Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-07-21

NN'N' :" i"'OA Vi cApeuleHtyj hc WAS
always for what seemed right to him.
When it was thought that Indiana over
burdened with debt, would be compelled
to r'pudiate, the prospect Of the disgrace
which would thereby result to the State,
aroused all his indignant energies. lie
would not hear of such thing. lie felt
it would be disgrace to him. as work
ing man with the will and the strength to
labor, to rcpudiate debt. What was it,
then, to Il State Of which he was one Of the
representatives He toilcd untiringv to
avert it, and had the satisfaction of seeing
his efforts successful.
In politics General Lane has always
been OF the Jefferson aud Jackson school.
Possessing strong intellect and memory
retentve Of facts and quick to use them,
he has become thoroughly acquainted with
the history and politics of the country
Mr.. Yuloe well observes, @ He has written
with his plough and sword, and spoken by
his deeds; and, though unused to the or
namonts Of rhetoric and literature, he is -,
nevertheless, powerful in delete, and cs-
pecially well qualified in political and
Presidential conflicts on the stump to over
whem the opponents Of Democracy lie
supported jackson in 1924, %, and 80 ,
gave his voice ard energies for Van Buren,
in 1886 and 40, "as long as the latter
followed in the ioottcps of his illustrious
predecessors, and went for Polk in ! 544.
His activity and earnostness were conta-
gious, AID could not but iniuse into those
about him, aud into the public men of the
State generally, the spirit which had led
him to 50 honorable prominence.
In the spring of l9l0, the war commeuc-
ed between the United States and Mexico,
and a call was made upon Indiana for vol
unite RS. Lane, then a member Of the State
Senate, Immediately resigned, and entered
Captain Walkers company as Il private
Whom the regiment met at tho rcndezous,
New Albany,-Joscph Lane wa taken
from the ranks by the unanimous voice OF
the men, and placed ut the head US Colo
mel and in Il very few days aftarward he
recciyed--ansought and Unexpected BY l.im
--a c'Amlsalon from President Polk as
b'lsad'er-"ehcraI. On the "th OF July
lac wrote q letter OF acceptance, al. cnter-
al Oh the command ot the three Regiments
forming his brigade. Iwo weeks after
(24tn % Jwy) he was at the brazos, with
ali his mtn, and concluded the report an.
nouncins MS arrival to General Taylor 'A
; these word8:-" The brigade have tho
honor II command Is generally in good
health aud tne spirits, anxious to engage
in active service On the Goth Of August,
he wrote to Major-General Bltler, claim
ing active service.
Lane had an idea that the Indiana men
were raised to do some fighting, and he
was impatient Of delay The second day
after lis letter to Butler, he wrote again
to Genera. Taylor, complaining Of the ad-
vance of troops out of their order Of pre-
ceience. Without being disrespoctful, he
demanded for his command "a share in the
dangers and honors of the active service.
lie requested that, if the tcAOle volunteer
corps was not needed on the scene Of ac>
ton, part of each States troops be Sc
lected. Despite his anxiety to 60 on, he
had to remain several months, in most
irl,somo mood, ON the swampy banks of
the Rio Grande, where his troops suffering
under the sweltering sun, were dsclmat,d
bv the pe,tilential disease Of the climate
lie was almost the only man Of the brigade
who MAS not prostrated at some time.
At length he was ordered to Saltil!o and
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