Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-05-21

1t authorizes the President to call and receive the
service of $4,000 Volunteers and appropriate TEN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to defiay the expenses OF
the War
The Bill providing for the increase of the rank ani
hle OF the Army and to augment the number of meT
In each company from forty to one hundred and in
creasng the term of service from three to five years
has passed both Houses
In the Senate long debate occurred on the question
of reference of the Presidents Message and the &C
companyng documents which was concluded by re-
terrlng so much as relates to troops and supplies to
the Military Committee, 6nd the remainder to the Com
mlttee OH Foreign Relations.
1t was reported at Washington that letters had beer
received announcing the return Of Lieut. Thornton t(
the camp.
The President explains his desire to fix the bounda
ry question: and to settle the claims Of U. s. citizens
against Mexico which had been standing no less than
20 years.
He states that he has now to announce state of
War; and that open hosttes had already comen-
ced.
EXPRESS TO BALTIMORE FOR TROOPS.
An express arrived yesterday from Washington to
Col Bankhead, to despatch four companies of the Cd
Artillery, under his command Immediately to the seat
of war.
They will be taken as follows-one company from
Fort Trumbull, New London; one from Fort Hamilton
one from Governors Island; and one from Fort Mifn
Delaware River
Eight other Companies of Artillery on the Atlantic
posts are ordered to the Rio Grande, making twelve
Companies in all.
The Philadelphia U. s. Gazette says:-
We understand NIessrs Slavery & Co.. iron founders
of this city, have received an order from Govern
ment to supply at once one hundred tons of cannon
balls.
Q{@The following appeared in the New York Ex-
ira Sum-
.NetU York, May1l, 1916.
Monday, o'clock P. M.
Anintense excitement prevails throughout the City,
and every item of news-every rumor and conjecture
relative to the warts sought after with the greatest
anxiety.
Rumors of change in the Cabinet have been issli-
ed, but they mere conjecture. There doubt
that Congress would on meeting this morning, vote
supplies Immediately and enable the government to
prosecute an invasion of Mexico with all rapidty.-
Fifty thousand passing through Matamoras to the
city of MISUNDERSTANDING ten posts on the route,
each defended by one thousand men, leaving ten or
twenty thousand for the garrison in MeXco-could
drive the military despots out of that country,
and enable the people to restore the Republican Con
stitltion.
Santa Anna stands ready and pledged to restore
the Republic, and Yucatan will aid with all her
power.
Troops have been gathering in New York to-day
preparing to depart for the South. No orders have
yet appeared to this effect but it is understood that
some have been issued. We can send out 25 GOO men
from this city in "a hours-the finest troops in the
word-Steamar3 are in great demand at New Orleans
t. curry troops to point Isabel and good sea vessels
employed at the north would doubt find profitable
occupation there if sent out at once.
The following proclamation has been issued by
d H.. 4 +. e
President Madison, at the time Of declaring the last
War.
Hhceas The Congress of the United States, by viz
tue of the constitutional authority vested in the have
declared by their act bearing date this day, that by
the act of the Republic of Mexico state of ex-
lists between the two Governments; Now, therefore
| James K Polk, President Of these United States of
America do hereby proclaim the same to all whom it
may conCern and do specially enjon on all persons
holding Offices civil military, under the authority of
the United States, that they be vgiant and Jealous in
dischargng the duties respectively incident thereto
And do moreover exhort all the good people Of the
United States, they love their country they feel
the wrongs which have forced on them the last resort
of injured nations and they consult the best means
dnder the blessing of Divine Providence of abrdging
the caamtes, that they exert themselves in preserv
ing order, in promoting concord and maintaining the
authorty-the efficiency of the Laws in supporting
and invigoratng all the which may be adopted
by the Constitutional Authorities for obtaining spec
dy termination and an honorable peace.
In testimony Whereof have hereunto set my hand
l.. S, and caused the Seal of the United States to
be affixed to these presents.
Done at the City of Washington the 18Th day Of
May, 1886 and yearof the independence Of the Unit
ed Stltes the seventeen.
JAMES K. POLK.
BY the President;
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary