Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-26
CIH of Gen GIincs for Thousand Men on The
GOrcrnrr of Louisiana.

We learn from the Pcayune % Sunday the
l7th. that Gen. Gaines, commanding On the SOutl.
West frnuticr, had made r,qrisition for thou
sand militia, ON the Governor OF Louisiana, and
tina, t.c demand had been promptly met. We
quote the remarks of the Picayune.
For u service so easy to Ecpe a Mexican ia
vasion--sO easy We mean a. 10 TIE hghing part
there is nut Likely 10 he found any difficulty IN re-
cruit.ng volunteers: Were i, a harder soryicc-.to
rcyel French or British invasion, instead OF that
Of an etremiuate and hybrid race, we believe
Americans would be equally prompt 10 rally to
th,, standard Of their county.
"TET4S AND .HETICO.
Iunortant 10, cneuI 81 ErooPs-iSS quisiTion
Tsr -.ea o., oar GoYsauF-rhe Cali l.csPon-
icd
About II u'c,ck yesterday forenoon business took Us
,,, OF our ofIer; aut went UOSa CsI2 40 uu ~
tine Post Orcg grouped iugztaef al every
comet tals VA, ,n,cuiy aSou.-we ;sa stew not "h-I-
rhey eai,d aGd mage siTils ad - tl eSsi--
lua ct ,JJisiug mus Ie lIns
than political part, uI4.nph. " h-I .w1
could h"tr tell the other. viii. gniyaut ru.r,
sEaip-n "uu,.e Alexander" ,ihe bs swoft,l a.d ie
latter would remind his fri-nU nos Eecss3Iy
for han lurnsa Up h. O.i ride, "usgC4 lazE.e Ecss'
We ICOu leGIu,d
"w.a. hsu caused THE great coauotion
Tee city ih.ougn."
IL was, II tie iuc speak VI, pubcy ana Nty ReHefa
known that tie VETERAN Gen. Games. commanding the
Southern military division al the United States Fad made
deIi=ni Gov hI9u tcT ihou- :Ld mrn more
for ine national service and the Governor promptly made
rclusiiion q, LeA.s, commanding TIT iz. DIVISION
81 the Louisiana TIa, tuS tIt eqafed iOcr i've
regiments 81 .uareTs, - ten companies caca-uLe oi
them mu-kee-Ts and Vi uismen, and
companies 81 artillery with eisnt held ieces The equ!s-
Vi ininrd at5y responded 10, aud WI. De
! pat forthwith into execution.
Ii the kn,v!eoge fact that caused the
meni amongst cIuzeas wHicG have attempted Is
. descTlbeiit q, tins I lEt Inado sn.m seen a. Il
Their souls "a aIms
And eager iOr tue fray.
We unGer-ibnd waoe OF artillery force al
the ciiy-a most III Give and well aimed cU!ps-baye
volunteered then ind ut they lave ben eScu.
ted Gu! Iaa uniformed infantry companies are nj
the mesnuue sossly resting their calls
ngs VI Tie officers vi ne Washington Regiment aud La
IHa W uut,efs may J- paper to- day. IL
ac the question wal be ''NhJ will be suffered 10 re
/ mann i,n-'" bat "WaD vii b. permitted - enroll
themselves d,uvlg them, the defenders JIhe Country be
yOnd the Sabiue' Before to-mOrrOw's asccnds the
meridian, the Gfa mercantile phrase, wall be EpuOrI
and were II numerically ten times tie amount which
U.s. 1t would be met with the same alacniy and gUod-
vii.
This i. said to be CONSEQUENT upon authentic
information which hos reached Cen GaiEo the advance
vi lU,UUO Mexican GOOps to point WITHIN eight days
march OF General Tey!Ors quarters. We are
OF the precise d,posun whch TO be inside OF the voiun-
force the great body u lh,In, believe, 90 rem.
force, Cen IGyiOf's command.
We Ike tie rest Of our ciuL.ns, have approximations
for the result II conflict comes, tue vain lld pu
nous which IT, will inevitably be toe suis r.
Should tie cneriy cary tiem 10 such lengths,
trust th,y VIII be met at the outset by will
teach item tie proves ct people, and how noicaOus
y Ut pian j. tie idea that leads believe the eau
cope with u. ~ arms any moe than ~ arts. This numi.
nifty, well ya0r, demands OF "; for, by decisive
strukeonc that will inspire them with doe degree U
rufthUus uds Of poor wTCcaes Who may Dragged iii
Chains from er homes, vi ]. seeing the utter hopeless
If thcir cause, their lives by making
double quick time, advance backwards. Whatever the
strategy msUuwoIng Of eEom.os let them but pro.
woke hOsies, and victory will ccftlnly found folded
IN the iag Of Onf Union"