The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-03-06

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tional number of general oao.r
i authorizes the Presidep,
ten regiments into brgades and a
army o. Volunteers in 4.
il the efficiency Of the seryie.
such number Of additional b,i..,
and major generals as the oross.
forces may require, provided IN,
shall not consist Of less than 4,
and each division Of not lesstb..
also that the said general Officer
mediately discharged from ,se
termination Of the wal
1t provides for the assistant aai,,.
with the rank and pay Of a %lieut,,,
Of cavalry.
The President is authorized
services ofsuch Of the volunteers.
leo, as in his opinion the state I'M
vice may require and who NAV !,
sion of their present term %yolun,..
to serve during the war, and q T.,
companies, and to commiss,.
for the same.
In addition to the pay and ,In,.
made to the volunteers under ii. Il,
each volunteer on re-entering lhs -.
have a bounty Of, to be Dsid !. .
companies shall have mustered.
The President is authorized to s
by the promotion Of officers.
All the ''ten regiment" o%ficer
in case Of equal grade, in such NM
may direct, without rsr,,sl
ty of appointment.
1t is also provided that the act !, N
1916, to increase the rank and fla \
is made applicable to the regiments
riaemen authorized by the act Of M,
The last section Of the bill abrOo,,,
regulations giving suttlers a lie1
pay Of the soldiers.
The three million was taken IN. j
Mr.. Badger opened the debate ana,
of the ebullitions Of the edi,aI
Union, and answered such portions d
made illusions to the State Of Norb
MI, D. quoted from a message writ,
Jefferson, Dec. 8, 1905, and sent 10
de would not order troops to 90 into
then our territory unless so orderst
gress, and the reasons that this ady,t
be an act Of war, He did not feels Al
our officers TO march even into.
borhood Of an enemy, unless Cong,
order him to do SO. Mr.. Polk on il,
had given the order for Gen. Taylorn
and this in January, when Cong.
session.
This was an act Of war, and thaa
undoubtedly produced the war il !
was now engaged. He al
s'gn to address harsh cpirhets to III
for this, but he would say that il ii
done be, ond the law, beyond the CHI
and without information to Conpfsm
The question was not whether III
done wrong. He admitted il all bu
President in consequence Of this II
upon his own responsibility, a right
he country in a war? If the PREF
'overeign there might be some reass
'ut there was no reason for il n
has no sovereignty warn
exercise Of any such conduct.
Mr. Badger was citing the fact ofth
II the army from Corpus Christi as
'fthe war, and the fact recently conn
shove d that the war was ne
when Mr.. Cass asked by whom,
Mr.. B. referred Mr.. Cass to MI. Call
Illuded to Mr.. Marks corresponds
N. was our consul at Matamoras,) /
that Arista was willing to enl
understanding that the Mexicans ,
if Gen. Taylor would b
he was.
This led to some other contfOyeuy
1r. Badger and Mr.. Sewer, of All
the latter Senator endeavOredi
conduct in contrast " th
on's and in harmony with Mr.. Polkl
Mr.. Pearce of Maryland, asked IsI
word to strengthen one point Of The
rgument. He had said that The II
ession of an enemy's country was
var, and had cited Mr.. Jefferson's y
805. 1t was here the Senator from
.ad interrupted him by stating
+ the case in the action of Mr.. MadI
Now this was not the correct 60
he case. Mr.. Madison had endorse
ersOn and invoked the guidance Of
'efore action upon his own responsib
cited two OF three strong erl
Ir. Madison's conduct, and in cOnl'
JUS action to show that Mr.. Polk acil
nd alone in ordering General Tayl
-anCe from Corpus Christi to the B
- NMa
Mr.. Sewer, in reply, thought that
how that Mr.. Maidstone conduct va
lent in point for Mr.. Polk, and nlS'
senate and country had knowledge
Polk designed to order the adyan
roops under General Taylor, before