Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-11-09
Retirement Of Lieut.. Gen. SC 1T.
Gen. Mcclellan TO taAe the Command OF
the Army.

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General Cameron, on Thursday afternoons
H.ADQUAsTERs OF THE ABMY,
Washington, D. G., Oct. 81 1861.
The Hon. s. Cameron, Secretary of War.
Sir For more than three years have
been unable, from a hurt, to mount horse
or walk moro than few PAGES at time,
and that with much pain. Other and new
infrmities, dropsy and vertigo, admonish
me that repose of mind and body, with
the appliances of surgery and medicine,
are necessary to and q little more to life
aIrocdy protracted much beyond the usual
space of man.
It is under such circumstances, made
doubly painful by the unnatural and un-
just rebellion now raging in the Southern
States of our SO late prosperous and happy
Union, that l am compelled to request that
my name be placed on the lis. of army
officers retired from active service.
As this request is found on an absolute
right granted by a recent act of Congress,
/ deep regret that withdraw myself in
these momentous times from the orders Of
a President who has treated me with dis.
tinguished kindness and courtesy-whom I
know, upon much personal intercourse, to
be patriotic, without sectional partial ties
or prejudices, TO be highly conscientious III
the performance of every duty, and of un-
rivalled activity and perseverance.
! And to you, Mr. Secretary, whom
} now officially address for the last time,
, beg to acknowledge my many obligations
: for the uoiiorm high consideration | have
received at your hands, and have the hon
or to remain, sir, with high respect, your
n obedient serveut, (Signed)
, WINFIELD SCoTT.
A special Cabinet council was convened
: on Friday morning, at nine o'clock, t.
take the subject into consideration. |
was decided that Gen. Scott request, un
: der the circumstances ofhs advanced ag'
. and infrmities, could not be declined
Gen. Mcclellan was, thereupon, with th
" agreement of the Cabinet, notified that tn
Q command Of the army would be devolve
. upon him.
il At 4 clock in the afternoo, the Cabine
d again waited upon the President, and at
tended him to the residence of Gen. Scott
= On being seated, the President read to tn
g General the following order -
st "On the lst day of Novmber, A. L
~ 1861, upon his own application to til
" President Of the United States, Breyc
N Lieutenant General Winfield Scott is 0,
of dercd to he placed, and is hereby place,
el upon the list of the retired officers of ti
N u army of the Unit.d Safes, without rcdu,
n n ton in his current pay, subsistence or a
:. lowanccs.
Id The American people will. hea. wit
g sadness and deep emotion that Gener
~ Scott has withdrawn from the active col
IL troll of the army while the President al
unanimous Cabinet express their own ar
the nations sympathy in his personal q
fiction, and their profound sense CT Il
important pubic services rendered by hi
a" to his country during his long and bril-
'eS liant career, among which will ever
us gratefully distinguished bis faithful dev'
Is ton to the Constitution, the Union, aI
u the flag, when assailed by a parricidal r
+ bellion.
no no (Sgned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
M Gen. Scott thereupon rose and address
49, the President and Cabinet, who had al:
m risen, as follows;
is Mr.. President--this honor overwhell
wo met overpays all services have {
OF tempted to render to my country. If
~ IL, had any claims before, they are all obli'
nd rated by this expression of approval by t
ne President, with the unanimous support
nd his Cabin ct.
us u know the President and his Cabin
IN well-I know that the country has place
cir its interest, in this trying crssis in SO
W. keeping. Their counsels are wise, thu
'ne labors are untrying, as they are loyal, a
70 their course is the right one.
in Mr.. President, you must excuse me
am unable to stand onger to give ntteran
!on -. to tR. ie,lings of gratitude which oppr
'be ne, IN my retirement shall offer up
a,t prayer to God for this AdminisI att,
.wo aud for any country. sLll pray fer
at with confidence in its success over its e.
arn rn mics, and that speedily.
for. The President then took leave of G
fine eral Scott, giving him his hand, and s.
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