The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-15

90 Hon. Bay less ". Hanna on the
Location al the Agricultural Col
,eEe. Delivered I'm fhe ~saafs ch asn-

AR. PEE@fDE<T ] I'M glad saf tins 4 ssfrn-
bly, b. ~ AT deierIntnsd 10 ct on thi~ great
measure. II has been cause q 30 lttle a.
tofdshnnni and apprehen-ion viii ne that We
ha te lren - dilatoTy IN natter Of such vital
importance 20 the people 81 Indiana. There j.
no party in this measure. IL Fises alsose party
aud party intere-t-. tie QUESTION for our
chbdFs0. and ief ths generations ihai are 10
The grant 81 land by Congress We have SC
cepted. and the acceptance dcyolrcsupou US the
duty Il the location 81 the College In this
matter we al have sDtnc Partially. | con-
e.. am not free from II. Ny heart sstinct-
lively turns To the groves q the a.Ilerny that
most naturally claims nv Affection. have
sen the storms II adversely beat fercely upon
her. have -eeu ter wal, crumhlei beneath
the wasting ray ags~ n fire. But she has ip-t-u
superior o. all her iriel-. The patient ltbors
4 her lamebttd Baldwin have i,csn awarded.
-fhe noble prescncc. the ferrent Christianity.
the splendid learning and inspired eloquence
u Charles " hite no longer distinguish her
council and her chapel. Yet. >r. hri not lost
u her. his patrisrcal voice sisi rinzs through
the corridor u agos, and viii forryermore.
Thompson and IIumphrie~. too. have fallen.
but the lessons Of virtue. and wisdom. and
truth they have taught will live forever. Ten
thousand haJOwed recolleeiiOo-. with ties that
ran not b. broken. bind my heart % Wabash
College I lay down The offerings n my most
grateful acknowledgment ather trct.
~ fretd dun fur6 current, dH'n m01t'tes
umJT0
LustraLunt oonrera. poIUs dun, sicierd Dascet:
SemDsT hOR0s, nOHeRque fubm- t"u0esT"e
mdHeJURf.
Qn9 ne cUmgEs rOccHt terri.
But. Mr. President. 1 must surrender my
partialitv. Th- location must be- made else
where than my heart wOuld dictate arious
propositions have been suggested. but The al
tempt, -ir, 20 secure the location ia the county
of Wayne, Is, b my mind, simply preposttr-
QUE. Public credulity IN this degenerate day
j. mary ciOus indeed, though do not believe
II j. yet quite equal 10 the sublime assursiies
Il the people Of Wayne county,. Why SIR,
what l. the mission uf educatiOnf II 10 20
train the mind FOR the comprehension OF
trulh-tO enmncipate the soul nom the letters
Il ignorance and bigotry, and 70 ltt up the
heart Of man into something like communion
with God-like excellence of sentiments anu
character. That i IT,. The highest pnrpo.e
Il education. In an enlightened Government,
j. h. teach the great cardinal lesson. that IN
thr conflict Of error and Truth tue MIMI must
De- free -seniially, entiuly, Wholly Tree.
Error cannot stand up Ia strife with truth.
For time IL may wear the micn Of defiance -
may proudly toss IL imposing crest IN the air J
but la thu end. IL will - surely fall beneath
the lance ~ it, enemy, A. Goliah persisted by
David. the appointed representative Of the
living Cod just n surely. Freedom II con-
science, freedom ofthought, freedom of speech,
and especially the freedom of the press. are
the fundamental principles Of our govern
ment. il,y arr oar dearest and mot lnalicn-
dbl rights. Take them away. and there viii
be- but little value IN all that will remain 10
Va.
cir, cling to the proposition. IL is my ia
yOritc theory with reference To thi, Govern
mcnt,--th.,t free speech aud a frrr press, are
! the richest iewc, that adoru tlr beautiful and
/ brilliant crown Of our lb,rti-. may be- in
| error In this; bat u err, err 20 the ~ucieiy
0f the heroes AMI the nartyl.. ! err with
/ Washington. the great capt ia of to-, revolu-
tion, who, with his little army 90 pltriot
heroes upon the iiercrly iire-swt'pf hrlds oi
battle. achieved for our fathers aud fnT "a.
those inestimablc liberties wlIrh haNc made
us ~ happy, ~ powerful. and 90 prosperous.
+ | err with Jefferson, the great philosopher
Who wrole, IA chsrIcters OF Ere, the Deelara-
! heIfof American Ind ptndencv. I err with
Madison and with Jackson with Clay. with
~ilas Wright, and with Webster: aud with
+ men like tnc-s, I would rather live and die ia
| urr0rt than % throw myself Or one hour. into
! tire arms ~ a crazy and remorssle-> fanati-
eiSn. that has not the capacity to- understand
our liberties. or The virtue TO preserve them
even If II had.
