Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-08-22
IOL. ito. 80.

before the Aery storm, thelr brave general
could be seen city Yards IN advance of tae
line. waving Lis sword with az arm already
shattered by musket-bal. streaming with
blood, aud mounted on noble charger, wbioh
was gradually sinking under the loss Of blood
from Eve distinct wounds. 4 brave sight In
deed was this
Having beaR trz usferTel 10 General Sc0tt's
line Of operations. he reached Vera Cruz with
his command OF the l6th Of September, 1S47
On Tie 29ih. he set out for the city Of Mexi-
CO. ~ tie head % Two thousand Eve hundred
men. ~ Jalapa this force was increased by
Major Ialiy's column Of one thousand men.
and at Pegatc by company Of mounted rife
men, two Of volunteer infantry and Two pie
ces Of artillery At this time Col Childs, Of
the regular army. was besiesed In lPuebla by
= large force Of Santa Anna. ChiloS, knowing
the importance Of the post. Dobly held out;
sud his officers and soldiers, animated by
Ike spirit, exhibited the most heroic fortI-
tude under numerous priTatloDs- They knew
that TO gain time was 20 gain victory; for
Lane was marching to their relief Santa
Anna, also aware Of Lanes approach, used
ever exertion to carry the place by storm
Failing n this, he cautiously withdrew the
main body of his troops towards Huamantla.
intending to attack Gen Lane in the rear
when he had passed that point, while another
force would assault him from the direction of
Puebla. Lanes scouts, however. were mel
ther deaf nor blind. II devined the Mexi-
cans plan, and frustrated 1t.
Leaving his train at San Antonia Tamaris
with suitable defence, Lane marched against
Huamantla with over two thousand men. On
the morning of the 9;h of October the people
were startled by the approach Of the soldiers.
White aags were Immediately displayed; but
no sooner had the advanced guard, under
Capt. " Walker, entered the town, than vol!ey
after voliey assailed /. j deadly combat en-
sued Walker gallantly charged ugon body
of five hundred lanceTs and two pieces of ar
tiIlery on the plaza Gen. Lane advancing
at the head Of his column, encountered the
reinforcement of Santa Anna, who had ar
rived with his full force. Soon the roar OF
battle resou1ied from street to street. For
a short tune the Mexicans confronted their
assailants with the energy of despair, bzt
the terrible decisions Of the Americans pre-
vailed. and their tag soon waved over ths
treacherous town
For this victory Lane vas bzevetted Msjor-
General.
Having Tejoined his train, General Lane az
rived al PGeb.a On the 18th Of Oetober, com
peliing Gen. Res TO retire.
On the 18Th LaBe was n pursuit of Rea
under q burning sun. At Santa Isabella
about thirteen miles !rom Pueba, he met the
Mexican advance guards. A running fvbt
was kept up for four miles, when, discovering
the enemy strongly posted on a hili. within
mile and a half % AIlIZo. d severe fpht r,o1-
place. The Aexicans were driven into the
town. Not wishing 70 enter . strange place
Il night, Lane commanded the approaches.
and opened telling cauEoua3e.
Lanes campaign, from the departure f-or,
Vera Cruz up 70 the eud OF the war. vas a
sCEies OF brilliant movements and victories.
About the lst Of august. 1913. General
Lane reached Indiana. Has lellow-eit;zsps
were rejoiced 10 see him, but be had DO time
20 respond 10 the favoIs extended 20 him for
on The loth he without any solicitation o.,
has part, vas appointed Governor of 0rezeD.
Upon tie accession Of Gen Tailor, he
was superseded. The people. however. sent
alD TO Congress, Is Delegate. IL whieh posi-
ton he remained until the admission Of Ore
gon into the Union, when he took his seat as
UuItea States Senator, having been pre-
yiOUsly elected 10 that eminenoe.
" hlle Governor Lane TGs ID Oregon. he
was named for the Presidency by ibe Con
veution assembled al Iodiauapolis. to revise
the State Constitution OF Indiana The Dem
ocratic SJ4-e Convention which NET Febru-
AIRY 24. 1852, formally presented his claims
for the Chief Magistracy, pledging the vote
Of the State to him- On his arrival In In
diana from Oregon he had = public reception.
at which, II the course OF an address OF vel
come, Governor Wright briefly reviewed the
career Of the guess 0! the day: He has been
the artihcer of his ciyn fortunes: and. In his
progress from the farmer on the banks of the
Ohio, and the commandment of z aatboat to
posts Of honorable distinctIon-to scat In
the House Of Representative, and iu the
Senate of Indiana-to 20 the command Of 4
brigade upon the fields % Buena Vista.
Huamantla, and AIlixco-to the Governor
ship of Oregon and thence to a seat IN Con
gress-he has displayed the same high char
acteristles, perseverance and energy The
annals of our country present no parallel for
these facts. You entered the army yolun-
teer liz the ranks, looking forward only to
the career of common soldier. You left 1t
a Major General closing your ardent and
brilliant services in thst memorable campaign
by fighting its last battle and Capturing the
last enemy
Gen. Lane was steadily voted for, from Srst
to last, IS the candidate for the Presidency BY
the Indiana delegation in the Democratic Con
vention of 1872, aud by the delegates from
Indiana and Oregon il the Convention Of
1856.
Pardoasd.-President Buchanan has, We
are informed, pardoned James McCieary,
Young man. convicted last summer, Ia the
United States District Court, of counterfeit
ing. ana sentenced TO the penitentiart;a-y for