M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-27

the young Prince Imperial in the
TuIlleries; therefore he lacks the
esprit. He has plan, no dash, no
plume d nonsense; therefore thepubliO
faith in him aust be sapped. Most
of all, regards this as great war for
the Union and Constitution, for the
white mans free Government VI
America; and because he docs net
play General Phelps in proclamations,
or Fremont in deeds Of manumissiou,
he is abused and maligued.
Who are those that thus question
McCiellan's abilityi Did they see
and understand his mastery strategy
in Western Virginia, the fame Of
which is the pride OF the western SOL
dieryi Do they know the calm con-
fdehce and meritorious patience with
which he now pursues his schemes By
sea and land, by liver and road,
grouping whole sections in his compre-
hensive combinations OF strategy, aud
striving, without irritating and ipcon-
sequentisl skirmishing, to end the war
by "a sharp, though it may be q tles-
perate struggle, ,"and thus restore the
Union! He has pledged himself to
the President that if he live, and be
allowed to carry out in action what he
has matured in design, that we shall
soon see our flag triumphant and the
rebellion crushed.
These military critics have not sv-
en- the militia training, which was 90
important years ago, to make them
experts.
A former colleague Of ours, In the
days of 1840, when the campaign OK
General Harrison we're discussed bya
brgadier general of the Michigan
militia, with groieSqus humor held
up to the ridicule Of heiAmerican
Congress the peculiar military studies
by which the member from Michigan
was fitted to the subtle criticisms on
strategy, and the careful reviews Of
battles. He yentured to believe thar
the militia general might have stud.
led the title. page Of Baron Steuboa,
enough to know that the rear rank
stands right behind the front. Laugh
ter. Besides. the critic on +ha. Occa-
sion had the fortune to haVs been iR
the tois, privations, Sacrifices, AMI
bloody scenes through which q militis
officer in time of peace was slre To
pass. 1t is long since I read that
graphic picture of a mnstsr day OF
the West, touched by the tints OF
Corwin's facie humor. The troops
in motion! the corn stalks, umbrellas.
hoe aud AK handles, and other deadly
: implements OF war overshadowing al
the 6eld, when 10! the leader of thA
host approaches! Far off his coming
shines. / need not describe his horse
: the rising cloud, the rain, the retreat,
! the renerseless fury with which thu
water. melons are slaughtered aud the
: whisky drank in neighboring gro-
Gerry. Laughter. If with such exper-
ieuces the member from Michigan
was regarded then ss the prince Of
military critics, what shall we say
now OF the member from Ohio, whose
gentle life has been passed in thu
green pastures by the still waters Of
peace, and whose every prospect was
the millennium, in which the lion an |
the lamb shall lie down together, an |
the little child shall lead them.
OH how it jars to hear the voice 30
t often raised iu benediction and prayer
and tuned to thesweet accents Of Iowa
and mercy,
I Splitting with tremendous sounds our eats ss
under, r...J
With gun, drum, TT 'mpes, bluhdsrbuss sai
thundeF.n TfItl
Aere tho hammer fell. N. Cox's
3 hour having expired. Leave wss
(, granted him to print the rem ainder.
III militia general was 30 we'll fits
{ cd for the task OF criticism on war, a
, f0rtiorj, what heed shall we not pay
, to my reverend colleague, whose only
{ experience has been that ola Bull
, Run retreat2 Such critics ought u,
t least to know spear from pruning.
D hook, or a sword from a plowshare.
t 1t is doubtful if they can tell an ambu.
lance from u caisson. They eould'ns
c bite esrtridge without biting their
tongue. Tho only fuse they know il
? a political fasiou; they can deploy
| around o convention or caucus, and
D fire the political thunder from the bat.
s teries~o a demagogue, masked With
/ the negro. II they fred gun ani
f shouli hit, they woald do It, as did
= Winkle, when he killed the rook --hs
: shpt bis eyes and blazed away in tim
\. id despair. -
; Ny colleague is one Of those whose
. politics an praysrs have ever been tv
be delivered from the men Of war. -
I. In times past he has theagtt more q
J. Saint Pete. than Of saltpeter. When
i, the Mexican war was declared. The
tctaao A tvl,faif Ia haiahoo onl,.Aa