Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-02
HENDRICKS.
EY JAMES wmrcoln RILEY.

Pride Of thy We,tland, and loved Of the Ma
Leader inyincible. Ruicr most wise!
Fevered nor flushed by th" throns's aeclam'
SteadfaSily poised % q star in the skies
Paths that were night to u>.
Thou did,t make bright to us
Frightening still till the tran,cendcni shine.
Swiftly Withdrawn from us,
Now thou art gone from Us.
lIalocs thy deeds with glory divine
Vcrsed ms thou vert in the lore VI the ages.
Voiced rs q master in lofty debate
Thine was an rloqucncc lliStory'S pages
Ru,tlingly whisper in vain to relate
Mute there the wonderful
PathoS or thundcrful
FlaShe, of denunciation-no jecr,'
silent the dutful
Scorn. and the beautiful
Tribute Of trcmulous sobbing and tears
Thine then. the need Of peoples affection.
Born above factional wraugle and fray;
Still warmly homed in the hearts recollection,
Naught of thy virtues shall vanish away;
still In security
Rest. in thy purity,
FIXED rs thy monument. tnw'ring above
AV aud outweariug n.
All time declaring it
Bronze shall outbrnye not the legends of love!
Following this 'The New National
HYMN" was rendered by the male chorus.
and the Battle Hymn Of Republic by
the school children. Senator Turpie, the
orator of the day, was then introduced
and was received with long-continued
cheers.
SENATOR TrRPlE'. ADDRESS.
Senator Turpie prefaced his Grafton with
a long review of Mr.. Hendricks life.
Concerning Mr. Hendricks position dur
ing the late civil war; the speaker said:
His Judgment upon the questions of that
dav was prompt and decided. As early as
April. 1851. in the first month of the war,
in letter to some of the old constituents
of Shelby county. he wrote and published
these words: Since the war commenced /
have uniformly said that | regarded II as
the duty of the citizen of Indiana to respect
and to maintain the authority of the Cen
eral Government and 10 give an honest and
earnest support TO the prosecution OF the
war until. I'm the providence of God, II may
be brought TO an honorable conclusion and
the blessings of peace be restored 10 our
country, postponing until that time all con
troversy relating to the causes and respon'
sibility therefor
"Of the same tenor were his numerous
addresses TO the people in the political cam
paign OF 1862. which Immediately preceded
his election TO the Senate of the United
States. He entered upon his duties as Il
Senator from the State OF Indiana on the
lth of March. lSti3. and served as such Tor a
term of six years during which time he
constantly acted and voted in aid of the
government in every measure looking to
the suppression of armed insurrecton
against its authority, though he always re
served the right as a Senator freely TO dis
cuss the civil policy Of the administration.
THE RECONSTRUCTION DAYS.
"At the conclusion of the civil war, in
that dav which saw the surrender Of the
Confederate armies, came the question as
TO what disposition should be made OF the
states whose people had taken part in the
insurrectiOn designed to subvert the Gov
ernment. In this crisis OF dellOeration ne
stood. upon his side, almost alone. With
the immovable calm and quiet which sus-
tain a high spirit upon great occasions, at "A
very early period in the debate upon the
biIl' for the establishment Of mill
tarv governments in the Southern
states. he took this position: 81
desire this TO be a Union, in, from and
under the Constitution, and in fact by the
harmony Of the people of the North and
South. I deny that at the close of the war
there were no State governments In the
Southern States The constitution Of
State. when il mas once been admitted. be
comes part Of the National compact.
deny that the people Of that State have the
right 10 destroy It's government and thus
cease TO be within the Union. deny that
a convention. a Legislature. or any other
assembly whatever, can voluntarily ter
inmate the existence of their State govern
ment. and thus cut of their connection
with the Federal Union.
In this course 50 taken, Of regular and
legitimate reconstruction Of the Union oi
tbe States. few followed him. This doc
trine from the very day and hour OF 1t ut
terance was rejected with every epithet 0i
reproach and contumely tits beaten, SUD
merged bv large maiorities in both Houses
of CONGRESS-. decried as an unconditional
surrender 10 the enemy. In the peltlhg
storm of opposition and distraction us au-
thor and advocate remained unmoved. not
onlv waiting. but laboring,with all diligence
for that reversal OF opinion among h!s
which, after years oi toiI anu
strife. came at last.
rNporNDFR OF THE NEW eoN,fltl iI"N'
0uVendricks lived to see these principles
once so much denounced, universally ap-
proved: to see this policy Of reconstr1cLIOn
adonted as the basis Of all legislation upon
H. snbiect: ultimately 70 behold mes
,o,ats sSnrtioned and declared 10 De the
ia,,, ~ the land By its highest tribunal, tHe