National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-14

the government that they should, without the |
sympathy for those who during the war had been
dismissed the service of the United States. Why
Because they would naturally sympathi5e with
mem and say, Il have been forgiven aud, there-
fore, forgive everybody else"
Continuing, Mr.. Logan inquired what 1t was
that was before tho court martial that tried Por-
terri The question was, had there been a dis.
obedience of orders2 Military law showed that
there was no excuse for dlsobedienee Of law
bility TO its execution. Had there been such
physical impossbility shown? Not at all.
Without taking up. time 70 read the evidence,
Mr.. Logan. showed the position Of tho various
forces on the occasion. Pope had expected he
would be attacked, and any oiiGeT having
an attack, aud he had properly ordered Porter to
be on board by daylight. Porter had no option or
discretion IN the matter. His duty was to obey.
but 1t was claimed that his officers did not coun-
sci obedience to the order; ,-
To show that Porter did not intend to obey the
order 1t had been shown that he did not acquaint
his officers with the urgent language Of the order
One of Porter's division officers had testified that
If he had known Of the urgency of the order he
would have been in favor II obeying II. Porter
had, in his letter, said he did not intend TO obey
Pope except when he had to. There had been
combina ion and DENOMINATION that Pope
should not succeed
lie charged here and deled contradiction that
first battle OF Bull Run. loud applause in the
gallery, instantly repressed by the presiding
officer, Mr.. Frye in the chair. who announced that
mitled, and IL repeated the offenders would be
removed by the sergeantatarms.l
Alluding 70 the reasons ior not moving, Mr.
logan salu tnht SO lar Us the ROAD was concerned,
inc evidence showed mat forter hso not exam,
med the road, and that the road was free OF
obeying the orders. Yet gentlemen said Porter
could not obey the order. why dld not gentle
men snow that ne !rlea 70 oDey tue oLuss, ny
eyldence showed mat ne never Wleu 10 40 ~
The road was open from o'clock In the morning,
aud he didn't move for Ave hours after no was Or
dered 10 move. The evidence showed the road 10
DO good trains had passed over IL that day; and
mere was road on eaeh slhe lne rallr0na' ana u
was az open aud clear country 30 tha' troops
coulu nave easily Travelled along ~. ,,
Mhnt excuse was gwen py forlers Hlenus
Ihat II was DARK night MI; hugan woula only
say that me oElIence cOhirauGleu tnat sthlement'
ana suppose " was uhIk hIsnt. he Woutu APP
peal 10 every sehalor IN lns ChhnueI, o. poth con-
edera'e ana federal armies, Inat suon reaspn
Tor not moving, under the circumstances was eo-
surd.
Mr.. Logan had himself, on an exceedingly oatk
ana Az rainy night win l9VVo men, crossed the
Mlssissippi river, IN lrched tweniy-two mites, anu
fought a battle and, as ne heleVeu, saven tno
neid, lake az me naTenes OF tne armies on
elther side-taRe the marcnes OF tne very corps OF
Fll2'John Porter when ho was relieved OF It's com
mand-ail the evidence showed that the armies
m1feheu ngnt aitsr hSht III totai 9arkhess: iake
M the gtea1 Dattles OF history, anu lhe snme WIN
be found. 10 nght me eattle OF ArOeia Alexander
the Great marched all night III me dark 20 reach
the battle rvund III me morning. 80 WIN De-
moSthenes ut tue battle OF Syracuse. One OF Neros
marches hnd been so swift, nutwlthstaldn g the
darkness Of the night, that the first that Hannibal
knew of his presence was receiving the head of
his brother, Hamlcar, winch Nero threw over the
city wall The marohes OF Napoleon were dis
tngushinR CHARACTERISTIC oil bis military methods,
aud were one OF the secrets of his successes.
