The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-09


to forcibly abolish il. II was natura
therefore, that | should cling TO the Ia,
chance and hope OF comproinisr an
settlement between the North and S0utl
on the basis Of existing institutions.
ls"c that what purports 10 be m extraf
from q speech made BY me at Greencas
tie, shortly before the war broke out, ha
been revived. There wa no short-han
reporter present at that meeting, and
have no idea tha; fnyexart language ha
been retained. but at the same time
have no doubt did say that ] woul,
not vote for men or money TO bring ol
4 conflict between the two sections a
Hong as there was the slightest hope D
a compromise. This was the position
OF stephen a. Douglas, whose speech o
March Is, 1861, in the Senate, | had jus
heard, but when the war came bv tn
fIring on Snmpter, from that hour unit
Lees surrender at Appomatox Court
house, voted for every man aud ever,
dollar demanded by the Government ii
lis efforts TO suppress the rebellion
every dollar which soldiers received i,
pay every ration OF food Issued 10 them
every blanket and every stitch OF cloth
ing that they received, had the sanction
OF my support in Congress. can sa,
he same with truth in regard TO theil
bountics and pensions. | might aIss
safely, were disposed to do so. chal
!ienge comparison between the private
Iassistance which ] have personally ren.
ldered Union soldiers and that which
they have received from my bitteres-
las-ailants. All these facts are so famili
larly known TO my former con ~titucnc,
IN the Eighth District that | would not
now stop 10 mention them hut for tho
fact that people Of different parts Of the
state cannot, of course. he 20 well in.
formed in regard 10 them.
did you see in the Journal Of few
weeks ago, what purported TO be "a fac
sImilc Of a letter written hv you in behalf
of Shoup in December. IS6Os'
NO. did not see ii. was printed
before my return from Washington. !
do not remember having written the lei :
ter, but have no doubtthat did. Frank
Shonp and ! were schoolmatcs. Nh
recollection is that IN the fall Of 1860. ne
desired to 20 South on account OF tI,c
delicate health OF a sister. was murl,
attached ID him. and doubtless rave him
The general letter of comncndation 10
ihc people oi the South so far from
there being any thought on my part ol
recommending him for military employ
mcnt. had not then. nor had Tie conn
try generally. the most distant idea that
there would be war AZ all. The state
ment that my sympathies un public -
sues az HAT time were substantially with
The south. must of course br taken III
the light Of the issues presented al that
iine aud not atterward Tie Crittcndenl
compromise was then The most promi-
ncnt issue presented. A Peace Congre-.
hai been called. or Na> Ia contemplation
The conservative mcu " both sections
earnestly desired thc s,icrcss Of such Al
proposed settlement. AMI il was nv M
'lcrsIandlng then that large majority of
southern people were in iayor ~ II. Or
me olner han'. there was "a cas- vf cx-
IrcImc men IA the North, headed bv sucl,l
men A. Chandler, of Michigan. II no were.
loudly asserting their desire for blood
letting. Az between this latter cla.s ana
4 scuimpronlisc preserving the Union. and
serhfin. 70 Az The states their then eN M
's'ing rights under the Constitution. ~,
'sinpa,iics were certainly III favor on
ne latter propositions. Iiui what seuse
n fairness i there in trying a mans ft.
iess Tor the confidence Of The pnopl. IN
M TIME on thr i>~ars before tho war !.
suppose ! were ~ 10 so. Suppo>e
"vrc 20 20 mnusing through III. saving.
u public men eighteen or twenty year-
no. discoveries could be made nv ~.
: well ~ others. | believe II l. under.
1000 that Judge Mariiudalc i n canai-
'a't ior the senate \: vcithe paper which
" controls was az the very date az ihr;
'hcup letter disuniun paper. DAY MI
er day, rs everybody rincmbcrs. II au.
'ounced that the Union might BE- broken
" without resistance on tie barr ~ tbc
Nor'h that the Southern States nigh,
eccde ~ peace; That line OF separation
hight De drawn across the face OF the
ountry with its consent. This wa
IMPLY treason 10 the Union. a. far Y /,
reason can exist in mems words III,
nay DC answered that the propriotors n
nd editors Of the J Journal have changed I.
ince then, but IL was the organ OF the
anne party IL speaks for now. II was
ontroIled and edited, | believe. by lion
!. A. Delrecs and Mr.. Benjamin Sul-
rove one at this time Republican,
iliceholdcr at Washington, and the
thcr still writer for the .Jourual IN
now OF no Republican conyen,;on
'hlch has rcpndiated The treason OF the,
ournal in 1860 and 1861. The New
ork Tribune, then and now The great ,
ryan OF the Republican party, boldl,
nnounccd similar sentiments Of dis
mon. AM reliably informed that Tic
republican State Central Committee IN
indiana is now engaged in aiding thet
OF that paper a. n canna;vn