Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-02
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RESIGNATION OF GENERAL
SCOTT. laI
1t is Accepted by the Cabinet.
He is TOO INFIRM FOR SERVICE.
The Order Of the President.
GEN'L. SCOTT RESPONSE.
Their Farewell Greeting.
MCCLELLAN COMMANDER
lH-CHIEF.
Business on the Cumberland
Canal.
ARRIVAL OF SUPPLIES AT
WASHINGTON.
CORRECTION IN RELATION TO THE
FREMONT CONTRACTS.
Last Nights Report.
MCCLELLAN COMMANDER
IH-CHIEF.'
Business ON the Cumberland
Canal.
ARRIVAL OF SUPPLIES AT
WASHINGTON.
CORRECTION IN RELATION TO THE
FREMONT CONTRACTS.
Last Nights Report.
FROAI WASHINGTON.

WA1HANuIONi NV 1.
The following letter from Gen. Scott was
received by the President on Thursday after
ternoOn:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARHY,)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1861.
The Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary Of
War:
SIR For more than three years 1 have
been unable, from a hurt, to mount a horse
or to move more than a few PAGES at time,
and that with much pain. Other and new
infrmit .es-dfOpsy and vertigo-admonish
me that repOse of mind and body, with the
appliances Of surgery and medicines, are ne
cessary to add a little more to life already
protracted much beyond the usual span of
man. 1t is under such circumstances, made
dOubly painful by the unnatural and unjust
rebellion now raging in the Southern States
OF our so lately prosperous and happy Union,
that am compelled to request that my name
name be placed on the list Of army eGicers
retired 5rom active service. As this re-
quest is founded on an absolute right, grant
ed by a recent act of Congress, am entirely
at Libery 10 say it is with deep re-
gret that withdraw myself in
these mOmentOus times from the
orders of President who hiss
treated me with much distinguished kind
ness and courtesy, whom know, upon
much personal Intercourse, to be patriotic
withOut sectional partialities or prtjudices,
to be highly conscientious in The perform
ancs of every duty, and Of unrivalled ac,iv-
ity and perseverance. or
And 10 you, Mr.. Secretary, whom now
officially address for the last time, beg to
acknowledge my many obligations for tie
uniformly high consideration have received
at your hands, and have the honor to re-
main, Sir, with high respect,
(Signed) WINFIELD SCOTT.
A special Cabinet council was convened
on Friday morning at 9 o'clock, to take the
subject into consideration. It was decided
that Gen. SCOTS request under the circum-
stances of his advanced age and in6rmities,
could not be declined. -s- F-
Gen. Mcclellan was thereupon, with the
unanimous agreement of the Cabinet n0ti-
fed that the command of the army would
be deVolYed upon him.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Cabinet
again waited on the President and attended
him to the residence Of Gen. Scott. BeiEg
seated, the President read to the General the
following ordeT; ID. gFifs-s
On the first day of November, A. D., 1851,
upon his own application to the President Of
the United Sta.es, brsVet Lieut.. General
Winfield Scott is ordered 10 be placed, and
hereby is placed upon the list Of relieEed
officers Of the army of the United States,
without reduction in his CURRENT pay, sub-
sis eace, o. allowance.
The American people will hear with sad
ness and deep emotion that General S colt
has Withdrawn from the active control
of the army, while the President and unan-
imOus Cabinet express their own and the
nations sympathy in his personal affection,
and their profound sense of the important
public strvIces rendered by him to his conn-
try during his long and brilliant career,
among which will ever be gratefully distin-
guished his faithful devotion 70 the Constitu
ton, the Union and the Flag, when assailed
by patricidal rebellion. r--..
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Gen. Scott theTeupon arose and addressed
the President and Cabinet as follows:
President-This honor overWhelms me. Il
/ over-pays all services 1 have attempted to
render my country. If had any claims be-
fore, they are all Obliterated by an expression
of approval by the President with the unan-
imOus support of bis Cabinet. know the
| President and his Cabinet well. know that
the country has placed its interests in this
trying crisis in safe keeping. Their ceunsels
are wise; their lsbors are as untiriBg as they
are loyal, and their course is the right one
| The President must eXcu e me, as lam unable
to stand longer to give utterance to the feel
ings Of ofgratitude which oppress me. In my
retirement l shall offer my prayers to God 4or
this Administration, and for my country. /
shall pray for it with confidence in i,s sue
cess over all enemies, andlthat speedily.
The President then took leave Of General
Scott giving him his hand, and saying be
chopped soon 10 write him a private letter,
expressive of his gratitude and affection"