(1891) Unveiling The Hendricks Monument

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SOUVENIR

UNVEILING

THE HENDRICKS

MONUMENT

July the First

Eighteen Hundred Ninety

SOUVENIR

UNVEILING THE

Hendricks Monument •

JULY THH FIRST HIGHTEEN HUNDRED NINETY

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THE MONUMENT MOVEMENT.

T^HK

pii|iiil;ir will,

ulutidii

ill

as

t'\|ir('ssc(l in

the national

worked

1S.S4,

a

Grrover (-'leveland and Tlidiiias A. Ilendficks tn the as the leaders of an oft-defeated, Imt liarty.

last

at

wv-

and luMuulit

adniiiiistratioii,

t

t'oi-c

rinnipliant.

Ai»olitical eoiitest of uni»i'eeedente(l severity liad

closed with

a

derision

Democracy, and

in

for

the country saw, conspieuous aliove

ardent leader whose memory was

Tuesday, July

1,

and undetei'red

the valiant

the storm and flame of that contest

1890, at

the Itehived ami

Indiana

Indiana]>olis.

Time and

again the hattle-field.

all,

so greatly hoiioi'ed on

was

again, from l)or(ler to

border, she had been swept by the fury of political conflict,

and the future of

nation

a great

hung once more Ilendi'icks, al-

upon the issue of the

|)endinLi'

ways zealous, became

inspired, aiul the political history

strngu'le.

of no people contains a lirighter inige than that

which

records his memoral)le appeals to his fellow-citizens the closing days of that

reniai'ka'ble contest.

leader singularly loved by the masses of

thenceforth stood out as west, he

was the

oliject

a hero.

North,

of univei-sal

his

Always

in a

party, he

.south, east

respect, .and.

and with

rXVEI!.IX(; OF

4

the

members

of his

p;u-t_v,

THE

uf an aifection

lici'dei'liiu'

This was maiiifi'sted during the winter

devotion.

among

ensued, l)oth

the people of his

communities -which

of the distant

memoralile scenes

lie

own

sided over the American donate with l>e

expected from

The adjournment

anced and mature.

tliat a

event he pre-

dignity and ac-

statesman so

a

tliosc

Washington.

inauguration day at

o\\

and

visited prior to the

In the several months that followed

ceptahility to

state

well-l>al-

of Congress found

were his associates, by the

him wearied,

as

burden of the

res[ionsibilit ies encountered, but not, in

far as

doubtles.s

was observable,

in seriously imjiaired health.

summer months were west, and

it

mi

tliat

passed

in

so

The

recreation in the Nortli-

was expected by the country

that

the A

ice-

President would resume his duties with the opening of

Congress of the

in

December,

coming

session.

no longer the rugged

fully

shock which came

ing season of 1885.

seemed

to be

it

was known that he was

man who had gone through

toric struggle of 1876, the for the

invigorated for the labors

While

in

the midst of the Thanksgiv-

The common movement everywhere

brought sharply and suddenly

the wires ticked forth the news that

was no more.

the his-

country was wholly unprepared

Seldom

Thomas

in the history of

to a halt, as

A. Hendricks

any

peojile

has

there been witnessed such an exhibition of sorrow, sincere

and

heartfelt, as

The scene

was shown

at Indianap(.dis.

in

every cpiarter of the land.

where he died and was

interred.

HEXi>];T(k's

way

i/M.vr_u/;.v7'.

iiutaMc

lueuKiraltlf in a

and Inw

cists, officials of hiuli

5 Statrsiiu'ii,

(leu'i'cc

ovcry

rwvy

divcc-

pouiTil into the city from

class

and

tioii.

and heartfelt yrief shadowed every

(|ualit_v,

posing pageant moved onward a great

man

fallen, but

of the Mississippi the

of

war and

face, as the

im-

Not only had

to the tondi.

theiv had heen lost to the valley champion who, thnaigli long years

stood

peace,

|inlili-

dcni-co, ainl citi/.rns of

fni'th

and heluved

faithfid

its

exponent. It

a

was natnral that

hand was heard

man and

dricks' lie

name and felt

of the

e.\pressi(Ui

might speedily he

to

for such a

permanent memorial should he

reai'ed

fauu'.

anioug his

ohviate this

hope

which should

many

ditficulty

that a l»e

friends

the

it

worthy of Hen-

a

for the

mo\'ement, and

I/Klidini/K/lis

the public attention to the importance ef

movemeid

character

On every monument

and admirers with

such

leading e
further delay, and

a

.Some lu'sitation. howe\er, seenu'd

reference to t.akingthe initi,-di\(' in to

such

ju-oxided.

].nr|iose of

7.

Snifiiich

in

a

ISSS. called

moving without

inaugurating the

called upon se\-ei-al of the well-known frieiuls

of the late Vice-President

t..

nu'et

with the then editor.

Mr. Shoeuiakei-. at the SnifincI editorial iMoms on that evening.

In

response to this invitation .ludge William

E. ^'iblack, Gen.

Thomas

A. Morris, .>\-Judge Fredeiack

Hand. \^.lney T. Malott, Oscar B. llord. ex-Iudge .lohu A. llolman and Sena.tor Turpie came together for confer-

UNVEILING OF THE

6

ence

the time stated.

at

Their cdiisultatimi resulted

the issuaiiee of an invitation to

meet

citizens of Indianapolis to

some

at tlie ottice

on Thui-sdav afternoon, Deeemhei'

10,

Messrs. iVugustus Kiefer, William

!'].

Shoemaker, SiuKUi

Volney

tindale,

kins,

Os.-ar

T. .Malott,

Thomas A.

Judge Rand at that

time

Nihlack, John C. II.

Rice, .lohn A.

Moi-ris, K. B.

Mar-

Morris M. Ross, l-ldward Haw-

Hord, David

P..

of

and

P. Sheerin. .lames

H..lman. .tohn P. Frenzel,

Tui-|.ie,

John W. Murphy,

Cass Bytield, James H. Deery. \\^illiam A. Woods. A. Hendricks, Fred

W.

in

thirty of the leading

Chislett, Allen Z.dlars.

W.

Joseph A.

S.

Mitchell and l-'rederick Rand, [iroceeded to take the pre-

toward

liminary

stej)s

mitt(

f

five

ization,

articles

monument

a

was appointed of

incorporation,

general citizens" meeting to 12. at

a laige

a

A

and report

etc.,

com-

plan of organat

a

held on Saturday. December

l)e

the Federal court-i-oom.

and place there was

association.

prepare

to

At the

last

named time

attendance of citizens, without

regard to party views, and the nn-eting was organized

l)y

the selection of (leneral ^lorris as chairman and Judge

Holman

as secretary.

The

on organization as read

Joseph A. curred

These
the

in

8.

report of the sul)-committee

l>y its

Mitchell, of the

and the

chairman, the late Judge Supreme Court, was con-

iiicoi-porating articles duly

approved.

articles pi-o\-ided. in sul)stance. for the prosecution

work

of erecting a

monument

an executive committee, twelve

in

to

Mr. llendi'ieks by

nund)er, and to this

in:M>i:i<

i-(iimiiitt('<'

fully

the liusiiifss

(•(imiiiitted.

a>

mum

;itV;iirs

\ii:sr.

tlic

..f

The gentlemen <

wci'c

Assdci.-ilimi tn

cIkim'ii

C

Biiilei',

'liurchnian.

l'](l\\ar(l

caparity were Me.-^srs. Noble ('hisk'tt. Fraiiris ^I.

7

in

;ict

tli;it

W.

Frcilcvick I

law kins.

.Inlin

A. llhluian, Oscar B. llonl. Elijah B. .Martindale. 'riimiias

A. Mditis. Fi-edcrick Rand, James Sheerin and Cbarles

II.

Rice,

Simon

chuscn. with the addition of

appninted nn the death of Ilonoralile Oscar B. succeed him, has carried on the present successful result.

to its

Iloi-d

Frederick Rand, president

treasurer:

John A.

to

monument undertaking The general otticers of

the Association have remained the >ann' from the viz.:

V.

