Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-12

from the Government; secondly, their names and
ages: and thirdly, in what States they were en-
rolled: and ! wa directed 20 make the inquiries
I accordingly wrote 10 the COmmissiorer 20 FUR
nish tie list. ard The paper which ! hold in ny
hand j. his answer This paper ! wish read by
the Clerk, and when read. sith the resolution
which accompanies IL. 20 be placed on the jour
nals Of the House matter OF interest to every
member and, a. have no doubt u will be, to /
the whole country.
How mssg OF the patriotic aud gallant men /
who fought the battles OF or country 10 the war \
of the Revolution. Who poured ont Their blood
ike water and thereby achieved our ndcpen- I
dence DO YOU think, Mr. Speaker. on the
rolls of the Pension Office here ard sre receiving
4 bounty from the government Twelve, slr;
twelve only ofall that army which the Father OF
our Country led To victory now. after eighty
wears snce tie treaty OF peace IN 1883. are living:
and il j. a matter of wonder, well az a matter
OF cOngratulation. that any are Hiring. The
youngest. who must have entered the army pro
baby rot over twelve wears OF age, a he must
have been but fourteen when peace was establish.
ed, is ninety four The oldest one hundred aud
FIVE.
Ne. Speaker, one Of the finest poets that ever
lived in this century and one probably. who had
few superors at any time. (Byron,) IN closing
one of his stanzss at midnight. while the OIL OF
his lamp was nearly expended. anil tho Wick HEX
erng in its socket thus most beautifully and elo-
: quentiy moralizes:
a. How little do we know that which are,
Or that which may be The eternal surge
OF time aud tide rolls and bears affair our bubblesl
As the old burst new emerge, dashed from the foam
Some passing wave
Sir. the truth the truth of history both IA to
men and nations, was never more graphically and
sententiOusly expressed, either IN prose or verse
lie, history, either ancient or modern, tell its own
story and il is but the repetition of the death Of
,ho nd no 4 pzfr At he cit az
empire be founded. Where is Tyre. Nineveh
BabylOnl Where is Carihagel Delenda est
is the eptsph on its tomb, as il may be written
on that of all the others, aud the stranger now
works among their ruins to hnd some relic OF
their former greatness, hut he labors in vain
| Where is Greece, once famous IN story, and
| front which we have derived all our taste for the
arts Where is Rome, imperial Rome. once the
mistress of the world, and now with territory
| less than one of our smallest States
And is our destiny to he theirs in less than
eighty years from our formation as Govern
ment-aye, within the lifetime OF any one OF
these gallant aud noble men whose names are
enrolled on our pension list. and who were born
! before our present Government existedT VIII
they live long enough 10 witness OGr exit rs well
. "a our entrance among the nations OF the world
! "a Republic in ruins, whose foundation was the
work OF their hands, and that or their gallant
compeers whose bones we're sen ttered over every
10 the gates Of Yorktown Shall these centurial
heroes, these old and nfrm veterans live to see
the day when the Republic, which cemeuted
with their blood is broken in pieces and drenched
in gore by the iratricJal hands of their chIldreni
God forbid But who can predict what our
destiny will bel None but Him in whose hands
are the destinies of nations well AS of men. "
IL NAV be that, "A nation. We have not given to
dim the glory and praise of our prosperous ca
reer but have attributed IL to ourselves, forget
ting the Omnpotence OF that Being who reigns
supreme on earth as IN heaven. Ii NAV be that
like Jeshurun OF old, have "waxed f.: and
kicked !" and are now as nation. being punished
for our transsressions He can create and He
DESTROY" His purposes not known to US, and
: il il well they not
But Mr. Speaker did not rise to make a
speech in presenting these papers to the House
I and have probably tresspassed ON their patience
longer than | ought But | cannot conclude
without saying that my sincere wish and PRAYER
il that this small band of revolutionary patriots
all that are lett Of those brave and gallent mer
who acquired our Independence, notwithstanding
their age and Intirmitv, before they are gahere,
to their fathers may live long enough to see tina
Union they and their comrades fought and bled
for during of seven wears DURATION re-
stored in all its parts-not star blotted out
stripe erased from our flag, but floating proudly
in the wind, rs IL ever should have hOated. ~
hilltop and mountain ia cities and in plains
throughout our whole country. peace and harDo
| nv and bro .hery love again uniting Us, GU
fathers were united. as Que people IN interest an'
fellowship. bn,.ing Us together even 10y strOnge
ties than those which made Us once great pow
eriul and prosperous nation.
Sir / am seer, prophet. or son of prophet
bot say to YOU and say To the country. il GU
> Union Is not preserved intact, lone and indivsi
BILE" neither on this continent. nor on any other
will a republican government be established tina
1t ff / fl,nh
u whether the experiment will ever again be tri a
h III in this nineteenth century, with the intelli
gence aud love OF liberty which ought To inhuenC
! our people with the blood that has been shed I
obtain that liberty, with The example of our IA
: theIs with The advice of Washington. who SAL
e and dreaded the sectional feeling" which ha
2 increased from YER t. year for the last thrt
- years we. forgetful of his counses. should rashl
and wick edly permit our Union 10 be dissove Ct
what hope Is there IN the future. what prospect
l. success even should those who TO come afto
= u.s. under the yoke of some military despot. el
deavOr ~ break their chains, and once more b,
come freemenf None, none whatever. Tn
- friends of free govern nent would stand appalled,
the arm that would strike for freedom be para
~ wed despOtism would triumph and tyrants reiOit
Df that the last hope OF freedom was extnguishe
- forever.
now ask for the reading of the letter and N
resolutions
= of Pensions as follows:
Passion oFFIcF, February Is, 1854
SIR In reply your letter of February To- requesn
me 10 furnish with the OF all revOiutonaI
ls pensioners, have the honor 10 submit the following
= port which Is believed furnish. far is n
a power, the information desired,
James an, on the ST Louis. Missouri, roll,
~ s3a - per anuum; born southampton county, Va
:: May II. 1894. 80 years months.
p John ti0OdnOw, the Boston, Massachusetts,, roll
40 s6 81 per IN. born sudbury. Middlesex
Massachusetts, January 80 i.s2; age, I02 years !
u months.
ne Amaziah Goodwin. the Portland Maine, roll.
IL Hampshire. February lie, 1883, agc, los years.
William Hutchings. the Portland. Maine. roll,
Ell 66 born York. York county, Maine, then Mass
nj chusctts.l in the year LEA
~ Adam Link. the Cleveland, Ohio. roll az $50 7
born IN Washington county, Pennsy lvania; az
l02 years.
n BENJAMIN Miller, the Albany. New York, roll.
C s24 - per snnum; born in springfield, Massaohuse;
April 4 ls64; age, % years TO- months.
Alexander aaroney. {, the Albany New York. roll.
g. per month; born the lf1o, enlisted AZ Ia
IT. eorge New York; age, ~ years, enlisted by his faith
-, a. he young.
u John ifsli, the Albany. New York roll, AZ
l. per annum: born Mindham, Connecticut, Novent
81. 1896: age, ~ years , 4. months.
TO Daniel waldo. the Albany New York. roll at Z
A per annum, born Miodham, Connecticut, >ePtemt
10. 1862; ASe, l0l years y. months