Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-01
General scott.

We sutjoia two paragraphs from Northern sources
which give insight to the real character Of This
much Wanted Hero. The nrst Is from the Nes York
Tass and purpoEts 10 be the substance Of converse
ton At SCOTS dinner table The Tuesday 6sOrs the fight
Toe last is Col Richardson's Of interview be-
tween Scott and LncOl, after the defeat given in he
House Of Rerr sentAtives
The auinus Of both Of these articles Is the same
Thsy both til Of the unmAnly aud dngenuous sub.er
fags Of the old wretch retain his place and the
CO.'S oasnces Of his disastrous defsa; oae imagine
the extent of bis abAsemsut and humiliation, If bis beg
iog grace At the hand Of Lneon ard conf ssng himself
"h, Orsassst eosard IN the orld for fighting sgsins
hs Judgment
Ibe inputaon upon bis valOr, as he makes it himself
nav be true bat nobody believes word of the motive
assizned. We here al. know, that be bad made bis
boAsss that he would DOT permit the Rebel Congress 10
meet in Rc nOnd the 2O.h Of JAY and he put forth
all his energies TO EFF CT bis object He assured bis
adan before the advance Of the Grand Army, that IL
VS. resdy-'hat he had enOuga. He sent along
vi the army biz Own easychar his pack Of cards
hi, own boxes Of uine-al Labelled for R'ehaoR9 On
the morning Of the battle, and again at o'clock that
svstng be assured bis associates that victory
taia. We doub. there were q blAekmouthed AbOi
rss in ali the North more confident Of success and
more eager for tie advances than this same veteran who
nov for base Aad sOrdd eSds seeks to throw the respon
Gioility upon others
I,i, impo sio,s BY his own act TO sink hinself any
i,ve but Il bis Likelihood has failed Of its object be
Ia. lcss hs Do ition minated BY the telegram pub
Hhss yesterday words express the sense which
DO e1p.risoees Of bis own degradation,
Raynood Of The Tunes gives the following sketch OF
hs p egrsnms;
IL the natter had been e to him. General Scott he
aid he would have commenced by perfect blockade
o. every Southern port the Atlantic and The Gulf
Then be you'll have collected large force the Capt.
ii for dssnsise purposes and another large one on the
Msissi ri for osDsive operations The summer months,
during which s madoess 70 take troops south o. 81
LOUIS shou have been devoted 70 tao cAl instructions;
and Nirh the frosts OF auumn be would have Iken
acolumn OF so coo well disciplined troops down the
Mississippi and tAkea every important point on that
river New Orleans ineudet could haze been dons,
h sad Dih gysaisr ease, 1ah less loss o. gre,
aad Vi far tBsporaat rssts than you'd attend as
marching Of army % Richmond Ateigot poins the
ser soald PROBABLY have been defended and eight bat
ties would have been necessary; but in every one Of
them could have been made certain Tor u.s. TIE
hsslsslppi and the Atlantic ours, the Southern
ases would have been compelled, by the natural and
osviable pressure Of events SEEK By return to the
Unioo, escape from the ruin that would speedily oye
When them out Of It. This" said be, vas nv plan
Bn, an ony subordinate. Il 3 my business 10 give
advice when IL u asked, and 10 obey orders when they
are given. shall Do q. There gentlemen Ia the
OabDet Who kno- much more about war than do ana
Who far greater auence than have In determining
the plan Of The campaign. There never vas more mar
and upright than the Presiden-never one Who a.
sired sincerely 70 promote the best interest Of The
country But there are among bis advisers Who
consult their own resentmenls far than the die
airs Of wisdom and experience and these men viii pro-
ably decide he plan Of the campaign. shall 90. or