! The C.agrc-- of the United States has made
I n muniiicent grant Of lands 10 the states for
educational. purposes. ~ far a,-In,iiana /.
concerned. 7 want o. accept the Donation. and
I t. comply fully with the terms OF the grant
4 But have some choice IN the location Of thi.
+ great establishment for the general welfare Of
/ the Commonwealth.
! have taken some pains 90 look over the "a.
riou- parts 81 the stale. with view tn dis
cover II possible, some one locality more Cligi-
= Die than all other, for tn location OF the
! Agricultural College. But from tho eastern
/ boundary 10 the western boundary. and from
/ the Lakes Of the North to the Ohio river II the
south, | know Of no place, which, in every
inspect, - 50 unsuitable tor this pnrpc~, the
. lArt. A..
institution of learning in the county cf WAYNE.
founded hy tn General Government for the
interests OF the hole people of Indiana. and
i for the purlS>c, uf liberal education Why,
i sir. would n soon think Of selecting jungle
/ of wolves for q ~hccp-fold. or the haunf- OF
/ Bedouin robbcr, for place 81 rcposc and
safety and immunity from the contamination
Of ices ami crimes.
would not Intentionally undcrrato tho
! county ~ Wsync. | know. In some respects.
I ~ j. said To- Ice remarkable county. ~ i said
/ 10 he remarkable for IL, grasses anil is asses;
+ but | can not conceive that that argument
ought o. wigh much in this discussion. The
/ A~~yrian grass upon which NcbuchldnczzcT
+ FED under the curse Of Almighty God. have
no doubt grew Just ~ luSuritntiy rs the grass
/ that grow, upon the hill and ia the valleys OF
| the county 81 Wayne; and that the asses Of
Malta. which bray upon the resoundug shores
OF the Mediterranean are just ~ large. and fat,
and docile. as tho>, which distinguish tho
county Of Wayne.
Let rs look over the history of this county.
Tor a moment. In a more general sense. hope
IL will not be Improbable. and trust it may
! not be- unpleasant for W. % DO -. Her the
looking, aud most amiable and courteous Sena.
! tor over there, Mr.. BcesOni | know Will not
! find fault with me. especially when tell him
that my mind sOmew nat inclines 10 history.
/ The irst that heard of Wayne county par
ticularlv, was when | was a small lad. | got
any iirst impressions from the lips of the Old
Whigs. ~ whose altar I had beca taught e.
kneel and pray. Henry clay went over there
and the people Hooked together 10 see hun aud
! hear him. The great leader oi great party
/ his elOquence and his wisdom had attracted
i the wonder and the admiration OF the whole
: civilized world. The country was threatened
! with revolution. The croakings OF sedition.
and the evil genius of law les>ness, had created
I distrt>t. discort and hatred between two great
I sections "a ale country. ~ one having h.
+ personal Interests In the south he came % talk
+ 10 u,. the people "a the North. Of obedience o.
! law. Of constitutional obligations. 81 concord,
i peace and perpetual union. Ills waS the noble
/ spirit Of a noble man. But what Kind Il a re-
csption did he receive in the midst Ot the people
/ OF the county of NAynes lie encountered one
Asn.!eRhaii-a gentleman Of the quaker per
suasiou. belle, C--ous Vf a svst al those IRE
prc,sible individuals. who f0rmany year, have
been elamoring for liberty throughout the land
I who have been willing L. ~cc nation scourgcd
With sword u flame and ho0f % fire. and her
rivers rlru nd and think with fTatcrnal blood
the blood oftwcnty million, ofour own brethren
O. secure the ftncicd freedom 81 four millions
I Of negroes. hut who never Yet have struck one
blow. she'd one drop OF blood. either L. w.
cure or preserve the liberties which they them
stltts enjoy. Such VA The moral and political
, Statn- ~ Neu,lcuh ~. who attempted To teach
Henry tlaN what the Constitution II the
United states was, and What lcsson' IL iucul.
Gated. Mendcnhall VS. tn advocate II hig CHER
law in hi religious faith he was superior 70
Christ aud Ills apostles, and hl> wisdom IN tn
doctrine of civil government ovcrlcaped the
Constitution aud made itself superior T. tho
interpretations q the supreme Court Of the
United STATES. hut Msnacnhsi with all hi
learning in the didacile theology Of the tluak r
crccd. and with all the prestige u tie heroic
renown and un~cifish sacrifices of hts patriotic
ancestors iu the memorable days ~ the Ameri-
can Ke,oluticn, did not entirely annihiatc the
distinguished statesman ~ kentucky. Mr.
clay Withdrew from that lsw-abi'lng COM
munlty without even being scourgcd or stoned.
an honorable incident IN The history of the
amiablc and christian people who inhalit that
region Ills bioSrapher states that hc flourish,d
some years aiicrMard in the senate Il the
United states. with >smc personal reputation.
and 18th tt~fli-aIlIle amount Of credit T. nf-