, 1880-03-12
THE UNs1tOT SCOUNDREL poprrn
How 1Ie Dsaobeyed Orticrs-A r,
Ann1ysts Of tho caac. ~'''s

How 1Ic Disobcyed Orders
Analysis or tho caae. s'sss
Nttr lork 1ymts, Mareha
Tlle discussion Of the Porter rc,,o. .,,
which bids fair 10 provo tho great ,c,.,.. ,D,1..
of tho year Inns already shown tic M m,,nao aHu4o
Of the task TINT Gen. rortcr's ftlrmi. fl,aae n
undertaken. Had they been mwlcs,l, "a'e
tent to petition the President To rcmo,,o '9''' ".
political disabilities, and Congress IN a'a lug
hin on the retired list without actiyo ~ ,,pl pas
psctlve, they wo ave ; aro',se pslG6ii 6ni o. ,n p5
nte Upnosltton to their plnn. They cn.!1 M!1uhact. ht
urged that the recentOplnIon Of lila ScnGasye Maye
Kevisnry l0aTl Shows that solno mnlHsts.s msss,.ss
e e sna,y efe ad ,fFsSeH m oFeaE f. %1ss,ppsss
% t(lnse w,o hold him guilty Of sn1I, , MnlIo
the memorable August Of ttat M.'g vnnr Z ll
cotl!! ilayo represented TINT liz Ind safe1syy y
GioliE! E fgr M nttense now regartlc,! !Tisa n"5a
conflict. But when t'en. Porter jp,nunah.l "
tio people fill restoration To thc osr,,, ol
rGbllhG 1f tho court tint tried md cNnem5n,.as
1ls', hiEii aG.lve VI; rink, and gratnity Of So.
@ Ss o %eer Voc ft2 tat 6 Srsy y IS ,9 s
There nrn two branc!les 0f this gasc'~iSs ga'.oi5S
legai md tho historical. So far rs sor,nne conce,ne
tlln former, Sen. Logan hns fully pit t'tls II.
nn, "t "itef nE .sr t1 canprsss
nxprutfou. Vii fI,fa ,,,,inr tl,o iI...e LIEU INTO
of tho Co,mttces bil Congress mi nt,hosi,oana hSesion
mt.a Ssc T. n,S W .,aaIsr IE'' .Mo Neyise Stat
,,fict,r tlIsniseni ram ~, GAp.gssiy That 10
n,artini "siil ever ~ a "ry oS gshens
itary Service % exccpt utIh hv isSre To- the
t't tinn nf H. W UP S.e fnnts fet seeonsec.
r'sIa,, @ ~ ~ y p rns uslGsaen ~ atllorzes The
nl tnn rnnE' ri~ts an., ,ri,,.,,as ~ tlg as,ny With
ha wt,1li lava heen - nnt;tiaa !; ,how',e! ~ w',e!
Ie' tIa ics of nv for t,e s am3s is Ply ss
Of rrsirss T il tnt ., nv ariom y o "i method
no,ni"niinn y r. 1'is Tia urn,w "r ao d subsequent
Stfii. this ron,I.]nu,,'t wov ia nr,o.t,..,-.
rnn III. btst"rfcni j,rop M5 ~ y stn n!nEeteable;
tl,ere IN tt,o hiatprv ~ on ra' 1oW. what ts
H. III ~ o,s, ~ G'. itaFtefS CONDUCT
nxtrnnri,nrx ,ri.iiorns a' a,I i!!th 70 Tho
oioimrii f,t Et,n2 liz is oj1n,r i.u.sutIents y.
tler tho tlrd section Of Me Tic btli wI,esr feG1
nfyr,,' ~ Tia f1ifffh snct,an =. ;. ,.st; ne y
,v"utv ~ yenre, sSrrc yre,,, ~, y cEealI fot
er. lid in scftlnr Tia nav ~ ocso ~ y, eepfS.
woi,id Id rot only nxeus1rW ~ yricsa,,e. +, Ia
IN T. | II Il f,n nossibia i" "'lftiriIs ti,a Premlun
i;tor"t.ra W. ~ ~ Us ,;s tss'os, ,,as Ill tle vonslnons
,,"int ~ tbo ' 'ut NV =" sG,H 1e KY.
nni,,ton of tha Rnvisprw f,oorl nsd"eth q; ing
ocers. IN 1915, an the 1utlgnent @ u of !'fSs tSs
ltNFs, IL WOllu, perhaps, tB Simply tlIiS. That
the 1oyisory Board concluded tliat II the d..
lays and the tltsoletltcnce Of orders n(mnt
which t!lcro is little practical disagreement.
cnn ba accounted for by q presumed exer.
else Ut tho discretion lodged In Il c0rps com,
nnndcr, "the evidence of lad nniiuuss IN
P0rter's tnsu ceases to ho mntcrlni.H Tho
co,lrt-llartiAl OF 1877, It Is to be ircsuupI
took no such view. Finding repeated jeiays,
md acts OF ttsnbctlieuce to accoul,t fol, ai,i
discovering III private ljspntcl,cs sianeI hy
Porter, coilteliporameo,,siy with thesf ieiayss
und nets or tltsobclicl,co, repeated ex.
presslons not only Of profound conto,upt for
his commanding officer, but Of extreme
anxiety to yet AWAY, with his corps, fromtbo
field Df operations, wlllt could ii cunci,iIlrs
Even tho Revfs0ry Upurd aoy thut iOrer's
language about P0no " ennnot be elctcMleIn:
how, tiien, tl0es It aceass 10 bu motcriaiS "a
account fir ACCOMPLISHED results?
Tho discretion Judged lii a c)rus cotnman}er
is very il-tleilned niie, and. jIuyng olcu re-
tect1l tl,e consideration NJ IsOrtnrfg nrrs,In,.
evidence Of bnt Rnll,llls. tic Keyisory i}oarI
81 spread the discretion rs to cover the faets,
Porter, for example, hntt, seas0nably, nr OK.
press order to "stHrt ut o'clock tN-nlglk
n1ltl collln forward With your WllOfe CORPS Of
Xltch mart Ut 1t ~ IL wifi yult so M IL La