Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-13

cnurcn, Dy prOfeSSed minister OF G0d, cnurch |
which now lies in ruins and the ashes scattered to
the four winds of Heaven, standing there before
his God, with heart full of rottenness and mean
ness, he proclaimed to the world that "Jesus
Christ was a hero, and so was John Brown"
w hat place in hell is there, taking the orthodox
view or account of it to be true hot enough, ter
rlhle enough for such an oneg He and all the |
vile, hypocritica Janus faced wretches are worthy
only of scorn, hate and detestation. This is the
class the minority refer to in their report.
We mean not the pious minister of God with |
a heart full of piety and with peace and good will
toward mankind emblazoned on his banner, who I
with reverential awe knees before the altar and
offers up prayer to the God of the universe for
his many blessings; who at morn and evening re |
members this Injunction of the most High and
who goes about doing good, relieving the dis
tressed, supplying the wants of the needy and
who, when he enters the sacred pulpit, kneels
upon the Threshold and implores heavens bless
ings upon him, and then in spirit of true Chris
tan piety follows out the exercises by preaching
the gospel and exhorting sinners to repentance,
performs his duties as becomes preacher, man
of God OH no, we mean not such a man; but
these reprobates who in their hearts despise
decency as well as morality, justice as well as re-
hgion; those "who steal the livery of heaven to
serve the devil in' The gentleman from Henry
(Mr. Bundy) says we make fling at religion. If
ii be fling at religion to denounce the conduct
of these men, then so be it. | am ready to take
the responsibility. Sir, go back few days and
see the published proceedings in the Cincinnati
Gazette of the anniversary of the birth day of Tom
Paine, in that CITY. Take up the toasts of Re
publcans at that meeting as well their speeches.
look at them and then search the country over for
more damnable atheism and nfdelity than is ex-
hibited there The bible religion scorned and de-
spised, decency and morality outraged, and yet
not word do we hear of the blasphemy from the
Republicans Sir, in this city of indianapolis is
paper published by German infdel, scoffer
at the bible and religion, denying God and tramp
ling under its unhallowed feet the moral precepts
of our fathers and of the church. This isa Re
publican paper, but not one single one OF that
party dare raise his voice and vote against it.
You will hug it to your bosoms and will hold it
as dear TO your hearts as does the Mahammedan
his Koran or the followers of Joe Smith the book
of Mormon.
While you pour out the vials of your wrath
upon our devoted heads because we dare call
things by their right names, because we dare de
nounce hypocritical wretches and scoundrels, be-
cause we dare defend pure and undeiled religion,
will you look to your own household and see the
fostering, corroding poison that is taking hold of
the vitas of not only religion and the bible, but
the morals, liberty and even the very foundations
of society, and stay its onward march.
Mr. Moody, (inter-upting rise to question
of privilege / have been informed the gentle
man has been making some illusions personal to
myself when absent from my place. desire he
should repeat them.
Mr. Heffren-Witil the utmost pleasure, and
desire first to inform the gentleman that | hold
myself responsible outside Of this chamber fol-
what say in it, in accordance with the rules pre-
scribed among gentlemen. / said that when the
gentleman from Jasper was talking about trea.
son and traitors, when he was speaking about the
minority report being an insult not only TO the
Democracy upon this floor but to the people o.
State of Indiana, that1 could expect nothing
better from heart so corrupt and rotten or from
mind so debased, disgraced, dishonored, vil'
and cowardly, as would make such a general, dis
honorable fling at the dead as you made abou
the late Governor Willard in the location of TIN
county seat of Newton county. Applause.
i Mr. Moody would ask the gentleman if tina
was all he said?
Mr.. Heffren-If there was anything more
will give the gentlemen the benefit of it in thu
fnllest, most complete and greatest extent, in al
ways, shapes and manners which he may desire
Mr.. Moody.-Was there nothing else said il
regard to nv connection with swamp lands?
Mr.. Heffren.-I said the gentleman from Jas
per, coming from a county where he had beer
wading in the swamp land trades up to his knee
for these many months, nothing better could b.
expected from you than to disgrace if possible tn
dead by your remarks.