The cnmniitter thus Judged. B. Tayhn', who was

Zullinuev.

first.

M. Churchman,

Fraiieis

:

Fi'ederiek

llolraan. secretary:

\^

.

Chislett. superintendent.

The

of the

result

every hand

to

committee's

lnl»ors

be [)eculiarly fortunate

undertaking committed

to

and

is

conceded on

gratifying.

Tlie

them was carried on with an

earnest and steadfast pur})ose highly creditable both their individual and collective

used were of

a (piiet

and unobtrusive character,

well calculated to yield a 'I'he

Init

pnunpt and satisfactiuw

committee kept lu-ominently

in

mind

monument

altsolute necessary ex[)ense alone deducted. of the iieneral

officers

were

result.

the imiMirtance

of ecoiKunv of expenditure, au
resented, dollar for dollar, in the

in

The methods

capacities.

as

it

The

is re]>-

st.aiids,

services

were rendered gratuitously, and

J'NVEILING OF THE

8

were

ill

IK)

small

A

large

ments.

their time

deiiTt'i' taxini;- (Hi ])(irti
and cno-agc-

the mominieiit fiuid,


in

the

neighborhood of onedialf. had already been secured by the voluntary efforts of the

niendiers of the eoni-

otticers,

mittee and friends df the movenieid, when necessary

eniploy

to

balance desired, and apolis, a

canvasser

a

R. C.

iloii.

was accordingly chosen

was found

it

order to raise the

in

I'endleton. of Indian-

J.

work.

for that

He proved

zealous and efficient worker in the cause, and continued

his

engagemeid

resent

large average.

of donations,

Many

of these

directly to the c(unmittee. paineil

by

a

sippi Valley but

seemed

to

corner of

for the

memory

wei-i'

sent

l)y

Union.

a

I,

"Tom

Missis-

Hendi-icks"

loving following in every nook and

On September

fbr proposals

justify a call

and on .lanuary

much

letter

of the lamented states-

(juarter.

ation felt that the undertaking

was

sums

and almost always were acc(un-

from every

have had

tlie

nundiei' of

in

and came from every

The messages came not oidy from over the

man.

had

touching e.xpi'ession of the affection entertained

by the contributor

After

it

coutriliutions i-eceived rep-

the United 8tates, one (hdlar being a

in

1

The

funds.

many thousands

neighliorh

committee found that

until the

hand the needed

was

10, 1887,

the Associ-

sufficiently assured to

and designs

for a

monument,

1888, they were in receipt of a large

responses to the jiublished advertisements. considerati(Ui the design of

accejited,

and

a

conti'act

Richard H. Park was executed with him for

UM.vri//;,vy.

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the erectitui ^f the

Thr dcsiun

iiininiiiR'iit.

liist

;\t

Imnizr statue of lleiidrieks.

sini[ily the

braced

{)

ing a granite pedestal, the latter heiiig similar

main

to the

one erected,

l^ater,

in

in

tiir

as the fund inci-eased.

Mr. Park was eomniissioned by the seated allegorieal statues

em-

siiniiniiut-

ei>nimiftee to add two rc|ii-eseidiiig respect-

In'oiize

ively "Ilistorv" and ''Justiee." and the granite pedestal

was enlarged and suitably modified to receive these new The nn)nument as a whole stands 88 fe(>t (J

features.

inches high, and

high, if

ami the

at

The

feet in width.

the base

is

:i9 feet in

statue of Hendricks

allegoi ical tigurrs

is

length and 21 14 feet 6 inches

would be about 9

feet

high

standing.

The

pedestal

is

executed

in the highi'st favor

mental

in

Bavano

Garibaldi, and others

in Italy,

throughout Europe for

The monunn'uts

work.

in

of

from the

granite,

Lake Maggiore,

(piarries on the lianks of

Victor

and

is

monu-

tine

Emanuel.

the leading cities of Italy are it

being

inherent structural

t'xeel-

almost unifoi'mly constructed from this granite,

chosen because, not only of

its

lence, but of the harmony secured between the l)ronze

statuarv and the coral

tint

|ier\'ading the

Hendricks xMonument

is

ever imported into this numtry, and

is

granite in the

high favor. statues,

ence,

The

stone.

first

likely to

The

of its kind

meet with

pedestal, as well as the models of the

was designed

and the

the

at Sculptor

monument was

l'ai'k"s

studio

in

Elor-

erected here under the su-

I-

10

C

nf .Mr.

pervisiiiii

will H.

1.

1

\i: (IF Till-:

r.-iiilidd,

England MonuniL'nt Cdnipany

|ii-(.'sidi'iil

New York

nf

New

nf the

City.

much congratulated The selectiun of undertaking.

Tlie Mdnuiiicnt Coiiiniittrc has been

on the

I'are

success of

its

Sculptor I'ark was jieculiarly fortunate, as

seems ing

country had achieved for him an en\

Monument in

be regarded as

will

in this

ial)lc I'cpiitation.

it

is

succt'ssful

for gratification

friends

among

the master[iieces

art.

result of the effort

lo the menioi'y of

many

was

it

conceded that the ])roduction of the Hendricdcs

monumental

The

While

various points

that his pi-e\ioiis efforts at

miifoi'iiily

one ui)inion

both expert and geiu'ral circdes resjiect-

to obtain in

the artistic excellence of his woidv.

known

l/ut

Thomas

numunuMit

to rear a

A. Hendricks

is

less a

cause

on the part of the committee and the

who were

interested with them, than

is

it

of

congratulation on the part of the general public of Indiaiui. \^'llile

tical

the

moAementwas aided

intei'est

substantially by the prac-

of the appreciative aduiirei's of

dricks throughout the whole country, the

main

a

triliute of his

own people

Mr. Hen-

I'esult

to his life

and

is

m

the

virtues.

The city wherein his liest years were passed, and whi(di knew him in the rise, the zenith and the sudden closing of his distinguished career, has been

made

the fortunate pos-

sessor of an artistic and lasting attraction in the erection of the nioiuimont lately unveiled, that

is

years, to prove an object of rare interest.

many The times will

sure, for

cliaiigf. L;r;iliilr

iii:\i)l:irKs

\iii\

will ((line

.-ind

nii'ii

.Mild

thus dt'dic-itrd w

tui-ics t.itrll tlic

ill

\ii:\i\

story nf thr i.inr life

zcii— thcsoiiaiidtlieiiridc of

ot

the

i)ruii/,c tnid (Miiuili'.:-

tlir liiuii

Indiana's

tiic iiiiyidy

ccii-

mdciivdi'.

i;-r<'at('st

cili-

West, of wliirh he

so truly representative Architecture and <'n-:inccrin-

their most iiuiiosing works, and art

iiia\'

real'

a(hl

further from her huuiity, Imf

ere the

memorial

to

Hendricks

it

sliall

rivale
No American Democratic fhoS<'

who

so realized in

i(h"al.

thildc

his

I'rnment.

lavishly

cease to he

tln'

nn-

he so much honored.

and character the

life

and his nioiminent as he

may

will he Lni-- indeed

thought, that

will he a

Mecca

the people

source, the i)ower and the heneticiary i>o\

tlic

IhiI

,<;n,

st;iiid tlirnii-li

and the patriotic acliicxciucids

was

I

in

al-e

tor

the

the schdue of

UNVEILING DAY.

T^HE

Mdiimiieiit Association,

lative |iennissi(iii at

IiKliaiiapolis, early

ti>

made

given legis-

V)et'ii

liaviiii:'

select a site

on the state groumls

choice nf the southeast corner

of the state-house inclosui'e,

and the massive foundation

monument was laid during the ]>ast winter. The erection of the monument lu'oper hegan in A|)i'il, hut was for the

delayed nearly a nnuitli

l»y

the failure of sexcral of the

large granite pieces to reach their destination in comjiany

The purpose

with the rest of the structure. mittee to

ti.\

The work on

thus defeated.

vanced sutticiently

to justify

memorable event

it.

powers,

Committee six'cial

hSDO, as the

1,

ami preparations

to

three

I'eferred the

of

Edward Hawkins, Hon. Noble A. Holman.

