The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-21

S.. 2. Anl Be Il further enscse1. Th1s
lie maigia. when called inio llse service Of
lhe Tnised States By Finne 81 lhis -. o.
~ other 60. nay, IL in lie opiaion 0f
ahs President III the uniled States he
pablo Interest requires II. be compelled 10
srrxe loE tam No eKreeding si1 months
sf.er sheir animal a lie place 81 Eendez-
Eous, 10 any one year, unless sooner dis
rnarged.
SC. ,. And be iifurther ensefed. That
f.ls sad volunteers shall furnish their Own
cloths. and Il cavalry, their own horsesand
horse equipments; and when mustered INTO
The service shall be armed y The expense
Il the United States.
SEC. 1. And be Il further enaried, That
said volunteers shall. when called into &C.
laal service. and while remaining therein,
b subject % the rules and articles Of war,
and shall be in all respects. except as 10
clothing and pay, placed On the same foot
iag with similar corps Of the uni.ei States
army; AMI in lieu o. clothing every non
commissioned officer and private in any
company. who may thus offer himsrlf.
shah b. entitled, when called iai0 aciual
service. 10 receive IN money sum equal
10 faceosto f clothing Of ! uoa-commissiun-
ea oIicer Of private las The case may bel
in The regular lIO0ps Of The United States.
See. 5. Aud be iIfunher enacted, That
the said volunteers so offering their seryi-
ees shall be accepted by the President in
companies, baiialions, squadfons, ard re-
gimeRis. whose officers shall be appointed
IN the manner prescribed by law IN the Sc
veEal States and Territories 10 which such
companies, baitalions, squadrons, and re-
gimenIs shall respectively belong.
Ne. q. And he il further enacted, That
the President " The United States be and
be is hereby authorized 10 organize com
plnies 20 rendering their services into bat
talions or sqladrOns, ballalions and squad
Tons, into regiments, regiments into bri-
gades. and brigaies into divisions, as soon
as the number Of volunteers shall render
such organization, in his judgment, expe-
dent: AMI the President shall, if necessa-
~. apparion the staff, field, and general
otiisers among the respective States and
Territories from which the volunteers
shall tender their services as he may deem
proper.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted. That
the volunteers who may be received into
the service Of the United States by virtue
tue Of the provisions Of this act. and who
shall be wounded or otherwise disabled in
the service. shall be enliilsd TO all the be.
nett which may be conferred OH persons
wounded in the service Of the United
States.
Sec. 8. And be itfurther enacted, That
the President of the United States be and
he is hereby authorized forthwith TO COM
plete all The public armed vessels now au-
ihorized by law, and TO purchase or char
ter, arm, equip, and man such merchant
vessels and steamboats,, as, upon examina-
ton, may DO found Ct, or easily converted
into armed vessels fit for the public ser.
vice, and in such number as he may deem
necessary for the protection of the sea-
board, lake coast, and the general defence
of the country.
Sec. Q. And be il further enacted. That
whenever the militia or volunteers are
called and received into the service of the
United States, under the provisions of this
act, they shall have the organization of the
army of the United States, and shall have
the same pay and allowance; and all
mounted privates, non-commissioned Off
GERS, musicians, and artificers, shall be al
lowed 10 cents per day for the use and
risk of their horses, except Of horses. ac-
tually killed in action: and il any mount
ed volunteer, non-commissioned officer,
musician, or pritate, shall not keep him
self provided with serviceable horse, the
said volunteer shall serve on foot.
When the bill was on its final passage in the
Senate
Mr. Manyum said he had made up his mind to
vote for the bill, but he entered his most solemn
protest against the hasiy declaration of the pream-
BILE about the existence of war, and he would ask
the Senate that that protest might he entered on
the journal. -
Messrs j. NJ. Clayton and Dayton entered slini-
lar protests
The question, Shall the bill PAST" was then
put, and resulted as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley, Atchi-
son, Anterior, Bagby, Barrow. Benton, Breese,
Bright, Cameron, Cass, John NJ. Clayton, Col
quit Corwin, Crittenden, Dayton, Dickinson,
Houston, flanagan, Jenness, johnson of Mary
land, Johnson Of Louisiana, Lewis, McDuiie,
Mangum, Norchead, Niles, Pcnnybacker, Rusk
Scmple, Sewer Simmons, Speight, Sturgeon
Turney, Upham, Westcott, Woodbridge and iu'
lec.--40.
NAYS.-Mcssrs. Thomas Clayton and Davis
-.
fSenators Berricn, Calhoun and Evans, being
in their seats. did not vote. The other members
whose names are not recorded above, were alb.
sent.
When Mr. Crittcnden's name was called, he
voted ay, except the preamble" So also did
Mr.. Upham.
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