New-York tribune., 1884-02-02

renee and others, Of their own motion, arnd and
without sSe Swsss to Of he fsSn in which
asked him reconsider the proceedings os ,so os
thing sgned by such lstrous names nainr nr and
but never presented ien,ra ,, Thar no ,uch
action should be taken He said wisely that Wa was
premature. Another who became Ts ~. decision
greater weight on the 18th Of January lso, ht IN IN
anDonisd who should rsceive ths new evidence Thich
was offered He introduced this rcsouioh !, ,,id ha
aud General Porter that he pehe'eu "ouiu ''
adopted, and here Is the resolution;
p,soJr,d by the Senate and House Of Representa-
bed that it shall be the duty OF the President oi Tue
United States TO convene o9aTu ,, o. ,ns armies
or transactions in question: to examine the evidence al
legged beeen discovered by and TO he IN Tue pos
sessIOD Of Flz John Porter unattainable al he tne VI
t6s trial and report what IL any bearing snch evidence
II substantiated, would have On the hhuhgs anu
OF court martial In his case.
GENERAL GAIFIELD's POSITION.
And here is tho letter with that signature familiar
and 40 dear to many Of u.s. present It now, because
IL has been made public before. They
madC as Garfield suggested "an examination Of 'hs
evidence alleged to have been discovered by and TO be In
the possession Of Fz John Porter unattanabe at tho
time OF this trial. and they reported that the bearing OF
and sentence OF the cOurtmaal in his case They nao
evidence from the Confedcraes against whom Cen
cral Porter was ordered TO march. They had new eYl
dence in the dispatches Of General Porter which haa
been concealed or withheld They 9ad accurate M Ps P o.
they report and acqut Porter Of all guilt. Gentlemen
ings Of this martial THIS august tribunal should DO
reviewed. They claim thar the review. OF .roa
Gentlemen who have used their wit TO beltlc the dignity
and methods Of the Advisory Board ana claim greW i,
better in telling how differs from the board proposed IN
this resolution by him Garfield proposed that the Pres
pointocs should be officers OF high rank in the Army
GARFIELD proposed that this board should examine the ev
dence alleged have been discovered by and to be In
possession Of Ftz John Porter unattanabe at the time OF
his trial. and report what II any bearing such evidence
of the courtmartal his How does tho Advisory
Board here proposed and described differ from the one
whose report IS before usi Theirs has not been even an
attempt to show the difference. One gentleman, when
pressed exclaimed Gaed meant 10 na'e rre no SSo so
preudcod against the accused that they at first refused
judges had no prejudice This resolution introduced p
Garfield shows that he willing To have the proceed
y an advisory board And unless our opponents de-
stroy the records of the XIid Congress they should
INV conclusions from this public act Of General Garfield
AS his friend cannot produce his private leters to show
crccy which honor shut his lips and u did hi, dis
honor TO his memory should want 10 hnd soeIhns h
he says. 81 have not yet made In the light OF
study Of the field and map as You nave done. Can
there be stronger comment on the Improperly OF tnls
practice than the effort TO claim an opinion from General
GsrfeId out of letter in which he admits that he had
made careful study OF the suecti L. too nave cttei3
and they have nsions 10 this subject moi unfayOrable
TO the aide advocate Here two Of them bnt th9y
ore marked personal will not read them to hurt the
A third President listened approved and acted. He
named board OF examination Just ke mat silggosteu
by Garfield. He put II ofoers OF high rank In tho
army unronnected with tho armies transactions In
question" He put on It Generas Schofeld TORY ana
Getty men whom the gallant Sh rnan declared 10 De oi
fcers than whom three better d6not exist In the army
They speak as IL cour inartials were the supreme pn
wore however created ny the Legislature and the power
that created review correct or destroy But tao
action OF the House today Is not review OF the court
martial ts proceedings. We are hearing no appear
from court. We exercising frequent and lnds
pnted right We are putting into the army OF the United
States usrOus general whose services tnerc VIII DC
valuable TO tho Hepno our ScGn ,shn the no cor
martial expressed, that I: an unpleasant diseepancy
60 hstcry Outside OF the court and irrespective
of that courts decision tho world now KNOWS ana a1
fered wrong And gress recognizing the nexorabo
logic Of facts accepts the conclusion aud completes
claim that the pardon of tho President overruiei tho
cOurtmaral as that our action In restoring General FOR
Overrucs H. The President pardoned but could not
restore We find pardoncd man whom wo know 10 DO
worthy, and we restore. o ,
clare that This power IS limited 70 reappontInent;
PORTER ONLY ASKS FoR JUSTICE.
The Advisory Board did not sit to review the trial OF
the court martial. They sat to review case In which
tho parties tho Same, but tho evidence
was different. Their report contributed TO that
general conviction and that popular knowledge
on vhich with the report acting. On the facts
derived this report and elsewhere are asked to
restore General Porter TO his position in the army lie
does not ask money f0T services ne was aways reaY ana
suffering and loss almo' unparalleled IN history He
only asks that the ranks Of the army from which he was
driven shoud be open receive and that the sword
which taken from him should he placed at his side
Shall this sosnty justice lbs refused hint While mako
the appeal pause to admit his faus:-seriOus faults but
excusable. Faults but not crimes he was not traitor
for which Burnside, Mcclellan aud Lincoln constantly
pressed him. he spoke with irankness and freedom
military NIL s'cipLno snnerior in the field.
Es%enber that Gispachss we're coming from Lincoln.
from Mcclellan. from Burnside, saying that their only
front must come through him. and that in grateful obedi
encc TO three men whom he especially honoreh and
too that history has stamped just what he thought and
the truth For this breach OF military discipline,
however let him bo punished lie had no faith in hi.
susplcons and dskes to tho President OF the United
oGanCe. aud was washiugtons when on the hot sun
day at Monmouth he cursed General Lee loudly for hs
oowarIce or folly But this offence Is slight and has been
Mt Charm m the chief Of the rebellion walked down
tse steps OF this Capitol threatening return and destroy
IT, lie attempted its destruction and failed Yet encr
son DAVIS walks IN freedom % & Men s Who pon4ea our
trained AT West Point whose treason Is not investigated
M M NIX Has shs Posr n 'ns IN hnsr Il
orring In act alone be punished Must he bs sacrifice
Manassas asks only Justice II you rouse him justice.
plead against his wishes for mercy Take this inno-
him by the side OF those who honor hinby the side OF
Getty and Sykes and Terry and Schohed and Grant.
OPPOSITION SPEECHES.
Then o number OF short speeches wcro made all but
two boing in opposition TO the blhe exceptions being
by Mr. Laird OF Nebraska who served undor Porter aud
Mr. Henley, of California who criticised the action of Mr.
Cutcheon OF Michigan casting mputations upon Gen
eral Grant aud then striking them ont OF the record.
In reply, Mr. CutcheOn expressed his high appreciation
for the high military abilities OF General Grant but being
Nfp witt hn
strike out your remarks Z" compelled 20 admit that
he left them out because he wanted tO-an admission
which caused much mcrriment.
THE BILL AMENDED.