The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-12-19
Debets tslwosn Morton and Hendricks,
in the u. s. Senate.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACE

have correet understanding. He says
that he has not by his votes in the Sen
ate gone in favor Of any proposition
which has been declared against by the
people Of Indiana, and not against any
proposition which has been declared in
favor of by them, as l understand him
Mr. HRxDR1cxs Not exactly.
Mr.. MoEzoN. That was substantially
it, as understood the Senator. The
people Of Indiana in the election OF
1864, both the State and Presidential cleo
tion, declared strongley in favor of the
policy Of prosecuting the war and put !
ting down the rebellion by force of arms.
They declared against the policy OF
suspension Of hostilities for the purpose
of opening negotiations with the Con
federate authorities. During that can
vass also the question of abolition of
slavery by amendment of the constitu-
ton Of the United States was freely and
fully discussed, and the public sentiment
by majority of thirty thousand was I'M
que stionably manifested in favor Of that
proposition. In 1866 the constitutional
amendment OF that year, known, be-
lieve. - the fourteenth article, was a di
rect issue all over our State, and the
people Of indiana declared in favor of it
by majority Of some fifteen thousand.
The policy in opposition to it was main
tanned believe ably 10y my colleague in
common with his whole party in that
State. i shall not now refer to the man
ner in which my colleague voted in the
Senate on these questions; l simply
desiresto state what has been the policy
of tho people of Indiana as manifested
by overwhelming majo,ities in 1864 and
1866. 3
Oneword now in reference to the elect
ions that have recently took place. Mr.
President. 1t was yesterday said by the
Senator from Connecticut Mr. Dixon]
in the discussion of another question,
that New York, by fifty thousand major
ity had declared against the policy Of
reconstruction that has been adopted by
Congress. must be allowed to say
that differ entirely from that Senator
in regard to the effect and in regard to
that election. It is true that there is O.
large number of Republicans in the
Northern States who are opposed to me-
gro Suffrage in their own States. 1t re-
suits from prejudice which has not yet
been conquered. They argue in this
way, that there is no necessity for negro
suffrage insIndiana and in other North
ern States for the protection OF the col
ored race or even for the safety of the
country, but events have forced them to
the conviCtion that there il necessity
for it in the Southern States ard there
fore many persons who know are op
posed to negro suffrage in Indiana or
Ohio, because they say there is no ne
cessity for it there, are equally strong
in favor Of it, for the purpose of sustain
ing loyal State government in all the
Southern States. If the question was
submitted to the people of New York as
to whether the negroes Of the South
should be allowed to vote for the purpose
of overcoming the rebel majority down
there, have no doubt they would de-
clare by majority of more than fifty
thousand that, they were in favor of it,
first, for the protection Of the negroes
themselves, and secondly for the public
safety. IS 49,
Now, sir, in regard to the District.
There 10 understood to be large ma
jority Of the white people who, if they
did net actually take part in the rebel
lion, ct least strongly sympathized with
it, and are exceedingly hostile to the
policy Of Congress and to comforting
any rights on the colored race. If the
question was submitted to the people of
Kansas --or to the people of Indiana
whether al political power should be
conferred upon the colored citizens of
the District of Columbia, have no
doubt that each State would decide in
fovor Of it by very large majority.
.nsy be said that this. lis inconsist-
ent. I gasnt it, and regret, under the
circumsta noes, that the fact is SO; but
still 4 think no inferenee can be drawn
against the policy Of Congress, either in
regard to this District or in regard to
the South, from the recent elections 1t
ris well known that they turned entirely
upon other questions.
Mr. HENDRICKS. Mr.. President, my
colleague has referred to the canvass of
1884 in which he SAWS one Of the uues-
tons mainly discussed and on which the
people did vote, was vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the war. do not know what
he means by that reference. He refers
to no vote Of mine in the Senate on that
subject II he means to say that sup