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CALLING OUT THE MILITIA.


in the Bosl Advertiser end Pa,yioi, a
paper always moderate and usually most
just in its judgments. we find the follow
ing very brief but sensible renla Ks on the
late extraordinary proceeding of General
Gaines, and the mystery under which is
left the Government sanction or disappro-
val oft:
tMnITIA ORDERED INTO SERVICE.
New Orleans papers which reached us
yesterday inform us of a hasty proceeding
'ofGenefal Gaines and the Governor OF
Louisiana in calling into the service of the
United States two regiments of mil ia
The reason assigned for this measure is
that 10000 Mexican troops are within
eigiltday's march Of Gen. Tayer. So it
seems that these milita are called out for
the protection of Gen. Taylor. We had
the rumor of the march Of these 10000
men seme days ago, but we believe that
few people credited it, 1t is to be hoped
that this act will be diaavowed by the
Government, and that these troops will be
sent home until called into service by some
more regular authority. 1t was sufficient
ly questionable whether the President has
authority to send troops into TeKas. But
the claim Of authority by an officer Of the
army to call for militia merely on the ru-
NOR OF the advance OF Mexican troops to-
wards the Texan frontier is a stIl more
questionable assumption of power. II
troops can be lawfully brought into the
field in this manner, there can be little
doubt that we shall soon find ourselves in
q state OF war"
As to the ''questionableness" Of General
Gainess act, we need hardly say that ne
yer was there any thing more entirely
unquestionsble, as an Illegal assumption
of power. no explain it, we have had
repeated notices in The government organ
here; bat not one word ofany thing that
intimates diapproval or disavowaI. The
following, on the contrary from the latest
Union that has appeared when We write,
Is a specimen of the general manner in
which the Administration speaks through
Its press to the country of this matter;
awe understand that the War Depart
ment has been officially informed OF the
modification which Major General Gaines
has given to his original requisiton for mi.
Itia volunteers from the Governor of Lou
isiana. He has called for two companies
OF artillery, to be Immediately mustered
into the service of the United States, and
to be despatchedto the army of General
Taylor. He has also requested the Gov
ernor Of Louisiana to have four regiments
of infantry and rifemen to be organized,
and bold themselves ready for immediate
service.
ave observe by the accounts we have
received by this evenings southern mail
a(and the details OF which we submit TO our
Teaders) that the two companies Of artillery
have already sailed for the American ranks
with the gallant Gally at their head"
The following, from the same paper o'
"a day or two before, contains in its frs
sentence, more positive intimation. Bu
II refers only to General Taylor as "autho
rizedte call under the wing Of his eagle
"the volunteers Of Texas or efEouisana.'
Whether this means ''authorized" by tn,
Executive, or merely by the discretiOnar
faculty which General Gaines and so ma
ny others employ in Texas, we know no
how to divine, We are 0lmost compelled
to suppose the latter For, in the frs
place, the law which permits the Presi
dent to call ont the militia in certain case
does not allow him 10 deiegate that faculty
secondly, he cannot use it himseiin in mer
expectation ofan invasion: thirdly, this,
1t happen, will be but a constructive inva
sion, inasmuCh as neither we nor TeKa
have ever been in possession OF the so
from which it is proposed to drive off tn
Mexican forces; and, fourthy, Gen. Tay
Tor is said to be "authorized" to call on
the volunteers Of T'pscs also--a Bowe
which he certainly cannot have derive
from the United States, and which we can
not imagine that any law IN Texas coul
confer upon an officer in our service. b
all this ncomprehensible business as
may, the phrase ia the Union, unless u
terly unadvised, is a strong negative pres
naat against the Presidents having dele
gated like authority to another beside
General Gaines and accordingly the EXt
cutive journal has spoken, from the frs
with EN- air OF soTe surprise, (as it strike
us, and clearly OF complete ignorance
what General Gaines was doing: whiC
goes very far to show that tire Cover
ment here bud given him no such order
But observe what die Union says;
: "A little longer time, and General Ia
tier wi be able to muster more than 500
picked regGhrs-without saying wol
of the volunteers OF Texas or OF l.Onisian
which he is authorized, if necessary,
call under the wing of his eagle. Wit
arms and ammunition, and with provision
sufficient to support them, there is reoso
to believe that they will be able to cor
with, ,and to conquer, any force which tf
Mexicans may attempt 10 throw on tn
side the Rio Bravo. Their troops, too, wi
be compelled to march through a COUNT
which has no means to sdbsist them; an
the transportation Of their own provisions
If they are able 10 obtain them at all, wi
tlneumber their progress, and delay the
arrival at rher point Of destination.
"AlthOugh the regular troops are az
'vancing to the central point from variol
Quarters Ot our country, it is vet soneWlj