The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-27
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
To the Senate and House Representatives:
| have the honor to announce to the Legislature
that the brigade Of infantry, to be composed Of four
has been raised-the rank and fe amounting to
about 5000 men. Two regiments have embarked
and two companies of third regiment The bal
ance wait for transports. There are hundreds,
who, not arriving in time, could not get in, and are
busy in lamsnting and deprecating their unhap-
py fortune.
1t ia proud and hatterng compliment to the mo-
BILE spirit of our citizen soldiers, and cheering
proof that the heroic sentiment so characteristic OF
preceding age has not become extinct in this, but
had only slumbered until fitting occasion arose to
rouse it up. 1t is, however, painful to me, and dis
agreeable in the extreme to be forced to stand those
brave citizens aside, till another appeal shall be made
to the chvalry and patriotism of Louisiana; but my
authority proceed further may be well questioned
and the necessity for it's exercise, at this moment
doubted. The commanding general Of the army of
occupation, who has surveyed around him, and
knows his own resources, must be presumed, until
the contrary made to appear to be the best judge
Of the number and kind of troops he wants. since
his reausition his position at Point Isabel afforded
an opportunity of increasing his demands on Lou
isiana, if he had deemed it expedient. He did not
speak; and am left to draw the conclusion that he
did not need more troops from this State than he
has called for.
To relieve my own and the public anxiety on this
point, however, | have communicated dispatches to
Gen. Taylor by the Alabama, requesting an answer
as soon as practicable; shall therefore, in a weeks
time il no untoward event intervene, have official in
formation whether additional troops, mounted gun
men, cavalry, or infantry, or all will be required.
In the meantime, if the legislature think il prudent
TO negotiate loan to meet probable possible con.
tngencies will be my pleasure to cooperate cor
daily with them. The sum Of 100000, which
was devoted to the filling Of the requiston for four
regiments, has been drawn from the treasury-less
sT2-by my warrants for the purpose in favor Of the
auar,eraster and adutant generals, and Of that sum
the expenses Of Major Gallys brigade in Texas last
summer has been paid in like manner.
The amounts and accounts paid by the quarter
master ana adiutant general respectively, together
with their vouchers, are herewith tTansmitted and
submitted to the consideration OF the Legislature. |
ask for a committee to examine them. IL Will, no
doubt, appear that, in many instances, more money
has been expended than strict justice sanctions, and
more than could have been allowed under clrcum-
stances Of leisure admitting Of and demanding scru-
tiny objection, discussion, and dealing more IN con-
sonance with fair dealing. ..
There have been accounts presented already at the
auartermaster's department, to an amount Of nearly
thirty thousand dollars, which unpaid, and that
amount will be sweled more largely, ii is thought,
bv other debts contracted and outstanding, ..
Thirty companies have received bounty and ona
months pay in advance, leaving ten companies yet
to be paid out of the money in the hands Of the adj
iutant general. Three Of these companies depend
for relief upon the immediate acton OF the legisla
ture.
From the best evidence have been able To OBJ
tain, in the midst Of my diversified and constantly
pressing duties seventy thousand dollars, IN addi-
tion to the appropriation already made viii be re-