Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-17
From the Louisville Journal.

OCs-The facts stated in our letter from
Newburgh, Ia, are very disgraceful to Gen.
Lane. The letter can be relied upon, for it
bears the signatures, of three highly respectable
gentlemen. Gen. Lane fought bravely in Mex
leo, buthe presumes greafdeal too muchupon
his military services. 1.-the glorious services
of Gen. Taylor cannot shield him from Lanes
scurriIlous Remuneration, Lane will find that
his own comparatively humble services can.
not shield him from popular contempt:
To the editors of the Louisville Journal.
n NEwBURG, Ia, Aug. 5.
During the last summer, while Gen. Lane
was at home, the citizens of this place, ire
spective ofparties, gave him a public dinner,
at which he made public speech wherein he
took occasion to extol Gen. Taylor to the skies
Amongst may other equally strong expressions
he said ''that no. man but Gen. Taylor could
have gained the battle of Buena VISTA Again
the same speech, in speaking of Gen. Iay-
Tors goodness as man, he said: THAT God
never made better man than Gen. TAYLOR
The whole speech throughout was laudatory in
the highest degree of Gen. Taylor, so much SO
that even the strongest friends of Gen. TAYLOR
could have said no more. During the lime he
was a home. IN private conversation, he took
| frequent opportunities of speaking of Gen. Tay-
Tor IN the strongest commentators language
| With this feelingswe understood Lane to return
| 10 Mexico
About two weeks ago Gen. Lane returned,
and 10 ''what-a change has come over the
| the spirit OF his DREAM The citizens of this
place had resolved to give to give the soldiers
who went to Mexico from this countya public
1 Iav Al
| home and on the evening of the ID inst, a
meeting of the citizens, Wings and Democrats,
was held for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the dinner, at which meeting. we
came TO the conclusion TO invite Gen. Lane 10
attend the dinner and make speech, and by
unanimous vote 1t wasdetermined that no per-
son should on that day make speech of po-
lltical or party nature, and the political friends
of Gen. Lane soiemnly pledged themselves that
that vote should be fully carried out, and a
committee of Gen. Lanes political friends was
appointed to invite him in accordance with
the vote OF the meeting. With this under
standing the wings went into the arrange
ments and contributed freely and literally TO-
ward the necessary expenses and labor. The
! dinner came off to-day and Lane made speech
i All parties We're present; and all were in good
humor and high glee. We had all been assur-
Lane would speak of nothing of "a party or po-
Utica nature. Judge then of our astonish-
ment when he commenced abusing Gen. Tay-
Tor and the whole Wing party. He denounced
Gen. Taylor as liar and the Wing party as
the enemies of their country. In short he
made one of the most violent and rabid parti
san Locofoco speeches that it has ever beer
our misfortune 10 listen to-a speech tina
ought to dye the face Of an American Genera
with the deepest crimson, such speech a.
the violent, reckless, and contemplate dema
Il gogue ought to be ashamed OF, and such
speech few men would condescend tt
make.
You may naturally inquire why this grea
change in the notions of Lane. The reason
is plain, pal gable, and obvious TO all who know
him. He has of late been disturbed by vision,
of Governors place in California, and i
such thing were possible as that Lewis Cas-
could be elected President, and have the mean.
OF rewarding those who do the dirty work o
his party, 10 Lane will most certainly richly
deserve the place.