Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-05
MORE TROOPS CALLED FOR

of the United States nine additional regi-
ments of volunteers to serve during the
war with Mexico, unless sooner discharged.
They are asked for from the following
States:
One regiment Of infantry from Mass;
One of infantry from the State of N. Y;
One of infantry from Pennsylvania;
One of infantry from Virginia;
One Of infantry from North Carolina;
One Of infantry from South Carolina;
One of infantry from Louisiana;
One of infantry from Mississippi; and
One of mounted men from Texas.
This call came upon the country very
unexpectedly. and has created no little ex-
element. The givings.out of the Wash
ington Union. were such as led TO the belief
that no more troops would be called for
and this led to the belief on the part Of the
people that the war would soon be termi-
mated. The Secretary Of War, only few
days before the call above was made,
wrote the following letter:
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
October Is, 1916. {
SIR: In reply 10 your letter OF the 18Th in
slant, have the honor to inform you that it is
not contemplated to make any further call on the
Executive of your State for any volunteer or
militia force, with a view to the existing war
with Mexico. A sufficient amount of force for
the prosecution of that acar has, it is believed.
been already called into service
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
w. bSaNARCY, Secretary Of War.
Mr.. WILLARD SALISBURY,
Georgetown, Sussex county, Delaware.
Upon this subject the Republican re-
marks, "the public will, very naturally, in
quire. what had occurred between the 18th
of November, when this letter was pub.
lished in the Union, and the 10th, when the
call for nine additional regiments of vol
unteers is announced! The tone Of the
official paper, instead Of being of very
belligerent cast, had taken an opposite di.
rection. Indeed, i, ridicued the idea of
more troops being wanted, and raped
some of the writers over the knuckles for
suggestions that Gen. TAYLOR might be in
need of more men TO carry on the war
vigorously. But, whatever the cause FOR
this sudden departure from the coy reserve
of the Administration in calling for troops
before the late five million loan was Oh.
tanned, the movement furnishes evidence
in itself, that Mr.. Polk has ceased to hope
for any Immediate peace Nth Nerfco. This
we Abink, is assci,ed point, and the sooner,
Therefore, these men are embodied, and as
maf1Famore, if necessary, the sooner are
we likely to bring Mexico to terms. There
will be, of course, no want of alacrity in
GHing up, the ranks, ann This additional
force will soon -beDortt way to Tampico,
or any other point to which it may be or
dered.
In this connection, VIC cannot foibear the
remark, that il was at least unfortunate for
the country that the regiment of Missouri,
Volunteers, assembled at F. Leavenworth.
two or three months ago, were so summa-
rily disbanded They would have been,
by this time, if kept in garrison there, eff,
cient soldiers, ready to march to any point
at which their services might be wanted.
and the Government would have saved the
hundred thousand dollars which was paid
to them for doing nothing.
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