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ng out of the late battle. He (Mr. Blair) protested against Mr. Richardson's remarks, because they suppressed the fact that General Scott had in that conversation positively exonerated the President from the charge of forcing him into an untimely struggle. Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, explained that he had endeavored to repeat that conversation honestly and respectfully. If anything had escaped his memory the members of this House who were present ought to have corrected him. Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, did not understand his colleague to say, on the occasion referred to, that Gen. Scott had been forced by the President to fight the battle of Manassas. Mr. Richardson did not think that his language had been fairly interpreted, if construed in such a sense. Mr. Blair, of Missouri, alluded to the matter for a double purpose, to exonerate the President as well as Gen. Scott, and he wanted the truth now to go on the record. The President needs the confidence of the