The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-11-28
More Volunteers.

The Washington Union, of last night, con-
taius, this eXtraoI binary announcement:
CALL OF TRooPs. We understand that
acquisitions have been sent out from the War
Department, calling into the service Oftbe u
mited States nine additional regiments Of vol
unteers, TO serve during the war with Next
co, unless sooner discharged. They are ask
ed for from the following States:
One regiment ofinfantry from Massachusetts;
One regiment ofinfantry from the State of
New York;
One regiment of infantry from Pennsylvania;
One regiment ofinfhntry from Virginia;
One regiment of infantry from s. Carolina;
One regiment of infantry from Louisiana;
One regiment ofinfantry from Mississippi; "
One regiment ofmounted men from Texas.
We call this announcement extraordinary
because it is made in the face of limitations
that had been given out, that no more troops
would he Misunderstanding to he inferred,
as it was inferred, that the Administration
believed the war was drawing to an end--or,
at least, that no more troops would be called
ont, ill greater necessity could be shown
for them than was supposed to exist at this
time. 1t was hut the other day that the wash
ington Union, noticing the reports TINT more
troops were TO he called for, among other
| things, said:
"GenerGi Taylor himself has caLledf for no more
volunteers TO be dra,cn from The several States;
and tcith The accession Of those ,ohom he has said
to hare sent for, fom The banks Of The Rio Gran
de, he ,ciH hare 5000 picked men-and leaning,
loo, several thousand effective men at the posts on
the rirer."
| And this, if it mean any thing, could not
but be taken us significant indication, TINT
no more troops were wantod-that General
Taylor did not believe more would be want
ed--and that hence no more would be called
out But we were not left to doubts on the
subject. MIR Marcy, MS Secretary of War,
officially advised gentleman of Delaware,
through whom an offer of volunteers was
made. that no more were needed, and that
the force already in the field was sufficient.
The letter ofMr Marcy has been published,
and il was only Oh "Wednesday last that we
copied this extract from it,
"N Is moi contemplated 10 make any father
call on the ErecutiUe Of your State for any vol-
unteer or militia force, 10Th uie,0 to the erisling
,car 10Th Merioo. .4Su6cisnt amount Of force
for The prosecution Of that tcdr has, ii is believed,
been already called into service"
And now, in the face ofall this, out comes
all order for more troops from nine States.
Was this course ofthe official organ adopt
ed, and this letter of Mr. Marcy put forward,
to mislead public opinion, in order to secure
the five million loan? That the public have
been deceived, is clear, if they put reliance
in the Union, and in the positive declaration
ofehe Secretary ofIVar. 1t follows that Ell
thex the Union and the Secretary were deceiv-
eAfheanselves, or did not know what they
were talking about-or they have allowed
themselves to be made the instruments of
misleading the people. ....
But it may be that the Administration has
received later Information than it had before
The loan ,cas sakea: and that the requisition
was not kept back till the money was secur-
ed, and then made public; though it must be
allowed, that, withoutexplanation there does
seem to have been something like deliberate
deception Baltimore Patriot, Tuesday,
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