Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-08-08

NO'c man killed beyond the number absolutely required, is murdered. Hence, he looked upon all shooting of pickets, all scouting | forays not required in order to advance the general object Of the war, all destruction of | life, on either side, which did not contrib ute to the general result, as so many acts ofunjustfible homicide.
 If the matter had been left to him, he said he would have commenced by per feet blockade of every southern port on the Atlantic and the Gulf. Then he would have collected large force at the capital for defensive purposes-and another large one on the Mississippi for offensive opera tions. The summer months, during which it is madness to take troops south of St. Louis, should have been devoted to tactl- cal instructon--and with the first trosts of autumn, he would have taken column ot S0,O00 we'll disciplined troops down the Missssippi-and taken every important point on that river, New Orleans included.
 H could haye 6een done, he sai0, WaM greater ease, acth Jess loss of hye, and wiM tar more important results than would attend the maorching of an arny to Richmond. At eight points the river would probably have been defended, and eight battles would have been necessary; but in every one of them success could have been made certain forus. The Mississippi and the Atlantic once ours the southern States would have been com l peIed, by the natural and inevitable press ure of events, to seek, by return to the 1 Union, escape from the ruin that would speedily overwilelm them out of it. "This" said he ''was my plan. But l am only a subordinate. It is my business to give advice when it is asked, and to obey orders when they are given. / shall a. There are gentleman in the cabinet who know much more about war than I do, and who have far greater influence than l have in determining the plan of the campaign.
 "There never was more just and up- | right man than the President-never one who desired more sincerely to promote the best interests of the country. But there are men among his advisers who consult their own rcsentments far more than the dictates of wisdom and experience, and Mese men uW pyoJaJly decide the plum of Me campaign l shall do or attempt, whatever 1 am ordered to do. ButMey must not hold me responsible. If l am ordered to goto Rich
 mond 1 shall endeavor to do it.--But l know perfectly well that they have no con ception of the difficulties we shall en- counter. l know the country, how admir- l ably adapted it is to defence, and how res olutely and obstinately it will be defended. 1 would like nothing better than to take Richmond:-n that 1t has been disgraced | by becoming the capital of the rebel confed- eracy. feel a resentment towards. 1t, and l should like nothing better than to scatter 1 its Congress to the winds: But l have lived long enough to know that human re- sentiment is very bad foundation for pub lie policy, and these gentleman will live | long enough to learn 1t also. I shall do what l am ordered. shall fight when and where l am commanded. But J / om compelled to Jfg1 6efore Iam ready Mey shall not hold me responsible. These gen. tleman must take the responsibility of their acts, as I am willing to take that of mine
 But they must not throw Uleir responsibil- ty on my shoulders"
 | This is the substance and very nearly the ! language of a portion of Gen. Scotts con versation on the occasion referred to- It proves conclusively that he was opposed to the advance upon Richmond by way of Manassas at that time, and also that the l Administration was almost certain to over rule his objections and command a battle Taken in connection with what was said in the House of Representatives on wednes- day, 1t leaves do doubt on the subject:
 Mr. RICHARDSON l repeat that Gen. Scott has been forced tofgh Mis 6ottle I will tell him what occurred yesterday morning. My colleagues { Logan and Washburne and myself were present with the Presi- dent, secretary of war, and Gen. Scott In the course of our conversation, Gen. Scott remarked, Il am the biggest coward in the world" l rose from my seat Stay" said Gen. Scott, "1 will prove it. / hoye | toagh Me doHle against ny judgenoent, and IMinh Me President ougt Co renaoye me to-day .for doing 4. As God is my l iudge," he added, after an interval of silence, 'I did all in my power to make the army efficient and I deserve removal because l did not stand up when could, l ana tlIt lOJ. l Stauu uclc tO NluulCdto Gen. Scott am indebted to the gentle man from Missouri for the compliment he | paid me- l desire to say for myself that I am here the last of generation. my far ther and grandfather having fallen beneath the flag of their country. l too have fought 1 under its folds at home and abroad, and God willing, there 1 will stand to the end of my life, defending it against all foes.
 Mr. Washburn. As my colleague has referred to Gen. Scott's remarks, he might also alude to what the President said.
 MT. Richardson. Twill do so. " Your conversation implies" said the President to Gen. Scott, {" that l forced you to battle.' To which Gen. Scott replied, {" have nev- CT served under President who has been kinder to mo than you have been.'' Bat Gen. Scott did not relieoe Me President from Me tac of Me latter ha0ingforced him 70 fght Me 6aAle. Gen. Scott thus paid compli- ment to the President personality.
 We repeat what we said yesterday-t President Lincoln is not likely, of his own motion, to have overruled Gen. Scott, and to have forced him to fight battle against his will. But President Lincoln is, to a very great extent, in such matter as this, in the hands of his Cabinet.-A portion of that Cabinet is known to have full and en- tire confidence in the military ability of II