The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-05-29
No More Troops from the State.

NO More troops IRON the state.
The action which the Governor has f.
-nally taken and formally announced, that
no more troops will be accepted by the
State for the present, aside from the first
four regiments, must be regarded with
surprise aud Indignation by every man in
the State. One of them Is already in
active service at Washington, and the 9th
or three are in rendezvous waiting for or
ders from the Federal government to
move forward, and will serve during the
continuance Of the war. This exhausts
virtually the whole military force Of the
State, and certainly all that is ready for
active service. The Governor declines to
put regiment or even . company in read
mess for the government aside from those
already accepted, so that, when the three
regiments now in rendezvous move away,
Michigan will not have a man ready for
the exigencies that must necessarily arise
during the war; Is this the preparation
that the people demand! Is this the du-
~ that Michigan performs forthe UnionG
Is this the poor result for which the Leg
islature, without one dissenting voice, Or
dered'ou ten regiments, and provided n
fund Of million dollars?
But this action, we are told, is based
upon communication from the War De-
partment, dated on the 10Th inst, that no
more than the three regiments can be &C.
cepted for the war. But even before this
reaches the public We Lave the report that
the Department had reconsidered its ac
ton and made requisilion for four regi-
ments instead of three. This report
reaches us from several different sources,
so that if not entitled to full credence, it
is at least worthy of consideration. But
should the order reach tho State, it can
not, forsooth, be met because the Cover
nor declares that no more troops shall be
accepted into the service of the State, and
as consequence many Of The companies
have been disbanded. This fact alone
shows how utterly unfit Blair is for the
position into which he has stumbled.
II is needless TO point to the large
forces, regiment after regiment, that New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois and other States now have in camp
ready for any call Of the General Govern
ment upon them. 1t is needless to point
to the injustice that is done the men who
have themselves maintained companies fol
several weeks with the expectation ant
promise that the State would take them
II is needless to point TO the injustice
done the troops themselves and the pa
triotic people of the State, who pray orl,
for active measures, and even TO the Fed
eral Government If an emergency shall
arise that requires an immediate force.
AS it is, the report must 90 forth tha
Michigan, alone of all the States, refuse,
TO hold in READINGS any forces for the ait
of the government except such as have
been already called into service by The
War Department. We predict that il
less than thirty days it will be found that
a serious and culpable blunder has beer
committed. Two more regiments at least
should be placed in camp, and we woulc
much rather have the whole remaining
six regiments called out as authorized by
the Legislature, than none at all. ,e.a
1856 ID" bet. Free Press.
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