Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-15
Lieutenant General Scott.

either of the friends or the enemies of our
great Military Chief 1t would be unjust and
mischievous to charge at this time that the
President has made a choice in the premises.
1t is very apparent that, although General
SCOTS plan for the campaign was not adop
ted, neither was the Government preciptate
enough TO satisfy the Tribune, or the Blairs.
Mr. Lincoln has been between two heavy
fires since his Inauguration. lie has, per-
haps, struggled as persistently against the
Forward Ito Richmond" party, as he has
against the party which desires the entire
management of the war TO be conhded to
General Scott The disaster Of July 2lst will
compel him, we think to decide firmly and
promptly, between the two. We have no
fears that the services of General Scott viii
be dispensed with. We do not believe that
those services can be retained, unless his
counsels prevail to the exact extent TO which
the American people, by reason of his posi-
ton, regard him responsible for the conduct
Of the war Richardson, Of Illinois, spoke
the sentiment of nine tenths Of the whole
people when he said, on the floor Of Con-
grcss "IF GENERAL ScoTr CANNOT FIGHT THE
BATTLES, NOBODY ELSE CAM" Curtis, a Re-
publican, faithfully represented the great ma
ority of his party when he said on the same
OCCASION owe do not hope to succeed with
out General Scott, who nover lost a battle"
This was three days after the battle of Bull
Run mas lost by somebody The world
abroad, and indeed the masses Of our own
people, will be at loss to know upon what
pretext Blair Cameron, Greeley and their
followers are acting, in throwing obstacles in
the way of Gen. Scott, and endeavoring to
defeat his plans for crushing out rebellion. 1t
is openly charged that Cameron is corrupt
and that he feels deeper interest in the army
contracts for supplies than he does for the
success of the great enterprise in which the
Nation is engaged. lie has no reason to be-
lieve that Scott would push armies into the
field before they were ready for work, in or
derlo increase the value of transportation
contracts. AS to Greeley, he has long since
spoken for himself and given his reasons for
devoting the columns of the Tribune to a vain
endeavor at removing General Scott from the
place he will forever hold in the hearts of the
countrymen Of Washington. And such rea-
sons Here they are, taken from the Semi
Weekly Tribune of July ID. We do not
recollect having seen them published be-
fore in this State;
"Do you pretend to know more about mill
tary matters than Gen. Scott Z" ask few
knaves whom great many smpletons know
no better than to echo.
No, Sirs we know very little of the art of
war, and General Scott knows great deal
There is no question on this point, and never
| has been.
The real question-which the above is ask
ed only to shuttle out of Sights this: Does
! Gon Scott Tor whoever it may be) contemplate
| tie same ends aud Is he animated by like I'M
pulses and purposes, pih the great body Of The
loyaI liberty loving People Of the country
| Does he stand up square on the line of "a ;
40 min, or is he squirting toward sc &c
min. Does he want the Rebels routed, OF
would he prefer to have them concliated
When you answer these questions. you toucl
the marrow of the problem, which all the ga.
about zen. SCOTS military knowledge and
our want of it is intended to dodge.
There is no mystery at all as to the rebels
plan of the campaign. They mean TO avoid
any decisive battle, any general concentra-
tion of forces, but to keep up the spirits of
their dupes by skirmishes and dashes, to profit
to the utmost by their superiority of local
knowledge and in cavalry, to set traps and
deadfalls for our green brigadiers and colo
nels, and to keep up skulkiDg cowardly
warfare on our pickets and sentinels Ifthey
can thus with inferior numbers occupy and
waste the main body of the patriot forces,
while they send strong detachments to sub
due and extirpate the patriots of East Ten
nessee and Western Virginia, they will be
able to clcse the campaign with the prestige
and the substantial fruits of triumph. And
IL campaign so closed will enable them tc
dictate terms of Compromise, and come bach
into the Union more insolent and domineer
ing than ever
But to have Jeff. Davis and Toombs Cobb
Floyd, and Wigfall return to Washington a,
slave whips over the heads of loyal. freedom
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thought of.
Horace Greeley is an Infamous man. lie
who at such time is as this, would for par
tizan purposes, seek to create the impression
that Winfield Scott is not true patriot and
a devoted adherent to the cause Of the Union
is base indeed. What reply can be given to
the intimation that General Scott would, ifhe
could, delay active measures, until JEFF Davi.
and his associates could dictate a compromise
which would be dishonorable TO the Nation
1t is fulsehood too palpabe for serious de-
nial. Greeley would have it appear that, be-
cause the old Hero is Nirgnian he cannot
be trusted. Now, none know better than
Horace Greeley that between the fre-eaters
and General Scott, there is not a spark OF
sympathy. Greeley was in the National
Wing Convention which nominated Scott and
Graham. in 1852, and he supported them
saying, if we recollect right: Owe supprol
the nominees but spit upon the platform
Some fire-eating Wings in Congress bolted
the nominations in public manifesto, dated
at Washington July Sd, 1852, which doeu-
ment, entitled the address of Certain Wing
Representatives in Congress against the
Nomination of Gen. Scott in 1852, concluded
with the following words
We consider General Scott as the favorite
candidate of the Free Soil wing of the Wing
party That his policy, if he should be elec-
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