The New York herald., 1865-02-03

children evident TOO, that the reporters aforesaid
I'm writing down for the newspapers all that they sre or
sishisss idea thA, hsy volains any .ws Of bospi
sg lave every 70 svs sh. x:
and would be much disappointed IL all that takes place
and all that sAd should fail BE- reproduced in the
Iyne. and in the Eat.nsviIl oa.sss here is paper
nond correspondent, who, nke all The rest Of
the correspondents. seems 10 have the entres into
Of course-the Presidential mansion. He goes take
his observations and make his notes Of General Lee.
as ,ncs writing thai ie!s, he ssys :. spent day with
must be plain 70 every British reader that the General
was extremely anxious to make good impresson-and
should 60 forth 70 the Liverpool public 30 he care
seems 70 set himself right with the reporters be was
was in fsc, the enlightened public opinion Of Britain
spying him through . loygxetfe Accordingly We are
told:-"He interrupted the conversation and said
wish you 10 understand my views this subject &c.
On the whole would seem that General Lee passed mus
Ter toleabiy well, and may, perhaps, be favoraby
the reporter conversed with General Cooper Adjutant
and Inspector General, @ 8. Al" who he says, was
"sh Z he
But this reporter 10 especially difuse and graphic
the subject Of Mr. Davis-T have President Davis
the clue character and draw ont the real feelings and
powers Of the man" The nrst time he draws the por.
ecutive manson and Mr. Davis instantly begins 10 fondie
bis own children In the most artless way possible
wa5s M up Js you little rebel and 20 70 bed" TIL:
sceno which out all the tender affections, &c
have little imagined that the British reporter wa
going 70 reveal that scene Of tenderness but the
porter himself had doubt the President was sitting
for his portrait and he said to himself, now this
will come well into one Of my letters any Liverpool
man VINO Is himself father cannot fail 70 be touched
tans-only Agesaus evidently did not know Il was 9
reporter who surprised him In that game
In quite another tableas-'bowing down on his knees
before his Maker in ST. Paul's charch" Think Of that
Ho1s the fact sn.
shipper" Really one would almost say that Liverpool
must patronize those amabe people little. But the
dent receiving official people business showng that
the statesman could play with well the father
negerode presented petition from thirty peaceabs
federate citizens arrested and imprisoned by the enemy
and when the President instead Of directing any retaa
tion, said my heart beeds 3" Truly Liverpool will have
70 take notice Of such Christian in the end.
never enters the head Of an English snob that II
little play we are acting here to see that even the
lighened readers of British newspapers some measure
patronize our humble efforts and send people here who
are 10 sit at the 6resdes Of Chiefs and not dsdan
observe them In their most careless moments take
notes Of them In their serious DISCOURSE Yet repeat
II 10 mistake, though not unnatural one seeing how
the reporting creatures received II pleasure
prde TO the Confederate people their Chief Mags
trate surrounding himself with British paragraph makers
and laying himself out to European reputation
rather than 10 do Confederate businesa
Rebel Critique ON scott's Autobiography.
From the Richmond Dispatch Jan >25
We presented to our readers few days ago an extract
from the autobiography Of Winfield Scott that ustrious
defunct who has been lying in state In fine hotel in
New York since the beginning Of the His reputation
was decenty buried soon after the ars battle Of Manas
cas- sashs body stu survives though having parted with
his own fc and judging from the specimen furnished in
bis autobiography he is endeavorng TO do It with very
Is attack upon old General Taylor commonly called
',Rough and Ready, whom Scott, the greatest
now that Taylor is dead in a trucuient and mer,
ciess fashion. We have nothing to say Of
esD. ss s9Sd Sd ,ss taste som% Of making ysns k a
This is thing eminertly In scots line But while he
10 endeavorng to make General Taylor ridiculous, be
treats his readers to exhibition Of characteristic com
paccncy and preenton that throws completely into the
shade honest Old Zach's defects and prejudces and
makes them quite dignined and respectable
In what we have 10 say this subject not gov
erned by antpathies 10 Scott because Of his Unonism
General Taylor was as good Union man while he lived
as Scott and for aught We know might have remained
1884, be might have planned tn. battle Of Manassas In
both on o ancient o Zach and
strong assurance that he would have proved q much
soldier a Ss sSs sa x ah him the
genuine man. as well ~ gallant and successful soldier
Thus much promised, cannot express our contempt
upon the dead lion II quite characteristic OF the vain
old person that he dates upon General Taylors igno
urs, Of which the said wnaed Is such bril- brilliant orna
ment Taylor had not enlarged and refreshed his mind
BY reading quoth Scott or even by much with
the world, having made his home ut the frontier and
small posts. BE had great contempt for learning or
every kind" In addition to this toh shockng) II an
and would not 70 use his oft repeated phrase ouch
him with pair OF tongs An objectionable offence in
the eyes Of Fuss and Feathers" The old
have been as prejudced and beral Percy surnamed
Hotspur Winfield, who is familiar with tho English
classics and who s Of the first Of classics himself
will remember
Ihad rather be q kitten, and cry new
Than Of those same metre. ballad rnongers
And again
But Rg. remember % vi. when y, the nsht was done,
T's Ierans my MY
ese 10 se So So pestSTS ssssrSf% %isn ap popSjay
Hs ss snd s%oa;sass sot What.
Probably that he ''woud touch him with pair OF
tongs.n
II s rCe enough that Old Zach had little learning; and
II he had possessed muchas much, for instance
as Scott and Bacon-we doubt whether il would have
made him any more efficient In the Northwest Florida
or Mexico. He might have talked Latin 10 Black Hawk,
Greek to osccola, and Hebrew to Santa Anna without
once cow ncing them Of the error OF their ways Why
even Scott who, every knows, IL familiar with
each o. these languages with his mother tongue with
which no man took greater liberties could
vince the people OF the United States that he a
better soldier than General Taylor Every one knows
that scon author OF great and versatile genius that
he wrote the Commentaries the Bible, In such
general among evangelical persuasions and also the
Wavcrey Novels But this did not enable him so far 10
ouisne old Zach In the field 30 become PRECEDENT Of
the United states Hence those tears. However Scott
gracOusly comedies that Tayor had "a good store OF
common sense II is pity that Taylor cannot return
the compliment. No man possessed less Of that
substantial commodity than Winfield scott
He oven admits in his lofty style, that Taylor was
kind sincere and hosptahlr, in plain way No
ever said that OF Sot His kindness, sincerity and hos
pitaty were all OF gorgeous,i gaia Kind Old Zach,
whose pedigree "F. +. W. and whose purse could
have paid with Winfield Scott's debts never
approached that magnce in hospitality other peo.
pie expense 'The frontier and small posts had been
his hoinsp Undoubtedly they had although he had a
plantation In Louisiana that would have enabled him TO
live IN baTonal style He preferred TO do his duty how
ever, thc frontier and small poss,n whilst Scott
fourshed about in large cities with equpages paid