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

[ Laughter could carve out such q rep
ntation that the muse Of history would
proudly stoop from her PsiDsssian
sea: to say: Let it be 60 recorded"
[ Laughter.l But sir, disappointment
followed close ON expectation. A
week-perhsps two, or three-and
Fremont lost his magic lamp. He
waned nader the consuming lens Of
"BLLIE's rhetoric" Laughter His
i'll starred fate was perceived by my
colleague.
Atthis critical juneture the only
PARALLEL Gao fiud 10 my colleague Is
the description which is gwen OF J ob's
wGr horse: 'rCahst thou make him
afraid az a grosshapperl The glory
Of has nOSt.iis is terrible He paWeth
in the valley, and rejoiceth IN HE
strength. sle s%allowrth the ground
with ferceness aud rage; aeither be.
lieVeth he that it is the soand Ofthe
trunpet. He saith among the trum.
pets, hal hai aud he smelleth the bat
tie aiar Of" [GreA. Laughter The
parallel fails only in oae regard. while
The var horse Of Job was advancing,
that Ofmy colleague was retreating.
Leaving his campaign in Missouri M
finished, lie 9ew from Fremont TO
Ohio, with the certainty, oelerity,
and security" Of star bgd ia the Post
Office Department. laughter.
That he lea rDed in ale bloodless
carpainga ia Missouri: how much
he perceived ofthe value OF the forti-
fcatims around St. Louis-iu cash, /
moan; what estimate he made OF the
strenth Of the Fremont horse; what
martial achievements he witnessed in
the ante-chainber Of the short lived
wGstern Satrap, he did not, and we
| cannot, tell One thing be correets
| to day, and We mast deduct that from
his milstary life, that be was not at
the battle Of Fredericktown, though
| understood him yesterday 70 say be
was there. But has my colleague any
actual experienced Has he ever killed
any One3 Did he ever sse a man kill.
ed in hattlei Did he ever speak 10 q
nau who saw q man killed IN battlei
4 Did no ever hear the whiz of deadly
| leadi Was his heart brave and bis face
unblanchod8 My colleague quoted
! that fight to show that q battle GOULD
be ftugltand woa without McCIellan's
1 ordera, and IN spite Of orders. Thai
was ilis poiut, ,ifany. NoWif happen
to know That there was nothing in
3GrnerGl McClallan's orders to fonbid
that movement .on FredericktoRp
1 As / nndeastand the case, it wal
fought by Colonel Ross, who sent b,
4 General Grant, of Gsiro, to follow al
ter Jeff Thompson. Hs .ogertOok
/ him unexpectedly, and fought well
4 General Graut syprUHed aud conpli
1 mgnted his action.
| wish that ym colleague would cul-
tiyate some faith in General Mcc lei.
Ian. He is q minister of the Gospel
4 and is tul Of faith in the salvation Gt
ali man- 4 glory m according TO him
4 the fullest tsonl liberty" in religion.
| His creed includes the salvation of al
| -embracing II It's comprehensive
! faith J JaffDavis, Jeff Thompson, Wig
/ fall, aud all1hat crowd ofcenspicuous
lsiunera. lie believes that .ZollioOf
\ fer is now III glory; he can even go
lHumpnrey Marshall entering, as m.
!, colleague from Cleveland once said q
John Brown-"the peariy gates Q
! Paradise" e"-and &hat too without th
enlargement of the:gatss,or the lessen
ing of MarshRl]'s bulk. he can wit
] HE ,eye,Of faith, and in his uaizeres
/ tbeneEGlence, see the Ealstaffan Ksr
, tuCkian, this lnountain.of secessio
r mummy, squeeze through .fhe cslestiG
. doors, TIuaughters aud aardiEg$h
8 golden .pszements ofthe New q arusG
! lem ); ;LaughterD but he cannot ,ezel
cise q little faith, Just the eize Of mus
: tard seed, ia the precedence, skill, an
Segacity of our accomplished youq
i. general.
Il oh! if tbesei iisone fhingmere,hea
. titnl than another, lit ia that tru'
{ which Ms repose in another 10 'dar
i. hours tif trial and death. at is -eai
d that reason was the first born, -br
a faith inharitsithe blessing. Reason:
tlspt TO shs Iallihie, hort sighted, cage
d nEimpetasus, aud impatient Of .eoatrt
nI dic.ion; while faith iis geutle and,d,
aIciie, ever ready TO listen ;tesEhe vote
tby which alone ettruth and wisdom O.
c7ectuslly reach her. God hascrea
{ ed two hghts-sthe greater light q
b rule the 'baey 4reasep; the desse
vi toraleshis,contem mpiatiReuigh ghs-aaitI
3 brt faith ,shines only so long .assf
!e rejects esmestliing,of the lluminatit
D.. Of the brighter orb. Where Same
IL has -notai "a he ihas 9ao.light .oftreaso
,ei Thare.ars something's iiu which
Ie man lTnpat exercise Ihis ;trnst. El