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

n's Pats nhs Deen as lDgl0ri0us there as
was at Bull Run, submi. that mus; be care
iuI 40" take bis conclusions about Mcclellan
Inere VIII be, Mr.. Chairman, empyyics II
medicine, pretenders in religion, pettiiogger
Ia law, mushrooms In vegetation, secessiOnet
IN Government. snob. 10 society, and we mus
not be surprised at military wiseacres In Con
gress! Laughter Since my oollesRue ha
hurled the glove OF Mcclellan, have q Yieh
to examine his claims as critic He admit,
to being at Bull Run. His mastery activity OF
the retreat he admits How that retreat wa.
effected only know from rumor. have seen
1t reported--and perhaps 1t is as apochryphal al
some OF the facts upon which my colleague ar.
raigns General McClellan-that nv colleague
after his fatiguing race to Cen,reville, and 6av.
ing passed that point with the speed OF Gilplr
--and not having the benefit of q carriage like
the Congressman who kicked out Of 1t the tired
soldiers besmutched with their cartridges IL
oatue - was careeriDg along like the devi
liaughterJ in Milton, where he Is described al
flying
oer bog steep. through strait rough dense or rare
with head, hands, wings, or feet pursues his way,
And sWims, or sinks, or wades or creeps, or nies''
until luckily, he met-What think you, nobl,
Representatives2--1h herd of stampeded cattle
who we're from my own beloved district-Texal
cattle, sir, wintered In the Scioto valley, and se
lected by their keeper for their stampeding pro
pensity [laughterl; when, seizlng upon the ex
treme rear Of noble OK, he was borne from
the field, holding on with vigorous prehensior
TO the tail of the animal! Great laughter.]
Mr.. Gurley-That is poeLicAl sketch Of my
colleague. lt is thing that never took place
Mr. Cox-I am glad to hear it.
Mr.. EdgertoL-I rice 10 a question Of or
der. II is out Of order for members of the
House to applaud, cheer, or laugh in the man
ner they have been doing, [laughter,l and l sub
nit
Mr.. Cox-Does the gentleman make tha
point on me? l have not applluded, cheered OF
laughed.
Mr.. Edgerton-I submit that order should bt
preserved on the floor of the House.
The Chslrman-The point of order 10 vel
taken.
Mr.. EdgertOn-I hope the Chair will euforc'
the rules.
The Chsirman-The Chair is satisfied tha
when gentlemen consider the Improperly of any
disturbance, IL will not occur again.
Mr.. Wickliffs-I acknowledge violation oil
order. laughed; but for my LIES sake could
no. help it. Laughter,]
Mr.. Cox-l will do justice to my colleague
Mr.. Gurleyl put this as an apocrypha
case, which heard as a rumor. | am glaC
to do justice TO him, and to that NOBLE OK
my constituent, and TO whom the gentleman
should have apologized, if the story were true
Twas about to commend this strategy of ny
! colleague; for hs quick sense of it's commissarJ
advantages. deprecate bis drawing on tha
or any experience az Bull Run TO read the gilt
ed Mcclellan and this Congress o homily or
Iy,.tlt 20 H.fu : H..
their scythed chariotsJ the warriors of the Soutt
American pampas lash off With their lssso OIL
horseback; the ancient Germans went intC
battle ss our Indians do with terrific yells, ant
in painted horror; the courtly knight dashed
into the tourney with iron-clad armor and vizol
down. Various as human ingenuity are th,
modes OF human warfare, both in advance anC
retreat; but never, sir, in the accounts of Ken
ophon or Marshal SAKE; from the time of Joshul
to General Taylor; in the contests of Achille
or Garibaldi, have we so unique performanc,
as this suppositious race of my constituent ant
colleague on the fields from Bull Run. Laugh
ter Does he claim that this, If true, woull
make him a military expert7
But my colleague was undaunted. AS sooI
as Bull Run was over, and Congress adjourned
the telegraph thrilled both in wire and pole L
bear the tidings West, that "Colonel Gurley o.
Ohio" was about TO assume the post of aid b
General Fremont. Fremont was then In th,
ascendant. Before him lay what seemed to bt
the enchanted chambers of power. He had th,
magic lamp, which made gold as common a
th pebbles, and my colleague FASTENED to hi
side. Some men smiled. They thought |
strange that minister should forget the Deati
tudes OF the Sermon on the Mount for the dis
quietudes Of q Missouri camp. Laughter. J.
They thought that the sfausns experience Q
Bull Run was not of that kind to excite conf
dsnce in the new field of Mars to which Oh,
patriotism of my colleague hurried him. Bu
/, sir, knew my colleague better. I admirec
his patriotism / thought Of Peter the Hermit
[Laughter.l saw in his hand ne crozier anC
the sTord, and Bull Run did not obscure th,
sign in the sky-in hoe signo Uiaess! l hat
read In Ivanhoe of the priestly Kighs of Malta
and | knew that this new "son Of Malta
iaughtsrl could carve out sucn q reputation
chat the muse Of history would proudly stCo
from her Parnassian seat TO say: "Let II be $
recorded" [Laughser.l But, sir, disappoiut
ment followed close on expectation. A week
perhaps two, or three-aDd Fremont lost BIZ
magic lamp. He waned under the consum,nI
lens Of "Blair's rhetoric" Laughter.l HI
ill-starred fate was perceived by my colleague
At this csitical iuncture the only parallel
can iud Tor my colleague is the description
which is given Of Jobs war horse: "Clnss thol
make him afraid as grasshopperl The glor,
of his nostrils is terrible He paweth in th
valley, and reoiceth in his strength He swal
loWeth the ground with feroeness and rage; Meth
er believeth he that it is the sound of the trum
pet. He saith among the trumpets, ba! hs
and he smelL.h the battle atdr of" Grea
laughter The parallel fails only in one re
gard. While the war horse Of Job was adVanc
ing, that of my colleague was retreating.
Leaving his campaign in Missouri unfinished
he few from Fremont to Ohio, with the seer
tainty, celebrity and security" OF q star bid II
the Postoffice Department. Laughter.
What he learned in his bloodless Campaign
Ia Missouri; how much he perceived of th
ualue OF the Notifications around st. Louis--iI
cash, mean; wnat estimate he made of th
strength of the Fremont horse; what MARTA
achievements he Witnessed In the ante-chambe
OF the short-liVed western satrap, he did not
aud We cannot, tell. One thing he corrects to
day, and we must deduct that from his militar
| life, that be was not at the battle OF Frederick
town, thought understood him yesterday to 60,
he was there. But has my colleague any &C
tual experienced Has he ever killed any one
Did be ever see man killed in battle7 Did b
evOr speak TO man who saw q man killed 1
battle7 Did he ever hear The whiz of deadl
lead7 Was his heart brave and his face nc
blanched1 My colleague quoted that fght I
show that battle could De fought and wo
without McClellan's orders, and Ia spite of OF
ders. That was his point, ii any. Now, haE
pen to know that there was nothing In Gel
McClelan's orders to forbid that movement O
FrederioktoWn. As understand the case,
was fought by Col. Ross, who was sent BY Gen
Grant, Of Cairo, to follow after JEFF Thompson
He overlook him unexpectedly, and fought well
! General Grant approved and conplimented hi
action.
wish that my colleague would cultlvat
II anma faith In Gln McClellan. He L. n mimi