The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-15
PORTER WINS THE DAY.
HIS BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE,
senator Logan's speech In Opposition Un-
ayailing-slx Republicans and All tho
Democrats Vote In tho Affirmative
Work Ia tho House,

WAsuISoroS, March ii,--1he bill for
the restoration OF General fltz John Porter
to the army has now passed both Houses OF
the Forty Eighth Congress but having been
amended In tho Senate IL not yet ready w
60 TO the President The Senate amend
nenl strikes out the provision for tho restor-
alton OF Porter 10 all the rights, titles and
privileges OF rank held by him nj tho time
OF hls dismissal from the army" II was
accepted by roftcr's friends to more thor
oughly nllay the fears OF some persons that
IN the form In which the House passed II
| II might confer on Porter some apparent
right 10 clau pay for the time he
was out Of the service, General Porter has
never asked for cent for this period, and
has eagerly dlsclaimed any desire for money,
General Slocum said that tho Senate amend.
mont would mnke no trouble In the House,
and would probably cause but little delay,
| As q good deal Of time would elapse before
the bill could be reached Oh tho Speakers
| table In ordinary course, an effort will be
made 10 concur In the Senate amendment
and pass the bill under Suspension OF the rules,
Il
military committee 10 do NO he can make
| the necessary motion next Monday, and
| Ills will probably be done. AZ 10 the ac-
| tl0n OF the President the fact that two
| years ago he rcmllted the unexplred portion
Of General Porter's sentence on the ground
| OF hrayc doubt ~ 10 the Justice Of the orig
lnal sentence, makes livery improbable that
he will do otherwise than slgn the bill and
/ nominate IA llanaVaI DnYlaV IA. Aa G.I...aI IA.
the army, The majority for the bill In tho
Senate was II, tho yote standing 10 10 30.
PASSED TnE SENATE.
| In tho Soma Thursday, the Porter Relief
bill being under discussion, senator
MandorsOn said that attor reading General
| Granite paper on the case ho hnd examined
| the matter thoroughly, ana was sorry 10 say
| that h0 folt bound 10 vote against the bill
| which asked Congress 10 review ana aot aside
decision OF oOurtmarllnl, one OF the high.
| est OF irbunala, President Lincoln had
| wrltion TO Leonard Awott that ho had read
every word OF testimony In the onhe, and had
been forced 10 the conclusion thar Porter was
! guilty and should have boon hanged, Por-
tcr'H feeling OF olnleupt for Pope was 10
strong that ovQn u0noral Mcclellan had To
beg him 70 be loyal 10 his commander Tho
| speaker opposed tho hill because OF tho law
| aud tho faola, because OF the dangerous pro.
oedont 20 the army, ana because ho believed
| II right 20 do 30,
held that this wnA u trial NJ tho grave OF those
dond OF the charge that those who had tried
TINS man had distorted the fhCiH II was per.
| fectly natural that those VINO hnd boon on tho
| Confederate alle should fC0l u Aylnpathy for
those who, during tho war, had been dia.
missed from the service of tho United states.
The question waH--hnd thoro boou u dleObodi'
cnee Of orders without physical impoe..lollity
had boon the o,uao OF tho loHa Of the iirat bat
90 OF liull Run Loud applause in the gnl'
lcry, instantly repTcsscd by Mr., Frye, who
that Porter had never tried TO obey
pOpoa ordora. The road was open, but hp did
not move for nvo hours nrtor ho hnd boon
ordered 70 do so Tho excuse that the night
was dark was nbAurd, llo himself, on u dark
| and rainy night had, with ton thousand mon
crossed tho MlaalsAppl, marched twenty-five
mlloa, and fought battle, Might marches
wore tho distinguishing features OF tho
work OF nll great Generals Logan a0nt
10 the olork'a desk ana had read an account
of u march OF three thousand soldiers In llol.
land IN lb,A through walcr up 10 their china
llo thcn aakodl "wlll any Amorloan say an
american soldier can not do whata foreign
soldier onn dof"
Continuing, Mr. Logan said that he know
some who were anxious 20 show that Porter
had boon unJnatly condemned, Among those
wna 0onoral li0aocrana who had eunlnarlly
discharged fifty'onc officers without trial bo-
cause Of trivial violations OF tho Martial law,
The speaker was charged with following Por.
lNf TOO lNFi ~ nc llfoNhnl Mhh lno onll iuun
~ the senate whose opinion ,waa opposed 70
this bill hp would atil mnintaln thai opinion
10 would say nothing 70 dotraot from
tho wolloarn0d famo OF General Grant
General CRAM could not DO regarded as drpt
class. IA 20 The ntntoinont that thero had not
boon battle August ~ lHsi tho tontimony OF
Uonornl Ice NJ that point logan ahowpd that
thoro was bnttlo ana that II raapd with great
fury. Mr. sowol had haid that there was no
doubt that thoro was heavy nghtinR. but II
waa by Isolated briaadoa. Kvldontly thoro
wtA ono isolated brigade that did not night.
