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■fet prana tribune.
ALTOONA, PA.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1861
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A Day of Thanksgiving and Praise.
SinnsntSanfa, SB.-
f* the name and by the auVioriiy of the Commonwealth ef
Ptmuyloania, Aj»dr£W O. Ccunx, Goxcmur of said Cam
PJOCLAMATION.
WnacASt Every good gift in from above and comes
down to n« from the 1 Almighty, to whom it i* meet, light
and the Jboooden duty of every people to.render' thanks
f&r Ilia mercies; Therefore I, ANOKKW 0. CURTIN", Gov
ernor of tbo Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do recom
mend to the people of this Commonwealth that they get
apart
Sfmtafcaj), t&t 28ft baj of Nobmbtr ni*t/
M ft 'lay of solemn Thanksgiving to God, fur having pro
bftrfttl oor corn and watered our.furrows, and blessed the
labors of the husbandman, and crowned the year with ilia
goodnoea, in the increase of the ground and the gathering
n of the fruiU thereof, so that our barns arc filled with
fflanly; And for having looked favorably on this Coitunon
•twftlUi ,ind strengthened' the bars of her gates and blessed
the children within her, ami made men to be of one iniud,
and preserved peace in her borders; Beseeching Him also
oubehalf of these United States, that our beloved country
may hive deliverance from these great and apparent dan*
got* wherewith she is compassed, and that lie will merci
fully still the outrage of perverse. violent, unruly ami re
bellious people, and make them clean hearts, and renew a
ft right spirit within them, and give them grace that they
may ico the error o' their ways and bring forth fruits
meet for repentance, ami hereafter, in all godliness and
ftopufty, obediently walk in His holy commandments, and
in submission to the Just and manifest authority of the ro
ptt&ljc, so that we, leading H quiet and peaceable life, may
soatiouaJJy offer unto Him our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving.
y*’ — Given under my baud and the great seal of
\m «r .w % the Stalest Harrisburg, this sixteenth
I oriAMi I day of October, in the year of our Lord,
- ■ one tlforisaml eight hundred aud sixty-one,
and of the Commonwealth the eig/ity-sixth.
Dr the Covuuior ; . KLT SLIFKIt.
Secretary oflhc (hmmonvxalth.
Removal of Gen. Fremont.
The order for the removal of Maj. Gen.
John C. Fremont has at last been issued.
On the 2d inst., Gen. Fremont was with
his army at Springfield, and there received
the news of the approach of the enemy,
and his dismissal at the same time. When
the news of bis removal was spread through
the camp, it is said to have created inde
scribable excitement and indignation.—
Many of the officers signified their inten
tion of resigning at once, and many of
the companies laid down their arms, de
claring they would fight under no one but
Fremont. The Gcn'eral spent much of
the afternoon in expostulating with the
officers, and urging them by their patriot
ism and by their personal regard for him,
not to abandon their posts. He also issued
the following farewell address to the troops:
Headquarters Western Department, >
Springfield, Mo. November 2, 1801. J
Soldiers of the Mississippi Army:
Agreeable to orders, this day received, f take
leave of you. Although our army has. been of
sudden,.growth, we havegrown np together, and
I have become familiar with the brave and gen
erous spirits which you bring to the defence of
year country, sod which make me anticipate
for Jon a brilliant Career. Continue as you
have been and give to my successor the same
cordial support with which you have encouraged
me. Emulate the splendid example which you
have already before you, and let me remain as
lam, proud of the noble army which I have
thus far labored to bring together, soldiers, I
regret to leave you most sincerely. I thank
you for the regard and confidence you have in
variably shown to me. I deeply regret that I
shall Wot have the honor to lead you to tfae vic
tory which yotl are just about to win, but 1
shall have claim to share with you in the joy of
every triumph, and trust always to be frater
nally remembered by my companions in arms,
f JOHN C. FREMONT,
< Major Gen. U. S. A.
The feeling ran intensely high during
the whole of the evening, and there were
meetings almost everywhere. The vari
ous bands serenaded the general, and
wherever he appeared he was greeted
with cheers. Though after notifying Gen.
Hunter, as his order directed, he had no
longer command over the troops, he spent
several hours in making a personal exam
ination of the ground about the city, to
be prepared for battle, and in accordance
with a written request from all the Briga
dier Generals ip Springfield, he remained
through the night to lead the army in
case of an attack. All the troops slept
on their arras. Many officers remained
up all night, and an attack was hourly ex
pected, but nothing more occurred than
the firing on our pickets on two different
road's. The enemy are now encamped on
the old Wilson Creek battle ground.
