The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-12

braced IN your requistons, have been called out
uader the act Of the 2olh February, lIsS, which
limits their Term of service 70 three moa,hs II -
suggested that you organize Of that number such
may be disposed to volunteer for the period OF
twelve months, under the act OF the Nh az May
inst, until you may have force OF that description
sufficient TO meet your views and wishes, ana then
discharge and send homo the remaining three
months men The governors OF the several States
from which those three.months' men have come,
will be requested to aid you in changing them INTO
volunteers for year, under the recent act OF Con-
gress, by giving commissions 10 those who mot
having received them) may volunteer 10 serve as
officers. Should companies, baitalions, or regi-
ments, of the present threo-months' men organize
and offer their services under the act Of the 18Th OF
May, you are hereby authorized by the President
20 accept, and at once them into service IL
is important that you should give the department
The earliest information Of your proceedings in this
respect"
WAR DErARraESr, June ~, lS46.
SIR General Taylor has been instructed ,argsn,
ire out of the three sx-months' vnaateers which
may have been sent to him from your State, sue
as may be willing 10 engage, under the act OF the
18th utmo, TO serve for twelve tbs unless SOON
err discharged, and TO dispense with and send home
such unwilling to change their terms Of ser
vice. As some Of the officers may not wish 20
main under longer term, beg leave TO request the
cooperation your excellency by taking measures
10 commission persons who may be elected officers
ia their places; aud with this view and in order
that there may be no delay, | would suggest wheth-
er blank commissions could not be sent to General
Taylor, to be filled up and given by him in such
cases Those he does not use In this manner will
Of course be sent back 10 you with return Of those
which he may have occasion to distribute This
suggestion is made with Difference To your own
views Of propriety, but with the full assurance Of
your readiness to act the in whatever way
you may think the most advisable.
w. L. MARCY.
His excellency WIN. owsLEY,
Governor Of Kentucky, Frankfort.
His exoellency A. v. BRows,
Governor Of Tennessee, Nashville.
His excellency J. G. EDWARDS,
Governor Of Missouri, jefferson City.
His excellency A. G.. BRows,
Governor Of Mississippi, Jackson.
His excelency I. JOHNSON,
Governor Of Louisiana, New Orleans.
His excellency J. ID. MARTIN,
Governor OF Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
additional paragraph to the governor Of Louisiana.
II is hoped that the number of troops already sent
from louisiana, by changing their terms Of service
from three six to twelve months will be sufficient
make up the quota for that State and thus super
sede the necessity for mastering into service those
requested to be enrolled in my letter Of the 18th Ill
timo.
Extract Of a letter from the Secretary Of War 10 General
Taylor, dated Jlas 8, 1886.
al have nothing to add to what was said in my last
letter to you in regard TO retaining in service those
mon with you who have engaged for a less term
than year. You will not discharge, until the end
Of their term, those who will not engage as youn.
under the Of the 18th of May last il thew
can be advantageously employed in carrying on
your immediate operations"