New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14

ommendng that New-York secede and set set up t aS
free CITY disunion having become nk-d 10 %
The Legislature followed this by the adop..io", be
series of resolutions breathing dsience 10
slave power. asserting determ,natlou VI pyeSdent
fhrou Oh the Governor whatever ala III iiion IL
money may be required to en bile him 10 Fill Gov
laws and uphold the authority OF 1ns trans
mtted bv telegraph the concurren, nUnhonan Of
n message of his own. to President DUO" ,mon and
fenng the necessary ard IS 'v great indigna
ton IN Virginia aud Georgia. The toan nneaty
nature of this tender was comnuttee on
Military and Public Defence. THIS cerlal nnmr9rrd
NOT haze fattered the State pride, ana psd
with the resolution at the time nus. hat The
ma ma6 MO @ GGe' S IN the Sictc who were
noHnay equipped m sSH only u soO0 The state
rlnes ~ az 40 dastitn.e OF cannon as OF mu'kets
Abonf Isl, field pieces were al she oonlu nitarv
| This inadequate provision IoI E I1or 6f raising
aiu W III, The large number of Troops when
The State subsequently, sent into the ne'u ood
snondIngIy great and taxed the Governor cn'is'''
10 Inc alarm in the public mind was daily becoming
! more intense In answer to the dehant, nclon VI
| tne egsIature compromising memorial was CIV
culated which received many sisnatut rs, 81 he
| other efforts Tor a compromise was uav "a TIC
| Border Sta es for Peace ConEeh';U nritotinU
| Governor in his response 10 the lnNlta.'o"
| of The General Assembly OF Virginia, rtcol-
mended the appointment of 1--WE citizens OF NE oe"oS
| 10 meet those o. other states W men n .ho for
The rrsut of the deli oerations of the Peace Conner
| enca nj Warrington reached Albany 1t created
much excitement. The acton of the con,er ,n1
| was condemned About this time MT Lincolh
| v;sited Albany on his way to Washington ana was
received by the Governor and Legislature WIN
| great enthusiasm . s,. 10. .oivsd q ouan-
| titv of urms intended for Savannah. Wheh IL az
| shawn that they were private properly tnc g.,
erHor ordered their release The crisis soon ioi-
| tha toll NJ
The President called for $4,000 militia, the quota
OF New-York being $1,000. Governor MPr .S1si
| Iature and in a short time an act as as
| passed. and promptly signed c CONF
upon him extensive powers anu enrs instead of
tbree months and apprOpriatlng S3OOO,OOo oT VIZ
Sratp rnintarv service. On May 70 une ~, ~
| 80 600 men had been raised. ana py July = my
| 1oS hen oTpanlzed iutO thiriy-eight reglm,nts,
oficered and dispatched to the seat OF Wai' Irs
dent Lincoln commissioned Governoa 1n 80 : 30
| Noior-,; rnerai OF Volunteers with commanu Oh 10
| Department of New-YOrk IN order tnat ne hlgni
the more easily accomplish his work OF raising anu
orgaplzng volunteer regiments THIS once ne con
ie|ed 70 hold until the close of his term as Cover
nor bu. he declined 60 accept me compensd,io,h 70
when II entitled him. lie chose Chester a. Alt .l
as Adju anti General on ms stau. ~ Is iIoi '"''
| that fhe Pre- iden derives the title OF Oenera': ,
The battle OF Bull Run gave new impetus 10 l1c
demand for troops ana ne tnrc winch was
nor IN session. issued proclamation iOr Z9'ouO
three-year troops on Oe9Der une 9x ",dh J 10
100 600 There was no relaxation IN the efforts 10
meet the necessities of the Government Alter Iuc
defeat of McClel an al CmckAnolnlny-a del9a'
tbat came when victory was confidently expected
President Lincoln issued call LOT 5uvVVo inoie
! men The people were dlsheartened' ana There was
growing feeling of dssat isfactoa WIN tne mai
| agement of the Army. 1t was therefore llo"th9.
