Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-18
From the Norfolk Day Book.
COX ON GURLEY

10 the Yankee House Of Representatives last week, Q
good deal of amusement was created by the Hon. NJ.
Cox, OF Ohio, who in his reply to Hon. Mr. Gurey gave
some Of the Bull Rua experience Of the latter gentle.
man. The following from his speech as It Ap
peared in the Congregational Globe, may amuse our
readers:
Ny colleague will admit that he IL not military
BY education, a soldier like FalstAf instinct
I Laughter. His profession was that OF gospeler.-
Laughter His studies do not Il! him to discuss
ta subjects. We do not 60 to blacksmith to have
watch repaired nor to matchmaker TO have our hors's
shod We do not 20 to Carolina fer cheese Laughter,
nor the Western Reserve for cotton can well In agine
how h1e scholar as IL my colleague, might, like Bead
monts ELDER Brother" sit in his study and upon
the wings OF speculation, and
"houriy converse
With kings and euperors and weigh ihsL coGIssls,
Ca ling iher victories, II uni u'tly got,
a strict -uhr, and his fancy
Defaes their nlPlAsed statues"
But sr criticism the part Of war, to be valuable
now must be backed By specific study and eIpsri'hce.
What has been the study and experience Of colleague
The country was thoroughly disguised with the part
Congressman played at Bull Run. Laughter In the gal.
leres Il may be remembered vita what ocund leyity
the House adjourned to go over to see army march
upon Richmond. Not Of us ever got there except
my frend from New York (Mr. Ey) who made bis exile
90 conspcuously honorable in the he made Of In
behalf of his fellow prisoners. The House may remeu
Der tnat opposed then on grounu
that by crossing the river, would only get in the
way OF the soldiers It turned out that the soldiers got
in the way Of the Congressman. Laughter.
There will be- Mr.. Chairman, empyrics III medicine,
pretenders 10 religion petioggers in law, mushrooms in
vegetation secessonsts in Government In sccie
ty, and must not be surprised at military wiseacres
10 Congress- Laughter Since my colleague b
hurled the glove at McCean have right to examine
bis claims critic He admits to bsing At Bull Run.
His mastery activity on the retreat be ad nis. How
- .1- ~,A-
have seen it rspored-and perhapsit is as spocryphA
a. OF the facts upon which my colleague arraigns
Gen McClelanthat my colleague after his iaguDg
to Centreve having passed that point With the speed
ofGpin-r having the benefit Of carriage like the
congressman who kicked OF IL the osardly aud tired
soldiers beamutched with their cartridges lie batte-wss
csreerBg along hks the devil laughter 10 Milton, where
be ia described as flying.
Der beg, steep. through strait. rossh d,n.e orrr'.
with lead, hsnas, Wigs, or feet, pursues h. way,
Andswim', or .intt or vAdes, or er.epi, eras'-
until luckily he me.-vhst think you noble Reprssen.
taiyes "a herd of stsmpeded cattle who from my
own beloved di1trct-Te1.s cattle, cir, wnti red In tie
Scoto valley, and selected by their keeper for their
s,Gupedng propensiiies, laughter when seiIng uiol
the extreme rear Of noble OK, he was borne from tie
h.d holding with vigorous p.eherson 10 the tail Of
the animal IGr at laughter.
Mr. Gurley That is poeteal sketch of my colleague
I, ia thing that never took place.
Mr.. Cox-I am glad to hear IL.
Mr. Edgerion-I rice to q question OF order. IL 10
on. OF order for members OF the House 10 applaud,
cheer laugh in the manner they have been doing,
laughter, aud submit
Mr.. Co1-Does the gentleman make that point on
me! have not applau led. chsered or laughed.
will do justice TO MY colleague, Mr. Gurey.l Iput
this as an apocrypbal case, which heard as rumor.
sm CAD to do Justice 10 him, and TO that noble OF, my
eonsti, uent aud 10 whom the gentleman should have
apol gzsd, If the story we're true.
was about to commend this sra.egy Of my colleague
for bis quick OF il. commisssry advantages. |
deprccs.e bis drawing that any experience at Pu
Run TO read the gf ed Mcclellan aud this Congress
homly on military affair. The ancient warriors rode
ia scyhed chariot; ice warriors on the South American
plmpas dash of with their lasso horseback the
o;elt Germans went into battle indians do with
terrific yels and in painted horror the county knight
dashed into the tourney With irorcIad and vz)r
down. Various human ingenuity the modes Of
human warfare both 10 advance and retreat bat never
SIR in the cccoGnts Of nopheE Marshal Sax; from
the time Of Joshu, to General Taylor In the contests
OF Achilles or G,ribsldi have uniqu, perform
ance as this snppOsitious OF my constituent AID
my colleague On the fl from Bull Run. Laughter
Does he claim that this, If true, would make him mh
tNy expertS
But nv colleague was uadiunted. Az soon as Bal
Run was over ard Congress adjourned, the telegraph
thrilled both in wire and pole bear the tdrgs West
that "Uol Gurey OF Ohio" was about to assume the
most of aid to Gen. Fremont Fremont then in the
ascendant Before bin lsy Whist seemed TO be the
chanted chambers of power. He had this magic lamp,
which made gold al commoa a. pebbles, and my eel
league fastened TO his SHE. Some smiled. They
thought strange that minister should forget the beat
tudes Of the sermon on the Mount for the oisqaetud
Of Missouri camp. Laughter. They thought that
the ailent experience Of Bull Run not OF that kind
to excite confidence in the Geld OF Mars to which
the patriotism Of my colleague hurried him. But l. sir
knew my colleague better. admired his patriotism.
thought of Peter, the Hermit Laughter | saw In
his hand the crozier ard thu sword and Bull Run did
not obscure the sign in the sky-n hoe sgno sinee -
had read in Ivanhoe Of the priesly Knight Of hala
and knew that this "son Of halta" (lsughie
could CRY out such reputiton that the muse OF bl-
tory woui proudly stop from her Plrnssisn
"Lst IL be so recorded" Liugh.tEl But. sir dap
psintment followed close expectation. week-per.
hsps three--ard Fremont ost bis magic lamp -
He ~aned uader the consuming lens Of BARS rbsfc
rio" Laughter His ilstAsFed Ets was perceived b.
my colleague.
At this critical jupcture the oply parallel ntd
for my COLLEAGUES IL the description vbisA sissn Ct
Jobs war horse "Canst thea nAks hin AFRAID a. 9