Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-17


take care OF ITSELF" Mr.. Chase was in
earnest, and the Governor left him
"Where did you 90 then, Governor ?"
asked. as heard him tell the story sew
eral years ago. ITO Stanton" Was the
quick reply. ''Stanton was always my
man I'm an emergency. He heard me
through, heard what the President had
said, what Chase had advised. Then, rails
ing himself up to his full height, remark
ell with great emphasis, and without pre-
fatory words But, by God, Governor,
you shall have the money. and Ill read
them the law for it, and he walked rap.
idly to his book case. He new his bust
ness-he knew how to carry on war-how
to fight rebels and deal with their svm-
pathizers. In short time he came back
anal read from the laws passed by the ex-
ira session of Congress in 1861. an act to
arm and equip minute-men in states IN
rebellion or threatened with rebellion
This law said he, was intended to hit
the case of Missouri. but it will fit your
case as we'll, for [ regard your state
threatened with rebellion" He there
upon appointed me his disbursing OIL
Ger, rs the law required, and gave me
warrant on the Treasury for $2oO,OOO.
CONGREssMEN AT LARGE FOR THE
SOUTH.
A Washington. correspondent of the
New York Times says:
For the past tour years he has been
Congressmen-at-La for the entire
south. As state after state slipped away
from the Republican party, us their car
pet-bags representatives gradually and
certainly lost their influence, all fixed
their hopes on Morton, and especially
when he was presented as a candidate
Tor the Presidential nomination. Not
only was he consulted upon all political
questions, and his cooperation made a
sine qua non for any hope of success, but
his mails were burdened with requests
for his aid i'm trivial matters. One day
L was i'm his room and his Private
Secretary showed me letter containing
money. requesting the Senator to secure
the writer Il desired patent. That was a
specimen of hundreds of letters received
from the south. Accepting the burdens
of his enlarged constituency, ne increased
his number of clerks until his committee
room became known as sub Senate.
For the last two years his brother-in-law,
eX-Gov j. p. Burbank, has served him
as his Private Secretary. Genial, active,
intelligent. cool, with an Indianian's Ca
pacity for hard labor, without Senatorial
cares and responsibilities, yet his labors
were excessive enough to crush out an
ordinary man. BY this you can judge OF
the weight OF MOrtOn's burdens.
TRIBUTE FROM SALMON P. CHASE.
After the war was over, Mr.. Chase, the
Chief Justice, wrote him as follows:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1865.
MY DEAR GOvERNOR-lt think it is the
right of men, who have ably and faith
fully served their country, TO know that
their labors are appreciated as they merit.
So L will not deny myself the pleasure
OF telling You that Secretary Stanton was
with me last evening. and we, naturally
turning our minds to the past, fell TO
talking of you.
We agreed that no Governor rendered
such services. or displayed such courage
Or more ability in adminiStr ltlOn; and
we agreed that your recent services were
most meritOriOus of all. because rendered
under such circumstances OF greater
personal risk of health and life, and
which would have been by almost any
man regarded, and by all accepted, as
good reason for total inaction.
| have seldom heard Stanton express
himself so earnestly.
[ hope YOU will derive some satisfaction
from this little relation. The talk gave
mulch TO me. Cordially: your friend,
5. Z. CHASE.
CONSTANT PERIL DURING THE WAR.
We extract the following from news
paper correspondents interview with
DR.. Thompson, Senator Morton's physi-
clan, few weeks ago:
And 10 such laborS was added the
that at any moment he
was liable To be shot down. He knew
OF the existence Of a band who, like the
Jews III ST. Pauls time, ''had bound
themselves with an oath that they
would Kill him. Once lie was shot ut by
an assassin just as he came out of the
door OF his residence. a lady ON one Oc-
c lsion told him not TO sit near certain
window in his office at night, Tor she
knew of plan TO shoot him through the
window. At another time he was adj
vised not 20 be seen on the streets at
night, especially alone, for every street
corner in the vicinity of his house and
Office was watched by wOuld-be assassins.
letters came TO him daily.
TorpedOes were placed in his way, and
other outrageous schemes Matched up to
put him to death. For two years and
over his life was in danger"
did living in such constant danger
have any noticeable effect upon his
mind %
II think not, replied the doctor, quick
ly. Governor Morton did not know
what the word fear meant. L doubt if
he ever took any especial care to protect
although his friends, without
his knowledge, always managed to be
with him at such times. But it must
have weighed upon his mind. Think of
being conscious that assassins are upon
your track, liable to shoot you down at
any moment. Their object was, as you
know, to get Morton out of the way, and
then, with DR.. AthOn at the head of af-
fairs. put InIiana virtually on the side
of the COnfederates."
Wood Preserving.