Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-03
PROCLAMATION
By ALBERT G.. BRowv, Goucrncr of the
State Of Mississippi

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JACKSON, May 30, 1916.
By The mail from Washington city, I
was put in possession Of the eubioincd
letter aud memorandum from the Sccre-
tufy Of War; at u'clock last night. Il
will be seen that the President Of The Uni
ted States requests the speedy orgauiza.
lion Of One Regiment Of infantry or Ri
8emca in this State. In obedience to this
request, have great pleasure in saylng 10
the patriotic men OF Mississippi that
viii accept for the President ten compa.
mics Of Infantry with the memorandum
hereto appended Volunteers will ob.
serve that Il requires so prvates, and / 3
commissioned and non,commissuuGd Of.
iicers to constitute "A company In the
election Of officers, and in the enrolment
of pryatcs, strict Observance Of the
rules laid down by the Secretary of War
is eniointd, No company can be accept.
ed by me that isnot organized N the man
ner there pointed out
So soon MS ten companies are organized,
they will he rendczynusod at Vicksburg or
Jackson, and mustered into the service OF
tho United States. There will doubtless
be many, very many morc 10 tender their
services than can be accepted. ltlstbcrc.
fore proclaimed thal those who organize ac-
cording to law and FIRST tender their seryi
ces will be first accepted by me, md by
me rendered to the President oil the United
States
Infantry or rifle companies heretofore re-
ported will be required to report ugain
when they shall have recruited or Otherwise
fitted their organization to tho subjonaJ
regulations. In again reporting, companies
Rre strictly ouioned to report their lull
quota OF officers and pryulos. Aud to
avoid the dlucully of recruiting after or.
ders nle given TO rendezvous, il wlll be
proper toacccptno any man MS a volunteer
who does not enroll himself on a pledge [
of honor 10 march with the company when
orders are given, need scarcely say tina
trust the ten companies will be ready in
the shortest possible time,
N, BIN all that / huvo done hereto
fore, WINS anticipating, as far as possible
the wishes of tho authorities at Washing
ton; and when | ordered the organization
OF companies TO consist of from "a TO 100
men, | was looking to the law as it then
was. il viii be observed that the ten
companies now asked for, are to be organ
lied according 10 construction given by
the President to the late act of Congress.
When | accepted conduonally wonty.
eight companies who had organized under
my order, supposed there would be a re
QUESTION Of at least $500 men. And in
oil that have done within the last few DAYS
TO promote the organization of a regiment
Of cavalry, have acted under the advice
OF Maj Gen, Gaines who gave me positive
assurance that such regiment would he
accepted, The letter and memorandum,
thereto appended, contains the first intelli
gence on the subject 10 which they relate,
OF an official character received by me,
since the commencement Of hoslillies be-
tween the United States aud Mexico. My
conduct was based on the best information
could get, and was designed to promote
the public service. These remarks are
submitted for the satisfaction of those
who have been msled by my letters and
advice, All that have said or written,
was based on the exceedingly mcagre aud
unsatisfactory accounts derived from unot-
fetal sources. lam acting now adyisedly
and express an earnest hope that within
very few days the ten companies called
from this State will be organized aud roa
dy to march into the service of tho United
States. A, G. BROWN.
We have not room for the letter of the
Secretary of War; the following is the
memoranda Of the organization of each
company:
One captain one LIST aud one I'd lieu.
tenant; four sergeants; four corpoWls
two musicians; ind eighty priyates las es.
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