Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-11-30
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|, iiiah, WHOSe cheek neVe blanched with fear, or eye quailed amid, tne hottest conflicts of battle, has heart Q tehdefness which melts at human woo HIS sollcltude and care of the sick tbe wounded and the dying was manifested on many occasions. Numerous incidents and ahecootes are narrated, illustrating his kind ness ana tenderness, in relieving their suf- ierihgs and administering to their comfort Ill the hospitals and on the battle fields "hich so endeared him to his troops that it made him always invincible when their leader, on his return home. wherever he stopped, citizens of all classes vied to do nonor to the distinguished here. Whilst III the city of Cincinnati, the guest of Gen hoofe, an incident occurred illustrative of ms native kindness and tenderness. and the gratitude of the recipient. "A German citizen ushered himself into the presence of ,IeN- Lane. amidst the guests in the parlor He asked II Gen. Lane was in. The Gen erai arose and answered that he was The 1erman, with emotion, asked: Do you know me, General?' I do not said the Gen eral German-' Well, sir, | recollect and thank you, and will recollect and thank you to the last day of my life. Do you re- member, after the fight with the Guerrillas at Mango de Clavo, in which we routed the scoundrels so finely, you found soldier aying by the way side, exhausted by the heat of the sun and the exertions of the day. and dismounted from your horse and placed him on 1t, walking by his side until you reached the camp, where you did not rest until you saw him well taken care of?' The General replied that he recollected the circumstance very well. We'll said the German, l am the boy, and by that act of kindness you saved my life. 1 am here to thank you. How can ever forget to cease to pray for you? God bless you, you were indeed the soldiers friend.
 In his own State of Indiana it was a perfect ovation wherever he went. The masses-the hardy sons of toil-tu1ned out from all the country and every hamlet and village, to welcome and do honor to the man of the people. He was feasted and toasted, and congratulatory addresses were made to him in the name of the people, by the most distinguished men of the State. lie bore all the honors and compliments showered upon him meekly, and with char actellstic modesty, claimed for himself nothing more than having tried to do his duty. In his emphatic language he said, to the brave volunteers ndermy command 1 feel that the honor is justly due; without their aid l could have done nothing Peace hath her victories no less renowned l than war;"
 \ few days after Gen Lane reached his home he was called to different scene of duty. where he could exercise his sound l judgment and practical knowledge in or. ganizing and putting in operation civil government, on the shores of the Pacific. for remote people, who had been long neglected and uncared for. In August. ! lS4S, he received q commission as Govern or of Oregon territory, another compliment as unexpected as it was unsolicited from Mir. Polk. In less than one month from the time he returned to the bosom of his family, from the stirring scenes of war, he was en route for the distant shores of the Pacific, with hardships, perils and priva- tlons to encounter, in crossing the Rocky Mountains at that season of the year, to reach his post of duty; which required an energy, hardihood and self-reiance to over come, which but few men possess. Col. Fremont, who followed him few weeks afterwards, taking different route across the mountains, lost almost his entire party. amid the cold and snows in the gorges and defiles of the mountains, and nearly perish ed himself
 A narrative of the hardships and suffer- ings endured, and the perils encountered, by Gov Lane and his party, in crossing the Rocky Mountains, would fill volume- We can now no more than quote from speech made by Mir. Voorhies, of Indiana, last winter, to the citizens of Washington. who had assembled to congratulate Gen. Lane upon the admission of Oregon into the Union, and himself into the United States Senate, as one of her Senators. He said
 "There is a history of events connected with the pioneer movements of Gen. Lane to Oregon, not generally known to the Ame- rican people. On the llth of September, lS4S, at the foot of the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, with commission from President Polk as Governor of Oregon ter rltory in his pocket, he, to whom you tender the honor of this demonstration, gave evi- dence to his country and to the world, of a will, and courage, in the discharge of du- ty, surpassing that which Napoleon dis played in his immortal passage of the Alps. The great hero of Austerlitz and Marengo was told by his guide, that the route was barely paasably, and the order came from that bold spirit to set forward immediately Gen. Lane, in consultation with Col. Dough erty, mountaineer of twenty years expe- rlencc, was told that the passage of the Rocky Mountains at this season of the year. with the certainty of spending the winter in their midst, was human impossibiIity. We will set forward in the morning. was tie reply of the American hero and patriot who never knew fear in the achievement O. public duty. He and his little band nov ed in the morning, and for five weary and desolate months were lost and buried amid the gorges and defles and snows of the mountains. Fancy may paint but the tongue cannot sketch even the faint outlines Of that expedition. On the 3d of March, l649, Gen. Lane reached the capital of Oregon, and before he slept, put the terri rlal government in operation and started a communication to the President informing him of the fact.
 In the discharge of the duties of Govern CT ot the territory of Oregon, and 'ex- officio superintendent of Indian affairs, Gen. Lane evlnced the highest order of ability. His messages to the Territorial Legislature, abound in sound and practical views relative to the wants and interests of the territory, and in recommendation of wholesome and Judlclous measures, calculated to develope the resources, and promote the prosperity oi the people. He found the Indian affairs in most troubled condition-the treops disbanded, the various tribes in hostile attitude to the citizens-had committed depredations upon their property, and murdered several familes-the murderers unpunished, and no restitution of property. As soon as he put the government in oper- ation, without any troops, he proceeded to the scenos of depreciation. robbery and mur- ders and by his superior address tact anJ