M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-20

PSoVN w ttHuilAebt uabBcE VI OSluE
upset, Or crushed, or of breaking down,
and for the first time on this etsaugs
day felt little sinking of the heart,
and doubt whether We conld avoid
destruction in the immense throng
about us; and nothing bat the rulnark.
able skill Of oar driver, and the
strength Of our carnage and endurance
| of our horses saved Us. Another
source Of peril beseE as. As We pass
ed the poor deneuted. exhausted
wretehes who could not climb into The
high, close baggage wagons, they
made frantic efforts to get on to and
into our caraiage. They graspeG It
everywhere, aud got on to it, into it,
over it, and iaplored us every way to
take them on. We had to be rongh
with them. At first they loaded us
down almost to o stand still, aud We
had to push them of and throw them
out Finally, Brown end !, with q
pistol each, kept them out, although
one poor devil got in in spite Of us.
and We logged the internal coward
two milec. finally opened the door
and he was tumbled out" ''''
MR Cox Now hear what th esA
brave Congrassmeu actually did 70
stay the tide Of retreat: .
"The other side OF Csnterville we
had overiaken Senator'S Wade and
Chandler, or saw them in the crowd,
the Sergeant. at. Arms Of the Senate,
aud u Mr.. Eaton, Of Detroit, with
when we were in company much Of
the way afterwarda.
Wade planted himself whh 8 cock
ed Maynard 10 the attitude battle.
! laughter Chandler with q revolver
near him; and we placed ourselves.
except Morris--by them; aud all with
loud voices commanded one and all to
halt, or have their brains blown out.
Our action instantly checked them.--
Many on horseback undertook to dash
by, and we siezed the bridle- reins of
their horses and compelled them t8
stop. -
"Sevep men staying crowd mad
denea aud despegale witAfear; Wade
firm and bod as sn old lion; Chandler
frantically excited, and the rest Of the
band struggling, commsnding, ,entreas.
ing, sud threatening. a As EoP lfR, !
ACTED JUST As you KNOW WOULD
WHEN THOROUGHLY AousED, [laus shterl
caring for nothing and nobody, and
determined, as we all were, tbss ibs
men should stop there"
Nh. GURLEY. ! wish to ask ~
collegue---
The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentle.
ma n yield to his colleguei
v MR. Cox. !" do not mean TO con.
vey the Impression that my c,llegus
wrote it. 1t is a scrap Of history,
written by q Republican Congress
man.
Mr.. GUELEY. I desire to ssy thas
| am not the author Of it.
Mr.. Cox. But to the account Civ
en- in this letter. 1t is this Wade,
'"Rrrn and bold" whom my collegus
eulog,zed as 80 "brave," and who was
Gheralded in the New York Tribune IS
likely to succeed the sick and dying
! Mcclellan 3 few weeks since-who
was urged by certain parties for the
post row held BY Mr.. Stanton, aud
whose reelection TO the Senate is 50
, much desired now by a faction at
home, and who is iugged into this de.
: bate to be gloriGcd here that he may
, sL inc at homo. 1t il this Wade, with
tie aid OF Chandler, whO "cocked his
MAYNARD in the attitude Of battle"
daughter ] and helped, with the 'call1
, to order" fron the other Congressman,
TO stay tho maddensd crowd Of fugi
tiveG. The people who hags been
under tue impression that the crowd
never stopped till they got to Wash
! ington, will be now grati6ed to learn
that the Congressmen won tie Bull
Run battle against our own soldiers,
Laughter,
Ell ] refer to this precious bit OF history
!. to show how Congressman ft thsra'
selvee for military criticism. ~
! Ny sollegue yesterday said he was
!. at Bull Run. and made as good g re
f treat as Sigel. He was asked then
. about the battle If PredricktowD, ~
: which be said he was present. "
t Me. GUeLEy Ibid not ssy ! nae
; present at that battle
Mr.. Cox. Very we'll. lie show
: ed ia answer TO the geutlsman fron'
: Illinois, { Mr.. Kellogg,l whose brave
] holher-in Jaw fought that fight, that
be knew nothing about it. Ny col.
: league said be preferred not to 90 in
!. to "details" 1 wanted the details.
i sir. asedeA them to Estimate sshs
military experience Of my colleague.
J if his part has been DO ipglplieut
}, l4a,a.a :, 70 .use ~ R,jli Run 4 Aaabinh