Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-11-24


(coScIUDED.)
Mr.. L. A. Hendricks in his speech
turned catechist, and with no little
flourish of trumpets, enquired Nv hat
good thing has the Republican party
ever done?" And this would-be great
man with apparent triumph answered
the question. "none." 1t doubtless had
escaped his memory that this same par
ty had in less than five years diSlodged
the slave Democracy from place and
power in almost every free State in
this Conicderacy. Without the nu-
merical strength in the national legis-
lature at any time to pass single law,
with the aid of few Democrats. who
had not lost all their consciences, this
same Republican party defeated the
admission of Kansas under the Lc-
compton Constitution. a Democratic
project conceived in fraud and perjury
and attempted hy that glorious Demo
cratic party 10 he Undivided i'll sin and
abomination. The defeat Of this black
and damning project was either good
or bad act, and il Mr. Hendricks il
correct in his answer, it was a bad act,
and every Democrat who voted with
the united Republicans in Congress,
did an unholy thing. Will Mr.. Hen
bricks or his muzzlcd presses say in
emphatic terms that the Republicans
And their co-laborsrs in the defeat OF
this iniquitious project did n bad
thing? Speak out like men and let
Your hearers know without doubt as to
your position.
Mr.. Hendricks admitted that the Re-
publicans in Congress compelled three
or four of their own political friends to
resign their seats because of their cor
ruptions. lest they would be expelled.
The Republicans never did good
thing" said Mr.. Hendricks. ''when
they found members ofCongress guilty
OF fraud. they forced them to resign
yet, according to Mr.. Hendricks and
Democratic morals, this was bad
act of the Republicans in thu,
purging Congress of some bad mem
bers. Mr. Hendricks was evidently
correct according to his code ofmorals
y party that rewards men with plac,
and power in a government, becaus,
of their murders and rapes. will never
remove from Congress one of it
own members because of bribery an,
corruption.
Did it occur to Mr.. Hendricks
while he was pitching IN TO the Aboli
tionists Of 1913, that still later, Jan
s. 1919. he himself was upon tn,
record as the dsrtiest of the dirty. Or
that memorable Sth of January,
Democratic Convention was held a
Indianapoiis-or rather an Abolition
Convention was held-and Mr.. Hen
bricks hail the honor of being dele
gate from'the County of Shelby in thai
Abolition Convention. and among
other things. then and there were tn
following reSolutions-Abolition res
olutionS-unanimously adopted. thu
being supported by Mr.. Hendricks
Resolved. That the institution o
Slavery ought not to be introduced in
to any territory where it does not no,
exist.
Resolved. That inasmuch as Ne,
Mexico and California are, in fact an
in law, free territories. it is the duty q
Congress TO prevent the introductio
of Slavery within their limits.
These we're the declared sentiment
of this would be great man ten year
ago. yet now pregnant with the late,
edition Of Democratic demagoguer
he calls the Republicans Abolitionist,
and speaks contemptuously of 18th
little band Of Abolitionists of 1s4s.
Now ungrateful to thus stab ones sci
Ii any one part of Mr.. Hendricks
speech was more false and ridiculou
than the rest. it was his statemer
that the Republicans opposed the a.
mission, as States into the Ur ion, {