The Portland daily press., 1864-01-22
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS

him. He threw bride over his head aud a
saddle upon his back. He then mounted and
rode thirty miles to his home in Shrewsbury.
tie likes to tell of this now, and he often says.
People talk about breaking colts, and they
do break them in constitution and in spirit,
but horses shouldn't be hrokea-they should
be trained
When the war commenced in eighteen hun
dren and twelve, Morgan gave up his business
in Shrewsbury and went to the town of Dina
in Lincoln county in the District of Maine.
where he opened an office and practised Law
with success until the year eighteen hundred
and eighteen, when he commenced building a
steamboat which he intended to set afloat with
his own improvements for the benefit of the
world, and to-the increase of his own private
fortune. He spent a good deal of his money
in this affair and failed. He went to the town
of Brunswick in Maine; built another steam
boat there; and again failed. In eighteen
hundred and nineteen he came TO Portland
without money and worked in different ways
to get his living until Winter came on when
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lage school. In the next year he came to
Portland, opened an Office, and commenced to
practise Law. He has been here ever since
then.
lie Joined the first Church of Uniyersalists
ever established in this city and for many
years paid literally into their treasury; but
now in his later days he finds it convenient to
step quietly and modestly into one of the par
ish pews, and when the services arc ended, be
goes 10 his home contented and humble. desir-
ing the happiness of all men and wishing i'll
to none. He is now nearly eighty-six years
old, aud in the warm season he will often start
Saturday morning and walk to the residence OF
John 4. Anderson in Windham. distance
of ten miles, where he will remain through
Sunday, and If they should not give him a ride
back, would come home Monday a-foot--but
Mr.. Anderson very kindly takes care of the
old gentleman and sees that he Is brought
comfortably into town.
Squire Morgan has always been very in
dustrious man. lie has been at the head of as
many as three different kinds OF manufactures
in this town. Until within few years he has
had sufficient practice in the Law.
lie invented at one time hand cof1ee-mill.
which got into use and was said by the women
to be the very best thing of the kind that could
be had. His inventions have been many, but
in none of them has he met with success. He
has done good deal in MISUNDERSTANDING
translated the New Testament from the origi-
nal Greek, which was published put forth
Grammar of the English Language-and sent
out curious treatise upon Medicine. Besides
this he has written occasionally for the Port
land papers, and has been for years contrib
utor to the Boston Cutivator, an Agricultural
and Family paper of considerable merit Be
tween thirty and forty years ago, he wrote a
little work upon the subject of Explosion by
Steam, and illustrated it with his own draw
ings. This was published by Congress among
their other public documents at the time. lie
is Grm in his political principles Republi-
can and Unionist, sympathizing earnestly
with the oppressed, and strongly opposing
whatever he considers nnpatriotic. lie has
been for many years Free Mason, and must
be one Of the oldest living members In the
country. From the beginning of our present
national difficulty be has had great faith in
the Lincoln Administration and unwayering
confidence in the ultimate success of the
Northern army. The man who should give
out an opinion differing from his in relation
to these matters in the hearing of Morgan,
would be treated by him with but little re-
spect. AR.