Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-07

cine. preienders 10 religion. pet,ifoggers in law
mushrooms IN vegetation. seccssiouists ia Gov
eminent snobs ia society, and We must TOT be
Surprised az military wiseacreS la Congress
Laughter Since uly colleague has hurled the
glove al Mcclellan. haye a righi 70 examine
o. claims critic. lie adIai- 90 beng AZ
Ball Kan. His mastelly activity on the retreat
he admits. How that retreat was ELECTED only
know from rumor. have seen il reported--and
perhaps Il Is as spcchryphal rs some Of the facts
upon which my colleague arraigns Gen. McClel-
lnr-tlntmy colleague. after his fhtigu1g race
20 Centrevisie. and having passed that point with
the speed OF Gilpin-and not having the benefit
OF carnage like the congres-men who kicked
out of il the eowsrdy and tired soldiers be,
snptchel With Their cartridges in batfle-sas
csre-rins siosg hike the devil tisuyhterl IN Mil
too, where he y described as flying M.
'oer bog OF esp ,hreagh trait rough dense rare
With head, hands, wings, OF feet Pursues his way,
And sNim,, ot SINKS, or Wales, or crceps, or lies -
until. luckily. be met-what think you. noble
Representatives. herd of stampeied cattle.
who were from my own beloved disirict-Texas
cattle, SIR wintered in the Scioto valley. and Sc
lected by their keeper for their stampeSiing pro
pensity laughter when, Selling upon the ex-
IRENE rear Of a noble OK. he was bOrne from the
field. holding on with vigorous prehension TO the
tail of the ANIMAL lGreat laughter
Mr.. Gurley-1hat - pOeticai sketch OF my
colleague. Ii is thing that never took place
Mr.. COx--I am glad to hear it. | viii do JUS
tice to nv colleague | put this as an apocry-
phal case. which | heard a rumor. an. glad
to DO justice to him, and 10 that noble OK, my
constituent. and to whom the gentleman should
have apologizci if the story were true.
was about to commend this strategy Of my
colleague; for his quick sense OF its commissary
advantages. | deprecate his drawing that or
ILL "A 81. 81
Mcclellan aud this Congress a homily on mill
tary affairs. The ancient warriors rode in their
scythe6i chariots; the warriors on the South Amer
lean pampas dash off with their lasso on horse
back the ancient Germans went into battle as
our Indians do with terrific wells and in painted
horror; the cOurtly knight dashed into tile tour
ney with iron-clad armor and vIzor down. Va
riOus as human ingenuity are the modes of human
warfare both in advance and retreat: but never,
sir, ia the account of Xenophon or Marshal SAKE;
from the time OF Joshua 10 tien Taylor; in the
contests of Achilles or Garibaldi have we SO uni
que performance as this suppositious race of
my constituent and my colleague on the fields
from Bull Run. Laughter. Does he claim
that this IL true, would make him military ex-
pert?
But my colleague was undaunted. As soon as
Bull Run was over and Congress adjourned, the
telegraph thrilled both in wire and pole TO bear
about to assume the post of aid to General
Fremont Fremont was then in the ascendant.
Before him lay what seemed To be the enchanted
chambers of power. He had the magic lamp
which made gold as common as the pebbles, and
nv colleague hastenel To his side. Some men
smiled They thought il strange that minister
should forget the beatitudes Of the Sermon on
the Mount for the disquietudes of Missouri
camp. Laughter They thought that the af
- ID ID Il.
kind 10 excite confidence in the new field of Mars
to which the patriotism of my colleague hurried
him
But 1. sir, knew my colleague better. l ad
mired his patriotism thought of Peter the
Hermit daughter 1 saw. in bis hau4 the
crozier and the sword and Bull Run did not ob
scure the sign III the sky-in h0c SlgRO uinceS :
had read in Ivanhoe of the priestly knight of
Mtlta: and | knew that the new Son of
Malta" (laughter) could carve out sncn repu
tation that the muse Of history would proudly
stOop from her Parnassian seat 10 say: LET BE-
so recorded" (Laughter) But, sir, disappont-
ment followed close on expectation. A week
perhaps two, or three-and Fremont lost his mag
ic lamp He wared under the consuming lens of
'BIair's rhetoric" daughter His ih-starred
fate was perceived BY nv colleague.
At this critical juncture the only parallel |
can find for my colleague is the description which
is given of Jobs war horse: '.Canst thou make
him afraid grasshopper? The glory OF his
nostrils is terrible He plweth in the valley, and
rejoiceth in his strength. He swalloweth with
ierceness and rage: neither believeth he that ii
is the sound of the tFsmpet. He saith among the
trumpeters. hal hal and he smelletk The battle afar
off," Great langhter) The parallel fails Onl '
in one regard While the war horse OF Job was
advancing, that OF my colleague retreating.
Leaving his campain in Missouri unfinished, he
flew from Fremont to Ohio, with the certainty,
ceeritv and security of \ star bid in the Post
Office Department. (Laughter.)
What I've learned in his blOodess campaign in
Missouri; how much he perceived OF the raiHe
of the Notifications around St. LOuis-in cash, !
mean; what estimate he made OF the strength of
the Fremont horse: what martial achievements
he witnessed in the ante chamber Of the short
lived Western satrap, he didnot. and We can not.
tell One thing he coTects to day. aud must
deduct that from his military life, that he was not
az the battle of Fredericktown, though | under
stood him yesterday to say that he was there
But has my colleague any actual experience!
Has he ever killed any oneY Did he ever a
man killed in battle? Did he ever speak to i
man who SAW man killed in battIey Did he
ever hear the whiz of deadly lead? Was his
heart brave, and his face unblanchedg Ny col
league quoted that fight to show that battle
could be fought and won without McCellan's or
ders, and in spite of orders. That was his point,
if any. Now happen TO know that there was
nothing in General McClellans orders 10 forbid
that mOveme: on Fredericktown. As | under
stood the case. it was fought by Colonel Ross.
who sent by General Grant, OF Cairo, 10 fol-
low after jeff Thompson. be overlook him un-
expectedly. and fought well. General Grant APP
proves and complimented his action.
CONTINUED TO MORROW.