Mr. Moody.-Mr. Speaker, permit me, sir, a
this time, if the gentleman will permit it
Mr.. Heffren.-Ce Certainly Only one thing re
member, the insul. is cast upon you, act in ac
coriance with the code prescribed for gentlemel
, and clear your garments, or wear the badge o
iniamy.
Mr. Moody.-I wish to say to members of thi
House that have had no connection, within tn
past two or three years or at any time, with swami
land matters, in any possible shape. have neve
been mixed up with their frauds or speculation
in any way or manner, except during the last fey
months. / have investigated these matters b
! satisfy myself, and / proclaimed the frauds froI
every stump in that district. and pledged mysel
would use what influence possessed to have
thorough and complete investigation of that.
the gentleman states it because he knows til
fact, Il will say the gentleman states what is no
true and if he states that he does not know TO b
true he certainly is not justified before this body
In regard to the other matter, what the gentlema
has stated will say this only, refer to the cir
? cumstances connected with Gov. Willard's ad
ministration take il that it needs nothing fror
E me here or elsewhere to vindicate my assertions
for it will be furnished before the session is ovel
E will detain the House no longer with explana
tons of this matter. ! will explain them in som
: other place, and in proper mode and manner.
: Mr. Heffren-I shall take up the glove an
/, accept your propositions. The gentleman fror
/ Porter iMr Cameron)-an must confess tina
, he discusses the question as Representativ
D should discuss it-talks here about the stron
arm of power The strong arm of power, sl
The people of the Southern States are doing bu
D what our fathers did. /, standing here to-day
e firm admrer of and believer in the Virginia reso
5 lutions of 1898. / say am here still standin
j. by the principles contained in them recognizin
5 the right of a State whenever her people ma
L aechoose to leave this confederacy and set up
d Government for itself. If this be treason, the
am traitor. But with me you will find NOR
, than a hundred thousand traitors in this broa
a land in the State of Indiana, and before you ur
0 dertake to come with hemp in one hand and
: bayonet in the other, YOU threaten, to expiat
I our crimes upon the altar of the country, te
YOU to speak for your own collins and bring ther
: with YOU for we will meet you as Leonidas wit
his Spartan band met Xerxes and his hosts at tn
a pass of Thermopelae, and only over our dea
a bodies shall the hordes of Aboitionism, under il
D dark and black banner march acsoss the Obi
e river and there endeavor to plunge the sword
, the breasts of our Southern brethren. + Al
: plause
0 The Speaker-If there is any more disorder
, the galleries | shall direct the door-k keeper
+? clear them. The Chair has upon all occasions a
/ tempted to suppress any marks of appreciation {
disapprobation and hopes order will be preserve e,
Mr. Heffren.-I heartily coincide with what tf
4 Speaker saws, and hope my friends will not al
plaud. insist that the Virginia resolutions
/ 1893. which / will read, and which have bee
n re endorsed every four years by the Democrat
p party, shows where that party stood in yeal
. past and gone, and where that party stands now
o "Resoiped. That the several States composin
4 the United States of America are not united o
1 the principle of unlimited submission to the
e General Government, but that by compact, und,
{ the style and title of Constitution for the I'm
l. ted States and amendments thereto, they const
D tute a General Government for special purpose
delegated to the Government certain defined pow
e ers reserving each State to itself the residuar
| mass of right to their own self government an
e that whenever the General Government assume
/, undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritatv,
/ void and of no effect; that to this compact eac
. State acceded as State, and is an integral part,
7 that this Government, created by this compac
; was not made the exclusive or final Judge of ii
e extent the powers delegated to itself, since tn.
4 would have made its discretion, and not the Cor
e stitution. the measure of its powers; but that
in all other cases of compact between parties ha,
k ing no common judge, each party has an equ,
: right to judge tor itself well of nfractions !
+ of the mode and manner of redress
$ There is platform that has come down frol
t 1898, upon which stand, that either party to
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