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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
Hon. Frederick Douglass.
WASHINGTON, Jan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1854.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
To others it fifty belongs to speak of the per-
sonal character and qualities of the late Oliver
P. Morton.
In his lofty patriotism, comprehensive and sa-
gacious craftsmanship, his powerful grasp of
every subject upon which he was called to speak
and act his heroic courage, infexible frmness
his wisdom and promptness in deciding import
ant questions, and his Unreasonable services to
the country while Governor of the State of lndi-
ana-suppressing treason at home, and fighting
rebellion abroad, they will find abundant mateli-
al with which to construct his eulogy. But it Is
unwSe to speak of this great man Ill his relation
to the recently emancpated millions of the South.
He was -eminently the friend of the negro
citizen, and when he once embraced his cause he
did so without reserve or qualification. To him
the y-enfranchiZed citizen was civilly and
politically full grown citizen, equally entitled
with all others to the full and complete pro
lection of the government. State and national.
No taunts, no sneerS no derlSion, no defeats
shamed or appalled, him. He ever the UNI
swerving; unt1inching, prompt and energetic de-
fender of this class, and defed any arm, how
ever powerful raised against him or his cause.
He one of the few statesmen who dared to
confront and beat back that impudent dogma OF
State sovereignty, under which tits now attempted
tOsuTender to the late slave States the just results
secured to the nation by the war, and to
place the newly-made citizens back again under
the power and dominion of those who logged the
negro and fought the Union. The Senate of the
United States never presented grander scenes
than when this great man fairly rddled with his
resistess logic the pretensions of the slavepower
at this point
Oliver p. Morton did not think it beneath his
dignity as a senator of the United States to eX-
pose the fendish and bloody atrocities perpe
tlated at midnight by disguised rutfians known
as the kukluX clans, though by so doing he eX
posed himself to the charge of waving the bloody
shirt When others were Crying Peace peace!'
and deceiving the country with the idea that the
arm of The federal government was no longer
needed to maintain civil and political liberty at
the South it was his to tear the fimsy pretense
of peace from before the eyes of the nation, and
to lay bare the designs and Vaccinations of
those who would still WELD the powers of the
federal government to maintain the Southern
oligarchy.
Since the voice of Charles Sumner in the
United States Senate none has been so deeply
and sadly missed by the sable millions Of this
country as that of Oliver P. Morton
am very glad that you are about to unveil
his statue in the city Of Indianapolis. that after
coming generations may behold the form and
features of the man who, next to Abraham Lin
coin, was perhaps, the mightest support the
nation had in its day of trouble.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 8.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
would like to attend the unwilling of the
statute of Governor Morton. Good reasons
however, will prevent my doing so. Governor
Morton a great man in a great epoch The
crisis called to the front men of marked charac-
ter. Not alone great thinkers, writers, and
speakers, but men of affairs, likewise men who
thought clearly and who could utilize great CON
ceptions. The position of Indiana required in her
war Governor the first order of ability. 1t de
manded Of him intelligence to apprehend the
needs of the hour, and courage, promptness, in
dustry. and indomitable perseverance in action.
All of these qualities Governor Morton pos
sessed in pre-eminent degree and all were
moved by an earnest, fervent patriotism.
To him the State of Indiana is most largely
indebted for her splendid achievements in the
war. To him, also, our entire country Will for
ever debt of gratitude But, as a citizen
of Kentucky, | desire to express the peculiar
obligation my own State is under to Governor
Morton.
Kentucky refused to secede. Whatever may
be said about the right to secede nobody ever
questioned the right of State to refuse to Sc
cede. The Unionists of Kentucky held Ken
lucky in the Union They did so under great
ANTIQUITIES. None but the participants in that
struggle can appreciate those difficulties To
those struggling Kentucky Unionists, Governor
Morton a Jealous friend, and he showed his
friendship with the tremendous energy of a
giant He gave them support and encourage
ment, supplied them with arms and am
munition, and inspired them with hope in
overy period of emergency. The value of pre-
served Union is now acknowledged by all Ev
eryone, therefore, must recognize the propriety
of concentrating Governor Morton's great
services by the statue about to be unveiled and
none do so more fully than the people of Ken
lucky JAMES SPEED.
