The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-30
Mr.. Julian and his opera House speech.

most magnlncent pOlltlcal olsq uls1tlons
ever delivered to the country. bv one OF
the most remarkable men of the couu-
try" Every intelligent man who reads
the speech which appears In the Sentinel
this morning will agree with Mr.. Hanna In
the estim ate he places upon it and lis su-
thor. 1t Is unnecessary to say much about
the speech, for 1t Is lis own best common
tstor, and no man who desires to be in
formed upon current political topics will
be satisfied with an outline of it, when the
speech itself is before him. Those who
read it and are not personally acquainted
with Mr.. Julian will be anxious to know
what manner of man he is, ard what he
has done which entities him to come be-
fore the American public, and tell the in
dependent voters of the country their duty
in the present condition of political affairs
George W. Julian is a native of Wayne
county, Indiana. He Is of French descent,
his psternsl ancestors having emigrated
from France and settled on the eastern
shore OF Maryland about two hundred
years ago. His father died when he was
young. and he grew to manhood without
the care and direction of the one best fitted
to mould his sentiments and direc. his
footsteps. AS is known, Wayne county was
principally settled by Friends from North
Carolina and Maryland. 1t was a part
of the religion of these people to hate op-
preston in every form, and in no direction
did this principle extend more forcibly
than 10 opposition TO American slavery.
Most of these hardy pioneers left the
states In which they were born because
the laws of these states allowed one mar
to own another, and in coming to Indi-
ana and subjscting themselves to the hard
ships of frontier life, they gave evidence
of the sincerity OF their convictions and
the ixedness of their principles. 1t was
among such people as these that Mr..
Julian grew to manhood, and
1t Ia no wonder that when he
resched mans estate and entered upon
the duties of citizenship be had q Getesta-
ton of American slavery, aud determined
to make it's destruction bis life work.
In 1S45 Mr.. Julian was elected to the
legislature from Wayne county, and
served with credit. At the session of 1856
be was a Wing, snd the year before had
supported Mr.. Clay for the presidency.
Two wears alter this, in 1S4S, he was dele
gate to the Buffalo convention, and
s umped Indiana for its nominees-Van
Buren, and Adams. He threw bis soul
into the csmpsign, being an elector on the
Free Soil ticket, and did everything In bis
power to build up an anti-slsvery party In
the country. In 1S49, the Freesoilers of
and being supported by both the Free
sellers and Democrats, he was elected
ais competitor was Samuel w. Parker,
who, in his day, was one of the sblest
Wing stumpers in the state. Two years
after this he was a candidate for re-elec-
before: but the result off the campaign was
different from the first one between him
and that gentleman. Oliver P. Morton,
then resident OF Wayne county, and
d -mocrat OF unquestioned orthodoxy, i'm
agined he saw In Mr.. Julian q man who
might be in the way of his own political
advancement, and determined to def at
his election. The Democrats of the dis
trict had, with almost entire unsnimity,
voted for Mr.. Julian in 1919, aud with
their votes he could have been elect
ed In 1851; but, for fear of being
left In the background If Mr.. Julian
was successful, Mr.. Morton organized 4
revolt in the Democratic psrty against
him, and thus secured his defeat.
In 1852 Mr.. julian wss nominated at
Pittsburgh for the vice presidency on the
ticket with Mr.. Hale OF New Hampshire.
He made many speeches during this cam
paign and added much to his reputation,
as an orator. by their delivery. In 1854 the
Know Nothing party was organized, and
for time swept everything before 1t. Mr..
Julian labored with all his might against
this proseriptive organization, and did
much to throttle and kill 1t. With
Horace Greeley ard William II. Sew
ard be succeeded In preventing it
from swallowing mp the Republican party
before that party had cast of It's swsddling
clothes. His opposition 70 Know Moth
ingism placed him in the background for
q while, for the proscriptive doctrines OF
that party bad permested the Republican
organization so generally that no one not
In sympathy with its principles could hope
for political preferment from the latter
party. In 1856 Mr.. Julian took the stump
for Fremont and Dayton. His speeches 10
that campaign were the ablest and most
effective ade by any member OF bis party,
and will be so remembered by those who
heard them. Morton had now become q
Republican, and was canvsssiDg the
state IS candidate for COVER
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