Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-14
HENDRICKS ON THE WAR.
HIS GREAT COPPERHEAD SPECIE
DELIVERED AT SHELBY.
VILE, FEB. S, 1863.


In the winter Of Iss2-ss Mr. Hendricks was elected
United States Senator from Indiana. The event
deemed OF sufficient importance by nest OF antqualed
buternuts who nh abted the southern portion of thu
State to merit small celebration. The gathering took
place, according to arrangement, at Shebyvilie, on
the 9Th OF February, 1868. Although osiensbly an
ovation to single man. it was in reality bid Of de-
hznce to the general government ut of the most
critical periods of the The Lincoln-haers
present in great numbers, ana whocped and yelled
their JEFF. Davis sentiments through the streets
with impotence until the hero OF the occasion APP
peared with his speech The preliminaries had been
quietly arranged that Mr.. Hendricks fondly hoped
that he might the exigencies of the hour without
exposure to the world but, by of those strange
coincidences that newspaper managers sometimes pro-
vide for, Gazette reporter present and took
verbatim report OF the speech. Alter getting of the
sersotyped charges OF peace Democrats that time,
that the North had provoked the war; the be-
gan to up TO his copperhead audience with senti-
ments like these:
81 say unto you gentlemen, If the President of the
United States in the language of the Crittenden
buttons, had held up the banner of this country Tor
the CONSTITUTION and restored Union, that all the
every right secured and unimpared, there would NOT
have been q dissentieat voice in ali the North Bus
the President not change the purpose OF the war;
as originally declared and make il Abolition var,
| and then hold the people o: the North unit.
some men who are not true to their country. Thev
the men who say that the Constitution Of WASH
ns,Gn T, nan with ef sr a Country and ,Ssr
countfy.s good The disasters that are upon us now
are owing TO the influence of these men with ths
| President OF the United States IL Congress would
take bundle of switches and switch them all Of
the White House, 1t would be well for the people, bus
until that is done IL will not be well You may hear
prayers in churches, your sons may TO the
battlefield but country Is not to be restored 10
was until Abolitonism il buried never to be rssur-
.'Gentleinen, what Is the effect upon you at home
when you the purpose Of this war changed from .
contest for the Union and Constitution 70
free the negroesf What the effect upon your manly
pride? What Il the effect upon the army IN the fedf
| think comprehend something OF the honor.
something Of the pride soldier feels be stands
| upon the field, and the missiles OF death flying
around him. In the midst Of that trying scene test
ing all the high qualities Of soldier. when he looks
mp that Gag and thinks IL the emblem OF the United
States under the Constitution, when he Is nghting the
battles Of that flag, he feels that be lighting go-
| rious war, and he do his duty faithfully. Bus
when of January 1868, IL issued.
and he Is Told he shall make II his business &C
ght to make negroes Free where has the pride Of the
soldier gomez Can he tight such battle - thatf He
| can not do it,"
Enlistment Bill The had yet Uncovered the prss-
ence OF the reporter). Said he:
"rhe GROWING act Of injustice has been completed-
They have passed bill in the House Of Representa-
lives to arm an army ef negroes One hundred aud
fifty Thousand negroesl Let me tell you gentlemen,
BILL and every Republican voted for Il, With three
exceptions; and If had Il In my power would set
and nfsy thousand nesroesI '' what doe. it meant
Does it mean that 2o,ooo.ooo of white men Of the
North are not courageous, bold, powerful enough 10
It THAR understand that the preteDss i. raised
for white men 70 light lLAughterl This pretens4
gentlemen. II . sham fvoios-~Kin Oh all The mig
"Gentlemau, every man who voted for that BILL and
the President when be shall have signed IT, will have
offered direct insult to every white man and vonas
proud man viii resent
.I wan. to see Il the President win send Indians
| init bal iugu noQru
regments II he does, when your sons 60 into battle
and the negroes give way as they viii, leaving then
every Indanisn. who is sisughtsred, il upon thss
Congress who passsd that BILL and upon The President
who ngnsd it
st wish to say that, Democrats and Conservative
citizens We will stand By peace and good order: VIZ
give our influence In favor Of the law know that in
seeing men who have taken French leave from the
fore volunteering they should have thought well OF
the matter Al that time did advise any body 10
recommend any one to do thing would not do my :
self While did not recommend any one to enlist,
saw to all to-day who have enlisted that
.nsy e oSss. and 'na Any n soaos %ss
have left their companies to come home Without
uecaus. they have acted In accordance with the
law SO that you not fight she battle at issue Ia
your nezhborhood You must act In accordance
with Law IFAsYBopY, HOWEVER, CONES INTO YoUn
HETEROGENEOUS WITHOUT LAW. AND PROPOSES TO
TAKE ANYBODY AWAY By roscE, THAT Is HATrKA
WITHOUT LAW, AND YoU HAD BKsr ATTEND TO Thai
eksrLEMAs AT ONCE" lShouis Of well attend v
them, old fellow"
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. the nsv senss
to. ssa; Al, n,,,s .ho,. 40 Nd
know There Is course for rs TO pursue, and thaa
is to do our duty. have hopes that this war VIII noe
last very much longer and that there WI be sone
| ment and the Union Of the States am ready -
compromise at any time am ready to say TO the
people of the South Come In again and We VIII secure
TO you your Constitutional rights and, II you desire
them, additional guarantees IL there any man
, who desires continue fighting and spending the
peoples money, and lives do not sympathizs With
, him. should like TO these States brought to-
gether in convention again. and settle upon mode OF
| adiustment L do not know whether have . gov
eminent that will do II OF not We have elected
majority Of she next House Of Reprsssn satives and
unless the border State men go unexpectedly and M
Lincoln cheats people with his representative
, from military districts. We shall be able 70 accom-
plish something. But that Congress viii not meet uo-
Ill next December, and until that time the govern
ment will under the control Of the Abolitionista
II mag be that events will settle the question before
that time. II il goes little while longer - t haa
been since the President issued his proclamation. IL
going against US
to be taken back not am going 70 vote 70 taks
il back the first opportunity get Cnss5.l Il Ne,
on certain day he would issue such proclamation
Then came the elections. Indiana first said. TAKE n
back then Ohio. than Pennsylyania then nlinois
of people Of these states said TO MI Lincoln, Take
back But he has set himself above the people
/ They said TO him, you destroying our gov
eminent, making the restoration OF IL imposst
bie And yet he said The result OF the election 70
minded him OF an snecdoie he heard once out IN
: Springfield III. II musI have been very amusing.
that ex preston Of the condemnation OF thirty mliona
. o; peoplel . The people say TO Mr.. Lincoln.
sYou must stand by the Constitution; you have ne
right 10 make abolition purpose OF this war; Mr.
Lincoln says the people, You are not loyal Am
loyal He says, You fellovs, You men In work
shops and on farms, III Pot you In dungeons II yos
J do not be stiu when shake my head. This h ths
argumsn. that oenss bssk N rssppass - ~ osrss
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