The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-06-05


nor OF the state O. llIssle
sippi.
BY The mail from RashIng ton City, was
put in possession 0flh a1i1'ne5 letter and
memorandum from TIE Secretary Of War
at 8 O'Clock last night Pc seen that
the Presidential Tie Unile1 Siates requests.
the speedy organization 81 ONE REG1.
AIIEI'r OF I II "A NJ 4 q II IIr L EN- EN- .
in this State. III obedience g this requests
| / have great pleasure saying % the patti
otc cilizens Of Mississipp ibalJ will ac-
cept for the Presidents e Companies Of
Infanfryor Riaemen, organlzea n conform
lily with the memorandum heIelc appended.
! Volunteers wilLobserVe that requires eigh,
IL priyates, and thirteen commissioned and
non commissioned officers. 70 constitute q
company Ia the election Of officers, and
\ ii Tie Enrolment 81 prpatss, strict obsefvS.
ance Of the rules laid down by the Secretary
fof War. is enioined No company can be
accepted by me that is not organized IN the
manner there pointed out.
4 So soon as ten companies are organized
: they will be rendezvonsed az VicksbnTg or
Jackon, and mustered into the service Of the
United States. There will doubtless be
many, very many more, 10 tender their ser
vices than can be accepted, is therefore
proclaimed that those who organize accord>
ing to law aud first tender their services, will
be FIRST accepted BY me, and BY me tender,
led 10 che President Of the United States.
Infantry or rifle companies heretofore re-
ported viii be required to report again when
), they shall have recruited and otherwise itad
their organization 10 the subjoined regula.
toms. 10 again reporting, companies arc
strictly enioined to report their full quota d
officers and privates. And 10 avoid the diff
ficuhy of recruiting after orders is gwen C
rendezvous, il will be proper not TO uccep
any man as volunteer who does not enrol
(, himself on pledge of honor, 10 march will
5 The company when orders are given. IneeC
r scarcely say,stlIatsl trust the ten companies
will be ready in'the shortest possible time.
N. BIN all that have done heretofore
> was but anticipating, as far as practicable
E the wishes Of The authorities at Washington
and when ordered the organization of com
lpanies TO consist Of from 81 10 100 men,
: was looking to the law as it then was. !
I, will be observed that the ten companies nov
+ asked foE, are 10 be organized according to
RECONSTRUCTION given by the President TO thl
late act OF Congress. When | accepte,
e conditionally twenty eight companies, wh
= had organized under my order, | supposed
I, there would be requisition on this Stat
: for at least 2 500 men.-And in all that
have done within the last few days TO pro
mole the organization ola regiment Of Cav
: airy. have acted under the advice Q
: Major Gen Gaines. who gave me positiR
n assurance that such regiment would be'aC
4 Ecepted. The letter and memorandum heFet
appended, contains the first intelligence o
the subject TO which they relate, Of an OFF
!. cial character received by me, sincet the CO n
# rTleucesnsnts Of Isoat;Ilit;es aIni
s ted States and Mexico. My conduct va
e based on the best Information could Sc
and was destined % promote the public Sc
vice. These remarks are submitted for I'll
r satisfaction of those who have been misle
i by my letters and advice. All that hav
said or written. was based on the exceeding
4 ly meagre and unsatisfactory accounts d,
q rived from unofficial sources. am no
= acting adyisedly, and | express an earne
hopp that within very few days the ts
companies called from this State, will be Q
E, ganized and ready TO march into the seTVls
h OF The United States.
A. G. BROWN.