The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-14
Ritbmnnh qispatth.
tR,pAy MORNING. NOV. u 1859
ssOla Pub. Fancy aud ola Fss and Feash
NFsss

ssOh Pnh Funo" aud Old FNm and Feaeh
era
Tia related Of the fAnsous battle between the
two Kilk enry cats, that when Il wss over there
wss nothing left of them but their TAILS. II may
be doubted whether modern tactic slm,is Of such
invsseracy, but II they Do, We should think the
war raging between those ancient fossiis whom
ws have designated above would have a similar
termination.
The Northern papers almost TO 3 paper hive
taken the part Of old Fuss and Feathers They
abuse poor old Pub Tunc." wthou. stint o.
mercy. Yet In no ono instance do they untefiake
to eon.rovers single statement he has made or TO
contest the gsnuineness Of that proof ntscss MS
own hand which he has brought 70 bear upon IT."
vsraeity or short memory of his adversary. Ahey
are, indeed extremely cautious Of coniag 10 par
tieulars. and take care to deal only In general
abuse
For instances. buchanan says that he had only
four hundred men at bis disroasi 20 teiGsaree iha.
nine forts which Scott thtnas IL criminal 10 have
neglected re enforcing. Does'.ny one % his vilih'
s~s deny this statement. Ii 1t L. false. Il Is very
easy TO prove is so by the record, and /; becomes
those who shuse him to produce that proof If they
oan Bat not a man has attempted IL. There
stands tbs staten ent uusssailed. and even nnap'
preached Ii must, therefore be taken fo- granted;
for it Ia eviden, that IL would have beea inpeaeh
edit 1. could have been HIS asssilsnts are very
discreet They content themselves with abuse, ard
attempt not to cousrovert
Again Scast though: /: criminal in Buchanan net
TO have sent the reinforeemenss designed for Fort
Sumter 10 the Brooklyn, or some other ship CT wGr,
instead of tie stsr Of the West, s mere passenger
vessel. Buchanan publishes extract from one
Of his own letters 10 show tast he ,Scctt( the
adviser on the occasion. Ee not only advised, but
he gave elaborate resscns for his advice Eos sby
one Of his ASSISTANTS attempted to ward eff the e.
fsst CT .his disclosure Not enc so s- as we have
seen The fact WAS too stubborn 10 &c grapp.e ed
with. ana |, wss probably Judged best not TO at
tempt It,
These two instances SIRE sufficient. Bu', in f-ot,
the whole letter Of Buchanan is full of such Old
Fuss is indeed. the NOS. unfortunate CT E.en in hs
paper wars, however he may have succeeded in
wars Of another description. His sdnirers cisi,a
for him that, like Marlborough, lie Eever drew his
sword but TO conquer His detIsetors sssert that
be never took up his pen bat 10 DO ~anquiShed -
Il makes bet little difference who his sdversary
may be, whether General Jackson or Sec:etaty
Marcy, whether jeff Davis or james Buchanan;
the result is invariably the same His opponent is
sure 10 make the festhers fT, ard Old Fuss
GU; of the serspe picked clean the jaekdsw in
the fable. when be had dressed himself III TIE pin
mage Of the peacock. lie had best confne hi.ns Il
TO his favorite sEiusenents Of taking the cath uf a.
leglance half dozea 'iTnes diy, telling MS
ratt,esnaks stories after dinner. fCss" was new
Or meant for az sutbor We do moi think ihe.e
ssn be q mere indisputsb,e proposition thar fiat.