The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-22
THE BRIGADIER-COLONEL RE-
TURNS A COWARD.

TURNS A COWARD.
In accordance with this view of
right and duty, the Eagle felt called
upon to place upon record the cruel
banishmeut of our afflicted neighber
of the Ga<ette.--COi. Schleich in tie last
Eagle.
1t viii be seen that the Brigadier
Colonel continues to abuse us through
the columns of the Eagle. This is not,
of course, from any personal feeling,
but having become political chamber
maid to tho sweet scented individual
who owns that sheet, he is compelled
to attack us, He is also concerned
about our pale face. Now, we would
state, for the information of our read
crs, that one cause of a pale face is be-
ing scared into it, which is not the
cause in our case. But we can still
sec traces in the face of the Brigadier-
Colonel OF that deadly paleness which
made his face shine like white
washed shingle through Popo's battles
before Washington. And We warn
him that as the cause Of that palenoss
has become constitutional there is
danger Of his face becoming perma-
nently pale,
The Brigadier-C Colonel will no doubt
be celebrated in history as the man
who made the grand advance on
Washington in an ambulance and
fought the battles Of the Rapidan be-
hind log. From the day upon
which he offered General Sherman q
position upon his staff, it became ap-
parent that he was the coming man.
Gen. Sherman allowed this, the great
est opportunity of his life, to pass,
and must forever be content with such
honor as can be gained by the capture
Of Atlanta. Following him into Vir
gnia, we find him planning Mr. Me-
CIcIlan's battles and writing his ad,
drcsses,ior which his ungrateiul supe-
rior it is asserted, set bin down under
a tree, and informed him gently that
when ho needed his services he rould
send for HIM. IF wo pursue him to
the Potomac, we cannot but admire
the strategy by which he throw him
self behind log and thus drew the
cnemys fire from himself to his regi-
mcnt. In that series of confused Bat.
Ties which Pope fought on the Kappa
hammock, We cannot suppress sort
of anger at those destructive missiles
which fell around the Brigadicr- Colo
mel, several miles distant, and one OF
which unseen, unheard, and Improve
kod, struck him a mile from the place at
which he was riding, and knocked
him from his horse. lie was carried
to tho rear, bleeding profuse pcrspi,
ration, and palo from tho loss Of
courage. But tho sublimest and most
touching spectacle Of all was that wit.
messed at the battle Of White Sulphur
Springs Alexander weeping because
he had no more worlds to conquer, or
Achilles weeping over the body of
PatrocIus--thcsc scenes arc not to be
compared with that scene of an ambu
lance behind q hill, containing q Co.
lionel bathcd in tears at tho prospect
Of his men being shot down far. far
away. But tho greatest triumph, the
immortal stroke, was yet to come.
llurrying away from these battles in
an ambulance, he reached the Federal
capital pale and weak from an over
taxed nervous system. lIore he was
mot by tho President, (and for this We
have his own statement which cannot
be douOtcd,) who offered him Major
Generals commission in tho Army il
he would cease fighting on Dcmo.
cratic principles AND become an Abo.
ltonist The lrigadicr.Co Colonel turn,
ed upon his heel, and in disgust left
tho Army forever.
Hoping by this time that he has so
far recovered from the effects of this
military career as to enable him to
appreciates II word Of kind counsel from
MS, we are constrained to say to him;
We mean no ofenso Bo firm, educate
your legs TO stand; don't run; divert
your thoughts from battles and other
terrible subjects, and in time you may
be- in measure, restored.
The principal facts in this history
we have from the letters of Cot, Me
Groarty and Major Alvey, which are
reserved for Il future issue.
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