The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-06-20
SATURDAY, JUNE -.
GEN GAINES.

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no, known. Certain II s, that Gen. Game
tas acted without the authority OF law, IN cal
,uv on, volunteers to enter The U. s. eetylco +
toarb TO the Rio Grende. For our own pari
wo cannot see how Gen. Galnc9 can Just'
hinselfto the Government, for the course IA
has thought proper 20 pursue. Gen Tayla
was alone authorized TO cali upon the Govern
yrs OF the States for men. in the event he abouI'
need them. Gen. Taylor was Immediately up
Oh Tho scene Of action, and knew precisely
what be should need. and the cx,en, of the
force pecessary to repel the Mexican invasion
Hs makes o call upon the Cows. Of Texas and
LoOisisna, for about FIVE thousand men. Ike
makes no further calls, and attacks and tcicats
she entMe Mexican force, with the men no had
with him in The army oioccUpation. Never N
any battle Tough. did he use lwo,hrds Of the
ti2hting uIen be had with him. Five thousand
additional Troops seemed TO him, who fully
knew The necessity OF the whole case, to be
AMPLY sufficient. Therefore. Gen. Taylor DID
not call for aid from the States OF Mississippi
hlssama, Tennessee or Kentucky, though he
was FULLY Authorized TO do SO, and cestsUy
wou'd have done SO. il he had not supposed that
the Give thousand additional troops with what
he then had, were sot amply sufficient for him
10 maintain his poaition upon the Rio, Gtando.
j. will be recol'eeted, that Gen. Games was
ali the while in the City Of New Orleans. with
express orders from the Government that Ceu
TAYLOR alone, was authorized 10 cal upon the
EoGernora of eho States; and that tho whole OF
The expedition aud operations upon the RIO
GfaDde. was entrusted 10 Geo. Taylor. Yet
10 soone' had Gen. Taylor made call upon
the fHys Of Louisiana aud Texae, than does
<sru 6airIcv, uUt 0H'y CATS upon The Gors. OF
several States for men to march 10 the RIO
Gaaad.; bu, he commence appointing STATE
officers aud auth orising men TO form rcg'mcne
all over the country. aud seriously commences
saisiug an army of about twelve Thousand mcns
without authority, law. OF the eanctlon of the
PSeeident.
All shis was before there was any dccsEau on
Of war by the Congress OF the U. States, aud
when such body Of men caed.couId have beeb
usea in 20 other way than 10 invade tho terri
tory of Mexico. The exegency OF The case
called for no such extensive preparations, CT no
such number Of men. merely TO gepei invasion,
or to ptotec, The frontier country from inc ocP.
,eda.ions Of The Mexicans, No one ever en-
10, taiued the idea, in ,hs country that Mc%t
co would think Of trusting an army Tins sld'
the Rio Grandc, farther than the Nuecca river
The whole call Of Gen. Games wac uncahc'
for. and has been attended WIN the most seii
Gus consequences, to most the men VINO nave
gone on, under bis call as to the eouh"y
rarre: besides, the treasury OF the Governmeh
y,ll be depleted near million OF doiIata.
a calls made for Troops, the war-h spH'
becomes excited all over the country,-tnen
ya,sions become aroused to II, Tor II is oy Ia
tLe fiercef and mos, violent OF all our passions
Men quit their occupations, and commence SO
rioasly 10 prepare to become the Soldier a
ore deslrous 10 zee sld know something {
caup life, and cr,oy the fun OF fighting. IN
whole country is aroused each city, tow
and county yieipg with each other who can tur
out the most volunteers. Companies are iorme
and EQUIPPED with much expense to themaelvt
and the community, and prepared TO marel
Parent and child, ell entering into the matte
with The greatest alacrity. The ladies' too, ei
ioying the excitement and feeling It's inienad
equally with the men themselves. But att
several weeks OF the utmost excitement, me
arc simply told their patriotism is appIaude
aud they have shown themselves ready for a
emergency, To retire TO their pillow. shares, '',
more convenient seaaon they may be caliC
for"
Nothing can be more mortifying 10 the CT
geo soldier, than . response Of this charactC
Yet IN the last ten years, they have twice hi
10 receive one Of similar character, by the i
.adiCious and uncalled for acts Of Gen. Gaine
The money expended in paying men who hs'
apSseTe z Us esIs Of Gep. Canes il but