Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-20

his friend, and the terrible risk he ran OF
his own life, made him hero with the
Portuguese public, and their press teemed
with his praise.
Upon his return to the United States
from his long residence abUrad, General
Morgan, believing that the war was for
the Union alone, and not to make de-
pendent colonies of States, accepted
Brigadier Generals commission, and was
put in charge of that corps of the army
which captured and held Cumberland
Gap. There he was besieged-a very
large force of men surrounded him, and
his provisions failed. The authorities at
Washington were informed of his des-
perate situation, his troops living on half
rations, but no provisions we're sent him.
They knew, as did Morgan, the impor-
tance of holding the pass, but day after
day, the gallant commander and his men
saw their provisions dwindle, and their
horses being without forage they we're
killed and used to exc out the scanty ra-
tions. And it was not until nearly the
last horse and mule were eaten, thearmy
for six days having no bread, that, with
sad heart, he blew up the Notifications,
and, blocking up the pass, evacuated the
place, and commenced a retreat to the
Ohio river. For seventeen days he pur-
sued his onward march, his men subsis-
ting alone on the corn found in the few
fields they passed, harassed each day by
the enemy that we're pressing him on all
sides, and fighting for his road almost
every step ofthe way. With but COM
paratively small loss he gained the Ohio
at Greenupsburgh. In the annals of the
| late War, for danger, and in the surround
ing Of difficulties, and in its success, that
march stands among the most successful
of the war.
General Morgan was with GeneralSher-
man, as second in command, when the
first attempt to take Ticksburg BY storm
was made. He was also second in COM
mand at the sanguinary battle of Arkan
sas Post, one of the most brilliant affairs
of the war, and in both of these fierce
battles he acted conspicuous part.
Failing in his endeavOrs to get justice
done him while in command of Cumber
land Gap, the Administration laying that
blame upon the General which was alone
caused by the neglect of General Halleck
to send on supplies, and failing to get
either court of inquiry or court-mar-
tial, his health too falling. General
Morgan resigned his command and re-
tired to private life. This resolve was
strengthened by the fact that about this
time the Administration gare signs of
making the war not one for the Union,
and the restoration of the forts and places
of the United States, but for the advance
meut of the negro race. As lifelong
Democrat, he had ever held the Constitu-
ton as the supreme law of the land. As
the gift of the States to the Union, he
was unwilling to see these States reft of
their reservedrights and made dependen-
cies upon the General Government, and
their people, under the plea of military
necessity, without law and without crime,
immured within political bastiles.
As the nominee of the Ohio Democracy,
/ for Governor of the State, General Nor
gan will make gallant race, and we
trust that he will receive every DEM
cratic and conservative vote. He is
worthy oft.