May

the committee on

for that

day

now

were thenceforward actively })ushed.

The Executive Committee general

was

1

the nnuiument having ad-

24th formally announced Tuesday, .Inly selected for the unveiling,

com-

of the

the unveiling e.xercises for about .lune

its

whole subject, with

members,

0. Butler

viz.:

These gentlemen, thereafter known of Arrangenu'nts,

committees:

Hon.

and Judge John

designated

the

as the

following

i/M.vru/;.vy.

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13

J^irifdtioii^Tlw iiK'nilMTs uf the Kxrciitivc Coiiiiiiittre. Sfrecf

DrmousfrafioH—AWvu

\V.(.'
Thomas

Taguart: Gen. Frrd.

KiietliT.

(

Alhri-t

.r.ind

liakcr.

Marshal.

Drriiiu.

Henry

i/«.s7V— Noble C. Butler. TlKmias \V. 8. Beh-her,

Henry

B,ubvi«Is—\hu\vin\ T. IJacon, Hriivy yi.

1{.

Bronson, Frank Wade.

yi. Butler. .lohn (i.

Becoriifio"

Albert

(iall,

Blake. .Inhu Chislett.

-^^lyy^n Cliapin

Comly. Wui. A.

D.

<'.

Peelle,

King, Stephen

K.

Fletcher,

Foster. Fiehlin-- T. Lee. Clifton -ir..

Tim

(iritlin.

Chris Stein, .lohn

C. Dalton.

P/v.ss— Chas. G. Stewart. Moi'ris M. Ross. Charles M.

Walker, Chas. J. Seabr.iok. Wni. C. //oZ-r/.s—James H. Riee. \\'illiam

Dunn,

r.all.

D.

Ewing.

W

J.h-oIi

.Ir.

General Reee])tion Committee was likewise n.amed,

A

eonsistiny- of al)oat oin'

hundred

])roniinent eitizens of Indi-

and two or more fnuii eaeh of the various counties These rommittees diseharg'''! their respecof the st:ite. As unveiling tive duties with signal /.eal and success. anai>olis.

day approached it was obvious be the overshadowing feature

work

of decorating the streets

commenced more lavish ino-

had come

to

all

in

the public miixl.

The

and laiildings of the

city

it


result. 'd in a

than had ever been known

larii-e

that

t.>

and strongly

built

in

the city's history.

.-imphitheater, reaching

A

across

uNVEiLiNd or

14

tV(im the

Tt'iiiH'ssee street,

was

greiiiids,

a iiiainiiKith eaiivas.

At some

tliis

was

Park Theater

I'aised

tlie

tlie

front

was

tn the capitol

and covered with

ei-ected Itv tlie ediiiinittee

stage, |ir()vi(k'd with

of

rill-:

a sliylitly

tive liiindi-ed chairs, fir

|ia\ilioii

school children and ntlicr sjiectaturs.

the

eh'\ated

whih' l)ack

large clionis of

In the

middle of

the stage at the front and directly facing the ninniinient

was the speakers" stand, tVnm

the senate

riclily

chandjei' at

carpeted and fuiaiishcd

This whole

the capitol.

strncture was clalxirately decorated with Inintiim- and har-

monized sive

in color

monument

and general

garrison tiags.

and protected

enclosure. ti\'e

with the

The

ta'l

and mas-

liui'icd in

large

In additimi to the seating ca|)acity of the

amphitheater, henchcs had front

etfect

that stood a few steps a\vav

foi-

supplied

hceii

in

its

immediate

the use of ticket huldcrs by a rope

special invitations sent out

<'iimmittee were cuntined

administrations, re[iresente(l

by the execu-

in

the main to the nati(Uial

In'

President llari'ison and

ex-President Cleveland ami their cabinets, the Senators

and Congressmen, Federal Judges and Governors of the states.

In response to these invitations several

letters of regi'et

were received,

a

humlred

few of which were

made

pul)lic at the exercises.

Space docs not permit a detailed description of the

e\ cuts

much has l)een said and wi-itteii. The committee's programme of exercises was carried out with marked success, not the least intei-estin
iif

a

day. ciuicerning which so

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As

tli(:'fc;itui'cs()t'tliraftcnMi
rcs|M>ii>c to

Hill,

(if

Fi-;tiicis.

Xrw

till' (/.-ills

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tlir-iv;it

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Ynrlv. (iiivci'iiMrC'aiiiplicIl, "f Olii".

of Missdiiri.

;ni(l

cx-f

(iuvminr (

iovrniur (Jray, nf

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cni..!'

iidiaii.-i.

THE GREAT PARADE. "Tllh: crrc Cliii'f

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.lay i-,,inrnc-iir>.,|

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Marslial iHiuTai Fn.l KiirlliT isMicI

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lin-li

-nirral or.l
ORDER OF MARCH. All c.ru'aui/.atiniis ii'clnrk,

li>

march

ini;'

{iriliT

a>srii,l.lc

|in.iii|p| ly a

(TCTinaii M'ici-aiis

low

will

fi-.Mii

I

1

lie iiorl

I

the

at

.l.'si-iiati'.l

.I'i'lucU ii|uiii li

si.lc of

I

he

I

sc\c]i

ll'.llO

l.y

'.^iiiis

Iioiim. s.iiiarc, in

coiirl

lie

i-cihIczvoiis at

liriiii; .iT

1

1

I

he

ir fol-

:

Momilc.l

.Mi'ln.|.olilan

Moiintccl Kscorl,.!. K.

l'oliiM>,

I'.risl.iw

Marshal Kiictler ami

Sii|il c

.

Travis.

iiiianiliiij;,

Slall'.

Fii;sT liivisioN.

Col.

W.

Sccoiiil I'.alli

.1.

MrKrr

.•oiiiniaii.liii-. aii.l .'^talT.

Ke^n'mrnl hifaiilry Indiana

ly Indianaiiolis Liiilil Arlillcry. I'irsI

l.iciil.

Li>L:i.>n. l>i-\\'ill

i

inian.liiiK.

Kni^hlsi.f I'yihias, Col. Hrn. Kichanlson coinniainlini;-. Kni-lils of Honor,

The streets,

ilivision will

extemlinn

form ri^ht resting on corner

Sucoxn .\ssistanl

Marshal liichanl Tni-: IJKNiiiin

(

).

(

Bynuni Clnh, Tni: IIk.nduicks

(li.uii,

Marshal

sciuare, escorting Mrs. T. A.

.

I.

1

'Inh. of

Cleveland Clnh, of

an(.l

ami KasL

Uliii.>

Divisio.N. .Jolinson

Ks Ci.rn, of

Young Men's Cray

Association,

.Meriiluiii

I'ast.

(

nian.lini;, an.l Slall',

mli.anapolis.

Imlianapolis.

In
of Indianaiicilis. K.

Cnrtis comniandim;, will niarcli in

Hendricks, FresidenI

Senator Turpie, the orator

IJand, of the .Monnrnent

of the ilay.

.

\in\i ]ih:\r.

iii:\iii;iri,-s

Tl

thri- rliil.s

(•oluinii

form

sqiiari' aromi'l

of the Sccini.l,

Tho

'I'll.'

iiininmii'iil

II if

al

in cnl

ilivisi.,11

'riiir.l. iMt'lli

spective marshals Oluli.

the

..f

rcarhcs Caiiitnl S(|iian'

and

,

a

I

I

n

lowrr liasc

a .listanrr of Icn pa.'cs fr..ni

.livisioii will f.irni

When

f.Mirs,

..f

Ii'Uilrirks Clul. nl 'I'hi'

|)i\isions uill

Sixlli

17

hr

ho

I

ihr

licii.l

of

ii.|i:iiiu|i
will

ullicr- m-'jaiiizat

ions

I

niass.'.l

li

f

on Mrri.lian. ri-hl ri'slin-on

l.y

I

li^ir-

rr-

Tlio llon.lricUs

(lliio,

.xlon.lin^'

north.

TnMMi Assistant iVIarshal

AH The

(ripn.

