The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-02-08

Nv colleague said he preferred not 10 60 m
10 .idals." wanted the details. sir.
needed them 10 estimate the military ex-
Of my colleague. II his part has
been a. ingloFious there a. IL was az Bull
Run. | submit that must be careful how /
take he conclusions about Mcclellan.
There will be. Mr.. Chairman. empyries in
medicine. pFete~de IA tsligioas, s~pettifoggers
in ls~ mushroomsi In vegetation. sscessionisls
ia government. snobs IN society. and We
must nos De surprised at military wiseacres
ln congrcssl lLzaghser Since my col-
league h4s haelra the glove At Mcclellan. I
nave . right 10 examine hs claims a. q critic.
he admits 70 beng at Bull Run. His mas
terry activity on the retreat be admits. How
that retreat was effected I only know from
M have seen IL reported and perhaps
IL l. apocryphal A. some Of the facts upon
which my colleague srraigns Gen. Mcclellan
that my colleague. alter his fatiguing race
TO Centreville. and having passed hat point
with the speed OF Gilpin-and not having the
oeneff Of carriage like the Congressman
who kicked out OF IL the cowardly and tired
soldiers besmutched with their cartrldseain
ballle-was careering along like the devil
laughter in Milton. where be - described
"a flying.
"o'sr COS. % steep. tArcasA strait. EeesA. Dense
via se.as' haads. ~iax., Of feet. psrsnsz Als way.
And en- me-. o. sinks, O. wkass. 90 erseps, or nses''.
until. luckily. he met-what think you noble
kspresent&lvssf-a herd OF sVmpeded cat
tie. Who we're from my owa beloved district
-Texas cattle. SIR. ~insered Ia the Sc'oto
valley. and selected BY their keeper for
their stampsding propensity. l~lAushter;l
when. seixing apon the extreme rear OF a
I'LL. - h. xoa foruo from rho felf hill.
ing on with vigorous apprehension 70 the tail
Of the animal! lGreat laughter
Mr. 0urles-Ihzt Il q roeticAl sketch OF
my colleague II h = thing that never took
place
Mr.. Cox-lam glad TO hear "a.
Mr.. Edgsrton--I riss 70 q question Of or
der. II Is out OF order for members Of the
House to applaud, cheer. or laugh in the
manner they have bean doing, laughter.
and | submit
Mr.. Cox-Does the gentleman make that
point on me- have not applauded. cheered.
VI Laughed.
Mr.. Edgerton-I submit that order should
De preserved on the floor OF the House.
The ChairmAn-The point OF order Is well
taken.
Mr.. Edgersoa-I hope the Chair will en-
force the rules.
The Chairman-The Chair Is satisfied
that when gentlemen consider the iR2roPri-
ETY. Of any disturbance. IL will not occur
again
Mr. wickline-f acknowledge a violation
Of order. I1sughed: but Tor my life's sake
| could not help IL. tLaughter.)
Mr.. CARL will do justice TO my sol
league, MIR. Gurley | put this an apocry'
phal case. which I heard As a rumor. | an
a a. -. - a.. H.s vaAN.
OF, my constituent. aud 10 whom the gen
tlemsn should have spoiogized. it the stor,
were true
wa about 10 commence this strategy o.
NV colleague; for his quick sense OF its com
missary advantages. | deprecate his draw
lng on that or any experience az Bull Rur
TO read the gifted Mcclellan AID his Con
gress = homiiy on military agairs. The an
Gent warriors rode IN their scythed chariot-
the warriors on The South American prmpa
dash % with their lasso on horseback; thl
ancient Germans went into battle as our In
dams do, with terrific yclls aud in spainte'
! horror; the eourtly knight dashed into III
Z tourney with iron clad armor aud visor down
: Various as human ingenuity are the mode
/. sl,hrrset MNsrset hs - k = s sss..~- Of * Hes5ss
phon Or Marshall SAKE; from the ume o
Joshua 10 Geo. Taylor; IN The contests 0
Achilles or 0sribsldi. have we 30 unique
performance as this supposillon race OF m
constituent ard ny colleague on the Aelc
from Bull Rsnn. Laughter Does b
claim that this, II tsue. would make him
military expert!
But ny c. league was undauntrd- A
: soon as Bull Run was over, and Congress
adjourned. tae telegraph thrilled both u
. wire aud pole - ear the tidings West, tia
!. Col. Curley. oil Ohio" was about TO rs
sumo the post Of aid 70 Gen. Fremont
Fremont was then In the ascendant. Be
/ lore b n .ay what seemed 10 be the enchanl
ed chamber oil power He had the magi
lamp, which made gold A. common a. peb
bles. aud my colleague FASTENED 70 bis side
some men Smiled. They thought il strang
that a minister should forget the beatitude
of the sermon on the Mount for the dispute
tudes Of a Missouri camp. [Laughter. +
They thought that the afiaenI experience q
Bull Run vas not OF that kiud TO excite con
confidence in the new teld Of Mars 70 whic
} the patriotism Of my colleague hurried hir
But sir. knew my colleague better. al
mired lis patriotism. thought OF Peter ID
Hermit Laughter say IN his hand tn
! cruzier aud the sword. and Bull Run dr. no
} Obscure the sign in the sky--lR hoe sign
/ EIHfrH. A nil tEAA ia kNMuu0f " Tue IlitHl
Is knight of Malta: and ! knew that thi
new Son OF Malta" laughter Could cary
, out such e reputssion that the muse of his
. tory would proudly stop from her Pamas
2 sian seat 20 say--'Let Il be go recorded =
? But. sir, disappoiatment followed close o
expectation. A wee~k-perhsps tive or tire
-spi Fremont lost he sasgic lamp. X
wansd under the consumed ieus Of blair
rhetoric." Laughter. He hls,aued Eat
vas perceised by my colleague
, Atibls critical i~uDcturc The oals parallel
c can and Tor my COLLEAGUES. IL the desodpuo
. which " gwen OF Jobs war-hor>es SCAN,
tAou make him AFRAID IS a g~rasshoppsf 2
b The glory of his rostrls Il terrible II
. pweth in the valley. aud rejoiceth IN n
strength. lie s~walloweth the grs und Wit
. Gsrc-ne-s ard rage nssther b~issse,h b
tsat Il y the eenud OF us trumpet n
4 saith among fhs tfumpsts. Ia Ia aAa !
sndlefA fks bafi< sfar II Great lsugl
. ter The psraliel Islls only la one rsgar
Whie tsc var hoFss OF job wn sdsancin.
sAat Of ny colleague ~ss reirsating :
4 Leaving ~. csmpsirn n Mi<soes nnfnishe,
he asw ltom ftempDt n oaio. v th tho "eeI
y lainty. CELEBRITY ald security ~ = star bad
q The fost onca Department ILsnghfsf
What Ne learned N NJ bloctlrss csmpals
Ia Nl~oues. huU much 10 perceived ef tt
4 vsiae ef the forsi1cstious around 81 Lon
:, In eash mean. What estimate he made
p tie rr.nnanf horse shat nn-stst achisv'
assp's he xnae1ns ~ x'e chamber
g 70 day, - delnet lhst from }
milifss ~ ut he wss uet Al The hatls
. fr~isneklosn, thoagh ! under ieof hisH "