Eiuec zv the Kouihq Mile.—A young
man, a German, aged about 17 yean, named
. Conrad .Woolf was killed-in the Rolling Mill on
Thursday night of last week by being drawn
between tire Bolls. While in the act of reach
ing across'the Bolts to obtain an oil can, a knit
jacket which he wore caught in the machinery,
and -hefore he oonld disengage it he was dram
through between the Bolls, by which he receiv
ed nwh.iißury that he.died In about an boor af
ter.. Bis head passed through at the coupling,
a apace of about eight mobes/and Was hot much
hurt, the greater portion of hia body passed
obliquely between tin Bolls, and it was sense
quontly terribly bruised and crushed—Jbint
town ItfbUne.
The Pennsylvania Soldiers.
A PLAN TO FACILITATE THE REMITTANCE
OIL THEIB PAY TO THEIR FAMILIES.
The Committee appointed by Gov. Car
lin, consisting of Senator Cowan/ E. C.
Humes, of Bellefonte, and Thomas E.
Franklin, of Lancaster, to proceed to
Washington, and while there devise and
adopt some plan for the protection of the
soldiers from this State who desire to
avail themselves of the allotment system
in providing for their families. The Com
missioners have made the following
REPORT.
Washington, Jfov. Ist, 1861.
His Excellency A. G. Cdktin, Gover
nor of Pennsylvania:
The undersigned commissioners ap
pointed by your Excellency, charged
with the duty of visiting the several regi
ments of Pennsylvania volunteers nowin
the field in the Vicinity of this city, and
to make such arrangements as in their
| judgment maybe necessary to facilitate
t said volunteers ■in assigning portions of
their pay as provided by law, beg leave
respectfully to report that we met for the
purpose of our appointment in the city of
Washington, on Tuesday the 29th nit.,
and found on application at the War De
partment that a plan had been adopted,
providing for the distribution: among all
the regiments of volunteers, of allotment
rolls, by which the members of each Com
pany are enabled to assign suefi portion of
their pay as they may designate to their
friends at home, and 'to appoint a trustee
to receive af*d distribute the same. The;
Adjutant General has undertaken to furn
ish three of these rolls to each company
of volunteers in the service, and the Pay
master General will promptly forward to
each trustee so appointed, the aggregate
amount allotted by the |company selecting
him, to be distributed among the benefi
ciaries. The plan has been matured by
the department in conjunction with the
sanitary commission, who have given it
their sanction, and as the amount allotted
will thus be transmitted without loss or
'expense to the soldier, and as it is pre-,
sumed the trustees named will generally
act without compensation, it appeared to
us to present tho safest, simplest and most
effective mode which had been suggested
for accomplishing the object; intended.
We therefore approved and adopted it.
In order to ascertain whether anything in
addition was requisite to promote its prac
tical working, we visited several divisions
of the army near this city. The largest
body of Pennsylvania volunteers collected
together is in General McCall’s command,
to which we first proceeded. General
McCall wan absent, hut General Reynolds
received us with marked courtesy, and en
tering heartily into the sight of our mis
sion, invited the several colonels in His
i command to his quarters, to receive our
explanations and make any suggestions
they thought proper in reference to it.—
They all approved the proposed plan and
promised to give their attention and co
operation. Wo called also in company
with Gen. Reynolds upon a number of
Colonels in Gen. McCalls division with
like effect. We afterwards visited Gen.
F. J. Porter at his quarters, and commu
nicated with several Penna, Colonels in
his force with the same favorable result.
There seemed, therefore, little further for
us to do than to impress upon our citizen
soldiers the importance of their attention
to the subject, and to urge them to devote
as large a portion of, their pay to their
families as they can spare .from their own
immediate wants. As it was not. possible
to meet them in person, we have prepared
a circular addressed to them, of which we
have the honor to enclose a copy here
with. This circular we propose to have
distributed among all, the volunteers from
our Stato, and have for that purpose ob
tained an order of the Secretary of War
directing the Adjutant General to deliver
two-hundred copies to. each regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteers in the service.
In conclusion, we take pleasure in ac
knowledging the attention and kindness of
all the officers of the Government upon
whom we had occasion to call in connec
tion with our mission, and have the honor
to be,
Very truly and respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
EDGAR COWAN,
THO’S. E. FRANKLIN,
E. C. HUMES.
Gov. Curtin, in acknowledgement oft
this report, replied as follows to tbfe mem
bers of the Commission:
Executive Chamber, 1 :
Harrisburg Nov. 4, 1861. J ;
Gentlemen :—■! desire to express to
you the thanks of the people of the Com
monwealth, for the manner in which you
have performed your patriotic mission to
the volunteers at Washington and on the
line of the Potomae.
The plan you propose is plain and prac
tical, and I have no doubt that, under it,
a large portion of the pay of the men
from Pennsylvania, now bearing arms in
defence of the legally constituted author
ities of the federal government, will be se
cured for their families.
