The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-26

formed by Alexander, Hannibal. Cesar or Ma
poleon IN the same length of time. Then he re-
called. after the second dsastsrous battle OF
Manassas, Mcclellan riding ont TO meet the re-
treating troops, and being greeted with cheers
more thrilling and pathetic than those Wnlcn
greeted Napoleon On his return from Elba. Then
came the battle Of Antieram, victory I'M
paralleed IN war. considering the conditions.
The immediate peril being gone and sence of
security being felt. Mcclellan had been again
stricken by partisru malice and had closed his
lofty military cafeor forever
An eagle towering in bis pride of place,
Was By q housing owl hawked at and killed.
And 20 this dav clamorous kites and crows. and
other iQnoble scavenger birds sought to tear and
mutilate McC1ellan's august fame. Yes. Mc-
Clellau he said. was Democrat and, when re-
moved from command on the 7th of November.
1852, he could, with uplifted hand. nave sworn
that he had saved the Republic as did Cicero in
the Forum at Rome. Among the highest, the
most fortunate and most distinguished charac-
ters produced by the war, where. he asked,
could q name be found cleaner. purer, freer from
self-seeking, or more devoted 60 sublime sense
of duty. than that Of McClellan2 After life's
ftful fever he sleeps well" not disturbed by the
partisan declarations Of judgeadvocates, pro-
vost marshals pesvish politicians.
Mr.. Voorhees, then changed the to
Gettysbur,.. whore, he said, the last hope of the
Southern Confederacy disappeared forever.
WHAT invisible spirit of the air. he asked, in
tent upon evil to the Senator from Kansas,
could have been in attendance him when be
stood up and opened his mouth In the Senate
GnaM DER on the Otl OF March. NCCleliAn ana
Hancock were the heroes of the two most conse-
quential battles of the war-Antstem and
Gettysburg-the loss of either of which would
have brought European recognition to the Con-
federacy, and darkness and dismay. if not final
dissolution. They had commanded in the only
battles fought north of the Potomac, and each
strong, confident and flushed with recent. vic
tories. Antetsm and Gettysburg had involved
the possession of the capital and the perpetuty
of the government. and to Mcclellan and Han
aaQk afi al
eonfederacy) had been committed the measure
less and awful trust of defending and preserv-
ing them both; It asked hereafter where wero
the greatest leaders of the Democratic party
during the war, (where the Democratic candi-
date of 1884 for the presidency and the Demo
cratic candidate of 1880 for the presidency. the
undulatine slopes OF Artietam and the crested
heights of Gettysburg would be pointed to. He
knew them both, and he bowed to their mighty
Roman history supplied The warrior ranks
Of Acbaia" furnished not their peers, not 'sthe
golden locked Achilles nor the high-born son of
Laertes nor the wide ruling King Agamemnon."
And yet he said, such were the great soldiers
who were Knocked, scoffed and denounced as be-
longing to the subservient elements of tha
North and who were accused OF treason by
those VINO were of the breed of Jobs war-norse
and who (1ike him) 'snuffed the battle afar off.
Leaving that subject. Mr.. Voorhees, passed to
what he called the campaign of political ami
mostly declared against the people of the South,
their rights, their security and their good name
The especial anger of Republican leaders he
eald, was excited because the vote of the South
in national contest Is solid against their party
Would some one the other side of the cham
Der tell him how the vote of the South could be
othor than il vast The Republican party had
once had political supremacy from the Potomac
IN the Rio Grande 1t had elected Republican
Governors, State officers and legislators in every
Southern State. 1t had had the purse with
which to corrupt, the sword with which to iu-
timidate, and Republican Congress and Presi-
dent TO enact and enforce all laws necessary for
the overthrow of individual and State rights.
81 oEf
had seized upon the enfranchised negro
aud sought to organize and hurl him against the
peacs.and security of political and social order,
and for a time, and in many instances, it had
succeeded. The Republican party and IT'S allies,
(allies, not Of the Confederacy, but allies for
power and plunder) had swept upon the help
less South ike Eyder Ali upon the Carnatic,
and had left scarcely a vestiee from which to
hope and with which to rebuild, except it's never
failing soil and its stanch and splendid man
hood. 1t bad despoiled the Southern States OF
their resources and dismantled them of their
credit 1t had ordered Investigations and sent
committees and commissions composed of the
bitterest partsaus into the South for the pur-
pose OF scrAping together and putting in per-
manept form the perjuries Of vagabonds aud
scoundrels with which to defame and blacken
the reputation of the Southern people. II would
have overturned the State government OF South
Carolina in 1876, and again sacked the substance
and credit Of the State had 1t not been that
Judgment Of the world. The career of the Re-
publican party during its ascendency in the
South has been career of crime 1t had reared
and left behind 1t no monument of patriotism,
wisdom or benevolence, TO tell future ages that
it's presence had been blessing and not curse.
When the future historian came to in
euire Why and how the republican party
PROSTATE South and had skunk away TO return
no more forever, he would be puzzled to find an
answer. and would finally write that its admin
istration, through all that region, had become so
vast and intolerabe scandal filing the civil
lized world with its foul oders, that an intelli-
gent and omnipotent public opinion
alton of home rule and decent government.
And yet IL that party whose leaders now
fumed and threatened the Southern people and
States because they did not welcome it back
again into power, with all its unhalowed memo
ries and it's predacious instincts and habits AS
welkpiRht frontier settlement be expected 10
welcome with Joy 3 second invasion of toma-
hawks aud scalping-knives.
Mr.. Voorhees, proceeded to speak Of the recent
great Development in the South, and said she
recited the achievements of the Democratic
party, and asserted that but for the attitude
and influence of Horatio Seymour, Thomas A.
Hendricks, Allen q. Thurman, VIM. A Richard
son and their political associates and followers
during the war, not only would the Union never
have been restored, but the dearest
end most sacred rights of American citizen
ship would have been swept away in the
binding storm of partisan wrath which was
most frequently mistaken for patriotic zeal.
RE concluded by saying that the verdict OF the
American people in November would be that
there had been honest, capable government, and
that it should be continued.
At the conclusion of Mr. Voorhees's speech,
which was delivered with great power and ef-
feet. and was listened to with interest and at
tention both sides of the chamber. he was
congratulated by many of his Democratic asso-
ciates. The matter then went over.
On motion of Mr.. Frye, the conference report
on the joint resolution for conference of the
American nations, was non-eoncurred in, and a
new conferences vas ordered.
The animal industry bin was laid aside aud
the bill TO forfeit unearned land grants was
taken mp, but went over without action, and
the Senate adjourned.
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