Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-02
TIE SCHEMES OF TIE INENY-THEIR EhBAR-
RAsSNENTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

The Boston Journal has long communication on tho
policy and purposes Of the war; defending General Scott
and Old Abes Administration against the newspaper At
tscts upon their want Of activity The letter was written
several days aso before the Bull Run fght but not
without interest or the writer Of the communication,
the Journal Gays his relation with members OF the Cab.
met and other members Of the Government enables him
to speak nteIeniy upon the important topics he ois.
cusses and bring much information thai new to
the public mind" 10 this communication the public will
see why General Patterson did not move. The writer
says: ~
The causes Of the delays under shch the eager patr
otsm of the psops has bseu chs6g so long, have been
clearly dseerntd by the Discriminating end unparalleled
from ID, 6lst. Gao do trusr ustice than TO pen, as
nearly can recolect it. tie statement made 70 me By
o member Of the Cabinet OIL the point, than whom the
country contains no one more honored and more trusted
Amidst all these charges aud these fscts said he,
the whole matter lies in nutshell how were Generals
Mcdowell and Patterson to march through thoroughly
hosls territory that bad already been occupied md ex
haustsd by the armies Of tie foe They must carry with
them all TIE tools munitions and camp cqupage essen-
a 10 their progress and also all the means OF their cub
ence down every pound OF bread for their soldiers,
and every visp of hay tor their horses Aud 10
without sufficient would be the height Of iufstua
ion For there Is no saying exant truer than that OF
the gres, European that armies their bellies"
General Paterson tried advance without adquste pre-.
p,ration. He bad wagons enough TO carry subsistence
for only three days Ard what the esulti he had
to fal back two days for bis conmssry department to
DO resuppsd for every three that DO forward And
that payiog perfect farce With the serious matter Of
making war he Checked urti be could 90 forward
Alright Both he and General Mcdowell required, ct the
minimum Of necessity, twenty-five wagons and hundred
horses every regiment Now let any count tie
regiments composing al aggregate Of $4,000 men, and
allot to them the necessary compliment Of wagons and
herses and whether II possible TO put them advsn
tsgeously the march until aftor delay EVeryef
fort has been made every has been strained 10
gather together these feo housand oagons and sevsny
fvs hundred horses in the shors psssibls period and
meantime Gen. Scott aud the Administration have been
loaded with abuse for unavoidable delay, tina;
dssssfu TO them It could be to any other citizen Of
the land.
Bus it is said that "the middle aged General in West
ern Virginia, who 10 so untsugbt in to suppose
that soldiers to kill and co1que has broken the tor
por Of ths lean and slppersd psnaloon." an almost
sshamed Of such gross well a. gra.utous attack
General Scott to reply to IT, And what record the
Tribune is making up for tself by the publication Of
such contemptuous and unmannerly assaults. Gen. Nc
Cesn has been acting al along according to the designs
and confident expectations Of General Scott IL not
necessary for him to delay, fer he 10 In command Of
comparatively email body Of mer and he moves through
friendly country that taI been swept and i'm
poverishsd by armies. He need fear no deficiency Of
supplies serious interruption of his communication,
no enemy In bis rear He car, therefore, obey unrt-
ssrvsdly bis agacious instincts, aud press And The
contrast that prevails between bis circumstances and
gsher bar out his operations from any comparisons that
shall be prjudicis TO the reputation Of the latter.
Mcdowell ID brave and accomplished odicer In whom
the Administration has great confidence. Paterson Is
rspued TO be heavy aud slow, He 90 In hexico.-
Up 70 Tuesday last be wM detained from advancing
By positive orders Since then be has been master Of
himself and il he proves Incompetent the true de-
vo,on to the counrss interest that hss hitherto kept
hipsslf back will not hesitate 70 supercede him.
Grsat expectations have conferred around Gen. Butler
u NJ. .rI H. liz hay .ex1
from day day. the report Of some important under.
taking. Nov !. has been the battery on SewelTs Point
new again, the sntrsnehsd camp Of the enemy at York
town. and oburgatons loud and deep upon General
Scott and Secretary Causron because the means are not
placed at Gen. Buffers disposal to accomplish what ex-
pecta!on has shsksd out the proper programme Of
operation in the vicinity Of the fortress.
General Butler Il certainly, and doubt not painfully,
restricted To quote bis own statements, made 70 me
on Sunday last II have In and about the fortress
thing .hort Of 10000 msn. Two tho1sand of these
Massachusetts, three months men) leave for home during
The present week. Two thousand more must be sub.
tracted - necessary 70 garrison the foe. Fifteen
hundred viii be ussd up In the various esmp Aboss and
what force u there remaining with which to take the
field, Furthermore, have not single f.Id gun 1t the
fortress Unt latsly had no horses to draw run or
msunt the officers The howiixer used ct Big Bethel
vas drawn by mules Thus while the p.ops are irving
me credit for large army have really no army at all
and while they stormiLg at my delay to do come.
thing sm cooped up here conpesd to act strictly on
the defensive"
Nov It will strike any reasonable mind q direct co.
rsllary from The explanation have given a. to the
Of the delay 70 advance the columns Of General,
Mcdowell and Patterson that the same causes would
operate to cramp and connns Gen. Butlsr And such
ID represented to me to be the fact Neither men euns
nor horses could BE- spared TO him until the great centr
Armies should be Thoroughly provided for sncs no m
tary necessity felt TO exist for him TO make demon.
s.rstiou towards Richmond in combination with The
Other columns. In good time he will be reinforced and
fully provided for and the nscion that has prevailed In
the fortrsss and vicinity will exist no more
But be viii not attack seves Point Battery either In
front In The assertions Of the letter writer's that
keep the public mind the stretch Of expectation In
this regard utterly grstuitous and sroundless For
be himself kindly demonstrated 70 on large chart
that hsrgsin his Office any attempt that battery would
be sheer waste Of POWDER II not Of life. Below the
battery, and between il and Norfolk, considerable
stream, called tanners Creek that half encirces the
city on the northern sids And from tie extremity OF
this creek the enemy have Gu. ditch sxeen feet wids
down to the harbor, thus isolarg the city completely,
while along the extent Of both creek and ditch are pow
erfu batteries What, advantage them would there DO
In the possession Of sewells PoinP ~ can take "said
Gen Butler but Why should risk one life In such IN
eaterprisei have not had nor have now The onossst
pu,poss Of the kind"