.hunos

IhvisioN.

KCarnahan

(Uvision will form on ^h'ri
fxtemhni.' north

((.imnan.liirj, an.l Si a

IV,

visithiiirluhs from Indiana an.l olhrr sialics.

eohimn

;

riiiht

n-slini;-

on

York

X,.\v

slri'iM,

of fonrs.

Division.

Koi UTE!

Assistant Marshal Virlor M. I'.arkns comMian.linii. an.l Slaff. All carriaK'fs oontainin^' disl iiiLrnisheil visilors anil invitod

Coinmittff llfiKlrirks .MonnniPiil ConimilliT Coinmittoc .Indic-iary, statf,

I'.oard of

..f

<,'ncsts.

.\ssocial ion.

Trade.

of ('..nmuTrial Cliih.

ronnty and city

..ilticials.

(Jominittci- of Uccciition, etc.

The

division will

f.irni

on West Ohio street,

.VII

The

;

eohimn

Shaw eommandim;, and

I

Marshal .lames H.

The ;

.livisi.iii

Meridian,

will

e.ilnmn of

StatV.

i..ns.

restin;;iHi

Market, exten.l-

Llivisiox.

lieerv rominandiir_'.

All eily an.l war.l .ir..ianizat

north

on

of fonrs.

Sixiii

Assistant

('.

veteran s.ddiers' or-ani/,at

form on I'ennsy vania, riyht

'livision will

north

restiin.;

IMVISIO.X.

FlKTII

Assistant :\larshal Col. lienjamin

hm

ri-lit

Carriages wdl niandi fonr ahreasl

extending wesl.

i..iis .if

.an.l

Staff.

In. liana polis.

form on helaware, right resting .m .Mark.M. exten.ling

f.iurs.

THE EXERCISES. A111..11.J

thn.u- allciiiliiiu thousands

llir

Ihc VMsl

.lislril>iUc.l iiKiii.v

..f

tl

uniiiitl.T

IkkI

lie ollifial

t

PROGRAMME. O V E KT

V

E

I!

It

V

l;

N H.

\

-Tin: MoiiKi. Kki'I

,^'„,,|.|^s

livr liiiii.lr.Ml ehil.lreu Iruiii

l',y

M.

I'nif. ll.'iir.v

1.

Cam,

T(j

..f

Kan.l.

il..n.l'r...lpri.-k

(,r

Indiana.

..f

llie H.ii.lri.'ks .\l,.i.Miii.nl

I'n.si.l.-nl

'hairinaii.

(

iXVOlATIO.N.

By Bpv. :;.

Biillt-T,

Wiji.cmk. Alviii r. H..vi-y. (iiiviTii..r

Ass.ic'iati..n, as IVniiaii.Mil •-'.

U-"

Musical Hired..!-.

UitiiEK

By Iuslallali..ii

i!i

I'ul.lic >clinols.

the

.i..sr|.li

S.

.Icnckcs,

Si. Paul's

i.f

'liiindi, lii.lianapolis.

(

.Mrsii. Sclcclii.n by

4.

HlSTOliUAI, St.\tkment.

5.

Music

By

Ilcn.lricks

111.

I'resi.lfut

(

Mul.

I'.aii.l.

Band. "America."

By

Sch.Mil ClK.rus

"My

.oiuilry

Swi'.'l

lan.l

ni

'tis

'.

...1

I

.\ndifnce.

aii.l

..f

tlicc

lihcrly.

her

I

sin'4.

Lan.l uli.Mv

my

Lan.l

I'il-rims'

...f

I

hi'

tatli.Ts

Fr.mi e\.-ry m.>untain Let

Krcc.kim

.li.'.l!

pri.l.-!

si.lc rin;.;

!

Ks

iirM>i:i(

My

iialiv

\aUu\ of th.'

]iii\i i//;\

/

—

.iiHl|-\

llic

Ilnl.lr,

I'lv..—

I'.v; Thy iiiiinr nwks iin.l rills, 1

I

l.,v tliy

Tliy

a.

\s,«..ls

1.

l..niplr.l

1

hills;

ily heart wilh rapturr thrills,

Like that

alM)vt'.

Lft lunsi,- swell Ihr l.rcezc. An.l

riii.i;'

from

the trees

all

Sweet freeddin's Lei

mortal

Let

all

I.el

rocks

;

hivathe partake;

thai I

soie^

awake;

loii.^ue>

heir sileiiee hreak.

The

proloii-.

souii.l

Our fatlier's (io
With

Prolei-t

G.

rNYi-ui.iNci

OF

riir:

liuhl

us hy Th\

mi-hl.

(ireal

our

Mommes r,y

huel he hri-hl.

may our

L011.4

Ijoil,

;

Kiiii,'."

r.

Mrs. Kliza

S.u.rTE— I'.y lu.liauapolis

(.'.

Lii;ht

Ilemlrieks. .\rtillery— Xiiie rounds

ll-E-X-li-K-I-l'-l<:->^. " Col.lMISI.'

Cy |)Ef>le

\ToKV

<

Bamls

ii'i:

I'.y i;e!i(l l.y

8.

the

JaiiH's

It.-v.

Up. U.

Whiteomh W,

Kiley. of

Fislipr, nvsi.l,-iit

lii
..f

lluu.iv

Tim: Ni:» N.vtion

Mrsii

By

:\!ale

Chorus, Prof. T. W.

S. I'.eleher,

Direetor.

\i.

Hymn.'

—

r.VI7,7/,/.\V,'

20-

"Battlk

IIv.nen

the

i>i-

!(.

Address.

Hon,

THE REPiiii,ic."

Chorus.

l!y Sclin,,|

10.

O/.'

l>u\iil Tiii'|iie,

l".

S.

Si'uatur

Iriuii

"TiicTnih:

Jh'sic V.\

"TheStak

Iiidiaua. 1' \

iKinr.'

Malt- Clinnis.

Si>.\xgled Bax.nei!."

By School Chorus and Audienof. Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? AVhose liroad stripes and liriiilit stars thro' the perilous fight (_)'er tlie ramparts we walclicil were so gallantly streaming! And the roeki't's red glare. Ilic liomlis bursting in air, Gavr prnnf ihnmi;li the ni-ht tliat our tiag was still there. (

Inn-nx.

Uh, say, does that star spangleil lianiuT yi'l wave. O'er tlie land of the free an
On the shore dimly seen tlirough the mist of the deep. Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the lireeze, o'er the towering steep. As

it

Now

it

fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? catches the gleam of the morning's first beam. In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream. Cito.

—

.Vnd wlipre

That

tlie

is tiiat

liand

so vauntingly

war and the

liavoe of

A home and

who

liattle's

a country shall leave us

swore

confusion

no more?

Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. the hireling and slave, flight or the gloom of tlie grave. Cho.

No refuge could save From the terror of Oh, thus be

it

ever,

when freemen

shall stand

Between their loved home and the war's desolation Blest with vict'ry and peaci', may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conipier we must, when our cause it is just. ;

And II.

this he our motto. " In
is

our trusl."— Ciio.

Be.vedk-iion,

By

the Kighi Krvcrend Francis Silas Ciiatard. I'.isbop of Vincennes.

FiENnnriKs

The

exercises began

at

1

21

i/o.vr'.if/v.vy.

u'cldck with

tlic niuxiiiL:-

oftlic

street parade under couiniaiid nf (liciicral Ivnctlcr, ni-aiid ("ircle

Parl\, niovt-d to

the eastern part of the city, inaivlicd west

down Washing-

marshal.

It

asseniMed near the

ton street to the statediousc grounds, and ivaclicd tination proniittly at

from the outset

to the

excellent executive often

most

liefore

the appointt'd

tinio.

disbanding on

al»ility

which

shown, and on

all

tlie

tlie

It

its

grounds with the

grand marshal had

sides

was pronounced the

striking denn)nstration of the kind ever seen

capital city.

As

des-

was directed

in

the

the column approached and took posi-

tion in the vicinity of the

monument the scene was imThe vast thn.ng which had

pressive to the last degree.

gathered from far and near to to

t.i

witness the cerenmnies about

ensue

reached out in evei-y direction,

and standing elbow

elbow

occupied several acres of the

sun-ounding space.

