Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-17
sENAToR MORTON.
xnecd etes Characteristic Of the Man
How He Raised Money During the
Wnr-A Tribute from Chief Justice
Cbase. ETC.

How He Raised Money During the
wnr-A Tribute from Chief Justice
Chase, Etc.
From the Detroit Post and Tribune.
We compile from various sources the
following interesting paragraphs and an
ecdotes illustrative of the character and
life of the late Senator Morton:
governor OF INDIANA AND KEN
TUCKY.'
Two days before the battle Of Pitts
burg Landing he sought permissio., OF
the Secretary of War to send two add
tlonal surgeons to each Indiana regl-
ment. which resulted in the passage OF
law by Congress allowing two assistant
surgeons instead OF one to each regiment
in service. Sixty extra surgeons and up
ward of 300 nurses were sent TO care Ior
the Indianians wounded at Shiloh.
Those that could be moved were FUR
Laughed and taken home on the supply
hoats.r After all had been collected and
the steamers were about To put oil, the
major of a Kentucky regiment. who had
i'm charge Il score of wounded men.
sought out the cipIain i'm charge, and
implOred him TO take his. men also. "But
my orders. sir, allow me to take only In
diana troops" well. sir, these are In
diana troops "You have them enrolled
as Kentuckians,n replied the boats cap
tain. but. damn it, sir" retorted the
MAJOR" isn't Morton Governor of Ken
lucky? 1t he can care for our state. he
certainly will protect you in caring tor
our soldiers" The boys were taken,
and one of them related to me the incl
dent,
Thus he became known as Governor
of kentucky aud indiana" fact which
gave rise to many laughable incidents.
| recall one which happened in the
streets of Frankfort during the quasi
provisional governments. which made the
rebel Johnson Provisional Governor.
while Magoffin was the de tdcto Execu-
tive of the state. The controversy arose
between two kentuck soldiers as to who
was the real Governor. One claimed
johnson. the other Magoffin. The dis
pute grew warmer and warmer, and was
about to result in blows. when brawny
Indiana soldier exclaimed, Hold on,
gentlemen, you are both wrong. Gov.
Morton is Governor OF Kentucky, as his
blue coats. armed with Enfield rifles,
will soon show your The good hu-
mored way i'm which it was said set all
parties laughing, and the doughty Ken
tuckians shook hands and proposed
three cheers foI Gov. Morton, OF Ken
lucky :"
THE STORY OF HALF A MILLION.
Under the head of extraordinary Ia
bors" comes also the Governors financial
management, regarded by many as the
browning excellence of his military adj
ministration. l have already referred to
his borrowing half Il million 10 pay bOun-
ties. The need of the troops was so
pressing. he first thought of inducing
them to 90 forward without their boun-
ties. One regiment was called up and
addressed at midnight. After an hours
deliberation it agreed TO 90. "because
YOU have requested il, Gov. Morton. but
tor no other reason" The Governor re-
iented'and determined to ask such ia
vOr from no other regiment. In the
morning, therefore. he made a tour of
the banks. At the first house visited he
was met with short mo: we've no cur
Tent.y on hand" Stoughton 81 FletclIer's
bank came n xt. Mr.. Fletcher is char
acter in Indianapolis. as grizzly as he is
gruff. 'sWhat do You want!' was his
silutatiOn as the Governor entered.
Money" was the lacOnic reply. Get
out; we haven't got any. What security
can you give:' only my individual
namc. SIR Individual name! How
much do you want, and what do YOU
wart it for?" was the graff lejointler
"r'ifty thousand dollrs," and the urgent
necessity was briefly explained. The
old m IN listened moment. than. raising
from his chair, cried out more fiercely
than ever, ''What have you got to carry
it i'm p and without waiting To hear the
answer. ''nothing!' he produced dilap-
dated market basket, spread II paper in
the bottom. and piled into it 80 packages
of $1,000 each. There, sir; leave me a
memorandum of this, and let me hear
that the rebels are licked,' At Fletcher
81 Sharpe's another $4,000 was piled
into the basket, and at Alfred HarrisOn'S
$4,000 more. The next day Was Sun
day, AMI on Monday he made another
tour. again receiving $4,000 from each.
Monday evening Mr.. Alfred Harrison
was sent TO Cincinnati with letter adj
dressed to Mark E. Reeves, now living
in Richmond, who sent him back Tues
day morning with $250,000 more
making $500, 900 in all. enough to pay IL
regiments. In ten days from the COM
mencement of Kirby Smiths march to
the Ohio, these troops were i'm the field.
For the use Of this money, though not
returned for six weeks, no interest was
charged by the banks.
REBEL LEGIsLATURE.
On assembling in January QS63) the
Legislature insultingly refused to so
much as accept Gov. Morton's message,
bat virtually adopted the address of Gov.
Seymour, of New York. This spirit.
thus early manifested, was maintained
throughout, In one of its first secret
conclaves bill was drawn designed to
take the military power of the state from
the Governor and place it i'm the hands
OF the four Democratic state officers. 1t
had already passed to engrossment, and
to prevent it becoming law Republican
members were compelled to withdraw,
leaving both Houses without quorum.
AT THIS time no appropriations had been
mace TO carry Oh the state government,
and MI. Morton was forced either to re-
assemble the Legislature or to borrow
money on his own responsibility. He
chose the latter alternative, and appealed
to the people.
The patriotic heart beat a cheering re-
spouse. In counties having loyal COM
missioners, loans were negotiated. On
motion vf Andy Wallace, like Stouyhton
FLETCHER. character in indianapolis.
, Marion county gave $4,000. Wabash
followed with $4,000, Hendricks with
$4,000 more. Decatur gave $1,000.
Iippecanoe, Fayette and Delaware So 600
each. Henry $4,000. and other Republi-
can counties like amounts. Private citi
zens and railroads also contributed
Twenty citizens of Richmond signed a
note and raised $4,000. President Nc
Keen, of the Il. III. 81 L. railroad, gave