1nAtosd OF thoro being M,0O0 troops IN charge
OF I,ongStrool in front OF Porior, as claimed, Il
had been proven that thoro wcro not 500 mon
opposed 10 him. when Pope concluded 10
Attack tho onomy along tho whole limo ho or
itoad ef miles away, The "bandbox" soldier
could not ipht until ho got ready, When the
order wfH handed 20 Porter ho folded II ana
put u IN hle poolot, and The only order ho ie-
ruod that day 10 General hiurgia was not 10
taht but 20 move hla troops bnok 10 ManaAana,
Logan donod any friend OF Porter 70 show
that that oihoor had oboyod any order At that
Al 20 tho point urged, that Porter had boon
o good soldier aud ON tho day pftor tho dao.
bodlonoo had done vol, Logan said that that
was not tho p0lni-Porler had dlAoboyed his
orders AugustsO. sympathy for Porter should
lying the Government, THIS opening Of tho
dOOrn ~ order meant tho opening OF tho 70
tired llgi 10 Other men 70 come IN ~ portor
was coming IN, llo did not believe the Amer.
lean people favored the breaking down OF
the bhrfOrs between tho men who failed IN
tlmo OF need ana those who stood 10 tholr
posts Tho people did not bollcyc II waa Jiiat
ana right f6r the aoulhornora 10 como here
" regulate their o0urtmurtlala OF the war
ported. DO. not come hero," said Logan,
npoaklnH 10 the Democratic Senator'S "ln aut.
npont numbers 70 put bpok IN our army men
who failed ua, and thus destroy tho discipline
| al mud "A atluHu thu
Union aodlora" Tho Idea OF replacing such
ton OF right
changing The word "tho" 10 |" an ADDITIONAL
before tho words retired liat OF tho army"
his object bulng, he nnll, 10 aayo from dis
Rraoo lhe regular rgtlrod llet, by haylnR sep.
those like him, This waa refused by tho chair,
Tho bill was then read third timo ana paaaod
80 20 sb Tho result wan received with
mingled applause md hleaoa
Tho vote WIS ~ fOllowni
Yeua--inyhrd, brown, lutlor, Call Coohroll,
Coke, ColqIltt, fair. Farley, GARLAND, Gibson,
Vorman, Vroomo, llhmpionh Harris, llonr,
,aoaason' Jonas' lonse, Of F,griaa, JSnea OF
pendloion. Pike, puph, ltlddlcborRor, Hnbln,
huulshurJ, tewpll, Slater, Vance, voorhees,,
walker and Wllllamp
liarflton iIawlcy, lill. Ingalls,, MoM illan,
Mandoraon, Miller OF California. Mitchell,
Morrill,, Palmer, platt sherman, Van wyoh
aud Wilson,
palrcd-ilcck, aye, with Hale, MOI Cameron
(wle.l, aye, with George, MOI Miller IN, W
no, with Camden aye, Plumb, no, With Vest
nygi sawyer no, with kcnnn, aye,
The motion 10 no Into executive uoaaon waa
agreed 10, but while the doors were being
CLOSED II wua discovered that The preamble
had not been passed, and motion 10 secure
ita Immediate passage VIVA made, Tho pronin-
bio wnA paaAod.-yena, plI nays, ", During
tlic vote Mr. Miner IN, w, transferred Mr.
Camdpn'e pail. 70 Aldrlch, who was now ab'
eont, and voted mo"
The preamble rcccs that board OF ofIlccrs
convened by the President 10 examine and no.
port upon the case OF uenornl Porter stated
That Justice required the President W nnnul
rfio nndlnHs ana sentence OF tho couritmaf.
tinl, pnd to restore him 10 the ponltlon or
which the sentence deprived him, such restor
alton 10 take offuut from the dute OF hin die.
mipinl from nervcu that the President had
rnInlIInl nn mllnh oil the nniiiAnnn Al hlnnIAll.