The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-05-09

BUTLER AND PORTER FIGHTING
THEIR BATTLES OVER,

Hen Continues Ills Charges Of Cowardlos
and WIN Hack itby Pfoofs-'rhe Ad'
mirai Retorts by Calling Dutler an
Imbeoilo aud Ia sorry Hs Dld Not
Thrash Him While lie Was military
Governor,
WASHINGTON, May 7,-aen. Butler,
fortified behind ponderoua legal TONES
and immured huge piles OF manuscripts,
sat In his office ON Capital hill yesterday
afternoon engaged in the preparation OF
q reply 10 Admiral Porter regarding the
New Orleans episode during tho rebel
lion, lilo has enlisted tho assistance OF
his law partner, o. ID, Barrett, and bual'
nesa Of every sort viii be subordinated
10 the work which was inaugurated by
tho generals uttefancea at the recent
banquet nc Boston, Mass, When rep
reaentatiye OF tie United Press intcrrO-
gated Glen, Butler as 10 the course he
would pursue concerning Admiral Por-
tor, he repliell "When Porter will say
that he did not go down the river with
his fleet below the head OF the Passes on
the day that Farragut passed the forts,
| will prove he lies, lilo has not said
that yet,
Among the papers on Gen, Buffers
desk, and which viii be Appointment fac,
tor In the proposed answer, Is u hnel OF
the record In case which was TILED
several years ago Ia tho supreme court
OF the District Of Columbia before Judge
Humphrey, On the brief Is inscribedi
"Supreme Court, District OF Columbia,
In Admiralty No, 200, United States In
behalf Of the officers and mon OF tho
North Atlantic squadron, versus the
lron.Clad ram Texas and the Beaufort "
1--WE will show up q transaction In
which Admiral Porter was interested "
said Mr., Barrett, 'and In which no
claimed prize money aggegatlng $751;
l9i. 90 for the capture Of these two yes.
sells when asa matter OF fact, they were
In the possession Of the army. II was In
the closing days Of the rebellion, and
these two alleged men-of'war were on
the point Of destruction by the confcd'
crates after the surrender Of Lee, Ad'
miral Porter put In claim for the
amount Of prize money stated, but the
case was thrown out OF court, and es'
peoially when Il was shown that the two
boats only brought 5000 when they
were disposed Of,
"I think Admiral Porter will find II
necessary 20 consume more than three
weeks In settling Gen. Butler, and tho
prize money case Ia only ono instance
that we will cite against him In this con-
trovorsy, 10 h not upon hearsay evidence
that Gen, Butler has made the statement
that Porter ran away from floating
drydock and two small Confederate
steamers, After FaTagut went from the
passes and ran by the forts 10 New
Orleans, Gen. Butler followed In his
headquarters boat and was thus between
Porter and Farragut aud able 10 see and
judge what trlnspired,
"Had Gen, Butler acted upon the In.
formation given him by Porter ho would
have abandoned Farragut and ceased
operations against the forts, but he was
better informed than tho commander OF
the mortar fleet, who the day after no
had reported that the Confederatos were
In pursuit Of and would destroy the
feet, rctraced his steps when II was
shown that there was no foundation for
his scare, This controversy will not DO
settled by pooh.poohing on the part Of
Admiral Porter, as no will find out bO-
fore we are done with him"