Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

files of the Departments contained none whatever The
Senator from Ohio himself Of the extent of the fail
to justify the removal hence il that be produced to-
day certain complaints made by the delegate from Oregon
did understand the honorable Senator the
set the date OF these complaints The Senator from Iowa
significantly inquired if they before after the removal
had been made, and was admitted they after Com
paints made than year after this officer had been
moved presented grounds of removal With what fair
could these complaints be dragged in here to-day
for act when they had existence at the time the
took place As to the complaints themselves, they
to be fully answered by the legislative action Of the
people OF Oregon approving in the warmest terms, the o
al conduct Of General Lane Governor Of the Territory,
an expressing deep regret at his removal.
The honorable Senator from North Carolina perceived that
the Senator from Ohio had been driven from the ground he
had sssumed and ne comes to his aid and attempts to sub
tute another ground Of Justification totally different from that
presented by the Senator who member of the Cabinet
the time Il is that General Lane had given for
personal offence to General Taylor in letter which he pub
shed respecting the conduct Of the Cd Indiana regiment
the battle Of Buena VISTA lido not understand the letter
waranng the construction that has been given to by the
honorable Senator Its object to i'm
presons and set history right in regard to the subject and
to impeach the veracity honor Of General Taylor
That regiment every will recolect, aer it had
sustained with the fmness Of troops destruc-
tive FIRE of large force of the enemy, until nearly oneouh
Of It's number had fallen their places gave way and fed
In the official reports OF the battle the conduct Of these troops
the subject Of censure and General TAYLOR audes to
them "gitipes" 1t soon began to be known that there
fact existing that went far TO relieve these troops from
the repoach that had been thrown upon them 1t was that
they had been ordered by their commanding officer cease
firing and fall back before they moved from their position
Of inquiry called, and upon investigation the
fact established before the court that COL Bowes the
officer in command had given the order to cease firing and
fall back" Their retreat in consequence Of this order
The report Of this court Of inquiry, important to the vim
dicaon Of these troops according to military usage, must
have gone through the hands of the commander nchef
its transmission the War Department The complaint of
Gen. Lane this that when this important fact
tanned and established by the court of inquiry, composed of
officers high character the head of which stood one
the most gallant of the army who present the
field, and himself led the troops that FIRST up and held
the enemy in check, after the Indiana regiment had given
way-that when this fact established Gen. Taylor did
not by supplemental report call attention it, and relieve
them from the imputation that rested on them.
Gen. Lane believed that Gen. Taylor should have done
this act Of justice and when he returned home and
found these suffering under unmerted oboquy, is
ura that his sympahies should be aroused in their behalf
He published communication in their yndcation in which
he expressed himself with warmth in reference the nus-
ce which he believed had been done them II he spoke
with unnecessary severity of what he regarded the wrong
done by Gen. Taylor it but the part of magnanmity
overlook under the peculiar circumstances of the He
could have been removed this account The hon.
orable Senator from North Carolina does great injustice
the character Of Gen. Taylor by attempting place the
moval such grounds Here is officer, who is admitted
have been faithful public servant possessing the
official duties almost three thousand miles from the
of Government and yet Gen. Taylor represented being
wanting in magnanimous forbearance to his official
power avenge personal slight injury. This is in
effect the position assumed places the removal Of pub
lie officer private grounds of personal hostility, and does
great injustice to Gen. Taylor in assuming that be carried
such feelings with him into the Executive chair.
In regard COL Weller, ample justice done him by
the honorable Senator from California (Mr. GwIN) few
days ago. propose only notice the charge that has been
him by Ohio
deauter. The Senator from Michigan (Mr CAss) has
already stated that this old charge that used against
him in eeconeerng campaign, and when the facts
explained found be futile be treated by the
people of Ohio unworthy Of notice. have just been in
formed by member Of Congress from that State that the
debt referred to by the Senator due from COL Weller
amply secured any other of the debts where the COM
msoners had loaned the money placed in their hands for that
purpose Now, the remarks OF the Senator from Ohio
calculated to leave the impression that the State had lost by
COL Wellers defacalion. trust there is disposition to
do injustice to that gentleman. s.
Mr. EWING, Gnterposing.) said nothing about its
being lost. He had received the public money had used
it himself and became defaul,er did not say it
Mr.. GWIN. Does the honorable Senator say that the
money is now due, and has not been paid
Mr. EWING. cannot say whether it is due now or not;
il was due when he left. ''...
= Mr. GWIN 1t question in chancery it has been
paid since understand ..s
MI. BRADBURY. The honorable Senator is aware that
the money deposited the hands Of the commissioners
for the purpose of being loaned That the object Of the
depose and yet he presents it Of attempt to de
fraud the public.
Mr. EWING will suggest that the money is placed in
the hands of the cashier of bank be loaned out and
to be used by himself and he not excusabe he
if he gives good security for it afterwards.
Mr. BRADBURY. The difference is, that the commits
oners in the situation of cashier but rather of the
directors of bank whose business is to attend to the sub
ject of oaning the funds But do not propose to dwell
longer upon these The attempt to show for the
removal in both has turned out appears to failure
Let the result may has little to do with the general
question There thousands of cases where justification
has been attempted. ... -.
When the resolution came up days ago, forbore
entering into the discussion and hoped to get vee upon
once. did not aude the that have become so
prominent nor single them out tests had acquaint
with either the gentlemen The honorable Senator
from Iowa. (Mr DopsE,) and other Senators, who were
their friends undertook to vindcae them from what
they believed be unjust mpuatons upon their character,
aud they did eectuay But this DEPRESSION 10 individual
cases does not change the ISSUE plausible pretext
defence could be devised in two by
follows that justification is made out in all the rest And
vet this is the argument of the Senator from Ohio Iproest
against such logic The inquiry still remains for what cause
the thousands of others have been prescribed every part OF
the country Does aay believe that was not from po
cal con sderaions, account Of the political principles
of the incumbents and generally that account alone
will refer to the State have the honor in part to represent
and ask the Senator from Ohio he will assert here, in direct
terms that the prescriptions by the late Administration
bracng every officer whose nomination comes before the Sen
ate with solitary exception, and "gong down to low
water mark" 10 search the small port officers and light
house keepers of the political opinions Of
the officers who removed For what else the late
marshal early companion in of Gen. Taylor thrust
out and an active politician put in his place He was
gentleman of character faithful public ocer-far less OBJ