Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-09
RgsIoNATIoN OF GEN. sooTT.
Gen. Mcclellan Placed in Com
mand.

I
The following letters aud other proceedings
will show tbe steps BY which this result
was brourb, about. Gen. SCott's letter
wos received by the President on Thursday /
afternoon The 3lst; r
TIsADouARrERs OF THE Amy, S
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1861, ) p
IN, Bou. Cameron Secretary Qf Har
"siR For more than three years have
been unable from q hurt 10 mount horse,
or 10 walk more than few PAGES at tlme' E
and that with much pain. Other and new
iuHmites, dropsy and vertigo, sdmonish me
that repose Of mind aud body with the Sp-
pIiances of surgery aud medicine are ncces
sary to odd little more 10 a life already
pyotracicd much beyond the usual span OF
man. Its under such circumstances, made
doubly painful by the unnatural and unjust
rebellion now raging in the Southern States
of our so lately prosperous aud happy Union
that am compelled to request that my
name shall be placed on the list Of army |
officers retired from active service. As
this request is founded on on absolute right !
granted by recent act Of Congress, | am
entirely at liberty to say it is with deep re-
gret that ! Withdraw myself in these mo-
mentous times from the orders Of Presi
dents who has treated me with much dis
tingoished kindness and courtesy whom
know, upon much personal intercourse, to
be patriotic without sectional partialties or
peijudicies; to be highly conscientious iu
the performance OF every duty, and uurival-
cd activity and perseverance and TO you.
Mr.. Secretary, whom now officially ad.
e. l..
my many obligations for the uniform high
consideration have received at your hands
and have the honor to remain, Sir, with
high respect,
Your obedept servent
WINFIELD SCoTr.
A'Special Cabinet Council was convened
on Friday morning, at 8 O'clock, to take
the subject into consideration 1t was de-
cided that Gen. SCOTS request, under the
circumstances Of his advanced age and in
frmities, could not be declined Gen Me
Clellun was thereupon, with the unanimous
agreemen, Of the Cabinet, notified that the
command of the army would Le deyolved
upon him.
net again waited upon the President, and
attended him to the residence Of Gen. Scott.
Being seated. the President read to the
General the following order :
"On the 1St day of November, A. D
1861, upon his own application to the Presi-
dent of the U. S. Brevet Lieutenant. Gen.
eral Winfield Scott is ordered 10 be placed,
and hereby is placed, upon the list of retir.
ed officers Of the army of L. S. without re
duction in his current pay, subsistence, or
allowances.
The American people will hear with
sadness and deep emotion that Gen. Scout
has Withdrawn from the active control OF
the army. while the President and uuani.
nous Cabinet express their own and the
nations sympathy in bis personal affection,
and their profound sense Of the important
public services rendered by him to his coun.
try during his long and brilliant career,
among wheh will ever be gratefully distin-
guished his faithful devotion to he Cons,iu
ton, the Union, and the Gag, when assaulted
by parrieidal rebellion.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Gen. Scott thereupou rose aud address
ed the President aud Cabinet, who had also
risen, as follows:
president This hour overwhelms me-
II overpuys all services have attempted
10 render to my country. If had any
claims before they are all obliterated by
this expression of approval by the Presi.
dent, with the remaing support Of his Cabi.
net. / know the President and his Cabi.
net will. know that the country has
placed lis interests in this trying crisis in
safe keeping. Their counsels areI wise ::
thetr hbors are as uniiring as they are
isyaL and their course is the right
one.
President, you must excuse me. am
unable to stand longer to give u,terance TO
tne feelings OF gratitude which oppress
me- In my retirement, shall offer up nv
prayers TO God for this administration, and
IOr my eoaatry. l shall pray for it with
coincidence In US success over all enemies
and that speedily" Wv ''''''
The President then took leavs CoD g.;
giving him his hand, aud saying he horod
soon to write him private letter expressly
Of biz, gratitude and affection. The Pres
dent added
GENERAL You will naturally feel so
eitude ab0at the gentlemen Of your sta
who have rendered you and their count
such faithful service. | have taken lha
subject into consideration. / understan
that they go with you to New York.
shall desire them at their earliest eouVer
encs. after their return, to make their visl
Os known 10 me. desire you now, how
ever TO be satisfied that, except the uni
Voidable priyatioR Of your counsel, and 81
oiety. which they have so long enjoyed, III
provision which will be made for them wi
be such os TO render their staation her,
arsr ~ agreeable as Il has been hereto
fore"
Each member Of the Administration the
gave bis hand to the veteran, and retired i
profnnd silence.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and IN
Secretary Of War will accompany Ger
Scott TO New. York tomorrow by the ear