Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

medaely rallied and next that they fought all day. Res
Gen. Taylor says they could be rallied and touk no fur
her IN the action except handful men who rae
under the gallant COL Bowles This statement is NOT te
FOURTH EXTRACT.
u will give hs exact language. Extract from his letter
| G. G. Dunn, dated
"sBAroS RoUsE, MARCH "a, Is4s
'My confidence in the second regiment officers and men
still maintained after the occurrences Of the Esd tor
remembered that in all armies the best and most
troops have at times been subject an.
yielded to panic, by no means compromising their reputation
for bravery
Extract from his letter to Defrees dated @
"sBxTer RoUGE, MA,cH s. 1853,
"sIn all armies the be aud experienced troops hay
been subject panics under murdsrous fire Of AZ
enemy, which nexpcable Such was most probable
| may have been the case at the time in question:
"1s charge Of covarce, thus repeated again and again
KNOW and does every .so hoS carefu
and zufhom prejudice eraained tie case.
General further says thst he had not lost his con-
dence that regiment and Intended place in action
the next day. Ilet this pass for rvhaf IL is north
Genera Taylor asserts that nothing has ranspred
he made his report nor has statement been made him
in an ofhcial shape, which affects its accuracy.
"Ihe first s these assertions hare shown be xserls
Qruoid Of rnth"
suppose might be excused from commenng upon these
further than say that they convey very truly the
temper and character Of the publication 1t is from beginning
to end studied and laboed attack upon the veracy Of
Taylor In every paragraph which have quoted there is
least indirect accusation of alsehood in three of them the
charge is direct In the first he charges Gen. Taylor with
that the first paragraph refers to him made clear by the
second and Gen Lane understood well enough that there
could be adr in official paper unless it ma
ciousy false. In the beginning Of the second extract he
soens down the phrase and says that Gen. Taylor
mistaken to The facts and made report ,oboAy at var
ance ,oi them" but If he repented of the Of mi-
eating phrase. and eager to retract it, he adds m he
had fastened to repair the injury thus inflicted he
would have been necessary. But, instead Of correcting
tohat he had stated he persists repeating it the most
offensive manner, and that too in the face of cs too
merous and too ceH authenticated to be denied Graded"
The amount of this passage s that Gen. Taylor made
mistake, report doing great injustice to the Indiana eg
men; he mistaken to the facts and made report
wholly at rayianee ,oith them. His report proved
be by the most ndspuabe evidence, but he
only refused to correct it. bat persisted repeating H
the most offensive manner, after he kne,o 1t ,sas false;
that is to Gen. Taylor repeated asehood after he knew
it to be false sanderng the reputation Of body Of brave
men who fought with him at the battle Of Buena VISTA and
helped him TO achieve that crownng act Of his military fame
That is the charge-a wu falsehood blast the military
reputation of these men.
The third extract denies that Gen. Taylor was ever mis-
taken at ALL but that he made the alleged tase
report knowing it to be false He says "There are
two material facts known to every upon the field knoon
to Gen Taylor chen he made his report first that the reg
Immediately rallied and next that they fought all day."
Gen; Taylor says "they could not be rallied and took
further part IN the action, except handful Of men who raj
lied under The gallant Col Bowles. "THIs srArEasxr is
NOT TRUE" 't..n@ t..5. .. ...#,u
This allegation in substance is that Gen Taylor when he
made his report knew that the second Indiana regiment raj
lied and all day. that he states in his report thatsy
could be rallied and took no further part in the action
Reduced its brief and direct expression the charge
here is that Gen. Taylor stated aiseood his report
kno0ing to be false in two important particulars affecting
the military reputation Of the second Indiana regiment.
need adduce further proof that Gen. Lane not only
nsnuated but that he made direct charge of malicious
falsehood against Gen. Taylor am ashamed up the
substance Of this infamous and deestabe publication.
would not suffer to pass my lips for moment though
state only conute the libel and confound the bele,
but that know every who hears WILL upon the
statement, instantly pronounce the accusation fal:e
In the fourth it will be observed that he refers to
and in part copies letters from Gen. Taylor both to the
import in which, speaking Of the second Indiana reg
ment he says that bis confidence in them still maintain
ed and that Sin all armies the best and most experienced
troops have been times subject panics under murderous
fire Of an enemy which inexphcable" and that SUCH it
is most probable have been the case with the troops in
question. .a.s~
In commenting upon the expression Of continued conf
dence in these troops by Gen. Taylor and his apology for
what he considered rather their misfortune than fault Gen.
Lane says accusation Of co'oardice thus repeated
again and again, KNOW FALSE"
This quotation Of Gen. Tayors letters, and the comment
upon them shows how little Of truth and fairness there in
Gen. Lanes publication " This charge Of coUardice thus
repeated again and again Why, there is charge Of
cowardcs much less repetition of charge of cowardce in
the letters copied What to think Of man who will
thus deliberately msrepesent paper that before him while
he writes and which be knows will be before his readers
while they reading his comments II his physical be
all equal to his moral couragef he could face down
enemy with much coolness and resolution he face
down truth, he be bold indeed But he adds in this
Gen. Taylor asserts that nothing has
sped since he made his report nor has any statement been
made to him in official shape which affects its accuracy
The first these assertions Ihaue son to be utterly duoid
Of truth" ...
comment no further these charges they fall Of
Naked gross accusations of deliberate and wlu fashood
have now only to show that Gen. Lane, in making these
accusations did tell the truth in other Words that his
charge against Gen. Taylor not true Having done so
is admitted in advance that the removal OF Gen. Lane
right nay more in the words of the Senator from Indiana
he ought to have been removed.
will proceed to the inquiry whether these charges be
true false Though perhaps it may be well here to say
few words reply the Senator from ndians, Mr BRIeHr
who says would any event. bave teen magnanimous in
Gen. Taylor have retained Gen Lane in oce-forgeting
President the injury done to him This is
aferthought If Gen. Taylor ought to have removed him.
the Senator admitted if the of Gen. Lane
proved false then of he ought not to have retained
him in office and the desired OF magnanmy would have
been breach of official duty And it would have been
public wrong keep in Office false the author of
nsoent and aocious libel when there true enough
of least equal capacity, willing accept the office II
would have the proper because the libel
directed against the Pre- ident himself The officer who pos
the pardonng power entitled to pardon the
criminal who has forged his name, than who has taken
the OF an Indifferent person. He might call it ruag
nanimty to do so but II would be breach Of official duty
and abuse Of power The Senator right when he
said that if the publication OF Gen. Lane ase be ought
have been removed hold him TO the admission, and will
now proceed to prove it false.
In order this question fairly, and in all the aspects
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