The weekly Butte record., 1862-07-26

have been doing, llaughter,l and l submit
Mr.. Cox-Does the gentleman make that
point on me? l have not applauded, cbeered
or laughed
Mr. EdgertoD-I submit that order should
be preserved on the floor of the House.
The Chairman-The point of order IS well
taken.
Mr. Edgerton-I hope the Chair will en-
force the rules.
The Chairnan-The Chair is satisfied that
when gentlemen consider the impropriety Of
any disturbance, it viii not occur again.
Mr.. Wicklife-I acknowledge violation Of
order. l laughed but for my ifes sake l
could not help IL Laughter.l
Mr. Cox-I Will do justice to my colleague,
(Mr. Gurley.) l put this an apocryphal case,
which heard as a rumor. l am glad to do
justice to him, and to that noble OK, my con
stituent, and to whom the gentleman should
have apologzed, if the story were true.
was about 10 commend this strategy of
ny colleague, for his quick sense of It's com
missary advantages. deprecate bis drawing
Oh that or any experience at Bull Run to read
the gifted Mcclellan and this Congress a homi-
ly on military affairs. The ancient warriors
rode in their scyhed chariots; the warriors
on the South American pampas dash off with
their lasso on horseback the Ancient Ger
mans went into battle as our Indians do. with
terrific yels, and in painted horrcr; the court
ly knight dashed into the tourney with iron
clad armor and visor down. Various as
human ingenuity are the mode of human war
fare, both in advance and retreat; but never,
sir, in the accounts of Aenophon or Marshal
Sake; from the time Of Joshua to General
Taylor IN the contests of Achilles or Carl
baldi, have We so unique performance as this
suppositious race Of my constituent and my
colleague on the fields from Bull Run
TLaughter.] Does he claim that this if true,
would make him & military expert?
But my colleague was undaunted. As soon
as Ball Run was over, the Congress adjourned.
The telegraph thrilled both in wire and pole TO
bear the tidiugs west, that " Col. 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 chambers of power. He had
the magic lamp, which made gold as common
as pebbles, and my colleague FASTENED to his
side Some men smiled. They thought it
strange that minister should forget the beat
itudes of the sermon on the Mount for the
disquietudes of Missouri camp. Laughter
They thought that the afiiuent experience Of
Bull Run was not of that kind to excite con
Gdeuce in the new field Of Mars to which the
patriotism Of my colleague hurried him. But
sir knew my colleague better. I admired
his patriotism. thought of Peter the Her
nit. [Laughter.] saw in his hand the Gro
zier and the sword, and Bull Run did not OBJ
scure the sign in the sky-in hoe signo rinoes
I had read in Ivanhoe of the priestly Knight
of Malta; and knew this new Son of Malta"
Laughter could carve out such a reputation
that the muse of history would proudly stoop
from her Parnassan seat TO say-"Let it be 50
recorded" [Laughter Bat, sir, disappoint
ment followed close on expectation a week
perhaps two or three-and Fremont lost
his magic lamp. We waned under the con-
suming lens Of 9 Blair's rhetoric" Laugh
teri His i'll starred fate was perceived by
my colleague
AT this critical juncture the only parallel
can find for my colleague, is the description
which is given of jobs war horse " Canst
thou make him afraid as grasshopper? The
glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth
in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength
He swaloweth the ground with ferceness and
rage; neither believeth he that it is the sound
of the trumpet. He saith among the trum-
pets, ha ha and he smelleth the battle far
off," [Great laughter The parallel fails
only in one regard While the war horse of
Job was advancing, that of my colleague was
retreating. Leaving his campaign in Missouri
unfinished, he few from Fremont to Ohio, with
the certainty, celebrity, and security" Of star
bid in the Post Office Department. Laugh
ter
What he learned in his bloodless campaign
in Missouri how much he perceived of the
ualus of the Notifications around St Louis
is cash, I mean what estimate he made Of
the strength of the Fremont horse; what mar
tial achievements he witnessed in the ante
chamber OF the short-lived western satrap, be
did not, and we cannot tell. One thing be
corrects to-day, and we must deduct that from
his military life, that be was not at the battle
of FredeTlckstowu, though l understood him
yesterday 10 say that he was there. But has
my colleague any actual experience ? Has he
ever killed any one? Did he ever see a man
killed in battle? Did he ever speak to man
who saw a man killed in battle? Did he ever
hear the whiz Of deadly lead Was his heart