The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-15
ANOTHER LIE NAILEp.-The recklessness

ANOTHER LIE NAlLED.-The recklessness
with which the Democrat has been conducted b
50 far into the canvass has fastened upon that 0
print character for mendacity which has no
equal in this part of the country. No lie
seems TO great for il, and act too outrageous
for il 10 commit. We do not trouble ourself I
TO notice tenth part of the slandsrs daily
out forth by it, and the reason is that they are
so garing that every reader in the community
is as capable as we are Of detecting them
Concerning the matter about which DIR. Lane
writes us, however, il is different. Gen. Lane,
in his speech here short time ago, quoted from
a certificate from DIR. Lane, (Which he did not
produce to the meeting,) and evidently desired
10 make the impression that the story, now told
by the Democrat, that "Gen. Taylor promised
to correct his report was borne out in that
certificate This was the impression Gen. |
Lane wished to leave on the public mind, and
because tn, Wings, knowing how well this was
met BY Gen. Taylor in his letter to MIR. Dunn,
thought proper to let the matter go without
public denial, the Democrat was emboldened
to make the same charge, without knowing and
ritlout caring whether it was false or not so
long'as the Wings permitted it TO pass uncon
tradicted. But the public need not express
surprise at this act in the Democrat. 1t is of a
piece with every single statement made by that
print against Gen. Taylor-has just as much
truth in it as any that itcan or 0iu make
lagainst him. We cannot believe after this that
the public will place the slightest confidence
in any statement made BY the Democrat. The
following is the communication OF Dr. Lane,
and also the original certificate furnished by
. him 10 Gen. Lane:
Mr.. EDIToR:-In the Democrat Of the ! th
: the following paragraph is inserted-viz:
J. "Dixon closed by abusing Gen. Lane, the IA
: vourte of Indiana, and we care not how much
the Wing Orators do this, the more they abuse
him, the better for Democracy. DIR. Lane an
) Intelligent Wing of this city, certifes tina
o Gen. Taylor agreed TO correct his report abou
the lndianians and this is enough"
Now, have only TO state that, the author OF
re that paragraph had no authority to use my nam
T, at all; and further, that have not certified
a. that Gen. Taylor agreed to correct his repor
CT about the Indianians. Gen. Taylor never ii
it my presence, said so, nor did ever hear Gen
lie Lane or any oiher.other officer in the Arm
C. say so. The fact is that, after the investiga
or tons of the Courts of Enquiry. called BY Gen
'e, Lane and COL Bowles, as to the transaction
of on the battle field of Buena Vista and fror
IN conversations with Gen. Wool and Gen. Tay
DIS lor the officers and troops of Indiana left Me'
le- leo with the confident conviction that GEL
in Taylor would set their conduct in the rigf
wv light at the War Office at Washington accord
ing to the reports of those courts.
Iwish to say further, l am not mixed u
oil with the politics Of any party. | have mad
LOT and will thank editors and their correspo
re- dents to omit my name in their electioneeril
1t pa ragra phs from this time forth.
Ids ID. LANE.
lde The following is copy of the certifca
IRE of Dr. Lane, in which according 10 the par
the graph in the Democrat, Gen. Taylor is repr
or sented as having agreed 10 correct his repo,
&c:
Gen. TAYLOR, after eonversing some lin
III with Gen. Lane in company with Maj. Moor
be- and DIR. Lane, in his tent at his Encampme
ON at the Walnut Springs near Monterey. Mexic
stated, after conversing Familiarity OH the su
jeci of the retreat of the I'd Ind. Reg't. in {
ace battle of Buena Vista. and evincing a full a
nen quaintance with all the facts IN relation 10
as established by the courts OF Enquiry call
BY Gen. Lane and Col. Bowles to inquire ]
TO their conduct espectlvely-that he was We
Ing sorry he had not left Col. Bowles at the mou
the of the Rio Grande, where he could have do
S OF as well as any one, and brought Col. Drake
Had he done SO he said had no doubt that
the discredi, that had fallen on the State
Indiana would have been avoided-that vi
and Col Drake instead of Col. Bowles the ere
of the Indiana troops would have been safe
RED, The following paragraphs taken from GC
Sol Taylor's letter to MIR. Dunn are all that is
iven cessary 10 set the whole matter in its mi
light:
ten On reference to the records Of afficial pap
n,rv in the office of my Adjutant General, find
evidence that the proceedings OF the Court
Inquiry instituted at the request of Gen. La
II. were sent 10 me. To the best of my recoll
ton, they certainly rcrs not. In the abse
OF Major Bliss, my Adiutant General, ! can
- speak more positively. The order constitut
'"' the Court was issued by Gen. Wool, and as
the originated at his Head Quarters, its proce
-as a ings, he probably conceived, not necessar,
1870 be sent TO me. His course, however, III ore
ing the Court, was approved by me-"
Pa' with the supplemental letter of Gen
now Lane. of Nav 10, IS47, written as is stated
Har- correct the disposition TO do injustice TO ii
lions ana, nave ho'hihS u 10. IL was hol'
MI mental or otherwise. hence the reason