All about the house tilled

toi)s

were covered and the windows

with eager spectators.

The

beatinu- of

\W

drums,

the blare of the bugles, the strains of the m.any l)ands, the

swayingof the banners, and the tiidteringof the countless flags

and streamers comliined

to

make

a titting ju-elude

sharp 2 o'clock to the booming of the cannon, which at salute regulation announced by nineteen rounds (the army for a Vice-President) that the exercises

were then

to open.

and all eyes were tunnel tow.-ird the p.-ivilion and the gathered speakers' stand. Many distinguished people had there, conspicuous

aniongthem being theGoveniors

of

New

rxvEiLixr; of the

22

York, Ohio, Missouri and Indiana, with their

accompanying

friends.

honor the

fired its sahife of

steiipcd

The

them.

inaugnratcd

assemblage

and

staffs

famous Light Artillery

iiarticipants on the

])rogramme

the speakers' stage and took the scats pro-

n]ioii

vi(kMl for

wei-e

W'liile the

l)y

ceremonies

intt'resting

foUowt'd

tliat

(io\ernor Hovey, wlio, on calling the

to order, said:

r,ll,,,r-( ;/;:, „,., /,„,/„,. „„,/ (;, „//,.,„,„.

Wp

liavf

met

lien- (n-,lny

Th..ina.- A. Ilnnlrieks. niullif

Slate of

•'"••I"''-

I

In. liana,

»'l'''

nn.re partienlarly

CampbeH,

.In

most

:ill

l.>

ln.lianai...li^ \\ill

I...

.uriclie.l

inak.'ananM.that

an.

I

al...nt

I

.,

New

Ilill,..f

Mi-csouri.

,,f

ni,.nnnient, an.l

.Tn.liie lian.l.

I..

p..i-f..rnH..I,

Y..i-k.

ami

I

artist

in-

the presiih'tit

i.i\

(

..thiTs

of

..f

an.l

.'rn.ir

fn.in

Thi' city of \vh., nia.lc

the I'nilc.l Stales.

I

it

now have

.if

the Ilen.lrioks M..n-

now

listened to the

Association.

The

vast throng with liowcd heads

eloquent invocation of the A'ice-Tresident's Dr. .loscph

I{cv.

slatiir

favoiv.l s<mis of

np.in this ..eeasi..n.

pr,.s,.ni-,.

a

\.y

i..vei-u..r

Franeis.

«ill ext.Mi.l thr..iijihout

the honor of prescnlin-

ument

(

of (Ihi... an.l eioveni..r

aI)road. for h.,n..riie.i ns with y..nr

will

uuvciliiiL; tlie

(listiiii;iiisli.-,l

the .erenK.nies

than!; y,,n,

I

purpose nf

till,

ci..v.Tn..r of the Stat.-, in I.elialf of the pci.pl,.

.Vs

}'<"

fnr llic

,.f

S.

.lenckcs. of

8t.

Paul's

old

rector,

Pr,,tcstant

Episcopal Church, lndiana[n»lis, as follows: i»h' Th..n, wluise .lays are without

nunihere.l: t.i

uive

who

art

more

rea.ly

more than we either

en.l, an.l

.h.sire..r .leservc:

ant work of this .lay we wonl.l

.1..

all

ami udve usj;race

to recognize

in

Thy

mercies

t..

Thy

..an

n.,t

he

].ray, an.l art w.inl

.nterin-

thiiL-s as in

Thy great nam.- an.l with Thin,' appr.ival. ns who are assemhle.t here from a common pose;

wh.is..

hear than we are

t..

uihiii ..iir imp..rt-

iiri'senc.-. so, also, in

Wilt Th.iu -raciously smil,. up..n impuls.'an.l with

cr..wniii..

acomm..n

\mr-

attrihules, acknowle.!-,.

lir.XhUh Ks i/o\7

Thy

and

jnst .U-cnvs.

\u illiistrali'

"f trulh an. I justic..

Thy

ani..nu' all

rhiMnn

llu^

n..u

us for wisdom, ...nsciciil iousncss

and

servant,

\\\

natural .nidownH.nl>.

i

,|na!itir>

I,i^

ni.i

and versatile

in <mlinr.',

lilV-'s

ill

manly

iient an.l

ing. rtTO..;nize lhe.sp urcat an.l shiiiim;

fiiiiin-

ti.ni.

.\iid as f..r tin- p.',.pl..

^reat

nati.>n.

hrow,

Wf

.1..

virl lies

were

and

all

I

justic.'.

the

Ami

ransa<-t i..ns

with

stamp

a reproach to t.i

.:.f

li.'r

giving S.I

se.-d

peace ami

stal.'

\v..rlliy

t..

l.'.a.l

may

t..

ami

his slr.iri--

t...

i

and

li(..nest

essay

our rulers

hapjiim^'SS, truth

and

work and ourselves with

all

tin- w.ir.ls of ..nr

the th.'

.'ati-r;

Iiest

ami

may

sim-e

Thon

while sin

is

heseecli

liav.'

ami

ijrace,

lion.'Sly

thimjs

tliat all

ami surest

justice, r.digi.m an.l piety

we

may

:

the Uin.lly fruits of the earth,

An.l no\\,.mr Father, that

s.i

maintain truth: that

their im-reasit..

lah..ri.>iisly

impr.^ss iip.jn

.l.'alinu.

an.l peaceahle lives in all g.idliiicss

hrea.l

c.nsiiicu-

Iriniiiphs,

.pii.'l

th.' s..w. 'rami

..iir

upon his

and we hnml.ly

to

.•iiinla-

proii.lly .-riiun its

n..\\

yi.d.l

..f

liiis .|..in.j

ils s..li.l f..iiii.lali..ns

h.'r ...pial >cal.s.

execute justice ami

his .•nd-

i..n

ils li..n...rs

li.'iiccf.,rtli

(i l..,r.l.

ral

jml-nnnl.

f..r th.is.. ,,l

- hi-hte.iiisiiess .'xalL'th a nati..n,

r.-mcmh.-r.

iiMia-

I

lil..

his. ..iir iin.l.rtaU-

ah.i

wii..^.- ni.>m..r^

ami

.n,-..||,.,i|

I,

th.dr h.arty

.,f

s<.

wrcat hiim

in

ami integrity and

by Tliy govcrnanei^ np..u

Let

ami as

t

)|i,

..iir (diii.lr.'ii's .dii|.lr.-n.

his ..iinni..inv.'alt h,

h.dov./.l ..juntry, that

tlinong us for all generati.>ns.

liands.

].,.t

laru.' an.

,,1

th.an in

li.iii.ir

ami

..nr nati.)iial -r.-at ii.'ss

We

any pcpl.'"

may

laii.ls

or.lere.l

.|nalilic>.

as hist.>ry shall

..f

.Minity

remenduM- onr

the pc. pie

M...r.l, in

i

.

(diil.lr.'ii.

l.liml.'.l visi..n

wis.lom ami lui.I.'rstamlin-

that ..nr

n..\\

(

ani.Mur

ihc pn.di-alily nf

urrr

imiimiii n..r .|Uesl

ii,,t

familiar form ami liiieam.Mii>

Thys.df hast pn.claime.l that

Thee

I

and a.diicvcmciiis,

wli........

to chronicle the

Ihcm

c-.>mliict, ..f

with his

towering superstru.'tur.'.

impartial

in

ercc-t this h.'antifnl ni..iinim'nt an.l ...mim-iin.rat.' his

ous graces, laid,

Horn h.-arl

.•..ni|.ri-li.-nsi..n, hr.ia.l

.,f

Ami we wouM

vi.'.l

rcnirinl.rr-.

L;.-nial an.l s.u-ial in .li>|i.,>il i.,n,

liim lion.>r, an.l .•nj.dn th.'m np.ni ..nr

wlii.di

W,-

|,ic-rniini'iil

.-i,

Willi an IiiIcII.tI

fagercx.nt.'sis cnl.l

as a patt.'rn for tli.dr

,

rra.l\. ri'l.'niiv.' m.ni..ry. nn.'rrin',; in

..f

traits.

h

t,.

