New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-08-16
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gineer, W. Scott, and run the locomo-
tive of war himself. He grasped the
mighty levers with his puny hands, got
Scott to ease up on the brakes and let
ting on a full head of steam dashed
away towards Richmond. Unfortu-
natcly the switches wern't set right at
the Junction and the engine run off
the track. He was in too much of
hurry. In mapping out the campaign
Greedy agreed to be In Richmond be,
fore the Goth, and it being some two
days after that date he had to rush
things to fulfil shis engagement. don't
know how he intended to keep the reb-
81 Congress from sitting, but expect
the sly old fellow meant to buy up all
the old chairs and benches in Richmond,
and thus you see Congress couldn't sit
at all, unless they sat standing.
l had brief interview with Old Abe
this morning, while Ski Hi was out to
pasture.
Wilkins said he, taking my hand
in his and applying pressure of about
seventy-6ve pounds to the square inch,
we were out -Generalled.'
'Undoubtedly.'
'We were out-numbered.'
Precisely
we were out-witted.'
4 know, but by thunder, zoe ,ocs7,.
OUT RuN!'
'Scacely,' said Old Abe, making a
brief memoranda of the extraordinary
time achieved on the Bulls Run Trot-
ting Course.
Gen Greedy, who was SO instrument
tai in the forward movement, participa
ted in the Bulls Run affair, though at
a safe distance. 7 could occasionly see
his old white hat raise up from behind
log we'll to the rear of the forces, as
he cautiously peered out to see how far
they were from Richmond. During
tho fight he led a Skulking party, AMI
yelling his war cry at the top of his
voive, dashed with irresistible impetu-
osity towards hay stack, beneath
which he crawled in good order.
Greedy charged at the hay stack with
such force that nothing but a small
patch on the seat Of his trowsers was
visible. A man who rode at Balaklava
with the six Hundred says he never
saw any thing like the charge of Gen.
Greedy at the head of the Skulks.
There is difference of opinion in re-
gard to how the stampede Of our troops
originated. Some say it commenced
among the tcamsters, others blame the
members of Congress who were there,
but they are all mistaken. 1t Das BE-
gun By Greely. He was the first to
get the panic and ran like quarter
horse. A number of his old subscrib-
ers, who have long taken their opin--
ions from the Tribune, were among
the spectators, and seeing Greedy lead
off, followed as matter of course. The
panic spread, and in few minutes the
stampede was general. H. G.. out
stripped them all. He made tracks for
Washington, his coat tails sticking
straight o 1t behind and his white hair
streamingin the wind. He might havo
been nominated for any number of off,
ces and never made such run. The
tabled Bull whose marvellous run in
some remote age gave name to the To-
cality Of the battle, never could have
passed him. He held the course alone,
and come into Washington some fifteen
miles in advance of the best runners in
the army.
If the nation will now be content to
permit the veteran chieftaia, General
Scott, to manage the remainder Of
this campaign against rebellion accor-
ding to his Judgment. and turn deaf
ear to the rawlings Of men who know
nothing about war, there may never be