The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02

Volunteer Guard.
Tho Houston Light Guard had an i'm
portant meeting last night. as result Of
which the following was wired Adiutant
General Mabry:
w. n Mabfy. Adjutant General. Aus
tin. Texas.
Al a meeting OF the Houston Light
Guard the following resolution was
passed:
Whereas. the Houston Light Guard
a. an organized company OF the Texas
Volunteer Guard are at any and all
times subject to the call OF the gov
ernor OF this State for it's protection.
and stand ready and willing to respond
10 any call for the defense ~ our city
or State. hereby declare our unwilling
nesa to enlist at this time for service
In the regular army Of the United
States for the period Of two years.
II appears by the dispatches from Gal
weston that the sealy Rifles Of that city
has taken similar action. thus leaving two
vacancies in the First regiment of Texas
infantry.
While the resolution adopted by the Light
Guard assigns no reason for tho action
taken by the company, It appears from
what can be learned that their determine
tion is tho result OF long and mature de-
liberation They have weighed the sit
ustion thoroughly, and have cnsulted the
bes. military authorities on tho step they
have taken.
1.-The fact is," remarked an officer OF the
company to n reporter for The Post last
night. 'thc majority of our company are
not in position to make the sacrifice that
would be entailed by two years service In
the regular army, particularly when no
emergency seems to present itself. Were
our country In danger OF being invaded the
company would not stand upon the order OF
going, but would go at once. Furthermore.
we are yet in debt for our armory, and the
removal Of tte company for two years might
mean the sacrifice OF this magnificent
property
Tho Light Guard Is composed for tine
most par, Of young men, nearly all OF whom
are in business, many Of whom have fam
ilics depending upon them, and they take
philosophical view of the situation that Is
that their services are not actually needed
and that there are hundreds OF Idle men In
the State, with no obligations attaching 10
them. and who ara only too, glad to fiji
their places For example, an entire rogl-
ment was organized In Galveston a lew
days ago and turned down b,sluSe they
were not needed"
What will become OF tho men VINO 70.
cruited with the Light Guard for the epo-
cific purpose of going TO war;"
why, they can simply withdraw and en-
Hat With some other company that viii go"
DO YOU contemplate that the Light
Guard will be disbandcd and mustered out
OF the service on account of this action go
Not at all; We are not members of tho
regular army, and arc violating no dlscir-
line due TO that organization, We stil
maintain our allegiance to the state The
enlistment In the regular service is volun-
tary. and not obligatory, and under the law
we can not b. dishandcd for refusing 10
Join the regular army"
The probable characterization OF Al.
jutant General Mabry's preliminary order
for the State volunteers to hold themselves
IN readiness to move to the temporary
camp at Austin, will have tho effect of
landing some OF the companies there he.
fore thcy are wanted, A great many COM
pany commanders have regarded the pre-.
liminary order to prepare for movement
as instructions TO leave for point OF mohil-
i,ation at once, Such was the position ot
ing tho receipt OF the order. bu, from
last accounts they we're sim at home
awaiting as before, the word to 70
When in conference with the head of the
States war department Saturday, General
Mabry Informed the railroads representa-
tivcs that they would be given twent = four
hours advance notice when tho volunteers
werc TO BE- concentrated, Yesterday Gen.
eral Passenger Agent leith OF the Texas
Midland wired General Passenger AGENT
Robbins OF tho Houston and Texas Cen
trsl that the Greenville company would
move last night. Mr.. Robbins replied that
no advance notice had been given. asking
upon what authority the Groenvillo com
f~Hs h'o'Sh' mr. Ltlln MlroN thAt the !
Company had positive orders 10 leave
Greenyille last night, and that the Mid |
land would deliver Them to the Central
at Ennis. The Central arranged 10 handle |
the soldiers To Hearne, where they viii |
Cake the International and Great Northern
for Austin.
II is evident that the company com.
mander has misinterpreted The order or !
the department at Austin has failed Ia
give the railroads the promised notice
passenger man said last night. The
volunteers should be patient in this move.
mont. and allow the concentration IN lao
ELECTED without Undue haste. The rail-
roads are In shape to carry out their part
Of the programme without DELAY Ths
ondcials At Austin will soon be m n,ssos.
sion OF Instructions to move tho snld,sr.
and will give the railroads their rnt,ea
Tho Texas boys should not think tina, ~
tnfs preliminary delay they will no, he
given an opportunity, TO kill a Stamford
Y may be they Will have greater omar
tsnity than they want" s''''
Slxty-hve Of tho Emme; Rides assembled
- their arnicry yesterday morning, IN 70.
e1ense 70 tho order issued BY Captair
nelin. and met the company SURGEON
llspy. The physician subjected TIE
prsliminsry physical examsna-
# . q a determine Who would ana
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