The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-08
Gen. scott and Nfeuus vefnen.

In late general order, the unhappy "Fass
and Feathers" who is now only nominally re-
tasned at the head of the army, being, like
weathercock on d church spire. moro for orna-
ment than use, expresses great concern for The
preservation Of the tomb Of WAsursaroS and
the surrounding grounds, from dissertation
He has tho assurance to say that mount YER
aou has Already been overrun by bands OF
rebels, VINO, having trampled under foot the
Constitution of the United Ststes--the ark of
our freedom and rrosperity-are prepared to
trsmple on the ashes of him to whom VIC are
Al. mainly indebted for these mighty bless
ings.'
This is cool in the Lieutenant General OF
LIscoLN, who has confessedly trampied the
L. :. Constitution under foot himself r dozen
times. and converted the /" freedom and pros
perity" of which it is an "arh, into mill
,ary despotisn and universal bankruptcy
Blu; when tho metaphorical Scorr attempts to
convey the impression that the " bands of re-
bels" have injured the property at Mount Yer
non. and are prepared to "trample on the
pitch of malignant mendacity that ought at
once to recommend him--now that he ia dis
placed from active military duty-to promi-
nent position ia the staff Of the New York
Tribune.
No one knows better than WISCFIKLp SCoTT
that the ashes Of WASHINGTON are dearer &c
those bands of rebels than they can, by any
possibility. be to his invading hordes. They
are bone of cur bone, and flesh Of our flesh
WASHINGTON is our OWE; his kinsTuen are
among these rebel bands, as ne would he, were
he alive no was himself re bel, ard called St
by the enemies of our country in '16 as flip
PANTY as the military tool Of the Washington
despot now uses the term. No one knows bet
ter than WINGPIELD SCoIT that the people Of
the South are not the vsndals and baTbarians
he would have the world believe. The wretch
ed traitor, IF he had particle Of Virginia
blood left in his veins, il would crimson hi
whole body at the mention Of his name ID con-
nection with that CT GEORGE WASHIsGToS.-
There was no position in the British service
which GEORGE WASHINGTON might not have
held by recurring to be rebel" and holding
on, like WISGFIELD SCoTr, ID the l0ayes and
dshes. He might have had any rank, aud,
what ScorI will appreciate equally, any enCl-
ument, i: he had stood by the King and de-
serted hi, country. But, like MosEs Of old, ne
chose 10 endure siHiction With lis own people,
| rather than be a niagnate in the Court Of
a ,yraD.. He exposed all his worldly goods
to coufiscation, his neck to the halter, his
rame to the hazard OF going down to poSterity
as the name Of al unsuccessful rebel,
gho ended his days on the gallcws, rather
| than give up his country and the right
Re even refused TO receive any romunera-
ton from his Government beyond his actual
expenditures in the service. Compare with
| th.s ncblest gentleman anI hero tie world has
ever seen, the vain and meroenary creature,
the foul traitor, wfo dsres to assert that the
balds Of rebels will treat With sacrilegious
ruben ess the duet Of WAsHIsGroS, Lid WASH
lNGToy ever think Of If, and dil SCoTT ever
think e anything else; Did WASHINGTON
ever hesi'ate a. pecuDiary sacrifices, and is it
not dolars and crn.S alone that has made
ScoTr trai-or 70 Virginia 1t is Lis salary
a. Lisuteoant- General, 81. ,03c, anu doubtless
a bonus besides from some OF tae 81 merchant
pTr .es" Of Sojom. which made him play
A3es to Virginia, and bought him to raise
t1ss5 Y'ery sword his mother gave him in her
pride aud love, to stab her to ito heart. Gu,
upon the base renegade. No Yankee OF
them all. with all their fanaticisin and love of
gold. ave My BgsEDIcI ARNOLD, who, like
SC9rI, bought with a price, has reached
the sord'l aad he8rtless basencss of the Lieu
tenant General of the United States Army.
In all this war-this wicked war Of invasion
on their part-they have stood together Ike
one man. ard, with all their love Of money
not one Of them has sold himself like the
venerable slande:or, who processes to believe
that bands OF rebels ara about to trample on
the ashes OF WASHINGTON. ITO what base
uses must We come, HoRATEc," when the repu-
tation of the mightiest of mankind must be
beslavered with the shiny adu'ation of EDWARD
L, EKgTr. and his sepulchre guarded by the
traitor SCoTT