The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
THE FORTY-slXTH CONGRESS.
Carpenter Attacks Fitz John Porter and
Makes Strong Grant Speech
in the Senate.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-S,nate-The Vice
Prapideut laid before the Senate commnntcf-
| mitting II copy of letter from the rommis-
| aiouer of Pensions submitting u revised esti.
mate Of the deficiencies Tor the army and navy
pensions for the fiscal year ending June 80 1880,
The Secretary earnestly recon mends nn appro-
priation IN accordance with tho estimate re-
ported.
Mr. Wallace presented petition of tho Phia-
delphta Baatd of Trade praying that tho United
Atntes mails may bo carried IN American built
chips
Ths bill confirming tho title of Chas olivier
Du Olozel 10 certain lands In Louisiana WAS
pA. ssu
Tho morning hour having expired. the Sem
ae resumed confederation of tho bill for the
relief Of Fll2 John Porter
Mr.. Carpenter Addressed the Senate. Mr..
Carpenter argued that Congress- had no au-
thortty to annul tho sentence OF u court-mAr-
tiRl or 10 RuthorH3 the appointment to tho
army In spite OF tho sentence. or to grant now
asventeen years. The President could pardon
Porter. but 1t was unnecessary to pass bill to
tell him go.
Mr.. Carpenter said the whole tendency OF our
time seemed TO be toward the centraiization of
power IN Congress. The boundaries between
government. established by the constitution,
we're continually disregarded.
Mr.. CARPENTER concluded as follows: II Mr.
Porter should go down the avenue and kill n
man to-day he would be haDged--life for life: /:
upon this admeasurement OF Justice what
eonduc saeriees the ves Of ooo solders
The battles rendered necessary iu consequence
OF his neglect or duty cost US 90 900 lives Upon
this admeasurement, II Porter had 80 600 lives
they were all forfeited to the State. The people
Of my own State. knoW, felt It keenly: the loss
fell heavily upon us. What was called the Iron
Brigade In the army OF the Potomac made up
Of three Wisconsin regiments and one Indiana
regiment-HR brave n body Of men as ever were
on a battlefeld-a body OF men who for bravery
and soldierly bearing and conduct. would not
suffer By comparison with the Old Guard OF
Napoleon-in one OF the fights Ia that neigh
1910 men killed and wounded. Every
train OF cars that penetrated the In
terior States for months afterward came
freghted with. sacred remains of our
pine boxes around our depots like merchan-
disc. and sleep now In green graves that dot
every high hi,l and green valley In Wisconsin.
Our people will not soon forget Fitz John Por-
ter. They will n -ver forgive him. They would
not soon forget me and never forgive me II
should stand as their representative and vote
70 put Fitz John Porter back where he would
have been If he had not fallen, and pay him all
that he would have had If be had remained In
service and served bis country faithfully.
Queer things are being done these days. This
tntnR may be done by the Senate; 1t will not be
thing for to do
be done. It may be that even this last travesty
upon Justice ts necessary. They tell us that
whom the gods would destroy they first make
mad. 1t may be. although 1t seems I'm mpossible
that the Democrats are not mad enough yet to
insure their total destruction, This last act
pie that. to insure proper discrimination be-
tween virtue and vice, 6x the proper punish
ment upon disioyalty. and hold rebellion IN
check. we need II the White House once more