Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-10-04
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
OUR NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
Gen. George w. Morgan,
OF KNOX COUNTY

Gen. George W. Morgan,
OF KNOX COUNTY
A Solder Of Three Wars, IN Ae0OmDii'hed DiRlo-
nat, Glorious Gentleman, and n True, UnEav'r-
! A SKETCH OF HIS VARIED CAREER !!
WE have the pleasure of announcing
to the Democracy that the State COnyen-
ton held at Columbus yesterday, with
wonderful unanimity, selected as the stan
dard bearer of the Democracy of Ohio,
General GEORGE W. MORGAN, of
Knox county. Familiar as we are with
his varied career, and knowing his ante
eedents so well, we have briefly sketched
some of the most important incidents in
the life of the man nominated by the rep
resentatives of 200, 900 Democrats to lead
the column in the great political strug-
gle of 1855.
General Morgan, although identified
with the history of Ohio for nearly a
quarter of a century, is a native of Penn
svlvania. He was born in Washington
county, in that State, in the year 1920,
and comes lineaIly, on both sides of his
family, from revolutionary stOck-his pa
ternaI grandfather having filed the post
Of Colonel in Washington's army, and his
mother beinga daughter of Colonel Duane,
of the Philadelphia " Aurora" the we'll
known organ of JeFerson's administra-
tion.
In early childhood General Morgan had
the good fortune to live in community
blessed with good schools; and after ac-
uuiring the advantages to be obtained in
them, he entered the college located in
his native town to avail himseifof the op.
portunities for acquiring a liberal educa-
ton. But, while yet a mere boy, not yet
sixteen years of age, General Morgan,
fred with sympathy for the Texans in
their struggle for independence, abandon,
ed the classroom, and as private sol
dier Joined a volunteer company, raised
and taken out by his brother in aid o.
that people. Within few months aftel
he had entered that service Gen. Sam
Houston rendered young Morgan a Sec
ond Lieutenant's commission il the regu
lar army of Texas. For his skill in sup
pressing a mutiny on Galveston Island h
was promoted, before the close of the frs
year. to First Lieutenancy, and at tn
age of eighteen years he held a Captain
commission in the regular service of tn
infant Republic. Seeing little probabili
ty ofany further fighting between Mexic
and Texas, the young emigrant soldier re
turned to his home, and for the next fe'
years devoted his efforts to mokeing u
lost time in his studies.
Gen. Morgan is by education lawyer
and at the outbreak of the Mexican wal
was in the first years of a promising prac
ticc at the bar Of Mt. Vernon, KnO
county,
At the first summons for volunteers, h
enrolled his name as private in con
pany raised at his home. He was elec
ed its first Captain; and on reachin
Camp Washington, the excellent drill an
discipline of his company led to his ele
ton as Colonel Of the regiment I'd Ohit
to which it was attached. At the exp
ration Of the term Of enlistment of til
regiment. Morgan was met on his wa
home bv commission assigning him
the command of the 18th T. S. Iufantr
one of the new regular regiments. TIL
new appointment transferred him fro
Tavlor's army on the Rio Graude
Scott's line from Vera Cruz to Mexic
Overtaking the main army at Puebla,
participated in the perils attendant on
advance on Mexico, until at Cherubusc
he was seriously wounded whilst leadil
charge on the enem7's works. F
gallantry in this and other engagement
he received the breyet of Brigadier Ge
eral.
On the termination of the war wi
Mexico, General Morgan returned to \
Vernon and with renewed ardor and ST
cess, resumed the practice of his prof,
sion until his health, which has been
riously affected by the exposure of mi
tary life, gave way to such an extent
rendered a voyage at sea and change
climate desirable. Informed of Gene
, Morgan's intention, President Piel
Ywbo had served with him in Mezit
gladly availed himself of the Genera
soiourn on the Mediterranean to place
American Consulate at Marseilles unt
his care and in one or two years aft
wards, whilst still absent from the COZ
trv he was selected, on the unanimt
recommendation Of the Ohio delegat
in Congress, to represent his county
its Minister at the Court of Portugal.
1861, having been relieved from that
sition to make way for a supporter