. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . n took the oath as governoron January 16, 1861. He opposed every compromisewith the secessionist party, began to prepare for thecoming conflict before Fort Sumter was fired upon, andwhen President Lincoln called for seventy-five thousandvolunteers, he offered to send ten thousand from States quota was raised at once. He reconvened theLegislature on 24th April, obtained authority to borrowtwo million dollars, and displayed great energy and abilityin placing troops in the field and providing for theircare and s
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . n took the oath as governoron January 16, 1861. He opposed every compromisewith the secessionist party, began to prepare for thecoming conflict before Fort Sumter was fired upon, andwhen President Lincoln called for seventy-five thousandvolunteers, he offered to send ten thousand from States quota was raised at once. He reconvened theLegislature on 24th April, obtained authority to borrowtwo million dollars, and displayed great energy and abilityin placing troops in the field and providing for theircare and sustenance. He gave permission to citizens ofIndiana to raise troops in Kentucky, allowed Kentuckyregiments to be recruited from the population of two ofthe southern counties, procured arms for the volunteerbodies enlisted for the defence of Kentucky, and by thusco-operating with the Unionists in that State did muchtowards establishing the ascendency of the nationalgovernment within its borders. When the question olthe abolition of slavery arose, the popular majority no. longer upheld the governor in his support of the adminis-tration. In 1862 a Democratic Legislature was chosen,and was on the point of taking from him the commandof the militia when the Republican members withdrew,leaving both Houses without a quorum. In order tocarry on the State government he obtained advances frombanks, and appointed a bureau of finance, which fromApril, 1863, till January, 1865, made all disbursements ofthe State, amounting to more than one million this period he refused to summon the Supreme Court condemned this arbitrary course, butthe people subsequently applauded his action, and theState assumed the obligations he had incurred. In 1864he was nominated and elected governor, but resigned inJanuary, 1867, to take his seat in the United States Senate,to which he was re-elected in 1873, and was chairman ofthe Committee on Privileges and Elections, and the leadero
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