The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-09-13
gii : TFrom the New York News.l
The Candidate of the DemOcra'

gSi From the New York News
The Candidate of the DemOcra-
(. cy for Governor Of Ohio.
The nomination Of Gen. George W.
Morgan, by the Ohio Democracy, for
Governor, upon a platform at once conser-
vstiye and just, must, we should judge,
have the effect Of healing all past differ
ences, and Of uniting the Democracy Of
that State in vigorous prosecution Of the
campaign.
Gen. Morgan's history is one full Of
interest and of instruction. Descended
from the sane stock with the Morgans Of
Revolutionary memory-Gen, Daniel
Morgan, whose rifemen performed such
signal service in the Revolutionary con-
.aict, being near relative Of the grand
sire Of the Ohio nominee for Governor
his former antecedents are oil Democrat
ic, bis maternal grdndsire being Col. VIM
Duane, editor Of the Philadelphia Auro
ra, the great organ of Mr.. Jefferson.
AT the age Of fifteen, young Morgan
Joined, as second lieutenant, a company
from Washington, Pa, raised to aid the
Texans in gaining their independence, o.
which his brother was captain. General
Houston saw in the young soldier the
| germ Of future greatness, and before he
was eighteen years Of age, intrusted him
as captain, with the defense Of Galveston
city and the adjoining coast, i,
At the conclusion Of the Texan war
! young Morgan returned to the West, ant
chose Ohio as his residence. Being poor
he obtained situation as assistant in thu
County Clerks Office Of Knox county
sufficient for his bare support, while hi
evenings Of leisure hours were devoted I
| the study of law. When, in May, 1916
| by the acts Of the Republic Of Mexico,
state of war existing between that Re
public and the United States, young Nor
gan enlisted as a private in a compan.
raised in Mount Vernon, to cffer its Sol
| vice to the Government. Anxious to los
no time, and to bring the company int
the field with as many advantages as pos
sible, Morgan took up himself to drill tn
men until the rolls Of the company wer
filed. This he did so much to the salts
| faction Of the mon that, although it wa
we'll understood that certain leading poll
ticians had formed "ring" fer the me
popoly Of the offices, Morgan was elccte
captain by acclamation of the compan.
!, Repairing with his company to Cam
Washington, near Cincinnati, where th
regiment was formed, the admirable dri
of his men secured him attention, and b
was elected colonel of the Second Reg
ment of Ohio Volunteers, and prooeede
to Mexico, ayai' ~
Deeming that an adverse influence kel
his regiment from participating in u
bloody battle Of Monterey, Col. Morga
g had an interview with Gen. Taylor, wi
!. cheeffully gave him his promise that Il
Second Ohio should participate in u
next battle. Four companies Of his re
iment were stationed at Cimoyo, with q
: colonel, guarding the defenses the 7
. mainder, under the lieutenant colonel,
\ a point some miles distant AT 10 o'clo
:. al night courier from Gen. Taylor a
: nounced an order to join the army, tn
X expecting a battle at some point boyo
:. Monterey, and at midnight Morgal
=. command was en- route to participate.
The lieutenant colonel had orders
Il eyacuate his post and join ihe regime
with his command at the town Of Mori
a near Monterey, travelling on aroad viii
Joined that upon which Morgan was TIT
st cling, near the former place. ".
"A Before tho dawn of day the comma
= passed the outposts Of q body Of two tn
n. sand cavalry, under the command Of G.
10 Urea, and Is the sun rose it passed
r. spot where three days before a large tr
: had been captured by Urea. and
guard and teamsters murdered th
u bodies denuded Of their clothing
'd- shockingly mutulated, were fostering
i. the hot sun. In the midst Of this to
=. 4 hla a;gbt word oama that the eneI