The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-16
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cd upon the Senate and occupied the at
tenlion of grave Senators at the exPens
Of important business, Mr.. Ewing briefly
and mildly gave the reasons for the re'
moval pt Col, Weller aud Gen. Lane 6y
Gen. Taylor's Administration. Not sat
isfied with this expose toomii under the
circimstances. their friends provoked a.
nother speech from theSenator from Ohio
and further expose of the reasons which
induced the late Administration to act
Well might 'liese unfortunate gentlemen
exelsim-"Save US FROM our friends" We
copy the following Obstract Ofthe speech
from the Washington correspondence Of
the Baltimore Patriot,-
"Mr. Ewing made strong, able speech
in the Senate to-day. in Justification. oflhe
removal from office Of Col. WelIei aud
Gen. Lane, by the late Presiden, Tay.or
He was very animated, il not excited, in
his manner, and he carried the war into
Africa.
He produced documents to show that
at the time Col. Weller received his. ap
pointment at the hands Of Presideu Polk
he was a defaulter to the treasury of0ne
of the counties of the State OF Ohio in Ihe
sum of$l6,O0O. He declared that he,
Mr.. Ewing, was in possession OF this fact
at the time Col Weller was removed by
President Taylor, although he had not
then the record of the fact in his pos
session. lie stated that Col. Weller had
received his appointment, because OF his
political services to his party in making
the canvass for Governor of Ohio, aud
getting defeated-tha he was known to
be bitter partisan, aud that he had ex'
ered himself to oppose and defeat the e.
lection of Gen. Taylor to the Presidency
that he hurried off, after he got his ap
bointmient, so as to be out of the country
before the suite against him for de!alca.
tion should be decided, aud before the
incoming Administration could suPersede
him in his newly obtained otice-that he
was not fit OF qualified person for The
office to which he had been appointed =
that the office was one Of great RESPONSE
biIily aud trust-and that Col. Weller's
we'll known aud every where admitted
habits Of intempeI ance, Of themselves
disqualified him from holding tho ofilc,
aud correctly distharging its duties.
"In regard to Gen. Laie lie Weiit ovel
, the same ground occupied by Senat'l
Mangum yesterday, only he was far more
severe upon the Indiana General.
"From an Address to the Public whicl
Gen Lane sigred aud published in lndi
> ana during the last Presidential campaisl
aud Just before he left. with his appoint
ment for Oregon, Mr.. Ewing showed Iha
Gen. Lane had grossly impugned Gen
u Taylur's personal honor aud veracity, b.
n charging the "Od Herr with havin
stated in his official report respecting tn
conduct of the Second Indiana Regimen
at tie battle of Buena Vista, that whc
I he, Gen. Taylor, knew was not true. h
showed, by the record, that in order t
e forify himself in making his charge a
- gainsl Gen. Taylor, Gen. Lane had stat
cd in his Address to the Public that Grl
Taylor knew, at the time he was maxim
l. up his official report of the battle of Buen
Vista, that what he was stating about tn
Second Indiana Regiment was untrue
{ for he had before him al the lime hi'
% Den, Lanes, report c''ulradicling lh
IS statement the commanderin.c .chiet wa
;. making.
mir. Ewing then read from Gen. Lane
) Official report alluded to. aud shove
that it had been uttered by Gen. Lane I
] suit his purpose aud sustain his charge
, He te2t fead from the official reports
} Col. Jefersdh Davis aud Gen. Wool,
. show that Gen. Taylor stated precisel
D. the same thing, aud no mpre than thos
Is officers had done relative Ia the cnndu
\. of the Indiana Regiment refefted to.
II. this cGnnectidi Mr., E~ing bore dow
upon Ger. Lanes cHhduct with gre
furce aud effect. It was absolutely scat
of ing, Poor GET. Lane! 1t would ha,
al been better for him il his SenatGr
rs friends had never stirred up this matter
= Mr.. Ewing, in conclusion, held u
a. these two prescribed WORTHLESS as a So
TO Of sample of the general run pi tho'
1t whom President Taylor had seen fit to r.
io move from office. He said he knew
,e none who had been removed withor
charges other Than of a political natd'
being made against them. ard if the re
he olu,ionss were to lie passed, and the ca
AZ for the charges answered, thete would {
= - before The county ain array Of facts whic
u might not be altogether, agreeable
~ those calling for lhe same"
y. JonN Vas BGRnN. AT fahhmHany Ea
v. On last Wednesday, uight. there was
supper, in the midst of the, festivities
nu 'he ball; and at table several letters we
We read from gentlemen Who had been in,
he ted aud declined cunning, At the end
O.. each letter cheers were given, as usu'
tor The writer's. and these were uniform
followed with cries of "three groans
or Martin Van Buren," which were Civ
ce with will. What made it particular
lat pleasant was the fact that among I
he guests at table was Mr., John Van .Bure
,bt ,vb, ho,ueyer "a sai1 IN have taken