, 1877-11-05
NORTON.
{" Qath's" Characterization Of the
Dead Senator.
Morton's Rank Among the Leaders Of
American Politics.
Obltuary-Story OF the Western
Cromwell.

Oto4l4NNElt
ChYrtst,enftnrt C7HcfnnnH Enquirer ti1tn.1.
New foRk, Oct. J.-Moston was hardly 4
founder OF the Republican party. but was ono
Of It's subsequent leaders. His frien,ls may
fairly claim that he ha'1 great int1u-
enco over tho Administrations of Lin
coin, johnson, Grant, and Hayes; anil
that he advanced Indiana. hy his biography
md surroundings, mt of tho personal tncdtocri-
" she occupied. Morton was the first lltstnct-
lively great man OF that statc,-was the ercatcss
Of his State folk for original will and conptctc-
ncss Ut mental anil physical character. lie a1l
cd 10 this determination tho craft of politician
Thoso persons wto chose 10 follow him were
aIwuys proud vi him, and he kept their sslc-
glance generally to tic ararc.
lie WAS born in Indiana in tho Admnlstra-
t!on Of President Monroe, and reared MI orphan
by h!s aunts, Ills carly life was partly spent
about Cincinnati. IIc went to srlloo1 with t'cn.
Lew Wallace, Anl first etgnaltxcl his country
college by good debating. lie married before
he vas 2, and before he had been admitted to
tic Bar, which was tItrty-une years ago. Six
yenrs after entering the liar lie was maslc
a County Judge for little time. 11e ila,i
always been Democrat previously. and was d
Frcc-Tndcr. In 1siB, At the carly ageuf 81, he
stutnpctl tho State Of Intliana N tho lscpuhiic-
an candidate against Ashtel +. Wttlurd, and
lost the Govcrnorshfp Morton had been u
slow, dulltsh 10y, even shy, and wctl-bchaved
at school. In 1850 he was nominated, I'll Ticket
with Henry $. Lane anil Benjamin Harrison, Tor
1icutcnant-noycrnor. lie was Bofcr a. 10
liquor all his life. In
HIS rUnLsC erxRCnEs
he argued, and did not appeal to fancy or fecl-
Ing. Ills mind was coilstituttorally robust.
"Thc religion Of our savior," lie said, "could
not with any propr'ctY ilavc been termed Sec
tioual, even while It's professors were limited To
mere handful Of Jews, for Its spirit and rri,-
cplcs cumprchcudcd humanity everywhere AMI
In all ages" lie also drew the line fine against
Dislnion Abo'itlonists: "It Is a matter Of
proud cougratu1atton that there Is not ono Dis.
rnionlst within the pale Of tue Republican
party. Thereis no part Of Tie iscpubllcar, plat
Morton lisIikcl Or. t;rahatn n. Fifth, United
States Senator. lie said Ut Gov. Nhitcunnb:
'.Tlo state oi Indiana, perhaps, never pro-
lucc1 an abtcr or lnuro honest man. lie IL
dead and vone, but all delight to honor bis
Of Stephen A. Douglas, Morton satd in 1SG0:
ut Is wholly unInportant what profession
Douglas may make on tlIc Slavery question, be-
ougly and utterly dishonest aud fncnpnbc OF
being trusted by tic South any more tllau by
tho North"
In strong and rather denifed personal vltl,-
peration and depletion. Morton was matter.
Ills speeches a.ainst Douglas IN 1861 were IA
remarkable Instances OF this aa his jealous de-
traction Of Hendricks ln 1s1j.. Dough-. was not
handled roughly by anybody II tue West.
He sad ot tile rro-alaysry versions oftle CON-
"1f Jefferson could have lookcl down tho
stream OF time, and seen these supple toola VI
Slavery crawling acress hls immortal page and
seeking to dciaec Its inspired teachings, 10
to pre1cryu It iEo1n tho dellrncnt- 'lllGrc was
n tiulc," aldcd Morton, "whrn Liberty WIS
loved fur her own sake: when devotion to her
cause was not inspired By selfish or economical
tifu, mud llcr robch of such sputlcss purity tint
shu provoked tho t,lolatrs uf mankind. Who 10
stupid vi mol to see tllnt Liberty Ia shorn of
her dlylno attributes, md becomes thing uf
a. thc inheritance Ut q peculiar race to
the rejection OF otllcrsl Gotl gnyp to i1ln!t dir
nintoil over the earth md kcas the beasts Ut the
field aud tho fowls nf the atr, but not over hfs
Whenever inan ass,,l!es tu t,c the muster Ut ILLS
follow, he fs usurplng tliu prcrDgattyc ot GOl.
Aud will lhqure. n0w. III w1ut consists OMr
security that our liberties will be prcscrrcda !
ncrce, In material wcal!t. In nnyics nor III mr.
mics. nor yet In paper constitutions: hut III tho
conviction, deeply seated In the publie con-
srlencc. t4as l!brrty is tho gift Ut Tod to every
Tits rule, radical talk Of conviction IRA. not
the tllctfon Ut u tlrrc lcEnngugue; Hcrre scnsp
of Western icrty lay l the ulail behind II. His
power WA without prctchson. NJ person has
spoken Westcrn English with more cunyisiou
aud With more grim. .rowi,eating, etosling llu-
tnor. llo suti III Hendricks. III lSlt0, heforc
Morton ha1 becn anything but Judge ollc
year:
before your people bis tinc.lnn0FcA cak,gy
upon tiis services anl memory nf tho Demo
crattc party. llc Is tlIu great ucnmwral!c anti
auary, and plungcs deeply Lutte ti!c antiquities
of Aincricat. pnltt!ts; = sort II Old Mortality,
monuments. Tho Dc'D.wratie party IN tincs
past has ,to1,e many gu.M mud glorious things,
Of which feel Justly proud; nm! 10 now, nit!
ever shall. protest ugnlust this iallcrltanee uf
elory passtuE out Vi the laIntly TO hasturl ts-
appearance VIVA always rertlltGnt to ths kind ot
attae.,-serio.ls, empt1attc, tnfluetalug, swing
ing tho sledge: :,
hrci lcarsay, anu ncvcr matters Of public tn.
ycstlEation liz ltas tIut eyca been SUSPECT cd
iu any easa Of official iu,putattun, tor Gas ho
wlAtswaalcd aayboly Or pursued them with
suspicion. II nut pure tr,au III every fespcci,
he eschcWctl ecau'sal a. pu!!tIcal ally.
Upon Air. yuchnnan. Murton WAS c.arstly
harsh. tod Bucks bachelor ll!c," ho said,
twill bo d typc ot his Administrations, for it
own, md nu one to drop tear to lltA memory"
As THE WAR cAMEOS.
After Lincotn'a election, Morton ca,,ie ut oncc
TO the front against peaeeal'lo Srccssio,.. "Eh-
''clng to tho National idea. II South Carolina
Erlx out of tho Uulon, trust 1t will i,a nj thu
point ot the bayonet, after our last cIuris have
failed to compel Der to submission to thu laws'