The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-07

the army and made him leper whom
his own Government could not touch
with All Office of profit or trust. This
verdict awarded him such infany that,
for time, Iscariot and Arnold were his
only competitors.
Boutelle, Of Maine, protested against
the passage Of the bill and denied that
it was the unanimous desire Of the men
Who fought under Porter to have him
reinstated into the army.
Then number Of short speeches wero
made, all but two being in opposition to
the bill-the exceptions being Laird, Of
Nebraska, who served under Porter, and
who made an eloquent appeal for his old
commander, and Henley, Of California,
who criticised the action Of Cutcheon, Of
Michigan, in casting imputations upon
General Grant and then striking them
Out Of the record.
In reply Cutcheon expressed his high
appreciation for the high military abili.
ties of General Grant; but being pressed
By Henley with the question, "Why did
you strike out your remarks!' he was
compelled to admit that he left them out
because he wanted to-an admission
which caused much merriment.
The committee then rose aud the bill
was ordered to be engrossed and read a
third time
Curtain, Of Pennsylvania, then took
the floor TO close the debate ia favor of
the bill. He knew Fitz John Porter
we'll, and in the beginning Of the war
the General was q most enlightened and
ardent advocate Of military discipline.
The record would show one significant
fact, coming not so much from the living
rs from the graves Of the dead. The
first citizens who asked for redress of his
wrongs were Horace Greeley, Henry
Wilson and himself. Certainly, the
fideiitv ! those persons to the Union
could not be questioned. Porter had
never approached him 10 ask him to DO
his advocate. He was pained to hear a
distinguished member of House
(keifcr), over aud over again, say that
Porter was q coward. Before God, be
never knew Porter who was a fool or
coward. Applause He had never
before come across man who had the
temerily to say that Porter was coward,
and he never would hear it again. He
gave an interesting history Of the move.
ments OF the army Of the Potomac in
the beginning Of the war, and nearly
every member in the House stood in o
circle around him and frequently ap-
pIauded his remarks. fIs dHcIt upoH
The services rendered to his country by
Fitz John Porter and ridiculed General
Pope's proclamation, which, be declared,
ratified and glttered with gereralities.
If General Porter had violated orders, if
he had treated his superior officers with
disrespect or contempt, it was the duty
of that superior TO have taken away his
ensign of rank Immediately and put
him under arrest. Referring to the fact
that Cutcheon, Of Michigan, had elimina.
ted from the record his imputation upon
General Grant, he congratulated that
gentleman upon the good taste which he
had exhibited, and that between the
time Of the delivery Of the speech and
| the publication Of it he had time to re-
pent He criticised the speech Of Horr,
of Michigan, for its expression Of opin.
ion that no ex.Confederate should vote
upon this bill, and he took it for granted
that men who, in error, but in the belief
| that they were right, had fought in a
great war, were better men than quarter
masters, paymasters, suffers and contrac-
Tors. Laughter. In brilliant pero.
ration, which was warmly applauded, he
| appealed to tho House to do justice to
the wronged man, and at the conclusion
of his speech he Was heartily congratu-
lated by his party friends.
The bill was then passed-yeas 1874,
nays 78.
OF the South Carolina delegation,
Messrs. Dargen, Evins, Hemphill and
Tillman voted in the affirmative. Messrs.
Aiken and Dibble are neither recorded
rs having voted nor as being paired.