The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-17

annually honored present some queer
contrasts. At the North the memory of
Jackson and Jefferson ia recalled by public
banquets. speeches, songs and ceremonies.
At the South there was calhoun re-
vival" during Cleveland's term of presi-
dental service, to whose managers the
Stuffed Prophet" sent a letter, in which
he described the famous author of the multi
fication conspiracy Of 1882 as "a great
patriot" Gen. Jackson is regarded as
great patriot" because he crushed this
conspiracy of notification; SO, of course,
Calhoun and Jackson cannot both have
been great patriots" and yet the Demo-
cratic dead who are annually honored in
clude both Jackson and Calhoun: Calhoun
who was the parent Of notification, and
Jackson, who nullified the great nuliifier.
Even the annual apotheosis of Jefferson
and Jackson is not without its embarrass-
ment, because Jackson was not q Jeffer-
sonian Democrat, since he repudiated JEFF
ferson's doctrine OF state supremacy and
its consequents, the right of notification
and secession. When "Jackson's Day"
was celebrated by the Oregon Democracy
few years ago Gov. Pennoyer was so
embarrassed by Jackson's reputation of
the Jeifersonian dogma of state suprem-
acy that he ignored Jackson entirely and
praised Jefferson to the skies.
The memory of Samuel J. Tilden is
sometimes recalled by . Democratic
banquet, bat he is not . popular figure
with the modern Democracy, because he
was for hard money, and protection,
while the modern Democracy counts the
most noses for cheap money and free
trade. The modern Democracy are dis
posed to honor the memory Of Hendricks
rather than that Of Tilden. On the 7th
inst. honors to the memory of Hendricks
were offered by the Democracy of Indian
apoiis. General" Adlai E. Stevenson
was present and delivered an extended
euiogy upon the dead statesman. Mr..
Cleveland sent letter in which he said:
Your organi zaton does a fitting thing when It
thus recalls to his fellow citizens the honor
which Mr.. Hendricks showed upon his state,
and the usefulness In every relation which char
acterixed his career. Not only the city of In.
disnapoiis but the state Of Indiana 10 to be con-
graduated that their people have such an in
SEPARATION to disinterested public service a. af-
forded by the contemplation Of the memory of
this lamented statesman.
What did Mr.. Hendricks do to Justify
this praise of having been an inspiration
to useful and disinterested public service?"
Hendricks before the war was North
ern man with Southern principles" ne
was most conspicuous pro-slavery par
tisan, and when the war broke out, he,
from first to last, was conspicuous for his
opposition to all the war measures of Lin
coins administration. He "stumped"
Indiana during the war for the anti-war
party, and openly discouraged enlistments,
and was saved from being mobbed by the
soldiers at Camp Morton only by the per-
sonal influence and interference of Gov
ernor Morton. President Harrison won
his first fame as Republican campaign
orator when he met Hendricks in debate
in 1862 and answered his anti-war speeches.
So bitter pro-slavery Bourbon was
Hendricks that after the firing on Sumter
he left his own religious denomination
and Joined the Episcopal church in In
dianapois. The minister of the church
Hendricks left preached a patriotic dis
course; the minister of the church he
sought refuge in preached the Hendricks
gospel according to Saint Copperhead, and
accepted the Bishop Hopkins Bible view of
slavery and the Hendricks view of seces-
sion.
Hendricks went over to this particular
church in Indianapolis because its rector,
ike Bishop Hopkins, was as furious a de-
fender of slavery and secession at che
North as Bishops Polk and Wilmer were
at the South. Bishop Polk put his armor
on at the South and Bishop Wilmer
prayed for JEFF Davis, even as did Bishop
Hopkins and his rro-slavery recruit
The late Vice President Hendricks was
not looking for u non-politicai church:
he Was looking for a pulpit that preached
the political gospel of opposition to
the war and defense of secession.
and he accepted the first sanct,iied seces-
sioniss and pro-slavery evangelist he
could find willing 20 preach his own par
ticular copperhead politics All the
churches III those days sided squarely
with their respective sections, and the
Episcopal church of the North was no ex-
ception. The clergymen of that church
who followed Bishop Hopkins were as ex-
ceptional as a white robin, but fortunately
for the late Mr.. Hendricks, he found one
of these exceptional clerical coppcrheads
in Indianapolis. so that he did not have
10 move out of town 10 find a minister
that preached his pet politics of state
sovereignty and the oivine origin OF or
sanized inhumanity IN shape Of human
slavery.
Aud this is the man who, at the most
critical hour of our history, failed to stand
Up with his section and lie counted in
favor OF war for union until war COM
PEELED peace. This is the creature tha, has
come 20 he canoniZed as saint in the
Democratic caiendar; this Is the man that
General" Stevenson eu!ogizes, and whom
Grover Cleveland describes rs an .sin-
spiratlon 20 disia;eresied public service"
al every point Of his career. In other
words, a man who did his hes. behind the
army OF the Union 10 make lis fight for
the Union failure i an inspiration
20 disinterested public service" This
record Of infamy constitutes the claim of
Hendricks 10 he considered Democratic
saint in the eyes OF his ealogists, Cleve-
land and Stevenson. They are at least
consistent; they both voted the war Il fail
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