M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-09-21
General George w. Morgan.


published, in the Day Book of Aug.
.12, sorne extracts from q speech de-
livered by Gen. George W. Morgan:
We beaded these extracts as follows:
"DiscUesing the Real lssue;" aud we
take occasion again to commend them
as among the soundest, upon the ques'
ton ofrace, that we have YET seen
from any public man. Gen. Nor
gan is now the Eominee Of the Dam.
ocratic party OF Ohio for Governor,
and he is, in many respects, a re-
markabIe man. lie is descended
from the same stock with the Nor
gans of revolutionary memory
Gen. Daniel Morgan, whose rife
men performed such signal service in
the Revolutionary conflict, being a
near relative OF the grandsire of the
Ohio nominee for Governor. His
grandsigo being Col. VIM. Duane,
editor Of the philadelphia Aurora,
the great organ Of Mr. JeAerson.
at the age Of Is, young Morgan
Ij,inol, as second Lieutenant, a com
pany from Washington, Fa., raised
10 aid the Texans in gaining their
Independence, of which his brother
7as captain. Gen. Houston saw in
tho young soldior the gOrm 0! future
greatness, md before he vas eighteen
years Of ago, entrusted hin, as cap
tain, with The defense of Galveston
City end the adjoining coast.
, at tho conclusion of the war,
young Morggn returned 70 the West,
and chose Chic &c his residlnce.-
Being poor, 10 obtained q situation
ag assistant in the County Clerks
Office Of Kuox County, sufficient for
bic bare support, while his evenings
or ieieurs hours wore devoted to the
study of Isw. Whom, in May, 1916,
by the aCta Of the Republic of Mexi
co, 8 etate Of war existed between
that Republic and the United States,
young Morgan enlisted as a private
in a company raised in Mt. Vernon,
10 ofel his service to the Govern =
neIt. Anxious to lose no time, and
10 bring the company into the field
With as many advantages as possible
Morgan took upon himself to drill
the men until the rolls Of the compa-
ny were filed. This he did 80 much
to the satisfaction of the men that
although it was we'll understood thai
certain leading politicians had form
ed q ring" for the monopoly of the
offices, Morgan was elected captair L
by acclamation of the company
Repairing with his company to camI
Washington, near Cincinnati, where
.he regiment was formed, the admi
able drill OF his men secured him at
tentiOn, and he was elected Colonel
of the Second Regiment Of OhiC
Volunteers, and proceeded to Mexi.
co.
booming that an adverse influence
kept his regiment from participatin.
in the bloody battle Of Moutery, Col
Morgan had an interview with Gen
Taylor, who cheerfully gave him hi
promise that the Second Ohio shoult
participate in the next battle. Fou
companies Of his regiment wer,
station:d at Cimoyo, with the Colo
mel, guarding the defenses; the re-
mainder, under the Lieutenant Colo
mel, at a point, some miles Distant
At 10 o'clock at night courier from
Gen. Taylor announced an order tc
join the army, then expecting a bat
lie at some point beyond Monterey
and at midnight, Morgan'S command
was en- route TO participate. The
Lieutenant Colonel had orders t
ovacuate his post and to j)in the reg
! iment with his command at the towr
Of Morier, near Monterey, travelling
on road which joined that upoI
which Morgan was travelling neal
The former place,
Before the dawn of day the com
} mand passed the outposts of body
Of two thousand cavalry, under the
command Of Gen Urea, and as the
sun rose it passed the spot where
three days before a large train haC
been captured by Urea, and the
guard and teamsters murdered; theil
bodies, denuded of their clothing aud
shockingIy mutilatcd, were fostering
in the hot sun. In the midst o.
this terrible sight word came tha
the enemy, emerging from the chap
pareI, were preparing for a charge
Morgan's command were soon 10 or
der oil battle, and as the enemy ap
preached were received with a vel
directed volIey, and then almost will
the qrickness Of thought formed int
a square to receive the charge o
cavalry. No effort Of Corrales or hi
men could break through that sterl
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