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

surviving partners, that in all the forty years VI
,be,r association with him there has never peena
controversy between them.
THE EARLY PART OF HIs POLITICAL CAhhEh'
Mr. MORGAN first took an active interest IN poll
tics in connection with the Wing party anu aS
Wing he was elected, in the spring OF 1919, lo'n-
her of the Board of Assistant Aldermen. iha' po"S
then consisted OF highly respectaoie oiu|oa', GU
Mr. Norgan,s abilities were acknowledged by MS
49,, % orosdent of the Board. He represented
the Fifteenth Ward. In that year The CITY suffered
tha tarrble visitation of pestence IN the form OF
ohola,o Hundreds of citizens4eft Manhattan
Isl,nd and frightened officials forSook their posts
of dury. Mr. Morgan remained to battle Win the
danger and by his foresight and prudent measures
did much to stay the ravages of the frightfui aus
ease In recognition of his ability and services be
waselected as the representative OF the Win DIS c'
in the state Senate IN 1850, and reelected Ill Ioo%'
after severe contest with the Democratic Locotoco
candidate During his first term in the senate inc
Wings had majority of two, ana IN MS seoonu
term there was tie. In both. although without
,rovous legislative experience, except as an Alder
man Mr. Morgan was elected president pro te!l' lie
o,so was made during both terms, chairman OF inc
Committee ON Finance, and won the reputation OF
careful and efficient legislator, though not po'
ished orator While in the Se1ate ne introduced
and carried through the Legislature the Dill es'ao-
fishing Central Park. Upon the expiration oI MS
second term he retired from the Senate not na'ins
been candidate for reelection. In looo he was
appointed a Commissioner OF Emigrauon' anu 'Ni'
position he held until 1858
HIS PART IN NATIONAL POLITICS.
A. uorco, car Y took a deep interest in National
nol,tics though never politician in the sense III
which that term is now often understood. lie was
an ardent suppor or of General Harrison for Presi
dent and continued to act with the wings uhtl inc
Rennblican party was formed. When the Nebraska
hill aroused the slumbering anti-slavery sentiment
in the North and BROUGHT out the Saratoga aile
Free Soil Conventions, Mr.. Morgan became warm
friend of the new cause. The May Conference, as II
was called which was held in Pittsburg III lo1o'
found him present as delegate rom tnls guy Nv
octed "a ylce-presiden of the conference me primer
nal work of whchwasto Issue address tothe peope
oi the United States inviting them to send ueir
Ca es in numbers three times as many as tuSlI Iep
Tesentatiyes i'll Congress- to convention 10 De me
iD Pb;'adenbia on June / T. TO nomina candidates.
Az that conference Mr.. Morgan was mace chairhlan
of the National COMMITTEES oI ana the first
yolved upon HIM to call to ordeP Ind ,i ~ =,
National Convention ever held by the hepu 9lic an
party. General Fremont was nomll r;cS w Ho
held in Philadelphia on june -! c,nm If49
AS chairman OF the National COu,D n1,n g
in MI ca NOT which followed buchanan sue
cessfnl by minority vote, having only 100 4,2oo
votes against 224Sfa and ' Fillmore I The WORK
Two oSn cha;rTSn of a National Committee was
very different at that time from what u mas oion
EreTonf carry New-York State. all of New-EnS-
land. Ohio Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. ne n
entire expenses of the Fremont canvass "eIe no'
oreat as those of Presidential canvass at
The present time in this city alone. ,.,o,o -
Two years later Mr. Morgan was ne ne; g,nts and
the new party for Governor OF TINS SJate anu
was elected by a plurality OF lf,OoO Wis us
over Mr. Parker the nominee of the Democrats. 4 nc
triumph OF The Republican party ID ulat eIcGi9 H.
49, = innch-needed encouragement, and materially
aided IL in the National contest Two F'ls itI :,
which ended in the election OF ri War hnt
no omen outbreak took place curing Az
first term OF office as Governor N; tbe n :,
trafion was exceedingly popular, and III tne COZ, -
vent;ou of 1860 he was renOnlha,eu MltI'ou
onnosItion and elected by plural'y voIe OF
G3,450 over the Douglas candidate ana ih''oii'S
cSa;rwsp of the National COMMITTEE Mr. Nor
gan called to order tle no o az Uf
IN Nav 1860, at which LINCOLN was R9lLaSIi ai
vast there IN company with lhuflow MSel; .
Nj Evarts aud the other WIIi .o,A II SeTart
70 support the nominatlon OF william IL. o,m% t y
Cor President and their success was accVuutc'
foreqope conclusion. Even Mr. Greeey' w n wa
nres-ut IN the convention as delegate hVlit
IN onn,stion 10 Mr.. Seward, ieiegraphea me hle
bcfnr, tine conyenO met that he thought the noun
D.tVan of seward probable. Mr.. Lincoln was noml
nated on the third ballot, to the disappointment
the New-York deeFaies but MT morgan was ag t
made chairman OF The Na''oIa int'fod viii
Nj srward's fortunes as was Mr.. Weed; but a1'e
he became a United States Senator ne hslrneu y
he a II.
andrew Johnson's administration, when Nj. SCI"
ard held the office of Secretary of state Al ina
time Nh Morgan ceased to heed MI Seward coul
N s.ls.
HIS SERVICES As A WAR GOVERNOR.
Governor Morgan's administration OF the star
Government was one of marked economy ana sue
cess. The credit of the state was III
rroved the debt decreased. and "a
canals were strengthened and made to perform NOR
efficient service. Notwithstanding the increase
buydeus imposed by the war, $3,54o,o0' oil u
or,nc,nal and interest of the State debt were pal
durnq the last year of Mr.. Morgans acImnlstra
,;on This amount was paid in specie at an IN
nreasea expense of about 81 100000 to ia
State though its revenues were no
,aceived in coin. which was at
prem,um. The Governor and Legislator
held that the state should paw It's depts ~ spoci
and NOT i'm deprecated paper currency. Mr. Morgan
anolIed TO The business OF the state same lueil
OF honor and integrity that he followed in his pr
Goyernor Joseph f. Brown. OF Georgia. issued
proclamation on April 20, 1861, asserting that tn
property OF citizens OF Georgia was seilou %
feund in the limits OF the ant!-saNefS STATES III
cludinq New-York, and fOrbdding the citizens o
Georgia to pay their indebtedness TO any claen
fhis Statl In answer TO thls john a. oteVens
Gaorge s Coe John 4. Williams and other ban
nresdents of this city sent letter TO Governor MOI
Gan. asserting that the statements OF Governo
Pro,,Vn we're false and that the banks OF this CIT
continued TO pay all draf against lunus uepoSiIe
by banks and bankers of the South. ln reply GOV
ernor Morgan salu
The sfesling uprghtness Of the bankers OF Newf or
rtiI Is widely known Their senstycness is, Therefore
a.nrsl under the circumstance. and IL u Dut prope
tSat tHey shoud meet with prompt and broad denli
The loose aud ifounded assertions OF ms IIceiecy "a
s.oxeTnor of Georgia The position taken by you tha
husness obligations must be respected as wen now rs
ordinary times should command the respect OF IeDel
Ill o. Of Ioya states Rebellion affords. neither az IN
Nortb nor south for Reputation by IhdiNidha
or CORPORATIONS and when the excitement whch no
S,sturs toe euuuts been aayed no one WI
have the courage To plead as reason Tor disregardm
his obligatio
II was The application of such sturd
,j,c;nles as these throughout his care'
That enabled Governor Morgan u retain the iespe'
r rnlif / al 0nlinnnnfA MflI