The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-04

fighting man In the state and every dollar
of her money and credit" Yates, whose
WAR nickname of Dick became household
WORD, convened the legislature Of Illinois
on April 12, the day the Confederate guns
opened upon Sumter. He had the fore
Thought to garrison Cairo and forestall
Confederate movement for the seizure of
that valuable position. II was from Yates
that Grant received his first recognition
and appointment.
Morton offered the president 10000 sol
diers and convened the Indiana legislature
to secure authority for a war loan of s., 900
O00 The legislature afterward went back
on the war governor" and refused TO re-
ceive bis messages, but he in turn calmly
ignored the Legislature and borrowed mon
ey privately to carry the state bonds and
pay expenses Throughout the war he was
a champion Of the Kentucky Unionists
and gave them arms for home defense.
Dennison Of Ohio held Office but one year
of the war period, 1861, yet he made arecord
that carried him into cabinet position in
Lincoln's second term. He placed Nc
Clellan i'm the field and secured his appoint
ment as general. Dennison, like Morton
and Yates, had keen eye for the border
He urged the government within four
weeks after the outbreak to seize promi-
nent points in Kentucky and secure con-
troll of its railroads in order to head off the
operations of the Confederates. His advice
In that direction was not needed for
months, but he succeeded better with re-
gard to West Virginis. After obtaining Nc
Clellan's appointment TO Federal COM
mand in Ohio he secured the extension OF
the department so as TO include West Vir-
ginia and promptly threw Ohio troops
into that territory. During eight months
of actual war he put into the field los regi-
ments, and the state was credited with an
excess above her quota Of 10000 volunteers.
But the zeal of those governors whose
states were In danger OF invasion did not
outrun that of those in territory remote
from the hostile border Washburne of
Maine declared that the south had no right
to secede without a change in the constitn-
ton and pledged all the resources of the
state In men and money" TO support the
Union. Washburne was the grandson of n
Revolutionary soldier and a descendant of
the first secretary of the plymouth colony.
Hew In Office from 1861 TO 1868 and is
kno TO history as Names war gov
erno Goodwin of New Hampshire
brought his state into line by raising $780,
600 private money and organizing 10 regi-
ments. Goodwin was the first war gov
ernor" of'the state.
Rhode Islands first "war governor" Will
liam Sprague, marched TO Washington mt
the head of regiment.
buckingham of Connecticut ordered the
militia to put its ranks in war trim as early
as January, 1851, and on his own response
bility purchased equipments for 5000 men.
When Sumter fell, he led off at a war
meeting In Norwich with fervid war
speech and a subscription Of 81 600 to raise
troops. He was Connecticuts only "war
governor"
Fairbanks OF Vermont worked mp n
Union demonstration as early as Jan. s,
1861, by having salutes fired In the chief
cities ana towns OF the state IN ronor OF the
old Union. He inspected the militia rolls
and equipments and responded TO the pres
idents call in April with regiment armed
with borrowed rifles.
In New York Morgan was the first war
governor" He held Office until January,
1868 and sent out $4,000 soldiers during
that time. He also placed New York har-
Dor in state Of defense. Seymour sue
ceeded Morgan. While private citizen
he had exerted himself 10 raise soldiers. He
was in the executive chair when Lee in-