National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-01
BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENTS.
Ex.GoV. Hendrickss Infamous Anti.War
speech at Shelby'iilc, Ind, Feb. 3, 1861.

speech at ShclbyiilC, Ind, Feb. ., 1861.
CiuciaudH Gdsdtc
In the winter Of iSG2lG3 Mr.. Hendricks was
elected United States senator from Indiana. |
The event was deemed of sufficient importance
by u nest Of aniQuatcd buttcrnuts who ill.,
hubitcd the southern portion Of the state to
merit Il small celebration. The gathering took
place according to arrangement, at Shelby
vile, the 5th Of February, lSG2 Although os-
tcushly an ovation to u single man, 1t was IN
reality bid of defiance to the general govern.
mynt at one Of the most critical periods Of the
war. The Lincoln haters were present in
great number, and whOopcd aud yelled their
Jcll Davis sentiments through the streets
with impotence until the hero of the oc.
cuNion appeared with his speech. The
prcliminarics had been so quietly arranged
that Mr.. Hendricks iondly hoped that he
might meet the cNiCCnCivS of the hour with
out exposure 10 the world; but, by one OF those
strange COiuCidCnCcs that newspaper managers
sometimes provide for, Gd.dtc reporter was
present, and took verbatim report oi inc
speech. Aitcr getting Oft the stcreotypcd
charges of peace democrats mt that time, that
the north had provoked the war, the orator
began to warm ZIP his cOpperhcnd audience
with sentiments like these;
~ Say unto yOu, gentlemen, If the president
Of the tnitrd States, In the languHgC of the
CrittCndcn resolutions, had held up the BAN
uCr Of this cOnntry for the constitution ana a
restored union, that all the states shall remain
under that constitution, with every rlght So
cured and uu'mpcirCd, thOrc would not nave
been di>scuticnt voice iu all the north. But
the president cannot change the purpose oi
The war Ms originally declared, ana make " an
abolition war, aud then hold the people of the
north Il unit.
we have some discussion in the north; we
have some mon who are uotuuc 70 tlSlr cuuil
try. They are the men who Suy that the con.
Stitutiun Of Washington is covenant win
hell and Il lCagilC with death. They are thc
foes Of their country and their country good
| The disasters that are upon us now are oWihS
to the influence of these men with the prCsl
dent of the United States. II congress would
take u bundle Of switches and switch them all
out Of the white house 1t would hc well iorth
people, but until that Is done 1t Will not ne
we'll. You may hear prayers in our ChuIcneS,
your sons may 20 out to the battlefield, hut
our country Is not to be restored rs II was unit
Hbolitiunsm is buried never to be rcsurrectcd.
| lChecrs.
| home when you see the purpose of this war
| changed from u contest for the union and con
| stitution to Il contest to free the negroes!
! What is the effect upon your manly pridG.
| What is the effect upon the army IN the nC!d.
| | think ! can comprehend something Oi tho
! honor, something of the pride the soldier
| feels us he stands upon the field ana inc ms
| sics of death are lying around him. IN tut
midst of that trying sCcne testing all the hlEll
| qualities ofu soldier when he looks up TO tina,
| flag and thinks 1t Is the emblem of the United
| States under the constitution, when lac il iighl
ing the battles of that flag, he feels that lac is
| fighting II glorious war and hG can do his duly
! faithfully. But when the proclamation o
Jan. !, 1868, is issued nnd he IS told that l'
| shall make 1t his business to fight to max,
| nCgrorS free, where has the pride of the sol
! dicr gone! Cun hc fight such Il battle US thhl
| He cannot do it,"
Mr. Hendricks next relieved his mind on tht
negro enlistment bill (he had not yet dis
covered the presence OF the repOrter). III
said:
"lhc crowning act of injustice has beef
completed. They have passed bill Ill th'
house uf representatives to arm an army o
nCgrOr>-lh,UIU negroes Let me tell you, gen
tlcmCu, that every democrat in the houS
voted against the bill, and every republican
voted Tor it with three exceptions; and II hat
! II in my power, would set the names OF tlca
three men in gold. hundred ana itty tholl
sand negroes! What docs It mean? Does !
mean that $1,000, 900 OF white men OF the nortl
arc moi courageous, bold, powerful enough Il
contend with the men of the south, and, there
fore, the government must invok the alu o
| the ncgrOi Docs II mean thGt? UNDERSTAND
that tho prctcuse Is raised that the ncgfoe
shah tight down where II Is not healthy 10
white mon to fight. Laughter; ms prs
tense, gentlemen, is II sham. INOice-'kll
all the niggcn.'
