The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-11

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ldenL. m, colleague ma spoken ~ a column
~ congressional reconstruction. and has
said. ~ : rot hc~n ~ a single stone, but
composed of many blocks sir. I think he
is right. IT, foundation T. the hard nlnt ~
military mie. brungh. from the QnAtrlcs 81
Austria. and upon tnat foundation rests the
carried 10 the topmost point with
fragments Of our broken Institutions.
That column Will not stand u will fall.
and ~ architects VIII be- crushed beneath is
ruins. In is stead the people wiitbehold
thirty seven stately and beautiful oiumnS
pure. ana white ~ rarian marble. upon
which shall rest forever the lofty structure
OF the American Union" In this course
taken for 4 regular aud legitimate recon
struction Of the Union 81 the states few fol.
lowed I Ihi~ doctrine from the very day
and hour of us ultrrancc was rejected " i'm
every epiyaek ~ rcprosA;h and contumcl,.
u was bcaten. Submerged ~ large MAORI.
ties ia both houses ~ Congress. dcrldcd a.
an unconditional surrender - the ene-
my. Ia the pelting storm ~ de.
traction and opposition - author
and advocate remained unmoved, not only
waiting. but i4boflng with all diligence for
that reversal ~ opinion ~ his countrympn.
which. after wears otton ana strife. came AZ
last. hendricks lived a. sec those prlnci.
pies. once 20 much ~nounc universally
approved 20 sec THIS policy OF reconstfuc.
ton ndopkcd ~ the basis ~ All legislation
upon the subject, ultimately 20 behold these
tcnrtS sanctioned and declared O. be the
LAW ~ tile land BY ~ highest tribunal.
the supreme Court OF tile United states
Thus he taught the lesson of those
days never - ~ forgotten. that the war had
been wages for the preservation uf the
Union, not inr the destruction utthe state.
HWeb~ter he styled the rxpnunder of the
old Constitution, with its hail truths and
compromi~e~. upon "A subject noted but
unnamed therein. Hendricks may Ne a.
new. II the one - known az
tn con~tructioniSt. the other viii be
Anown ~ the rcconstructlrnist 81 his age
a. the true interpreter 81 the Constitution.
revised, amended. aud OF the nature and
character of the Union thus reformed. ~.
stored and ~ established. Amid the changer
81 arms. the shOutings and thundering> ~
tmhattled hosts scarcely died away. he was
precautionary the civilian ana pubilclst Of
that momentons and prrplexing period
The orator continued toreview the ca
rcerof thedcccascd as Governor. private
citizen and Nice-president, and in con-
clusion said:
He WAS truly a man II varledi learning ana
~attasnmcnts. inil also ufthar Wisdom unbnr-
rowtd from the schools. patient. kindly.
persistent, brave, not Listrnsffui OF for un...
Wiling. for ting cause which hr esponscd.
- put All men lawfully inay to the haz srd:
and OF q nAtd fidelity 10 principle which
bro0keu in lis course neither DESPAIR Nor
encouragement. Faultlcssly discreet In
conduct. equally undiSturbed BY tile clamor
81 dissent or favor. with calm. clear. III
tuitiye discernment in the adaptation
~ means most excellent 10 the noble- end.
with almost marvellous provision OF effects.
though he pnrposeh more. yet he accom-
pllshed much for his country's welfare.
Had lie lived tn the age ~ classic antlnui.
~, an apothcosis might have foliowed'hi-
demise ~ one suprcmely critical iunetnrc
~ orr National affairs. for many days. Ike
Fabin~ ~ old. be walked and safely kept
the ficid Of peril. meritlng in This the
simple yet august decree OF the q "a
script Fathers II hath deserved we'll
OF the republic"
We unsall here to-day fhi- monumental
nsure reminding " % hfs life and
presence, IN the g0odiy fellowship ~
these stored cmDiems 81 tue administrator
81 law. and OF history. wherein he bore -
large 4 part. His fame depends npon
material yet more enduring, the fabric rf
his words and works. ennobird ~
the patriotic aims 20 which they rclated.
lf,or y may well Pc believed there waS some
thing about such a one uf that within which
passtth show. He had Acnius-the genius of
-fatesnanrhip alike befitting tie majestic
assemblies AMI the highest councils ~ a
Tree people. To genius belongs she here
after IL the vast halls of the future ~
greetings are heard. its audiences are held.
" post.r.ty tnrongs e the reception. In
bus 81 glory, and neither time. norchance. /
nor change nor things past or present. nor |
Things TO come. 81 whatever moment may |
dim OF tarnish its unfading splendor.
The orator received another ovation
as he retired
The True Patriot" was rendered bv
the male chorus. the audience Joining
in the stirring strains Of The star
Spangled Banner
Brief speeches were made BY Govern
Hill Of New York. Governor Camp
bell Of Ohio. Governor Francis Of Mis-
souri, n cx-Goyernor Gray Of Indiana.
and then the b~encdiction was bro
nounccd and tie exercises brought to a
Numerous letters were received from
Americans who had been in
vited TO attend the ceremonies. +. W.
wrote that the President
directed him TO say that public duties
would not permit Of his presence.
Ex-Presidcn Cleveland wrote under
late Of Marion. Mass. 10th. regrctting
that a positive engagement for to-day
it impossible for aim to accept the
invitation.
Attorney-Gcneral Miller wrote that
regretted his inability to attend. be-
while, in common with ali Amer
can citizens, he had a high respect for
MIR. Hendricks as a public man and
c~fficial. yet, as a citizen OF Indisna and
u Indianapolis. he had pride in his
achievements and a warm feeling
coward him as a LAWYER and a ~neirhbor.
Vice President Morton regretted that
ne could not be present 70 honor the
memory Of his distinguishes predc-
in Office and his personal friend.
Ind Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller
tent from Chicago a letter in which he
alluded to the deceased as an old friend
% whom he had been sincerely at
Governor Hill and General <ickles
paid . long visit to Mrs. Hendricks az
ler residence yesterday. She present.
ID the Governor with 4 gold-headcd
'ane which had been given to Governor
by the State officers In
and General Sickles received a
'ane which had been received from tho
shelby County Democrats in the fiftics.
n the course " the visit General Sick
es Is said to have remarked that Cleye-
and had been unfortunate in giving Of
cncc TO oid-line Democrats and taking
~ with new men. and that the cx-
resident had taken up with the civil
reformers a litalo prcmaturclv
'efore he knew much about them.
Mrs Hendricks went To Gov
rnor Hills side and Selling his hand. [