Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-09
'aovRRNOR's mEssA0E.
Tb The Senate and KoSse IF Rep7 eseniotivt

.pers hcairt end prosperity Of the people.
While we Jerlore the wno's and wretclied.
rrse Of numbers of our race, resu utins, pracipal.
y from the influence OF unjust goveratne ute,
We are enabled. by comparing our condition
,with theirs 'toApptsciate the inestin'saio value
Ut our own free institutions, end are moved To
unite ou- grateful hearts in odor.tion and pre- se
,'or the wonderful goodness Of our Hesvruiy F's.
'hsr, who hss multiplied our civil and religious
blessings. and hes not only preserved az from
the horrors Of want, but has enabled, us. ont OF
our sbundsnce, TO feed the hungry, and bas
tn.de!ps ocrest and happy people,.
Since the last adjournment 0' the Gehefai S%s.
eetnby, the peoce which had' 20 long suesisted
bctwee this nation and the other nations OF the
world. has been disturbed by the war between
the United States and Mexico. The grave
cnu.es which have produced this rupture ere q.
r!y and satisfactorily set forth in the late annu
al message Of the President to Ccngte,s They
show t.gnitied -fo,besrsnce on the part Of ih-
government, under multiplied wrongs and az.
sresSions, snd O laudabc desire 10 preserve
proce while its blessings could be secured con.
sten''y with the nationsl honor.-A free peo-
Pc, conscious thst they ask nothing but whnt is
right, cannot submit to wtong, and however
much they may teprecete the evils of war, their
'jrst rights must be maintained. Hence Con.
aress, on the 18th Of May, 1916, announced,
that BY the act Of Mexico state ot war existed
boiw cen that government and The United States.
and for the purpose of prosecuting /, 10 speedy
ond successful terminal on, the President was
authorized to employ the militia, naval and mi.
hary forces OF the United States, md 10 call
'tor and accept the services of fifty thousand vo.
'fuhfecrs
In pursuance uf the authority derived from
this act. the President, on the l9th of May.
lSiG, requested the Executive of this S,n,e. TO
cause 10 be enrolled aud held in readiness. fer
gauster iasothe service Of the United States, six
regiments Of volunteer infantry. esch 10 consist
OF ten companies, to serve for twelve months,
or TO the end Ct the war, unless sooner diechar.
gsd
In accordance with this request, general or.
'iers were issued on the 23d OF May, lS46. an.
nouncing TO the citizen soldiers that the offer OF
SIX regiments of volunteer Infantry would be ae.
crp'ed, TO be- held IN readiness for muster into
tie service Of the Crted Statps. In pursuance
If This announcement, the offers of ninety com
'usnies Of volunteer infantry, sufficien: To fill
ulue regiments, were received and transmitted
on the 18Th day OF July, lSiG, to the War De.
psrtmcnt The patriotism and zeal which
wore SO promptly and chesrfully manifested on
ihls occasion, by the volunteers Of Pennsvlva.
MA give proof of their devotion to the service Of
she country, highly crediabe 10 themselves and
honorable 10 the State.
The six regiments tl.us called fer. were rot
mustered into the service.
On the 10Th Of November. ls48, a request
was made by the President ior one regiment OF
volunteers from this State. to Consist o. Ten com.
panles, to bp continued IN service during the
war with Mexico uliiess sooner discharged.
This request was announcoti ont the 18th of No.
vcmber, 1876, 10 the volunteers who had pre-.
siously rendered their services, and the regi.
'msnt was promptly, filed and mustered into the
service ofthe United States at Pltsbuig, on The
l5h day ofDccember. SIX of the companie.
composing the regiment, we're organized in
Philadelphia /; oEe in Potisville; one IN WIKI.
rEharrc, and two in Pii,sburg.
On the l4th December. lS46, request was
made by tie President, Tor another regiment OF
Volunteer infantry from this State, TO scrve du.
r,ng The war with Mexico, unless sooner dis.
charged This regiment wns i.led. even with
more prolnp,iiuGe ilan the former. 6ud ordered
10 rendezvous at Pittsbutg. On the 9th instant.
One OF the companies imposing this regiment.
vas organized in .ph,sdcl,a ; one in Rra.
ding nne IN Mauch Chunk; one N bnrg
ono in DaDv,lle; two IN Cambria county; one
in WpsImore and county one in Fsyttie coun.
". md one in lA,sbuTg.
The en-. ray and the exalted patriotism which
have thus been evinced hy the Cl.,Zen soldiers e
Pennsylvania, are an admrable ,llusiration o
the workings OF our free system, andof Che
strength Of cur government.
The Ufficrrs and soldiers who have entered
into the service of the country. are indepcnoen,
fresmen. in the v'gor ot yon,h and manhood
intelligent ard frergrtIr, nnmRtcd with iht
love of Liberty, and proud of The pnity of hrin!
Volunteer soldiers OF Pcnnsylv lvsnia, who have
filed two regImen'S, md are ready Ia 'urnisi
any additional number that may be- required.
In rcier'ngto the manly zeal ofthe soldiers
allueron 10 the hanevnrnce ofIha citizens who
provided tur ihpr com'ort on the march, art
who became the guardians of those they l,i
behind, ard were at pendent upon them. can
no, h. nn,l'lcr. --Thnse generous feelings. 81
admirably expressed. IN winch woman minpier
the fulness of her patriotism, and the charms O
b.r influence. cast halo around he votunirn
when with lingering lrnks NJ the loved object
nf homo, he commenced his winiry march 10
the seat Of war, aud gave him The assurance
that the blessings of the soldiers frends--of tn,
whole country. were upon him, and their pro
tcc'lng care around his family.
That com pensaiion, in addition 10 the smsl
allowance made by the laws Of the U. States
should be provided for ,heee brave men. VIII
have Devoted themselves ia Ile 'copnTy, II mos
reasonable submit, respectfully, 10 tie Gen
erai Assembly, the propriery and JusiNce of ~
voking Congress ,n Rrnrnpr ate, tor rheTr tfss
such portion at the public land IA may b
sufficient 10 furnish n competent frpehoic ;
each of the officers and soldiers, who hsv.
IN compliance viii, the reque., of the Prer
dent, volunteered ioserve III the war with Mex
,co. and are mustered into rhe service of Ih
rn,,ad SIntas 4 f,.nnsyion .,,ll