...make a statement in response to the inquiries that are propounded to me, that I do so as a matter of justice to an eminent patriot. I have been asked whether there is any truth in the rumor that Gen. Scott was about to retire from the American army. It is almost profanity to ask that question. (Good, good, and three cheers for Gen. Scott.) I saw him only last Saturday. He was at his desk, pen in h...