The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-21


colleague better. admired bis patriotism.
l thought of Peter the Hermit. Laugh
teri l saw in bis hand the cr0zier and
the sword, and Bull Run did Lot obscure
the sign in the sky-am hoe sigmo vimces !
l had read iD Ivanhoe OF the priestly knight
of Malta and knew that this new "son
of Malta" Laughter could carve out
such reputation that the muse OF history
would proudly stoop from her Parnassian
seat to say: "Let 1t be so recorded"
Laughter. But, sir, disappointment Iol
lowed close on expectation. A week
perhaps two, or three-and Fremont lost
his magic lamp. He waved under the con-
suming lens OF Blair's rhetoric. - Laugh
ter His ill-stared tate was perceived by
my colleague.
AT this critical jaucture the only paral-
lei can tiud for my colleague is the de-
scription which is given of Jobs war
horse "Canst thou make him afraid as a
grasshopper2 The glory OF his nostriIs is
terrible. He paweth in the valley and re-
joiceth in biz strength. He swalloweth the
ground with fierceness and rage; neither be-
lieveth he that it is the sound of the trum-
pet. He saith among the trompets, ba !
ha and he smeLleth the battle afar off,"
Great laughter The parallel tails only
10 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. Laughter.
What he learned 10 bis bloodless cam
paign in Missouri; how much he saw of the
0alue OF the Notifications around st. Louis
in cash, l mean; what estimate he made
of the strength of the Fremont horse; what
martial achievements be witnessed in the
ante'chamber of the short lived western sa-
trap, he did not, and we cannot, tell. One
thing be c0rrects today, and we must de-
duct that from bis military lie, that be was
not at the battle OF Fredericktown, though
l understood him to say yesterday he was
there. But has my colleague any actual
experienced Has he ever killed any one?
Did he ever see man killed in battle
Did be ever hear the wbiz of deadly lead
Was his heart brave and bis face unblanch-
ed? My colleague quoted that fight to
show that battle could be fought and won
without Nc Clellan's order, and in spite of
orders. That was his point, if any. Now
happen to know that there was nothing
in General McC lellan's orders to forbid that
movement on Fredericktown. As I un.
derstood the case, it was fought by Colonel
Ross, who was sent by General Grant of
Cairo, to follow after JEFF. Thompson. He
overlook him Unexpectedly and fought
well. General Grant approved and com.
plimenttd his action.
l wish that my colleague would cultivate
some faith in Gen. Mcclellan. He is a
minister of the Gospel, and is full of faith
10 the salvation of all men. glory in &C.
cording to him the fullest soul liberty" in
religion. His creed includes the salvation
of aIl-embracing in its comprehensive
faith JEFF Davis, JEFF. Thompson, Wjgfall,
and all that crowd of conspicuous sinners.
Laughter) lie believes that Zollicofier is
now in glory; be Can even see Humphrey
Marshall entering, as my colleague once said
of John Brown, "the pearly gates of Para
Disc" and that too without the enlargement
of the gates or the lessening of Marshalls
bulk. He can, with his eye OF faith, and in
his usual beDev0lence, see the Falstsfian
Kentuckian, this mountain of secession
mummy, squeeze through the celestial doors
(aughter) and lardirg the golden pavements
Of the New Jeruasiem Qaughter), but he
cannot exercise little faith, just the size
of mustard seed, 10 the prescience, skill
and sagacity of our accomplished young
general.
The presuptuous dictation to our generals
is only small illustration of what we see
here in larger measure, when gentlemen
undertake to interpret the inscrutable de-
signs OF Providence to sustain their fnite
views. These political cuckoos, who
breed in the nest of another trade" these
civilians, who go on chirpipg about war as if
they were trained to it, when, in truth, they
are only trained in the political convention
and the talk of Congressional Globes, can
not apprebend that this revolution. which
70 the work of years and the movement of
millions, is anything more than little de.
raDgemeDt OF the political machine, which
will regulate itself by some political com
pensati0n, or some act of revengeful c0nfis
cation when, in truth, it can hardly be
corrected without breaking the machine, or
at least retarding its motion. 1t is so
stupepdous. sir, that it can only be likened
to the ocean, which lifts itself up under
darkened sky and rolling thunder. and res
sists the exercise of anything shoN of Su.
preme power with an elemental force that
defes all the little expedients of carpipg
man.
These complaints about the war are get.
ting as common in the press and the House
as they were before they produced the Bull
Run disaster. A few of these impatient
people then learned lesson from their in
cautious impulsivepess but here we have
it again. They belong to that class of
skepsics who take every thing incompre.
hensible to their feeble sight as unknown
and non-existent. They cannot see Nc
Clellan doing any thing; therefore he does
nothing. They are not partners in bis con.
6deDce; therefore be does wrong. He has
not rushed about in the wild theatric style !;
therefore be is unfit. He has no retinue,
20 laced and guided supernumeraries. no
blast of trumpet and boom of guns, to an
rounce himself here and there. He does
not dress his child up like the young Prince
Tmnprial in the Hhuilleriea therefore he