Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19
TI,e Iudiuna Volunteers.

We have copied from the Washington Union, al
the earliest practicable moment some documents, In
cluding the Official report Of Col. LANE, relative TO
The conduct Of tie lndanians at Buena Vista. The
papers wi. explain themselves; but nevertheless, the
following remarks upon them, which appear IN Tie
LawrenceLursh Register, If the 18th Instant are so
appropriate that we make room for :hem,-only add
ing for ourselves, hat the course Of General Taylor,
in this business, from beginning to end, has seemed
to be characterized by spirit any thing but credIta-
bic to him, either as a suldier honorable man.
We are glad 10 see that others, well as
selves, are not afraid to say so:
The 3D. decentralization. Tayior's
HepOrt.
We desire tn call The eliention Of the public TO Col
Lanes report which publish our hrst page to- day,
aud invite every lndanan compare II aud the do
cumens attending it with the official reports made from
the battle field Of Buena Vista IL Is admitted that the
operations Of the three regiments the ID and Sd Indiana
and Mississippi after they formed the Junction, were n-
pcriant In the OF arms ON that glorious held
OF that force SEVEN HUNDRED were lndIanians and
two hundred were Mississppans Col Lanes report
shows that his regiment exchanged twenty rounds with
the enemy stationed the gorge OF The mountain that IN
this hight the Mlsssspplans were not engaged-tha The
important charge of LanceTs was on ms two right com
panes thrown back with the % Indiana aud the MssIs
sIppI the leit-that the formation was made by Col
Lane-hat the charge sustained and repusrd by In
dIanIan-that the orde retain the hire was made by Ooh
Lane aud that he the orde: la re-dt ihe SissssP
p regiment was So far on the left that they could not and
did not fire until the enemy repused and the whole
force advanced. By reference 10 the statement OF The
officers of the Sd regiment and Gen Lane s. IT Will be
that the forces pursuing the Illinois troops To the
rear Of Washinstons battery received rounds from
the Sd regiment before the Mississippi regiment reached
the of action and fact that should be known
To- all that alter the junction alluded to was made, the
Mississippi regiment did not lose single man. There
were seven hundred Indaninus engaged and two hun
bred Msssppans-the lndIaDlans lost all The men that
lOstle charge of the lamcers made upon them
and repuIsed by ihem-the formation made by
Indiana COlone-every order given by Col. Lane
the 81 regiment reached the Of action when the
enemy pursuing the Illinois troops and exchanged
Two rounds with them before the Mississippi regiment
came up While the Mississippi regiment was withdrawn
from the scene of action the afternoon and night OF
the 23d, the 81 Indiana regiment IN company with three
companies oithe Illinois hoops occupied The adyaneedpos
ton upon the field, exposed To cold aud hunger, and
threatened moment with night attack from the
enemy With these facts standing out in bold relief
each of which be established by hundreds and hun
dreds Of living wiinesses-the other regiments whose
ranks broken-who reIreaied ia dsorder-have the
reputation of acting gallany, while the Sd Indiana,
whose ranks broken who never gave an inch
OF ground The enemy, who engaged the enemy
without repulslng he mas the reputation OF acting GRE
DTABLY, only.
ern chivalry to wreath her brow with laureIs by
Indiana courage and seadiness: Cannot son-Inlaw of
Gen. Taylor be made Bngadier without dainnIng
State and classifying history Jefferson Davis, of the
mississippi regiment who received all the glory, aud was
recommended by Gen Taylor TO the reconsideration Of
the government was his son-inaw.
There is something seriOus 10 the publication Of
Col Lanes report II will be that at Buena Vista,
early May, Col Lanes report enclosed to the
Secretary of War. AT the same time It was enclosed to
Gen Taylor Walnut Springs Monterey AT thai place,
his return home, Col Lane addressed note TO Gen.
Taylor asking if hs report had been received Head
Quarters. Gen. Taylor, through his Adjuiant, Gen.
Bliss answered and sad that received and would
be forwarded To the department Immediately. Here
were two copies forwarded through different channels,
neither of which reached the department How did this
happen? The communication open. Letters, hun
dreds of them, written the time, reached the
Staies-but from some cause Other the documents,
containing portion of the history Of of the
markable battles upon record in which the reputation of
State involved, consigned 10 eternal oblivion