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LINCOLN H., Jan IL, 1884
To the Editor of the indianapolis journal:
/ knew Oliver p. Morton well, esteemed him
highly and felt during his .fe. as l have since
his death, that our country was greatly indebted
to his great ability and unselfsh patriotism for
its continued existence and prosperity, and is
and ever will be grateful to his memory, for
his prodigious efforts and lofty craftsmanship in
restoring the relations of peace and union, so
seriously threatened in the late civil war. l
have not time, however, to write as l would, as
have only a minute before train time to write
even this short line r. J. OGLEsBY.
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Hon. ". IL. Calkins.
NAsHINaroN. d. G. jim.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., Jan. II, 1881
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
There were two conspicuous men during the
war of the rebellion-not unlike.in many quail
ties. These were Oliver p. Morton and Edwin
NJ Stanton.
Unlike all the other great men who performed
notable services for their country during that
time, their public career is marked by firmness
bordering on stubbornness. This is peculiarly
so as regards Mr.. Stanton. Governor Morton had
more of the milk of human kindness in him.
His appeal to President johnson for the lives Of
certain persons who had been convicted Of
treason against the nation and State and con
demncd to death by military tribunal although
his own life was ieopardized by them. shows him
to have been less stubborn than MIR Stanton.
No one doubts that his intelpositon saved
the lives of these men. Had Mr. Stanton in
like manner interposed for Mrs. Surratt there
is little doubt but the nation would have been
spared the taunt of having hung an innocent
person.
l refer to these instances to illustrate the diff
ference in the character of these two men in
this particular. IN all other respects their traits
were very similar. Both men believed in
striking the severest blows at the rebellion,
no matter what the weapon used was or the
means made of to strike.
One controlling idea was uppermost in their
minds, namely: that there must be no compro
mise with treason, nor no tempolizing with it.
1t was to them so hideous that there was no
ground upon which they could view it with the
least paation or endurance. 1t was a thing to
be hunted down and eXtiIpated. Wherever
it existed they launched their forces
against it with unrelenting energy.
Governor Morton's peculiar ability fitted him for
the place he occupied during the war Indiana
was the key in the arch of the States Itreaches
from kentucky on the south to the lakes on the
north. If it had wavered in its fidelity to the
Union the North would have been severed in
twain, and Northwestern confederacy,' with
Indiana as the eastern border State, would have
been possible-lnay not say probable! l think
Governor Morton saw the danger of having The
minds of the people diverted from tie active
support of the war and centered the new
scheme of separate eonfederacy, and redoubled
his energies i'll enlistments hoping to center the
common interest of all in the army and strength
en- its moral support at home Much might be
written on this subject. | refer to it only
to dismiss it with the remark that one
can tell what the map Of the republic would have
been today had the State Of Indiana fallen into
weaker hands in 1861
His career as senator may refer to- but not
amplify for the reason that i'll paper of this
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Secretary FoIger.
WASHINGTON, j

WASHINGToN Jan. s, 1884
To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal
l would gladly add anything to the fame of
Oliver p. Morton, but l am not the one who
should attempt it. l did not have the pleasure
of personal acquaintance with him. never
saw him but once and then at distance, he be-
ing in his seat in the Senate chamber and l in
the gallery. | know generally, from the speech
of people and the statements of the press, of his
force and power in the Senate chamber of his
zeal and energy in the executive chair of Indiana,
and of the unselfsh and patriotic purposes per
vading all his acts, public and private.
CHAS. j. FOLGER
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Senator Benjamin Harrison.

