Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-22

lcOrre.pObdsno. q the Boston Journal

Gen. >cott-Uis Opinions ON the war.
Correspondence q the Boston Journal.
NV YoEK. Jan -
Gen. Scott kept open house Oh New Years
de has broken up housekeeping and has rooms
AZ Delmouico's. Ia the elegant mansion of
Moses II. Grinnell. corner Of Fifth avenue aud
Fourteenth street. with several spacious dwelling
houses attached TO il. Delmonico has his uptown
establishment Ia suite CT paTlOrs the lover
hoor. furnished in a stvie suited to his rank.
Gen Scott has his headquarters His rooms are
such a. military gentlemen OF position and for
tune would desire They are ornamented with
ousts' statues, maps. paintings, and implements
Of war
His daughter lives near him, and her children.
intelligent and spriehtly. may be seen roaming
rouhu she room. climbing ms knees for kiss or
smile or a Kind word, and throwing halo Of
youth and pleasure over the home and declining
years OF the Invalid hero Gen Scott is great
iavorte OF the ladies Every day rare aud tIesh
flowers are laid by fair hands on his table filling
the room With exquisite sweetness. Fruits Of all
KINDS are sent to him daily. and Of these atten
tons he Is especially proud. and makes particu-
lar mention of them to all familiar friends who
visit him His bodily health Is not firm.
rive years ago be met with accident that
affected his spine, since which tine he has not
been able to sit on his horse. Indeed he has
.
and then he was helped on and off, remaining
but few minutes. that his portrait might be
painted. he seldom leaves bis room. and walks
about II with great difficulty But his mind is
just as clear as when the csnnons pealed along
our frontiers in the war of 1912
he Is well posted in all tlie acts of the govern
ment and OF the army He reads everything
that relates 10 the national peril. has his own
decided opinions of movements and of men.
secrecy or reserve. about the war. its duration
ana termination, the courage and skill of our
generals, and the obstacles that still lie in our
path.
had an interview with him a short time 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 ia our national
horizon. One thing he thought very remarkable
No war of any magnitude had ever been prosecu-
tel anywhere before this one without throwing to
the surface men OF marked military genius and
marked public virtue But this war 80 far had
been fruitful of no such result Those who had
inspired mOmentary confidence had dslppoint
ell the public expectations. We have had some
splendid lighting. but with no mark results
Our generals seem TO have no ability TO reap the
fruits OF we'll fought battles. To fight the enc
my, to gam decisive victory, and then let him
escape with his men, guns and baggage. is sim
ply TO make the war endless. He considered the
Presidents amnesty proclamation as impractical
bic, in consequence OF the large number OF per-
sons exempted from hope of pardon These
would be made desperate and fight to the last.
Ii the large number exempted from pardon were
ia the hands Of the President to-day, and under
lock and KEY, that he could il he would
march them out to death, he could not execute
that large number Humanity and civilization
would revolt at il In the Judgment of General
Scott yNoulu ha ,sffar 81, n.
great mass OF the rebels, and reserve punishment
tor the leaders only More than year AGO
Gen Scott supposed that Corinih and Richmond
would be taken AMI taken AZ once He not only
expected il. bat had never seen any explanation
or reason why 1t WAS not done Confident of
that result he semitic the President plan for the
settlement of the difficulty. North anil South
basis tor the reconstruction of the Union was
sent in. II was made the subject of Cne or more
Cabinet meetings. and Gen Scott is confdedt
that when the war Is over. the plan will form
substantially the basis of final settlement
OF Gen. McClelian's military career. General
Scott declines TO speak because he recon
mended him for the position of Commander in
Chief, and because court martial is To be called,
and as he may he one OF the Judges, he does not
wish To PREJUDICE the case
/ could not understand whether Gen. McClel-
Ian desired the c0urt-martial. or whether it was
to be ordered By the Government He was
clearly disappointed that Richmond Was not
taken but whether il was the fault OF General
Mcclellan. Gen. Mcdowell, or the interference
OF the Government. Gen. Scott declined To give
an opinion
OF Gems. Burnside. Hooker, and other CON-
manders of tnAt stamp, he regar1ei them "a
loyal men, brave men, good division command
ers, but wholly incompetent to plan or execute
military campaign.
OF Gen. Grant he expressed himself rs sur
prlsed and elighted He said he knew General
Grant III the war with Mexico. where he was
Lieutenant, and had 10 opportunity to distin-
unsul>h himself. 50 Tar Gen Grant had proved
himself the hero of the war-hghting great bat
ties with cOnsummate skill and securing the re-
suits. And 50 far he seemed to be the oy Gen
ers that knew how TO do it
While he does think this war will he 4
seven years war, vet neither this wear nor the
next. Ia his opinion, will see its end Much
hard fighting Is 10 he done before the rebellion
wHLceASe Great and grave questions of anxiety
ana trouble will arise AMI run on, and vex the
nation bev"nd the lifetime of this generation
But the Union will be preserved, tie national
life per2etu1ted, aud the United States will come
out OF this terrible baptism OF blood with renew
Ell lie and strength 20 bless the coming genera
tons
Such IL the substance of an hours conyersa-
ton with the old hero Aud as lis opinions are
OF value at the present time and were given with
no reserve or wish that they should not be made
public, presume your readers will be pleased TO
hear from the General