The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-10
Insults wiic'i Geu. t.r1Ut nui Admired Por-
ter PVT upon dHira, tarrnEut.
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II hrs Ion: lccn notorious that Grant ard his
friends have Utstci "a taH most ''uuyul manner
tA' late haEirai ar"aui The rr.t navel taictr Of
the country ami enc Of &c lrsyc"i and uoui.st
every part OF tbo world
recia.cu.s og rua.r4 eritrr tNln orr r,uIlHcin
% stem had ever lcofc conferred. 1hci. pys,ious
we're not cxr,e.ed TO- be e'.,r nominal or ornlmcn-
tai. Tie rau'n fc.t ~ entitled to ter wisdom m
"Ich lrtNch 81 the service, a- b. rt Ct'it ed to tho
fame uey hal Won. From lis high place az FIR
orl.or and rsl 'ful e. adviser oi The navy, hdtu.-
raj Fr.a,Ui mover &c. Ccidgd ouI ing She admit .trs-
ton Of Nr. jol uFon. Stcretar, WeLcs the .bcst
" 'rli4ry or navy ever 9si, Hel 81 to lin ~ an
"Accr, .ov, q lih a. n'ud, aut ieii ga Co I'M
pres, l's isces and sur lions upon The depart.
WCn. lii1 dEucs were sucl. as his rank called or
such m hs prestige PIE erlbcd, s-eh as worth and
with tic advent Of tbs Administration beran the
practical Impression and the stnoous series Of
Grand ana petty iutul.- 10 this cx:gaurdnafy man
Tho President CT the United States led Oh About
TO be inaucuratcd. lie rocitci to Admiral 10 name
4 person suitable TO Re secretary Of the Navy, and
promised 20 appoint the statesman tie Admiral ndi.
Gated, q, he sane tine bc.Lc king ;hat Farragut
should continue 10 reside In Washington and pr tc.
'caly supervise the Department mia. olf This
very proper request was also gracefully ac,edel 20
by 'Irfa.ut who interpreted every FACCu'Nc sug.
Borie and Tho special assignment OF Nicc-Aduiral
romie.ion OF Admiral Falrisut 10 New York to
" await ordVrq.'
Ibis vas tie return made for advice no, given
until requested THIS was the fGlf.mert OF IRON.
iscs voluntarily rendered The admiral Of course
o1ey cd and I'm his death the ont ORDERS ro re.
cciycl were tc take orIam- raj charge Of the
funeral cbsCCuts vt Geor.c P,obody al Portland
Nnile tho Admiral WIS thus douued to inactivity.
tie lrgc.t and smallest insults were directed At
lin through his .riru4s as NIcItuus victims. w
apc'k what We 30 know and testify NAat We have
seen when ne G., trct--
That Nicc.Admual Porter has. with the allowance
- Ne secretary CO.. o., Savy. mais !; ascending or
d'g "'rat o Tieul OF + rragut ) ony claim upon
tlis Department" Tiu NHc.hGmirsl Porter has
caused tle men whom FrI-u. Lad had spcci 4 rra.
s'u 10 rep ~ .r coN4rt.ct or ilcni,c.cy IT, be ap-
;"inicd th" cne's OF H., naval bureaus q, wash
ln~inn aHi tine commanders Of our tqna-rols on
tie liEt sgIf. Itai To- inc rtgcstCt complaints OF
admiral Fauasuts friends for tIe ujU5.icc done
LIN and them, tte sufficient answer mas l.cn that
To Pc MS friends ulseuti ed trem t. recognition
by Ire Govcrrn crI' That under Ntc.Adrital
at various times have vio ated win .uYu iy, md
with rs express approval the code 4 atJon ioHs due
~, tie u 'Iest oncer OF NC navy -at tho Anmira's
don't Jolrson, was Arbitrarily ruicr out, and "a,
NE aio the u omen 5"It.s ~ atr,ry substituted
.crihet ar,'n-i lac Nn', Wisn, tnd protest Of tne
-,',' 81. un.,rrn, which by virtue Of li. chief
gays ,i oi ai ''.r;..y Hc wa at l's.ty 20 tci,r',
.nI "-'l ID. DID, great hl trj tt4 'i"'rnce 'i
~ .nu u ,'.S '-.-'"t Ter .loh a 'm!. al
10 ~ rank ano bir VISA aud IS r.taor5,I - 10
2. '' Tor 70 'ti".. = iya'. we're r1fcs L91ur-
I'D "Id so much - co. us,l lrt were l3.-,i y IN
con- m'iu'ns -i.i co. iust tDe PIE money he
1T S.V y. leans S.s wi'I'v.4 r4u Ltu a,1g ta.r:
taat sion he tp.l He'd no .ut iu tufl 4 H. Lila
dedication was Ua'e.sei by Nica-ACuutd Porter |
"r himself Is claimant OF one-hlf o. d., and that
when tuc Court- dcci.cl Who'll y To- l,or vi tle Ad.
m!r and TO the caeJ that POI or .lI ost urcyrutcu
and OH nothing - iurtEcr, the cd ure ol New Or.
e3rs. ana nat me- also disolcypi the orlcr- OF MS
suugr.u-. lnis sa,uo rcr.,r saGa- tie entire ma.
Oucry Of tue Dcr4rtu cnt .alnst Ain.inl ar u.ut
WHO 10 thia Jay Las hardly recovered any Of his
aims.
These things ard many more. We charge They
are historical They are iuui.auL.bo. hey rem.
',gc4 AdIlEal laira.u' Cf Ices 10 nGCnce than IA
InsI-n In tie navy winch he aisoutcly created
liz ieeo;nm n9at."ns Were, -,urn 4. Lis friends
TeIo Officially slaughtered, lie Wa, treated with
cortumelY aud n;eIsBL Even down to his rem
Tered with.
lie lie was cmbiriercd by The nsolcuc- Of him
whom hls too Ne1t Lincuoss s1', irO.c a mCri.ed
death coward and ptculaor. TIL other
towards and pcellatOrs whom he sought during
ind rebellion 10 weed out Of the seivlce were rLr
Vosely promoted, and instructed and abe,tet TO
Insult him in public letters, in tAc naval department.
and In private life. Tie relt soul preyed upop
by cnats. His perquisi'cs were withhold his inDu
ctce nul.ihei, his services were forgotten, his
al vices were Gcsniscd.
All this was done by Vice. Admiral Porter really
hut oric4llY by tao Secretary ofuc Navy-ihe same
Porter who has made tho naval service At once the
most contemptihe, the most corrupt and the most
pilgArchlcAl IN the world in !ess than three years
Though II was lis act II ~ps no less tne act OF the
Administration which endorsed IT. and OF the Secre-
tITy OF TIC Navy, who vents gTatultOus praise Of
him he allowed 10 be thus bcli'i ed har sod, and
suppressed. IL Is due 10 tnat medical tesiimo ny
IA concurrent that service would have cured the
asthma that killed Admiral FarTa.ut For that rea.
ION he sought II repeatedly. For that il was
reinsed. He died at an advanced age, but with
nUdy strength enough to have lived tW enty Years
iouCer lad lis sou. not been narrowed by Sights
aud his body virtually Imprisoned on land. But
thank God lie is &c last Tree IRON the malice, and
envy, 'nd cowardice ira, found Their target in his