The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-11-08

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The fUiioWlFe
letter from Lieut. General SCOTT. was lee
ceived by the President on Thursday af-
ternoon:
Headquarters OF THE ARMY,
Washington, Oct. 81.
Tie Hon. Simon Cameron, Sec'y OF Var.
SIR For more than three years l
have beel unable from a hurt, to mount
a horse or walk more than a few PAGES at
time, and that with much pan. O;her
and new infrm aties, dropsy and vertigo,
admonish ME that repose Of mind
with the appliances of surgery and medi-
cine, are necessary to add little more to
life, already protracted much beyond
the span of man 1t is under such cir
cumstances, made doubly painful by the
unnatural and unjust rebellion, now IA
ging in the Southern States Of our SO
late happy and prosperous Union, 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 an abso-
lutte right granted by recent act of Con
gress, am entirely at liberty to say thai
it is with deep regret, that | withdraw
myself in these momentous times from
the orders of President who has treated
me with distinguished courtesy and kind
ness, whom 1 know, upoa much personal
intercourse, to be a patriot, without sec,
tional partialities or prejudices, to BE-
highly conscientious in the performance
o. every duty, and of unriYaled activity
and perseverance. e
10 you, Mr.. Secretary, whom I now
officially address for the last time, | bes
to acknowledge my many obligations fol
the uniform high consideration have re
ceived at your hands, and have the hon
or to remain, sir, with high respecs,
Your obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
A special Cabinet Council was con
vened on Friday at O'Clock, to take tht
subject into consideration. 1t was deci
ded shat General ScoTr's request, undel
the circumstances of his advanced age
and infirmaties could not be declined
General MCCLELLAN was thereupon, witt
the unanimous agreement Of the Cabinet
notified that the cemmand of the ar
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Cab
met again waited on the President, ant
attended him 10 the residence of Genera
ScoTT. On being seated the Presiden
read to the President the following or
| der: sat..
On the 1st day of November. 1861
upun his application to the President Q
the United States, Brevet Lieutenan
| General WINFIELD ScoTT is ordered to b
placed, and hereby is placed, upon tn
| list of retired officers of the army OF lh
| United States, without reduction in hi
| current pay, subsistence or allowances.
The American people will hear wit
sadness and deep emotion, that Genera
ScoTT has Withdrawn from the activ
control OF the army, while the Presider
and The unanimous Cabinet express thei
own and the nations sympathy in his pei
sonal afliction, and their profound sens
Of the impo tant services rendered by hir
to his country during his long aud bri
liant career, among which will ever /
gratefully distinguished his faithful deve
ton to the Constitution, the Union an
the flag, when assailed by a parracid;
rebellion.
Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
/ Geferal ScorT, thereupon arose an
ADDRESSED. lie President and Cabinet, wh
had also risen, as follows:
President, this hu2or Hverwhelms nj
Il overpays all the services / have a
tempted to render my country. Ii Ia
any claims before they are all obliterate
by this EXPIRE sion Of approval by tn
President, with the Unanimous supper
OF his Cabinet.
| know the President and his Cabnt
well. know that the country has place
its interests in this trying crisis in sal
keeping. Their councils are wise, the
labors are untiring as they are loyal, an
their course is the right one.
President, you must excuse me; al
unable to stand longer to give utteranc
! to the feelings of gratitude which opprei
NE. In my retirement l shall offer L
prayers to God for this Administration an
for my country. l shall pray for it, ar
with confidence in its success over its el
] emies, and that speedily.
+ The President then took leave OF Gel
t eral ScorF, giving him his hand. and sa,
ing he hoped soon to write him prya
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