The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-06-14
Thomas A. Hendricks

The democratic candidate for Governor
has for the past year been busily engaged
in defending his position politically, so as
to meet the different phases of his party
He pretends to take no part in the ccntro-
versy between Douglas and Buchanan, but
among the friends OF the former he is in ia
vor OF squstter sovereignty-withth the latter
he is Tor the Constitution as defined by the
Supreme Cou,t.
AT Hendricks during the last presidential
canvass was resident of Washington City
He was member OF the democratic club
organized in that city, at that time, and also
re-organzed in 1858. In the latter year,
when the friends OF Mr.. Douglas were de-
nouncing the course Of the Administration
IN regard to Kansas, this democratic organ
ization. of which Mr.. Hendricks was a mem
Der, passed the following resolutions:
'Resolred. That cordially indorse and
approve the Presidents j. augural address;
his letter to Professor Sillman; his annual
message to Congress. and his late special
message con -ernng Kansas affairs: and dis
a17'1ore ana condemn the assaults which
have been made upon his Administration
touching his Kansas policy, as i'll timed, un.
wise and mischievous
''Resolred, That, as Indianians and Dem.
ocrats. we repudIate the new doctrine that
the submission of constij ution to the direct
vote OF the people at the ballot box is vital
to the admission of a Territory as State
into this Union. On tie contrary, we con
tend that Indiana. which came into Tie I'm
ion with a constitution not submitted to tire
people. is State tully and legally as
those few states which submitted their CON
sntu!Ions to the people preparatory to their
admission; and what we claim TOR Indiana,
we are willing TO conceJe to Kansas
'tRes0lced. That while we regret that the
constitutional convention which met al Lee
compton, and there framed a constitution
tor hansas. did not submit tia. instru-
ment to direct vote o: the people; vet,
as neither the Constitution of the United
States, I. e Kansas Nebraska act, nor the
presidents in our history as nation. require
such submission As prerequisite TO the ad-
mission of new States, il would be an I'm
"arrantable assumption of power on the
part OF Congress, and avioalion of the Kan
sas-Nebraska ACT. TO deny admission 10 the
Safe of Kansas on this ground."- Wash
ington Caion, FEB. Is, 1858.
We ask our honest and consisten. demo-
cratic friends. to read these resolutions care
fully. They endorse the inaugural adj
dress of Mr.. Buchanan. in which, speaking
Of the Territory of Kansas, be says:
at is the imperative and indispensable
duty of the government of the United
States 10 secure to any resident nhabi.ant
the free and independent expression of his
opinion by his vote. This sacred right 10
each individual must be Preserved"
In his Sflliman letter he took opposite
ground endorsing the bred Scott decision
Of the supreme Court, and yet Mr. Hen
drleks endorsed both. He repadiated The
new doctrine that it was necessary to sub
NIT a constitution TO vote of the people Of
q territory. when they were about to apply
Tor admission as State He was in favor
OF the admission of kans as under the L..
compton Constitution, and declared that it
would be an unwarran,able assumpt;on If
power on the part of Congress to deny the
admission OF Kansas. simply because the
constitution was not submitted to a vote Of
the people.
We submit the above resolutions To the
candid consideration Of those v no are called
upon to vote for Mr.. Hendricks.