The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-21
From the State Journal
LOCOFOCO CR0AKlNGS.

What sensible man believes for moment
that Gen. Taylor could have any intention OF
sandering Indiana by stating in his official re-
port of the battle of Buena Vista, that the sec
ond regiment, being exposed TO murderous
cross fire from the enemy. "fell back in disor-
der'-that they became .'fugItives" from the
field? Not one! Who denies their having
efallen back i'm disorder"-their having be-
come "fugitives?" Not one! Who denies
that Col. Davis, Gen. Lane, and Gen. Wool
first reported them TO the Commander in Chief
as having fallen back in disorder-as having
become fugitives? Not one! And yet these
croaking locofoco demagogues hope TO defeat
Gen. Taylor in this State by charging him
with slandering the second regiment in his
official report! They have no other charge
against him.
Who believes these demagogues are sincere
in making this charge? Not one who knows
them. They show their hypocracy in almost
every effort of the kind. In the last Sentinel
there was column and half devoted to this
subject. See how clear the cloven foot is re-
vealed in the following extract:
"John ID. Defrees, editor of the State Jour-
nal, aud principal secretary of the convention
which passed the resolution, declaring that the
scrutiny into the conduct of the I'd Regiment
| udu SllOWu tLtUl 10 DC DfdNc anu QduUlltsS III
battle" took occasion TO transmit 10 the old
Hero, a copy of one of these soft sawder reso-
llutions, DRAWN UP BY A WING SENA-
TOR WHO HAD HIMSELF FLED FROM
THE FIELD OF BATTLE, and who was
more intent on praising the General than in
vindicating his own honor"
And who was the "phig Senator ,eho had
himself fled the field of battlcr' 1t was the gal
liant RossEAU, commanding a company in the
second Regiment, upon the sanguinary field oil
Buena Vista-occupying place on the right
living, and who, with bis brave Indiana lads
was the last to give way. No one who saw
or heard him OH that bloody field, or who
knows the man, can reproach him with cow
ardice, And yet, in the very article we refer
10, which Gen. Taylor is meanly reproached
for saying in his official report that "the ID In
diana Regiment fell back in disorder" the
charge is made against one of the most un
doubted and popular officers of that regiment
as having FLED THE FIELD OF BAT
TIE"
See how these demagogues show their hand
Capt. Rousseau, against whom this complain
is brought, represents locofpco district in thu
Senate of Indiana. He is distinguished whig
upon whose shoulders the arduous duties of
DISTRICT ELECTOR have been imposed b.
, "a Wing State Convention. BE is surrounded
by his old comrades in arms ofthe Cd regiment
i'm whose estimation his honor needs no vindi
cation. 1t becomes necessary to weaken hi.
influence. The wire-workers, however, kav,
overresched themselves for once, by uprising
him (Which duplicates the whole regiment
for having '.tfed the field of battle" and in tn
next breath, calling upon the people 10 vindi
cate the sullied honor oflndiana by opposin,
: Gen. Taylor for having stated in his repor
that the same meD-being exposed to a mur
derous cross fire-"fell back in disorder
II must BE- apparent from this, that these 10
> cofoco demagogues are using the misfortunes o
: the ID regiment as "a stepping stone to office
And when in the course of events it become
necessary to reproach that Regiment: will
cowardice, or any Of its officers, TO effect thei
purposes, they are ready for the job. In on
next we shall lay before our readers a review
: of the whole question by one who is acquain
ted with the misfortunes and triumphs of tina
battle. The blame of whatever nature or mag
nitude, must not fall upon innocent heads.