Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-29


9Th Toast. The STATE SENT1NEI-Imbued
with new life and youthful blond,-lacking
none of the mature wisdom, and Democratic
vigor, which have so long made it the exponent
of Democratic principles, and the guide to
Democratic faith, has new claims upon pop
ular support.
We were prevented by illness from attend
ing the Festiral, given in Shelbyville on the
18th inst, in honor of the return home, from
the field of his labors, of the Hon. I. A. HEN
DRIcKs,-on which occasion the above toast
was read, and, in our absence, responded to
in an able manner by his Honor, Judge Coop
ING, Of Hancock County. The very mention
of old SbelbyViHe" awakens to unnatural Vi
bration a sensive chsrd in the heart of the
writer 1t was there he was born, and there
that he tasted the sweet unsullied joys of
childhood. The associations OF those hal
cyon hours at his happiest moments now
in all their richness cluster in, and in all
their luxuriance entwine themselves about his
memory.
For the kind compliment extended to the
Sentinel, through the toast of friends, the
editors must be permitted to return their sin
eerest and most grateful acknowledgements
In this connection, and in addition to what
has already been said upon the subject, it
would afford us pleasure to lay before our rea-
ders the entire proceedings of the occasion
now in reference. Want of space in our col
umns, however, will prevent more than the
following, which we extract from the Shelby
vile Volunteer; a publication which would
have appeared sooner, but for the accidental
loss of the proper copy of that paper:
The Hendricks Festival---Outpouring
of the Democracy
Last Monday night will be long remember
ell by the Democracy of Shelbvville. Not
withstanding the extreme inclemency of the
weather, there was large and enthusiastic
gathering of the undaunted and unconquera-
BILE Democracy of Shelby and adjoining coun-
ties, at Masonic Hall, early in the evening, to
welcome home their faithful and distinguish
ed Congressman, Hon. Il. A. HENDRICKS. The
town was brilliantly Illuminated by lights from
the windows of the Masonic building, the
Sprague House, IOi,nHeer office, and all the
stores and dwelling hOuses, whose owners
were political friends of Mr.. HENDRICKS. The
scene was magnificent, and presented sub
lime contrast to the lowering elements above
After large crowd had collected, the
meeting was called to order by Hon. T. A
M'FARLAND, on whose motion, DIR. A. G. Sell
MAN was called to the Chair Upon separate
4
WALPoLE, and Judge GOODING, of Hancock
and w. f. PIDGEoN, of Bartholomew, were
appointed Vice Presidents.
By this time the cars had arrived from Gin
cinnati, and Mr.. HENDRICKS escorted to the
the Hail. His arrival was announced by the
President-there was an immediate silence
and Mr.. HENDRICKS was conducted to the
Speakers stand. He was welcomed by NJ
NJ. RAY in the following spirited address
which was frequently interrupted by deafen
ing applause:
SIR: 1t is my good fortune on behalf o
your personal and political friends to welcome
YOU to your home and to the bosom of you
constituency. 1t is an approved custom o
the world, to testify in this appropriate way
the estimation in which they hold public
servant After my feeble efforts to express t,
: YOU their kind hearted welcome, and yol
shall have been heard, as a further expires
sion of their regard for you and yours, the,
have consecrated the residue of the evenin,
to the gay festivities of social intercourse.
Four months ago, sir, when the Democrat
; ic banner of Indiana hung halfmast from tn
tower of Democracy; when these street
glared with burning torches when night wa
, hideous with malicious groans, and franti
shouts; when your defeat was hailed bv tn
rbald lips of your foes, and mourned by tn
sad hearts of your disappointed friends, thOs
= friends looked forward to this suspicious da
when they could mark youI return by thi
! voluntary tribute of their friendship and re
gard.
You cannot be insensble, sir, to the emo
5 tons of pride and delight to witness the to
kens of appreciation and confidence wit
which you are this night greeted.
: Your friends have sought this mode, an
: this occasion, to testify to you their appreca
i, ton of your talents, the purity of your mo
. tiyes, the Soundness of your judgment an
: the sincerity of your friendship for the caus
whose fortunes you have so nobly shared.
( welcome you, sir, not as veteran states
; man who had returned to private life, to la
off the harness of public service, but as on
I who had only passed the spring-time of life
o and usefulness, invigorated for the battle {
{ life, to a home where every object is eloquer
of early struggles and early successes.
4 The many familiar faces whom you fin
around you here tonight, are not convoke
: by the mandate of any grand or subordinat
o council nor are they here in discharge of an
secret oath-bou obligation, but simultane
o ously and as one man, to greet and assure yo
: by their presence and congratulations, ths
however your political enemies might hop
4 and desire that you should skulk as fugitiv
from public life, scathed by popular reproacl
e that they have flood of sunshine with whic
) to gid your temporary retirement at the clos
. of the first act in the drama Of yOur politics
life.
e A son of Shelby county, your polite;
@ friends for whom | speak, have watched you
A professional and political career with NOR
:. than usual interest With extraordinary IA
pidity they saw you rise to the first rank i
your profession; and without solicitation o
your part they took you from the theatre @
n your professional life and imposed upon yo
N legislative duties in the General Assembly {
our State, and thence, without giving yo
, time even to taste the sweet OF bitter water
Of political life, they transferred you to TIA
Q halls of the constitutional convention of In
J, diana, whose journals now speak in the ligh
: of recent experience, the wisdom of you
n views on questions OF banking and currency
need not assure You how successful yo
j have been in justifying the hopes and conf
y dence which they so lavishly showered upo
J, you in committing to your trust the importar
& Interests of this district in the Congress of tn
United States.
: | am not allowed to occupy the time whic
n it would require to advert in detail to th0s
5 services in Congress which have laid yor
e constituency under so many obligations.
You have done much to command the
:. confidence in always being national in you
5 views and inyour votes you have contribute
i your best efforts TO pass westward the sceI
It ire of empire. BY that legislative policy, wit
which you haye become identified, of givin
: land to the landless, and homes to the poor, tn:
a diadem glowing with gems of empire whic
c so lately sat upon the wrinkled funowed bro
e of the north, is rapidly passing to the smilin