The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-09

all" Then folio we'd speeches on the side
OF the resolutions. all talking in favor of
absolute secession. Morris took the posi-
tlon that geSkr aphicaiIy the entire Missis-
eippi valley belonged together. The Same
stream served as drainage. while the al
eefsitS OF Climate between the parts was
great enough 10 make majestic empire 10y
ITSELF Personally he favored the south
e,neIs, VINO were all gentlemen. rather than
tue hypocriticsl. cunning. crafty. foxy.
piue oeiA ed Yankees OF the New England
States" stirred by these imprisoned
words. an old man totterlpx on the verge
OF the grave rose and said:
thought had one drop of YANKEES
blood In my :, ve, ~, I'd take lance and
ioinder. 'If you did you'd lose the only
loya drop In your body"
TOOK 1T OUT On THE YANKEE.
The abuse of the Yankee kept getting
stronger. while the love and admiration OF
the Southerner was expressed in more and
more forcible language. DR.. SmeIser spoke
of the cold FLOODED. calculating Yankees,
whose only God is money: who frat stole
the niggers from Africa and sold them the
South, and who now want 10 free the Mig
gers. so they oan get them TO come North
and work for them, and wait on them for
little or nothing; pay them of IN old clothes
and cold victuals. whilst pretending To be
Niger" said be, from good comfortable
home. where he is we'll treated and taken
care OF. than TO pay scme poor white man
good living wages TO do th elr drudge lie
hoped that Caleb Cushing. Ben Butler and
all such good Democrats. n they were will
ing TO stand by the South in protecting
their rights TO their slave property. would
moSe out and 20 TO the South, where the
people would welcome them with warm
hearts and open hands.
Dr. McFadden made reply in the same
vein as before. lie was srdently supported
by the majority OF the Republicans pres
ent but the current was too strong TO be
overcome By argument As last
effort he said: Gentlemen. the people of
New England are not all ADolitionists and
they are not as bad as they have been rep
resented. The Yankees were good fighters
In the war. of the revolution; they helped
us to achieve our Independence. The reyo-
luton, you will remember. began at Lex.
ington and Bunker HILL 1, for one. am noe
willing to give mp Yankee Doodle Lexins-
ton and Bunker Hill"
Others spoke. but none against the reso-
lutions. The chairman put the question
anu wild roar OF ayes" answered IN the
affirmative. When the negative was called
McFadden and q few others voted, and d
number of Repu blicans LETT the house. re-
fusing to vote on the question. The reso-
IutlOus were taken, according to NorrISs
report. TO Louisville by Mr.. FullaIons.
Dr.. Smelser's cousin. and by him
They were published all over the south
and with glowing comments on the mees.
ing. The papers stated that the resoiu-
tions were the true representation OF the
sentiment of the Western states. and tb1t
Sugar Creek township had only taken tho
initiative in expressing them. Shelby
county was the home of the Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks, and that fact also. no doubt.
led 60 the belief in certain quarters that
the South had only TO strike and the entire
West would follow them out of the Union.
There is little room to doubt that those
resolutions were an important factor IN
bringing about the conflict at the time 80
came. For several weeks after the meet
ing the leaders walked about with their
heads In the air. proud of their acts. DIR.
Smel6er on several occasions declared that
he was the father of the resolutions and
responsible for their passage. Soon, how
ever, committees of the more conservative
citizens commenced TO visit the various
leaders and demand an ex PLANTATION and re-
traction of their action. Shortly after tho
firing on Fort Sumter. Smelser, on the
request of the committee, covered his house
with flags. and made % PATRIOTS, Union
speech before a large crowd of his fellow
citizens. Only one man. Uncle Dave Smith.
refused 10 raise the flag when requested 70
learned. Of all that were in the school,
house that memorable Saturday afternoon.
but few remain. DE. William G.. McFad.
den, during the war. was a surgeon in the
Union army. William r. Norris. from
whom many of these facts are obtained.
and Armstrong Gibson. q grain and real
estate dealer. reside in this city. c. w.
E. Vance. Samuel Weir and Aquila Whit
taker live In Suger Creek township still.
A. Z. Hacker. q grocer on North illinois
street. Indianapolis. and his brother, VIII
liam Hacker, of this city, were there
The old Boegstown schooihouso still
stands, though il is moved across the street,
and is used as q storehouse by James
Strickler The SPOT where IL stood is now
u common field.