>a'j,a,-ily.

|i..\vi'rs

ami pniverhially

rritical in last.-,

fsr o|,|H,m-iit

Tliv cliTiial iiriiiriplrs n.

..f

mind and

.,f

ami eonspicnons anmn-his tidlow-mm. idous .^rasp..di-ar an.l vi-..r..ns

23

ri.min,-iii,,i-ni('

:iii,l

wf arc

Lord,

i//;.\ y.

we

may

h.'

foumlaii.jiis that

may

he estalilishe.l

w.iiil.lc...inniend .uir

hav.' an.l all that

we an-

m.uiths ami the meditations of

..iir

iid..

Thine

hearts an.l

:

OF THK

r.VI7,7/./.\V;

24

the actions of our lives be acceptable in

A

toucliiiii;-

iin'icleiit

who and who ran

Daniel E. Sickles, uiiveiliiio-, tVirt,

being upon

The

forni.

present a

Thy

sight,

<) Loi-il,

hi.-^

uccun-cd at tins

wear an

not

artitieial ley

am

ami beautiful wreath of white and pink

eomniissioiird by the iimsl ancient political cirganizal ion

thirty years a-..

tigiire in

til

our imblic

your own

life

giants of the gretit .gronji of

when

me

Hall.

to

cause

hand

tlie

of

t..

my

to you,

America

^b.re than

nllVr a similar

was the foremost

IIendricl;s

actinn.

nii'u in

demanded the

was the colleague

lb-

Douglass and of Lincohl,

..f

Xn country can

Wrst.

eliampioned

tlie

the satne society

leaders witliuul deep

for

Tammany

i

Chase, of ThuDiian,

..I

and admiration

lo

fi

in

of llendricl;s.

great .|Uesli(.ns and great events

tirnn_-st

in conclusion, in the execution of

dricks], permit

upon (he tomb

Hanicl Wi-bslcr.

cif

and the

.Alortini.

such a

it

«as the .nvoy

1

nirmory

thr

wisest counsricfs

lose

Tammany

sp(d\e as follows:

briu- this wriath and place

Iribulp

with coui-

ci'utches, wa.s assi.^ted njton the jdat-

occasion of his presence as a si>eaker was to

lai-ge

The General 1

General

]i<>iiit.

acnuiipaiiiL'd Gdvernoi' Hill to the

roses twined with sniilac, a ti-ibute from

to

our strength and

Amen.

our Redeemer.

))e

and

so rich in strong

long-felt emotion.

of all

men as to Andnow,

mission [here he turnerl to Mrs. Hen-

.Madam, this tol<en

illustrious statesman,

of respect,

esteem

your Iiusbaml, who so ably

Democracy, and whose memory

will be ever

dear

Hall.

After a short interval of music, President

Rand read

the following historical statement, designed to present succinctly

the salient

features of

the

life

of

Thomas A.

Hendricks and the action taken by the Association which erected his

monument

hs

iii:\iii:i<

/,,,-/;, N

his

has

1.'

1

olli,-,-

i.jli, -si

with

m-clc.l

l.-ft

ill

.h..,l

in

im

Is

l.ohliral inllm-m-i-. whii-li

aftiT

liis

of

T

tin-

ami

a-^r

iipoii tin-

I

an associat ion

IsSo.

M

l-ram-is .lah-.

(

,

(isoar

some

lor.l.

I

B. Taylor as an

is

s.-.-n-tary

.

was soon

raisi-il to i-r.-.-t

(•oiitrihiiti..iis

niiv.-il.

\\.-r.-

.\ft.-r tlip

hi-li.-f. till'

servic.'S of

i-iiriiif;

ahh- m.iiimm-iil ,-iation tiiiully .\ni.-ri.-aii

not

,,

M

n.'\

ini-iil s

h.

I

t

lu-

not oiilx coii-

alwaxs

in-

ami

'al

urn-

iu-

1

X.ihli-

it

s

in.

ks

I

from

uml.-r w

K.-mlli-l.m.

.-.1.

a.\

in

stat.-

Imhlim^

is pr.-si.l.-nl.

ami

tin-

rni.ni.

lli.-

.-v.-ry f..riii

ami

politi.-al

..I

ils.-lf

-.1

.-tli.-i.ntly asr-istt-.l

In-

money

ahoiit to

n..\\

tin- Asso.-iat i.ni avail.

ami

W.

ami Napoh-.m

Kami

w.-r,-..]

.•v.-ry

Marliii-

In-asnr.r. ami K. \V.

is

-mortal which wt- an-

p.-r:-..iis

A. Morris, 1'..

I'r.-.li-ri.-k

Ui.-.-

II,

ami

-y,

i,-.-,-iiil.rr.

J

l-'-lijah

I'.nt U-r.

'.

|iiin-limaii

(

In

Thomas

h

loliiian. (

im-i

liis

in

..f

im.-

tliH mx-i-ssai-y suhs.-ript i.ms.

In .laiiuary. isss.

Italy.

h |iiihli.-

il

Irpa

aihiiin-rs

to

of whi.-h |-'n-.lpri.-k

r.-i-t-i\.-.l

\m-11

K.C.I.

ami

«

.-.1.

.h.liu A.

Fram-i> M.

ami from

work wa-

1I.J11.

was

pnrposi-.

lor thai

T. Sh.-i-riii. .la

Ih.- hi-antifnl

n.-arly .-\.-r\ m-i-^hhorho.Ml.

.

iil.-s|iri-a.l >o.-ial,

im-orporat

I

Kami,

Siil.s.-ript ion

Chisl.-tt issiip.-riiit.-ml.-iit.

u

a

iiionnim-iit

of a

.-xt-.-iilivi- comiiiitli-.-,

A, llolinan

!!.-

.-s.

vc

Imhlimj

liilr

of his fri.-mls

/...Uim^.-r.

Hawkins. Simon

Chislett, K.lwar.l

.I.iliii

.\.

SI at

I

«

i

of -joM-niim-iil. hnt

mrii

nc-.-ssary sli-ps

harl.-s

(

'

»

illr.l

li-jislat

as unll as hy tin-ir M-ntiim-nts of |M-rsoiial

hin-.-hniaii. Kr.-.l.-ri.-k P..

ami

nirss

il i-.

ISSo.

« as i.jnil

lir

of

lie si al !

I

lothis slah'.uliiTc

imli-iu-mli-nl of his olli.-ial |iosition.

as or-jani/i-.l an.

\\

n

rat ion

frii-mlsliip, to nml.-rlaki- tin- i-rt-c-tion

im-l

IM'.i. in

Novnilirr,

ol'

• in 111,' lia

was wholly .li-atli

lliru-ar

in

.•mtiiiI vr

lir

.-oiiiil r>

lii>

tlii-si- .-oiisiili-ratioiis.

Ihn-ii.T.l l.y

1

admin ist

prart iral

the

liat.-l\

on

is iiii |.rc.~s

li

ln.ni

lii>.lralli

iinlil

he •jov.-niim-iil of

I

tin-

r\.'n-isi-il o\.-r

Imi

25

cai.ir Willi lii> |ian-iiis

tlir L'olii .la>

iiiaiilioo,!

ami nation, ami

of ihf stallll

on

liis .Iralli,

.-ai-l.x

was

Irn.lrirks

I

ihr.M'yar-lic

a'^.-,.l

milil

\,r ri'si.lr.l

alVairs.

liTws

All.

Al iIm-

From

i//;,\7'.

(;.uii,,„,„:

,/„./

Thomas (llii.i.

