The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-17

intended be conyeyedb by any ship vessel
yond sea- or from any port IN the United states 70 another
port therein and the letters received shall be formed
into nail sealed up and directed 10 the postmasteroi me
port which such ship vessel shall be bound Ana me
Postmaster General make WIN he post
masters In any foreign countries for the reciprocal receipt
and delivery oil letters and packets through the
wishes 1t yet still the Postmaster General has ample
powers under the law to provide for the Of
mails thher and their receipt here from that state But
Texas foreign country in The flag
Of the United States its ships Notifications ana
the building In which rs representatives are assembled IN
convention to form an organic law recognising he consul
tuition OF the United states the law OF the land
The troops Of Texas march under the flag, having
laid aside the one-sared banner under which high and
gallant exploits had been performed The people OF Texas
have requested government TO march soldiers oil the
United states their eouatry defend H. aud
its nation TO coniederscy. Finally, compact Of
the United States by the acceptance unanimously by the
people Texas through their represe of the prop
osion that effect offered by our Congress foreign
country indeed.
some years ago arrangement acted upon by the
General Post ONCE for sending letters to and from canada
somewhat in the manner OF that between the United states
and Texas We know not whether the arrangement Is still
in operation but while y existed did any one hear com
Never Canada Is Engsh and you may as reasonably ex
pect hear sh complain Of being wet to hear word
from that whig against any measure that tends TO
bring our county closely into the deceit
and fatal embraces Of the English government
but. II we may not form postal arrangement v i,h
Texas for much stronger may not form mill
tafy eonneNion with her Accordingly, we find the Ma
his cabinet because General Gaines II asserts) has
called detachment Of the Louisiana militia into the
"Fst then the Executive Of the United States Ia not
blame for what General Gaines has done in respect the
militia OF Louisiana because he acted without Instructions
And further the General has called several regiments
Of militia into service the whg papers IN the North
have stated He called but composites Of artillery,
and them TO General Tayors camp, ., moment hen
every man In New Orleans was strongly impressed with
the belief that their services would be wanted
second n the General believed had good reason to
apprehend that emergency had arisen which rendered
necessary the services Of two three fifteen thousand
technically and essonally spssking) TO call them out
but think he would be much 10 blame and would be
worthy OF his rank in the army he hesitatod TO do
General Jackson hliered moment, when he appre
hended an attsck IRON tbs British.
He called not ior three four regiments hut for res
he ordered svciy In the State sutec to the
militia laws TO take up and repair to headquariersi
and he had not Gone 50. New Orleans Was lost IL Is
true the circumstances in which General Gaines found
himself not imperative those which besc Old
Hickory isi and he has gone in his acquisitions
he has made himself liable 10 anHsd,erson from the
War Department by acting without orders la conirayen
ton Of instructions he must bear the penalty AZ the same
time nil Of adm, that he acted upon high and pa
trotic motives In the mean time We copy the following
paragraph from the Union Of August 30 which shadows
forth, without doubt the sentiments Of the kxecutive;'
"Itis very singular that whilst the editor of the
National inteligencer has time TO look up articles
in other papers, and room to transfer them to his
own columns--and whilst he honors the Union
far to rcpubish two its articles, he has re-
membered to forget the article in the Union
which expressly afirms that General Gaines has
called for volunteers from Louisiana scihota amy
Instructions from Washington. Why this omis-
sioni Why assert in the face Of our own decla-
ratons, that Gen. Gaines had received 'discre
onary faculty TO make the calli The fact is, that
Gen. G. has acted without orders and, be his mo-
tves as pure as they may, they cannot exempt him
from the censure of the Executive. The command
of the army of observation was given TO Gen
Taylor, and Gen. Gaines ought never to have med
died with his command"