Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-06


The Emperor Caligula once set out on an
expedition to conquer Britain; but, ARRIVING
at the shore of the German Ocean, eontented
himself with throwing shells into that great
sea. Lincoln is following in the footsteps of
his illustrious predecessor, and is satisfied
to throw shells on the Virginia shore, quite
as innocuous as those of the Roman EMPEROR.
But it is pompous procedure, aud well ac-
cords with the monkey. majesty of Lincoln
aud the parade and bragadociO of old Fuss
and Feathers. Yet, we must do the latter po-
tentate justice. He has evinced wonderful
strategic ability in so distributing his Yankee
forces as to keep them out of harms way. He
knew that they would not fight; that the SOL
diers could not aim and fire gun, or ride
horse. and that the officers were more coward
ly and incompetent than the soldiers. The
forward movements and rash expeditions of
Butler, Pierce aud Schenck. and The foray on
Fairfax Court-House, we feel sure, were not
advised by him. He knows Nortberners too
well TO trust them to meet Soutberners in the
open field. He is the great pacificator, and
although he has the pomp and parade of war,
avoids carefully the issues of battle. He is,
however, "his own antithesisn He ouarrels
with everybody. and would quarrel with his
own shadow if be could find nothing else to
dispute with; yet, he is as remarkable for
keeping out of fight as for getting into
quarrel. He is, by trade and profession,
maker up of national difficulties aud disputes;
and, by taste and habit, greater generator
of personal fueds than the most noisy fishwor
man of Paris or New York. His passion for
display and aversion to battle would be am
ply gratified by daily marchings and coun-
termarchings and weekly reviews in WASH
iDgton.
"Tbe King of France, with twenty thousand men.
Marched up the hill, and then marched down again
,bo kha
loves his Sl7 600 salary equally well, would
be quite satisfied for the rest of his life to
keep up large enemy, well entrenched and
gorgeously equipped, behind the Potomac
and the Notifications of Washington. But
Beauregard, and johnson, and Magrauder,
under the lead of Jefferson Davis, are pour
ing down upon him at every point, and
threatening even his position at Washington.
Unhappy old mani his treason will soon leave
him as little repose as was felt by Miitou's
Satan after his fall Yankee cowardice and
imbecility will battle all bis plans, and rem
der worthless his stragetic skill; and when
failure and defeat come, as come they must,
Yankee ingratitude will brand him with
double treason-fifst to his native South, and
then to his adopted North. We believe no
man in the world is as well qualified as he to
fill the post which he holds, for he is most
accomplished tactician, prudent to pro
verb, knows how TO keep Yankees out of
harms way, and to beat retreat when re-
treat becomes necessary.
But this will not satisfy the North. He
promised to conquer the South, and although
their cowardice will be she chief cause Of
bis failure to do so, they will be sure to brand
him with treason to relieve themselves from
the ignomiBy of defeat.
Scott must see and feel that his fate inn
ponds. A greater general than be is at the
head of Southern affairs; has advanced to
meet him, is driving in his troops at every
point, and about to besiege him in his eita-
del The climate and the season are decimat-
ing his men, and deterring the enlistment Of
new leyies; whilst thousands of his old levies
whose term is expiring, are about to return
to their homes.
Let him meet Beauregard, aud end his dis
grace and bis life at once. Death on the bait
tle-6eld would not atone for bis treason, bu-
would gid his memory and preserve admire
ton for she chieftain, although it could not
beget approval Of the man.-Ezauiney.