Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-06

was at Bull Run, and made as
good a retreat as Seigle. Hewas
then asked about the battle of
Frederictown, In which he said he
was present.
Mr.. Gurley-I did not say l was
present at the battle.
Mr.. ;Cox.-Very we'll. He
showed in answer to the gentle
man from Illinois {Nir. Kellogg,)
whose brave brother-in-law fought
that fight, that he knew nothing
about it. My colleague said he
preferred not to 60 into .detaiis. !"
| wanted the details, sir. l need
ed them to estimate the military
experience of my colleague. If
his has been as glorious there as it
was at Bull Run, l submit that /
must be careful how take his con-
clusions about Mcclellan.
There will be, Mr.. Chairman,
empyrics in medicine, pretenders
in religion, pettifoggers in law,
mushrooms in vegetation, secession
.ionists in government, snobs in SO
ciety, and we must not be surprised
at military wiscacres in Congress
men. Laughter. Since my
colleague has hurled the glove at
Mcclellan, / have a right to ex-
anime his claims as a critic. He
admits to begin at Bull Run. His
mastery activity on the retreat he
admits. How that retreat was eff.
fected | only know from rumor.-
| have seen it reported-and per
haFs it is as apocryphal as some of
the facts upon which my colleague
arraigns, Gen. McClellan-that my
colleague, after his fatiguing race
to Centreville, and having passed
that point with the speed OF Gil
pin-and not having the benefit
of u carriage like the Congress
men who kicked out of it the COW.
ardlymd tired soldiers, besmutched
with their cartridges in cattle
was careering along like the devil
[Iaughter] in Milton, where he is
described as flying
"o'er bog or stei. through strait, ruush, dense
ef;are
With heal. hands, wings or feet, Iursues hi
way. A
And swims. or sinks, or wadss. or cr-ops, OIL
flies"
until, luckily, he met-what think
you, noble Representatives? herd
of stampeded cattle who were from
my own beloved district-TeXas
cattle, sir, wintered in the Scioto
valley, and selected by their keep
er for their stampeding propensity,
laughter, when Selling upon the
extreme rear of a noble OK, he was
borne from the field, holding on
with vigorous apprehension to
the tail of the animal. [Great
laughter.
Mr.. Gurley-That is poetical
sketch Of my colleague: 1t is a
thing that never took place.
Mr.. Cox-l am glad to hear it.
Mr.. Edgerton-I rise to a ques-
ton of order. 1t is out of order
for members of the House to APP
plaud, cheer or laugh in the man.
ner they have been doing, Laugh
ter and submit
Mr.. Cox-Does the gentleman
make that point on me? l have
not applauded, cheered or laugh
ed.
Mr.. Edgerton-I submit that
order should be preserved on the
floor of the House.
The Chairman--The point of
order is we'll taken. ~
Mr.. Edgerton-I hope the chair
will enforce the rules.
The Chairman-The chair is
satisfied that when gentlemen
consider the improperly of any
disturbance, it will not occur
again.
Mr.. Wickliffe-I acknowledge
a violation of order. | laughed,
but for my LIES sake / could not
help it. Laughter.
Mr.. Cox--I will Go justice to
my colleague, (Mr. Gurley.) ]
put this in as an apocryphal case,
which / heard as o rumor. lam
glad to do justice to him, and to
that noble OK, my constituent, and
to whom the gentleman should
have apologized, if the story were
true. ftr