Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-15
OuRTLs ON HNNDRLCKs-
The shameful IHypOcrisy Of the "Bse-
form" Cry with such "a Man on the
Ticket.

The shameful IHypocrisy Of the "Ise-
form" Cry with such "a Man the
Ticket
lRcprlntcd from llarporR weekly Of September ?,
1851
As the letter Of Mr.. Tilden in it's effort to
please the repudiating olcnont Of Bis party
shows how powerful ho believes it to be, IL is
worth while TO see what kind OF a public
man his associate tho representative Of that
continent ig, since, in case of Democratic
success, the government might fall into his
hands. Mr. llondricks las made no distinct
ly favorable impression Whatever upon the
country although ho has boon governor aud
senator, and long engaged in public affairs.
Trained, like Mr.. Tidon, IN the school of
pro slavery politicians, he was tho inconGii-
crate ally Of aggrossiOns of slavery and tho
debauohory OF the national mind and con
science He was fnithful supporter Of the
degrading Democratic effort to sti1o freedom
in Kansas and to di8honor tho national name.
During the war no was q Copperhead.
Gov. Morton, in his heroic contest with tho
rebel Legislature of Indiana, had no support
from Mr.. Hcudrlcks, who was elected by
that legislature to tho Senate Of the United
States. lie left his church when its minister
preached loyHl sermon, exhorting his poo.
pic TO sustain their government. Aud carly
in the war lac said in a speech:
II luo war being prosecuted, shall have the ct-
feet of abolishng our market in tho South, by de.
stroyiug the peculiar system OF labor in that section
then would advise the Northwest to look out for IT,
gclf.7
It was just at the tiruo that Mr.. Tildon was
engaged in publishing tracts to discrcdit md
donouuce Mr. Lincoln'9 conduct OF tho wor.
Mr. Hendricks zealously aided this work by
addressing meetings, the calls Of which sum
moned ''Gll who arc in favor Of peace, oil
who desire 90 bn free from the death grip of
this wicked, tyrnnnical and ilnbocile admins
tration, itg arbitrary and illegal arrests, and
Its draft and cOnscription laws, by which
peaceable citizens are dragged from thoir
homes and oil tho endearments of domestic
life, to butcher and bo butchorod to come
out and hear this advocate of peace and re-
union And in this vein he spoke. In Feb
ruary, 1868, at such q meeting, he denounced
MIR. Lincoln for making an Abolition war 1t
was tho anti. slavery men who were guilty:
III Congress would take bundle Of switches and
switch them all out OF the White House, it would be
well. You may hear the prayers ia our churches;
your sons may 60 out to the battlefield; but our
country il not 20 be restored ii until Abolition
ism Is buried never to be resurrected"
Colored regiments had been authorized,
and he exclaimed:
'The crowning act Of Injustice has been comuleted.
They have passed bill in the House Of Representa-
tiyes to an army Of negroes. : Every
man who voted for that bil and the President when
he shall have signed it, will have offered direct in
SUIT to every white man and woman in the United
siates--an insult that every proud man will resent"
Naturally the audience responded, Kill
tho niggors :" and Mr. Hendricks would be,
OF course, Jealous guardian of the equal
rights Of both races lio advised his hear
ers, IT anybody came into their neighborhood
without law to arrest desertors to ''attend to
that gentleman at once :" aud the response
was, Wen attond to them, old fellow" He
did not advise enlisting, for he said that he
would not recommend any one to do what he
did not uean to do himself And ho coutin-
ued
az an ready TO compromise at any time am
ready 90 say 10 the people Of the South, Come in
again and We will secure to you your constitutional
rights, and If You desire them, additional guarantee
" tuee Us any man WHO desires 20 Continue fighting
and spending the peoples money and lives 7 do not
sympathize with him. Congress Will not meet until
next December, and until that time the government
will be under the control Of the Aboltlonists II
may be that events will settle the question before that
time. II 1t goes little longer as 1t has since the
President issued his Proclamation IL s going apaiuF
M. do not know whether that proclamation Is 10
ing TO be taken back or not: am going to vote 10
take 1t back the first opportunity get. (CheersD It
was wicked thing to have ifsued. Tho people say to
Mr.. Lincoln, you must stand by the constitution.
You have no right to make Abolition purpose Of
this war Mr.. Lincoln says to tho people, 'You are
not loyal; am loyal He says, 'You fellows you
men in workshops aud farms, IN put you In dun
geons If you do not be stil when shake my hand"
- IN -. '-A
is, moias I W!iio nia country was engaged III a
Va. s.' "es.G "i'I anu reason Is
80, AHJ So t.'4,Un "ny no sHOuIu DC Sc
IoV'ei tT'-I nIiion1 Vi people 10 be inc
his bes: 10 destroy?
s Nh 'uJ ,y IouHtiy & tua1 ne souRut 10 destroy
s-iei6 So ,oN3 i.oiI 'ho var AT, neh-
u.i'A' ~ 20 "oHiou '.to Po%er Oh Con
s'eas Gt oi tn9 Peopio 10 aDolsn slavery by
a coii9,i nIl' nuuloIE He was ono o.
.Iat' ~, ooI1.D'a VIZ 'o.eu iGF proposition
@ sn"' ~ ' nun 'lloulu toto unless ne
t HH1 "oIin -" ~ nl' V"h IiBL' OF Ia thAt
~. % H.' "Ne' 'IoH was MS notorious oppo5I-
~ ~: " ''.o va anu 20 SiIanS'p"tIOA lhat tho
l[u,%", oJ.,'eis "oulH ~ ho' suuur h'W 70
sPeAA - " g'L4'o' ~ N',tie'"' .plornau or al
. i,u''.o't @ VI 'e'g.''is 9il'oo Tie war ne mas
- ~ - V''y '' q i''4'lUI'a,'o .sp'iAl'
~. n, a.. 80, HoI' 1PIaloh'y loF the rss,
soi ''-'' ~ 10 - 'A T. "SS,e'h etste ana would
l;''i1'' ~ - ''"'''' 0oPPe'no'u" ana
III I'-, ''-'''. @ ,1,,
i-A3' 9"' ~ t'0.4''i'0Ns .. "onl mo ONO
~ nv ,I',, '-s 90 'e''ou % No'cilo' Aueh
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real syrnnatbicR were understood ana bo ,ro5
tho Presidential candidate of tbe mos, dor,
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