\iii\i

Illy

.

ami

this .-..nintry

ami

various artiste

in

.l.-.-i.lcl I., .-iilriisl th.- .-.nisi

s.-nlptor

\V.-

aft.-r lia\iii-j invit.-.l smj-j.-sti.nis

fr.iiii

an-

-.1111111.

drieks, but will

..f

a hi

lit

iii.l.'l>t.-.l t.i

y

ami

his

.list

-iiiorat.- 111.- \irtiu-s h.- hi-.;lily

the state an.l nation

.-n-.litalil.-

wlii.-li In-

im-t

-.^i-iiius

i.iii.

ami

ami i,.

riu-tion

it

to

Mr. K.

lor a w..rk s.-r\

tin- .-ily in s.-rv.-.l.

i<-..-s

uhh-h

tor a ^^lit-

ahr.ia.l. tin-

who has his^tmlio

skill

piihli.-

faithfully

..f

.l.-siuiis

..f

.if

II.

Vss.i-

Park, an

in Klon.-mM-,

arl

whi.-liuill

Tli..iiia>

Ih' Hv.-.i.

A.

II. -n-

n- «''n

:is

rsvEiLiNi; of the

26

Then tnllnwed mie The chorus of

nf tlic most

beautiful sc-ou's of the

children from the public schools of

(lav.

Indianapolis, o\ er five hundred

in

mimber, and

all

carry-

ing flowers, rose in the Itacku'round of the amphitheater

and sang, as ica," so

dear

it

has been seldom sung, the stirring "Amer-

now

All was

to the j)atriotic heart.

in read-

iness for the event of the day, the unveiling of the

monu-

ment which loomed

From

a

in

the immediate foreground.

corner of the s|)eakers' stand a small silken flag was

seen slowl_y creeping to the top of it,

and responsive

command

uinlei-

tlie

to this signal

of ('a|)tain

standai'd supporting-

the renowned battery

and located on

Cui-tis.

west side of the grounds, boomed forth

H-E-N-1)-R-1-C-K->S.

At

nounced the uineiling, and

widow

its

this point the president an-

Mi's. Eliza

('.

of the distinguished statesman to

Hendricks, the

whom

so

honor was l)eing done, accompanied by Sculjitor IKissed

from the

platfoi'ui

through the

military, across the intervening

monument.

The cords were

tlie

nine rounds to

ground

o}>en

much I'ai'k,

ranks of the

to the base of the

pulled, the great flags floated

gracefully to the plaza round about, and amidst the hur-

rahs of the thousands gathered, and the music of the bands, the superli menmrial to Hendricks stood unveiled.

After

a bi'ief inter\'al

the exercises were I'csumed by the

reading of the exquisite Dedicatory Ode to Hendricks, written

by Indiana's far-famed

Riley.

For

this

interesting

jioet,

otiice

James

the

\\'hitcoml>

committee had

—

Ks muximuxi;

ni:\ii/;/i

hapiiily sclcctca Rev. Dr. Fisher,

uver

C'ulli'gc, at

which

the I'rcsidcnt n(

Mr.

iiistitntinii

27

his education.

HENDRICKS. UV .lA.MES

WIIITLIJ.MI:

IIH.KV.

I.

Pride of th.v \V,-stI:ui.l. and Loved of the Nalion Leader iiivincililc L'uler most wise Fevered uor Hushed liy the throng's accdaniation, !

I

I

Steadfastly jioised as a star in the skies

Paths

tliat

were

!

niglit to us

Tliou didst niak..

Briglitening

I.

right to

slill, lill llir

l

us—

ransceiiilcnt sliinr,

Swiftly willidrawn from us, Now Ihou art gone from us, Haloes thy deeds with a glory divine. II.

Versi-.i as tliou wprt in tlu' lure of the ages,

\'ni(Td as a master in lofty (U'hale,

was an elocjuenee History's pages Rnstlingly whisper in vain to relate. Mute there tlie wonderful Pathos, iir thnnderful

Tliine

Flaslu's of ilenuncialiiin

— nut

jeers!

Silent the dutiful Scorn, and the hrautiful

Tribute of tremulous sobbing anil tears! III.

Tliine, then, the

meed

nf a [n'liple's all'eetion

and fray warndy honieil in tin- h.-.-ii-i's rccollec-t Naught of thy virlui'S shall vanish away liorn above factional wrangle

:

Still

Still in

ion, :

security

Uesi, in thy purity I'ixed as thy ninuunicnt, luw'ring

ll.-m-

Ilciidi-icks received

.-ibuvt

—

Ay. and jntwcaring it, All tine- declaring itBronze shall nutbravp not the legends uf

lent'!

a

t

J-WEiiJXi;

28

Nrxt

tulloweil the


nf

siii-ini:'

the .Male (JIkhmis. and the

l>y

puhlic" hv the Schiiel inti-iHhu-e(l

(

Ilyinn"

Tlu' N.-itioiial

•'

Batth' Hviiiii of the Ke-

•'

and

'horns,

the expectant

t(i

riiE

tlien

Kami

J'resi(U'nt

andieiice the eratnr of the

day, lion. I)a\id Tiu'iiie, United States Senator tVoni In-

He was

diana.

recei\ed with niiieh

Mr. I'h.nniiaii,

kiii-lilly an. lilV

WabusLi,

Willi

.li.l

il

considerablr

limc

and

:

rarly

llir

hnliaiis, li'aviini

llic

not

seem

iiaiiic

I

\iiicrniir>.

.Ir

n

Im'

I

,il,

pi.sl

I

I.isl

liis

upon

(lie

uonl.l r\vy. in

inlialiil

or

l',nro|icaii>

cnitiiry, the

lasl

lli,.

Si,.iir

,

uc now

liomc of

lln'

of

yi':irs

I

heir

any

.li'scrii
our h(jnlers only a few forls or Irinhnu stations,

williiii

aroninl wliich were

liis

lliat tin- i-c-i..n

dfiirri', licciiiii-

thm

There were

„»
In.uhl,-.!

rliivah-<Mi>, .lean llaplistr I'.issnl

I

lialllc

ill

/.<„//,,-.

llial

ill

its linisli

and wliieh was as follows:

e]o(|nence,

When,

and pro-

apiil;iiise.

eeeded to deli\er an address reniai'kahle for

some sparse

leinenls of the

set

mostly

l'"reiieh.

enii-

-raiits fr..m ('ana. la.

rp.>n treaty an.

I'aris,

.-..n.-lii. !..!

military

I

npali.in

in this ...n.lili.m.

ami

ISKi

.Iiiriii-

I

her.'

..f

in

an.

ITHL'.

tli.'

l

h'^1!!.

ame

I

Isl'l',

They

li.>th

Amlre^s

!..

in, faslii,m,..l

t

.piite lar^e

aft.'r

was

her.'

111.'

and

tli.'

tli.'

afl.n-

lan.ls

the

he

iiii.ler tli.'

h.'

lit

1

..in.picsl 1.-

eliani;e

Iiiioii, lii'tween

-en.'ral.

ami

former resideiiee

.-apilal

.Ian.',

It

was

his wife,

Ihio, hrinu'iiig

<

ami

iiatriciaii

states ami

till.'d. hull.

fav.iriti- .irder of

I.

i

^r

..n llie 7lli .lay

.\Ia.lisoii, in

Slndhiy

..f

inlellii;i-nei'

eit ies,

t

Ileii.lricUs. a cliiM of tlirc.' years,

pure hii;h-liearted,

Ihe f.mn.lers of

a farmer, own.-r of

livi'.l

time

family, aft.'r a slmrt, s.ijonrn at

pers.ms of miKdi

heloniie.I to tin-

w.irlhy to

ireat J'.ritain,

that .h.lin ll.-n.Irieks

settled pernian.'iitly at Shell.y ville,

ents were

(

..unity of Miiskin-uin, in thi' stale of

s.ui, Th..iiias

The

t.i

f.>r s.)

l.'n.M-aU'lark.

ha.l liern h.irn at the plaer of their

Septemlier,

was

I'vi-ii

the a.lmissi.in of the stale into

p.'ri...l, in

from

tlii-ir

I

hy

In. liana

mi:aration hithi'r

hs-J.-i,

with them

who

.\fti'r

this lalt.'r

remove.

this territ.iry hy Fraiiee

th,' ei'ssioii of

.if

e.

unity.

streniith

of

this state,

The par-

of cdiaraeter.

race of the frontim-, well imnities. als..

