Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-05-07
Welcome to Governor Morton In New
Vork

A dinner. in honor Of the patriotic Gov
ernor Of Indiana, was given at the Mason
Doree New York City, on the 9th ult.-
He was introduced to tho distinguished
company present by Mayor Opdyks. We
take the following from Governor Morton's
response: se 'aai orr
The question was how to restore pc ace.
Three ways were presented. First,
to concede the dissolution Of the Union;
| or, second. to call an armistice. and turn
ont the New England States, and make q
Republic of the balance. The third way
was 20 conquer the rebellion, and conquer
q peace. He was in favor of the third
way. [Applausel 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
go with them. Suppose we should sub
nit? First, we should lose our capital.
though we could build better in better
location. Laughter. Next. we would
lose control Of the Mississippi. and there
would arise in the North a party in favor
of annexation to the South, or North
western Confederacy--with one and the
same thing. Then there would doubtless
be Pacific Republic. When once the
work of disintegrition was commenced.
there would be no end to it. Applause.
As to calling an armistice. that scheme
was ms old as the war. The proposers of
such scheme must know that the South
would not come into Union where she
would be in the minority. The South
would only come in with the assurance
that New England should go out. and the
South lett in o majority, with the power
to make i. permanent The third and on
ly method was, therefore, conquer the re-
bellion; that was to be done by the army
and navy; and the army must be recruited
by conscription. Applause. all who
are opposed TO that conscription were op-
posed to our success. The men who had
discouraged volunteering and promoted
desertion were the real authors of the con-
scrlption act, and should be held respon-
sible 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 i'm
passable gulf for the rebels. He would
conquer the right band first. and enforce
the Presidents proclamation. Ap-
plause. The Mississippi would rescue all
the Territories and States west Of the Mis-
sissippi The rebellion would be hemmsd
in and IN ist be conquered. Appla
The opening OF the Mississippi would take
security for all the North west 1t would
extinguish treason in that part of the conn
try. (ApplauseI He believed that the
Government was fully alive to the impor-
,aneo of this work Another instrument
tality ofcrushing the rebellion was the proc
lamation of freedom to the slaves of reb-
els. Applause. There were a great
many who seemed to think that the rights
Of peace ought to to be continued in war.
But WHY should the negro be exempt from
the rules which govern other rebel proper
ty? The question is simply, how can we
help ourselves and couqner the rebellion?
Ii we failel to take Cha arleston aud Vicks-
burg this time, we wanted 10 try it again.
The cost of failure must be infinitely great
or under any circumstance than the cost of
success. [Applause
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
Col. Frank E. Hone. came forward and
presented Gov. Morton with beautifully
written parchment roll expressive of their
high regard for him. and signed by the fol-
named gentlemen:
B. w. Bonnie. David Dudley Field