The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 3000, Ed. 1 Monday, August 7, 1911 Page: 3 of 4
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Porters Tribute to Grant
|Latter’s Action in Denouncing the
Sentence of the Famous Court-
Martial Deeply Gratified the
Victim of Injustice.
Alone of all the great commanders
|!n the Civil war, Maj. Gen. Fitz John
Sorter was disgraced by being cash
|ered from the Union army for alleged
aisconduct at the second battle of
3ull Run. Under the sentence of the
fcourt-martial, he was debarred from
bver holding any office under the fed-
eral government, a disqualification
|hat was not remitted until 18S2, when
■’resident Arthur took executive ac-
lion. Four years later President
Cleveland signed the bill which he-
Itored General Porter to the army,
living him the rank of colonel, and
|.unulled completely the finding of the
Dtirt-martial of the sixties.
A few days after this bill had been
jlgned I called upon General Porter at
iis office. When I entered the office
id saw a man of slight physique,
Phose hair was turning iron gray,
[hose complexion was pale, and
Ihose manner suggested that he had
pent his life at the desk or In the
Ibrary, my first thought was that
Tie gentleman was the secretary to
(eneral Porter. But he held out his
and graciously and a very kindly
aile flitted over his countenance as
said: “I am very glad to see you.”
11 could not repress my feeling of
[tonishment when I first saw this dis-
aguished general. Here was the very
|an upon whom McClellan had chief-
relied in his great Peninsular cam-
[ign; in this quiet, gentle-mannered
an were the soldierly qualities_which
ade McClellan’s victory at Malvern
|11 one of the great achievements of
Civil war. I detected, as I thought,
expression of sadness in his coun-
aance, due, doubtless, to the fact
pat he had not yet been able wholly
overcome the chagrin, the humlia-
bn and the crushing sense of injus-
f^e which had been his daily portion
so many weary years,
told the general that I had come
I congratulate him that what General
lant had called the grossest kind of
Justice had been corrected so far as
jssible by an act of simple justice,
which his honor was maintained
and his rank in the army restored to
him.
“To me the most gratifying feature
of this affair which has cost me un-
told misery during the best part of my
life has been the attitude taken by
General Grant,” said General Porter.
"I believe that that attitude is with-
out any precedent. The commander of
the Union army, who at one time stood
firmly in the support of the findings of
the court-martial, of his own accord
publicly confesses that he was griev-
ously mistaken, and by that mistake
shared with others in the cruel injus-
tice that was done to me.
“Those of my friends who knew
General Grant well told me that there
never lived a man with a more de-
voted sense of duty or of loyalty to
justice than General Grant, so I and
my friends were convinced that if we
could persuade him to read the record,
he would speedily see that I had been
unjustly convicted. But some of those
who were near to General Grant when
he was president, and who had his
confidence, were army men who were
bitterly apposed to me. Therefore,
General Grant, as president, preemp-
torily refused to read the evidence.
“But three or four years after he
had retired to private life, he was
persuaded by one or two of my friends
to read the record. To do that requir-
ed much patience, yet Grant read
every word of it. As he read on and
on he became deeply moved and when
he had finished, he said frankly: ‘This
soldier has suffered unjustly, and I
will say so over my own signature.*
He did say so, and largely because
he dared to take and maintain that po-
sition the stain which was upon my
name has now been fully removed.
“There are very few men who would
take blame to themselves in that way.
I have heard of many noble and just
acts done by General Grant; I cannot
help thinking that this is as noble an
act he he ever did. Certainly!, [it is a
perfect illustration of the real char-
acter of General Grant."
(Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
DAINTIES FROM SCRAPS
MANY PRETTY THINGS MADE
FROM ODDS AND ENDS.
Tale of War and Literature
Novels of Theodore Wlnthrop, Reject-
ed by Publishers, Eagerly Sought
by Them After His Tragic
Death at Big Bethel.