With sentiments of high regard,
Your obedient servant,
A. G. CURTIN,
Hon Edgar Cowan,
“ Thomas E Franklin,
E. C. Homes, Esq.,
Commissioners, die.
The following is the circular issued by
the Commissioners and addressed to the
Pennsylvanians. It 'commends its own
eloquence in Us truthfulness:— , I
Oiradar to tie Pentuylvrnnia VotunUrrs.
Soldiers : Having been commissioned
by the Governor of Pennsylvania to visit
your camps, and make arrangements, in
order that that part of your pay which you
might asugn for the benefit, of your fami
lies at bony:, should bej readily and safely
transmitted to them, we came to Wash
! ington city on the 2i)th inst., and then
I found that the War’ Department of the
j general government had already perfected
| a scheme, which we expect will serve the
purpose intended as well as any other.
There then remained nothing farther for
us to do, unless it wierc to urge upon you
the propriety of sending home as much
of your pay as would be possible in view
of your wants in the service.
The American Soldier is, in the high
est sense ,of the term an American Citizen
—*«qual before the laws with all the rest
of us. He is unquestionably the first in
the affections of the people; and having
imperilled himself for us upon the field
of battle, we ever consider him as first
entitled to our favor. When peace re
turns, and the proud Sag of the Union
floats in triumph everywhere throughout
the Republic, then our soldiers will come
back to take the first rank in civil life,
and receive the civic honors and distinc
tions all will bo proud. to bestow upon
them. Every hardship suffered on the
march or bivouac^-every danger braved,
and every wound received in the field, of
combat, will be reckoned by a grateful
people as qualifications for the high places
in the nation, and will all be rewarded
then if our soldiers are true to themselves.
Your life is now one of difficulty, and
the snares cf , the tempter are set about
you. The sutler’s stall and the gambler’s
tabic invitdyou. Deprivation from home
and its restraining influences, leaves you
Weaker than before; and, excited, bewil
dered by the revel of a multitude of men,
you may go away captive to the vices that
will curse you after life, and unfit you for
the honors that are in store for you.—
Against all this we endeavor to warn you.
In the same spirit, too, the Government
and the laws seek to protect and preserve
you —for in your safety and success we
are all saved.
In other countries the pay of the sol
dier is merely nominal—so trifling that it
is not supposed sufficient to purchase him
the means of vicious Indulgence. Here
with us, however, the rule is the reverse,
and the pay allowed the American soldier
is so liberal, that it is a substitute for the
earnings of an American citizen—it is
commensurate with his rank and station
in the Republic, and it is presumed he
will apply it to the same purpose as if be
earned it at home.
The law supposes, and prudence would
seem to dictate, then that this pay should
be sent home to . youi- families, in order,
if necessary, that if may be applied to
their support and maintenance; or if it is
not. then that be laid away or invested
until the owner returns. If you have a
mother who has nursed you, or a wife who
has solaced you, they will be the fit custo
dians of your treasure; and you will have,
surety, mo're consolation in reflecting that
it has fallen in loving laps like theirs,
than if it had gone to engorge the maws
of the harpies who hover about your
camps, to fatten upon your vices.
You will also be entitled, on your re
turn from the service, each to one hun
dred and sixty acres of land out-of the
public domain. This, to those of you
who are landless, is intended by the Gov
ernment as a home for you and your chil
dren ; and if you can now lay away a fund
for the purpose of improving and stocking
it as a farm,-will put you in a position
which the most favored people in the
world hope for elsewhere, and which, as
a general rule, limits the desires of all
men. Certainly no one can be more inde
pendent, or better fitted to perform the
duties of a free man, under a Republican
form of government,; than one who owns
the soil from which he derives a livelihood.
We hope that the suggestion will not bo
unheeded by men whose race is proverbial
for providence and thrift.
In conclusion, we have only to say to
you, that Pennsylvania not only expects
but believes you will do your duty, as well
in seconding the wishes of the State for
your own individual well being and that
of your families, as in defending the Con
stitution and Government of the Union,
against the rebellious war now waging for
its overthrow. She trusts, you all feel
that you now stand face to face with the
greatest question which has ever arisen
in the world—the question of the ability
of man for self government I If you
cannot maintain your, present Govern
ment,Jree as it is from every charge of
tyranny and oppression, you cannot
maintain <ir> V under the republican form,
4ind we must go hick to despotism again,
to find peace and security in degradation
and disgrace. But. if we behave ourselves
as men worthy of our ancestors and the
inheritance they left us, then we will stand
foremost among the nations of the earth,
and achieve for ourselves a destiny still
more wonderful than our pasthistojy seem
ed to vindicate. The proud fabric reared
by our Revolutionary fathers, being proof
against the shock of this great rebellion—
strengthened and cemented by the blood !
of their children—will then remain im
pregnable for ages, and unborn millions
will 'rejoiee in the enjoyment of the.high
est earthly blessing— CiyiL Liberty.
