The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-12-03

Where once $1,000 Inc nutHul
home of the Vice President.
then thought how pleasant to re
: call the fact that in one Of tn
most attractive valleys of Ohio
in O..e of the humblest pionee
cabins had been born the ma
who then stood second in position
IN our nation.
Here in this humble home, OF
the 9Th day of September, 1915
was born Thomas Andrews Heu
bricks. When he was but few
: gears of age his father moved t
Indiana, settling near Shelby
vile. Here young Hendrick
led the uneventful life of the av
erage country school boy. HI
completed his education at SoutI
Hanover College, Madison, Ind
graduating with honors, He a
once chose the law as his profes
sion. completing his studies al
Chambersburg, Pa. After being
admitted 10 the bar. he entered
upon the practice of his profes-
sion at Shelbyvills. Ind, where
he soon rose 10 a leading posi-
ton at the Bar. In 1913, at the
age of 90 years, he was elected
to the State Legislature, but de.
clined a re election in 1850. In
that year he was elected to the
Constitutional Convention, and
then first began to attract the at
tention of the people of his State.
He was leader in that body
In 1851: when about 81 years old,
he was elected to Congress from
his district, serving until 1855,
and his death leaves but one sur
viving member of the Indiana
delegation in that Congress, W.
H. English. He was defeated in
1855, but was soon appointed by
President Pierce, "Commissioner
of the General Land Office" and
was continued il Office by Presi-
dent Buchanan, but resigned in
1859. to again enter upon the
practice of his profession. In
1860 he removed to the city Of
Indianapolis, and was nominated
by the Democratic party for Gov
ernor against Henry S. Lane
He was defeated, but three years
later he was elected to the U. S.
Senate by the Lenislature of his
State. He took his seat as a
Senator in the Thirty-Eighth
Congress, at it's opening session
on the first Monday of Decem-
ber, 1868.
Schuyler Colfax of Indiana. was
Speaker ofthe House, and among
the new members who appeared
in that Congress. were James A.
Garfield, of Ohio; w. B. Allison,
since a Senator, and John A. Kas-
son, of Iowa; j. A. j. Creswell,
of Maryland Gleni w. Scofeld.
and Samuel J. Randall, of Penn
sylvania; Geo. S. Bou, we'll, of
Mass. /; Jas. g. Blaine, Of Name;
w. R. Morrison. OF Ills. /; Francis |
Kernaf. of N. Y, who that year
defeated Rosco Conkling, and
EldTidge of Wisconsin.
To the Senate came Governor
Morgan of New York; B. Gratz
Brown of Mo-; Reverdy john
son, of Md; and Chas. r. Buck
alew, of Penn. In that Senate
were Benz. F. Wade and John
Sherman of Ohio; Chas. Sumner
of Mass, and a number of others
who then were and since have
become distinguished in the
Councils of the Nation 1; while in
the House were to be found Thad
Stevens of Penn, Henry Winter
Davis, Robt. G. Schenck, James
NJ. Ashly and score or more of
others no less distinguished for
ability in public service.
Mr.. Hendricks at once took
leading position in the Senate in
behalf of his party and soon de-
that he was one of
the ablest men of the nation.
Mr.. Blaine, in his work "Twenty
Years of Congress-" says of him:
He was but 81 years of age
when first chosen and his record
in the House had not prepared
he public TO expect the strength
and ability which he displayed
Is Senator. He was in the full
Of his powers when he
oOk his seat, and he proved able.
watchful and accut te in the dis
.harge of his public duties. He
vas always at his post. was we'll
prepared ou all questions, debat-
ID with ability, and rapidly gain
ID respect and consideration in
he Seuate.
Mr.. Hendricks, in fact. in his
ervices in the Senate, attracted /;
% much public notice that in .
S6S he was prominently men
ioned for the Presidency, and {
eceived a large vote in the Con-
'ention OF that year. /;
In the same year he was again
nominated by his party for Gov
rnor, but was again defeated by !
3cnrad Bake. by less than 1000
otes. He retired from the Sen I