INDIANAPOLIs Jan. II, 1881.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Jou rnal:
Governor Morton will always be conspicuous
figure in the history Of Indiana He possessed
the qualities of mind which his time demanded
He was fitted to his work-ealed TO the kingdom
for such a time. The convention that nominated
him for Lieutenant governor in 1860 did not
know either the time or the man; but it was so
ordered that when the war against the Union
came, Indiana had Governor who believed
that The power and duty of representation
was inherent in the goyerTnent. not
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Dies MONIES. Ia. Jan. 10, 1Ss

Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. TO- 1854
To tho Editor of the indianapolis Journal
enclose my letter to the committee, which
you are at liberty to use:
"Among the pleasant memories Of my short
senatorial life is my recollection of Governor
Morton He had been there for several years,
and in view of his close relations to my friends
in the State of my BIRTH and my knowledge of
his life and work we were brought into rather
more than the ordinarily friendly relations of
those in the same deliberative body.
''He was a man of strength and marked char
aeter wherever placed For such man it mat
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Hon. David Davis.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Jan. 7, 1884.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
am much indebted for your favor of the 9Th
inst, and yet regret exceedingly that my en-
gagements, which are imperative, will not per
init me to comply with your request. leave
town at once to be gone through the week, and
this trip cannot be avoided The life and serv-
ices of Governor Morton were of such a charac-
ter to the country in its hour of peril that it re
quires little time and thought to give even a
brief estimate of them. DAVID DAVIS
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Hon. Justin s. Morrill,.

WASHINGTON, Jan. O. 1884.
To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
l have not found time to prepare any adequate
estimate of the character and services of the late
Senator Oliver P. Morton. l can only say that
whenever he appeared in the debates of the Sen
ate he never failed to impress me that he was a
truly great man. From the~moment when he
stated his argument his triumph appeared al
most certain. JUSTIN ;. MORRILL,.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. I. 1884
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
| regarded Senator Morton as man OF the
highest integrity. a true patriot unwavering in
devotion to principle Intellectually he was a
giant and he had bat few peers as statesman
In his death our country lost the services Of
great man. and no one mourned his loss more
sincerely than myself. JOIN A. LOGAN
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WASHINGTON, Jan. Z 1884
To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal
l must say that there are multitudes of people
who knew Governor Morton much better than
did, and who are therefore moro capable than
myself of preparing the paper desired Among
them, presume you will have no difficulty in
finding some one entirely capable, who will have
teously addressed to myself, but which l am
obliged respectfully to decline. j. Holt
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Hon. Geo. f. Edmunds.
WsHINGToN, Jan. s, 1Se

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1854.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
The pressure upon my time is so great that
cannot put down in set phrase the very high
opinion I had of the late Senator Morton.
knew him well and intimately during the whole
period of his career in the Senate, and what |
tho ght of him was stated in my memorial adj
dress in the Senate, January II, 1873, appended
below. He was great man and great patriot,
a true friend and a generous foe.
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A number of other letters were received, in
which the writer's express regret at their nab-
ity to find time for preparation Of the matter
asked for Among these are Attorney general
Brewster Hon c. CAlatsou, Senator }. II. Haw'
Icy Hon. George W.Stcelc Wondon Phillips
and Hon F. b. Washbume.
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lyzcd and unable TO walk without dFru't'-. ha ''S
section of his State Unable 40 and ON tt u'at''rln
he sat ON his chair often in the air. aAd spoke 50
to reach the uttel1uost limits of the vast Gro" Is
that assembled to hear him. Although i,lC lneat
like Cicero, nor like Bakc magnificent Ee was
captivating speaker and the people pressed about
him until he uttered his last word
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General Ulysses s. Grant.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. 1884.
70 the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
General Grant has received your letter of the
Eth inst. asking him to prepare an estimate of
he character of the late Oliver P. Morton for a
memorial edition of the Journal on the occasion
a the unwilling of the statue on the 18th inst
Bd in reply directs me to say that he is still con
Inca 10 h1'z55 from the effects of his recent ac-
cident, and is therefoe unable to comply with
your request. FRANK T. WOODS,
Private Secretary.