EDGAR COWAN,
THOS. E. FR ANKLIN,
E. C. HUMES.
Washington, Nor. 1 1861.
The Command op the .Army—lt is
understood in official circles, says the
Washington Star, that Major General
McClellan will of course continue in ac
tual command of the army of the Poto
mac, leaving the business of the “head
quarters of the army of the United States”
to be conducted hereafter precisely as
whqn General Scott, then Commander-in
chief of the United States army, was in
personal command in Mexico. That is:
— : By the Secretary of War, assisted by
the Adjutant General. So long as Gen
eral McClellan is in Washington, however,
he will, doubtless, in person discharge most
of the duties lately discharged by General
Scott.
OCR. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
! Camp keab Falls Village, Va.. 1
| •, Sunday, Oct. —, 1861. /
\ Messes. McCnra & Debs—Gentlemen:—We .
still remain, as whefi last 1 wrote to you, within 1
; about one mile of Falls Village. When we -will ■
' I leave here and where we will ne£t pitch our :
I tents, still remain matters of great uncertainty, I
r notwithstanding we hare been, as it were, under 1
marching orders for a week post'—expecting to *
more every hoar. The camp is becoming very
dull the longer we remain here; and were it not
; for the little scenes and incidents relating to
life in camp,” that occasionally occur, we
: would be the most miserable creatures on earth,
i During the day our time is occupied in drilling
: and preparing for drills and parade. In the
] morning reveille beats at C o’clock, when all the
| sleeping occupants of the camp arise from their
I slumber, and those not actually on duty fall
! into the ranks, and the roll is called. Those
I who are not present to answer are placed on
I “extraduty,” such as standing .guard, carrying
I water to cook with, etc. We are then allowed
• half an hoar for breakfast, and never was that
space of time occupied to better advantage than
it is with ns. We have the bestnatufed cook
in the world, Fred W , but really his pa
tience is sorely tried on the occasions of prepa
ring oar meals. Almost every us have
occasionally some little delicacy to cook, which
i is a sore annoyance to Fred, and many a cursing
we get for it, too. After breakfast we have a
; nice little drill with our knapsaks strapped to
| our backs. We go through the manual, march
| ing and countermarching, for about two hours—
j generally till when we are dismissed for
j dinner. You may imagine, gentlemen, how fond
jtwe are of this new feature in the tactics. Some
j of the boys express a desire to try it awhile
; with our taitt strapped to our knapsacks, in
i order that we may at all times bo prepared
| for a surprise from the enemy! After dinner
| we prepare ourselves for battallion drill or regi-
I mental parade. On this occasion the' whole
| regiment forms in line and repairs to a large
I field, abouc half a mile distant, and goes through
j all the manoeuvres incident to regularly arranged
! battle—such as forming ip line of battle, form
ling square, receiving cavalry, etc., etc. This,
} you may rest assured, is no “child’s play,” and
generally, in connection with dress parade,
(which is of about half an hour's duration,)
occupies the entire afternoon. We are then
dismissed for supper, and then again for the
little cooking of the boys. Kemember, Messrs.
Editors, we have a man who cooks for the en
tire company—he being excused from all other
duties, even bringing the water necessary for
that important purpose, and this “little cooking”
of the boys is an outside arrangement, attended
to by themselves, for theirown private benefit
Some of our boys have very delicate tastes, and
do not relish the coarse, substantial food of
Undo Sam’s providing—preferring, rather, a
nice little dish of their own cooking. Well, by
the time wo all have our suppers cooked and
eat, and the merits of each particular dish pro
perly discussed, it is time for tattoo, and again
the warlike blast of the bogle—(l had forgotten’
to mention that since my last letter to you we
have received the long expected bugle)—is heard
re-echoing through the camp and surrounding
forests, reminding ns that it is again time for
roll call—9 o’clock. This being over, each mop
is at liberty to follow bis own inclinations about
the camp. Half an hour later, “taps,” and out
goes all the lights, with the exception, perhaps,
of some few privileged ones, and shortly after
the camp is locked in slumber, when naught is
heard but the slow and steady step of tho guard,
or perhaps the midnight wandering of some be
nighted soldier who had been detained chatting ]
with a friend in some distant company
| Yesterday our ■whole brigade, consisting, I
j believe, of sixteen regiments of infantry, one
| of cavalry, and another of artillery, in all
| about ten or twelve thousand men—marched
in review, about three miles from here, in pres-
I ence of Gen. M'Clellan and his entire staff.
i This was, to my inexperienced eye, the most
grand and magnificent spectacle ever witnessed.
