Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-01-23

cal warfare. complain of the pledges made to obtain
the votes Of the honest yeomanry of this country, and
when their obtained and the party power
that every pledge violated and all the evils of bitter
party determination and retaliation again brought
into action. There is moral involved in the history of
the campaign of 1913 and the incidents which followed
IT, which is we'll worthy of the consideration of all good
OF all parties These pledges and this violation OF
them part and parcel of system that has brought
this country TO the verge of ruin.
The late crisis through which the country has Just
passed had its origin INSCRIPTIONS effort the
part OF the wing party to obtain power. The north
and westyes, the abused north and wes-were visited
by southern statesmen and told in the spring and
eloquent language that they echewed and abhored the
power that the viii Of the people should be the
supreme law of the land that If majority Of Congress
passed inhbtory statute on the subject OF slavery
| applicable newly acquired Territories, they had
doubt Of its constitutionay, and that one Of the
candidates, though southern man, would hesitate
to approve such And yet when the peri
cd for arrives, when these questions have TO be
settled these fathess teachers those who represent
them rise up here and declare such legislation po
ca heresy if attempted be enforced, ipso facto
dissolution of this glorious Union. But how can the
honest yeomaRry of this country in the free States be
censued under such state Of things for the tenacty
with which the more honest of them have adhered to
their opinions this subject!
have referred this topic and made this DEPRESSION
merely and solely to the great party to which
belong from again being misled by the syren song of
party being seduced into the support of any cand
date for the first Office EARTH who has not by word
thought and deed proved himself faithful disciple Of
the immortal Jefferson and Jackson and warn them
against taking the promise of political adversary
in consideration Of their All experience proves
that country and her best interests suffer by nde
ty TO democratic principles.
Here, Mr. President permit me to say few words
respecting the individual first appointed in the place of
General Lane. He my townsman. He was
politically opposed to me, but he gentleman,
man OF acknowledged talent, Of high sense of
honor. He applicant for the place. and was as
much asonshed hear that it offered to him under
General Taylor's administration General Lane was
to hear that offered him under the adminstra.
ton of his predecessor have no doubt the honorable
Secretary Of the Interior believed time that the
mova of General Lane would strike the public ear
ungrateIuy, and that public opinion would sanction
IT, particularly in the State OF which he citizen
suppose he considered that the weight OF the blow
to be lessened somewhat by selecting his stead
knowedged leader of the wing party in that Statc-a
man who had always barred his and taken the field
whenever wing interests stake. But being a
of sagacity and of shrewdness he very pro-
perry declined it, but he did not decline il until he came
to this city, wall venture to anticipate in part what
he said, and if msrepresent him the honorable Senator
from Ohs will correct me. think he represented the
removal of General Lane of the unfortunate
of the Administration, and that while the wing party
had been struggling for aseendency in Indiana, with
hope of success this blow dashed away all hope
Hence he very modesty declined accepting the office.
But when was this removal made! II made on the
9Th Of August few days afterour annual elections were
over And here must give my honorable friend from
Connecticut Mr.. Smith passing notice He thought
elections OF much consequence that he address
ed written circular the leading men of his party in
that State informing them that prospect of appoint
ment to Office depended greatly the number of wings
they elected the House of Representatives He told
them that while General Taylor very friendly dis
posed towards all good men of his party he could not
furnish them all with places and that the Of pat
ronage they received must depend upon the number Of
wing members they elected Congress that election
! believe they returned but one.
= The removal Of General Lane was postponed until
that election over and will only suppose-the cir
eumsences, think, warrant the suppositionhat that
postponement made prevent any prejudice the
cause OF the Administration in that State for had il
been known at the time of that election that General
Lane had been removed under the circumstances under
which that removal took place, hazard nothing saw
ing that the cause of the Administration would have
e been greatly weakened.
I Having disposed Of so much of the remarks oil
the honorable Senator from Ohio, relates the
moval OF General Lane and having shown think, that
IS really no data no evidence upon which to base
the broad remark that he made, conclude what have
say in relation to General Lanes conduct Oregon
Now, sir, pass TO what was said by the honorable
q Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Mangum.] That
# honorable Senator satisfied himself suppose,
with the reasons given by the Senator from Ohio for the
pursued by the late Administration towards Gen.
eral Lane further and assigns another and differ
ent reason which, he says, if his information be true
sufficient to authorize the removal of General Lane
will read from the of the Senator
from North Carolina delivered in this chamber the
/. 18th ultimo:
ssHe has been called the Marion of the Mexican war
Ii he deserves that reputation, hope he does
fleets degree OF honor upon his native State In refer.
to his removal from office would that
ding construction of Executive duty and Execu-
tive sellrespec there was no alternative lett with the
President of the United States but him. Sir
if you the President of the United States if
were the President neither ofus, am very sure, would
hesitate to turn from position highly honorable
and responsible any individual who acted understand
General Lane 10 have acted. 1t will be remembered
that far back the battle Of Bnena Vista there were
complaints made of of the troops in the field 1t
seems 10 have been understood inferred that Gen.
eral Taylor cooperated with those who expressed
5 opinion detrimental TO the reputation of OF
those troops My recollection of this transaction is
this and may stand corrected by any gentleman who
knows the facts better: that after the appointment OF
General Lane Governor of Oregon for which position
all his qualifications may have fitted him, be made a
publication in eminent degree vtuperatve of the late
President of the United States. My opinion is that
that publication the Of impeachng the
reputation Of General Taylor private gentleman.
d "Sir suppose that if any man, living dead, in
this country above ali mpuations upon his person.
al honor or affecting his veracty, General Taylor had
= that character high known in this
country the Father of his Country alone excepted.
that impeachment Of his veracy made il such
reflection upon his personal honor, and he should
have retained in office high, dgnifed respon-
sble as the one held by General Lane any individual
, that attempted to infict such injury upon him,
he would have lost the of many of the best friends
{ he had IN the country
General Lanes merits, am proud TO think them very
high would not pebble from the foundation
which he stands, as to weaken his position before
the public. But of that peculiar temperament who
can distinguish themselves the field OF battle may
indulge in remarks that highly reprehensble and Of
which they would be ashamed in their cooler
put this matter upon this ground if in any publication
Of his General Lane went to the extent OF mpeachng
the honor of General Taylor private gentleman,
TO himself owed il 10 his posoD owed TO his friends