Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
A WOrdy War Of Partisan Bitterness in
the House.
Revival of Old Memories - Spicy
Speeches on Both Sides.
Special TO the'Gaae,te.

SpCclaI 10 tue Gazette.
Washington, January % The Fit2
John Porter case engaged the entire
attention of the lower house of con-
gress to-day. Follett of Ohio made a
speech which attracted the entire at
tentiOn of members and the crowded
galleries. He said he hoped that Sec
tionalism WAS done with, and would
have nothing TO do with the present
question. He pictured the Confed rat e
soldier, and said he believed him to be
as 10y al to the flag as any one. and
nothing could be of 3 CHI injury to the
country AS for any party to keep open
the bloody wounds of war
He was followed by Belford, who
declared that Grant was the
greatest general the world
ever saw, and he preferred
to believe him rather than to believe
the theoretical statements of the colo.
nels and ma ors of the militia.
Bedford was followed by Wise of
Virginia, and HOrr of Michigan. Horr
made an extremely bitter speech
against the South, and said Porter's
case concerned the North, and those
who fought in the Confederate army
should not vote in the matter. Wise
made remarkably elo Iuent speech
He said he was loyal to the Conf.dera.
cy, aud shed his blood for it rs youth,
but he was now as l.yal to the star
spangled banner as Tom Webster.
His GRAFTON attracted much attention,
and at It's conclusion many members
shook his hands.
By Asso lated Press.
Washington,.Ian 25.-The house
went into committee of the whole,
with Springer in the chair, and IL.
sumed consideration of the Fit2 John
Porter bill.
Thomas Of Illinois said: The evil
dence before the house proved conclu.
slvely that Porter had been fairly, fully
aud justly tried and convicted. From
the speeches made In favor of the bill
II would seem II was Popeon trial and
he wanted TO say n word in regard to
the vie slurs hurled at the man whose
reputation for valor, gallanlry and
ability stood above that OF any
man WHO assailed him here
Who was General Pope ,
He was born at the seat of govern.
nent Of the territory OF Ii inois, educa.
ted at West Point, brew ted three
times for gallantry on the field in
mexico, had never turned his back
on the foe or quail,d in the face of the
enemy. Though sometimes defeated.
IT was because Of the insubordinatiop'
treachery, and to his mind uneaualeli
treason % some of his subordinate Of
hcers, and now it is claimed that he
ought to be blamed " hen he could NOT
succeed, when the very men for whom
the gentlemen We're pleading sulked
IN MS tent. because the man who grad
mated at West Point before him was
MS superior officer There were other
men during the war who had suIked
IN their tents. On July %, 1864. when
MCPHERSON fell while leading the forces
OF the Army of the Tennessee. and
everything was in disorder, there
came Il man with c0al-black hair
ilamiug eyes, blazing out with patriot,
ism, who took command and hurled
back the forces of Hood. That man
WAS John a. Logan. 1AppIar,se on
the Republican side Then there was
ssuising III tents, and though Logan
ma rescued the army and
gained magnificent victory, he
had bar sinister upon his escutcheon
necalise ne had not graduated at West
Point, and three days after he saved
the army West Pointer was nut In
MS place But he did not sulk. be.
cause he was volunteer soldier who
went out TO save his country from traI.
Tors. Not SO with Fltz John Porter
whn wa. educated at West Point and
Mught that fidelity to one OF the grad.
ua.es or that institution was hinher
uaty than iidelity to his cnmmanding
oiiicer and country. Who were tl,e
men urging the passage Of this bill9
me, tnes We're the followers Of Mcclellan
me man whose removal filed ~
heart of Fltz John Porter VIII
venom and hatred foua.i
everybody, Who was MeCleIIana
he was man taken up by the Gna
perheads aud Sons Of Liberty and I s1,'
,pr the presidency against Abrshaun
Lincoln. The men who proposed ~