Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-08
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Coll. u. Alexander.

The ~lalencss Of the hour at which We noticed
the able speech OF this gallant veteran. Oh We'd.
nesdav evening, At the Court House. prevented
Us from saying all we could have wished on vet.
terd.y in regard to that able and telling effort
The Colonel began with the remark, that having
been absent in the army for three years, and not
personally identified with the political contests.
that sc have be en- engaged in during that period
he Of course could not. mud would nat attempt to
discuss all the minor points involved IN the
present contest, but would cohine himself 10 the
great and para issues, which involved a.
he believed. tho life aud liberty of his country
He then showed conclusively that there Away
had been. and that there is now, y strong Union
party in the seeded Statcs. vino were and ever
have been in favor of the old Union of our
fathers. but there was not any party there that
vas in favor OF the Union a. proposed by Mr..
Lincoln.
He further showed that the policy OF the pres
eDt administration had tended to unite the South
and divide the North. He then, in a pointed
manner. contfssted this disastrous policy with
the firm and conciliatory policy OF Gen. McCiel
Ian. showing. b. numerous extracts from the
record OF our noble standard bearer hrs entire con
sistency throughout all the horrors % the civil
strife through whIch wc have passed. Ito gave
il Bs liz solenn conviction before God, that
while this policy Of Lincoln was pursued thi-
Iit-tit FtbflltNH htAlu N@ftI Ut IhN NONHs tif
bis long experience had unalterably convinced
him that the 'nbjusation of unwilling people
was impossible
The gallant speaker then referred TO toe tut
some ealogies. that have been passed upon o. +
Morton as the "soldiers friend, aud while he did
not wan, 10 dctract anything good from the rec
ord Of thai gentleman that belonged to il. he
knew OF SC cral things in that record that Ger
tsinly did rot entitle bin to that high distinction
one OF which was. that a. the lsst cali for eve
hundred thousand more" Governor Morton is
sued a rSqu,sIil0n 70 tho brave men OF Indiana
calling upon then TO 60 TO the docimated rigi
menis Of their friends and noighbors. and remain
with t1em lntii the term Of service Of said regi
men.- should expire Many thousands OF men
had responded II ticf call, amongst whom some
tao hundred ant ~ rrerhcfc mean ffsv we're sent
10 his Iegimest
When the time OF the regiment vas about 10
expire, these recruits were informed that they
must serve out their full three years from the
date on which they we're sworn in; and when the
regiments with which they had stood side by ,ide
Oh many . hard contested field. finally returned
70 their homes and their families, these recruits
were accordingly marched off and consolidated
with other and strange regiments. in the face OF
the assurance of the soldiers friend" on wbon
they had relied. ~
Ii. said ne. Governor Morton ~knew>aeller,
when be gave these men this assurance. he was
guilty Or Tr5s-AG Ii le.id rot Gov bet
ter, he wssssanfOs the hig6 pSssSRnksnrs
be sspirei. ThsSefercnce OF ihe6AaN Colonel
to these wronged ard g~silan, men was truly
touching and beautiful. We regret that We can
not give il entire as Il Vas delivered. bus space
foroids further notice.
God Bless Col. Alexander, and long spare him
10 his country: and may he live 10 tell his child
rea'- children how he assisted 10 elect Little Mac,
that gallant soldier. who. like himself. is ever
ready to fight for the Union, the whole Union
ana nothing INT the Union. - Terro Hau,e Jour
aal. III.