Theodore Winthrop is a name not
known to the present generation, but
there was a time, at the beginning of
the Civil war, when his death caused
him to be compared with Elmer Ells-
worth, who was shot by a hotel pro-
prietor in Alexandria because Colonel
Ellsworth had gone to the cupola of
the hotel to pull down a Confederate
flag flying in plain sight of Washing-
ton.
‘Theodore Winthrop,” his friend,
George William Curtis used to say,
never suggested to any of his friends
“that he possessed the real instincts
and character of a soldier. His face
was that of a man of great cultiva-
tion; it suggested not exactly effemi-
nacy, but qualities the reverse of
those entailing great courage, great
powers of endurance and the ardor of
a soldier.
“That undoubtedly is to be ex-
Webster Was Fully Primed
Graphic Reply When Asked if He
Was All Ready to Make His
Answer to Colonel
Hayne.
)ne evening, in the spring of 1882,
len I called upon Samuel J. Ran-
11, then speaker of the house of rep-
lentatives, I found him in a remi-
Icent frame of mind. It was, in
It, the only time I ever knew him
lbe in such a mood! he was cus-
jarily absorbed in his duties as a
iber of the house of representa-
(!s; so much so, indeed, that, while
laker, he made a practice of care-
|y reading as many of the printed
|s that were before the house as
' pressure upon his time made pos-
|e. As a result, his study—a little
on the second floor, back, of the
lest two-story house near the cap-
in which he made his home—was
imed full of and littered with
hted documents of all sorts.
In the evening I speak of bills lay
t^about him, but this time his
ights were of another day; he was
rested in comparing the southern
ibers of congress of the recon-
ption period with their famous
scessors of ante-bellum days, and
jas a comparison not at all un-
prable to the latter-day senators
.representatives. In the course of
“comparison, the name of Hayne
jputh Carolina cropped up.
id that reminds me,” said the
ter, “of an anecdote of Hayne
^Webster which was told me by
panford—I do not now recall his
tame who held an official posi-
5n Washington for nearly thirty
and who was one of the first
|-if not the very first—to write
rly for publication in the news-
i-s letters descriptive of men and
fs in Washington. He had a very
jiic style; he was intimate with
of the leading statesmen in
<ngton between the years 1832
i.850. ‘After Colonel Hayne had
ered his first day’s speech of the
fe with Webster—the speech that
him his fame as the champion
ie theory of nullification,’ Mr.
Ird told me, ‘the only member of
■senate who seemeJ to be not
greatly moved by Hayne’s very pow-
erful arguments and oratory was Dan-
iel .Vebster. Mi. Webster, with great
dignity and courtesy, but very for-
mally, crossed the senate chamber
and said a few words, very formally
and very politely, to Senator Hayne.
The South Carolina senator gracefully
bowed his acknowledgments, and it
was presumed by all >figt -Webster
had spoken in a complimentary^way
of his colleague’s effort. Then Web-
ster, still preserving his formal dig-
nity, returned to his own seat and,
taking from his desk a sheet of paper,
began to write what seemed to be a
letter. Although he must have known
that the eyes of every senator were
upon him, and that, by common opin-
ion, he was expected to answer Sen-
ator Hayne, yet he appeared to be not
conscious in the least of that tribute.
‘“When the senate adjourned that
day the senators, in conversation
with one another, differed in their
view of Webster’s ability to reply to
Hayne. All knew that he would re-
ply, and that by his reply the test of
his abilities as an orator and a states-
man would be measured.
The next day, as Webster was
entering the senate chamber, one of
his friends ventured to help him.
“Senator,” this friend asked anx-
iously, “are you primed?”
‘Webster fixed upon his anxious
adherent his great solemn eyes and
in them was a look which meant more
than his words expressed. “You ask
me if I’m primed? I reply: Yes, sir,
three fingers.” And he held up three
fingers of one hand, in the customary
manner of indicating the size of a
drink, three fingers being an unusual
allowance of brandy.
‘“It was evident that Mr. Webster
spoke metaphorically, that he regard-
ed himself as fully primed to reply
to Hayne, as he was,’ continued Mr.
