Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-05

the United States and OF the State wherein they re-
side and subject to the jurisdiction OF the gov
eminent of the United States.
Senator Morgan desired that the resolution
be placed on the calendar and not referred to
a committee. He hoped action would soon be
taken to determine the relations between the
government and these tribes.
Senator Garland was in favor of the joint re-
solution, but thought it should be referred to
a committee.
On motion of Senator Edmunds il was refer
red to the judiciary committee.
sUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES.
Senator Davis, West Virginia, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported with amend
ment the House joint resolution to amend the
act to make appropriations for the sundry civil
expenses of the government for the fiscal year
ending June 30th. 1880. Placed on the calen-
dar.
The Senate took up and passed the House
bill making an additional appropriation of
$35, 900 for the support of certain Indian
tribes for the year ending June 30, 1880. Mr..
Jones, of Florida, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported favorably
on the bill providing for the construction of
public buildings at Toledo and Charleston,
West Virginia. Placed on the calendar.
F1rz JOHN PORTER.
The morning hour having expired the Senate
resumed consideration of the bill for the re-
lief of Fitz John Porter, and Senator Logan
continued his remarks IN opposition to the
bill.
Senator Logan proceeded to review the evil
dence presented before the court-martial by
which Porter was tried to support his assertion
that it proved the charges that Porter disobeyed
orders in the face of the enemy. Wien Porter
got Pope's order to start at o'clock that night
and be at Bristol by daylight, it wasn't his
duty to inquire as to the nature of the
night, but to Immediately issue orders
to his adjutant general to be ready
t., start at o'clock at night. Instead
of this its in evidence that he said to those
standing by when he read the dispatch.
There's chance for short nap" and after
wards he consulted his officers not as to how
the order could be carried out but as to how it
could be avoided and in fact he didn't art un-
til 8 A. M. Two hours of a day makes great
difference in the march of an army. Drake
DeKay, who brought the order
told Gen. Porter the road was
good, though there were good
many wagons in the way as far as Catlet's. But
Gen. Porter said 'Well. we will start at 8
o'clock Get ready" The excuses Tor this are
that it was dark and that the wagons Obstruct-
ed the road. Gen. Hyers swore on the trial
that the wagons didn't beg in to move until
daylight and that the road was in an excellent
condition. Yet Porter didn't attempt to learn
the condition of the road, except by sending
two orders to Pope to ask him to clear the way.
He, Logan, didn't claim to be a great COM
mander, but he had marched men through
woods in the darkest nights and SO could any
man who didn't want an excuse to shirk.
Another of Porter's excuses was that the
artillery couldn't be got along the road, but
artillery was not essential. The infantry could
at least have been got through the gap.
The evidence showed that Porter didn't read or
explain the order to his officers, that they
didn't know that an engagement bad taken
place. or that there was urgent necessity tor
the presence of troops at Bristol by daylight.
Porter concluded to call council of war.
Councils of war, said Logan, never fight and
if they never fight they never march in dark
night.
He recited story about the thirteen gener-
ais com posing council of war befure Vicks-
burg to advise General Grant Only two of the
thirteen favored fighting. Grant pulled an or
der out of his pocket and said: Gentlemen,
you will execute that order" What was that
order? 1t was to move on and assault the
lines at in the morning. Applause in the
galleries) That was the action of man who
wanted to fight and the fall of Vicks6urg fol
lowed it. But Porter didn't want to fight and
wouldn't fight under Pope.
Senator Logan read from the evidence to
show that parts Of the Union command did
march that night and had no difficulty on &C.
count of darkness or anything else. He also
read testimony to the effect that General jack
son, of the confederate army, on that same
night. having heart in his cause, moved ont OF
the way of Pope's troops on the night of the
9th from Manassas Junction around to Cen
terville and back between that and Grovetop.
If confederate general could do that why not
Union general. General Jubal Early
also moved his command that
night. If the order had been issued by Nc
Clelan probably Porter would not have found
the night go dark. 1t wasn't issued by his
chief, the man be admired. but by q man for
whom he had contempt and for that reason he
determined that that man should be baffied II
he could do it and escape the clutches of the
law.
Senator Logan went on to show that Porter
didn't leave his tent until after sunrise next
morning. He quoted P6rter's letter to Burn.
side expressing his distaste of the army OF
Virginia and his wish that he could get into
the army of the Potomac and presented the
prospects in a dismal way and commented on 1t
as proving Porter's disaffection towards Pope.
It is matter of history, continued Logan,
that some of the greatest battles fought were
won by men who had Just made long forced
night marches. In illustrating the point
Logan cited Washington's passage OF the Ice
eorged Delaware aud running of the blockade
at tlckaDurg, III WHICH uc uimoCAI uOoh PnAp
marching his men twenty. two miles before go
ing into battle, but we loved our country.
That was Why we did it. applause He
had started at 10 o'clock at night and
marched eighteen miles back over the road
he had Just traversed and bis men entered
the battle of Bakers creek after that march
singing ''Old John Brown" Houd applause
in gallery.)
The presiding officer, Harris, directed the
sergeant-at-arms to clear any parts of the gal
leries where disturbances should occur.
Senator Logan continued to quote from the
evidence. Porter's mind, he said, seemed to
continually turn away from the field, and to-
ward Washington or Alexandra. In a
letter to Riverside he said his lucky star was
generally in the ascendant, about his birthday,
the 31st, and he hoped Macs was also. You
will hear from us soon by the way of Alexan-
dria Logan ordered what that meant. Porter 8
principal occupation was writing letters of dis
couragement and preparing to retreat, when
he should have been preparing to fight.
1t is true said Logan. that Porter was not
needed on the morning OF the 18th. but he
couldn't know beforehand that he would not
be. The fact is that he disobeyed positive Or
ders, and the court martial couldn't fail to find
to that effect.
In regard to the events of the 18th, Logan