, 1870-12-08
PORTER'S LITTER.
The Admlrnl's Apology to tho Pres.
t0CM94

The Admlral.a Apology to tho Prca-
idcn94
Washington tDte. 5, D,.ra,eh TO she Sse lo't
1tibHHk
Admiral Porter bts sent to President Grsut
tho following letter, in regard to the cr1ti-
ei,ms OF tho latttr in his letter recently
printed Geue111 Grant is said to have re-
marked, on reading the Admitals letter to
S+uetafy Welies, that it made him lose his
faith In ur1nnnAtu1e:
WAsH1Ssrus. Dec. ., 1871
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Nv t1tsl ltnt ulse On reading
the le.1ct put,liahetl IN the New fnrk HoTM wasto
60 70 seu Hp aSs r. pe
10 have been w11tsen &'x y ars ago. aud puhtshed
hy a n ,seu ~hu once hc1d prominent position
fu,iy # Rad esc. inolird such a Letter before
addSv asipE you on the subject Neither my
self nor ny secretary. who has served w,to
apY circumstance Of the ktntt could not cop-
ccisr that had uttered sentiments KNOW
rayer felr, and which arc &c AZ fA91Ance VIA
tnQee have uniformly expressed t.waHl you:
Tbe Itttes, 1t appears. Was private onc- and
ytud,cttye must nave beeu the heart Of the nau
that could BE- a! 81 10 nnst ne sSe essac
could make pubic confidential 1es!es: wttls.n,
rsnsr nn noet .fen e. Al liz
poor 1eaurn for your uniform eonoaenee aud
k1ndnees to me: aud an too glad that temem-
IL xpoui the date OF the tct:es bad pissed
th1nn.h Ionr anu fatlautnR contest with Fort
Tl.hrF and nv numerous neeS WIS a1noeE over
powt red by the elemtnts xaw tee cove - PITS
Eithtu M grasp and then Btp from me. For su.
other morth hao to hss1it with 'he storms Of
winter. apeLored on an open coAaf, with the Sr.
euonst6tlty II that large 6tct On MY nauts. and
/ nv mind sud bcdy harss"fd by extr&nsctnar5 J
| iaigues- The whole natton Has !ook,ns On z
citrd .resdIpe defeat thst might psnloog cot
test that was alreany .appn0 t.a vllsia 4 40
oilers krow what had to UNDERGO bodily aod
| mentatty. prs suu,e 1t WIS y u under tnts ex-
element that xrote tie letter WHICH, yon
| ray, has made you lose yoaF .anI n,,. u
t,an saIann !, n,.ufs; n, uole 1'e ,a.n m would
have oi other passing circumstance Of a.x year.
| ago when sercsat persons have ~ aineIen'
| tffnFA tnforutt1 me that . letcf would ne pun,
lnhed IN which hao shnsed 6enefai atsn,: :,
imros>1blc tha1 such letter conld exttt do no
V1ite fof the purpose at exonerating toJken sot
vrn1d Tatker BE- The wI,tef OF the letter tbAa ID
| nnhltber. The peace Of political parties Anu 9
tocety would be placed 10 GIeAt 1eepsloJ n! , ~
LINED. Sothiur that l bare said wln aneca yon
| fstr fame, an.l Juur many friends woued q sadl
Tnnt,nr in Judgment II they were It ali tn1uence
III me tilfy s1uitAtions Of , lev nnscfupulous q
sot.s who, nttef Ill, ate cply rckoteinR orrt u
mc+t contemrnble breach Of commence GU
rrc1es exceedingly the less of 5our frfndsnl
ara do not hetrste tn tltsArproTe the schtlmfn
~ which, / srrpoft, mutt bar the odtuf
Tntv apps n tn letter nt which nave 10 re
itctiop. Tney are 20 different frcm tae seci
, | n, Hss aivFys expgs "A towara Jourze h3d =
. gallant cf1rtIs OF cur amy. ard ar 60 taeon.is
, anu Win III ny sulecedxuts. that ecafcey CO
si,:er fm entitled to = Domtnt's tn'uRh'.
have the hcunr 10 tenain. set1 nsrfE,tui
your obed,ent aeEyaus, DAVID u fex1, uxm'ss,
. | NJ, .na r,rnstaent