The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-06
LOGAN on TnE FLooR.

LOhAN uN lie fESShs
This allusion to the Illinois senatorleads
me to speak OF the picture he presents on
the floor OF the Senate since he commenced
his speech. He sits on the edge Of the
main aisle that divides the Republican
from the Democratic side Of the chamber.
There he has piled up on his desk any num-
Der Of books, documents and manuscripts.
He is evidently fully prepared for the dis
custom. The books are filled with paper
slips that mark the pages from which he
intends to read, aud he has beside copious
manuscript notes. He is coached when he
rises to speak by Conkling and Carpenter
who sit near him. They keep trace OF the
references and hand him authorities, and
every now and then make suggestions
soto voce. Close by sits General Sher-
man who has been drawn to the Senate to
hear the debate. Garfield also (who was
member OF the court martial that
sentenced Porter comes over from the
House and takes q seat close to Logan,
the war chief OF the Mingoes. Logan is q
war chief sure enough. He might well
pass for one OF the Mingo tribe.
He is copper colored, and his
hair the blacklist, straightest and slickest
you ever saw. He buttons his black frock
coat close about him, brushes back his
long hair, clears his throat and wades into
the case with vim that is peculiarly
western. He minCes no words and tackles
every Democratic Senator who interrupts
him with close hug that makes them
glad TO work loose, sit down and shut up.
Ben Hill tried him on the first day, but
hauled off early. Randol phi and Herman
ventured into the arena yesterday, but the
verdict Of the galleries was that they were
decidedly worsted by the encounter, es.
pecially the former, whom Logan dealt
with very roughly for alleged perversions
OF fact. Logan Is a heavy hitter, land true to
his Indian makeup, is full OF fight. Uptothis
timehe has discussed the case with a good
deal Of calmness, but every oncein while
his acrimony breaks out. Hissarcastic com.
ments on Porter's wounded honor that
was to be salved over, not by pardon from
the President, but by 500, 900 appropria.
ton from Congress, were very severe, |
looked at Porter through field glass as
Logan was making these remarks. He sat
lust opposite, In the Senate gallery, and he
presented the picture OF q man who bore
great burden on his heart. He has
rather small face, an iron gray moustaChe
and Burnside whlskers cut close, and look.
ed pale and broken. Every now and then
he turned to a gentleman who sat beside
him and made q remark; perhaps, as |
iancied, to repudiate Logan's insinuations
about the money value Of his honor.
The people are with Logan; no doubt
about that. They look upon Porter not
so much as an Intentional traitor to his
country as to General Pope, but 1t so hap.
pened that in order TO be atraitor to Pope
he had to be q traitor in the supreme hour
to the country. They recollect that Presi.
dent Lincoln died In the full belief that
Porter deserved death, and that he looked
upon his sentence Of expulsion as one OF
great mercy.
The bill for the relief OF Porter may pass
Congress, but doubt 1t. At all events Il
will not do 90 until the whole country has
been stirred up by the hottest discussion
that has been known for years, O,