Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-23
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WAsHISGToS, April 22.-Ihe follow
mo js the full text Of the petition oi
r;tz;ohn Porter to President Arthur
.~.;cb was considered at the Cabine,
meeting yesterday;
YOUNGSTOWN, April L.. 1s82.
Th President. Washington, b. e.
Srx-I have the honor toacknowledgs to
,hs receipt through tho Secretary OF
Var. under date of the 18th instant, ol
,oor decision on my application of Dec
"A 1890, to aunul and set aside the find
inca and sentence of the court marital
IN INV case, and to name me to ths Sen
.ta for restoration to my former ranl
in the army. Your decision, after de.
termination of the powers Of the Presi
dent. as expressed in the opinion of the
Attorney General. il that compliance
With the application contained in my
1ettsr is not within your power. Imay
haye misunderstood the extent of the
Constitutional power Of the President
vhen | asked you to do directly, with
the aid of the Senate, that which the
board of distinguished army officers had
in the interes. of justice recommended
should be done. but which you concur
ring in the opinion ofths Attorney Gen
sral inform me you have power only in
mart to perform, and that special lesisla-
ton by Congress is needed to complete
the Justice asked for. My application
was based Oh the recommendation OF
tho advisory board appointed by the
President to examine into tho facts, and
70 report what action in their opinion
iustice required should be taken by the
President. That board found and re-
ported, after along and patient exaInina-
ton. consideration Of all the facts in the
case that my conduct in all the events Of
August, 1882, inquired into by the cour.
martial, by which l was tried, was in
the light of the full evidence that which
vas then laid before the Courts, and al
20 that which was unattainab,e at the
time Of my trial. not sub .ect to criti-
cism, much less deserving Of censure or
condemnation, and was obedient, sub
ordinate, faithful and judicious. II
saved the Union army from disaster on
tho 18th Of August, and tho advisory
board recommended that in their opin-
ion justice required at the Presidents
hands such action as may be necessary
to annul and set aside the findings and
sentence Of the court martial in the
case Of Major Gen. Fitzjohu Porter,
and restore him to the position Of which
that sentence deprived him, such restor-
alton to take effect from the date Of dis
missal from service. Relying also on
the clear and emphatic language Of the
board, that all the facts in every in-
stance stand out in clear contrast to
these supposed facts on which he was
adjudged guilty, and that it is impossi-
bic any Court should have condemned
sach conduct II it had been correctly
undsrstood, and believing l am entitled
70 the complete and just vindication
rsoommsnded by the board and the SEN
tsnce OF the court martial subsequent
~ proven by over whslmin2 and irrefut-
abls testimony to have been erroneous
in its basis Of assumed facts. and utterly
destructive Of the happiness and welfare
Of an officer who has never failed in the
strictest and most honorable fidelity to
his Government, should not be- barrier
to that relief to which consider myself
entitled. again renew to you, as Chief
Magistrate, my appeal for justice, con-
scious Of my absolute and entire inno-
cencs. have not for an hour from the
promulgation OF the sentence of tho
Court failed persis.ently to protest
against tho terrible injustice done me,
and have striven in every proper mode
to secure my vindication. which the
public records now before you will e.
tablish. / now respectfully and most
earnestly ask you if you vii! grant the
remission Of that portion of the sen
tsnce Of the court martial which remains
unexscutsd, and carry into effect the
Recommendations Of the advisory
Board, 30 far as the same lies in your
power, and to transmit the result of
yoor action, together with the findings
Of the Board, to Congress. coupled with
such recommendation in the premises
AZ you may deem just and proper.
Very respectfully yours,
Frrz JOHN PosrER.
A Msrder fiotaer.
New York, April 2i.-Tomorrow's
Tribune will produce the afiidavits of
Adolph Rain, made in 1874, to the Of
feet that ex-Delsgate Cannon tried in
lsOS TO induce him (Razin) to murder
Almon w. Babbitt, then Secretary of
Utah. These aflidavits have been in
possession Of the Government at Wash
ington for years. Mr.. Norman. men,
Der of Congress in 1874, intended to use
thsm in the effort to oust Cannon from
seat, but before he completed his plsns
the solid support of Democrats combin-
cd with that Of few Republicans
made the project impracticable, and il
vaspostponcd.
Municipal rhief.
NEW Yonx, April 22.--The Mayor of
Long Island City has been arrested for
robbery of $ll4, 900, alleged to be misap-
propriatsd from the proceeds of sales of
bends. He was bailed at fifty thousand
dollars.
distraction 10 The Csrwin.
WASHINGTON, April 222.-Sscretary Fol-
Ger has telegraphed 10 the commander
OF tho Corwin il Behring's Straits are
closed to try and reach the Rogers
crew across the country.
To he Appointed.
1t Is stated today that Hon. Henry
Paine, Jas. F. Gardner aud jackson Orr,
OF Color ado, will be nominated To the