Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-11
SPEECH or HON. THOs. A. HENDRICKS


the recommitment OF this hole subject 70 the
committee on military affairs. The senator /
from Ohio Mr Wade ssid yesterday that any 4
senator who voted for The reference xas Decessa-
rilv IN favor Of the postponement and hnai
defeat Of The MEASURE. i say that the senator /
according to the usages of the body, il not just |
fed in making that statement Is not this busi- |
ness in a proper condition 70 be sent back 10 the
committed When The memorial on THE subiect I
was presented by my colleague some time ago,
and when resolution was presented by my col
league some time ago, and when resolution
wac presented By the senator from ONO some
DAYS since, both were referred to the committee;
aud whyf That that committee might digest
proposition which would probably meet With the
approval Of the Senate. When the resolution
came back. Il appeared early in the debate that
no side Of the chamber would sustain the propo-
sition as il came from the committee
The debate has gone on from day to day: nu
merous amendments have been presented; and
nov claim that the committee. " tins subject be
sent back to them. with The light OF this debate
and of amend ments propOeed, can return 10 the
body proposition which will meet the approval
of a large majority of the Senate Then say
il is proper it Is according TO The usages Of the
Senate. aud IL will facilitate the business of the
body
But, sir. the senator from Ohio has no right
an equal IN this body 10 tell Us that by adopting
The course that think is right we are opposed 70
Just measure We who are in favor OF this ref
erence desire TO have the measure considered by
A committee and properly presented 70 the body.
in order that a large vote may be received IN the
Senate That can be done; VIC have right 10
il. and it il not for the senator to threaten sena-
tors with the displeasure of the country II they
do not agree with him he has the benefit of in
cooperating in this resolution the very words that
he desires TO be used
Other Senators desire that their propositions
shall 90 before a committee and shall be proper
| ~ considered. As the measure now stands. We
are cut off from amendment. The Senator no
doubt, il content with the amendment which be
| has now before thebody. He has the advantage
of incorporating in this resolution just such words
"a be desires TO use and If any other Senator pre-
fers other language and desires that to 60 to the
committee for their consideration, the Senator
ought to treat with indulgence this fair desire on
| our part.
hope the whole subject will be referred: it is
according to the usages of the body, and think
will secure the early consideration OF measure
with which shall all be content
| The Senator from Ohio Mr. Wadel and the
| Senator from Michigan Mr. Chandler yesterday
| used language that thought remarkable in this
body: but the Senator from Massachusetts
Mr.. Wilson has replied in part. il is not neces-
/ sary for me TO refer TO their arguments at any
/
Hamsn has no sympathy with these barbarans, why
are his nerves effected by proposition
them the that they infiict upon us
WHY is IL that gentemans sympathes are all way,
You know from the evidence that these ontrages are
committed; cannot deny it, The senator from Hi
nois does deny IL. He Is too candid to do so Ia
says there doubt about the fact We all know that
our soldiers to-day subjected to all that barbarty
infct upon them We know that this day in south
prisons there are thousands of our brave soldiers
dying by inches by Of the barbay of their
| tors and keepers.
| Again, the senator says:
Sir sympathy for the rebellion cannot stop n. Eel
lowshP with the leaders, old acquaintance with them,
/ your idolatry, cannot save them
/ Ii is difficult TO tell to whom the senator re-
/ ferred The most earnest denunciation OF the
| measure Was from the senator from Massachu-
| sets. Mr.. Sumner. i had not known that the
| senator from Massachusetts, had ever very init
mate fellowship with the leaders Of the rebellion
! had not known that he in high standing
with the leaders of the rebellion. | think that
| anything but very intimate relations existed be
| tween that senator and the leaders of the rebel
lion: and | cannot conceive why the senator
from Ohio should attribute to the senator from
| Massachusetts, relations of that sort or sympathy
| with the rebellion Does he refer to other sena
torsf In the course of this debate there has
been nothing said which just'hes the charge oil
L sympathy with the rebellion So far as | am
bells. Politically, | have more cause of com
plant against the leaders Of the rebellion than
the senatoA They we're his friends politi-
cally. Many of them once belonged to the dem
ocrstc party, and in nv judgment they were in
honor bound to stand by the doctrines OF that
party enunciated in the Cincinnati convention
ia 1856 and when they abandoned the union
they abandoned their obligations to the party to
| which | belong; they cut themselves OF from
the sympathy TO which they were entitled while
they stood faithfully 10 the union and the consti
|, tuition.
Mr.. Wade If the senator will allow me,
think be is mistaken in one thing. He says that
the leaders of the rebellion belonged to the de
mocratic party l think the democratic party
belonged to them. think he is wrong in that.
| Mr. Hendricks do pot intend In the course
| of this debate to handy words. i am answering
the insinuations of the senator should have
liked it better if he had made a direct charge
against some senator that he held sympathy with
the rebellion. rather than by insinuations to
make the charge. The senator spoke earnestly
| yesterday of courage think. sir, it is evidence
of courage where a man MAKES q charge square
ly and directly rather than by insinuatiens. So
far as i am concerned. / throw the insiauation
back to the senator from Ohio. L have nevel
done an act. have never said word, that ev
denced sympathy with the rebellion. This
far have gone this far go now | hope to
see the dag when they will be back among US
friends again, obedent to the law, honoring anc
respecting the constitution and the flag of my
country, so that we shall once more be the unit
Ell. prosperous and happy people that we were
before these difficulties came upon Us. is that
sympathy with the rebellion 2 That, sir in my
judgment is sympathy with my country, my
whole couniary.
This il not the first tine in the history OF leg
isston that fear has been held up to control the
I action of legislators The senator from Mich
gan Mr. Chandler makes threats of our con
stituency. particularly the constituency of the
senators from Massachusetts. Is the senator not
. aware that the language of threat can only be
answered by that of dehancel Who constituted
the senator from Michigan pedsgogue in our
body to hold the ferule over shiyering children
| expect to vote according to the dictates of my
Judgment and conscience, and limitations OF
sympathy with the rebellion" will not control
me. Ny conscience being right on this subject.
| shall vote according 10 that conscience. As I
referred to the French revelation the other day
BY wav Of Illustration. | will refer to it again
| and will read one passage from Abbott's French
| Revolution Speaking of the horrible butcher
| les daily perpetrated in Paris. the author says:
And yet there was a cowarily spirit mpelling these
rnassacres No dared to speak word in behalf Of
mercy lest he should be deemed in sympathy with ari
ioerats he alone safe from suspicion who
CHESS in denuncistion Of the suspected is, however.
remarkable that nearly all the these
blood even IN the hour Of DEATH protested their
entiousness and their integrity.