Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-07
Five Thousand Union Democrats in
Council.
Grand Barbecue i'm Madison County
Speech Of Thomas A. Hend RI ckS-A
Day among the People.

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Speech Of Thomas A. Hend rick>-A
Day among the People.
Leaving indianapolis on the morning of the
fourth. at $50, on the Beefontaine road, the
drowsiness which attaches to unaccustomed early
rising was soon brushed away by the fresh, in
MIGRATING air of the open fields, now in the
noon-,id of harvest.
1t is beautifully refreshing, to escape from the
confined limits of city life to the broad expan-
sive meadows, newly CLEANED OF their ripe grasses
now falling wanton before the ravishing blade of
the ardent husbandman.
Indeed, the harvest is abundant the earth has
brought forth her fruits, the God of nature has
fulfilled His promise; but alas, weak humanity!
by the action of madmen and political fanatics,
the laborer must 20 without his reward.
AT Anderson We were very politely and hospIt
ably.received and cared for by the Committee of
Arrangements at the Whitmore House.
The crowds of wagons, moving upon all the
approaches to the town, raising immense clouds
OF dust, made it convenient to seek the grove
across White river at an early hour where We
had an opportunity of seeing the operation of
barbecue, and understanding the extent OF the
gathering. 49,
.. The roast consisted of one large fat OK two
sheep, and one hog, and we suggested what
waste there would be; but we were deceived, as
keen appetite kept us duly in mind of For one
half a mile, in either direction, the woods were
filled with wagons and people. anxiously awaiting
the arrival of the procession. Seats had been
prepared for 500, and they were damned to ex-
cess at 10 clock.
At last, H. o'clock. the procession com
menced crossing the river, under the lead of Col
Berry. followed by the Brass Band. Next car
with thirty five virgins, representing the States,
and two miles of wagons.
AT the same time the citizens on foot com
menced coming in. Col. Berry had early in the
morning, ordered forward an efficient corps of en-
gineers, and thrown pontoon bridge across the
river, below the ford, for their accommodation
The whole mass OF the people were by the ener-
gy of Col. Berry and his assistants got into a
compact form and the exercises of the day com
menced at IL clock and were as follows:
PRAYER by the Rev. DIR. Paris The fervent
petition of this patriotic divine for his bleeding
country, for the establishment of the Constitu-
ton as il is and the Union as it was tor aid
strength and support To its friends and destruc-
ton TO its enemies, of such power and So
lemnity a. TO cause tears freely 10 flow, and at
the close brought such hearty and universal
amen would have terrified the devotees of the
anti slavery god out OF their belief had they been
present.
Reading of the Declaration by Mr. Daily At
ter which Mr.. Hendricks was INTRODUCED and de
livered an address OF one and a half hours in
length
bespoke feelingly, truly, nobly In eloquent
strains and imprisoned language he held that
vast multitude if chained To the ground upon
which they stood.
he reviewed the past, bringing wildly before
the mind the perfection of the Anglo American
race under distinct colonial charters. revolution
for and by the power of existence estab
ished the right as free, independent and sovereign
States TO govern themselves
He dwelt upon the formation of the Govern
ment-upon the Constitution the only bond OF
Union. He set forth clearly the constitutional
compact upon the subject of slavery as made by
the fathers, the compromises of the Constitution
the compromises Of 1920 and 1850 That tn.
compast was fair agreement and il was the duty
of all good men TO stand by fair agreement, its
spirit "a well ~ forms.
He contrasted the patriotism. heroism and de
voton of the fathers in their efforts to establish
and perpetuate the Constitution and the Union
with the sectional and revolutonal action of their
degenerate sons That the fathers had inmly
settled the great principle of State rights in all
their local and domestic concerns Ii was the
upsetting of this fundamental rule of constitu.
tonal Law that had produced our present troubles
In a mastery manner he repealed the charge
of disIo, aIty. Allegiance 10 the Government j:
fidelity 10 the Constitution. No man should be
before him IN that regard All men were bound