Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-09
GENERAL FTTZ JOHN PORTER
VINDICATED

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The decision OF the Court OF inquiry
IN tho case OF fitz John Porter Is one
oi the most important Judgments rem
dered IN any case since the conflict OF
arms ceased between the NORTH ana
the south. One OF the most accom-
plished, skiiiiul and tried soldiers OF the
army was summoned from his high
command, after one OF the many mill.
tary disasters oil tho war, the accused
before a courtmartial OF deliberate
disooeolehco 10 MS superior omcer ana
perhdy 70 his country's cause IN the
iace OF the enemy lie was tried IN .
hood,ude oil passion when atonemeht
was demanded ior the terrible piunders
ana wantoh sacrihces oil incompetency
or worse IN the direction OF our armies
his case was heard with aiithe appear,
ance oil fairness, ana no was condemned
to be dismissed from the army he had
adorned ana made an alien TO the coun-
Try IN whose cause he had offered his
llie' indeed, with such malignant
earnestness was hisprosecut'on pressed
that tho Court narrowly escaped the
Judgment Oh death against the accnseu
soldier
sixteen years nave elapsed since riE
John forter was dismissed IRON the
army IN disgrace ana soiemnly al
luuged ineiigipie 10 any 'position Oh
hohor or trust under the Nauonai uov,
ernment' ne was helpless ana hau
put 10 DOW 70 the harsh decision put
when tne striie ended ana tho surges
OF passion began 70 apate, ana when
the evidence could DO readily obtained
ana clearly presented IN reiutatlon OF
lne speclnc accusations Prelefreu
against MN, nc Appealed 10 president
Johnson anu hcA. 70 Grant ior 70
nearing OF nis case out poth denied H.
I, lres'uen. '.a, i'hyes nhaliy nearsened 70
.ho Pe.','oh oi INC eonueihheu soiuier
iol iuii anu .nPar.lai lesiew u @ .no
JuoShon. .nA' liaue ms ne a'inicss
anu hoPeless, anu uenerals > a. ocnU-
ne'u, Aiileu H. Jerry anu ueolgc W.
uc.'y, 'nroe oi tne ao'ess anu mos.
~ trusted VI our inlli'ary oncers, were
soioo'ou W ueat 'no cise' incy navs
uono 81 WIN .ho u.lnos, pnucnce anu
'noi lePoI. mus, s'ar.io tno country
anu 'ne woriu u. 'no measure anu III
Ius,lce 'ua. may % inn'cteo upon u
ial.n'ui ~ uoienuor ., ol .no hat'oh IN l's
greasoSs se,s. Perl @ W sns acc'uensa' s power
" eoin'nn9sS, ioaiousy anu .nconh'
Pe.envy nv, anu @ Inc cl'miha, prostitution
Vi ihi,l.aiy au1nori'y, ING cnapter oi
1ul nis.oi sna. oonuelnneu ri'A : Jonn
orle, " iniAiny mas now peen enacco
nun nun .no 'nii'hiS annai7 Vi 'ne Wur,
a,u :. Is proven .na' lne accuscrs were
vi .nVsc mus. rssPonsiuic ior tne ue-
ieat tney imputed 70 tneir apier ana
nopio, ioio" 'noiuioi, anu Ina. not ohiy
mas .he on,ei aouuser among .ne gSi,y
out .nat Two OF lhe members Of the
0ourt VINO pronounced tne terrible
Juugmeh. aga,ns. ror.er were among
.ne au'nors oi lne nlll,ary disaster ior
wnion lney cohuenueu tne man VINO
as Is no" decided was "ooedient, SUP,
ordinate, faithful ana Judlclous,' and
VINO saved the union army from dis-
aster in the engagement Tor which
Porter was condemned such a Judg-
ment, gwen after the most exhaustive
inquiry and the most deliberate con-
sideratlon, > by such Generals as Scho-
held, Terry ana Getty, furnishes one oi
the most starting records IN the MS
tory OF the country and II Is not won
deriui that their decision is followed by
the unanimous Recommendation that
justice requires the restoration oil uen'
eral Porter TO the position IN the army