M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-11-03

when they saw their late victQs driv.
en- hoadong across the Potomac, they
regarded Mcclellan, as the soldiers
Of W hshiugton and Napoleon regard.
cd tnem-with nDbounded confluence
and love.
. NJ cLELLAN IN MEXICO
+ am sure, conn ades, that some OF
you were veterans before you be-
came of age, and that you will be
glad to hear few words as to the
early career of General Mcclellan.
His fame is yours, and you and he
should stand together. His first ser
vice was a lieutenant in a company
OF engineers, during our war with
Mexico, lie soon became the favor
ite Of his company, as he is to day the
idol of the army,
After the arrival Of Scott at Pue-
bla, young Mcclellan went out alone
to make reconnaissance. On reach
ing the SUNNI! of a hill, he found
himself within o few yards Of a Mex
ican officer, who, like himself was
alone making observations. The
Mexican was tall guant and handsome
and had his name been lincoln, one
might suppose that some freak of for
tune had placed him IN the Presiden-
tial chair 0 close was the resemblance
between those two distinguished sol.
diers. A mutual demand to surren-
was made, which resulted in a hand
to hand conflict, and Linuoln-I mean
the Mexican an-was captured by Little
Mac" and brought into camp,
Not long afterwards, at the battle
of Coutreras, finding that bs engine
trs were not likely to be engaged, he
asked and received permission to ill
the vacancy in Magruder's Battery,
caused by the death Of the young
aud gallant Wackiord JOHNSON. A
short time afterwards, Callenden
commanding mountain howizer bat
tely was shot down, and Little Mac
sprang forward and assumed the com
,nand made vacant by Calendars
fall. These batteries were exposed
TO the fire from redout mounting
twenty nine guns, and shot and shell,
and grape and canister fell as death
h all around our heroic moo. Horses
and soldiers lay wounded and dying
in one confused mass, and through
the lurid ilane Of battle, Young M'UleI.
Ian could be seen loading and firing
a howilzer left without a gunner.
Just then an officer from the left--onr
line was short reached the right, and
some one cried ont, "Ilow goes the
fight Oh tue ,lettl" "All WELL" he an
s@cred, "but the fire from the re-
doubt is withering. WackfJrd John
son has been cut in two by thirty
two pound shot; Calendar has been
brought down, and Mcclellan is in
c command Of his battery, and the lit
tie devil is sure to be killed, tor just
now, in consequence Of his exposed
position, and aid was sent forward
with orders for him to moUs his bat
tery-meaning thereby ont Of danger
but he cody aud quickly said, tell
the General That his ord-r is obeyed,
and then in, a Gear, ringing voice he
cried, 'forwarl with the battery aud
tile yetrgqt was made directly toward
the enemy'8 guns.
Do not call him raah; for he was a
boy then, aud he carried his battery
forward when the battle fever had
possession of his heart. ,~.a.a j" n
For intrepid and meritorious con-
duct he was three times breveted for
services before the walls Of Mexico,
but with that modesty and justice
which have so beautifully illustrated
his career, he dec ined one of the brc.
vets on the ground that he had not
had an opportunity to win 1t. MA
Such is che character OF the man,
citizens and soldiers whose : name is
presented to you for your sufrages.
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