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ing the period of reconstruction, and now that
the surgng waves of sectional and partypassion,
which dashed against every prominent partici-
pant in the public affairs of that time have sub
sided, all must concede the remarkable ability.
dauntless courage, and exalted patriotism of
Oliver p Morton. b. II. BRIsToW
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At the time of Senator Notions death General
Grant was in Paris on his European tour He
there received the news of the sad event, and the
New York Heralds cable special OF date Nov. 5,
1877, says:
Fhe General expressed deep feeling at the sad news
of Senator Morton's death. He said that Morton was
of the worthiest and most lustous Americans of
recent times and speaks in terms of the highest praise
Of the energy activity and ability he displayed during
the countrys trials But for Mr.. MorOn's ill-health
he said he would have appointed him Chief Justice af
ter Mr. Conkling had declined the appointmentn
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WASHINGTON. Jan. :, 1884.
To the Editor of tho Indianapolis Jou rna
When the Morton memorial addresses were
delivered in the House of Representatives, on
Jan. lS 1878, l delivered eulogy on the dead
Senator in the course of which gave my esti-
mate of him as party man and Il leader. These
remarks | append. THOMAS NJ browne
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mourned not only by the State of Indiana, but
by the nation.
l add these few words with pleasure as my
opinion of the man. and as a tribute to the
north and memory of Governor Morton
H HAMI,IN
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The Testimony of the Men Who Knew Him
7 Best and Who We're Able to Estimate
the Worth of His Services.
How the Great War Governor Was
Valued by Our Greatest Men.
Long Array of Letters Breathing Naught
but Commentator and Admiration of
MOrtOns Sterling Qualities.

On the ID inst the Journal addressed the fol
lowing letter to a number of the representative
men of the nation:
'INDIANAPoLIs, Jan. ., 1884.
''Sir-On the 10Th inst the statue of the late
Senator o. P Morton will be unveiled in this
city In order to do honor to his memory and
the occasion, the journal will print a memorial
edition on that day. We request you to prepare
and forward to us, not later than Jan y, brief
estimate Of his character and services, to be used
in that issue.
Your compliance will greatly oblige,
Yours, respectfully:
",JNo G. New & Son"
The following responses have been received,
and are published in accordance with the terms
Of the request. We precede them with an ex
tract from the eulogy pronounced in the House
Of Representatives by the late President Gar
field, then a member of that body.
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GAS party leader, he too great for any party
any State readily to supply his place As eff
Gent vigilant and able representative, he had
perior in either house of Congress. Oppressed and
crippled by bodily infrmity. his mind fatered
or tagged Despite pain and sickness. long he
could be carried to his seat he absent from
the Senate the committee. No labor discouraged
him, contingency appalled, him. no disadvantages
dismayed him. no defeat disheartened him. Those who
encountered him in debate in affairs will forget
his ability, his zeal, his industry his energy, his
fertility his varied powers above all his indomita
BILE heart Living in of extraordinary activities
and forces he has left deep and lasting impress
his times He will go down to a far hereafter not
one who embellished and perpetuated his name by
studied and scholastic of words nov herald
of resounding theories, but rather who day by
day on the Journey of life met actual affairs and
alites and grappled them with grasp too resolute
and quick to loiter for the ornament or the ad-
vantage of protracted and tranquil meditation. He
needs no epitaph but his name and though brass may
corrode and marble moIder men will still remember
Olive Perry Morton leading and manful defender
of the republic in the republics most dire and heroic
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New YORK, Jan. I, 1884
To the Editor OF the indianapolis Jon rnaI:
In the Senate l said, quite as well as | can
now say, even with time to do it, what you ask
for These remarks were made on the 18th of
January, 1873 Roscoe CoNKLiNG
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later, 20 pages had been received, transla-
ted, and got into type. a.
This vas all that could be done for Mon.
day mornings paper. The last sheet Of
the message contsing the schedules Of the
treaty was received at the cable Office at
SILT. During the day Monday the sheets
which arrived too late for that mornings pa
per were translated. the translation OF the
earlier sheets was diligently revised, and on
Tuesday morning the Times Published the
three schedules Of the treaty entire.
As checked at the cable Office the total
number Of Spanish words transmitted from
Madrid was 6,69l. The cable toll from
Madrid TO New York is 66 cents word.
