The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-02-10
OLIVER p. MORTON.

We find the following article in the
Clark Comfy Democrat. AS it speaks our
mind precisely, and is an echo of the
voice Of the People of the Hoosier State,
we endorse end adopt it:
There seems to be but one voice as to
the Union Candidate for Governor next
fall. II any ere has aspirations TO fhl the
chair now occupied by CLIvER y. MoR-
TON, he is prudent enough to confine his
wishes to his own bosom 1t is said that
some men are bern to greatness, others
achieve it, and some few have il thrust
upon them. No one can decay that cir
cumstances las men choose to call Gods
providence have much to do in devel
oping those qualities that give the name
OF great to their possessor. Had these
States always remained colonies Of GrcaSi
Britain, it is very doubtful whether Geo.
Washington would have been known ont
side Of his own neighborhood or State.
But the hour struck aud the man appear
ed. SO in regard to Oliver Cormwell.
The English revolution that brought
Charles the First to the block, found
him plain farmer, busy about his lands
and stock. When the Revolution was
over, he was England's greatest man
Who is to be OUR greatest man, when this
infamous rebellion is crushed, were hard
now to tell but we persume there 'can be
no doubt that OLIVER T.. MoRToN's name
will be one in the list of those who have
been found equal to the dramma in which
they were called to play conspicuous
parts. Besides the unanimous approved
of those lovers of their country who
have labored and prayed fer its-salvation,
he has also the high merit of having in
Cured the embittered hate of all those
- who either openly or covertly sympathize
with the accurscd traitors. We have
little sympathy with that sectional pride
that is forever Boosting of the superiori
tn of one State over another, that Is
prouder of being an Indianian or a Ken
tuckian than OF being anoAmerican; and
we hope that one good result. of this war
will be more fraternal feeling among
the citizens Of all the loyal States. An
Indiana boy that has stood shoulder to
shoulder with Bay State boy. in storm
ing heights or defending battery, where
their blood has mingled in one stream,
will have little inclination to sheer at
Massachusetts,, or little mercy fer any
one else that does it. But while this is
true. we may at the same time feel an
excusable if not laudable pride in
Indiana. without any disposition to dis
parage other States or to exalt her by
humhling them; rs n man may justly be
proud of his own wife and children,
without depreeiating other peoples. And
in the same way we may be eNcusably
proud of our Governor; proud of him as
having justly wen the esteem and conf
dence of the wise and good all over our
broad land, and, ifpossible, still prouder
of him as having fairly earned the ma
lignant aeuse of the ignorant and the
bad. Rising above all paltry considera-
tons of party. his only question about
any candidate for his favor was, Is he
heart and soul for putting down this re-
bcllion by all the means God has placed
in his power? And bars and leaves and
eagles and stars glitter on the shoulders
of hundreds who never agreed with him
in politics, when parties were an allowa-
bic thing. He thinks. a. every true
patriot thinks, that in times of great
national peril what ever makes petty OBJ
jects or party ascendeney the chief or
even principal i'object of its efforts.
brands itself as corrupt, and utterly to be
Sdetested." s!,,e~eaf ~ca aEan .a
Putting forth his whole energy in the
work Of spholding the honor OF his