Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-23

4 The New YORK TINES, Of the 9Th inst, contains
long account Of the complimentary visit from =
committee appointed BY the Chamber Of Commerce
and from the Union Defence COMMITTEES. from.
we extract the following:
The committee appointed By the Chamber Of Com
nerce TO present their resolutions Of respect 10
General Scott, met yesterday at 81 O'Clock. at tie
BEeToort Houss, aud paid their respects % the Gen
Upon being intodnced to his parlos. Hr. PERT,
the Chairman OF the Committee said
REanRSs On NR. PRRF.
GeaeFOti: We wait upon you rs q Committee OF
the Chamber of Commerce. Of New York, 20 present
% you the resolutions adopted unanimously By that
Board and to express to you, personally, the rs
specI which We sntsrtai for yoa, ard the grstrds
which we feel, in common With all our fsIow-ciE-
Gems fer the distinguished services which you havs
rendered to our country. We sincerely pray that
your health may be speedily restored; that you
may live to see the Union established throughout
ali the States and that in the evening of yOar DAYS
you may witness, in this nation, degree Of pros
perity and glory which has never before been at
tanned.
SPEECH OF GES. SCOTT
Mr. President aud GeItleneaof De ChaaJeT Of COM
laerce: Sweet IS the language of praise when it
comes from high source Of intelligence and moral
worth; and sweet is the consciousness Of having Ia
bored through long life to deserve such praise.
The measure IS full and OVERLOOKING. This great
calamity which has come upon our c0untry-this
great rebellion-found me far advanced in life and
by the labor and anxieties which it threw upon me-
has brpken me down. stand before you quits
wreck. Had this calamity occurred some three or
four years earlier, it Wculd have found me yet 10
state Of VigOr, ia condition 70 render some ser
vice 20 my country, to meet that rebellion; sad
think and hstter myself that 1 should have met il
with considerable success.
Although it has thrownm hors dc colRbGt myself.
have the happiness Of saying 70 yOu--and my Opin
ion may be Of some little value upon that jsct-
that have left in the field large noble and patr
cite army. for it Is filed with many of our best
citizens, officers, and men, commanded By Generals
Of very great Herit-Generals capable OF com
handing and enchanting victory 70 their cars.
have left in the field young and vigorous men
competent to do all the duties winch their country
can require OF them-a Major General Mcclellan.
full Of science and genius and already Of respecta-
Die experience. have left Major General Halleek,
another officer Of genius and seience and Judgment
and discretion who cannot fail to meet all the wish
20 Of his Government and his country. Besides
hose Msjer Generals we have many Brigsdiers snd
jOlouels OF high worth. l do not, therefore, de-
pair Of the cause Of the Union. Nay, I am coni-
lent Of the triumph Of that within some reasonable
lime. should hope By the following spring that
he rebellion would be suppressed; should hope
n short time more that our Union might be re
established in fraternity and made beautiful, and
rust made go firm as to endure forever. That
Union has commanded all my affections the Unisn
5 my country have known no country but the
Jnioni owe my allegiance to nothing but the
United States of America, and mean to die in that
allegiance
am about to leave this city and my country for
short time, in search of some reparstion for my
'hysical condition. | have had very bad turn
hs morning. giddiness in the head, verging up
n vertigo. hope, before get across the ocean,
get rid Of that infrmity Of the head and do nos
oubt that shall find certain individual Of some
celebrity for this speciality to give relief to my back
lat may soon be able 10 walk and enjoy the
leasures Of loeomOton. shall then return 70
ity which has been my delightful home for many
lOnths IN each and every year for some forty, ex-
epting one. / snail return again into the bosom OF
MS society which has always treated me with
luch personal kindness and consideration and
Apply shall be when the time comes. And that
appiness, 1 TRUST, viii come in ak or seven
lonths, again to claim to be citizen Of New York
-one Of you, my countrymen and my felloW-eil-
ems. With many thanks Tor your kind expressions
with many thanks for the honor you have done
lie on this OceasiOn--I must take my leave OF you.
od bless you my friends.
The Committee were then presented TO the Gen
-al and retired.