Mr.. Logan sent To the clerk desk and had read
rom ron Motley oo Dutch Republic an instance IN
through an arm OF the sen that came up to their
chins TO reach their goal in time, and they did 1t
and accomp lished their object. Yet POrters dis
| lance IRON the point where he was wanted was
only nine miles on dry land. VIII any American
Snuiar cDull do 2 In the of hanVau
and all that was made, could not an American do
what other men could do? Had Porter been
that night aud had said he could not do 1t, what
wo uld be thought of him III the light Of the ex-
tract that had Just been read
II was easy TO denounce the action OF the dead,
for they spoke not. But 1t did not always succeed.
Mr.. Logan knew some gentlemen who were very
anxious to show that this man had =, been unjustly
ton of fifty officers of the army He read num-
Der of those to show the otienses for which men
regretted he the general was not the instrument
t. iniict the punishment Of death. Aud not one
court mart al, but summarily dismissed by their
officer who was that oflicer2 y was Maj; Gen.
Rosecrans. Without speaking OF any member Of
the house OF representatives, when he sought to
have Porter reliistated after inc trial OIL cosrt
msra VINO would appeai 70 thSo gepera 70 nave
anything but the mere whiR OF the commanding
ohlcer. On But they wereN only yoiunteer Of
way things are running in this country at this
time. Men mao Oeen kickeu OUT OF inc way pc
cause lhey nau peen Voiunleeronic OF volunteer
soldlers' no nhtler now mucn they rnlgnt DC
snalteteu, NOBODY ever put mem Oh, tne reurea
llsl. men lnaI attempted 70 uestLoy tne govern
ment-and say TINS without disrespect-come
forward ana attelnpt TO- Ieyeise history anu get
some hsslstinCe rom our siue auu On the glounu
OF cnarllyl NnhIity ior Wnoht rnr tne oeneHt
o. ihah wno III tne nour vi hiai aheu W perform
ms uuty 10 . country ,,, ,.I .-,,,
MT. logan was cna,Ee1, ne sulu, Win loliowlnS
| ~ Tug senate onanpuI Wnose opinion Opposed
TINS Dill, ne "ou1d sui DC iouho maintaining
tilMt opnon. r. A.. , r,, e.--,,,,
Inc senator from new Jersey Mt; SeWelll had
hau a lelteT read from zen. tIaht; II any man III
INC sentte nuu m,oT9 respegt ior yen, uIant tnan
oir, Lognn' no lMr ,bosuhI ulu not KNOW VINO me
man was, ne wouIu say mourning 70 detract from
tue WeI-earuou lulhe oi nen, SIunI, Dut nc Woulu
We I9rniI.tpu W say thaI a. iaW!eT Gen; Srant
oUuiu hot oc rusarugu us ms. viass ~ nad peeh
sslu lheIe Wus no phttle Oh tue twenty -niilln OF
august 100, ana SO Iortet coutu not De guilty.
Wen then II mere was Dalie on tne twenty
Hihtn nc WIS Bullty. ucgorulnB 70 tue views
OF iottetS llisnds. MI Logan theh read the
ieter OF zen Grant 70 peh' fotler' IN whlcn
| ne lGrant sara ne hau condemned
| Porter on msuihcient Information. Ihat Is,
since zen Sraht hau asicefainea that there was
| 10 oatie iought on the twenty nlntn. theh ne
nau salu fortsr WIS n3t Suii!y, III luis MI, logan
rdhkiy hsreeu Win zen, urnnI. uentlemen alu
NOT Ike leueIai testimony, ihey Wanteu cohleu-
ersle testimony. nc woulu tneIvIore take con-
ieueIete testinony' MI. Logan Lnen Ieau rom
sthtSlhents OF 5en Les 70 SNOW tnat tnero was
pattle on tnat IA! anu tha. hs zen Lee shiu, IL
ragged Win great Jury, MT, Logan ain coua prove
py tne teslnony Oh every union oLlcer tnat there
was sucn patie. he Iehu tne nHInes o. iaIge
number OF reading union olleeIs 10 snow mat
tuCIo nhu Decu bucn putlic anu tuht tne losses