; It was indeed an imposing sight, and many a
| heart beat high with exulting pride at the eight
1 of such an array of strength—composed of free
j native-born and adopted eitiiens of this Repub
-1 lic > as they passed in review before their great
| commander, Gen. George B. M’Clellan. But,
, gentlemen, I feel myself incapable of fully de
| scribing this grand assemblage of patriots and
| warriors, and must therefore leave it for some
j more and competent person. Suffice it to
j say that Col. Black informed us, daring the
i occasion of our dress parade, afterward, that
j Gen. M’Clellan and two other Generals, ex
| pressed themselves highly pleased with the
I manner in which our regiment (the 83d) ao
| quitted itself, remarking that it was the best
: drilled and presented the most soldierly appear
; once of any in the field. That was indeed a
high encomium, and very flattering to the
“bloody 33d.” The men enjoyed this congratu
lation from the General right well, as was
evinced by the manner in which they conducted
themselves in the evening and early part of the
night. Music, dancing, songs and speeches ]
prevailed—almost every man enjoying himself
to an unlimited extent, and many a hearty
laugh was heard from one end of the encamp
ment to the other. The officers enjoyed them
selves immensely. I took it into my head to
enjoy myself by seeing others enjoying them
selves, and for that purpose I wandered aronnd
and about the camp, and it was indeed amusing !
to see the variety of minds all bent on the same
object—enjoyment. I was particularly inter
ested by the performance of a company of mu
sicians in front of n marquee. Be it remem
bered that our regiment contains some very
excellent musical performers—especially on the
violin and guitar. .
Well, the morning dawned, and the Ban arose
in all its usual splendor, hut Messrs. Editors,
I do not think the sun arose with the headache
that morning. It is universally known that the
Army Regulations forbid, as does also General
M'Clellan, the use of intoxicating liquors in the
army, and these regulations are strictly carried
out with respect to the privates, yet the officers
indulge in them freely! I do not view this
matter in the same light the fox did the grapes,
ie., say they were sour because he could not get
them; but it is a deplorable fact, tbal the offi
cers enjoy the free use of liquor, while the men
arc denied it even at times when the Army
Regulations Award if to them.
Our Captain tells me we will shortly go again
on picket daty ;' in that event I hope to
you a more detailed account of this affair than'
that of our last picketing.
To ddy cur boys are engaged washing their
clothes, and many arc the ludidierona express
ions indulged in respecting their utter contempt
for thia very important and neeeaaary duty. If
there is anything that will make a soldier think
of home, it is washing his own clothes.
Tours truly, SLAIN.
Retirement of Ideut. General Win
field Scott from Active Service,
The following letter from Lieutenant
General Scott was received by the Presi
dent on Thursday afternoon:
HsADniAnxess or tuz abmt, 1
Washington, D C., October 31, 1861./
Tie Hon. S. Cameron, Secretary of War:
Sib: For more than three years 1 have been
unable,- from a hurt, to mount a horse or walk
more than a few paces at a time, and that with
much pain. Other and new infirmities, dropsy
and vertigo, admonish me tbat a repose of mind
and body, with the.appliances of surgery and
medicine, are neeessaiy to add a little more to
a life already protracted much beyond the usual
span of man.
It is, under such circumstances, made doubly
painful by the unnatural nod unjust rebellion
now raging in the Southern States of our so
lute prosperous and happy Union, that I am
compelled to request that roy home be placed on
the list of army officers retired from active ser
vice. <
As this request is founded bn an absolute
right granted by a recent act of Cohgress, I, am
entirely at liberty to say that it is with deep r*
gret tbat I withdraw myself, in these monien
tous times, from the orders of a President who
has treated mo-with distinguished kindness and
courtesy—whom 1 know upon much personal
intercourse, to be patriotic without sectional
partialities or prejudices, to be highly conscien
tious in the performance of every duty, and of
unrivalled activity and perseverance.
And to you, Mr. Secretary, whom I now of
ficially address for the hist time, I beg to ac
knowledge my many obligations for the uniform
high consideration I have received at your bands
and have the honor to remain, sir,
With high respect, your obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
A special Cabinet council was con
vened on Friday morning, at 9 o’clock, to
take the subject into consideration.
It was decided that General Scott’s re
quest, under the circumstances of his ad
vanced age and infirmities could not be
declined.
Gen. McClellan was thereupon, with
the unanimous agreement of the Cabinet,
notified that the command of the army
would be devolved upon him.
