Speech Of Gov Oliver P Morton At The Union State Convention Held At Indianapolis Ind February 23 1864

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Download or read book Speech of Gov; Oliver P. Morton written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Gov; Oliver P. Morton: At the Union State Convention Held at Indianapolis, Ind;, February 23, 1864 It seemed an appropriate occasion to pass in review the political affairs of the State during the past two years, and as he desired not to be misapprehended or misunderstood he had taken such time as he could gain from official duties and frequent illness to put in writing what he was about to say. He then read as follows: Copperhead Action in the Legislature. The beginning of the late session was signalized in the House by an act as absurd and insulting as it was revolutionary. The Constitution imposes the obligation upon the Governor of communicating with the Legislature by messages from time to time, and it imposes a like obligation upon the Legislature of receiving and and considering such messages. In discharge of this obligation, the Governor sent his semi-annual message to the Senate and House. The Senate received the message and ordered it to be printed, but the House refused to receive it, returned it to the Governor, and passed a resolution receiving and adopting the message of the Governor of New York. [Laughter.] From such a beginning it was not hard to predict the end. The House had begun its Legislative course by a wanton insult to the Executive, by a flagrant violation of the Constitution, which it had, but a few hours before, sworn to support. The revolutionary policy thus inaugurated was pursued with increased violence and open disregard of Constitutional obligations. Its time was chiefly consumed by the introduction of disloyal resolutions, the utterance of factious and treasonable sentiments, intended to excite the people against the Government, and destroy its power to suppress the rebellion. The necessary and legitimate subjects of legislation were disregarded or kept back. Aside from an appropriation for their own per diem and mileage, which was passed on the first day of the session, every other appropriation was absolutely suppressed until Friday, the last day but one of the session, when it was known that no quorum was present in the House. - Among the appropriations which should have been made at the beginning of the session were: First - A sufficient sum for the relief of soldiers' families. Second - A sum sufficient to relieve the necessities and provide for the sick and wounded soldiers in the field. Third - A sum sufficient to pay the military claims which had been allowed by the Auditing Committee, and about which there was no dispute, some of them having been standing for many months. Fourth - A sum sufficient to pay special surgeons for services and expenses, rendered by order of the Governor, in the field. Fifth - A sum sufficient to sustain and continue the operations of the State Arsenal; it having been shown that that institution had been profitable to the State, and of great service to the State and Government. Sixth - A sum sufficient to pay the officers and men of the Indiana Legion, for their services rendered in protecting the border. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.