Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-11-21
PERSONAL.

"A few years SINCE Gen. Mcclellan offered
hi, hand in marriage 70 Mis- Ellen Marcy, a
beautiful and accomplished lady, daughter
Of Col. Marcy Of the y. s. Army Colonel
Marcy objected 10 the union, on the sole
ground that he could not consent TO the
marriage Of his daughter TO any gentleman
belonging to the army. Mcclellan at once re.
signed hiscommission, and accepted the place
Of Chief Engineer upon the Illinois Central
Railroad, at a salary Of $4,000 year, and
three years since he was married TO Miss
Marcy, and now, having re-entered the army,
is General Commsnding-iD. Chief .....s.
Sen. Stone basissues an order rcaecting
with great severity ON the report made BY
Col. Kinks Of the Massachusetts 18th. ulon
the Battle of Balls Bluff Col. Kinks i'm
mediately wrote letter recspitulating the
positions taken in his report, aud asks
Court Of Inquiry.
"A boarding keeper a]vcrtises sin
gle gentleman furnished with pleasant rooms:
also, one or two gentlemen with Uires"
This is match for the steamboat captain &
card Ola water excur:ion-'Ticket=, twenty
five cents; children halfprice--to be had at
tie hnding."
Col. Mullgan is just about to take the
field again. In speech at Chicago the other
day, he said:
81 pledge myself aud the whole IRISH
Brigade that while there IS firesidc here
threatened, or home endangered their
lives will he cheerfully given in defence Of
that fresi1o and home. am for the Union
now, and for the Union until death and, in
conclusion, let me say that when / again
meet you, 7 hope it will be at the head of
my old brigade, with my face set toward
Missouri, and against rebellion"
Major Lynde, who surrendered his COM
mand at Fort Fillmore to the rebels so in
glOriously month or two since, has arrived
at Hannibal, Mo-, under arrest He was
not ironed. as he deserved TO have been.
"A writer in the New York Times says
that Gen. Buel, who has just been ordered
to command in Kentucky. was born in the
State Of Ohio, and reared in the State Of
Indiana. He graduated from West Point
in lS4l, and has been in the army ever since.
He is AZ years of age, about fice feet eight
inches high, OF compact frame aud very deep
chest, Indicating great vital power He
possesses almost .herculean strength in his
arms, and can lift weight at arms length
| that would seem too much for one OF twice
his weight and muscle. His hair is light
and very thin on top, approaching badness
| his beard Of the same hue, worn full and un
shaven, is beginning to be sprinkled with
gray. His eyes arc blue and firm. yet gen
tie in their expression but terribly steady
and unmcvcd in the midst of excitement Of
danger His Weights perhaps les pounds,
| his carriage erect, his step measured, his
air quiet and easy, and not calculated to
provoke attention In 1852, Gen. Buel
married Mrs. Mason. the widow of Gen.
Mason of the United States army, so well
known for his services in California at the
time of the conquest of that country. Gen.
Buel has no children.
Senator Wilson, of Mass, noticing the
falsehood that some of his malicious oppo.
nents had set afoat, that he had contract
with Govenmcn. for shoes, by which he
would be enabled to realize a quarter of q
million, Indignantly denies the slanderou:
report, and says, in addition:
When this causeless rebellion eliminated
in open war, | felt that the country called
upon all her loyal SONS to forget party ties,
personal interests. preindces, hates, every
1 thing, and be ready to act for the country in
any capacity to devote their time. money
if need be, to the maintenance of the unity
and authority OF the nation. have endeav-
ored to act up to that conviction. Since the
opening of the war have devoted my time
to well-intended efforts to serve the country
and to aid the men who we're fighting it
battles. These humble efforts may have
been of little value to the country, but they
have cost me hundreds Of dollars--they have
cost the country only railway passes tn the
amount of S22 while travelling in the Gov
ernment service. Nor am l to receive an!
personal benefits for any labors of mine
The small amount due me as Colonel of %,
I Regiment have directed to he paid to tn
regimental hospital for the benefit of tn
sick: and as a member of Gen. Mcclellan
staff I am receiving neither pay nor rations
But while have been devoting my time a
: nv own expense to humble but disintereste
labor for the country and its defenders,
have been misquo ted, misrepresented, ira
duced and slandered by little set of carp
! ing, impotent malignants Content to leav
my motives, acts and character to the judg
ment of the people Of Massachusetts, | hav
not chosen to pause, even for moment, +
, brush this set of traducers out Of my path
way. l can hardly pardon myself for de
voting these moment of time in noticing thi
last magnificent falsehood.