New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
FTTZ JOHN PORTERS CASE.
SENATOR LOGAN REPLIES TO GENERAL GRANTS
MAGAZINE ARTICLE.
my TELEGKArn TO THE TRIBUNE.I

MAGAZINE ARTICLE.
BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSE.l
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-SenanOr Logan has prepared
and rae Tribune wall print tom 3rrow a reply to
General Grants article on Fitz John Porter in the
last number of The North Amercan Rerec.
Senator Logan reviews the testimony III the Porter
case at length. Some of his personal illusions are
interes ing. He says;
Would General Grant pretend to compare the march
that POr.tr required 10 make IN the nSht uhc WIN
the CROSSING OF the Delaware when the stream was
gorgcd with ice He ,o WIN see also that z7 on
washington withdrew from the front of the enemy and
crossed from Long Island to New, YORK over broad
yickGburg on eIo darn d dSsEy @ mader th n
rain of snot aud shell, as II pouring down
th ngbt Sefire the battle OF rnompsons hin, wnrre
, GSS ion from Hard Times Landing to
Brdinsburs II Instance of eight miles, in the night
time crossing the in boat at daylight mare ed
to tue neld Of battle, and was on the field, dis
General Grant Will remember thaf General hcIher'Ons
Corps marching the greater part or Tue
1y 10 The sound OF General Shermans guns at tue Dat
lie of Jackson moved that night AT O'Clock under Or
dcrs from General Grant marching twenty Two miles
over muddy road, and by II Tue next day was formed
IN line of batuc aud confronting inc entiay,
These things, however were done under
orders from General Grant whose orders were always
s4ppose III. officers had taken it upon themselves to
deerIninc the manner OF Obeyng imperative commands,
bow long does any suppose thcy would have
kent their c1mmundsi And suppose General Grants
Justification OF the dsObeyancc OF orders as ne mas
slated 1t in defence Of Porter, had Deen pubushea
In min raut 60 his armies, aud been 80 undeIsOOL Dy
his Generals, does any one suppose Dy such uScipue
he would nave made the success he uid
and become thc hero he Is
I'm conclusion Senator Logan saws:
now wIsh call attention to another proposition OF
General Grants, II equally as astOuh1 mug AZ any
tang in reference to POrteTs conduct speaking OF
Porrr he says tbat IWcny years Of he best part oil
his life have been consumed in trying to nave bis name
and his reputation restored before Ills oOuhl men III
his ON now before Congress he asks only that
he may DO restored to the rolls OF tue
Army VITA the rank that ne would nave II
Ile court martial mad never been held ana
General Grant advises that this Application
be iaNoraDy considered. This proposition would give
him over $40 Of the Treasury O tue United States
for no act performed, for no duty done, Tor no ser
vice rendered, eXcept the failure In performance
OF his duCy on the Doth day Of August. 1852
General Grant ought TO know whether Porter was dis
missed not from the Army on wIat Nc cohsluSreu
+" mistaken evidence" IknOw OF no RUE Oi law
no RUE ol Justice tuat would gave this to General FOR
ter or TO aus other dismissed from the Army. IlIs
rule would establish precedent that wOulu pay hoIe3
hack To every n dismissed the Army that hlsh
ever aIterward be placed back again. whether III IN
AT the beginning of the IOr dslOyaty vi nut '"oJ
could get up testimony sucn rs Is ""h'cu'