Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-21

1rue greatness always caves at discretion
or somewhere in that vicinity II bows
submissively and sublimely to fate and to
superior numbers = especially superior
Nos of the New York AereNyy.
Under nearly ell these circumstances,
the best thing we can do, perhaps, is to
copy the "full particulars Of Mr.. Schenck's
career" as advertised in the Journal, Ia
little) and published in the Msyeayv a
great deal--with the remark, that they
are not what the Journal supposed they
were, and clash in very dissgreeable an
tagonism with its ideas of the magniic
individual to whom they refer. We pub
liSh them sntiR, for the benefit of "sol-
diers and politicians" or any other man
IRrom the New York MsrsuryI
Photographs OF Popular People.
eEHERAL ROBERT c. soHEEcI, NJ c.
General Sehenck, an accurate portrait Of
whose grabbed and ugly features we give
above, is g native Of Ohio. BE came into the
world, to ve1 it, about 6ity.6ve years ago. As
= baby, his general character was bad He
used TO cry continually, knock his head against
the floor, and upset everything within reach
From these peouliarities he was called BY his
mother the good-for-nothing" he retains
that title still
When Robert became a boy be went from
bad TO worse Before he could walk he used
TO kill flies for amusement As soon as be
was old enough TO run about, he would stone
the little birds and even rob their nests The
orchards Of the Deighboring farmers we're not
safe from him. BE had to be whipped to
make him learn his lessons. At this early age,
therefore, he displayed that cruelty, obstina-
cy, and disregard Of the rights Of others which
have distinguished him ever since. The boy
was the Brigadier-General 10 embryo
General Schenck was al one time a stu
dent at Miami University, and graduated
there. We find no evidence that be gradu-
ated with especial honor BE then became a
| lawyer; but he could not have been a very
good lawyer, for he soon turned politician
When men bred to any other profession turn
to that of pc itics in this country, it is pret-
| ty sure sign that they lack either brains, hon.
esty, or opportunity to get along we'll at their
| regular trade Nj. Schenck pushed himself
1
| ceeded, and his party sent him to Congress
BE represented The Third District Of Ohio
ip Congress, from l843to 1851. During this
time be did nothing worth remembering or re-
cording. No other man has served so long
with such small results. AT last, President
Fillmore took compassion on him and sent
him of to BraEil-tben a sort of asylum for
political incspabes. There he dropped com.
pletely out of sight and mind; and we do not
hear Of him again until May, 1861, when the
State Of Ohio very unwisely appointed him
Prgadier.Genersl He was fair sample Of
the sort Of shoddy Brigadiers manufactured
by Wholesale at that period, and it was not
long before he gave the country q taste Of his
quality.
On the 18th of June-exactly one month
AFTER bis appointment--he ran a train Of cars,
loaded with soldiers, into an ambuscade Of
Rebel artillery; and the result was, the de-
struction Of the train and the loss of several
lives. BE claims thrt he saved the entire
Army from destruction at the fast battle Of
Bull Run but If he did, nobody knew Of it
bnt himsef He was then sent away into
Western Virginia, where be served under Ro-
secraas, aud was found fault with by General
Benham, whom he uniustly attacked in order
to shield himself Then he was sent away to
the Mountain Department where he assisted
the notorious Milroy to retreat Then he par
tlcipated in the battle of Cross Keys, under
Pope. Here he was seriously wounded
On the 18th of September, 1862, Scbenck
was made Major General of Volunteers and
was assigned to the command of the Middle
Department, with headquarters at Baltimore.
or course, this was political and not military
service. In the fall Of 1862, the poodle Of
Dayton, Ohio again elected General Schenck
to Congress. Thereupnn be resigned his com.
mission in the Army, being apparently sstisf
ed that be was not suited for q general Be
hind this, however, is another reason, which
we shall presently reveal. During his stay in
Baltimore be made himself extremely unpopu
lar, especially by his outrages upon the press
and his interference with elections In this
latter regard, his tyrAnnieal assumption oil
power 10 keep legal voters from the polls was
so hAgrant, that Governor Bradford issued q
proclamation, totally sqelehing him,
and President Lincoln sent telegram revok
ing the obnoxious portions of General
Sehenck's order That ended Schenek in
Baltimore.
The generalship Of this man may be Judged
OF from the fact that he put regiment off five
hundred raw recruits on guard at Monoca, ~
Bridge, and excused himself by stating that
he thought they were two thousand veterans
His political consistency lie equally marked
In lS49 he said:--"One seetion-the North
or the South-must always have the majority
Disfranchise ell upon the other side, and the
Union would not hold together q day-il
ought not to hold together upon such cond
tions day" Now he believes in "extermi
nation" -" Hannihilation" " and othar anch dna,