"Gcntlcmun every man who voted for tina
bill, and the president when he shall hav
ltt
every white man and woman in the Cnitc'
States lapplulUl, an insult that every prou'
| man VIII resent,
II want to see If the president will sent
Indiana troops into battle dependent on sup
, port from negro regiments If he does, whel
your SONS 20 into battle aud the negroes civ
: way, as they will, leaving them to sustain I'll
/, honor of the field, then the blood of ever
,, lndiauan who is slaughtered is upon thi
l congress that passed that bill, and upon tli
} president who signed IL. ! wish TO say that {
D democratic and conservative citizens we WI
''s'' luhucIfvC III ItiyUr di the INV. ii A8U
that in some of your neighbOrhOodS you NJ
D cNaSpCrated by seeing young men VIII
D have taken French leave from the army take
buck. They should not have done so BetOl
| volunteering they should have thought well {
the matter. At that time did not ddUiSe an
body 10 chiid, bccduSe ] lpdS nat gging mgSCV an
l iCOWd not recommend anyone 10 do q thing
WD,al not do mySeG While did not recon
> mend anyone to enlist, say to all to-day VIII
have enlisted that they ought to stand by the
A country and their cOlOrs; and If any yOul
men have lcil their companies TO come hon
without authority, they have done an info
o tunuto thing because they have not acted
l. accordance with the law-sO that you Cann
=, tight the battles ut issue in your neghbOrhoOd
u You must act In accordance with the law.
Z anybody however, comes into your neighbu
hoods without law aud proposes TO take an
body AWAY by force, that Is n matter withOl
law, and You had best attend to that gent
IS man AZ once. Shouts of Well attend to ther
Again, ON the subject of compromise al
T. Mr. LinCOlus emancipation proClamatio
)f the new senator said.
What the next two years will bring abo
do not know. There IL one course for us
T. pursue aud that is to do our duty. ha
A. hopes that this war will not last very mu,
longer, aud that there will bc some adju'
oil, lnent consistent with the honor of the W
~ trllnent ana lhC union OF the states. Il
e. ready TO compromise ut any time. | n
ready to say 70 the people of the south: "Col
n, IN again, and we Will secure To you your co
" stitutional rights and If You desire the ad,
l. desires 10 continue lighting aud spending 4
peoples money aud lives, do not sympathi
with him, should like to sec these stat
IS brought together in convention again al
re settle on II mode of adjustment. / do Il
40 know whether we have IA government Ill
80 will do 1t or not. We have elected II lnaior
ufthe next house OF representatives, aud u
es lcss the border state men 10 Unexpectedly al
ia Mr., Lincoln cheats the people with his r1pi
" " senlGtivcs from military districts, we shull
H. able to accomplish something. liut thnt ca
EIesS VIII not meet until next December, Il
n until that time thc government will be uId
the control OF the AbulitiUnstS. II may
nc that events VIII settle the question before Il
r. time. lfit goes on little while longer ~
r. hus been sIucc the president issued his proc
nation IL Is gulug against us.
- do not kupw whether that pTOclamati
'n Is going to he taken hack or not; ! am going
tn vote to take IL back the Irst opportunity | &
of LNnTcIa! It was NIEhtu tnlub W nave II
~ sued. Mr.. Lincoln said that certain day
" | would issue such proclamation. Then ca
d, the elections. Indiana first said Take IL bac
,o then ohio, then Pennsylvania, then IlliuC
~, aud then New fOrk-iu all nearly 3,O00, 900
III people Of these StLtos--suid to Mr.. LluCO
1d Take IL baCk.' Hut he has set himself abe
by the people They said to him, You nre
,i strOyiIg our government, and making the
y" tOratiou OF 1t ilupps,blu Aud yet he said
result Of the election reminded him OF
N unccdOto he once heard out in Springfield
III II must have been very aInuslng-thut cNpI
- sion OF the condemnation OF 100000
u, people!
I'd "lhc people say to Mr. Lincoln, you N
b. stand by the constitution; you have no right
make an abolition purpose of this war. J
Lincoln says 10 the people you are not loy
ly am loyal lie says You fellows, you N
rs Ia workshops and on ianns III put YOU
n. dungeons II you do not he still when sha
=" my head This is the argument that con
| back in RESPONSE To the eXprpssiDu nj