Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-02-28

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support the citizens intrusted with its
administration.
General Pope was then placed in
command of the Army; he came from
the West his proclamations glittered
with generalitics and ratified with bril-
liant rhetoric Laughter and ap.
plause ! remember to have read them
all at the time. and have no recollec.
tion Of any other such productions
IN the history Of peace or war
Laughter II not US logical, they were
even more brilliant and beautiful than
the rhetoric of the gentlemen who stand
here on this floor 10 defend him and
to nccufc General Porter Renewed
laughter. General Pope scorned the
comforts Of hotels or boarding houses
or cabins or tents, and proclaimed his
headquarters to be in the saddle.
| Renewed applause.
At the time all this occurred the
American people glowed with the ex.
| pectation Of seeing n brilliant military
meteor come from the West who would
lead the Army to quick and rapid sue.
cess and thus make contrast 10 the
man they called "fardy McClellen."
Now, Mr. Speaker, will not fight the
battle OF Bull Run over again; that has
been done often enough on this floor,
and il is enough for me to say that the
Army suffered defeat and that the Presi-
dent OF the United State in person ask.
ed McClellen 80 resume the command
again. repeat, Mr.. Speaker, that !
will not fight the battle over again
which terminated 30 disastrously and
I +. 4 81
General Mcclellan in command, and
really ! must doubt whether the history
of that battle has been much improved
| by gentlemen on the other side, and
am forced TO say, without intending any
| disrespect to my colleagues or gentle.
men on this floor, that some Of the
! newspaper correspondents gave a. the
I time quite as good an account OF that
/ battle as has been given in this discus
sion with 50 much deiihcration and
which seems to hc inspired by distrust
and hatred growing out OF politics.
Mr.. Speaker, human passion, are the
/ principal agencies in nll political affair.
. That ~ thc teaching Of history in al tho
past; YOU can not separate passion, pre-.
I ludicc ambition and the hope of power
I from the politics Of to-day and il that
/ philosophy be correct 10 j, demonstrated
F., in ia" unseemly and unjust opposition
/ to the gentleman who j. to bo restored
| to citizenship by this bill. J could not
\ improve on what has been 40 well said
in the history Of this battle in marshal.
. ing the facts by my colleague Mr..
/ BSYNE|, who was soldier i'm the war
/ and surely has 4 right 10 be- hoard iu th,
I defense Of a soldior'- honor.
And who upon this floor who listened
implgiiAlly % tho prc.euiA,iou Of thi~
/ ease by the gentleman from New York
/ Mr. RAY, who also wa. a soldier iu the
/ late war. or by ih" enthusiastic gentle.
man from Nebraska Mr. LAIRp' I. whose
( opinion should not boon taken because
I he was only thirteen years old according
I to the representations of one gentleman
when hc enlisted iu the service and
served as q priyat" soldier but who's"
services were welcome even at that ten
I der age take their history OF this
battle and their solution of tho ORDER
given 60 General Porter. and accept the
speech of the gentleman from Nvw
. Jersey Mr. Turrs. 7. ao ramarkahi" in
F thr clcams-s ut it- logic and ih" beauty
I nf it, dic'inu, that when the distinguish.
. "a gentleman closed General FizJohu
Porter would hav" bsen yfuisea,cd by
+ reclamation hF aIl fHn Vsnpl. u' the
/ country if present 'AprIau-e.
I il 3. -Hii I5tg.Iuhu Porter va- slows 90
/ ohat orders General Thnma- wa. .low
/ Hud the gentleman from Michigan. jf hH
/ lid NOS know it a' ihe time. must well
/ know NOW thHt there $50. t ,'Hmw
against General Th1maa leaau-" of hi-
/ tariy movements iu Touues.a.. >tsE
wart. sturdy, brave Thoma drow his
! enemy ,p th, place wlgr, iu ihH plan Of
z h.s campaign ho intended to offer tIm
I battle. 10. newspaper ri.mnIrJ 'Eat
{ Thomas waa not Hi .u command the
arWt. &c. gtas uIrr.elnl end she com
mission w1. "u ii. way O. 3A' hands ST
/ another general take command ju bis
stead. General Grant himself wa4 about
. to leave and take command u person
\ when the uews was proclaimed to the
country ihn' General Thomas had mot
7 his enemy aud destroyed the army iu Is
single Terrible battle. and General Thorn.
f o. went Ca hi- gray" and left % sweet
memory behind him a- one of the
I braves, and grande-t men that ever
Z W. tlA tttaAt ''h r.t'N fhAtff NaN' "
I plauso.
If General Thomas had bcou super.
<ctcd, or if ha had taken the direction
/ Of the Government and had forced o
battle before he was prepared, hc too
\ would have been condemned. Why.
/ gentlemen must not forget that in the
very beginning Of the war IL was said
semi.officially II not officially, when an.
other great general demanded two hun.
drcd and fifty thou'and men for service
/ IN the West that he was crazy, absolute.
/ Is crazy. The first time ever heard Of
| General sherman as distinguished, the
| announcement was accompanied by the
assertion that he was a crazy man. and
il was said that he was demanding more
troops than it was expected the Govern.
ment could possibly need to suppress
insurrcction and compel obedience to
the law. They said no sane man could
ask 80 large an army as two hundred
and fifty thousand men; hut before the
war closed tho Government had nearly
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