The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-26

pLra with revolver near him; and we placed
ourselves--except MoRR1s-by them; and all with
loud voices commanded one and all to halt. OF
have their brains blown out. Our action instant.
ly checked them. Many on horseback undertook
to dash by and we seized the brider reins OF theiI
horses and compelled them to stop. ..a'a
if"Seven men staying crowd maddened and des.
pezate with fear; WApE firm and bold as an old
lion; CHAsDLER frantically excited, and the rest Of
our band desperately struggling, commanding
entreating, and threatening. As FOR NE, AcrEr
JUST As YoU Know / WOULD WHEN THOROUGHLY
RousED, Laughter caring for nothing and nobody
and determined, as we all were, that the men
should stop there"
! Mr. GUBLEY. I wish to ask my col
league ,T,, ~
The CHAIRMAN. Does the, gentleman
yield to bis colleague? ,.,t5. 49, -...,s.
Mr., cox. do not mean to convey. tha i'm.
preston that my colleague wrote it. Il is .
scrap Of history written by Republican Con
gressman..tn k.t ut,i,,l -, s.'.-..A ...i m
\ Mr.. GURLEY. / desire to say that I am
not the author OF it. .s.-.
Mr.. cox. But to the account given in
this letter. II is this WADE, firm and bold,'
whom my colleague enlogized as so "braye,''
and who was heralded in the New York Tri.
bune as likely TO succeed the SICK and dying
Mcclellan few weeks since-who was urged
by certain parties for the post now held by
Mi Stanton, and whose reelection TO the Sen
ate is so much desired now by a faction al
home, and VITO is lugged into this debate to be
glorified here that he may shine at home. II
is this WADE,wi,h the aid of CHANDLER, who
cooked his Maynard in the attitude of bat
tle," Laughter and helped, with the ''calls
to order" from the other Congressmen, to
stay the maddened crowd Of flgitiyes. The
people, who have been under the impression
that the crowd never stopped ill they got into
Washington, will be now gratified to learn
that the Congressman won the Bull Run bat
lie against our own soldiers. Laughter.
refer 10 this precious bit Of history to
show how Congressman fit themselves for
military criticism. ...ss. ....
My colleague yesterday said he was at Bull
Run, and made as good retreat as Sgel.
lie was asked then about the battle of Fred
ericktown. in which lie said be was present,
Mr.. GURLEY. did not say was pres
ent at that battle. 4. .f...esE Il. .s..,., %, ,...
Mr.. COX. Very well, He showed in an
swer to the gentleman from Illinois, MIR.
that fight. that he knew nothing about it,
My colleague said he preferred not to go into
"details" wanted the details, sir. needed
them them TO estimate the military expert
ence Of my colleague. his part had been
as inglorious there as il was at Bull Run, |
submit that ] must be careful how take his
conclus sions about Mcclellan. ......
There will be, MIR. Chairman, empyrics in
medicine, pretenders in religion, pettitoggers
in law, mushrooms in vegetation, secessionists
in Government, ,snobs in society, and we must
not be surprised at military wseacres in Con-
gress! daughter. Since my colleague has
hurled the glove at Mcclellan, have right
to, examine his claims as q critic. He admits
to being at Bull Run. His masterly activity
on. the retreat he admits. How that retreat
seen it reported--and perhaps it is as apoch-
ryphal as some Of the facts upon which my
colleague arraigns General Mcclellan that
my colleague, alter his fatiguing race TO Cen
treyille, anl having passed ,ha, point with
the speed OF Gilpin-and not having the ben
eft OF carriage like the congressman who
kicked out Of it the cowardly and tired sold
iers besmutched with their cartridges in bat.
tie was careering along like the devil laugh
teri in Milton, where he is described as flying
"0'er bog, or steep, through strait, rough dense,
OF rare,
With head, hands, wings, or feet pursues his way,
And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps or flies"
until luckily, he met--what think you, noble
representatives. herd Of siampeded cat
tie, who were from my own beloved district
Texas CATTLE sir wjniered in the Scioto
valley, and selected by their keeper for their
stampeding propensity, daughter; when sei-
zing upon the extreme rear ofa nnble OK he
was borne from the field, holding on with
vigourous prehension to the tail the animal!
Great laughter. sH ~
Mr.. GURLEY. That is poetical sketch
Of m, colleague. 1t is . thing that never
took place. RI! 't"af ta' 4'
Mr.. cox. am glad to hear it.
Mr.. EDGERTON. rise to a.question of
order. It is out OF order for members of the
House to applaud, cheer or laugh in the man
ner they have been doing, daughter, and |
subtnit---- '0 &s'a 'a"f st t'w'
Mr.. COX. Does the gentleman make that
point on me? Ihave not applauded, cheer \
ed or laughed ~ N4W h&a u
Mr.. EDGERTON. / submit that order
should be preserved on the floor Of the House.
The CHAIRMAN. The point of order is
we'll taken. A"a@E.a '4a
Mr.. EDGERToN. hope the chair will
en- force the rules t3" s"
The CHAIRMAN. The chair is satisfied
that when gentl men consider the impropri
ETY. Of any disturbance, it will not occur q
gain. aaf a4 9l 2as
Mr.. WICKLIFFE. acknowledge vio-
laiion OF order. Ilaushed; but for my liie's
sake could not helpit. Laughter.l a
Mr.. COX. | will do justice TO my col
league, MIR GUnLEY. put this ms an a
case, which Iheard as rumor-
| am glad to do justice TO him, and to that
noble OK, my constituent, and to whom the
gentleman should have apologized, If the
story we're true. lss*a sa . ]a
a | was about to commend this strategy of
my colleague; but for his quick sense Of its
commissaFy advantages. | ideprecaies his
drawing on that or any experience at Bull
Run to read the gifted Mcclellan and this
Congress o homiiy on military affairs. The
ancient warriors on the South American pam-
pas dash off with their lasso on horse back;
the ancient Germans went into battle as our
Indians do with terrific ,ells, and in painted
horror; The courtly knight dashed into the
tourney with iron clad armo7 and vizor down.
Various as human ingenaityare the modes OF
human warfare, both in advance and retreat;
but never. sir, in the account of Xenophon or
Marshal SAKE; from the time OF Joshua TO-
General Taylor, in the contests OF Achilles
or Garibaldi, have We SO unique performance
as this suppositious race Of my constituent
and my colleague on the fields from Bull Run.
(Laughter.] Does he claim that this, If true,
would make him q military .xpsr,? "a bs,ea
But, my colleague was undaunled. II AS.
soon as Bull Run was over. and Congiessad-
jouned, the Telegraph thrilled both in wire
and pole to bear the .idings West, that "Col
opel GuRLEg, oi Ohio, was about 70 assume
the post OF aid to General Fremont. FIe-
mont was then in the ascendant, Before him
lay what seemed to be the enchanted cham
bers OF power. lie had the magic lamp,
which, made gold a. common as the Deb