Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-05-12
NO. 40.
WASHINGTON.
Remission OF a Portion of Eitz John
Porter's sentence by the President
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FITZ JOHN PoRTERS 5 PARDON.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-In reply Ia
Fltz John Porter's application for a re-
mission OF a portion of the sentence Of
the court martial being executed. the
president has issued the following or
der, and has thus removed the only le-
gal obstacle to congressional action and
exhausted all his powers in the case
under existing laws:
|, Chester A. Arthur. President If the United
States of America, to all whom these p,esents
may come, greeting:
WHEEEAS, On the 10th of January. 1868, Fita
John Porter, major general If volunteers in the
military service Of the United States. ana also
colonel Of the Fifteenth regiment of infantry and
brevet brigader-S general in the United States
army, was, by general court martial for certain
offenses, Of which he had been thereby convicted
sentenced ito be caShiered. and 10 be forever dis
qualified from holding any Office or trust or profit
under the government of the United States and
WHEREAS, On the 2ist Of January, 1868. the
sentence was duly confirmed by the President Of
the nited States, and hy his order OF the same
date carried into execution: and
WHEREAS, So much Of that sentence as forever
disqualified said Fitz John Porter from holding
once imposed upon him as u continuing penalty
is still being executed; and
WHERE'S, Doubts having since arisen concern
ing he guilt Of said Fitz John Porter of the of
tense whereof he convicted by said court
martial, founded upon the result Of the inycstira-
tion ordered on the 18th of April 1873 by the
president Of the nited States. which are deemed
by me to be Of sufficient gravity 10 warrant 4 re-
mission OF that part OF the sentence which has not
been completely executed; now, therefore. know
We that
/, Chester A. arthur, president of the United
States, by virtue of the power vested in me by
fhn ,,fel hal - i
slderation of the premises do hereby grant to said
Fitz John Porter a tull remission Of the herein
before mentioned continuing penalty.
In witness whereof have hereuntu signed NV
name and caused the seal OF the United States Is
be affixed.
Done at he city ef Washington this
Il. 81 4th day of Nav A. u. 1882. and Of the in
dependence of the United States the one
hundred and sixth.
CHESTER A. ArrHrR
BY the President
FREDERICK 7. FREL,NGnuysEN,
Secretary Of State.
GEN. roRrERs AccEPTANcE.
WAsHINGroN, May ). - To FREpEsIcK r.
FRELISGHuYsEN, SECRETARY or SrArE-Sir: /
respectfully ask you to express to the President
my acknowledgment of the receipt through you.
and my appreciation of his order remittiug the
continuous portion of the sentence imposed upon
me by the court martial in 1868.
| am very respectfully yours,
FIrZ JoHN PoRTEa
GEN. PoRTER's MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
recites and embraces a documentary
history of the case, and asks that con-
gress will take necessary action to ut
once carry out the recommendation of
the advisory board OF army officers or
dered by the president, and to restore
him to the position of which the sem
tence of the court martial deprived
him.