The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-09

deserve removal because did not stand up
when could. and did not" Istand here to
vindicate Gen Scott. ]. am indebted to the
gentleman from Missouri for the compliment
he paid me. 1 desire to say for myself that |
am here the last Of . generation, my father and
grandfather having fallen beneath the flag of
their country. /, too, have fought under its
folds ct homo and abroad, and, God willing,
there Twill stand to the end Of my life, defend
ing it against all foes. i4U4 9.jl
Mr.. Washburne-As my colleague has re.
ferred to Gen. Scott's remarks, he might also
allude to what the President said. ~ rH0I'
Mr.. Richardson-I will do SO. ssYour con.
versation implies" SAID the President to Gen.
Scott, "that forced you to BATTLE" To which
Gen. Scott replied, II have never served under
President who has been kinder to me than
you have BEEN" But Gen. Scott did not re-.
having forced him to fight the battle. General
Scott thus paid compliment to the President
personally. "'.''' '''"'
We repeat what we said yesterday, that
President Lincoln is not likely, of bis own
motion, to have overruled Gen. Scott and
to have forced him to fight battle against
bis will. But President Lincoln is, to a
very great extent, in such matter as this,
in the hands of his Cabinet. A portion of
the Cabinet is known to have full and en-.
entire confidence in the military ability of
Gen. Scott; while another portion is equally
well known to be governed by sentiments of
personal dislike which amount almost to
hatred. 1t is not necessary to specify indi-
viduals. 1t is matter of notoriety that
some members of the Cabinet have done
little else during the last few weeks, than
to denounce Gen. Scott, ridicule his plans
of the campaign, and declaim on the neces.
sity of overruling or supersediDg him. They
have succeeded in overruling him--wfth
what results the country knows too well.
Now, we have not the slightest wish to
see anything like break up Of this Admin
istration. Such an event, in the present
condition of the country, could only be
fruitful in disaster. But it is indispensably
necessary for the President to decide, pc.
remptorily and finally, between Gen. Scott
and those who would override him. The
great interest of the country now lies in its
Army. Its military department is the de.
partment of overwhelming interest and i'm
portance. Its finances and its foreign rela.
tions are in good hands; and there should
be not moments hesitation in placing at
the head of the War Department some man
of larger views, of more experience, and of
more commanding personal reputation, than
the present incumbent. And, above all,
the country should know at once whether
it may still lean upon the great military
genius and experience of the Lieutenant
General of our armies, or whether. we are
to be thrown back upon the new crop of
Generals and statesmen who are striving to
grasp the power that rests in his hands. Let
the President make up his own mind on
this point, and then make his Cabinet a
unit upon it. If the Blars and the Gree-
ley's, and the radical contemners of expert.
ence and science in military matters, are to
bear sway, let it be undisputed. Let them
have full possession of the Government,
and take all the responsibility of its ruin.
If not, let them retire and give place to men
of cooler temper and of wiser heads. The
worst thing the President can do in this
crisis is to hesitate, and allow things to drift
at random, as they are now doing.