Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-09

eufs VI sense is 1t Tor o member of CoDgraaa
Mnose NE has been passsd, too, In thumpint
.ne pulpit desk, (iaughter,] and whose thoueh.l
nave Deen less upon the eagle aud more upor
sne uoye, 70 set up bis opinion against tho skill
ana education OF the general Ia command7 II
y we're not bad sense, sir, I. would be nonsense
WY oio not my colleague, II his motive waG
soou, Roto the President, and with his array oi
mapsI Ieiegrapns, facts Of omission and com.
mission, lay before the President hia military
conceptiousl Why does be bave them delivs,.
cd here, before the nation7 Or was h To oratj
~ whathe tbinks was the popular prejudice and
Impatience, to which be would admlniater. re-
gardless OF consequences1 Why did he not 90
10 General Mcclellan and verify his facts be.
iore ne used them for the public disservice7
Mr. Chairman, IL the gentleman had been a
skiiiiu, commander, or had, like the gentleman
from New York, Mr. Roscoe Conkline | the
humane motive for investigating the confessed
Dinnder at Ball's Bluff, in which many brave
men were lost, could tolerate this mischievous
line OF debate.
But, sir, my colleague compels me to exam
inc into bis merits as military critic partlcu-
lariy, and the propriety of military "moye-
ments" here in Congress and elsewhere by
civilians. My colleague will admit that he ID
not military man by education nor soldier
Ike Fastaff, on instinct. [Laughter.l His
profession Was that of gospeier. Laughter
His studies do not At him to discuss martial
subjects. We do not 60 to a blacksmith to
have our watch repaired, nor to watch maker
to have our horse shod. Wedo not 90 to Caro-.
lima for cheese. daughter, nor to the Western
Reserve for cotton 1 can we'll imagine how q
tne scholar, aa is my colleague, might, like
bsaumont's "Elder Brother" slt in his study,
AID mount upon the wings Of speculation, and
'hourly converse
With kitgs and emperorS, and weigh their couns,lD
Calling 'heir victories, II unIustly got,
! Unto strict account, and In his fancy
Deface their ill-plscsd statues"
But, sir, criticism on the art Of war, to be
valuable now, must be backed by specific study
and experience. What has been the study and
experience of my colleague7
| The country was thoroughly disgusted with
the part Congressman played at Ball Run.
Laughter 10 the galleries. It may be remem.
bered with what Jocund levity the House ad-
Journed to go over to see our army march upon
Richmond. Not one Of US ever got there, ex.
cept my friend from New York, [Mr. Ety.
[laughtsr,l who made his exile 40 cOnspicuously
honorable in the use he made OF il in behalf OF
his fellow prisoners. The House may rsmem
Der that opposed the adjournment then on the
ground thar, by going over the river, we would
only get In tue way OF the soldiers II TUNED
out that the soldiers got in the way of the Con.
gressmen. Laughter
have letter, written by member of this
House, and published In an Ohio paper, whict
detal!, with graphic accuracy, the part dis
played BY truculent Congres,men on that day
will have it read at the Clerks table.
The Clerk read, as follows:
| A..
the Black Horse formidable body OF the rebel cGval
land these were part Of them) charging upon Us
1t seemed az II the very devil Of panic and coward
ice seized every mortal soldier officer, citizen and
ater No ofcer tried TO- rally tbe soldiers, or do any
thing. except 10 spring and run toward Oentreyle.
There never was anything like 1t for canseess sheer alb
soute, absurd eovardce or rather panic this mser
| able earth beforel
on they vent one and ALL Of down the highway oyel
across fields toward the woods anywhere everywhere
to escape Whether communicated back the soldiers
In the woods, and so on back to the regiments who
had Just driven OF the rebels do not know but think
IL did to part OF them, for share Of our army SEEM
to have been demoralssd, II not broken up.
Well, the further they ran the more frightened hey
grew, and although We moved on as fapidly could
fugtves passed US by To enable them better
to run they threw away their blankets knapsacks can
teens aud finally muskets, cartridgeboxes and every
| thing else.
We called TO them, tried to tell them there was nj
danger, called them to stop, impored them to stand
We called them towards, denounced them In the mos
offensive terms put out our heavy revolvers and threat
ened to shoot them, but all In vain crue crazy mad
hopeless pauc possessed them and com nunicated tC
everybody about, In front and rear The teamsters al
turned their aVy wagons and ashed their horses to
| run and mixed and mingled with crowd Of running
footmen, citizens and horsemen, ali raised an obscurpJ
cloud OF dust; and thus the dust filled the en tire high
way "a macadamEea turnpike) with heterogeneou
mars Of lying mAdmen, intent upon nothing but 4
escape.
Tie heat was swfuI although now about six; tho sr
were moutha gaped their lips crackeC
and blackened with the powder Of rho cartridges III
had bitten Of in the battle, their eyes ItartDg ID
frenzy no mortal ever saw such mass Of CHASTITY
wretehes. N :
As We came on borne along with the mass, unable tc
90 ahead or pause, or draw out Of It. with the stree
blocked with flying baggage wagons before and behind
tnunderpg and crashing on, we were every moment ex
posed to immine at danger of being upset crushed
Of breaking down. and for the rst time this strang
dsy felt little sinking OF the heart ard doubt whehe
we could avoid destruction In the umepse throng abou
us and rothng but the remarkable ski OF oar driver
and the strength Of our carriage and endurance Of
horaes saved uI Another source OF peril al
We passed the poor demened, exhausted Wretches who
co Id not climb into the hi b, close baggage wagons
they made frantic efforts gee to and into our car
rage. They grasped 1t where, and got On to It, In
Oft, over IT, and implored every way to take th m
on. We had to be Tough with them At frat they load
ed Us down to almost stand still, and We had push
them on and throw hem out. Finally, Brown and
with pistol each kept them out, although one poo
devil got 10 In spite Of u.s. and luggsd the nerna
coward two miles nnay opened the door, and he wa
| tumbledout.
| Mr. Cox-Now here what these brave Con
gressmen actually did to stay the tide of re
treat:
The other side Of Osntrsvlle We had ovsrtaken ssna
tors Wade and Chandler, saw them In the crowd tn
Sergeant alarms Of the Senate, and Mr. Eaton Of De
troi, with whom we were In company much Of the va!
afterwards.
Wade planted himself with cooked maynard" in tn
attitude Of battle aughter;1 Chandler with reyolve
Ms ind ua MIA