Show GENERAL r NEWS atoa t cheatt for lit john yera jan IL counselor closing argument it west in the fitz john porter caso i described hs brilliant clear logical and convincing he began yesterday that certain copies or returns in the audgo advocates possession allowing the strength of porter force at the lime of the second battle of bull aun be made the record but alio board overruled h oh action and the papers were filed choate said I m going tt argue this case on tho that this board knows t and especially of lie laws of war and the rules of military conduct and warfare in my judgment the strongest possible porter lias been biado by the judge alio has in closuit presented an entirely tie ahas a of the cafe if we are to lake that as final we may dis ain from our brinds all the hat hitherto have been made for I shall show that hi claim of the fault committed by general porter n not that which general mcdowell claimed it if not what general pope claimed in any of the many presentations of the anso that lio lias made if what ho now presents docs not examination we cannot help it we are satisfied with it but how these great generals who have up to this tiina flood in the attitude atti tudo of accusers and of accas ra will liko it u not for me tlajy but it doe seem to me a lit tle on alie pat of lie learned recorder for in stanco to general so much aided liim in case by li ts consideration and use houi t ix to twenty written and alio general anti inti governors iland I land eliat he in not on rial I did not understand it but it now that he was on trial by the of government and by him tried and t aund lie has thrown liim ignominy and as with him o with general pope whom lie has treated with contempt and scorn kow it will bo my duty to defend these laughter and while porter to also defend den mcdowell Mu Dowell however much wo may have complained of li attitude toward IK in thy we liace never thought to charge him with the stupidity or ignorance that he now charge upon in for he first limo in the hilory of io by the recorder why does lie do this ho wish to bring gen into dora he aia to convert this tribunal into a third bull allun as if two would not in the course of re choite baid I nuit and almott sl iune hat bormore than wat one of those heedless and inking millions who oak it for granted that porter was buky yot guilty of the atrocious crimes of winch ho was convicted because I never knew the exact char gf but guilty of something heinous and derogatory to the character of i coldir Fol dir took it for granted that the eminent nitting in judgment upon their peer could not leave found him guilty and put this brand of upon him anniem lio had really committed home fearful crime when lie camo to mo and asked me to act in an official capaci ty as ins co bounel unel I was obliged to tell liim BO iro aard with a manlin cM which I never forget that lie riot ask me to do so unless upon examination of tho record I was satisfied salis fied of liis innocence I examined tho record and found that his case had not been half tried that the trial had taken place in the midst of the frightful excitement of war alien the passions of people ceru at their fullest heat that there were circumstances most favorable to jus in the surroundings and in the compo the court I found that one half of alie witness to the inabin of the cae biad not been accessible to him when I examined ho new evidence I found that he wa not only not io drw entitled to alie highest honors and reward and tie found it to bo my public and private duty to stand by liim I say public duty for this not tho case of general porter alone it M alio case of every hon ait oit soldier and of all of this country there never has afen ngan er althere never him been an army with such a stigma upon it and if it WAS it is indeed high time M i that it was removed what liaa lome li nn up during all rc tir what chiw sustained anin la it for guilty men never would have akad for a rc cx animation of alie cli arca knowing very well eliat if half the proof had demonstrated hia guilt all the knowledge would only inake hi case black er and blacker during all years there never ina leon a waking hour lewt ii ueral la not grayd lio not dio until ho biad euid a and de liia entire innocence bo fore lis general deeb not atik for jua tic e uk eliut hia coin alete in lioce nce dball lie lie as loyally loyn lly and that id what we assert for hinal choate alluded to tho and the publio new eity to ft ten upon somo one alio mishaps of the ui n onny in virginia ito finnly believed eliat porter was elect lect d aa tho for mho from tho baturo of tho cao gouid bo held ible for tiie of tle anny in the field lie criticized criticised the air composition of the court martial ing upon it alo wen in the cae cheso nine inen acted a as human nature could be expected to act they might record their vote but it waa for them in tho nature of the case according laws of human kind to bo judge upon receipt of on order to liu ten the trial the acar guard of sc were brought up the cate for the government was closed and only three daiy diy given the accrued to pro hi case they could not stop to deliberato upon ho defense of tho accused it in now absolutely certain that feho order from rope never reached the hand of porfir until ho mill friia getting yet that court martial mida up their verdict on the belief that htwa received by him fit five thirty no coat can igind against fialto evidence forrd whatever weight ww gapen tollio fact WAa outweigh i ed by tw opinions of alit ir biaas warped heir judgment and their opi ion carried the iiii of courts if thoy hod stated to he court martini what they haeft stated since ond what one of them bw before you conviction roul I never hato taken place be would nava been discharged from that tribunal not ath debuke not with condemnation but honorl too they finateri ina teri ally alie rul of and lueit iu eit iona at art ruled out orttie of A testify were lincoln bifid iafe tat that had and had never examined the second there is not a man in whose opinion I would place great confidence than in that of lincoln if he knew the facts the paper that wan prepared for him wa calculated to mislead the learned recorder made one suggestion that gulled me even in the court martial thero was decent regard for the feelings of the rec cords and the boriin of courtesy were adhered to but the learned recorder in his printed opening argument has