Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-30
Forty-Seventh Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29
 sENArE.-The bill appropriAting s1o,ooo for the lis passed.
 The bill to provide for the performance of the du- death, resignation inability of both the President al, and Vice President was discussed until 1ao when John Porter, was taken up and Senator Logan ad. the sehoeld board which he said had paid no aten- ton whatever to the evidence but had perverted and Sesterday t that Lincoln had Gspensed signing the judgment of the court martial. Lincoln was too good he told his Robert that the facts justified tence of death Any who stands up here and trial shows that he has not read the testimony The Senator also said that President Garfield willing to give this another hearing It is not true that the late President repented of his action a member of the court martial. We talked this matter to- gether time and again and know he never banged his views The letter he wrote to General Cox, of Ohio, is particularly strong on that point and yet there are people who can stand before the country and with unbiushing effrontery dare to say these were in favor of tae restoration of this man; his ory Porter Mcclellan and some others hs could m se bad sn from the army of Virginia and Pope had been put in
 t Al hroa n to h sneered at Pope Mr. Logan described the first bat Psrter, who persuaded General Patterson not to at tack with 190o0 men General Johnston who had only of western officers commanding in the East, and were willing that this jealousy should lose them bat 1 gave all the facts substantially his position being that Porter could have obeyed the order to good effect if ons the road and he could not move his army was | ridiculous. '.Not single witness" continued MT even attempted to move according tothe order And he exclaimed. I say to tho gentlemen now that the victed honestly votes that he obeyed that order that he could not obey it. Any that votes to by his friends and enemies and votes that the court l fjal md i'm yyhan ha been found not guilty In the Istance the law says the man who disobeys shall suffer penalty death. If the gentlemen vote it is not for me to say there the law there is the fact under the l tial righteous judgment as was ever given.
 After quoting more evidence in support of his posl- in this matter arguments had been thrown against him by men who ought to be able to judge It, 1t IS he heg ike every ape an to judge alike l all times under the circumstances " show how strict General Grant was in having orders obeyed under severe circumstances to show that of Porters dsobedience than he would have been to any other officer of the Some troops were kept ersl Grant had excuse now for a man who refused I to make a march of nine miles in one nisht Some to restore General Porter he had bsen perseouted 'so would l." continued Logan, "but know enough ence of this character would set precedent which would destroy all armies and make them mobs and | uncomfortable masses of men"
 Mr. Hoar called attention to the fact that General
 Grant stated 0 his article that the roao over WHICH Porter had to travel blocked with mired wagons He wanted to know what evidence l. gan based his contrary statement. Surely Grant ought to know | what he was talking about.s
 ''The trou,le is,' replied Logan, General Gran does not give iota of testimony. If the Senator had listened to me he would have kn ,wn that gave the testimony of dozen officers in support o1 m. statement The trouble with Grants article is tha he does not state the facts Laughterl have given the evidence of men whoknew the condition of thu road and travelled it D E
 At this point colloqay ensued between Mr. Nc Pherson and MT. Logan as to whom the most ere dence should be attached, General Grant the cap tain who carried the order to Porter, MT Logan claiming that the captain should be believed as ht actually on the ground while Grant was no. H' would say nothing of General Grant but that he ii mistaken. Before his speech had been conclude the Senate went into executive session and at 4l0 l adjourned.