At four o’clock in the afternoon the-
Cabinet again waited upon the President;
and attended him to the residence of Gen.:
Scott. On ''being seated the President
read to the General the following order:
“On the Ist day of November, A. D. 1801,
upon his own application to the President of
the United States, Bfevet Lieutenant General
Winfield Scott is ordered to be placed, and hero-*
by is placed, upon the list of the retired officers
of tbe army of the United States, without re
duction in his curren t pay, subsistence, or al
lowances.”
The American people will hear with sadness
and deep emotion that General Scott has' with
drawn from the active control of the army,
while the President and tbe unanimous Cabinet
express their own and the nation’s sympathy in
liis personal affiiction and their profound sense
of the important public services rendered by
him to his country during his long and bril
liant career, among which will ever begratefully
distinguished bis faithful devotion to the Con
stitution, tbo Union, and the flag, when assailed I
by a paricidal rebellion.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
SPEECH OF GENERAL SCOTT-
General Scott thereupon rose and ad
dressed the President and Cabinet, who
had also risen, as follows :
President: This honor overwhelms me. It
overpays all services 1 have attempted to render
to my country.: ,If I had any claims before,
they are all obliterated by this expression of
approval by the President, will* the unanimous
support of his Cabinet. I know the President
and this Cabinet well—l know that the country
has placed its interests, in this trying erisis, in
safe keeping. Their connsels are wise. Their
labors are untiring'as they ore loyal, and their
course is the right one.
President, you must excuse me; I am unable
to stand longer to give utterance to the feelings
of gratitude which oppress me. In my retire
ment I shall offer up my prayer to God for this
Administration, imd for my country. I shall
pray for it with confidence in Its success over
its enemies, and that speedily!
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT,
The President then took leave of Gene
ral Scott, giving him his hand, and savins
he hoped soon to-write him a private" lete
ter expressive of his gratitude and affec
tion. The President added;
General: You will naturally feel solicitude
about the gentlemen of yonr staff, who have
rendered you and your country such faithful
service, i Lave taken that subject into consid
eration, I understand that they go with you to
New York. I shall desire them at their earliest
convenience after their return, to make their
wishes known to me 1 desire you however, to
be satisfied that, except the unavoidable priva
tion of your counsel and society, which they
have so long enjoyed, the provision which will
be made for them will be such as to render
their situation as agreeable hereafter as it has
been heretofore. 'eg
Each member of the Administration
then gave his hand to the veteran, and re
tired in profound silence.
BBSPONBE CAMERON.
The following is the Response of the
Secretary of War to the letter of General
Scott
War Department 1
Washington, Nov. 1, 1861. /
General: It was my duty to lay before the
Presilent your letter of yesterday asking to be
relieved under the recent act of Congress.
In separating from you, 1 cannot refrain from
expressing my deep regret that your health,
shattered by long service and repeated wounds,
received in your country’s defence, should ren
der it necessary fop you to retire from your
high position at this momentous period of our
history.
. Although you are not to reipain in active ser
vioo, I yet hope that while I continue in charge
of the Department over which I now preside,
I shall at times be permitted to avail
the benefits of jour counsels and sage erne' * elf -'i
It has been my good fortune to enjoy an* 8
acquaintance with yon for over thirty ■'*' I
and the pHSatmt delations of that ion
have been greatly Strengthened by your 1 * 3i
and entire eo-opertllon in all the great ? ;t
which hav* occupififf the Departmental, f llCsl I
vnlsed the iountiy for the last six montha W: '
In parting frontyon I can only exnre,,
hope that a mereifWPrtfvidCßDs, which hi, 1
tested yon tbroogico miwy trials; *{jj;
your health and sontinne yonr life lon» ,
the people of the country shall have been K
torod to their former bappinees and prosoL?'
I am. General, very sincerely your fri.*, '
Sertanf' SIMON CAME® **
. , . Secretary of W«,
To Lieut. Qen. Winfield Scott, present
GEX. SfctEIXAN ACCEPTS THE COMM,,..
OF THE ABMT. 1
Major General McClellan to-night
sued the following order; ■'
General Order .Vo. 19.
Hksdqo.vbtsbs or thx Abxt ,
Washington, D. C., Nov.l, ISG!.|
In accordance with General Order No. 04 (■„,
the War Department, 1 hereby assume comm,,''
of the armies of the United States. J
In the midst of the difficulties which encoo
pass and divide the nation, hesitation ami
distrust may well accompany the assumptil
Of so vast a responsibility ; but confiding as i
do, in the loyalty, discipline, and courage c ,(
our troops, and believing as I do, that Proti.
deuce will favor ours as the just cause I cannei
doubt that success will crown our efforts aci
Sacrifices.
