The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-01-29
Gen. Scott on the War.
Correspondence of the Boston Journs

| and has rooms at Delmonico's In the
elegant mansion Of Moses II Grinneli
corner of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth
| street with several spacious dwelling
houses aided 20 it, Delmonico has his un-
town establishment. In suite Of parlnrS
| on he lower floor, furnished and .uita6 20
his rank Gen Scott las his headquarters
| His rooms are such as a military gentle
man Of position and fortune would desire
| Thew are ornamentai with busts. statues.
mafs. paintings and implements of war
His daughter lives near him and her
children. intelligent and sprigh,lv, n av be
seen roaming round the room. climbing
| his knees for kiss or smile or a kind
word. aud throwing the halo nf YOU h and
| pleasure over the home and declining
wears of he invalid hero Gen. Scott is
| great favorife Of the ladies'. Every dav
rare and fresh flowers are laid by fair
hands on his table, filing the room with
exquisite sweetness. Fruits of all kinds
are sent in to him daily, and of these at
'entions he is especially proud. and makes
| particular mention If them to all familiar
friends who visit him. His bodily health
! is not firm.
Five wears ago he met with an accident
that affected his spine since which time
! he has not been ahte 10 sit On his horse -
Indeed he has not been on horse huf
once sInca the accident. and then he was
| helpel on and IF remaining hu, a few
minutes that his portrait might be pain
eel. He seldom leaves his room. and
walks ahont il with great difficulty. But
| his mind is just As clear as when his can
mons nesled along our frontiers in the war
of 1912
He is well posted in all the acts of the
government and Of the amy. He reads
| everything that relates TO our national
| peril has his own decided Opinions of
movem ents and o. men aud expresses
! himself freely without the veil Of secresv
0r reserve about the war, 8 duration snd
| termination, the courage and skill Of our
generals. and the obstacles that still lie in
our path
| had an interview with him a short
| tine since Of about an hours duration, -
he did not regard the future prospects as
very bright Indeed, he said he did not
see one bright spot in our national hori'
you. One thing he thought very rsmarka-
| be-nO war Of any ma"nitude had ever
| been prosecuted anywhere before this one
without throwing 10 the surface mea of
| marked military genius and marked pub
| lie virtue But this war has been fruitful
! of DO such result so far. Those who had
| inspired a monentarv confidence had dis
appointed the public expectation. We
| have had some solendid fighting, but with
no marked resuls Our generals seem to
have no ability to reap the fruits Of well
fought battles. To fight the enemy. to
gain q decisive victory, and hen let him
escape with bis men, guns and baggage, Is
simp'y to make the war endless He con
~;dereG the presidents amnesty proc!ama-
| ;iOn As impracticable, in consequence OF
he la &c number of persons eyemoted
| from hope Of pardon. These would be
made desperate and fight to the last. If
the large number exempted from pardon
were IN the hands Of the president to-day
and under lock and KEY. SO that he could,
if he would, march them out 20 death, he
could not execute that large number.-
Humanity aud civilization would revolt %
il. In the judgment of Gen. Scott, it
| would be better to offer PARDON 10 the
great mass of the rebels. and reserve Sc
we're punishment for the leaders only -
More than a year ago General Scott sup.
posed hat Curinth aud Richmond would
both be taken, and taken at once. lie not
only expected it. hut had never seen any
exp auarinn or reason why II was nor
lone Conf itnt If that result he -pn' 80
,ha president , ptau tnr the seftirmenf T
he officially north and south. b4~is
Tor the Reconstruction Of the Union was
sent in Il was made the subject Of one
or more cabinet meetings, and General
Scott ia confident that when the war is
over, the plan will form substantially the
| basis Of final settlement.
| Of Gen McCleIan's military career
General Scott declines to speak-frs,. be
cause lie recommended him for the posi-
ton Of mnandersin.chlef, and because
a court martial is to lie called, and as he
may be one of the judges, he does not
wsh 10 prejudge the case. | could not
unde stand whether General Mcclellan
desired the court martial or whether it was
10 be ordered by the Government. He
was clearly disappointed that Richmond
was not taken, but whether it was Tie
fanIt of Gene al Mcclellan, General Nc
| Do~ell. or the interference Of the Govern
ment. General Scott declined to give an
opinion OF General Burnside, Hooker
and Oth.r commanders of that stamp ht
regarded hem as loyal men. brave men
good division commanders. but wholly IN
compe'en. to plan or execute military
campaign. OF General Grant he expires
ed himself surprised and delighted He
said he knew General Grant in the wa,
with Mexico. where he was Lieutenant,
and had no opportunity to distinguish
himself SO far General Grant has proved
himself the hero of tie war. fighting
great battles with the most conSummalt
skill aud securing the results And $,
far he seemed 10 be the only general tina
knew how to do il. While he does no
think this war will be seven wears war
yet neither this year nor the next, in hi
opinion, will see lis end. Much hare
fighting is to be done before the rebellion
will cease. Grea: and grave questions 0
anxiety and trouble will arise and run on
ard vex the nation beyond the lifetime o
this generation. Bn. the Union will be