Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-08-29

regiment. If ever any blame has been
imputed. il was not because thew retreat
ed before force which they could not
resist; but because so few of them rallied
a, the call Of their leaders. when sueoor
and support came 10 their relief Col.
Bowles. the commander of the regiment.
did indeed rally some sixty of them with
whom he fought as privates il the Mis-
sisSipp regiment. and for their ga!antrv.
that regiment voted and presented him a
rife on the battle field.
Gen. Lanes influence. however SIREN
uously exerted. was unavaIling 10 rally the
re'reating regiment. though il was part of
his own Brigade and he himself an lndi-
anian. Mr. \. B. Corwine. one of the
publishers of the Chronicle. who was a
sippi Rides. authorizes Us 10 say that.
when that regiment was arriving on the
field (Which it vii! be remembered check
ed and repulSed the very force that drove
Off the Indiana regiment.) he distinctly
heard Gen. Lane cur,ing the Indianians
in the bitterest tone and terms, such as
the following:
You damned towards. YOU have dis
graced yourselves and the State Of Indi-
ana. and ought never 10 show Your face
in that State again.
This fact; if denied b. any response
bic authority. viii he established by IN
dubitable evidence
Gen. Taylor. in making his report OF
the battle. stated the facts Of the retreat OF
the Indiana regiment, in the lnldest. gen
'lest. softe>t terms consistent with truth
HIS report was based not on mere per
>onal observation. but on the reports of the
subordinate officers. and naS fuiig 3rar-
ranted by Gen. Laae's otca oHiciaI re-
port. miich IS pHbItShed by the eorern-
meat. Cen Taylor, 50 far from nputing
cowardice or disgrace to the retiring regi-
suent, proved his continued confidence in
it, by assigning il a responsible place in
his arrangements for the unprecedented re-
newal of the conflict the next dav.
The truth and Justice of Gen. Taylor
report has never been and never can be
successfully assailed; and never would
have been questioned bot for the jealous
les and rivalries. stimulated also by po-
itical motives. which grew out Of the UNI
happy posture of the Indiana regiment
But Gen. Lane took the stump in lndi-
ana as poliiica! dcfnagogue i'll the Pres
ideniial canvass. and denounced General
Taylor. for his report, rs a sianderer and
lar. wei! knowing that the report pre-
scented the truth, and conscious in his own
heart that he was grossly slanlering his
glorious commander 1t was for this evil
dcnce Of his utter moral deprayity. prov
ing him unworthy of confidence and truth
that President Taylor removed Joe Lane
from the Office OF Governor of Oregon
Every Just minded man. Of every party
will not only justify. bat applaud the re-
moval. The President could have done
nothing else without dishonor to himself
1t was a most iulelcate act on the part
OF President Polk under the circunstan-
COS. 10 appoint Lane Governor Of Oregon
and il was most dis@raceiu act on his
own part. To hold the trn-. unde, tist. sue
ce>sor Of Polk, whom he had so baselv
slandered.
The Democratic press are welcome to
utter the loulest possible eremaids in this
case. So far from injur,ng the President.
II Will make him more popular even with
the Democrats. They gnaw file. who
ussail Presiden: Taylor for this act. one
of the most commendah!e of his Admin
istratlOn.