suggested that aliis dolay of two hours on the night of the was to bring u chance of commanders from pope to mcclellan Mr Clellan I do not think that this suggestion if worthy of this court or of a member of it I do not think his suggestion ad to alie integrity of general porter should leave been madei donot do not think anybody said before that porter ever wrote falsehoods in his dispatches which was the made this morning ly the recorder eliat was not the charge tried before tho court marti arop that has been tried biere it is a charge very galling to the petitioner and his concil choate concluded am argument for today to day by alluding to the withholding of the dispatch dis pasch sent by goneril Gc porter to pope the first of which was a message written to pope on that critical night telling linn eliy he could not start until this pope faid ho had lost but lie had no right to lose any paper on which depended alio fair faino of a bravo soldier afe mali uio the trial of troy dye ex public administrator of sacramento county fur tho murder of A M tullis wa was s concluded early this morning the jarv gifter being out twenty minutes finding a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree NEW jan IL the teller committee met today to day judge L V reeves of hensas tensas chairman of lie coin mitlee testified the fusion organization in that parish which included such republicans public ans as judge corden and sheriff register he said after this we declined to appoint A committee to confer with fuh fax differences that subsequently arose I am convinced did not arise aiom political cu as bupt peck visited the fair fax house for no political purpose A cumor spread that the color line wn to be drawn the people felt alarmed and my opinion is that peck went to fairfax to and induce him to withdraw from hl purpose of arraying alie blacks against the whites peck was shot down and in alie tight blut ensued several negroes wounded and one died aliis was alie starting point of alio trouble and the question became no longer political but a contest between alie races the negroes at massed in largo numbers and it became acca sary to restore ponce for this purpose judge cordall and sheriff register assembled n posie to put down disturbance tur bance warrants were issued or tho arret of faira ix bat could not be served owing to negroes alio chocked hocked around him everything was alc and quiet on election day george norwood of caddo alie next witness appeared with his bicad bandaged and with difficulty having been shot iff the face in the caledonia affair he testified the first cliot atts fired by he did not fire a cliot that day I a republican and always worked for the negro eif and thought it hard aliey should be alio first to shoot him it wan reported alie biad in the reema house and he thero with deputy sheriff to take possession of alie arms fearing threatened dis tui banco by negroes and as they approached pro ached tho house they were firing upon mr A acay of caddo lawyer and editor of the eliat he considers district attorney leonard responsible for election he w now accia mg atif of doing aliat lie advocated in layt years ho stated in his interview with president haye that there were no whites on the streets of shreve port on election day the reason was alie negroes surrounded and the whites stayed away to give t jiin a fair owing slowing sl the lm tion wiit fair and ul and alie negroes voted without molestation several were examined giving contradictory jan 11 A caucus f republican senators today to day was sailed by benator edwards to take action on alie order of bummie and committee on alie VIM appointed to report at a future amret ing there was an inter clinge of views on political questions and what would best advance the interests of the party nept ion of specie payment wa a general matter of congratulation and was as a originating with and carried out ly that party and was kucic tt ifal notwithstanding the efforts of the democrat to defeat it tho 01 protecting all particularly those of tho south in their rights under the constitution was earnestly discussed discua sed all agreeing that alio enforcement of alio taws would materially the baity which had always advocated tho of equal richla ledl BAS jan 11 A dispatch from pendleton dinst via walla walla alth reports tho execution of ho indian white owl and quit ti bumps alio were hanged at p m A strong guard of regulars and militia were on anty to prevent a rescue but nothing of the kind waa attempted tho chiefa acro dressed in full indian and throughout the of their raco bith dying with the death chant on lips th jan 11 alie learns that the who revolted aro tho indiana choso whoso removal to tho indian territory has been deferred for months in conto quence of the failure of the interior department to provide them with enough clothing to cover their naked on yesterday the secretary of war telegraphed gen sheridan that ijoyi had finally given orders for tho issue to these red akins of worth of clothing there are prisoners in the annd and aa of thorn aro with anything heavier than a breech clout the five hundred dollard di lull fed by the will jutt about imy a pair of tocks for each of them the times give a graphic description of the attending the hunting of the escaped thursday night having got up with the guard who were only efty yarda behind the retreating savages the entire command poured volley after valley into alio with terribly fatal killing over twenty and wounding as many more befaro the ravages bumm bcd iu gaining the hill at 1215 om the work of tarrying tho dead and wounded from th waa coro menca all the buck found were dead and about twenty and picked ftp on ai of the women and children by surgeon several were found to leave been dangerously wounded five of those shot died very oon after getting their wounds dressed and many more are expected to die be fore the rising of the sun tho times correspondent visited the where the dead bodies were collected awaiting burial at noon today to day friday the pile of twenty bucks eight squads squaws and two oge their grinning vis ages as they lay there on the now in deaths cold embrace nd nearly naked presented sight that beggars description at this writing the are still iu yur euit atud important news is expected soon there were killed private smith of A nd private everett of company II 11 third cavalry three other were wounded but not dangerously |