The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-26


AS Gen. Lane is from this State and this
county, we shall publish tomorrow letter.
him taken from the Sentinel, written in
answer,to enc enclosing the proceedings of
two meetings held at Indianapolis on the 14th1
and 21st October, 1848. These meetings
were Democratic, and were held to denounce
those who were SO Prescriptions as to speak
slightingly of Gen. Lane in the Presidential
canvass. In hisreply, Gen. Lane defends
the conduct of the Indiana troops, and says
they would have stood higher, but for the
cowardice of Bowles, and the falsehoods OF
others. He gives full account of his own
.labors in Oregon, and concludes very wisely
with declaration of the opinion he will be
removed. Every body came to the same con-
clusion, who heard his speeches in relation to
Gen. Taylor. Hea0as removedan he ought
to have been removed. As for Gen. Lanes
poverty, if the accounts be true, there arc no
dozen men in this community making money,
so fast as he alone is in Oregon. We would
like to BE blessed with the same kind of pow
erty He has left a comfortable heme in En-
diana, and more of the luxuries of life than
are possessed by three tourths Of his fellow
citizens who are considered in very good cir
cumstances, to live in Oregon, where he saws
he can make money. His son has arrived
here, to carry out the wishes expressed in the
letter.
In the same number ffhe Sentinel con-
tanning this letter, we find an article credited
to the Evansville Journal, relative to Gen.
Lane, from which the following paragraph is
taken
'In view of the position of Gen. Lane, be-
fore the public, we question very much
whe Their, under the circumstances, he will
leave. He is in the hands of the people, and
the people of the West have taken a stand
for him as a candidate for the Presidency in
1852. The recent movement at the State
capital and other unmstakable demonstra-
tons of:public opinion in his favor, when pre-
scented in proper light before him, will no
doubt induce him to swerve from his purpose
of emigrating to the wids of Oregon. He is
not ambitious, but he is man who will do
whatever the people legitimately say he must
do"
We don't acknowledge any such ridiculous
article. 1T appeared in the Evansville Ad-
VerLlSeT, tne eultOF Oh WHICH; Judging from
the article, knows as little about the opinions
of the "people of the West" as they know
about him. The "people of the Yves"
have taken no stand for Gen. Lane or any
other man, in consideration of the next Pres
idency. A very small portion of the Democ-
racy of Indiana, have feebly raised their voices
for Gen. Lane, but if they are laboring under
the delusive idea that their unmlstakable
demonstrations " are goingto have the slight
est effect to swerve from his purpose of en-
igrating to the wilds of Oregon " Gen. Lane,
and thus to crush his dreams and realization
of making money they will find themselves
mistaken. Whether Gen, Lane is ambitious
or not, we are not advised, but we do think
he has good sense enough to know, thatif his
ambition ever mounts to the Presidential
chair, it viii prove much better speculation
for him to remain where he can make money
than to return to this country in the delusiYe
hope of realizing any such lofty aspirations
He can scarcely be humbugged into the be
lief, that the voice of the Democracy o
Indiana, is the voice of the people of the
West.