, 1875-03-11
Porter Takes Els Ease While the Enemy
Orusles His Brothers in Arms,
4 Rather Lame Defense OF portcr's Con.
duct at the Second Dull Run.


tlDH sl9 mater hLlfluK VIII t3Gfl. IItE Jnl p1r
tor, convicted in ldG! uf willfnl dtohelicncc Of
osticrB II, presence Of tito cur1sy. Tho ecntonco
whcl. ttroyo him Il, disgrace from tho uotjc nro-
fcBsion of ar1ns ias ttuod eltco tho tlay preaj-
dent Llucon approved it; hut Of laso Mr.
| Porter llss been running ru,lnd to rar;ous
Democratic Stato J.erielatu,cs, nnh begging
| ti,cm To pass res,,,u!,oux asking that hin
| case may be royiowed On tic ground of
| noNly~discoTc1ed evidence. lie las further for
| tilted h,nHelf with tho volunteer opiniops Of
| co,tain Legal pout1ameu. vim ,ayo found TINT
t,o rocor,1a .,o,v ,,, I'm .ho,,,d hsro hn.,, 49,
.As ".''' sNas Nv "1u"" ""'o "',a nc
pears that tho halu records we're such ~ Porter
himself submitted. Gen. Porter has further
p,epared MI snpoal." which lie has uresents,
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tnsoasn tne ue"FPalEt on'ces u TUG COUNTY,
In Sie* OF thcHo facts. 1t iuny not be inaoEro-
priate to recall tho circumstances Attending
Gen, rortor's dInyracc. and br examining Inn
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' n, &.a .0''"'' NV pto'''ee"
"epnoal Nael1' 20 aeeertaln whether no de-
Be1gos tho reinstatement III the army In tlc
opinion Of honorable u,ou4 w1ict, be IL clamof-
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a1A eA1@s VI "A'e'l VIZ. Fo"aEA WAS FOUND
| urttTT.
In tue fall Of tl,e eyentful yoar 1869 Gen. por-
ortr.,vo i,ava ,ray f,,,,3 ,r,,It, ,r ,;,,, 1;a'
nh.i,s,s. -, a...s' T., ,I'a % ~ .,' We
ooe"lenco VI o'oe's !" ING presence Oh tue enc
! my, and sentenced to 10 dismissed from tho Ser
| oygr nfter To DO DISQUALIFIED fun holding my
,f,1co un,1or n prcai1cnt 1,iuentn c.nae, 10
as '., ~ "e,.i,.. e.'ss, ,.. NV
proceedings TO % cafelnllS feflowoa W 3nagc
Advocate Gen. Holt, who Submitted ah exhaust
| i've and nble op,nIou On them, approving the
Judgment Of tho Court. and then aud not I'll
tnon ,l,o rrc.jdent consc,cntio,s to a fo,,lt
tMsI' ' Wy A'Ge'ueus EnnneEntloun ~, III, " tenis'
alhsmsa !h-Jau. H. lst5 Therefore shia eeu- Ia:
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cen1 loss.Atnt. - NV u .sn" hnHls g. augM w,
@ ~ 20, " H. osi,', ~, ~ Mousa
H. H., H. hiaclost treachcrs2 n ',asa n"s"aSs a,o ~
osaess III; n;da lm oo"' tofs , "an rosea on tho
osealees a.aaence 10 nnse poen ea'ltY OF.
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tnas 1oy ~ sn !, ouua . Hux ,. y w. ana u tos VIZ"
,.a ~ aases ~ ~ mo~, ~ ~ "as no. 70 "hoh Ae
eaory atos te occproaca h.t Io woua
% .u' Yutsssnn ~ .os sAits. uat no "as hot
!ngai 10 Soen ropc: Hesl. totser might det,y
VI i",nnsM 1a LUZ ~ "ns hot IN e'laeneo on hls
!gns o. o. tMo . morale o. eho aEms nt ta's psiad
".lea nah t.n s'nG " tsutA - nav 10 s:asea as
ee.ta'h !aestnAtn no ue'iera! Noula nave ssoney-
~ suon orucrsaa fottee 9ecelseuli tney
eonmatsr With mortal hatred but nn!esa he
naa ooon pfepaton 90 90 caahleIea OR ahot With.
H. In. t"eatJ.ionr hos'rs' hn a., wou'a hayo obeyod
w1tq all ffompttaas. l'ns before trntt took
hold no man haa been found adequate to com.
iaana sueh yass ooly OF mon "a tiio Sortiota
army numborod osofy Quo tried bud fatiod
either he had lackoa ot theholaior,
or tile necessary qualities OF tue man. Tho cf~
fect Of this had been that almost erory suneriur
officer was looking tors chance for himsat. toal.
Gus Of mud really to btcak down any supposed
rival while tho rank atd flo were dlsts.,Etful,
discouraged, snl utterly lacking anything llAe
coufldanoa in their commanders, who seemed
no bestor than themselves. Added to tbIa was
tho dtaturh!ng plen,ent OF polItics. anl wien
Pope took comsnaud In Au9uss, laB2, politics
we're dong their woras. Mcclellan had written
hta Harrison. Lau1inH letter. inado hia dlraa-
hoIs camna!Hn on tho paslInBnIa and had bepn
superseded. Tho army wan utterly ,len,uralizsl,
and the aushoritiea u Washington wuro scarcely
better. Porter bsllovnd iu Mcclellan: he ha,e,l
nnd deapiacd pops. lls was ordered after tile
lentrHutA campaign to 20 to Aqua CreSk. lie
did go; tllero lilo or.lor reac|Iel him to rIaco
himself Under Fope's command, autl rnport 10
him At Warronton junction. lilo did 10 Aug.
~, aud Of. tho salno day he wroto to llurntisle
AHkinD In hn thkan h,vav Rr,d hpatn nnnther tnt-