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The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
exhibited a noble specimen of the moral sublime, in the patience with which they have submitted to misconstruction, calumny and abuse.--They prefer to pursue that course which is right, to that which only seems to be right — They will not sacrifice true honor to gain ephemeral reputation. They possess that lofty moral fortitude, that true courage, that can submit, even to the imputation of cowardice, rather than by failing in duty, to play the actual coward. With what truth and pathos did Scott exclaim (in effect,) "I am a coward, because I have permitted popular clamor to swerve me from the line of duty." It is easier, far easier, to face the cannon's mouth, or mount the deadly breach, than to prefer duty to reputation. Lucretia's virtue satisfies most men; for they are solicitous not so much for self-approbation as for the applause of the crowd, and are satisfied to do what is wrong, provided they can win the plaudits of the mob. When the future historian records the story
The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
ighty fallen." Old Scott's life has been equal to Cardinal Woolsey's. The Baltimore American attests the fact in the following paragraph: Early on Sunday morning, about half a dozen ladies, with a number of children, with passes from General Scott, left Old Point wharf under a flag of truce, granted by Commodore Goldsborough, with the anticipation of proceeding South, but the commanding officer of the Confederate steamer refused to acknowledge the passes. He stated that General Scott General Scott was a private citizen of the United States, and, therefore, he could not regard his passed written before he resigned his official position. The parties, therefore, returned to Fortress Monroe. Exit Sherman. The following, from a Washington correspondent, foreshadows Sherman's fate: It cannot be disguised that the Cabinet is very sorely chagrined and disappointed at the inaction of Gen. Sherman. It was expected he would at once push for the interior, occupy Beaufort, seize the C