Sanford, ‘and as he shortly made
plain to everyone. And during the en-
tire delivery of that great speech,
upon which, in no small part, Web-
ster’s great fame rests, not a senator
moved from his seat, so completely
did Webster hold them all.’ ”
(Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
plained by the fact that he was a
nephew of President Theodore D.
Woolsey of Yale college, and inherit-
ed the fine literary capacity which
has distinguished members of the
Woolsey family, and which was later
best exemplified by the writings of
Sarah Susan Woolsey, Theodore Wool-
sey s cousin, widely known by her pen
name, Susan Coolidge.
“Yet Theodore Winthrop was a great
lover of outdoor life. I have some-
times thought that it would have been
fortunate could he have been brought
in touch with Thoreau, the great na-
ture lover and poet-philosopher, at the
time Thoueau was living on Staten
island. Thoreau went there about the
time that-Theodore Winthrop came to
my house on the island to live. I do
not think, however, that they ever
met.
Winthrop had given up a mercan-
tile career, because the call to litera-
ture had mastered him. He felt that
he could make use of some of his ex-
periences upon the Pacific coast and
at Panama in romantic fiction. He
wrote constantly, and he had the cus-
tomary experience of young and un-
known authors—manuscript after
lanuscript was refused by publishers,
-till fie persevered. And then came
the Civil war and he enlisted.
“I saw Theodore Winthrop on his
way to the front with the Seventh
New York regiment as it passed down
Broadway to the steamboat. I thought
him in his military uniform about the
fairest and handsomest young man I
ever had seen. He saw me and waved
his hand to me and to other members
of my party.
“I never knew exactly how it hap-
pened that Winthrop, after he reached
the front 'at''Wa'shington, was trans-
ferred to the staff of Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler, who was at Fortress Monroe.
It seemed a promotion, but it was the
cause of his death. We read of the
skirmish at Big Bethel, a few miles
west of Fortress Monroe, and then
came the benumbing announcement
that Major Theodore Winthrop had
been shot through the heart while ral-
lying his command. His body was
brought home and conveyed up Broad-
way upon a gun carriage; and I re-
member that the universal comment
was that he was the first Union officer
in the east to be killed in action.
“Now, what might appear to be a
strange change of sentiment on the
part of publishers took place. They
fairly besought me for manuscripts of
Theodore Winthrop’s novels. These
were published one after another in
quick succession. Of course the wide
sale of them was explained by the
widespread popularity and prominence
which attached to the name of Theo-
dore Winthrop, first officer killed in
the Union army.
But the curious thing about it all
was this—the careful critics and the
best judges all found in the posthu-
mous novels of Theodore Winthrop
merit which the publishers had not
discovered, excepting in one instance,
when those manuscripts were first
submitted to them during Winthrop’a
life. And I have been accustomed,
when speaking to young and disap-
pointed would-be authors, to refer to
Theodore Winthrop—to tell them the
story of the rejection of his novels
by the publishers and eventually of
the warm approval given to his stories
by the critics and the public alike,
approval of which he, of course, never
had knowledge.”
(Copyright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Any Pieces of Lace, However Small,
Can by Skillful Fingers Be
Turned Into Articles of
Beauty.
Every well ordered house has at
least one bag for the reception of odds
and ends. The stores are now full of
beautiful remnants of all sorts and
lengths of lace, and many dainty and
useful articles may be made from
them. It takes only a little thought
and ingenuity to see what the newest
touches are in neckwear and fancy
articles to be able to concoct many
pretty things from odds and ends of
lace and embroidery. If you happen
to have some bits of real or good imi-
tation lace in your possession every
scrap, however much it may be torn,
may be used to good advantage if
mended first by being transferred
neatly on to the finest net and sewed
.to this through paper, afterward tear-
ing the paper away. Any pieces, how-
ever small, can by skillful fingers be
turned into articles of beauty.
Delightful caps for babies may be
fashioned from unprized trifles in the
way of muslin and lace scraps. No
one looking at them when completed
could believe they were ever any-
thing but one uniform whole. Also
the little fanciful theater and boudoir
caps and other headdresses worn by
girls at present may be made in the
same way with the addition of ribbon
trimmings.
