M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-11
General Scott on aha yHy,,
Correspondence of the Boston Journ.ll
NES Y0RK, JauuarY 70 1854

" tno boston Journal
NES YoEk, January 70, 1864.
General Scott kept open houas or
New Years. He has broken up hons
Keeping and has rooms at Del,non;
co.'s. Ia the elegant mansion OF Mosaa
H. Grlnnoll, corner OF Fifth syonu,
ana Fourteonth.street, with severs.
S1pacioss dwelling houses added TO 4,
Delmonico has his uptown estabI,,i
mens' ln a salt Of parlqrs on tbs
lo"er noor, furnished in style suiseI
to ais rank, General Scott hss bia
headquarters. His rooms are sach AZ
military gentlemen of position sni
fortune would desire. Thev ara or
namanted with busts, statutes, man.
paintings and implements of war.
had an interview with him slorE
tune since, of shout an hour's dura-
ton. He did not regard tho futuro
prospects very bright Indeed. ha
said hs did not see one bright SPOT in
our national horizon. Ons thing h.,
thought very remarkabie--.no war Of
any magnitude had ever been oruse.
cuted any whore before this one v,lh
out throwing to tho surface men 1F
marked qilitary genius and mayksH
public virtue. But this war has bsg1
fruitful OF no such resnits 90 IA, -
Those who had Inspired q moments
ry confidcnce, had disappointed The
public expectation. We have hs5
some splendid fighting, bu, with no
marked results. Our GenatAla seem
to have no ability TO reap fruits Of
we'll toughts battles. To 6gh. the en-.
emy, to gain a decisive victory. and
then lss him escape with his men
guns and baggage, is simply to maxi
he war endless.
He considered the Presidents am
iesty proclamation as impracticabIs,
n consequence of the large numbef
u persons exempted from hope of par
lon. These would be made dssper.
NO anu A8ht 10 the last. II the large
lumber exempted from pardon wepn
n the bands Of the President to dsv
md under lock aud hey, 50 tha. he
ould, if he would, march them out
0 death, he could not execute tbss.
argo number. Humanity and civil.
cation would revolt at it. In tho
ld Ia'uont Of General Scott it wouIi
u better to offer pardon to the rrsst
1sss Of the rebels and reserve 50 yara
lniShmant for the leaders only.-.-
Lore than a year ago Gen. Scott sun.
osed that Coriath aud Richmond
'olud be taken, and taken a,ionce, Ia
OF only expected it, but had uaysr
cen any explanation or reason wb7
was not done. Confident Of that
esult he sent the President plan for
ne settlement of tho difficulty North
nd South. A bass for the recon
Lructioh Of the Union Was sent in !.
,as made the subject of one or more
'abinet meetings, and General Scott
confident that when the war is oy
: the plan will form substantially the
asis Of formal settlement.
OF General McOlellan's military
areer Gen. Scott declines to speak
rst, because he recommended him for
10 position Of Commander. Chief, and
'cause q court-martial in Ia he oallaj
I'd as he may be one OF the judses,
} dose not wish to prejudse the case as
could not understand whsthe. Ter. l
desired the courtmsrtiar
whether it wac 10 be ordered bv
Q Government. He was clearly
sappointed that Richmond was Dot
ken, out whether II was the fault OF
eneral Mcclellan, Gen. Mcdowell.
the interference OF the Government a5s
ensrsl Scott declines sogivs an oYiu.
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