Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-09-12

Til TX of a steamboas being paid $1,000
for starting one day sooner than its usual
ame, to carry important dispatches TO Tex
as! 1t is monstrous! We shall have the
Florida War aroverssgain, with such improve
ments in extravagance as have been sug-
gcsted by experience"
To all this, we will add an article from
the Petersburg h@eHigencer OF the sanre
day-because eitexcelently explains eat
part Of our feelings and purposes in all
that we have lately urged upon those in
power
'The National InteIfgencerof Monday
last, commenting on the late requisition
made by General Gaines upon Governor
Morton, OF Louisiana, for two thousand
volunteers to march some five or six hun
dred miles 10 aid and assist the American
General Taylor against an iuure .se Mexi-
can force, which General Gaines enjoyed
the exclusive privilege of lemning were
on their way to attack General TAYLOR, and
only eigH days march from the American
Camn, observes:
Except as heretofore amended by Gen.
Gaines, the Constitution las our readers
are aware) gives no power TO any body but
Congress TO provide for calling forth the
militia to execute the laws Of 1he Union,
suppress instructions, and rerel inVa-
sions.' That power Congress las not, that
we can find, delegated to Genera Calves.
Yet it seems clear that, in this era Of strict
construction and of democratic ascenden-
cy, civil and niililTy, a large body of Lou-
siana militia are by this time in the field,
upon the call Of General Gaines; although
the President himself could not legally is
sue nor Congress enact such an order, un-
less in case which certainly has nos yet
occurred. At seems fated, in this Texas
business, that the Observation-Disclosures
shall not move a peg, except to crack some
string Of the Constitution or Laws.
"Te AVOID any nlisroncep-
tion of our object in making the above re-
marks, it may perhaps be well Ior us briefly
to say that nothing isflrtheT from our wish
than to embarass the Administration by
any unnecessary objection or ovTstrained
cavi atits course on this Texas md Mexi-
can question. We go for our country,
right OIL wrong;' but we certainly should
prefer that the Government should ronfine
itself to the employment Of means proper
| ly falling under its control. We would
have the Administration ready to meet
every eXigency; to prepare every IamjW
means Of defence, or, if necessary, Of ag-
preston; to provide lortte efficient main.
tenance Of the rights Of the country; tut
we are not willing that the Executive
Eshould escape the responsibility Of its fai-
lure to call an extra session Of Congress,
and undertake, by virtue of necessity
which its own want Of Judgment hus Gre
ated, (f indeed any such necessity does
exist, to have recourse to summary expedi-
ents, and the exercise Of authority incon-
sistent with and not acknowledged by The
! Constitution. If Mexico declares war
against the United States, every American.
will be'found on the side OF his country.
EPafty lines will be obliterated; and we
venture to say that the Wings will not he
second to any in contributing their share TO
the National service"
Lest, however, all disapproval Of Gen.
; Gaines conduct should be supposed to he
7 confnedto the Wing press, we suljoin the
remarks Of the highly Democratic New
I York EUcning Post on the subject;
"AlI we have to say on this matter is to
t recall TO the memory OF our readers GER
tain requisition that was made on the Gov
ernor OF Tennessee some years since for a
considerable military force, The grounds
of the requsition were that large body Of
f Indians were collecting in the woods on
= our frontier, probably with some hostile de-
) sign. The Governor OF Tennessee refused
4 the requisition, and the Secretary OF Wal
2 afterwards disayowed its proprety. Tht
= reqdsition was made by General Gaines.
t After the Governerof Tennessee had re-
+ fused the requisiton, twasmade uponthe
! Governor Of Louisiana. He not onty re-
: fused it, but published his reply, which
! contained some very severe remarks in re.
. atton to the subject, Nobody ever heard
t Of the hostile gathering OF tkeI eIIndians af
: terWards."
: This is decidedly cool, If nothing more
: The. Post on the day following added rhi'
s paragraph;
= at seems, as was generally supposed
t, that General Gaines has not only actet
g without any authority from the Secretat
,f of War, but also probably wittroutany 9th
h er information than that which was brough
+ by the Water-witch and pubIished her
s, some days since"
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