The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-18
Welcome to Governor Morton in New
York


Governor of Indiana was given at the
Mason Doree, New York City, on the
9th inst He was introduced to the dis
tinguished company present by Mayor
Opdvke. We take the following from
Governor Morton's response:
The question was, how to restore
peace Three ways were presented:
First, to concede the dissolution of the
Union; or, second, to call an armistice,
and turn out the New England States,
and make republic of the remainder.
The third way was to conquer the rebel
lion, and conquer peace. he was IN
favor of the third way Applause. AS
to the first plan, the rebels had said they
would not have peace without having all
the Slave States but four Of the Slave
States had refused to 60 with them.
Suppose we should submit? First, we
should lose our capital, though we could
build better one in better location.
Laughter Next, we would lose the
control of the Mississippi, and there
would arise in the North party in favor
of annexation to the South, or North
western Confederacy-which is one and
the same thing Then there would,
doubtless, be Pacific Republic. When
once the work of disintegration was COM
menced, there would be no end to it.
| Applause. AS to calling an armistice,
| that scheme was as old as the war. The
proposers of such a scheme must know
/ that the South would not come into a
Union where she would be IN minority.
! The South would only come in with the
| Al L. IL
out, and the South left in majority,
with the power to make it permanent.
| The third and only method was, there
fore, to conquer the rebellion; that was
to be done by the army and navy; and
the army must be recruited by conscrip-
ton Applause. All who are opposed
to that conscription are opposed to our
success The men who had discouraged
volunteering and promoted assertions
were the real authors of the conscription
act, and should be held responsible for
it. Applause Among the best means
of ending the war would be the opening
of the Mississippi River. That would
divide the rebellion, making an impassa-
BILE gulf for the rebels He would con-
quer the right hand first, and enforce
the Presidents proclamation. Ap-
plause. -~.s
The Mississippi would secure all the
Territories and States west of the Mis-
sissippi. The rebellion would be hem
med in and must be conquered. APP
plause. The opening of the Mississippi
would take security in advance for all
the Northwest 1t would extinguish
treason in that part of the country. APP
J plause He believed that the Govern
1 ment was fully alive to the Importance
f of this work. Another fundamentally
of crushing the rebellion was the procla-
nation of freedom to the slaves ofrebels
D Applause There were great many
5 who seemed to think that the rights Of
f peace ought to be continued in war. But
f why should the negro be exempt from
the rules which govern other rebel prop
> erty? The question is, simply, how car
/ we help ourselves and weaken the rebel
r lion? If we failed to take Charleston
eIsd.v SirEsRnEa this time. we wanted tc
y failure must be infinitely greater under
IS any circumstance than the cost of sue
d cess. [Applause.]
At the conclusion of the ceremonies Col
Frank Z. Hone, came forward and pre-
e scented Gov. Morton with a beautifully
r written parchment roll expressive O.
J. their high regard for him, and signed BY
the following named gentlemen:
e B. W. Bonnie, David Dudley Field
u Chas. Lauier, David Dons, LeGrand Is
Il Cannon, Cyrus W. Field, B. c. B. Muir
), dock, d. r. Martin, Henry j. Raymond
e W. A. Hall, Morris Ketchum, james
= Winslow, Elliott c. Cowdin, George Op
i dyke, Maj. Gen. Wool, W. c. Bryant
a James Wordsworth, H. S. Pierson, Oil
E yer Hoyt R. b. McCready, J. I. Schultz
Y A. I. Stewart, Isaac H. Bailey.
: These gentlemen represent the grea
commercial and financial interests O
e New York and the United States. They
r will be recognized as the great Mer
O chants, Bankers and Ship owners of thu
United States, as well as the highest civil
and military authorities of the city. Tit
tribute they have paid to Gov. Morton il
l, such as has been paid to very few men