Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-08
NoaIIIEIEV news. iisIUmn6das AsD LIES.

Rstlremens of cen seett-..Hts Letter and
SPeech-ssAtncplu Vetker.
WAsHnGros, Noy. 1.-The following letter from
General Soozr was received By the President on
Thursday afterEoon:
HEADQUARTERS CT THE ARMY.
WARRINGTON October 81
The Hon. s. Cameron, Sec'y of Var:
SIR: For more than tire years have been una
ble, from hurt, to mount horse or to walk more
than few PAGES at time and hat with great pain.
OJher aud new indrmities-dropsy and vertigo
admonish me that reposc CT mind and body, with
the appliances Of medicine, are necessary to aid
little taGre to a life already proiracted much be
you'd the usual span Of slan. 1t is under such cir
cuastanoes, made doubly painful by the unnatural
aud unjust rebellion now raging in the Southern
Sta'es OF lately so prosperous and happy
Uuion that / am compelled TO request that my
name be placed on the list of army officers re-
tired from active service As this request Is
founded On Sn absolute right, granted by recent
act of Congress, | am entirely at liberty to
say it is with deep regret that withdraw
myself in these momentous times from the orders
Of President who has treated me with much dis
tinguished kindness and courtesy, whom | know.
from much pessureble intercourse, to be patriotic,
without sectional psrtialities prejudces to be
highly conscientious ia the performance of every
duty, and of untirlng activity and perseverance,
and to you, Mr.. Secretary. whom | now officially
address for the last time, beg to acknowledge my
many Obligations for the uuioI m II CD confederation
[ have received at your hands, AMI have the honor
TO remain, sir, with high respect,
WISFIELD SCorT.
A special Cabinet Council WAS ,nYened on Friday
morning at nine O'Clock 10 take the subj ct into
sideration Ii was decided that Gen. Scots re
quest under the circumstances of his advanced age
and infrmities, could not be declined Gen. Nc.
Clellsn was thereupon, with tie UNANIMOUS Sgree~
m-nt of the Cabinet notified that tire comnand Of
the army would be devovel upon him
A fam. n1a IN fsahfnpf
again waited on the President and attended him to
the residence of Gen. Scott Being seated the Pres
ident read 20 the General the following order:
On the first day Of November, A. D., 1861, upon
bis own application to the President Of the United
States, Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott Is
ordered be placed upon the list of retired officers
of the army of the United States, without reduc-
ton in his current ray, subsistence or allowances
The American people will hear with sadness and
deep emotion that Gen. Scott has Withdrawn from
the active control of the army while the President
aud the unanimous Cabinet express their own and
the nations sympathy in his personal stction, and
their profound of the important services rem
dered by him to his country during his long and
brilliant career among which will ever be grateful
y distinguished his faithful devotion to the Const~
tuition and the Union and the f e when assailed
by parricidal rebellion. ABRAHAM LINcoLSc~
Gen. Scott thereupon rose ,ani addressed the
President and Cabinet, who had also risen, as FOL
lows:
Kr President: This honor overwhelms me. 1t
over pays all services have attempted TO render
my country. If l had any claims before, they are
all oblItersted by an expression of approval by the
President, with the unanimous support Of his Cabi-
net. l know the Presiden. and his Cabinet well
know that the country has placed It's interests in
this trying crisis in safe keeping Their counsels
are wise; their labors are as untiring they are
loyal; and their cause the right one. Mr. President
you must excuse me; am unable to stand lou ger
to give utterance to the feelings of gratitude which
Cypress me- In my retirement l shall offer my
PRAYERS to God for this administration ard for my
country. / shall pray for it with confidence in its
success over all enemies, and that speedily.
The President then took leave of General Scott.
giving him his hand and saying he hoped soon to
write him private letter expressive of his graft
tude and affection.