The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-16

ably handled. Mr. MoCune, is a
forcible and earnest speaker, who
never fails to interest his hearers.
A Tvuprsr.-our. naval officers
are accustomed to blows, and pretty
severe ones some times, but they
usually come from outside sources,
1t is rarely ever that they are res
ponsible for them, but a blow which
has Just fallen upon Admiral Porter,
is a knot-ty one,-if notaa nautical
eneit is nevertheless q naughty one.
While engaged in attempting the re
duction Of Fort Fisher, owing to sd-
verse gales and other misfertunes,
the honest Vice Admiral forgot his
cunning and likewise his dignity,
and wrote a letter. 1t is plain the
Admiral was not a politician, though
they occasionally do as the admiral admir-
did. and write letters in which they
stand committed. He wrote his let
ter and woe is he, the letter survived
its purpose, and has recently been
made public through the New York
Sun. It is not exactly known
.L-.,.h hose agency It appeared,
but the responsibility is charged up
on Ben Butler, whose powder ship
failure afforded an opportunity for
Porter to ablow him up" and now
his discovery of the existence Of
Porter's letter, has given him Like
opportunity. The only question re-
nsining,is one for metaphysicisns,as as
to the relative power Of powder or
letters to blow the originators sky
ward. The result in each case will
probably determine, Ben, estlike
came down feet formost, and alight-
ed erect. with his neither eye cooked
as usual, on the prospects ahead.
Porter is now in the air, and it ap-
pears probable that, like Paddy's
SQUIRREL if let alone "the fall viii
Kill him." But he is disposed to
soften his fall, as much as may be-
and has consequently written an
other letter, in which all personal
knowledge of the former letter is
denied, and confession made that,
while laboring under excitement, he
might have been guilty of such an
ebulition of temper, although it was
uusccountable, as the sentiment ex-
pressed were so greatly at variance
with the known feelings Of his ma
ture, (he had roundly bersted Gen
eral Grant, and expressed want Of
confidence in him &c, which, under
the prestige of his subsequent sue
r
cess. it was convenient to forget,
and the oft repeated expressions Of
his lips. Poor fellow, he makes bad
fist of it, and gives further evidence
that he is no politician, or he would
not again have committed himself
to paper. Itwould have become his
profession better to have gone
frankly to the President and acr
knoWledged that while such were
his impressions st the time, he had
had abundant evidence since that he
had misjudged his ability, e
It's more likely, however, that
the letter was published to injure
Grant, but instead recoiled upon its
author. The President was reported
to have felt badly about it, and that
Il would influence his action in pro-
motions. But it has not. Smother
ing any feeling he might have had
in the premises, he has subseryed
the public good by recognizing the
public services Of Porter and ad-
vancing him to the rank of Admiral.
In this he has displayed a magma
nimity seldom witnessed among the
magnates of the land, and given a
crowning evidence of his eminent fit
ness for the position he occupies.
1t is probable the Admiral viii light
upon his feet and that the metsphy-
sicians will be left in quandary.