The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-13

point with the speed OF Vlfpln-
and not having the benefit Of 1
carriage like the Congressmer
who kicked out of it the cowardly
and tired soldiers besmutched will
their cartridges in battle--wa'
careering along like the devi
laughter in Milton, where he il
described as flying.
'0'er bog, or steep, through strait, rough
dense, or rare,
With head, hands, wings, or feet pursue!
his way,
And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps
or 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 Sciota
valley, and selected by their keep
er for their stampeding propensity,
laughter when, seizing upon the
extreme rear of noble OK, he was
borne from the field, holding on
with vigorous prehension to the
tail of the animal! Great laugh
ter.
Mr.. GURLEY. That is a poeti
cal sketch of my colleague. 1t is a
thing that never took place.
Mr.. COX. l am glad to hear it.
Butmy colleague was undaunted,
AS soon as Bull Run was over, and
Congress adjourned, the telegraph
thrilled both in wire and pole to
bear the tidings West, that "Colon-
el GURLEY, OF Ohio," was about to
assume the post Of aid to General
Fremont. Fremont was then in
the ascendant. Before him lay
what seemed to be the enchanted
chrmbers of power. He had the
magic lamp, which made gold as
common as the pebbles, and my
colleague fastened to his side.-
Some men smiled. They thought
it strange that minister should
forget the beatitudes of the Sermon
on the Mount for the disquietudes
Of q Missouri camp. Laughter.
They thought that the afiiuCnt ex-
pcrience Of Bull Run was not of
that kindto excite confidence in
the new field of Mars to which tho
patriotism ofmy colleague hurried
him. But I, sir, knew my colleague
better. | admired his patriotism.
l thought of Peter the Hermit
Laughter. l saw in his hand the
crozier and the sword, and Bull
Run did not obscure the sign in the
sky-in hoe Signo vinceS! | had
read in Ivanhoe of the priestly
Knight Of Malta; and 1 knew that
this new "son Of Malta" laughter
could carve out such a reputation
that the muse of history would
proudly stoop from her Parnassian
seat to say: "Let it be so recorded"
Laughter. But, sir, disappoint-
menttollowed close on expectation.
A week-perhaps two, or three
and Fremont lost his magic lamp
lie waned under the consuming
lens of"BLAIR's rhetoric" Laugh
ter His i'll starred fate was per-
ceived by the colleague.
wish that my colleague would
cultivate some faith in General
Mcclellan. He is a minister of the
Gospel, and is full Of faith in the
salvation of all men. l glory in
according to him the fullest "soul
liberty" in religion. His creed in
cludes the salvation of ofall-embrac.
ing in its comprehensive faith, jeff
Davis, JEFF Thompson, Wigfall,
and all that crowd of conspicuous
sinners. Laughter. He believes
that Zollicotfer is now in glory; he
can even see Humphrey Marshall
entering, as my colleague from
Cleveland once said of John Brown
-.the pearly gates of Paradise"
My colleague is not satisfied with
anything short Of an advance at
every hazard. He is not satisfied
with the President, for he defers to
Mcclellan; not satisfied with any
commander-in-ehief, for no one
can command even three hundred
thousand men; not satisfied with
what has been done; not satisfied
with what is to be done. He would
discourage all our efforts, and make
taxation weigh like a useless bur.
den on an anxious and saddened
people. His policy would disorgan-
ize the Army, and realize his theo.
logy by making a hell on earth
laughter. without giving us the
satisfaction of a future state, where
secession may have its fit eternal
doom. Laughter
Western Virginia we have held
against the hostility OF the dis
loyal Floyd has been compelled
to decamp.
But, sir, although General Nc
Clellan has had charge of all these
matters, and is entitled to share
their merit, it was not my purpose
to paint a picture Of our successes.
We have gained as yet no great
bloody battle commensurate with
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