The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-01
NUMBER IL

that his Government was very much in want oi
gentlemen to fill some Foreign Missions, my
ffient, promptly rendered his services, and even
authorized Messrs Thurman and Allen of Ohio
say to MIR. Polk that it ioould afford him pleas.
are C9 to assist him. But Mr.. r. again knew
/ not which side of his bread was buttered.
In l946 he signifed his willingness 10 accept
The nomination for Governor of state, but the
members Of the Convention that year, becom:ny 2
jealous of my TREND on account of the rerv
high estimation in which he was held by the
people, refused TO confer upon him the honor of
a nomination.
! During the same year, under the conviction
that he could make himself more useful in fight
ing the battles Of his suffering country, he BE-
CAME A CANDIDATE for the Captaincy of,an In
fantry Company under the "Ten Regiment
Law, and Das sUccE EssFuL ,!!!! II had how
ever been previously arranged that he was to be
stationed at Fort Atkinson where he would be
out of danger. Indeedthe people whom he had
SO faithfully served, as a candidate, would have
risen up en- nasse and protested agsns, the ex-
posure Of his precious person, TO the bayoncts
Of the enemy. lie also was too smart for that
{ never can think Of this portion of my dear
friends history without being "fred with in
dignation" towards that man Price of Clayton
county who wrote that thrilling narrative entitled
THE MiDsIGuT ALARM" in which sthe in
trepid Capt. Morgan" as he ironically styles
him, is so shameful!y ridlculed because forsootk
his "Orderly had to lead his horse about on pa
rade" and because he "could mt hit the Fort
door at 60 yards'-just as if every man was a
horseman and marksman But could expect
nothing b:tter cf msn who could steop to the
authorship of irony-the meanest Of all styles
During the same year he succeeded in having
Capt. J. Parker's Company of Cavalry disband
ed, on the ground that the Infantry was best
adapted to frontier deftIce. But 70 soon as he
had got "Laptain Jack" out Of the way he wen.
10 work, and had that Order countermanded and
lis company made Company of Cavalry!..
on the ground that Caratry was best adapted 10
frontier defence. Now ask any candid man
whether hts did not show him 10 be something
Of manager, at leas,s
During the same year, being emboldened by
his signal success in the case just related, the
Captain strenuously endeavored to have himself
made major ofa Battalion of Rangers to be rails.
ed for the protection of our hardy pioneer set
tlers-himself amongst them of course. But in
this he failed. Some evil minded persons have
insinmated that as there was no Indian troubles
at the time, Capt. Morgan was actuated in this
matter by the motive arising from a considera-
ton ofthe difference between the pay of Cap.
tain and that of Major. But feel more than
confident that no such selfish motive will be at
tributed Q lin by any of my readers.
During the same gear, at Iowa City, he DE-
ator but the legislature most unfortunately for
our state needed not his advice in this respect
and asa consequence no Senator was chosen
1t has been said that but for his having relied
upon Huner and the "Possums, coupled with
the fact that the keg of whskey kept under his
bed for electioneering purposes among the men,
bers ,eas too su,aV, the state might have derlv-
ed incalcuable advantages in the shape of
Railroad grant extending from Dubuque to Keo-
kuk (; but of this know not, certainly.
During the same year, at least in the winter Of
1861 he applied by letters to Mr.. Left .r for
three different offices on three successive days,
VIZ: Governor Of Oregon, Pay Master in the
Army and some other one not now recollected.
If this DON'T show up the gross injustice done
my friend Morgan by his quasi friend wkon he
left in charge of his paper-why I'm nojudge.
Who ever exhibited more commendable desire
to do something for bis country lpaTse for
a reply but echo answers, .Nho. &
In 154S Capt alias General, James M. Nor.
gan rene we'd his application for Pay Master,-
willing even to return to the army to be shot at
for bss countrys sake-but other patriotic Re.
psblicans had goae iu before him, as usual
''iust as expected"
During the same, or perhaps early in the fol-
lowing year, some ~ or Is poor Chippewa In
dians were at Washington city, who desired to
return to their homes in Michigan, and to whom
Congress had given five thousand dollars, with
which to procure Conductor and defray their
expenses. My friend Morgan, true TO the in
stincts of his sympathetic nature, without as
much as thinking of the snug little FIVE thou
sand, generously stepped forward and by the
assistance of our Senators, got the funds and
took the poor fellows good part Of the ,oay
home with it. Yet for this humane act he is de.
nounced by the Second Auditor of the Treas
ury Department as Defaulter, merely because
the Gen. didn't see the use of settling his &C.
counts. Indeed have heard it rumoSed that
citation Is soon to be issued, requiring him to
show cause why judgment should not be pro-
nounced against him as Public lefaulter for
the sum of fifteen hundrcd dollars, because, as
is alleged, his just vouchers fall this far short.
doubt not however, that man who has rem
dered so much service to Iowa as a candidate
can't oe captured in this state, defalcation or no
defslcation. awe shall see what we shall
see"
In Io49 he kindly proffered to serve the state
as President Of the Board Of Public Works
thereby giving evidence unmis,akable, of his
lively interest in the judicious and proper man.
agement o. the Des Moines river Improvement
But the convention was composed of a set Of
Jackasses as usual
Under such highly aggravating crcumstances
it is no wonder that he complained in 1850 that
bis name had not been placed on the demo-
cratic ticket instead of that Of Judge Clark
During the same yscr, (l550) he again con
descended to allow the use Of his name in con
necton with the Gubernatorial question. But,
passing strange to relate, so envious had the poi
;:;cians became of my dear and honored(O friend,
that he got not ono vote IN Convention. Up.
der such peculiar circumstances was not my
friend entirely justitiaDlc in Indignantly refusing
to speak to Gov. Clark, Coolbaush and others
of the Des Mones delegation, for .i4 months
after the, return from the convention' Ought
they not to have given my distinguished friend
at least, a complimentary vote answer, NOS.
assuredly; and can but feel that | shall receive
hearty response in the affirmative, from every
| reader.
Having met With SO many shameful repuses
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