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Northern cities. To meet this attack
Governor Morton issued proclamation
on Sept. 9Th, calling upon the inhabit-
ants of the counties of Indiana border
ing upon the Ohio river, to meet at their
respective places of holding elections,
and form themselves into companies for
military duty, and report to the com-
manders appointed by the State au-
thorities. On the 22d of September, at
one of the darkest periods of the war,
| President Lincoln issued his Emancipa-
ton proclamation, and two days later
a meeting of the Governors of the loyal
States was held at Altoona. in this
State, to consider the sitauton. AT
this meeting an address OF the Govern
or's to the President of the United
States was adopted, pledging their cor
dial support of the Government in the
prosecution of the war for the restora-
ton of the Union. The members of the
Convention further recommended that
reserve army of 1,000,0 600 men for
one years service should be called
forth, and also endorsed the Emancipa-
tion proclamation.
In the early part Of the following
year, the organization known as "The
Knights of the Golden Circle" became
troublesome in certain portions of lDdi-
ana lying along the Southern border
and for time threatened the peace Of
the State. To put an end to their
Vaccinations, Governor Morton on
June 18th, 1868, issued proclamation
to the people of Indiana, warning all
persons against resistance to the Gov
ernment in any form or hindering the
Federal officers in the endorsements OF
the enrolment laws of the United
States.
Up to the beginning of this year In
diana through the efforts of her war
Governor" had furnished and equipped
104,316 soldiers out of total of 1875.
246, furnished by all the loyal States.
In June of the same year shh furnished
her share of another 100, 900 men to re-
pei invasion and in October furnished
her quota OF another call for SOU, 600.
During this period Of time the opposi--
ton to the draft, and the heavy taxa
ton necesstated by Governor. Notions
financial policy, increased the party in
in the State opposed ito his re election.
A bitter contest was, made against him
but he was reelected In the fall of lS04.
During the succeeding years OF the
war, Governor Morton was untiring IN
his efforts to aid International causeiHha
at the close of the contest had the salts
faction of having brought the State Of
Indiana through the great struggle with
credit to herself and with her finances
in good condition. When the great
strain was over, his physical powers
gave way and he was stricken with
paralysis. To restore his shattered
health he visited Italy, where he re,
mained gear and half, returning in
1865, in spite of physcal illness, to his
executive duties. In June of that wear
he delivered political speech which
created much enthusiasm in Indiana.
and of which more than million copies
were published in pamphlet form. At
the subsequent meeting of Legislature
in January, 1867, he was elected Sen.
ator in Congress for the term ending
in 1873.
Upon taking his seat, he was ap-
pointed q member of the Commit.
tees on Foreign Relations, Agricul-
tnre, Military Affairs and Private
Land Claims. His ability and eneroy
soon gave him prominent position in
the Senate, where he distinguished him
self as an able parliamentarian, ready
debater and keen party leader. He
was the introducer and advocate of a
number of bills for the betterment Of
the condition of the colored race and
for the strict enforcement of the recon-
struction legislation in the South. On
the 9Th of December 1870, the Third
Session of the Forty. first Congress, Mr..
Morton introduced bill for a change
in the manner Of elections for President
and Vice President, a subject to which
in late years he had devoted much of
his attention. At the expiration of his
first term he was reelected in 1873 for
a term ending in 1879. lie was made
Chairman of the Committee on PrlYi.
leges and Elections, the leading Com.
mittee of the Senate.
For several years past he had devoted
close study to the subject of Presiden.
tial elections, and, seeing the defects OF
existing laws, had prepared bills as
early as 1878 for the better regulation
OF the counting of the Electoral vote,
for tribunal to try contested elections
to the Presidency, and the draft OF an
amendment to the Constitution to en-
able the people to vote directly for
President and Vice President, instead
Of through the now obsolete and dan
gerous medium of Electors. He was a
member OF the Commission OF Fifteen,
at the last session Of Congress, to de-
eide upon disputed Electoral votes, aud
vo;ed for the Hayes Electors. At this
last National Convention Of the Repub.
ican party he was one of the four pro-
minent candidates for the Presidential
nomination. He died at Indianapolis,
November LIST, 1871.
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