The arm; will unite with me in feelings.,;
regret that the weight of man; years, andthi
effect of increasing infirmities, contracted aj j
intensified in his country's service, should jj,.
now remove from our head the great soldier
our nation—the hero, who in his youth,
high the reputation of his country in the fiel■.
of Canada, which he sanctified with bis bl-r i
who, in more mature years, proved to ii.'
world that American skill and valor could rt'
pefit, if not eclipse, the exploits of Cortet i t I
ibo laud of the Mouteznmas; whose whole |j;, I
has been devoted to the service of his country I
whose whole efforts have been directed 10 uo. I
hold our honor at the smallest sacrifice of life I
—a warrior who scorned the selfish glories u i I
the battle-field, when his great qualities a* j I
statesman could be employed more profitably |
for his country; a citizen who, in bis declinin'- i
years, has given to the world the most shinm- I
instances of loyalty in disregarding all ties I
birth and clinging to the cause of truth M .J |
honor. Such has been the career of Wiufieij I
Scott, whom it has. long been the delight of the I
nation to honor as a man and a soldier.
While we regret his loss, there is one th; r ,,
we cannot regret—the bright example he has
left for onr emulation. Let us all hope an I
pray that bis declining years may he pas,-ej
in peace arid happiness, and that they may 1„
chceered by the success of the country and tb
cause he lias fought for land loved so well
Beyond all that, let us do nothing that car.
cause him to blush for us. Let no defeat ,
the army he has so long commanded embitter i
his last years, but let our victories illuminate S
tbe close of a life so gfand. g
geo. u. McClellan,
Major General Commanding U. ,S. A
[. A.MjrStT Letter. —The following k-. |
£er, addressed by Governor Curtin to Lieu- I
; tenant-Gencral Winfield Scott, is iu ole- I
dicnco to the warm impulses which cvor I
animate the Governor of Pennsylvania. I
and, Which will be perused with yilcasuis I
by the people of the Commonwealth : I
Executive Ciiambeu, ] |
HarrUburcj Nov. 5, 18(31. j I
Sir I regret exceedingly that you 1
should have passed through Harrisburg I
pu Saturday last, without my having any
knowledge of your approach or presence I
as it would have given me sincere pleas I
tire to have had the opportunity of payin,- |
the ofiicial and personal homage to which I
your eminent patriotism and services en- |
title you, and which every citizen of Penn- I
sylrania would, rejoice to offer. Although I
infirmity of health has compelled your ro- I
tirement, we shall not cease to cherish the |
memory of your glory, and hope that you I
will long bo preserved as a living example I
pf the highest public spirit and gallantry I
and that our young men may learn from I
your career that virtue and merit lead I
surely to the affection of a grateful coun- I
try. I
VV ith sentiments of the highest esteem,
I am, sir, your obedient servant.
A. G. CURTIN.
Lieutenant-General Windfield Scott,&c
Suockixg l Casualty—A-fearful occurrence
transpired a few days since, In Ferguson town
ship, Clearfield county, A nan names Side
laa Tubbs and bis wife started to a school bou.-c
in the neighborhood for the purpose of atten
ding religious service, taking with them their
youngest child, and leaving the balance of the
fanjily at home. Shortly after reaching tie
school house the frightful intelligence reach'd
; them that their dwelling was on fire. The dis
: traded parents hurried home as quick as posa
ble, but the rafters bad commenced falling in.
and the rescue of the inmates was found impos
sible. Four children, two boys and two girls,
perished in the flames. The oldest was clcrm
and the youngest three years of age. The bod
tea of tvro of them were entirely consumed, and
of the other two their limbs were burned off and
the balance of their remains reduced to a shape
less mass. The origin of the fire is unknown,
■but it is believed that the. children bad retire 1
to bed, and that falling to sleep the flames were
communicated in some way from the caudle
The calamity was most appalling one, and the
parents of the unfortunate children are altnoet
distracted by their tragic end.
I A New. Steam Battbkt. —The Nary Depart
.meat has Just made a contract with a firm on
Long Island, New York, to build a new iron
| plated steam battery, and it is expected that it
j will be launched about the middle of December
next. Her dimensions are as follows t Length
175 feet; breadth 40 feet, depth 12 feet. Her
hull beneath the water willbe formed of
Wrought iron plates fire-eighths of an inch thicb,
had above the water line the plates will be sir
inches in thickness. The deckis to be protected
by plates one inch thick. She will carry two
15-inch Floyd or 'Rodman guns, which will b e
mounted inside an iron fort twenty feet in di
ameter and ten in height. The peculiar feature
Of the battery is the fact that the guns can be
brought to bear on any point without altering
the position of the vessel; This is accomplished
by means of a turn-table, to be moved by means
of gearing connected with her machinery, on
which the fort may revolve. She is water tight
and fire-proof, and her deck, which is to be only
eighteen inches above water, will he swept by
the waves, ftrora stem to stern, without any
damage being thereby occasioned.
