Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-02
tFrom the New York News,l
The Candidate of the DemOcra-
Cy for Governor of OhiO.

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The nomination Of General George W.
Morgan, by the Ohio Democracy, for Govern
or upon platform at once conservative and
just must, we should Judge, have the effect oi
healing all past differences, and of uniting
the Democracy of that State in a vigorous
prosecution Of the campaign.
| Gen. Morgan's history is one full OF interest
aud of instruction. Descended from the
same stock with the Morgans of Revolution
ary memory-Gen. Daniel Morgan, whose
rifemen performed such signal service in the
| Revolutionary conflict, being near relative
Of the grandsire of the Ohio nominee Tor
Governor-hs former antecedents are all
Democratic, his maternal grandsire being
Col. VIM. Duane, editor OF the Phladelph
Aurora-the great organ of Mr. Jefferson,
At the age of fifteen, young Morgan joined,
as second Lieutenant, company from
Washington, Pa, raised to aid the Texans
in gaining their Independence, of 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.
At the conclusion of the Texan war, young
Morgan returned to the West, aud chose
Ohio as his residence. Being poor, he OBJ
tanned situation as assistant in the County
| Clerks office OF Knox county, sufficient for
! his bare support, while his evenings or leisure
hours were devoted to the study of law
When, in May, 1876, by the acts OF the Re-
public of Mexico state of war existed be.
tween that Republic aud the United States,
young Morgan enlisted as private in a
company raised in Mount Vernon to offer its
service to the Government Anxious to lose
no time, and to 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 company were filed =
This he did so much to the satisfaction of the
men that, although it was we'll understood that
certain leading politicians had formed a
rim" for the monopoly OF the Offices Nor
gan was elected captain by reclamation OF the
company. Repairing with his company to
Camp Washington, near Cincinnati, where
the regiment was formed, the admirable drill
of his men secured him attention, and he
was elected Colonel of the Second Regiment
of Ohio Volunteers, and proceeded to Mex.
leo.
Deeming that an adverse influence kept
his regiment from participating in the bloody
battle of Monterey, Col. Morgan had an inter.
view with Gen. Taylor, who cheerfully gave
him his promise that the Second Ohio should
participate in the next battle Four compa
uies of his regiment were stationed at Ci-
moyo, with the Colonel, guarding the defen.
ses; the remainder, under the Lieutenant
Colonel, at point some miles distant. At
10 clock at night courier from Gen Tay-
lor announced sn order to join the army,
then expecting battle at some point beyond
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mand was en- route to participate. The Lieu.
tenant Colonel had orders to evacuate his
post and to Join the regiment with his COM
mand at the town Of Morier, near Monterey,
travelling on a road which Joined that upon
which Morgan was travelling, near the former
place.
Before the dawn of day the command pass-
ed the outposts OF a body of two thousand
cavalry, under the command of General Ur.
rea, and as the sun rose it passed spot
where three days before large train had been
captured by Urea, and the guard and team
sters murdered their bodies denuded of their
clothing and shockingly mutilated, were
fostering in the hot sun, In the midst Of this
terrible sight word came that the enemy
emerging from the chaparal, we're preparing
| for charge Morgans command were soon
in order Of battle, and as the enemy approach
ed we're received with we'll directed volsy,
and then almost with the quickness of
thought formed into square to receive the
charge of cavalry. No effort Of Oorrales or
his men could break through that stern
chepeauG de trize of bayouets, and they we're
forced to retire in order to gather their dis
persed hosts to renew the battle. The column
moved on, and again and again they were
forced to resist the impetuous charge OF Cor
rales' men, marching under burning SUP,
without scarce hope Of rescue, and without
water TO sllay the burning thirst Shortly
after midday two Of his men, one Of them an
American named Stewart, the othera Msx.
can, volunteered to take horses and run the
gauntlet in the hope OF reaching Lieutenant
Colonel Irwins command, and thus procure a
reinforcement. During the lull Of the battle,
the ranks opened and these horsemen dashed
out. Turning point of the road they receiv-
ed the FIRE of large body of Mexcab caval-
ry, and were seen to reel in their saddles. AT
that moment another charge was made, and
when repulsed and MorgAn's charge moved
on to the point where the men were fred
upou blood was found, and other evidence
was had that they had been killed and their
bodies dragged into the chaparAl and there
robbed Thus reft Of hope the gallant com
mand resolved to sell their lives as dearly as
possible. Onward they moved, still at inter
walls forming in hollow square to resist the
charge. At bbout three o clock in the after.
noon, afar of was seen column of men ap-
preaching and soon IL was discovered that
they had cannon. All supposed them to be
reinforcement for the enemy, and then the