Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-07
Il Partial. Pardon. for Porter.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The attorney gen.
eral, to whom was offered the second petition
of Gen. Fitz John Porter, has recommended to
sentence of the court martial, disqualifying
Gen. Porter from holding any office under
the government, be RENTED. The subject
was discussed at the last cabinet meeting, and
it is believed the president will remit the
penalty in short time.
THE PRESIDENT PROCLAIMs.
WASHINGTON, May Gin reply to General
Fitz John Porter's application for the remis-
sion of portion of the sentence of the court
martial being executed, the president has is
sued the following order, and has thus re-
moved the only light obstacle to congressional
action, and exhausted all his powers in the
case under the existing laws:
Chester A. Arthur, President OF tine United
States of America, to all whom these pres
ents may come, greeting:
WHEREAS, On the 10th of January, 1868.
FItz John Porter, major general of volunteers
in the military service of the United States,
and also colonel of the Fifteenth regiment of
infantry and brevet brigadier general in the
United States army, was by general court
martial, for certain Offenses of which he had
been thereby convicted, sentenced to be cash.
Tered, and to be forever disqualified from hold
ing any Office of trust or profit under the
government of the United States; and,
WHEREAS, on the 21st of January, 1868,
that sentence was duly confirmed by the presi-
dent of the United States, and by his order on
the same date carried into execution; and
WHEREAS; SO much of that sentence as for
ever disqualified said Fitz John Porter from
holding Office, imposed upon him continu-
ing penalty, and is still being executed; and
WHEREAS, doubts have since arisen con-
corning the guilt of the said FitZ ohm Porter
of the offenses whereof he was convicted by
said court martial, founded upon the result of
an investigation ordered on the 18Th day of
April, 1878, by the president of the United
States, which are deemed by me to be of
sufficient gravity to warrant the remission of
that. part of said sentence which has not been
completely executed.
Now, therefore, know ye, that l, Chester
A. Arthur, president of the United States, by
virtue of the power in me vested by the con-
stitution of the United States and in consid-
Grafton of the premises, do hereby grant to
the said Fitz John Porter full remission of
the hereinbefore mentioned continuing pen
atty.
In witness whereof, have hereunto signed
States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this 4th
day of May, A: D. 1882, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one hundred and
sixth.
[Slgned] CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
By the President:
FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYsEN,
Secretary of State.
PORTER'S REPLY.
The following is Gen. Porter's acceptance:
Washington, May 5.-To Hon. Frederick T
Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State-Sir: re-
spectfully ask you to express to the presiden
my acknowledgment of the receipt, through
you, and my appreciation of his order remit
| ting ths continuous portion of the sentence
imposed upon me by the court martial in 1868
am very respectfully yours, etc.,
| (Sgned] FITz JOHN PORTER
CONGRESS ASKED TO FINISH THE WORK.
| Gen. Porter's memorial to congress recite
and embraces the documentary history of tn
case and asks that congress will take the nee
essary action to at once carry out the recon-
mendation of the advisory board of army
officers ordered by the president and to restore
him to the positions of which the sentenc
| of the court martial deprived him