New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03
The Fii1-J ohm Porter observation-disclosures.
Veto,

Veto.
Mn0H's OFyICa. NEw.YoEE. Fe5 70 1865
To che HoSorabi. tss hard Of dldDme,.
GrsrLEMEs: return without approval to your
Board which they ogus,ed the preamble and tesoluons
rendering to FzJo Ponor late Msjo0ensrs OF olgn.
u the United State, Amy public reception ID tho
Governor. Room Of the City IA and eoudenus the sc!iou
Of the United State, Government 10 d,n,ng him from ,,s
military service Of Tho nation.
Ioboct 'e'e proceedings bseauss cannot but regard
them revolutionary In their tendencies. not calculated
to undermine the very foundations OF Government 10
letter and pii, they markedly the absence Of that
pect to tho constituted suhohs and hai seque'eroe Ia
their decisions which enoned by al law. both human
and divine, and without which all government must
lapse into snsrchy. Indeed this very spirit that led
to the Rebellion which threatening ths lfo Of the
ton.
At time when al tho snerss Of the nation arc sb,orbd
Ia efforts to suppress this sTned resistance to the Baons
authority 10 clearly tbs da,y Of every citizen aud every
legislative body to do everything in ther power to AID the
Government, and above s to refrain from ell scen that
tends to parslyze i efforts This Il the spirit which the City
Of New orb has always shown and this confident IL
her 'eniment now IL tho future ia tbs past she Will give
10 tho Nsopa Government firm ppo aud judge ts act,
with candid and tolerant spiri,.
Beside this general objection Il to that tho
OF Fiz John Porter presents features ussg your ouogy
charged with disobedisDoe Of ofds In tho flOe Of the
enemy pending battle Such couduct constitutes the high
est crins known In military law aud Justly subject. the
offenders TO the punishment Of death. The accused Lad
thorough aud Impartial tal before Court Martial Of his
pesrs Those who constituted the Court sble and
honorable officers most Of whom like the accused had been
educated at West Point tho saduses Of which Institution
usually united by bonds Of sympathy less close.
Every opportunity gvoa him by tho widest range Of
evidence dapr tho charges brought sans, him aud to
justify his conduct, If justification pos,b.s.
The material evidence In tie IL fully cnd fairly sci
forth IN the able report of the and
no one read that report marked b by iorupulous
mpsis!iy aud chysrous sense Of soldiers duty, with
out proound conviction that the decson Of the Court
In harmony with tho evidence Nay, moro any who
will read this u.tery report Of Judge Holt who L. loss
FOX Conservatism and freedom from partisan
lice eminent ability fail to bs impressed
h the addsning conviction only that hs charges
true but that tho oaenses committed under ccum
stances which stamp tbom with unuiua urpudo. This 10
clearly shown Ia the testimony siduced to sssbish the
second specification under thu fret charge.
From the testimony appears that Gen Pope a, 10 ocook
on tho morning Of the 10th Of August 1861 tho day which
seysrs battle was fought between tho forces under his
,pd and tho Rebels ordered Gems Porter aud Mcdowell
tben but few miles distant from tho OF conflict to
mo,o thor orces toward Gainesville until they should effect
leaving IT, however optional with those officers depart
from tho strict Of the odor In their judgment. greater
advantages could thus 10 ohaQod Gan hoDsws. hasrns