The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-22
From the Madison Banner.l


from the Madison Banner.l
GOV. wHITCOMBS SPEECHES.
The protracted defamation of Mr.. Disney
at the democratic mass meeting on Friday af-
ternoon, left to the Governor of Indiana but
small fragment of the afternoon for the dis
charge of his stump speaking functions. He
bad but few moments to speak. The steam
cars had just brought BIN to that party gather
ing, and the steamboat was even then near at
hand that was to hurry our Governor to anoth-
er party rally at Rising Sun. Would that the
magnetic Telegraph could snatch up his excel
lency bodily, and flash him about the State,
dropping him down wherever a few doz-
ems of his locofoco brethren meet in coun-
Gil.
But in the brief time allowed TO his Excel
lency; he felt it to be at once his privilege and
his duty, as Governor of the State to welcome
home the soldiers of the 4th Regiment Indiana
Volunteers "a few OF whom, attracted by the
bell and below of the city marshal, were in
and to thank them for redeeming
the State from the reproach cast upon the End
regiment.
How singularly Inappropriate this sounds
coming from the mouth of Gov. Whitcomb.-
Does he recollect any thing about a secret con-
clave Of military politicians that met in the
spring Of 1916, in Kents back room in New
Alba ny, the object of which was to secure to
the Locofocos any glory that the Indiana troops
might win in the Mexican war? A conclave
of Politico-military jugglers. devising how they
might best toss locOfocos into the saddles oil
the field offices. And does he recollect that
he, Gov. Jim. Whitcomb was the master spirit
OF that conclave? And does he remember the
thanks he received from the volunteer privates
for thus making them and their cause subser-
Went to his base party intrigue? Does he re-
member how curses Missed along the lines as
he passed, and how his excellency was threat
ened by them with immersion in the Ohio riv.
Ter for his conduct i'm that particular? lift had
occurred TO him that the election of Colonel
Bow'es was a part of the same system of in
trigue, and that if party politics had been ban
ished from the camp, Indiana might have worn
the greenest laurels of that campaign-he might
with more propriety have thanked the 4th regi-
ment for pouring out their blood to redeem the
character Of the State from the consequences OF
his political intrigues.
Governor Whitcomb told the volunteers
that in his opinion il was the knapsack and
not the epaulet that won the battle; that Gen.
Taylor with his $1,000 a year got too much
Buena Vista glory, at the expense of the vol.
unteer with his 50 month. The dead bodies
of the soldiers went into the ditch covered
with blood, while the fame OF the General
went to the skies covered with glory. The
whole OF this portion of the Cows. was an art
ful attempt to excite the jealousy and preju.
dice of the volunteers against Gen. Taylor
Ii breathed spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION that
would soon prove fatal to all military enter.
prise. Who does not know that without the
knapsack the epaulet is powerless in battle?-
And even that old fool, las Mr.; Disney dis,
|crlbed him) General Taylor, would perhaps adj.
INIT that with nothing but his epaulets and
''old Whitley" he could not well have won the
field Of Buena Vista. And on the other hand
nobody knows better than the volunteers pres
ent on that occasion, how vitality essential are
military discipline and subordination to sue
cess in military operations. They would call
that man fool, be he Governor or private cit
zen, that would turn loose each napsack i'm
an army Of 5000 in battle, to fight ION its
own hook" For the safety of their own lives
and for the glory of their country's arms they
would demand military subordination, and a
General competent to lead them. And when
they have such General as the one Whitcomb
defames. they will follow him i'm war and love
him I'm peace.
The volunteers for whose benefit that hum
bug speech was intended Seemed TO appreci-
ate the singularity Of the Speakers position
They saw the Governor of the Common " ealth
coming out from the capitol and running round
the State in the capacity ofa cunning dema-
gogue and partisan leader. They saw the Ex-
oficio commander in chief Of the militia of In
diana endeavoring TO prejadice the soldier
against the general, and insidiously preaching
doctrines of insubordination. They testified
the extent of the obligations they felt under to
his Excellency, by huzzaing for Taylor, and
shouting mileage"
The Governor like the person that preceded
him, was of opinion that Gen. Taylor was too
ignorant TO be fit for the Presidency, and he
repeated the assertion that the Wing party was
destitute of political principles. All the ques-
lions growing out OF the war, the veto power
that il is said he has exercised a little him
self-and all the other questions upon which
the opinions Of the parties are divided, receiv-
ed the go-by. But the boat coming i'm sight
the Governor cut short his speech and hurried
of to preach democracy to the citizens of Ohio
county. He bolted throughthe crowd to the
river with the Courier fluttering at his heels,
and this closed the great democratic mass
meeting.
On Saturday evening his Excellency return
ed from Rising Sun where in the meantime he
had let off stump speech, and again the stem
torian believing of our city marshal announc-
ed that early candle light his Excellency
would hustle down little more locofoco
thunder from beef bench in the lower market
house. The volunteers were particularly in
vited TO be present. At the appointed hour a
tolerably large number Of Democrats and an
equally large number Of Wings were in atten-
dance.
Again His Excellency felt it his duty as
chief magistrate of the State to bid the returned
Volunteers welcome home. That il was be-
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