New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-23
THE SOUTHERN MALL.
Attention, Volunteers,


Attention. Volunteers.
The following seni-ofscial announcement appears
IN The Union:
MILITARY ARELYGEYEyTs.-The offers made TO
the President, and 10 the War Department, Of the
services of VciaE.sers the applications for appoint
en,s az officers and the inquiries the strength
organisation, &c. OF volunteers, are so numerous,
that !, has become impossible 10 answer them with
promptness The following is therefore published
for general information
The President has deemed il best 10 call for such
volunteers as are required from particular States
through their Governors; as, from their generally
superior information, they can best judge OF the rel.
alive efficiency of the different corps and which OF
them can with the greatest facility and least expense
be embodied for the service FOR which they are need
ed. The President has no power TO appoint officers
Of volunieers-the law requires that they be aP-
pointed by the proper authorities OF the states In the
manner prescribed by their laws. The offers OF ser
vices and the applications for appointments should
therefore be made the Governors OF tie states and
Territories.
Those who propose 10 tender their services should
be frs; enrolled and organized into regiments, or
bettalions. where a battalion Is designated IN the
quota called for from State. When this is done,
thew will tender their services through the Governor
of the State who will give notice thereof 10 the Pre-
sident or Secretary OF War. They will be duly in
formed of the acceptance OF their offer by the Pres
dent, and notified TO be ready TO be called into ser
vice when the public exisencies may require
Their pay will commence when actually called and
mustered into service, and not before
Volunteers required by law 10 furnish their
own clothing, and, if cavalry, their own horses and
horse equipments but none under the rank OF COM
rnssioned officer will be received into the service
who in years, under eighteen or over forty Ave
and no horses but such as perfectly sound and IN
good condition to render effective service No pari
ioo bad rOlr Thayp 70 a
liberty 10 adopt such an uniform as they think pro-
per but it is advisable that those entering the ser
vice adapt their dress. 1s vel! as may be, 10 the
nature of the service and the character Of the coun
try and climate to which they may be called When
called into service they are armed and equipped al
the expense Of the United States.
THE OREGON TERRIToRT.-In the Senate yes
terday, Mr. WEsTcoTT. from the Committee on The
Territories, TO whom was referred the bill which
has passed the other House 10 extend jurisdiction,
&c &c over the territory of Oregon, reported that
majority OF the Committee do not agree that IL Is
necessary, or ir any way expedient. TO pass said
bill in it's present shape this session but that the
Committees, after full and free consultation. have not
been able TO coincide in opinion with respect to The
several important alterations that 1t Is desirable
should be made in it and that the Committee have
therefore unanimously instructed their Chairman
to move to discharge said Committee from the far
Their consideration of the said bill. Mr.. WEsTcoTT
farther gave notice, that when the report should
come up for consideration he should move TO post
poue the whole subject to the first Monday in De
cember next.
Mr.. BENTON iutmated that. when The report came
up for consideration, he should have something 10
say on the subject. National lnteiiigencer.
HEAR THE BRACELET Union alludes to the
reports tina, changes comtern plated in the Cabinet
and says:
Blu. NO them that they again upon
false We understand there 10 not the slightest In
.ention of making any change IN the cabinet We un
derake say that upon this sube the President has
made cd hs mind His confidence In his friends Is not
pnsiiy shaken, The abba and efficient Secretaries whom
he has drawn around him. will remain at their posts
NAvAL.-The U. s.. brig Perry, Lieut.. Cong.
BLAKE, was towed down from Norfolk 10 Hampton
Roads on Tuesday. and sail with the frat fair
wind. The Norfolk Beacon says:
The P. takes on board Passed Midshipman McRAE.
the bearer OF dispatches TO the Pacific Squadron, and
will await the return mail at Chagres Immediately after
which she will report herself TO Commodore Common
for duty.
Things In Philadelphia.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, May p, P. NJ.
The Stock Market has undergone no material
change with only limited amount of business done.
Pennsylvania FIves opened and closed at o.; Reading
shares improved !; and Wilmington J. the former selling
a, 3s and she latter 3t VicksbuTg declined t. clos
ing at 81.
The Southern Mail. for the past two mornings, has
been detained nesry hours not arriving at the Post
Office until half past o'clock There Is certainly some
thing wrong about this fthe line could previously get
here half past and O'Clock why is !, now kept back
until half past
A man named Thomas Clary was run over last
night about O'Clock by train of Railroad In 5ar
kets, near Tenth and dreadfuy injured His life is
despaired OF.
The ship Kalamazoo, formerly ofyour port, but now
belonging 10 our line OF Liverpool packets sailed
terday afternoon, with goodly number Of passengers
and cargo o. some Ii 900 barrels OF -four Several of
the crew OF K. while in the steamer eaped into the
river aud ashore,-or what reason AN unable TO
learn.
David Paul Brown. Esq. has made an able and
eloquent argument to-day in behalf OF the OF the bark
Cactus. charged with nutny and murder. The court
room has been crowded 10 sufocation.
The sloop-ofwar Germantown Is 10 be finished
immediately. workmen commenced this morning 81 our
Navy Yard and few weeks Will her rugged, manned
and of 70 sea.