The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-04
Your obedient servant,
Wv~rrrr1 G1o--

A special Cabinet council was convened
on Friday morning at 9 o'clock, to take the
subject into consideration. 1t was decided
that Gen. SCOTS request under the circum-
stances of his advanced age and inirmities,
could not be declined. Gen. Mcclellan was
thereupon with the unanimous agreement
of the Cabinet, notified that the command of
the army would devolve upon him.
At four o'clock in the afternoon the Cab
met sgain waited upon the President and
attended him TO the residence of Gen. Scott.
On being seated the President read TO Gen.
Scott the following order: N
On the LIST day of November, 1851, upon
his application To the President of the Uni
ted States, Brevet Lieut.. Gen. Winfield
Scott lie ordered to be placed, and hereby is
placed upon the list of retired officers of the
army Of the nited States, without reduc-
ton in his current pay, subsistence or al
lowances. The American people will hear
with sadness and deep emotions that Gen.
Scott has withdrawn from the active control
of the army, while the President and the
unanimous Cabinet express their own and
the nation sympathy IN his personal Attic
tions, and their profound sense OF the i'm
portaut public services rendered by him to
his country during his long and brilliant
career, among which viii ever be gratefully
distinguished his faithful devotion to the
Constitution, the Union and the flag, when
assailed by fratricidal rebellion
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Genl. Scott thereupon rose and addressed
the President and Cabinet, who had also
risen, as follows:
PREsIDENT-This honor overwhelms me-
1t overpays all the services have attempted
to render my country. If | had any claims
before they are all obliterated by the ex-
preston of approval by the President with
the unanimous support of his Cabinet.
know the President and the Cabinet we'll
/ know that the country has placed its
interests, IL this trying crisis, In safe keep
ing, their counsels are wise, their laoors are
untiring as they are loyal and their cause
the right one. President, you must excuse
me am unable to stand longer to give
utterance to the feelings of gratitude which
Cypress me. In my retirement / shall offer
up my prayers to God for the Administration
and for my country. l shall pray for it
with confidence in its success over it's enc
miles AMI that speedily.
The President then took leave of Genl.
Scott, saying he hoped to write him a
private letter expressive of his gratitude and
! affection. The President added:
| g. neral, you viii naturally feel solicitude
about the gentlemen of your staff who have
rendered you and their country such faith
! full services. I have taken that subject into
consideration. I understand that they 60
with you to New York. / shall desire them
at their earliest convenience after their re-
/ turn, TO make their wishes known TO me.
/ desire you, however, 10 be satisfied, that
except the unavoidable privation of your
counsel and society, which they 80 long en-
! ioysd, the provisions which viii be made
for them will be such as TO render their
situation as, agreeable hereafter, as it has
/ been heretofore. -ssa
Each member of the Administration then
gave his hand to the veteran and retired in
silence. The Secretary of the Creasury and
the Secretary of War will accompany GenI.
Scott TO New York tomorrow by the early
train
| --The following is the response of the
Secretary of W ar to the letter of Genl. Scott;
War DEPARTMENT., W AsHIsGToN, Nov. L.
GENERAL; 1t is my duty to lay before the
President Jour letter OF yesterday asking 80
be released under the recent act of Congress.
In separating from you, can not refrain
from expressing my deep regret that your
health, shattered by long service and re-
pealed wounds received in your country
defense, renders it necessary for you TO retire
from your high official position at this mo-
mentous period of our history. Although
you are not to remain in active service,
yet hope thst while continue in charge OF
this Department over which now preside,
shall at times be permitted 10 avail myself
of The benefit OF your counsels and sage ex-
perience. Il has been my good fortune TO
enjoy a personal acquaintance with yOp for
thirty years, and the pleasant relations OF
that long time have been greatly strength