Indiana State sentinel., 1848-04-27

In Gen. Tsylors Indiana Journal letter. we notice
that for the purpose Of justying hs report oil the
battle of Buena VISTA against the Indiana Volunteers,
he now says that his report was 'founded upon my
(hs) own personal observation on the field and upon
the official statements of my (his) subordlnates
II would be nothing hul just that he should tell the
public what it was that he seen himself and what
part of it came from others This Is important 10
enable the public Judge between him and the lndI-
ana volunteers. We have understood uniformly, that
when the I'd Regiment ordered to and did retreat,
Taylor had yet returned from SaltO, whittier he
bad gone taking with him for guard TO his person,
the Mississippi regiment, who to have sustained
the ID Indiana Regiment, without supplying their
places by others. And II Is notorious, that the court
of inquiry after patient hearing Of the whole case,
have stated the acts be different from what Taylor
pretends to be the truth. But the most unbushlng
effrontery of the whole affair." his charge against
all the officers of the Indiana Brigade for they all SO
far as we know, felt alike and acted in concert on this
subject Hear him: land would say that all might
have been well had many of the officers agItated
that subject IN manner greatly TO inlure Inc Iegl
ment nd involve the credit of the State, which
very much regret" Yes, he very much regrets no
doubt that the officers of Indiana agitated the mat
ter-that they asked for investigation. He great
ly regrets that Indiana would not tamely pocket ine
insult, and by f0nding upon the Oppressor's hand,
the credit of the State Indiana has no credit
that she would condescend to save In that way. Ihe
Omcers asked nothing Dut lair rlal, before Objects
to be chosen and designated by himself, who should
hear the testimony of the eye and ear witness
and decide accordingly but he refused to order The
court martial, and by thus attempting to conceal the
truth he would ask the public to believe that he was
trying to save the credit Of the State. The truth
seems rather be. that the only regret he has
upon the is that he has not succeeded better
than he has, in degrading the I'd Indiana Regiment,
and through them the State they represented.
1t is General Taylor, and not the Indiana officers,
who has wronged and injured the Regiment. and In.
volved the credit of the State and it Is them, and
not him that very much regrets it. The character Of
Indiana is safe in their hands. To them Indians
committed that sacred trust and faithfully and gal-
antly have they acquitted themselves of the task.
Ii is not against them, but against Gen. Taylor him
self, that they have just cause of comPalnt-God
the credit of Indiana, whenever 1t shall be COM
mitted 10 the safe keeping and tender mercles oi
Zachary TaylorI! The I'd Indiana Volunteers ask
no concealment and desire sympathy from their
enemies-They bid them defiance. When Indiana
ceases be able take care of her own honor, then
and till then, viii she commit its keeping to any
one, and much less to a man, who did all In hls pow
err against the gallant Brigade she sent into the SER
vice of the United Sates.-Indiand Patriot.