:Cmaui Cure fob Headache.—Two spoons
ful pf finely powdered Charcoal,, drank in bait
a glass of water, wilt in jess than fifteen inm
ates give relief to the sick headache, when
Oaneed, as in moat oases it is by a snper-abuc
dance of aoid on the stomach-
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LOCAL ITEMS
Trkmindovs Storm.—On Saturday
portion of th« country nag visited b;
s unlly heavy rain which flooded the a)
sidewalks of oor town to snob ah ex
-render pedostrianism exceedingly dit
disagreeable. During the night the v
a hurricaae, which caused oonsiderabl
40 trees, fences, corn in the shook,
those who suffered - most from ft*
the storm were the occupants of the
atong the streams. The IloUuUgtbui
thus pictures the ' scene along the J
><At this place the river was very neat
ns in 1847. Our Gaysport neighbor)
pretty well used to such, visitations, w
alarmed, and well they might be. 1
above town broke ovCr its banks i
rushing across the field, through th
Judge Caldwell, and down the main s
iug the cellars of tho houses, and d
hidmble damage. Delon the Viaduct
overflowed that part of tho borough
by the furnace, gas’works, &c, and
stoppage of the supply of gas. This
the alarm. Tho water rose rapidly
women were rushing hither and tbiihe
of light, the fitful gloaming of lanter
ing husbands conveying their most pee
thus to places of safety, the screm
frightened, jtho mar of the flood, all
to make the scene truly alarming. T
. h.i
burg, bridge was lifted off its fouadi
moved down the stream about 6flee
The abutment of the Cove Forge I
been injured so much ns to reader
unsafe —On unlucky bridge, truly. T
at Duncansville was
the bridges on the HollidaysburgSfs
road were damaged so thatdbecar
arrive on Saturday .night The * Ti
Bam’ is gone entirely, thus closing i
for the season.' In addition to the pi
perty, there has Seen a great dest
private property, such as fences, c<
toee» &c.”
.“.Skcesusus” m xuu Clutches <
Saji.— The Express Train East on So
uioghad on board a detachment of t
SecohJ Ohio regiment with seven rth
ers Itt Custody, cb route for Wnshingto
probability they will not be permitted
long at the Capital, but will bo sou
Lafayette or some other place of sab
they will have a splendid opportunii;
dating upon the glories (?) of rebel!!
took supper at the Logan House, and
the car for that purpose, one of them
dollars. The money was picked up
ployee of the Bailroad 'Company, ant
restored to its owner. Our informal
from one of the guard, that these sp
“chivalry” were captured at Maysv
Their names arc—H. Stauton (an (
of Congress,} B. F. Thomas, (a prom
chant of Unysvillc,} James Holt, Go
rcstcr, W. J. Carter, W. Hunt, and :
sou; all Kentuckians, and rebels of tl
dye.
Peoceedisgs or Council —Begnlo
October 11th, 1801. 1
Present—A. A. Smith, Daniel Lao;
Greenwood, and N.J- -Nervine.
On motion, nn order for $B4 38, w;
to L. Pluck, for hauling, &c,, on Strei
On motion, an order for $8.77 wa
to John Dickey, for lumber and na
Borough. -p
On motion,! an order for $138.21 w
to J.- M. Campbell, for stone, liaulin
streets.
On motion, the following orders wt
for labor on streets: One to W. I
for $2.50. One to John Haney, foi
One to Daniel Coyle, for $2.00.
On motion, adjourned to meet at
on the first Monday evening of Jfoven
. —Extract from the Minutee.
Bueolaet as p Arson.—On Sue
last a colored mao, named John D
tered the store of James U. Kinkea
Yellow Springs, (this county,) robl
considerable -quantity of goods, anc
\ to the building, which was con
gather with all its contents. The v
placed his booty upon a wheelbarrow,
off. He was followed, however, to
near Soap Fat Furnace, where he
deeping beside the wheelbarrow. loa
' -Be was captured and taken to Hoi
where he Is now enjoying the ho
Sheriff funk.
fimt Wasted.— Recruits are s
for the various companies that have 1
in .this, county, in order to hiring
their fall complement of men. j
oihee fqr Cajpt. Isaac Hooper's eomj
Wm.Cl.Mturvay’s regiment, no
Crossman, has been opened in the
Lottber and Plsck’shnilifing, by 2t
QonWsbeny,who ta anxious to ol
more men to fill up the regiment,
oha&cefbr pntriotio young men i
»«m their country.
N.
WAILROAO SCMEOULI.