The cost of the treaty to the Times. there
fore, is S4,4l6, plus the $1,000 paid in Mad
rid, making total of S6,4l6. 1t costs a
good deal Of money in these days to make
a live newspaper
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Married.


December ID, at Kingwood, W. Va, by
Rev. Samuel Graham, Miss Harriet W.
Watson, to Mr.. ira E. Travis, Of Buck
harmon.
On the It'll inst, at Bridgeport, O., by
Rev. Robert Alexander, Mr.. Wilbur l..
Pasco and Miss Fannie NJ. Eberle,
November 25th, at Hagerstown, BY Rev.
DR.. Owen, Mr.. John Black to Miss Elite s.
Ray.
November Doth, at Cambridge Belmont
County, o., by Clark Rose, ESQ, Mr.. Radol'
phin St. Clair and Miss Arilla V. Heston'
November 29th, at Cambride, O., BY Rev;
n. B. Stewart, Mr.. VIM. H. Howell and
Miss Mary j. Gibson.
December 18th, at Cambridge, o., by Eliza
Turner, j. P, Mr.. Joseph James and Miss
Elmira Gaines.
AhCurtreville, on Thanksgiving day, Geo.
5. Rifle, aged Is.
Near Buckhannon, November Is, Charlie
Hinkle, aged Is.
On French Creek, December 6, Mis-:
Orpha Phillips, aged II.
Near Shepardstown, November %. Mira
Hannah Hoffman, wife of Mr.. David Hott
man, aged 50.
In Guyaudotte, November Is, Mrs. P. s
Smith. aged Is.
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MEN.

Minister Lowell viii resume literary
work.
Mark Twain celebrated his 49th birthday
last week.
The Chinese Emperor, euriously, drinks
very little tea.
Jefferson Davis viii complete his 77th
year next June.
Gen. George B. Mcclellan was 50 years
old Wednesday last.
Gov. Hendricks is senior warden in s..
Paurs Cathedral Indianapolis.
Mark Twain finds that his fun pays al.
most as well on the platform as 1t does on
paper.
Gen. Hanock will retire from the army
in 1888. But he wont run Tor President
again.
Oscar Wilde wears one of the big slouched
hats which he recommends as the only cor
rect head-gear for men.
Ex-Secretary Window viii spend the win
ter with his family in Mexico, where he has
large interests in silver mines
Grover Cleveland devotes q couple OF
minutes a day to requests for autographs.
His secretary, Dan Lamont, attends to the
rest Of them.
The Gear of Russia is said to be growing
quite gray and to bear on his face the
wrinkles of premature old age, induced BY
worry sEd anxiety.
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Billmyer was arrested and held in bail, bat
Smith has not yet been apprehended.
Large Hogs.
Weston Hawk-Eye: Thelargesthogs killed
this season, so far as we have heard, were
butchered at the Asylum last week. The
weights of the three largest were 53l, SIG
and 479 pounds, The smallest one killed
weighed 355.
Buckhanaon wants a literary society.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo L. Rissler had their
linen wedding at their residence uear Kable-
town, it being the 30th anniversary Of their
marriage.
Parkersburg had to stop cleaning her
streets in order to save money to construct
her water works.
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DRPUTY United Safes MarShals come
high, but it appears that Lor WRrGHr, Of
Cincinnati, was determined to have them,
and the Department OF Justice was willing
that he should. For these luxuries Tor the
city of Cincinnati alone, in the October
election, with the accompanying embellish-
ments Of buggies and badges, there was
paid $l8.322. And now Mr.. SPRINGER :
committee is going to try and find out If
this was a warranted and Unsuitable eSPend-
;.nra
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CaAUxcsY N. DEPEw has positively de-
clined to be a candidate for the United
States Senate from New York. Mr., DsrsW
has got a great deal better thing. He is the
attorney for WV II. VLSDEEBIIT, which po-
sitiOn gives gives him $4,000 per year, and
the railroad king has told him that if he goes
into the Senate he will lose his job. Under
such circumstances the "houors aad emolu-
ments" of seat in the United States Sem
ate are shorn OF all their attractions.