Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-30
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
A Telegram Received Announcing ]
Observation-Disclosures Eriand Says

A Telegram Received Announcing His
VindiCatiOn-Whata Friend Says.
A private dispatch was received yesterday
by one of the officers at military headquar-
ters from Gen. Fitz John Porter. In 1t he
stated that the report or conclusions reached
in his court of examination, had been made
public, and complete vindication had been
given him. This after sixteen
years, during which tie stigma of
an unjust conviction has hardened the gal
liant officer, honorable and patriotic se1dier.
must be gratifying to MIN, as it is to his
many friends. OF these be numbers many
among the army officers stationed in this
CITY, AS usual, to be sure, the headquarter
people are re,ticent in giving an opinion in the
matter. Bnt evidently they well satisfied
with the result. and not few are highly
pleased.
A GLOBE representative wandered around
among the army people, yesterday, and
heard not few express their satisfaction.
When approached for something moro they
retired to a non-committal attitude from
which long range words of big calibre could
not dislodge them.
"What will be the effect of this report"
was queried.
"It clears Gen. Porter of the stain, but
leaves him as he was before it, civilian.
The report calls for no action from the
President, and Gen. Porter cannot be
restored to his former rank in the army
without a special act of Congress-"
s'What was that rank?"
s'When he was cashiered he was a major
general of volunteers and colonel once of
the Fifteenth United States infantry"
just here there was an overhauling of old
army registers and records. Gen. Fitz John
Porter was found to have been captain and
assistant adjutant general at the outbreak of
the war. When the new regiments, three
battalions each, were organized, May Is,
1861, he was appointed and confirmed as
colonel of the Fifteenth regiment.
He breveted brigadier
general for gallant and meritorious services
in the face of the enemy at the battle OF
Chickahopainy, during McClellan's peninsu-
Ia campaign.
While this record was being looked up
personal friend of Gen. Porter's present in
terposed to say:
81 have heard Gen. Porter remark with
great earnestness that he hoped the exami-
nation would be finished, it could go be-
fore Republican Senate. If his vindica-
ton came, as he and friends felt sure, he
wanted it made complete, even taking into
account any political partizan feeling that
might have grown out of the case.''
It is understood "the vindica-
tion'' has been unanimous. Gen. Ter
ry was member of the board,
and it is we'll known fact that he went to
the discharge Of the duty predisposed to the
belief that the sentence imposed upon Gen.
Porter was just, or even that in view of his
guilt having been pronounced, he should
have been shot. There are many others who
have entertained similar opinion. But
the verdict has completely overthrown
their ideas, and they are most
enthusiastic in according a cordial and sat-
isfed reception to ''the vindication.''
GLOW does this verdict, in your opinion,
leave Gen. Mcdowell and Bull Run
Pope?''
This interrogatory was received like a
shell from ffteen-inch columbiad. If it
didn't exactly scatter the crowd, it paralyzed
their powers of speech. No one made re-
ply, but looks went for lots. But
the silence can be understood,
when it is remembered that Mcdowell is O
major general and Pope brigadier general
and at any time liable to have this very
same assembly of officers under their COM
they are permitted to retain commands.
With the above information stored away for
the public, the GLOBE tipped the salute la
mllltaire, and facing about departed, left
foot foremost.