New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
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MR.. HENDRICKS IN THE WAR
HIS TREAsoNABLE SPEECH IN INDIANA.
HE ADVISED ARMED Resistance TO THE DRAFT
EMANClPArIoN DENoUNCED.

him whenever he appears before the loyal people.
The facts about the Shelbyvlc meeting are these.
Early in February, 1868. Richard Smith. tho
Editor of The Cincinnati Gasct received
n polite letter from one Of his sub
scribers living near Shcbyyic, informing
him that there was to be gathering oi the Copper
heads Of Southern Indiana nj that place on Feb
ruary . To receive advicc from Thomas A. Hendricks
~ 10 cnlistmcnts aud the pending draft; that tho
meeting was to bc m u sonsc private ono, as 10
had not been advertised IN tho public prints, bnb
the information had been sent through their secret
organization. The editor A. once fclt that II was
important to tho country that all the world should
hc taken into the confidence of senator Hendricks,
and slilGu aud accurate phonopraphcr was soma
10 SholbyVillc. When the young man 7trollcd up
the main street Of the lloosicr town hc found
scorca Of mdianana Of the southern type. long and
lean. dressed IN huttenut bomcspun. pn'ndina ihn
ptrcct armed with long rifles. It's were gfcotsd
with ahouta Of hurrah for Jrll Davis aud d-n
Lincoln. the abolition President The meeting
VIVA held In tho court house, he Gdsdc phono'
gfnphor quietly slipped Into u Ncnt at the end ~
the ccrks Table 90 ono side and back or tho
speaker. A rcpresentatvcof The Cincinnati fnqaUT,
who had seen fhe Gazette man get of of the tran
entered soon after aud took seat near Mr. Hen
drioks. Mr.. Hendricks addressed his old noighbors
In familiar way for somo moments, advising
them how best to meet the crisis that
was upon them and defeat the bloody plans of tho
Lincoln dninistratiOn. As hc was warming up 10
his theme, becoming more and mere defiant and
reasonable in his uttcranccs, The ERquirr man was
seen 10 pull his coat ali violently. THIS arrested
the attention of Mr. Hendricks, who stopped TO
hear what The Enqrb9 man had to say. When
the whispering was over, Mr.. Hendricks, pale and
agtated. turned sharply upon the unlucky Gazette
man and asked sharply if ho was there to report
him.
YES was the reply.
Don't you dare TO misrepresent me- said tho
speaker, with show of passion.
Il Will print whatever you say quietly
responded The Gdsette reporter At this point two
or three of the buttcTnut-clad coppcrheads left
their seats and took n position near the reporter
The incident disturbed Mr.. Hendricks, for the rest
of the time he abored hard and evidently failed to
please himself. What he uttered before and after
the interruption was correctly given to tho
readers of The Gazette and the salient portions OF
his speech are here reproduced.
OPPOSING THE WAR FOR FREEDOM.
After repeating the charges of peace Democrats
that the North had provoked the war; he began TO
warm up his audience with such sentiments as
these: Il say unto you, gentlemen, that if tho
President of the United States in the language OF
the Crittenden resolutions had held up the banner
of this country for the Constitution and restored
Union that all the states shall remain under that
Constitution, with every right secured and uniin-
impaired, there would not have been a dissenting
voice IN all the Northj but the President cannot
change the purpose of the originally
declared aud make 1t an abolition war, and then
hold the people of the North unit.
"We have some dlssension IN the North. We
have some men who are not true to their country.
They are the men who say that the Constitution Of
Washington is a covenant with hell and league
with death They are the foes Of their country and
their country's good. The disasters that upon
rs nov are owing to the influence Of these men
with the President of the United States II Congre5
would take a bundle of switches and switch them
all ouf of the White House il would be well for
the people, it would he well but until that Is demo
il will not be well. fou may hear prayers IN onr
churches. your sons may 60 ont to the battl'held,
but our country not to be restored as il was un-
TIL abolition Is buried never to be reauIIectod.
Cheers
when YOU see tho purpose Ol lhiS wax
changed from a contest for The inion and
the Constitution tG2vhota contest oo.ce
upon your manly pride What is the effect upon
the army IN the field think | can comprehend
something Of the honor something Ot the pride tho
soldier feels as he stands upon the field and the
missiles of death are flying around hlm. In tho
midst ofthat trying scene, testing an the hah
qualities oi soldier, when he look, up 10 That flag
aud thinks Il Is the emblem OF the United STATES
under the Constitution, when hc l. hghtng
tho battle of that flag he feels that
can d. his duty faithfully. Bat WHOM Che proc
lamaiion of January !, 1868, is issued, and he -
told that he shall ma c 1t his business 10 fight 70
make negroes free, where has tl' pride of Che sol.
der gone Can ho fight such battle as thatf
lie then spoke of the kct of Consrc. providing
for the arming of 100 900 negroes. aud termed lt
the " "crowning act oi injustice and closed with
"Gcnticnen every man who voted for that bill,
and the President, when h" Nhal' have >.fnrdlt
Will have offered direct insult 10 cycry white maa
and woman n the United states Iappl .us' , an IN
suit that every proud man viii resent
DESCRIBES AND THE DRAFT.
lie then spoke of dc ortors from the army as fol.
lowsi
81 know that in some Of your neiphborioods you
are eAaspcratcd By seeing younI men who
have taken French leave from tho
army taken back. They should not have
done 50. Before volunteering they should ha'o
thought well of the matter. Al chat time did not
dvIse any body 10 enlist, because Wa, not cong
myself; and | would not recommend any one 10 90
lining would not do myself While DID not
recon- mend any to cnlistl say Ia all to-day who
have enlisted that they ought To stand by their
country aud their colorS, and II any young men
have left their companies To come nome MHh"uJ
authority, they have done an uhloriu innate thhy,
because they have not acted IN accord dtlcr with
the law. 50 you cannot fight the battles
at issue in your neighbOrhoodS; you must act IN
accordance with law. II anybody, however, comes
into your ncghborhoods, without law, ana proposes
to take anybody away by force, that io a matter
without law. and you had best attend 70 that, gem
tleinen, at once Shouts OF. Well attend TO
them, old fellow ~
Then proceeding to speak of President l.incolns
emancipation proclamation, he declared that tho
course 70 pursue toward the South Was com,
promise. :" am ready to comproinis' at 'nS tune.'
sad me- Again, speaking of the emanc ncpaton proc
laInation hc employed the following language: "
do not know whether that proclamation is going to
be taken back or not | am going TO vote to take
II back the first opportunity gct. iChcers.l 1t
was wicked thing to .laye Issued. Nh Lincoln
said that on a certain day he would issue such
proclamation. Then came the elections Indiana
frstisaid Take It back then Ohio then Peunsyl-
vania. then Illinois, aud then Ncw-lork, m all
nearly $4,000 900 of people Of these states said to
Mr.. Lincoln. Take It back But he has ST HIM
self above the people. They said 10 hIm, You are