Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-28
Hendricks In 1854.

Hendricks In 1864.
lChicago Tribune. Sept. ISL
In one of Senator Morton's speeches
in Indiana he spoke Of the Democratic
resolution OF 1864 declaring the war
for the Union a failure, and stated
that both Tilden and Hendricks were
at that Convention. Gov. Hendricks,
a few days later, replied to this state
ment by declaring: 1. That the reso-
luton of the Democratic Convention
of 1864 did not bear the construction
placed on it; 2. That Tilden's friends
had explained that he opposed the
resolution in COMMITTEES; and 3. $50
far as am concerned, it is simply a
lie made out OF the whole cloth, for
was not a member OF the Convention
at all"
This is altogether too weak to CON-
mand respect. While Tilden was a
member of the Convention and of the
committee which reported the resolu-
ton, Hendricks was an attendant
upon the Convention, and one of it's
honored guests. His acquiesence in
the action OF the Convention was not
merely asserting; he Endorsed the
proceedings as fully as il he had
been a member. A grand ratifi-
cation meeting was held in the Chi
cago Court House Square the night
the Convention adjourned, August 81,
and Hendricks made a speech at that
meeting, which was reported and pub
lished in the Chicago Tribune Sept.
1, 1864, and here is portion OF what
he said:
There is another issue to decide.
We must elect whether we will be
ruled by the law or by one man. By
the power OF the law we are all equal.
But the law has been set aside and
we are now an enslaved people-sub-l
ject to the will OF one man. He felt
sanguiue that the ticket nominated
to-day will be successful.
The Convention which has Just held
has produced new era in the life OF
the country. Democracy, which so
long has been, is once more resur-
rected and placed triumphantly be-
fore the world. 1T. has achieved a
glorious triumph, than which none
has been so useful, so powerful. The
triumph is already complete, and is
only to be ratified in November by
the people at the polls The resur-
rection, he hoped, had not been
effected too late In the day. He
trusted life stin remained in the
masses, and that they have not been
sunk SO low by the four years OF
despotism but that they could rise TO
crush otit Ab0ttionisn, and hiiri the
snlutty old tyrd1lt at Wdshiagt ton out
of political eristence. For the last
few years we, as a nation, have been
oppressed, and have suffered, il ever
nation could suffer. Let the masses
remember the injuries that had been
inflicted upon them, and rise IN their
might. Be hopeful, be invincible, be
irrepressible, be energetic, be faith
full, be unterrified, and victory is GER
tain"
Fresh from the hall of the Conven-
ton where the resolution declaring
the war to have been g failure had
just been adopted, Mr.. Hendricks con-
graduated the Democracy upon the
platform which had been adopted.
and in @ratifying" the proceedings he
pronounced them as producing new
era in the life of the country, an
era OF armistice and peace, in place
of the war which had proved fail
ure. The Democracy, which had been
dead, had been, by the resolutions Of
the Convention In favor OF suspen-
sion OF hosti,ities and Immediate
peace, ~resurrected and placed tri-
umphantly before the world" With
a knowledge OF this speech, Mr.. Hem
bricks denial that he was at the Chi
cago Convention, and bis declaration
that the statement that he was there
was "a lie" is petty bubble, an at
tempted escape from a damaging
fact, and is something altogether I'M
worthy of gentleman and a man of
truth. The reference to Mr.. Lincoln,
who at that time was struggling un-
der national embarrassments and
vicissitudes OF the most extraordf-
nary character, was undignified, and
yet it was prophetic. His appeal to
1 the people TO- ito hurl the old tyrant
at Washington out Of political exist
ence" was rejected by the people, but
some months later, when the war had
proved a success, and the rebel AZ
mics were captives, the hurting of
Mr.. Lincoln out OF existence was put
in exection by the hand Of the assas-
sin. There can be no question that
in 1864 Hendricks was in full sympa-
thy with the reasonable spirit which
was conspicuous in the whole pro-
ceedings OF the Convention.