National Republican., 1883-01-12
Tho following pairs were announced;


Tho following pairs were announced:
Allison with Eayard.
Farley with fCrry.
Gnrinnd with Elmunds.
Grover with Van Wyck
Hampton with Kellogg.
Harris with malls.
johnston with Mitchell (Pcn nsylyania)
lapham with McrhctsOu
Williams with Saunders.
Nlessrs. Allison, ingalls,, and Lapham stated
that if not paired they would have voted ave.
Messrs. Farley Garland, Grover, Hampton,
Harris, Johnston, and Williams said that If
not paired they would have voted no.
Mr.. Johnston was about tovotc because he
did not regard the question as a political one.
but Mr. Logan said that Mr.. Van Wyck. with
whom Mr.. Johnston was paired, had told him
(Mr. Logan) that he did regard the question
as political. Mr.. Johnston, therefore, with.
held his votc.
The question being on the passage of the
bill, MIR, lloar spoke briefly in explanation of
the vote he intended TO give. Ic said the
duty OF coming to conclusion Of this subject
was one OF the most painful ever imposed
upon MIN. The case depended largely upon
military transactions of which neither his OK
perience nor his studies had qualified him to
Judge, and he supposed that soldier called
upon to deal with the conduct of lawyer in
u complicated patent case or q question of con-
tlngent remaiuders would not he moro puZ-
zlcd than he was in this case. Nevertheless
he was bound TO do the best he could and to
act in the matter consCicntiOusly and fear
lessly aud without regard to personal cpnsc.
quenccS or TO anything else than the law and
the facts. The judgment of the court martini
upon Gen. Porter was undoubtedly the final
Judgment of constitutional court, and the
pending bill did not propose to reverse the
Judgment OF that court, or to provide for u
new trial, rs did one presented two or three
years ago. As to a new trial, it could not he
legally granted even with the consent or on
the motion of the accused himself This bill
merely authorized the President of the United
states, byand with the consent of tho senate,
TO treat Mr.. Porter as person eligible to tho
Office which he formerly held. Mr. Hoar did
not agree with senators who held That to
grant the relief asked in this case was to i'm
suit the memory OF President Lincoln or of
the members of the court martial. Was it
ever before heard that the executive i'm issuing
pardon, especially when IL was issued on
newly discovered evidence, insultcd the Jury
ana court who found the verdict and passed
sentence originally. Was every new trial
granted an insult to the court below? There
would be but ono answer TO these questions
But was there sufficient reason for granting
the relief asked here? He thought there was,
because when the original sentence was passed
the situation at the time OF the alleged of
Tense, which could only he learned from the
commanders on the other side; and without
undertaking to pass upon the military quCs-
tiOns involved, it seemed perfectly clear to
him that that newly disclosed evidence made
Il new ease If Gen. Porter was condemned
wronglully, thon for twenty years he had
rested under burden worse than torture,
worse than death, and that terrible burden
OIimlt npE IN lnngp. Inn,
less upon the re-eXaminaton of the
facts which it would bo the duty
OF the President and the senate ta make here
altcr, IL should be determined that he ought
not to be restored. The name of President
Lincoln had been invoked to prevent this act
of justice, but he believed that If President
Lincoln could be called upon to vote upon the
ease as now presented, his vote would he east
as be MIR. Iloar) intended to cast his own.
He did not know what prciudices or what
honest love of country hc might offend by
that vote. He did know that he would rather
incur almost anything else than the dsap-
probation of some men who would be grievcd
by his action Upon this bill but he had done
ms best to discover his duty, and he thanked
God for giving him grace to perform it.
Mr.. Logan, to show Gen. Grants incon-
slstency ON the question of requiring strict
obedience TO the orders of superior officers,
read an order sent by him to the late Gen.
llurlbut in one of tho western campaigns, di-
recting him to make certain march and ego
through to Corinth." Hurlbut replied by
telegraph that he thought he understood the
order, hut wished to bo certain, and that if he
did understand it, il involved tho loss of his
whole command to which Con. Grant re-
piled 81 am glad you comprehend my order
so accurately" lLuughter.l Mr.. Logan spoke
again briefly of somo of tho facts in the
Porter case. lie denounced Portcr's action
Is inflmous-iniamou in tho extreme, and
lcnicd that any new filcts had come to light
10 justify gentlemen in changing their minds.
The changes had not been produced by the
acts or the law, but certain other influences.
The bill was then passed by the following
vote: