Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-24
The Ola rrni,nrIn Trouble.

The HI chen cabine, of Lincoln is beginning TO make
rar on Cen Scott. The " Republicans the organ oil
TIA: set in is issue Of Wednesday, opens ire on or In
rear Of the old warrior IL Is supposed by these peo-
ue that they have got all of Scott that they can -
be has PANIED their campaign aud organized their
forces aud now they would dismiss him, either to APP
orop,ae hs perquates 20 themselves or from suspicion
that be ,oo highto to vage the sort OF war WINCH
4 congeuisl to their brutal natures.
Bat VII lever he motive tie fact is Cenr. The biar
faction are striving super e!e the Lieutenant General
Of the Army. As The expression Of our wishes mlgh.
trI 10 defect them, we shall! fob'ar saying wi we
wish in the matter Common humanity will justify the
hope, that he Will at eas 10 permitted to get through
With his Lasy plate Of soup before he is turned adt
We su, join the article Om the Washington Hep"0f-
can:
We have no doubt tina; the plan upon which Gen.
Scott 5 ac;irg vii! effect the object and conquer a
na,es With the resources of weuty millions OF PEOPLE,
he can subcus SIX millions on, this will be no s1uAoh
% Lis lurls. lie will merely have reached resul'
which vss inevitable Eon the enormous disparity oi the
opposing fore S. .r
GLOW @ deal with this Southern outbreak IS really
soa Tor sa.esmen and politicians and not To- SOL
d,rs. ana Generals shoud not command the policy OF
the country but oay the armies embodied 70 th'ctuae
oWAa: We need in this case, is not long prepared
,spai,us Lu, Jus tlut blows and this because We are
=. .rio- not with war. bu. with revolution. We want
such bows as that ty which Capt lin Lyon pacded Mis-
souri, Il they are not dsal; What Is now revolution,
viii settle dowu aad harden into coLhrmed war II II
comes % thA she ration Is 10 be suee, strong enough
to end i. VIGOROUSLY, but II IL war "h'en msn' DC
avlit,d ,.
G.rer, SCOTS rolcy ignores the fact that there Is
Union rarty ready 10 JON Us u It could have practical
eyle # the de crmnaton CT the nation % assert It's
.u,.o itv and na oual forces 20 rally behind
- has hssa fiom the trs', the most vital point OF
- Il aiF,irs 10 satisfy thosa in the South
who prefer the old crd, o. thLgs, that We 90 lot t an
TO as u. TO any compromise which shall abandon them
20 th,i- enemies
But tits a, this dly the common belief in Virginia
that that State ia not 70 be invaded Their well inform
cd msn o, course know etcs as we know better, but
b. nass,s iut g by what they and they put 10.
urraiU a construction upon the cUeul observance, so
far. of defensive policy by General Scott The result
wi probably be overwhelming vote IN favor oil seces-
sion Thursday
"As we sid at the cuset We do presume to criti-
else the Judgment OF General Scott upon military points
Il could probably show thai the occupation OF Aexln-
r down In thi, tine va, eiJbe dsadyauageOus or use-
less i military point of view But ths moral or po-
ticsl Nec Ct ,uch occupation OF OF some equivalent
tang be act making &c 90 nus 10 men that NEgt was
10 he kpt in the Cuiou b, force altogether differ
eut mat T. either never Cousi cred 0y General Scott, o.
uou hich &c has better means o. deciding than any
other man OF eqph general intelligence.
Mr.. Lincoln SAID In resPec; TO this Government, II
on OF his sid speeches in biz progress from Spring
iii 20 jhi capital that "hs must he machine as h
f,.1d 60 remark tu OF meaning aud Prac zeal saga
city, A President does not create ihe circumstances
which surround lin, -ad all be eau Co. is 10 maze the
moss and best Of ,h,m.
.Oaep,rt of the ".qa.h me-" a. Mr.. Lincoln found 1t
existing here VS. tss Lieutenant General Of the army,
man Of uuQu. sionsi patriotism, possessing the entire
confidence Of the country in his professional XII AMI
40 ties and entitled be treated Nth Difference by ev-
sy e.cum-t4rce or age Ct pasiira AID Of A!u'.riou
service b.; this m.u utliy az rh head OF an army
S..h s ti.sriui- for waF had 70 peculiar ql4.ses OF
mind O., DC ham 20 COPE viii revolution, whl'c uu:Oriu
la ey &c was r-,clutoa, aud not va-, which was to be
ercguaarel.'