The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-11-03
ano,h,r sI,nd,, Refutod.

Alta meeting in PbiladelPhia, on Mon.
day, came up the recent charge of the
Democratic Review, that Gen. Taylor
ordered copies of the Holy Bible to be
used at Buena Vista for wadding. This
base falsehood was refuted by the follow
ing letter.
October 25, 1S4S,
Dear Sir The slip you sent me to-
day. with your note, charging General
Taylor with having ordered Bibles to
be used by his troops FOR cartridges and
wadding at the Battle of Buena Vista"
is too absurd to merit serious contradic-
ton. The troopsin Mexico were always
we'll supplied with ammunition, ready
prepared for use, and were under no nee
essity for that purpose. The SANDER
carries its antdote upon its face, to the
mind of every one who knows anything
of service ammunition. There we're
some Bibles in the Spapish language, re-
received in Mexico from the United
States for distribution among the Mex
leans, and some of the officers of Gen.
Taylor's column assisted in their distri
button accordingly. This is the only fact
know about these Bibles.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
G. H. CROSSMAN, Major, U. 5. A.
DR. CHALoNER, late Asst Surgeon
Volt. Regt
A veteran on reading the above, OBJ
served that every falsehood coined to de-
fame General Taylor, would add 1000
votes to his list.
So Locos, go on, for your time is short
Mr.. stewards Test--The "UnIon" Backs ont
The proposition of the Hon. Andrew
Stewart, to bring the matter ofextra pay
of Gen. Cass and Gen. Taylor to a test
has brought the official organ to its knees
1t backs out, and confesses that Gen Tay
lor has not received one cent of extra pay
But not satisfied with this confession, i
goes farther, and declares it never charged
he had 1t only said that he had GER
tain amount of pay and "emoluments!
w nat UtU IL uIOuuI IuOu, ny CudIBluB
as it did, in its original article on the sub
ject,-aud which is copied into one o
the two Locofoco pamphlets we noticed
on Wednesday-that Gen. Taylor hat
received "eDt a alowancesl" And Tex
ira" means something "over and abov,
what is allowed by law" and the Unio
is not SO simple as to suppose it woul
not be so understood The official orga
ought to be ashamed of itself for the par
it has played in this business. Gen. Tay
lor received only what the law allowc
him, which it was not in the power {
any executive officer to decrease, an
which he never asked to have increased
Gen. Roger Jones, the officer throug
whose hands the accounts must pass, ht
settled this. To assert to the contrary
therefore to assert "wiful falsehood
as sthe National Intelligencer rightly cha
acterizcd it.
But it is not so with Gen. Cass. +
did receive enormous extra pay-the U
ion confesses that he received 1868 8!
46 over and above his regular pay"-v
quote its words. These sums were q;
lowed" to him by Executive officers, al
were not secured to him by law. Th'
could refuse to allow it to him.-In son
cases they did refuse or hesitate
"allow" it. and he only got some thir
thousand dollars by having his accou
"passed" by an acting Secretary ofW;
whilst he (Gen. Cass) was the real Seer
tary. .....
Mr.. Stewart deserves the thanks OF t
whole country, for his exposure of the
iniquitous "extras" of Gen. Cass; and t
abuse he is receiving from the Uni
and the other executive organs, is pre-
that he will receive them.
P. .S.-The proposition or challenge
Mr. Stewart included not only the Edit
of the Union, but the Locofoco Commit
of Washington, who hade made the
selves party to the SANDER on Gene
Taylor.-We learn from the lntellige
Ger, of this morning, that neither the (
itors nor the Committee have accept
Mr.. SIS propostion-in other words, b'
"back out
We have published, in our columns,
Stewards very fair offer to the Editor
the Union and others. 1t will be Sc
that it has produced the desired effect
1t appears after all then that Gene
Taylor has received no extra pay
The Eagle copied the article, in gr
glee, from the columns of the Union;
we will venture to say that it does
retract. That is a word the Editors
not acquainted with, save under cert
circumstances.
We now leave the matter with hon
men. The Uaion admits that Cass
receive "extra pay"-the Union says
last, that Taylor did not. Choose ye
tween them.
Meeting ut Springfield.