State journal & flag., 1846-06-19
Governor Marlin.

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 Governor Marlin.
 Those who know nothing of certain under currents that are now at work in this State, and which have been set in moton in anticipation of our next Gubernatorial election, are doubtless at a loss to account for the course of certain jour- nals towards Gov. Martin. Most of those pa pers. 1t may be remarked, that were particularly prominent in their opposition To the Governor s election, are now attempting to create the im- precision that the Governor neglected his duty m not providing for the volunteers that repaired to Mobile, d the inStance of Gen Gaines An other matter urged against hlm is, that he re- named at Tuscaloosa, when he should have been m Mobile, facl itating the organlzatIoa and de- parture of the troops. These complaints are made and ciro ulated by those who cannot be SUD- posed to.be al all denclent in information to the p0,oerS and duties of the Executive, in ref erence 10 calling out the military force of tine State. These powers and duties are so plain, that all who wish can understand them. Nor need any one have the slightest difficulty in sat- lsiylng himself that the Governors course has been such as might have been expected of pru. dent, sensible man, similarly situated, and such as nprJudiced minds will not fail 10 approve. -GreenS6oro Beacon.
 A portion of the foregoing lecture, of our friend Col. Harvey, of the Bes- con, is intended for ourscf We did, and still do, condemn Gov. Martin for permit lEg the troops called out by himself, at the instance of Gen. Gaines, to depend on the liberality of private citizens for their main. tainance, and equipment, when he had at his control q contingent fund of $l2,000. No one doubts his control of this fund-and the greatest sticker for economy would not have dar ed 10 grumble at any expend- iturc made in behalf of a noble body of men, who had abandoned their private in. teresls 10 defend their country-when, too, the expenditure would have been. at far,hest, but loan to lhe general government. The structure of our government is such as to throw lhe first efforts of defence, in all wars, on the States nearest the scene of action; and, hence, the assumption of hon. est responsibility, for the repelling of az. gression, will always be justified because of its necessity. Who now condemns the Governor of Louisiana for borrowing 5000 on his individual responsibility, because he had promised the troops they should be paid? Or who condemns Gov. Brown of Missis- sippi for contracting for loans of muney, as he has done, to fit out Mississppi's quota of troops? When men are ready-as they have shown themsevles, every where, either to march 10 the defence of their country. or 10 be stow their money in the fitting out of volunteer troops-they will not condemn those who have the legal right, and the pow CT, for judicious use of the public funds. We know the people of Greene too well, 10 believe that they would have condemned the use ot few thousand dollars for purpose to which they, individually, subscribed a munifcent sum. Economy is very good in its place but there are times, and they are upon us, when generous confidence, in the integrity of the general government, should induce the State to unloose its purse strings.
 The argument that the volunteers re. paired to Mobile "at the instance of General Gdines'-is unkind in the editor of the Beacon. Surely he would not heap re. sponsi bility on an old comrade in arms to screen Gov. Martin! It is true, General Gaines recommended that volunteers should rendezvous at Mobile, but when Gov. Martin endorsed his recommendation, and called on the citizen soldiers of Ala. bama 10 conform to the call of Gen. Gaines. he was bound 10 provide for their maintain. ance. or to see that provision was made. This was his esponsbllity-not the re- sponsibity of the commanding officer of the Western Dvision--and his mistaken economy, in suffering this responsibility to fall on the city of Mobile. and it's citizens was, in our estimation, deserving ofpublic notice.
 The editor of the Beacon knows us too well to believe that we would rcsor, 10, what he terms. " under currents" for the pur- pose of opposing Gov. Martin. We are prepared to award 70 him all the praise he is justly entitled to, and to- condemn his acts whenever we deem condemnation just