Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
After Long and Somewhat Bitter nN.
bate the Fitz John Porter Bin
Passes The Senate.
Hne silver Dollar Again Discussed In the
mouse and Pronounced the Dollar OF
Abraham aud christ.
XIX Congress
THE SENATE.


speech, rot very dissimIlar TO the Others
he has made,
MT. Teller moved an amendment to ap. |
point Gen. Alfred Pleasanton on the army |
retired list.
Mr.. Sewell said Gen. Pleasanton was
one OF the most meritorious and gallant
officers Of the army, and he would cheer
fully vote TO- bill to restore him 20 the |
army, but the bill TO restore Gen Fltz |
John Porter was unique, in that It was
Dill to vindicate the man, and he did not
want " loaded down with any amend |
ments.
Mr. Teller agreed with the senator from
New Jersey that the Porter bin was
unique, and he did not suppose that the
gentlemen who were so much interested |
In yindloatlug MIR. Porter would see any
great virtues In Gen. Pleassnton. The
difference Ia the cases Of the two men
during the war WAS 40 distinct that that
which commended itself TO those who
would vote for Porter was lacking In the
record of Pleasanton. lie thought it
scarcely creditable that man who had
served his country In every capacity With
zeal, fidelity and intelligence should be
while man who disregarded the high
duty imposed upon him, who failed at the
hour when his country demanded his
services, on the paltfy excuse of dark
night, should be put upon the rolls OF
the government and should llya
hereafter at the expense OF the nation.
In Mr.. Teller's Judgment the moving
cause for putting Fitz John Porter on the
rolls Of the government was not 10 vlndl.
cate patriot, but TO reward a traitor.
Mr. Plumb In opposing the bill said 1t
was admitted that ritz John Porter did
not obey orders, bus 1t was claimed be
had right TO disohey, and that he did
wisely in disobeying. MIR, Plumb would
venture TO say that not a man In the sen
ate who served in the Confederaoy In
arms would hesitate to say that such a
soldier In the Confederate army would
have been dismissed in disgrace, u not
snot, for failing TO perform the obvious
| duty which Porter failed TO perform
ON the goth and seth OF August 1852, and
suppose he had received no order. He
lay within sound of the firing, and he was
cool and collected, and he did not ride
forward or send TO inquire about ". He
knew what his duty was, being there
with the best corps In the army, and was
there nothing significant in the fact that
every man who served In the Confeder-
acy would vote TO put Fitl.John Porter
on the roll OF Union heroes. We had
heard lately Of an eulogium OF Jefferson
Davis at the same time that we got the
defamation of Edwin M. Stanton; and
was there beneath all this fellow-feeliug
for the Northern man who defeated
the Union army in batter The reinstate.
ment of Fitz John Porter was the begin
ming Of an attempt to re-writc the history
of the Union army, TO put that which was
disloyal aud unfaithful above that which
was loyal aud faithful. This was our
Quarrel, II quarrel it was, and the othel
,, side ought to refrain from voting on II
! Mr.. Butler interposec TO say, he hat
/. sat during this time In the discussion
' without opening mis- mouth either for o
I against the bill, but he submitted tina
: there was a point beyond which forbear
: apce ceased to be virtue, anC
! that point was about reached
: so far as he was concerned
II had been intimated by innuendo
! almost by direction, that Southern me
were casting their votes TO restore Fit
i, John Porter to the army because he wa
disloyal 10 the Union. not only protes
against that, Mr.. President, hut, SIR, 10
: ode. | denouuce 1t as absolutely and en-
tIrely and unqualihedly untrue, and, sii
II IL were in another forum | would de
nounCe it as cowardly, because we ar
Il here In the exercise Of our constitutions
, rights as senators ON this door, castin
our votes as our consciences dictate
= That we should be aspersed 10 TIL
. way is beyond my comprehension
among men and gentlemen. have ne
u opened my mouth for Fitz John Porter.
=, know OF no man from the South or WI
u WAS in the Confederate army who ha
e We have taken the ground that 1t Is ne
- our quarrel, but, sir, are we supposed
70 cit here like dumb brutes not called upo
le 10 exercise our constitutional duty
y vote, because we vote as our conscien'
ID dictate without regard TO his loyalty
y dIsloyalty? Following the track OF u
81 Republicans who brought this questle
here we are TO be aspersed and our u
tegrlty impugned. repeat, SIR, that
that dispersion were put upon
in another forum / would denoun'
u il as false aud cowardly. lie (Mr bu
q ler) had listened for the last time wlthol
n at least protest 10 these cons ant aspe
IN sions upon the men from the South, WI
at were simply uOlDE lhelT uutJ ~ my "
a derslAnd It. In conclusion Mr.. Butt
as said; 81 am the last man In the wori
r. sir,I can inform the senator from kansa
rn who would sustain a traitor TO the unl'
~ cause. am the last man on this no
rs who would have any respect Tor m'
I'd who thought deserted his colors, Is
nd upon the evidence which have had, al
as which have looked at,I think, iudlcion
re ly, do not believe that Rln John Port
a was traitor. do not believe ne
al serted his colors, and believing lhal,
he shall vote for this bill"
Mr.. Plumb. IL knew that before I
senator got up"
MI Bntler: "Then hope the senat
win stop his insinuatlons."
ay Mr.. Plumb; "Tne senator has not
IN. strained himself from a somewhat Nv,
nd speech here; | hope he win not feel nnu
IN any restraint elsewhere"
bv Mr. Butler; ~ can say this 70 the e
~ ator. that 81 he we're to indulge IN j
n. such sentiments aud expressions Ell
bxe where as he has here he would be w
~ ] tst--t.. - haor from me -