The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-01

OTA week or two ago we put tie follow
ing questions to the Democrat:
''Did or did not Gen. Lane. while in New
Orleans on his way TO Vera Cruz, say that
there was not the slightest ground of just COM
plaint against Gen. Taylor on account oil his
report?
I'D. Did or did not Gen. Lane say in the
same place and at the same time, that ii Gen. |
Taylor would come out as no party candl- |
date for the Presidency, he would support him
with his whole hearth
To which that paper replied by authority as
follows:
awe are authorized TO say that the intiua-
tion contained in the above questions, is alto
gether false"
This charge against Gen. Lane was based
upon on article in the Louisville Journal Of
the 10th ult., and which is as follows:
ga highly respectable gentleman, person
al friend of Gen. Lane, informed us three avs
ago that be heard the General in New Orleans,
while on his way TO Vera Cruz after his fur
Tough, say with especial emphasis that there
was not the slightest ground of just complaint
against Gen. TAYLOR on account of his report,
and furthermore our informant heard General
Lane say at the same time, lndl, III 'Uen
Tor would come out as no party candidate
for the Presidency, he would support him with
his whole heart"
Gen. Lane was in our city on the day the
Democrat containing this denial of the char.
ges was published, and, no doubt, then
stated, authorized the Democrat TO make it, be-
lieving that it would be out of our power to
prove them. We marked the article and the
denial in our paper, and sent ii TO the editor
of the Louisville Journal, who has been good
enough 10 republish the article from his paper
o he 10Th ult., and then add the follow
ing
'The editor Of the Evansville Journal re-
quests us 10 tell who it that heard General
Lane say, that if Gen. Taylor would come out
for the Presidency no party man, he would
support him. Capt. Jordan, highly respect
able gentlnman. formerly of the Sultana. and
exceedingly well known upon the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, informs US that he heard
Gen. Lane say this, We presume Gen. Lane
is not disposed to deny it, for, although he
called upon us on the day of the publication
of our paragraph from which the preceding ex-
tract is taken, and conversed with us freel,
about the other portions of the paragraph, he
did not disclaim the remark imputed to him b,
Capt. Jordan"
Captain jordan is we'll known TO many o.
our citizens, and is gentleman whose veraci
ty will not be doubted what he says will al
ways be found to be true. Gen. Lane did no
disclaim the remarks imputed TO him in hi,
conversation with the editor of the Louisville
Journal about other portions Of the same arti
Gle, and there is not the least question but it j
true. We ask the people into whose hand
Gen. Lanes eight columns of abuse of Genera
Taylor, published in Tuesdays Democrat ma
fall, just to compare the different stateme mt
made by Gen. Lane at different times, abou
This matter, and then answer US if they can be
heve him honest. Dir. Polk had the bestow
ing OF the GorernorshiP of Oregon, and Gen
Lane was willing TO bay the office at the pric
the President put upon it. He performed tn
dirty work and got the appointment.