Evening journal., 1911-04-17
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Wrong That Ingalls,
Riehted
By "HOllaDd."

In 1882 General Grant published an
article in which he frankly admitted
that he had been in gross error in i'm
putting to Major General Fitzjohn
Porter conduct at the second battle OF
Bull Run, in August, 1862. which JUS
tilted the verdict of court martial by
which General Porter was cashiered,
dismissed from the army. and forever
prohibited from holding any office un-
der the United States Government. AS
a result Of General Grants magnani-
nous action, which he called simple
act OF justice, Congress passed a bill
removing some of the penalties pre-
scribed by the court martial. There
were, however, some technical defects
to this bill, and General Arthur was
compelled to veto It. But in the first
administration Of President Cleveland
another bill became law by which the
sentence of ex-General Porter was ex-
plunged, and he was restored to the
United States army with the rank of
colonel.
At the time the so-called Fitziohn
Porter bill came before the Senate in
the administration Of President Ar
/ 'AAAf RuDAlI lultlfcl Wdh kItdllN
aroused; there were many Senators
who accepted General Grants view
that General Porter had been uniustly
sentenced, while others were sincerely
convinced that the verdict of the court
martial was fully justified by General
Porter's conduct at the second Bull
Run.
II was observed by a number of
Senators about this time that General
John A. Logan, one of the Senators
from Illinois, contracted the habit Of
spending an hour or two every after
noon pacing back and forth before the
screen which concealed the cloak room
from the Senate chamber General
Logan always wore a frock coat which
carried coat tails of unusual length,
reaching below his knee. He presented
striking picture as he slowly paced
back and forth along the rear aisle
His head. covered as it was with thick
masses OF very black hair, locks Of
which strayed frequently over his
forehead and were tossed back with an
impatient jerk of the head. was bent
forward, as though he were studying
the outlines of the floor Occasionally.
he would thrust his hands beneath his
coat-tails and cause them to flap vio-
lently. He seemed absorbed i'm deep
thought, but there were Senators who
thought he was posing.
Ingalls, said a colleague to the
brilliant Senator from Kansas. I'm
gals, have you noticed Logan pacing
meditatively back and forth at the
rear Of the Senate chamber? He has
been doing this now for several days
each afternoon. What do you suppose
II means? Is he posing to the CALLER
ies?"
Yes. l have observed this new de-
parture of John Logan's," said ingalls,.
Il am persuaded. however, that he is
not doing this spectacular pacing back
and forth with intent to catch the eye
of the gallery; he does not need to do
that, for the eye Of the gallery is al
ways fixed more OF less upon him.
am satisfied that Logan thinks he is
thinking"
Two days later Logan began a
speech which afterwards became ira
ditional in the Senate. II was I'm op-
position TO the bill which, If passed,
would relieve General Porter from the
stigma and penalties consequent upon
the hnding of the court martial The
speech occupied several days i'm its
ANiANNAes hNHdn Wdh never more bHeC-
tive: never did his rude and yet power
full oratory so command the Senate.
One of his most attentive listeners
after the first day was Senator In
gals Of Kansas When Logan's speech
was finished, ingalls, was the first to
congratulate him, and having done
that, he sought out and faced the Sen
ator to whom he had said that Logan
thought he was thinking.
II was mistaken in what I said to
you the other day about Logan" In
gals confessed John Logan was
really thinking And what he thought
he has now told us in this great
speech"
Copyright, 1911. by f. ]. Edwards. All
rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell of
'.The Talkative Grant that His Old