National Republican., 1882-12-18

am still hopeful that there remains enough patriot
Ism and loyalty In the United states senate TO pre-
vent II. III the country must be disgraced by his
restoration, let II not be done at the cost of the
loyalty that remains in the army to-day. Let 1t
not De sald that the American CONGRESS stole the
rank of deserving soldier in the field to confer 1t
j. FRANKLIN CORE
OTTAWA, 1tL-Str.-l feel like thanking you
personally for your course in the Porter cnse. ]
ses no reason why the United States senate should
be occupied with his affair any more than with
ihOse OF any private In the army who considered
himself oggrieyed by the sentence of court lnur.
tial nope you may be successful in bufying
his case past resurrection.
HENEY L. BoLrwooD.
RicHLAsp CENTER, ,wts-Str Accept the thanks
OF member Of the seventeenth army corps and
all the old soldiers in the community for your
opposition 10 the reinstatement of the traitor,
Fitz-John Porter. Let ine tell you all Of the old
boys are with you, ana should opportunity offer
itself you will find that In this matter they would
rally around your standard to man.
d. e. JAMES.
BANGOR, ME.-Sfr with many others IN this
vicinity have been much pleased at the opposi
| uon you made to the Fitl. l.John Porter bill. I
have lately read the article of Gen Grant. 1t is
full OF errors. rs personally know.
II. +. HANSON. M. D.
KEwANkE ILL-Sir:-Pefmit me TO thank you us
citizen and rs an old soldier who took pride In
| being of your command, and in the name OF hun.
ureds of old soldiers for your mastery letter in
reply to General Grants article in regard to r. ],
Porter! N. H. PRATT.
BROOKLYN. N. Y.-Sh:- lam one OF the many
soldiers OF the Army of the Potomac who warmly
| lndorse ana commend your course relative to
Fitz- John Porter. The rank aud file will sustain
you by voice and vote
A. H. DorY nate captain,
MADISON, N. J.-Sfr ALLOW me to ex press my
admiration of the able, continued ana successful
| ifsNE, f..l,
| statement Of Fitz- John Porter. The members OF
the Grand Army of the Republican, which
for your determined resistance to reward treason
by place aud power. G. u. MERkER.
TRENTON, N.Y., sir Accept the thanks OF many
OF the citizens of New Jersey for the honorable
stand you have taken on the Filz-Johu Porter case
THOMAS BRoDEN.
BaooKtTa. N. j., Str;-i have the honor 10 con.
gratulate you upon the fight you making in
the Porter case; You have the sympathy of
thousands Of New York veterans and their earnest
| country are watching the result of the pending
contest with great interest. e B. FOWLER,
Late Col, 14th N. Y. Vol,
| PEORIA ILL-Sr:-I congratulate you on your
light aganst Porter. If you will take the trouble
to look up my testimony before the Hunter court
| martial and the Schofeld board of inquiry you
may find some matters of interest For instance
was in my saddle all night of the 9th of August
~ was pIIbuJ hlteT IL CLOCK, DuL uaTk
| fore that. ! took Morrls division back TO the
| ground of the GAINESVILLE fight on the morning oil
the 29th of August and left 1t in position near the
turnpike ,'or on the march to It, so there was nc
reason why it should not have been engaged that
day. E.P. Brooks
HOWARD Co., MD.-Str:-I am glad to see that
you are determined to oppose the Reinstatement
OF Porter to his rank in the regular army. man
who was educated at the expense of the govern.
ment and given a profession Chat of soldier
does not deserve any consideration at the hands
of congress when he fails in the performanceo Of
duty. JOSEPH f. CARTER.
STERLING, 1LL-Sir:-I enclose slip from the Arm,
and Nary Register on the old Porter question. The
soldiers here all of the opinion that Fitz Johns
| punishment was deserved, and we all look to you
to see that good soldiers not disgraced by being
put on a par with him
Thousands Of letters have been received by
Senator Logan commencing his course. A
great many of them refer quite severely to
prominent men who have been identified in
one way and another with this case. These
are omitted here, the present object being
merely to give a few of the more direct in.
dorsements of Senator Logan's position, and
to show the feeling and sentiment throughout
the country in opposition to the restoration
| of Fitz-John Porter .. ,-, .'''