| Show disputed honor history bueing being but a contina continuous ous succession of repetitions we do not have to search bearch tar far in the past to find a dispute regarding the award amard of honors for a naval battle which bears an ini te resting if not a very ao close resemblance to the contemporary temporary ni controversy concerning schley and sampson it stands out as one of the picturesque incidents of the war between the states and farragut la in the central figure after the capture of new orleans by the fleet of that famous admiral he sent the report of his operations to washington by the hand of captain theodorus salley bailey the captain innocent of the contents of the report which he be bore from his commander was eagerly welcomed at the capital and in the presence of senator grimes of iowa was asked by the secretary of the navy to teu tell the story ot of the fall of the crescent city when bailey had finished grimes exclaimed come with me the account of this great battle must be told lold on the floor of the senate in the senate chamber capt bailey was greeted with emotional cordiality and members of the house hurried over to listen to his recital of the imposing and stirring events in which be had taken an important part leading ash ho did the first division up the river even in advance of fa farragut lut at at the conclusion of his narrative e the representatives returned t 0 their chamber with the impulse to give thanks of congress to both Balle bailey yand and farragut nt while senator grimes instantly arose in the senate for the tume same purpose but before the motion was aade alade secretary welles had read Farra guts report which did naf refer to bailey as having led themay th eway and indeed represented the fleet as ascending the river in two columns abreast himself at the head of one lot these welles oe hastened a W i grimes and e the senator in the midst of his was obliged to call as a halt on the enthusiasm which was sweeping the two houses alonz along he explained the matter as well as he could to capt bailey who still sat in the chambier chamb cham bir gr but naturally that officer went forth filled with humiliation afterward farragut alone received the vote 0 thanks for the victory and it was seven years later and after much aclis eor correspondence between him end bailey that he be was brought to see the error which he had committed by inclosing ing la in hu deport ja a sketch of the movements af ai he had originally planned them but chieh had bad been rendered ancor A by a subsequent eb change ge in his plans it if was then thai fw ir wrote to his wo wounded subordinate my P examination a leation of the printed Til agram has fully satisfied me of et justice appeal I 1 shall T ther therefore are forward to the department a correct ketch ot f the final attack as we passed up the river |
