Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-10-17
GOV. NORTON ST wAsII.N, :


.9N.
Governor Morton is now in
Washington. Re has zone there
+ TO arrange several matters OF In
porsance 70 tie Cta,e and her sol-
diers. Pe desires first, to get all
our paroled prisoners exchanged
as speedily a- possible that they
NAV reiura 20 service Thi>,
when e2aoted, will restore about
:. 0OG lnen OF oar rew regiments
TO the aeid. .,e also intends to
secure enough good arr to arm
our mer perfectly. and supply
TIE border with the means OF de-
tense against guerrilias. ile al
SO desires 10 procure a nodifica-
ton OF he o.GeT proh. bitirg oil,
GERS for tie new regiments from
being appointed from the old
ones. Tins prohibition. as We
remarked whenit was FIRST an
nounced, criqples ihe hards Of
every Governor n tie Unicn,
ard comeels them % put green
oicsss Il he head of green troops.
whea 1t wor'd lie easy, and in no
way 3etrimen.al.o the old resi-
men.s, - ,ahe two c. three ex-
perien,e ed officers 10. tie benefit
OF tie inexperienced men
Tie Gogara1ts v-ao met at
Altoona desires % have IN ar
rangeGent made bv which the
sick aud wounded OF each State
cauA IL t4kcq home TIL they
we're abe 10 return TO duty. In
,hls they nave long been antici-
paied 5y Governor Morton, who
began many months ago urging
ths policy en- tie Nar Depart
meat so far a our State was con
cerned. We trust he will be
more successful this time.-In-
diana polls Journal.
The above was in type for last
weeks issue, and left out from
want Of room. Gov. Morton
bas since returned from Wash
ing;on, having been successful
in the object Of his mission.
SPEECG o. CnAnLEs ST MNER.
Bos-ox, Oct. 6.-Faneuil
Hall was crowded at noon to-day
to hear addresses from Charles
Sumner and others. VIM. Clay.
tor from Newton, presided. Mr..
Sumner in the early portion of
his address said:
"Thank God | live to enjoy
this day. Thank God that my
eyes have not closed without see
ing THIS great salvation. The
skies are brigAter, and the air is
purer, now ;Aat Slavery has been
handed ovorto iutgment.' A
noa% the cmens which he hailed
N1i.. g.adGeS was tie union
whiyh prevailed among the good
men II supporting the State and
national Government, forgetting
.h1; they wee 8nigs and Demo
crat,, ana u: less eheerng was
i. ia the generous devotion w.th
winch a., ot foreign birth have
offered T. laeir adopted country.
Surely lis was no tine Tor tie
strife Of p}r.y The s,ocla.n4-
ton OF President Lincoln was
considered 4, practically securing
f.eedom - ali who can tild shell
Ter within orr lAeS, aud be ac-
capteG j, w.gho1t note or com
leat. Iale,auon to his Sum
ue.s) oNa acts, he challenged
scrutiny anI Cei nded himself
ron slnJry accusations. He
0eaevcd Il the Government
I'D made progress during the last
wear. He aGvo -ated tie procla-
e.atoa ol President Lincoln to
n5erase the sIa.eS a a n.i!itary
necessity. and Ike dene4 that the
5l eot q. tie var vas than to
IA, down tie rebellion. To Sc
cure peace, 3hicA 50 many advo-
Gated, could only be done by pre-
veuaug ,he separation of the
Safes. Separation or tie States
was chaos. The rebels must be
first sabduot, then conclliated.
rtion was "a, ieI-strai ght-for-
ward. Coo Ike acton; thunder
Dois r.asi te hurled into the
Cabinet IS well as iato the field.
The i.rrican "a q, slave a well
as Gee, mu,t elo Us. Loyalty
did no5 de,ead up)a co or. Help
ircn tie :. ves : cOnst tutIOnal
aaa justified ay historical prece-
dea.s. II aroeaI to tie slaves
should lie tired, ard he believed
>aeh aa aprsaI would se eIectu
a. TIE slaves shouA 1e eleour-