Indiana State sentinel., 1849-09-06
The Journal and Gen. Lime.

the Mexican war; woad never have been heard of
sT' Of '''''''"'s' county The place Of his resi-
Isn't that a smart paragrah to begin with, Where
would the first Washington have been, had it not
been for the War Of the Revolution! Who would
have heard of the second Washington himself.
had it not been for this same Mexican war Almost
every child in this country has learned, that great
events bring into activity the powers of great men,
who might otherwise live and die unheard Of. If
Gen. Lane did not "acquire much reputation as leg
isator," it was not much because he Gid not
deserve It. as because he did not seek it. But lie
was undoubtedly of the most efficient legiS-
lators, that ever sat in our general assembly.
He never noisy clamorous, but he seldom fail
ed to carry measure to which he friendly.
This was the why he defeated in
the Wing county of VaLderburgh
"Thit Gen. Lane is brave man disposed
to queston-that be may have fought well shall not
dispute"
Of course the Journal has some doubts this point;
but that is not of much consequence for nobody else
has.
ale returned from Buena Vista the warm admirer and
eulogis of Gen. Taylor; declared that he would make
most excellent President, and that, should he
independent candidate he should support him. Not one
word said by him then about injustice having been
done the second regiment by Gen. Taylor in his report,
because he knew that the report contained nothing more
than the truth justified in regard TO it. He knew h, he
had himself (when attempting to check their hgh cur
sed them IN the berest ermsthat he addressed Them
IN such language as follows
"You damned eOsOards! you hare disgraced youseoes
and the State Of Indiana and ought to shoe your
faces IN that State again.
That Lane felt friendly towards Taylor originally
before he found his true character and while he
protesting to be Jeffersonan democrat,-is probably
true; but the Journal cannot substaniiate the
tlon that Lane ever declared Taylor fit for the Pres
dency. Lane "then" said nothing about Taylor's un-
fairness towards volunteers, because he did not
then think him wifully unjust. Taylor had positive
ly and solennly promised him, that he would correct
his unfair report, but ne falsfed this promise, wifu
ly and deliberately; and could crawl out of it,
until the letter of George Dunn taught him The way
Lane may have denounced his men for yielding
ground unaware, be was, of the order of Bowles,
for retreat: no one would blame him if he did, But
that is very different thing from stgmatsing them,
as Taylor did after the Courts of Enquiry, aud other
evidence. had ELECTED the extenuating facts, which
should exonerste them from the foul charge of
ardce This charge, by tho way, the Journal in the
above paragraph repeats on its responsibility.
1t asserts that Lane 'kne'o that Taylor's "report
contained nothing than the truth" and talks
about Lanes attempting to chock their flight"
This wholesale charge, and though it is attributed
to Lane by the Journal the Journal alone is response
bic for the infamous impuation. After all the evil
dence within the Journals knowledge; in the face
and eyes of the notorious fact, that every regiment
that feld ercept the Sd Indiana did give ground; af-
ter all that has been said, officially and unofciely;
such charge the Journal thus makes for the sake
of pandering to Taylor is outrageous it is dis
graceful. 1t is as objectionable as any act Of
volunteers could possibly have been. 1t is not only
libelous to the volunteers, but it is absolute
courting of the of the world against them and
that without the slightest qualification exception.
If any man could commit greater outrage upon the
reputation of this State, at loss to know how
he would 60 to work. The only sentence fit to be
passed upon him, before hanging, would be that which
the Journal afirms passed by Lane upon the fI-
gitives.
Lane pr0cSSed the highest regard for that gallant old
soldier Gen. Taylor invited him his tent and treated
him with that kindness which has always been promi-
nent trait in his character
"Gen Taylor became the Wing candidate for the Pres-
dency Gen Lane received the appointment as Cover
Of Oregon twas necessary that he should pay for
that appointment and he dId il by slanderng his old
commander in the vest Ii wonder that Gen.
Taylor regarded him being unworthy the place
cupied, and hence bis removal
The Journal seems to think, that because Lane
honored Taylor by visiting him in his tent that there
fore he should become his Saus, like ITSELF and quiet
ly pocket falsehood, meanness and injury. But no
man of spirit will condemn Lane for respecting him
self too much, to submit 10 such degradation.
The representation that Lane ''assailed Taylor, To
pay for his appointment as Governor Of Oregon, and
that he did by slandering his old commander the
vilest TERMS" is lie of so abomnabe character,
that it is impossible to find epithet in language
severe enough to fix the degree of its righteousness.
1t is an outrage quite odious the Journals
net0dl of the charge against the volunteers. II is
made for the purpose, and in the same dabolc-
al spirit for the purpose and with the deliberate in-
tention of heoPing disgrace and defamation upon the
volunteers, By dscrediting their defender. When it
is remembered that the Journal never had the man-
ness, the decency, the honesty, to publish to
its readers Lanes defence of the volunteers which il
thus libels and has continued from time to time to
LIBEL and endeavor to dscredt, its object cannot be
mistaken: IL is determined 10 do erery thing in its
pOtcer TO DAMN THE REPUTATION OF THE STATE, so
far as IL is inrolred in that of her rotsnteers TO
LASTING INFAMY. 1t is impossible for conceive of
any worse degree of moral treason than the Journal
thus exhibits II really believed, the Journal
seems to believe. in regard 10 our volunteers we would
not pursue the which it has followed, would
sooner relinqush our citizenship in Indiana, aud
shake the dust of its soil from feet forever
The Democratic press set up most dire howl over
this event, In the hope of preludicing the people
against Gen. Taylor and of creating sympathy for
Gen. Lane. The game is an old one and will not
succeed. Gen. Lane will return his old business,
on the banks of the Ohio, one better suited to his