Artistic little candle shades and
shades for electric light bulbs are also
most successfully made of pieces of
lace lined with a color.
There is no end of ways In which
these odds and ends may be used on
collars, cuffs, jabots and other acces-
sories of dress. Tiny picot edgings
or footings, sewed to lace, often make
a great difference, not only in ap-
pearance, but in durability and
strength. Exquisite collar and cuffs
sets, pocketbooks, belts, work bags,
sachets, cushion covers and other
things made of bold openwork design
of lace or embroidery may be beauti-
fied by sewing over the edges of the
open spaces with colored silk. -It ts
easy and quick work and effective.
Table covers in natural color linen
have a lace edge treated in colored
silks and have the edge of the lace
cut away and the design buttonholed
in Irregular outline. Crib and pillow-
covers and spreads for the go-cart are
ornamented in the same style and the
effect is uncommon and pretty.
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL
Beautifully embroidered is this soft
rose chiffon over souple satin. The
new sleeve cut under the arm is low,
like our first adaptations of this ki-
mono mode. The girdle Is of black
satin. Rose plumes are on the black
hat, which is covered with rose chif»
fon.
IS BOTH SIMPLE AND HANDY
Pincushion Easily Made for Dresser
or In Miniature for the Waist-
coat Pocket.
This little pincushion recommends
Itself in many ways; It is very easy to
make either for placing upon the
dressing ..frb'e . or for hanpine: or">r
the post of the looKmg glass, or it can
be made in miniature for the waist-
coat pocket.
For the dressing table is should
measure about four and a half inches
across and one inch In thickness. To
commence making it, two heart-shaped
pieces of cardboard should be cut out
and smoothly covered with silk on
which the simple design shown in the
sketch has been worked in silks of
Simple Pincushion.
some contrasting color. Velvet rib-
bon about an inch in width is sewn
to the edges of the two sides, and be-
fore the sides are completely fastened
together the space between them is
well stuffed with cotton wool, and
lastly, to finish the cushion, It is edged
all round with a silk cord. When it
is desired to hang the cushion up,
then a loop of cord Is easily added.
For a waistcoat pocket pincushion
of this design very thin cardboard
should be used, and an old visiting
card may be cut up for the purpose,
and the cushion, when complete,
worked on the larger cushion.
LATEST FANCY IN KIMONOS
Blouses Made of Eyelet Embroidery.
Thin or Th}r\: ’ ~ ~
Desired.
Among the new fancies of the lin-
gerie people are kimono blouses made
of eyelet embroidery, thin or thick.
The design is not very open, and the
blouse is cut in the well-known jum-
per shape. It can be worn over an-
other kimono blouse of china silk,
white or colored, or It can be worn
merely over a dainty corset cover run
through with pink ribbon.
It should have a guimpe of net or
lace, as the sleeves are rather wide
and somewhat short and expose too
much of of the arm for any occasion
except house wear. As it is quite the
fashion to wear flesh-colored slips un-
der one’s blouses the idea may be car-
ried out with artistic result under
these eyelet kimonos.
One should finish the elbow sleeves
of the under slip with a three-inch
hem of net, plain or dotted, or an
equally wide band of lace.
A Dragon Fly Watch.
We have grown used to watches in
various guises, from the tiny pendant
not bigger than a locket to the time-
piece in an umbrella handle, or set in
card case or bracelet.
The latest in watches is an enor-
mous dragon fly in glittering gold,
studded with jewels, with a tiny watch
hidden under one of its wings. This
is worn as a pendant.
A Pretty New Slipper.
A pretty slipper of white calf Is in-
tended for the woman who wants
something a little different from the
ordinary white walking tie or pump to
wear with her lingerie afternoon
frocks. A four-barred strap buttons
across the front, and the slipper itself
is cut out to add two more bars to the
series. The heel is a covered ope in
Cuban style.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 3000, Ed. 1 Monday, August 7, 1911, newspaper, August 7, 1911; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth910541/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.