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


than an Ohio member. Ohio gave Nc
lClellan bis first commission. re
member to have seen HIM come with
alaerity to her capital to accept this
mark Of our governors trust. How
lweil he repaid the confidence, Wes-
tern Virbinia can answer, and if sll
Ibis plans there had been carried out
| by suborIinates with q vigor equal to
their wisdom. we RDaid had less trou-
ble and more glory 10 that campaign.
4 As to the advent OF the new Secre.
tary Of War, Mr.. Stanton, whom my
colleague halls as 'stresk Of light"
in the gloom, 1 do not believe he will
delight in such hailing, coupled with
sneh railing as his friend the general.
1t is too much like the "all hail !" OF
the witches Of Macbeth. Laughter. !
There turks sinister object in this
cougratulation 1t was intended as q
depreciation Of Mcclellan; as ifthe
errors Of the late Secretary Of Wnr
ought to be shared by the general
|. sil as much and moro sincerely
than my colleague, welcome the new
Secretary. His advent is the har.
biuger Of better dav, when the gen
erals energy can be seconded by the
determination aud intelligence Of al
accomplished civilian and up honest
man.
But my colleague would hurry the
Army into a movement now sat all
hazards" because foreign nations NAV
soon interfere. I do not understand
this logic. ne would have as risk
everything for fear Of trouble from
abroad. We may have foreign war;
but this nation should hazard it's own
existence from a seryile fear Of Eng
land or France. If ie had been q
| Democrat, he would have not been SC
fearful ofevery movement abroad. -
Choate said lie loved the old Democ
racy, because they had "a gay ant
festive defiance OF foreign dictation.
!, Mr. GURLEY. That is the party o.
which | was member.
:, Mr.. Cox. Then my colleague ha
! been arenegade 10 his ancient faith
4 | am sOiry for it. we would be un
worthy Of our fathers and Of our land
did we fse our own house over ou
heads because We may fear Eeighbo
will come some night to despoil it.
My colleague objects to the organi
cation OF an army with one head
lie wants many headed sFran ge
meDt, With, 1 suppose, distrustinG
counsels. Utterly unconscious OF tn,
absolute necessity of unity Of move
mentby our armies, under one direc
tion, my colleRgas, to stiiks at Gen
eral Mcclellan, you'd change th'
military system, WHICH has obtained
from the time war began or armies
were levied. Ny colleague, has {
military wisdom beyond all human
comprehension. Because our army
is large we must, on this logic, dis
pense with its proper organization. -
There is more need of one executive
head to 80 vast an array as this army
ofhalf a million.
My colleague, in this attack else
upon the general in command, mean
to attack also the President, or ht
meant nothing. He knew that thc
President was General NcUlellant
superior officer; that all that McClel
Ian had done or had not done was ap
l proved by the President. He was
however, gracious enough to say tina
the President would nor set up hii
op;pion in military matters in antag
onism to his general in chief; and be
would 10 doubt, for this, commend
the good sense of Mr.. Lincoln, as
do. But ii the President in thus act
ing was sensible, what sort Of sense is
it fora member Of Congress, whose
life has been passed, too, in humping
. the pulpit desk, Ilaugbter,l and
whose thoughts have been less upor
J, the eagle aud more upon tue dove, tc
set up bis opipiop against the skill
aud education Of the general in com
{ mandl lift were not bad sense, sir
il would .be nonsense, Why did MOI
my colleague, If his motive was good
). 60 to the President, and with his array
ofmaps, telegrapha, facts Of omission
and commission, lay before the Presi
dent his military coneeptions9 Why
does he have Them delivered here, be
fore ,the,nationi Was it to diplSy his
military eruditicni Or was il tc
crafty what be thinks was the popu
lar prejpdiee and ip patienee,to whiel
be would administer, regardless o
eonseouences2 WAY did be not 60 t
General Mcclellan and verify hi'
facts before he used them forthe pub
llic disseryiee. @ I"
i Ar. Chairman, if the gentleman
had been a slIillfql commander, or hat
like tho gentleman from New York
HMr. Roeeae Coaklino ! flia human,