best that the State of New-lork snou.J
nav n small bounty addition to that offered
| ~ tho National Government. The question
was how the ~ 100000 necessary 10 cover INC
total of this ezra Douhty snoulu DC Ia NJ -
~, AZ n pN
nre The Governor undertook 10 raise the nCcc -
Sarv money on his perso Ial responsibility IN New
York and Albany II was iounu, o
| II 600 600 The Governor torthwitI issued proc
| Iamatlon calling for 10, 900 men who would enlist
for three years unless sooner uSchaieru anu o'l'I
mo hounty of SJOior each Volun' err Inc response
| va Immediate and ample. The men enlisted 10
| eerve ill the close Of the war notwithstanding
lit the call from President Lincoln was for nine
| months men only, anu the result was Una, "lnle "
wear later the Government was Sco,Ilng tHI COM
| irv for recruits al - 900 each the NeW.1ork VOL
n4tee, we're still serving in The field. he succeed
INC administration sustained Governor Morgan
| non Nv m assure. Governor SEYMOUR stating IN M,
| ,nssa!,a that he considered the debt more sacred
| | than n # had been authorized BY law. =,
September. 1s62, wien tnG ah y"
| If loyal Governors was proposed to be Leld a.
: | Altoona, Penn and Governor Morgan was Invited
| 70 70 The objects OF the gath
= rrinr. and therefore sent TerlY seehlni
information that point, stating liid' ms d",,,o
7 n a .
Connected with sending 10000 troops 20 me @i'
would cause great embarrassment. lie cohciuue'
D his letter as follows;
am continuing fs war TO the ena "i,hou' gun
fcatiOn or condition. with al tae force we nave IN VI
Held with all by voluntary eniis,i9en'; "I
aflcr hat. II reed he by s'rpH0t ehbdchB ~
I classes and descriptions OF persons o. proper age
= Governor Morgan did not attend the propose
meeting and nothing ever came OF IT, cha ia@',ma
worn Of his position, and the THANKS OF 'no lcSo,
and Secretary of W III were frsqusnty leluGIcu =
| of hig off "a
l. evil war requiied vast increase OF labor but tn
. | large experience of Mr.. MOrg II IN great pSat
enterprises had fitted him 10 manage MS olncla
r affairs with perfect order and admirable system
d | Turing the twenty months of his administration
a time of war he raised and forwarded from TINS AZ
d As commissioner, under act of the Legislature
! | after the expiration OF his term OF ono
. | as Governor Mr. Morgan Completed tn
! work of putting New-York Harbor in
e safe of defence. Governor Seymour ana COhfolie
u Robinson were his ACKNOWLEDGING Dut the
q resigned to him entire control OF the appropriate
: | of 81 600 900 made for that purpose lie devise
schemes to attain the objects OF the eRisatye acl
and put them III operation at cos5 % Tl3 %o'oJ.
= | The remaining $4,000 he handed BACK 10 IN
: Treasury.
IAgORs IN THE SENATE AND FOR THE REPCBLICA
a PATTY.
e Tn The State Convention of 1862 Mr. Morgan wa
: not candidate for reelection as Goyernor' Oeh
f eral James y Wadsworth was nominated, but u
# WAS defeated by Horatio Seymour III
Legislature elected that year, however
: was Republican, and it chose TN
II Ex-Governor to succeed Preston King in tn
United States Senate for the term ending on Mare
:, 4. 1869. AS Senator lie served on the Committee
ON Commerce, Manufacturing. the Pacific Ran
X roads Military Affairs. Finance. and Mines an
E, Mining, and was chairman of the JOINT Commute
Il on the Library On the retirement of Mr. Fes end
e from tbe Office of Secretary of The Treasury, III 1866
II he nositioD was offered TO Mr.. Morgan, who de
n clined it. aud the place went to Hug
~ McCulloch He voted with the minority on Presiden
e Iohnson's veto of the FIR edmens Bureau bill, an
IL acted with the party IN the measures which wer