The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-07-09
From the Nc,u Albany Daily Bulletin.
THE OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENTS

FROM tue 1etO AtOuHy OUtty OUsce"'
THE OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENTS.
As many inquiries are made about the
Regimental Officers elected-as to who they
are. and what are their qualifications, in
military point, we have thought it would be
interesting 10 our readers 10 hear something
about them, Political Juggling and party
management have alone influenced results,
which are so universally depr ecated. BY
such means, and such means alone, have men
been thrown into Offices for which they are
certainly not qualified. All ofthem are gen.
tlemen Of some character in their own neigh
borhood-some of them, really not known be-
yond a very contracted neighborhood ac-
quaintance.
We have already said in previous num-
Der, that there are men at the head O fsome OF
the companies worthy of chief command;
but, by the merest manuverlng they have
been overlooked, or their claims pushed a.
side, and men arrayed into the offices un-
known, and from what we have been able To-
learn, unqualified. Had proper attentions
been paid 10 qualifications, gentlemen might
have been selected from the companies WHO
possess not only merit, but qualifications ola
superior order.
Col DRAKE of The first regiment is gen.
tlem1n of good character with his neighbors,
kind hearted and Notwithstanding
as Hotel keeper. Was once an officer in
the Land Office at indianapolis, and more
recently Director of the State Bank. He
resides at indianapolis where we understand
he has kept pretty good tavern for several
years past. But has no military experience
whatever. @
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A gentleman of good character, aud person
| al energy. He is at present member OF
| State Senate. A sensible man and OF good
personal address. 1t is told us that he is
alike destitute of military knowledge He
had the candor we understand 10 tell the reg
imeni in his address TO them that he had no
experience, but if elected would try and quail
tify himself.
Col. LANE of the 3rd regiment, a gen
tleman of private worth but like the others
possessing no military qualifications.
The Lieut.. Celonels are alike 'unknowinI
and unknown Lieut.. Colonel Nave is
politician; has been in both House of the In
diana Legislature and made a respectable
member. He is we'll este emed at home an
81 fHfllesfEsslsod Is popular in his county-no
The MAJORS, strange selection of mate
rails; men of no military character-no pre-
tentions whatever 10 military knowledge
scarcely ever heard of out fiheir own i'm
mediate counties, with the exception Of HEr
RY s. LANE, who we find associated in this a
raDgement. From what we heard prior I
the election, he was looked to for somethin
higher, and how it happened that Col. Drak
and Mr.. Nave was elected over him we cal
not tell Was their an, bargaining in III
of which he was party or victim? His pt
iilieal history is brilliant, but we hear th
his acquaintance with military matters
very limited. In this regiment, there wei
gentlemen of fine military education, posse
sing high claims 10 the popular suffrage, wi
have been totally, and were almost ready
say, shamefully omitted; for in the seleciit
OF men 10 take command in such an impo
ent expedition, experience and qualiGcati,
should be looked 10 above all other consi
erations. The same objection, but wi
greater force is urged against the other NJ
Jors. We have in former number give
their names and 1t is about all we can sa
except that Mr.. GoRMAN resides at Bloomin
TOD, has studied law, and is, perhaps, gra
uase of the Indiana University-has been
Tnembero fthe Indiana H. of Representative
and has, in times past, welded an extraor
nary political influence Of the people of
COUNTY OF Brown, but we cant learn Il
his name ever was upon muster ROLL
CRAvENs is still more obscure. We can :
nothing about him save that he is the SON.
law ola respectable ex-Juslice ofthe Pea
of Washington county.
Il is the common belief that these offic
have been elected by intrigue and mana,
ment. We would not.say that there IS
deep and abiding discomfort at the RESI-
II is fact that four of the companies of
FIRST Regiment, wounded by the intrigl
they had witnessed, refused to participate
the election and with held their votes.
We would rejoice were it in our power
give different picture of the transactio
but as chroniclers of public events i, becon
our duty 'nothing to exenuate or set do
ought ia malice.'
CART. MAY.-The New Orleans Picayr
relates the following anecdoie OF Capt. NJ