The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-14

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sistinR OF Curtin Eaton, Phelpa and Rice
FoRrY-EIGuru CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.
SENATE.
WAsEtNaroN, March L. Press. THE
bill Tor the relief 81 FtE John Porter va,
taken up and Mr.. Aanderson addressed
the eenBtc IN opposition to 1t. He und r
stood The clsiD 20 DO that on full oxamina.
ton no fault cuult ne fou d with the con.
duct OF General ? rtsr. He had not exam.
inod unt recently the report ana proceed
n pps OF the court martial thai
tried General Porter, he had read General
Grants paper in the n ORTIZ American Review
and that WITH other Reading had aroused Ia
him sSmpat&y and interest In ths case. He
teit IL his duty then to examine the matter
theron shiy, and he was sorry 10 be COM
polled 10 say that from the examination he
lad given the ease, Whistler this b. case
q judicial review. or the exercise OF cisms n
~. he fslt bound to vots no on this bill.
TIE bill ssked congress to set aside the YER.
dict OF tae csart martial TO review and set
aside the dsAsion OF one of the hiRhss tri-
bunsis, most dangerous president.
Mr.. Henderson said the bill vas restrain.
Cd upon the people oy the Independents OF
Ne executive. IL the casa should some TO
Ghis senAts % an original proposlsion on
the Gndings Of the court martial and con-
eress al otld take to issslt TO review the re.
osrd sad let the prisoner go, the adj
vooates Of this bill would etand
ssh,st. President Lincoln had written TO
Leonard 3 welt 10 the fitI John Porter csss
that he bad read every word OF the test-
nouy IN the Fus john Porter case, and
aaid. 81 tell you he IL guilty and ought %
he hung" We're corrooorasiou of SGett's
testimony necessary, 1t was Afforded by the
testimony OF Robert Lincoln before the ad-
yi,ory BOARD as 10 the statements OF the
presideut, his siher. Porter had expressed
10 Burnside a feeling OF contempt for Pope
and that feeling wa 80 plain TO AL officers
who had como IN contact with him that
even General Mcclellan had to beg
him to be- 10 al 10 HE comm tnder H
did not wish disaster 20 the Union army,
but he did not wish Pore to succeed. This
jealousy Of his leader had been his curse
Il h al csnsed the downfall Of many com
msnders in the army Of the east. hcOlcl.
Ian Hooker, Burnside, Meade and Pope fell
by reason Of il. Thank God Mr.. Msnderson
ss the armies west Of the Cumberland
and Tenpsssee we're free from 1t. Among
McPhsrsoD, Logan. Sheridan, Thomas,
Grant and Sherman no heart.burDipks, no
jealousy or hatred existed lapplauss IN gal.
'eres. He opposed the bill because OF law
and facts, because OF dangerous precedent
to the army and because he believed 1t to
be truly right to do so. loud applause In
Mr. Logan then addressed the senate in
opposition to the bill in long speech,
during which he used the folio ring Ian
guIge: 30 far ~ the argument OF sympa.
thy IL concerned, all men In distress are en-
titled 20 our ~ mpsthy. The poorest man
VINO had fought in the army was entitled
to sympaihy for his wounds and prlvs-
lions, but there was no proposition 10 put
him on the retired list. Symps
shy should not override law; sympathy
should not override justice. sympathy
should not override the principles which
underlsy the government, said Logan,
turning TO the democratic aide OF the
cham Der, ~ say to-day. in all kiDdosss II
this side OF the chamber, though Of course
Il will have no effect, ard do not expect Il
to have any. that cause you peopls assist
ed by o few OF ours Il one which will preve .
the people OF this country as losg 40 Won 40
on In this way. from favng any contidencs
that you intend 10 administer the all airs OF
the government fairly. This opening oft
doors, he continued means the breaking
down O. the barriers between loyal men
and ds!oyal men SO far as the foundations
of army discipline were concerned. IL
meant the opening OF the retired list Ia
other men TO come In a. Porter Was coming
not care what few gentlemen were and
what few gentlemen were out ofthe Union
army might say, IL was his con-
yiction that the great body the American
people did n, I believe in breaking aown
The barriers between men who failed In
time OF need and those who stood at their
post" "And when say that" continued
Logan, ~ am speaking Of our people. They
do not believe in your coming here to regu.
late our court-martial OF war period; tney
do not believe II IL Just; they do not
believe it 10 rigot that you |
should. l tell 700 I am speaking TO
you truth as the people will speak 1t TO
Won hereafter. Your confecefacy could |
regulate tie own court.martial while yos
b al confecerscy; but slrs. do not come
here In numbers sufficient TO put back Ia |
our army the men who faiIed Us and thus
destroy discipline. Our army casts slurs
upon men who did their duty. trampled In |
the dust Of their bones and pat q stigma
upon the names Of Uni1n soldiers. lie,
Bot your feelings go 80 far. III you do
assure on that more years than you think |
siiI pass over your heads before you bsve
confidence in the American people. This
vas an oct Of Justice. Mr.. Logan asserted,
not only to the army, but 10 all loyal peo-
lie ofths country; an injustice TO the mem
,ry Of the faithful dead; an injustice 10
kb-ahan Lincoln end those sssocistsd ]
Rlth hin; taoss Who were friends Of the