The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-14

do what | sm ordered shall Eght when aid
where | am commanded. Bot II | am com.
pelled to fight before ! am ready. they shal
dot hold me responsible. These gentlemen
must take the responsibility Of their Acts, az
am willing to take that Of mine. But they
must not throw their responsibility on my
shoulders
Ttis is the substance and very nearly the
language of a portion OF General Scott's conver-
| sation on the occasion referred to- It proves
conclusive!y that he was opposed to the advance
upon Richmond by way Of Manassas at that
time, and, also, that the Administration was al
most certain to oyertule bis objections and
command battle. Taken in connection with
what was said in the House of Representatives
on Wednesday, it leaves no doubt on the sub
ject:
"Mr. Rehardson-I repeat that General
Scott had been forced TO fight this battle. | will
tell him what occurred yesterday morning -
My coleagues-Logan and Washburne~
myself were present with the President, Sec
fetaty of War and General Scott. In the couI Sc
OF our conversation General Scott remarked
Il am the biggest coward in the world rose
from my seat. Stay said General Scott /,
will prove 1t. / have fought the battle against
my Judgment, and think the President ought
to remove me to-day for doing it, AS God is
my judge he added, after an interval cfsilenee
i did all in my power to make the army eff
cient, and deserve removal because / did not
stand up when could and did not stand
here to vindicate General Scott / am indebt-
ed to the gentleman from Missouri Tor the COM
pliment he paid me. desire to say for myself
that am here the last Of a generation, my "a
ther and grandfather having fallen beneath the
tag OF their country. I, too, have fought un-
der its folds at home and abroad. and, God
willing, there will stand to the end of my
life, defending 1t against all foes.
"Mr. Washburne--As my colleague has re-
ferred to General Scott's remarks, he might al
so allude to what the President said
"Mr. Richardson-I will do. so. Your con
versation implies said the President to Gener-
al Scott that forced you to the battle To
which General Scott replied, I have never ser.
we'd under President that has been kinder to
me than you have been' But General Scott did
not relieve The President from the fact of the latter
having forced him to Eght the battle. General
Scott thus paid compliment to the President
We repeat what we said yesterday that Pres
ident Lincoln is not likely of his own motion,
to have overruled General Scott and to have
forced him to fight battle against his will.
But President Lincoln is, to very great ex-
tent, in such matter as this, in the hands OF
his Cabinet. A portion of that Cabinet is
known to have full and entire confidence in the
military ability Of General Scott; while anoth-
er portion is equally we'll known to be govern
ed by sentiments of personal dislike whicn a.
mount almost to hatred. 1t is not necessary to
specify individuals. 1t lis a matter of noioriety
that some members OF the Cabine, have done
little else during the last few weeks than to de-
nounce General Scott ridicule his plans Of the
and declaim on the necessity of over
ruling or superceding him with what results
the country knows too well