about Gen GAISEss call for militia upon Govern
untees from Texashe last too being expressly authorized
by the Congress Of Texas We shall expose this morning
article Of the National nteigencer leisure in the
time is very singular that whilst the editor Of that
journal has time look up articles in other papers, and
transfer them his columns-and whilst he honors
the Union far to republsh two of its articles he has
remembered to forget the article in the Union which
pessly ams that Gen. GAINES has called for volunteers
from Louisiana otout any instructions from Washington.
Why this omission Why assert, in the face of own
declarations, that Gen. GAINES had received discretionary
faculty to make the call The fact is that Gen. GAINES
has acted without oes and be his motives pure they
may they exempt him from the of the Ex
ecuive. The command Of the army Of observation
given to Gen. TAYLOR and Gen. GAINES ought have
meddled with his command"
We desire to give the Union and the Admins.
raton the full benefit of this explanation yet it is
incorrect in two particulars. In the first place, we
|did not concede to Gen. GANEss act the justifca-
ton of instructions from the President, nor to the
President the mpropriety of delegating authority to
him it, Inthe second place, is only in the above
paragraph that the act has been SO explicitly dis
avowed. In its previous numbers the language OF
the Union was much more equivocal, to say the
least Of it. In its number of Tuesday night it says
General GAINES has received authority, far
adpsed to make this requision upon the Governor Of
Louisiana, though he has acted doubtless under the strong
impulse Of patriotic feelings The command of the army Of
observation is specially entrusted General TAYLOR If he
had made such CALL do not the force of the objection
which the National lnteigencer urges this morning.
Again What inconsistency there would be between the
in
siton for militia, if necessary for the public service and
authorized TO be called for by General GAINES, al
some loss TO divine"
On Wednesday night, its only remark on the
subject was the following:
cit is yet somewhat doubtful how many volunteers will
from Louisiana 1t is certain that General GAINES has
modified his original reauson but il vet doubtful in what
he has modified his call upon Gov MoUToN-wheher
to reduce the number of volunteers to change absolute
call the field into bare order hold themselves in read
ness.
Nothing like disavowa here; nor in the follow.
ing the only reference to the subject in the Union
Of Thursday night:
"We understand the War Department has been officially
informed of the modification which Major General GAINES
has given TO his original requson for militia volunteers from
the Governor Of Louisiana He has called for two companies
Of artillery be Immediately mustered into the service of thu
United States and be despatched the army of Genera
Taylor He has also requested the Governor OF Louisiana
TO have four regiments of infantry and rmen TO be organic
ed, and to hold themselves ready for immediate service
However, the Union is explicit now. General
GAINES Gt says) has acted without orders and be
his motives as pure they may be, they cannot
exempt him from the censure of the Executive >
As to General GAMEs's motives, it is due to our.
selves to say that we have not assailed them; nor
10 we question them; but, while we admit that his
motives may be pure and patriotic, we cannot con-
sent that they shah excuse an illegal act. In regard
to the act ITSELF although we very far from de-
string to find any officer-st less brave and We
teran one-in the wrong, we must say that we are
glad to be assured we now are, that in this mat
ter Gen. GAINES acted without instructions from
the Executive. OF the two we had rather the
General had erred than the President.