New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-10

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to matters from distance. The Court found aud
nv their finding said they believed that Gen Porter had
IN his front no considerable body Of tho enemy and that
an attack Tin Judge Hollis augusge) at any time DO
tween IL O'clock when the battle began and DARK whom
It closed would have been triumph for our arms the
overthrow of forces. andh destruction and
capture OF Jackson's army.
Now we have, what Gen. Porter In 1852 had not ana
could not have testimony which is conclusive
7 am confident that you will not disbeleve, what. on
matter of fact, Gen. Loo ssid and can hardly permit
myself TO think that President Grant or the American
people will question Gen. Longstreets veracty. den'
Lee SAYS: "Longstreets command $4,000 men, WIFI
artillery and cavalry arrived within supporting as
lance of jackson 10th August 1861 between sand
10 o'clock In the morning, aud his line was formed Dy
noon. I saw POrter's approach went out ahu
reconnotered his corps and made the proper dispos
tions to meet it, We fas,ked him. lie could not
tank Jackson" Longstreet says (the letters are
open to Inspection: I" II Porter had attacked any
time after u o'clock 1t to me VIC should have de-
stroyed your army-tha is II he had attacked with less
than rs 900 men," Gen. Porter, after McDowelrs WIN
drawa Q2 o'clock had less than half this number anu
his repulse which, with this testimony credited must
have been certain, would have led TO an immediate at
tack by an exutant oe led by Longstreet and Stuart
upon Gen. Pope's left. and which. If successful,
would have relieved Jackson. allowed him to take the
offensive as he was always ready to do, and have ut
terly DESTROYED Popes army Few would have returned
within the defenses of Washington to he reorganzed ana
rehabitated as Pope's rescued troops were. by the
same Ftz John PorterE Stanton and Haleok and Holt
asserting and grateful. Fewer still would have sur
of the 5000 who Fitz John Portor held the
center at Antetam Porter did not attack at ManassaS
on the 10Th of August. He was not repused. Pope
was not taken in flank and rear and destroyed. Inc
next days was bloody battle Of which Fitz John FOR
ter's corps the chief sufiereri ana, though de
feated no dishonor occurred TO our arms WITHIN tue
lines OF Cenreyile after the dsobedience Pope and
his lieutenant met terms OF confidence and appareht
regard To Gen Porter have said fter Popes defeat
was intrused the duty Of recognizing tho army within
the Washington defenses. He fought at Antietam On
its victorious but bloody field Mr. Lincoln was his CRATE
full guest thanking him for his services In the mean
WHILE Gen. John Pope, superseded, employed MS
leisure with the politicians to discover some
soapegost who should bear the load OF his own inoa-
pacity and among them they cooked up THIS prose-
outi0n.
No doubt the moving cause OF this slow, but as IL
proved sure resentment the bitter feeling engen-
dered by Mr.. Lncoln's restoring Gen Mcclellan 10
command after Popes dcfeat. This was as was under
stood at the time, aud proved by ex-Secretary
Welless recent statements, the act OF the President
alone and aroused the bitter indignation, never easily
anpeased OF tho Secretary War The victim Of that
resentment Fitz John Porter.
Now ask in what possible particulars does all Inis
resemble Marshal Bazane's conduct, trial, or doom
He surrendered an armyOf 10000 men without striking
an effective blow. He failed to go to Canroberts rescue
at Thionvile and allowed MacMahon to wander about
without cooperation He sent Of bis staff Bourba
to confer with those whom France had driven INTO
exile and proclaimed to be Frances enemies. deh'
Porter saved his commander by his prudence on one
day. and at hand and fought bravey under him
the next Tho in Porters corps on the aoth we're
for
LET H. be always remembered that into the
incidents OF that day Uhe 3Oth OF AugusD the
Holt court-martal did not dare to inquire;
the only specification relating to it being on the tbresh
old Withdrawn, although 1t Is printed, and thus en'
balmed mischief in the authorized General ofders
of the War" Gen. Porter sent no Bourbaki 10 know
what his supposed idol Washington wished for that
he well knew 1t Mcclellan who. at Mr. Lincon's
instance telegraphd to Porter to do all he could or
Pope and when the instantaneous answer was ready
that as his killed. wounded. ana enieeDied uoops
atestod" he had done everything, II was Pope who re
fused to echo back to cheer the pancsrcken
Executive and Cabinet.
Nav further and and every friend OF Gen. Porter
will glad OF the opportunity you have given them OF
making these facts prominent, ask the question
again. We're the tribunals OF the spirit which prompted
them PARALLEL That after the failure OF the Pennsnar
experiment, there popular feeling against den
Mcclellan and those who supposed to BIO his
by tho clear remembrance that Of the chief OF
these friends Porter who led the advance nearest to
Richmond and was especial hero OF Mechancsville
Gaines's Mill and Malvern. Then came Manassas, aud
then Antietam Now, aver tho idea OF selecting one
of Gen. McCellan's friends-and he subordinate-as
yicarious victim for what had been done four
months before had not then taken any
hold OF the public mind. IL was the
affair Of desperate and vlndictive politicians at
Washington 1t was after thought. il ever there was
one Does this bear any resembance-tbe most remote
to the popular sentiment OF the French nation against
Marshal Bazsinei confess cannot detect It, But. let
10 be borne III mind French popular sentiment uiu not
court was regularly created aud fairly organized In
Gen Porter's il was the odious reverse" Pope
aid not prefer the charges he bound to do, be-
cause ii le had the President, and not Gen. Haeck,
would have ordered the Court, and the CON
pra.ors unwilling 20 1s5 mar wns e
listed as prosecutor" Bazane tried by his peers
one peer in command One had been turned out Of his
corps at Porter's instance; two had been
terested In Porter's condemnation.
But one other matter OF recent incupiion remains,
and it, though minute one requires notice because it
has been dgihed by your adoption 1t rs the declAra
on either as have said. boast or confession I'm
puted to Porter that some undesgnated occa-
Sion he had declared that no was not loyal to John
Pope" AS TO this desire 70 say that Cen Porter de-
having said word OF the sort Nor does any responsi
Bile person Gor l understand this to be repeated ..1
S Sosyp ' Ss s''' first given to the world in
speech the senate q the United q
Michigan and he stated that he had Kept two years
written his desk He said, and candid
attention to the very words. aud especially those
aicise during his trial. during ne erypeadesep or
ne trial. Ftz John Porter said ~ the presence OF my
"know and .Oho is today the employment Of Oon9ress,
aud whose word would soon believe - would most
men's-though told him you'd not use his name but
win give hs testimony taken dorm hro minutes
aler ne Stsranee made Fitz John Porter said In
his presence not true 70 Pope, and there no use
In denying t."
esty call your attention 10 III In tho first place, OF
accusation made against an absent man on the author
itY of secret informer. who spulates that his nams