River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08

state treasury contained less than SIS
600. The state had no militia, and hard !
ly any arms or military stores.b recruits
poured in and were rapidly organized in
TO regiments. Anticipating call for
more men, he began organizing six more
regiments. On April "a the legislature
met and appropriated $1,74O,O00 for mil
itary purposes. Ten days from the issue
of the presidents eau the states quota
was filed. A few days later the govern
or bought quantity of Belgian muskets
in Canada and ordered a dozen pieces of
artillery from Cincinnati foundry. In
May the Indiana leyies went to West
Virginia, and at once engaged in hostil-
tiles.
In 1864 Morton was reelected governor
over the present Senator Mcdonald by a
majority of more than twenty thousand.
A republican Legislature was elected. 1t
appointed committee TO audit the ac-
counts of the financial bureau, and they
were found entirely correct.
In 1865 Gov. Morton went to Europe
for few months recreation. In 1866 he
opened the state campaign with speech
on the political situation which was eircu-
lated as a campaign document to the ex-
tent OF tiiree million copies. The legisla-
ture elected in 1866 was republican and
it ell acted Gov. Morton United States Sena-
tor, and he took his seat in the senate
March 4, 1867.
Senator Morton was a prominent candi-
ditto for the presidential nomination in
1875, and was subsequently a member of the
| famous eight-to seven comm ssion. Though
thorough adherent of Grants military
policy at the south, he wrote letter last
May giving in his adhesion TO Hayes
! policy, but rather as necessity under the
4 circumstances than as anything at all de-
sirable in itself.
! In financial matters he was above re-
proach. He was charged with dishonesty
only once, and then to the utter discom-
future of his enemies. But whatever has
been thought of him socially or politically,
none can deny that for over sixteen years
4 he has been one of the most prominent
/ figures on the political stage, and one
of the most successful politicians of our
history. For twenty-three years in one
capacity or another he has been II leader
of the republican party.
i Funeral of Senator Morton.
The funeral of the late Senator Morton
took place at Indianapolis on the 9th
inst, and was attended by vast con-
course of people. The floral offerings
: were most elaborate, being made of tube
roses. At 1 o'clock the remains were
i brought into the church, preceded by
G the officiating clergyman and followed by
n the pail bearers. Hon. K. @. Martindale
; Hon. j. N Tyner, assistant postmaster
4 general, Dr. w. c, Thompson, ex-Goyer-
q lor Conrad Baker, Gen. James A. Ekin-
f Ia. @. M. general, Hon. j. f. Kibby
Hon Henry Taylor, Hon. A. j. Porter
followed by the family and relatives
Chen came Senators Davis, Burnside
Bayard, Mcdonald, Cameron of Pennsyl
vania, both of the Ohio senators
Representatives Banks, Cobb, Townsend
Burchard, Davidson and Hanna. Their
followed the secretary of war, secretary O
the navy, the attorney general and Burch
ard Hayes, son of the president, ex-Gov
Hendricks. Gov. Williams, Hon. Benz
Bristow, Gen John NJ. Harlan, Gov. Young
Of Ohio, Gov. Cullom of Illinois, Col. In
gersoll,, Murat Halst cad, Mayor Moore
Theodore Cook, Judge Cox of Cincinnati
and many other distinguished visitors
both from abroad and every section OF thu
State. Then came the Indiana State Off
GERS, Mayor Caven and the city council o
| this city. AT 10, the choir sung the an
them, /" Cast thy burden upon the Lore
, and He shall sustain thee" AT 30 Rev
Myron w. Reed read from the scriptures
first, the ninetieth psalm and closing
Of Eonlaci oct 70
At 1 % prayer by Rev. DR.. Henry Day
of this city. at 1 :35 the anthem, IN!
taltn IUVNs "I' - -ri''s- At l 40 sernn ~
!, by Rev Joseph Bradford Cleaver, IRON
.,too.,d o..naveI, second chapter, part o
seventh verse, "Saul is dead" At 2 2!
the anthem, "And am only born to diel
AT 2:30, eulogy by Rev. DIR. j. II. Bayles
pastor of the church in which the cere
monies took place.
, After the benediction by President Tut
tie, of Wabash college, the casket was re
moved to the hearse and the funeral pro
cession moved under command of GenLeN
Wallace. the Odd Fellows having taker
charge of the corpse by their pail bearers
First division, Colonel N. r. Ruckle com
handing, composed of the military Of
this city, Muncie, Terre Haute Craw
lOldSNlilI anu
: Second division commanded by Gen
Pease, assisted by Thomas Underwood
marshal, composed Of Odd Fellows grand
lodge of Indiana, and lodges of various
parts of the State, including the lodge
and encampment from Centreville, OF
which Senator Morton was a member
third division commanded by Major j. f
Wildman, clergy, hearse, family, United
States senators, members of congress-
governors, United States army officers
federal judges, State officers, county off
GERS, the mayor OF Indianapolis and city
officers; fourth division under command
of Albert Gale, Esq; citizens in carriages,
citizens on foot. twas five o'clock when
the Odd Fellows ceremonies were begun,
which were necessarily shortened by the
lateness of the hour. The remains were
deposited in the vault of the chapel al
Gown Hill cemetery.
A Light i'm the Window.