..f

Hi,.

The father

Imnse he

andiile.'t hit in

tli..

tirst

wi'St—

Ks

in:\ni;ii duulilr

,Ml,iii.aflrr«ni-.|

In.j

n-|.l.-

\in\i \ii:xr.

m >|i.Mci..iis .K\ clliim of

li.\

.1

29 i-c

iiin.l.Tn

style.

Thr

sun. nH.nia>. 'jr..\Mi In Milliriml

Many

au.l h..ns.>liuhl,

llcl.l

hr pleasantly

with

slamlin.-

.Inst,

patiently

hack

freall.-.l

the

in

.l....r

Ihe sack, wilh

njilil

when

linn'

lln'

Vonn- Ilemh-icks went e..mnn,n

The

in.ither.

ll,.n.lrieks

eemnmn was

stea.l

li

entertaine.l thei-e: aronml

in

In these Ihe

.louhtless

youth was

pr.'parulory

was

pr.ifi'ssi.in,

sneli— ami

all li.'-inn.'rs. hi'

.'..iiimoii

slill

.luriiej this

au.l .l.'liniti.iu^.

.)f

(i|iio,a

from

laimver

the

ami

for its '^^enial hospi-

hel.l

he keenesi eontro-

I

upon the

(

p.'i-i.i.l

.>f

'.jravsl

themes.

This was

a liarl,

'ollcje. in .lelVers.m .'ounty,

w

h.' l.ar.

t

as

.'in

Sh.ll.y

at

'hamlHTshnri;.

lii.'li

l....k

plac

s..

uu.ler-tamliini of

I

.'11

Ih.'

the

his

.>f

!.'

1..

ku.iwn

maxims th.'

h.' [irin.-ipl.'s. ..f

posili.ni in

a

w

afth.'

Sh.'l-

.-il

stn.l.'ul— .'..ntimn'.l

nnwilliu'.: l.-i>ure.

commamlim;

ami

ill.',

the practic.'

familiar a.'.piaiutam-e with

ih.n-.in^h

\

I'enusy Ivania,

in

,'itl.n'uey in

.lili'^.'Ul

s.>mewhat

that

(

h.'U lM".:an

I

an.l

.'arn.'st

a.-.piir.'.l

very auspicious, on.' 1.

n't

j.iin.'.l in

union hiesse.l

till'

at

his father

.'..urts of

his

Ih.' uati.ni.

in.'i.leiil,

was

at

nni'l.'

I'ama'^.'.l

an

ami that

eiu'c ii|mii his future In'

I

lli.'r.'. In-

law which -ave him so

ami

..f

attentive listener.

hu' his a.lmis^i..n to

Hi, IS4:;,

he was

lo

s.'Ul

with his

si u.li.'S

K.'hrnary

l.yvilli',

when

Ihe Imrse's

t,,

often larrie.l an.l «ere

life

.lehale

hi'jli

a fre.|in'nt .-iml

In'

a.ii-e

l.'rwar.l .'..mpl.'l.'.l

An

u.'iile.l

in>trnetinn

,.f

Innis.'

knnwn

wi'lely

ample hearth w.Te

its

an.l haviu'^ liuishe.l hise.mrs.'

Stat.-

while

all

he

pari, of his early Iraiuiiej.

m;. snnill

suilahle

Ihe

in

the walks of

all

versies iip..n enrrent topics. as «ell as

t.i

a.ljnste.l

thrun.-h Ihe nsnal <'..nrse

school imt

selieml, lail Inul a

tality; ijnests of .listim'lion

a

was

it,

l».>,

his heniewaril juurney.

t'i>r

At

in

'jrisi

In'

I

see Ihe miller,

\..

mill: while, as a

liis

..I

men.liaii nf his .•areer.

in liie

n>e.|

In'

part iiillir lal".i>nl Ihc

|n,,k

:rj.',

years al'leru anl,

n.it

lines. o.'.'U rr.'.l

Ih.'

IV.I

inarria'jv wilh >iiss Kliza

witli .'V.'ry cir.'iimstai

mnlual harinony

.if

the

willmiil

.m

f

ni.>sl

fav.n-ahle inliu-

h .lay of Sepl.'inh.'r.

C

I.'';4.-..

:\h.r-an. of X.irlh H.'n.l,

felicity w liicli coul.l

tastes, .lisp.isiti.ni, interest

ami allecliun

spriny in Ih.'

fairest of earlhly f.-llow sh ips.

In

Innn

IS-l.s

he mail.' his

th.' ,'..iiiit\

the le-islatur.'

of lie

lirst

Shelhy

apiiearance

in Ih.'

inl ro.lu.'.'.l

a

I

'.i.'ii.'ral .ill.

in pulili.'

life

ass.-nil.lv.

wlii.'h

as a

r.'pres.'iital ive

hnriiej the

siihs.'.pi.'iit ly

>.'>m..ii

of

l.,'came a law, an-

rwEirJXi; or the

30 tlnirizini; tlic cidlinu of

lulinii

iif

was

diliyciit

seems

tn liavf

work

iijion tlie c-oniiiiitlce

iirooeedinsjs,

its

iijioii

hody, and Ids

of llic

mnoli einiiloyed sonic oT the

s|ici.ohi'S U|ioii

ooniniand of

of ihsciissioii thcri-in sliow a

|iriTii'i|ial sidijcc-ts

llic cuiisti-

rliosen withcmt sulirilatidii on

Ix'cii

his riiiivriitinii, wliicli iin't at Indianapolis in 1850.

I

his al reiiihiiicr

ill

ami rrvise

fOnvt-ut ion to ultcr, aiiii-ml

;i

Ill'

as a delegate to

Ills |iarl

Hi'

llir slatr.

and

laiJL!nai;o

a

inatiirity of thoii<4ht not rominoii In so yonni; a inondH'r.

Tlip roiivi'ijlion

zens of

I

lie

two

was cuniioscd

Can-, Holiiian, Ilovi'y. inenihers or

I'et tit

(

.

and most

of the ahli-st

>weii, llriulit,

1

ii-e;^,^,

w

'olfax, Enulisli,

lileli

u|ion the inimis of his colleagnes such

were

(lilison

was

tlms imhieed hetwei'n the deleiiate from

lonye.l, the hit eiv.nirse left

(

ami

lliinn

si-ssion,

tlie

dist In.ijnishcd citi-

the stale.


llii'ii

ami dnriii-

therenf,

..lliec'rs

his associati's

parties

political

i|iilte

|iri..-

Slielh.N

and

an opinion

of his

capacity as laid the foniidatlon of that respect and esteem in winch he

ways continued At the close

he held hy them and

to ..f

his

fairly to

have earned

any way

to

term

in

it

shajieil otlii'rwise.

<'om;ress from

jiidi^e

a

In

lsr,ll

tlie district

nt ioiial

;

yet he

iif

In

He

si'rved as

the close of his second term, lendererl laml olilce

at

Washln.-ton.

was

years diseliar'jed

He

1,

resii;

of the

t

Is

caiiipal;:ii

one

t

11

to he

parly

t,,,l,f,.al

at

<',,nl,-st s,, i-,-rIainly

IH-actlce of law.

1

Kealeii,

foreshadow

t

he

I,

t

vol,,

th,iu.i;li

,,

t

lie

foil,,

ime, up,, n

inoiilhs h.^lor,'

his zi^al or stint his ellV.rts. of a

he

the

in

They

Hejiresetdadve ,

t

he central

of the

most responsihie ad-

the place so offered ami ahility

and acceptance.

hy

1

he convention

ioveriior of Indiana.

(

The

immediately prece.lin- the war.

lah,

held I

ISCII.

in

roie^h-

court.

hen, as now

iioniiiiati'd

heir candidati' for

t

was very lomj aid

an elect Ion

e.xistiicj in his ,>w

him

Its dniii's

He had

supreme

such four years, and was, after

He took with marked

ime afterward was

was made

for this olliee

.Tainiar\ lor

,lo,.,imMl

a short

|iem,,cratlc party as

canvass

The

and

he said thi'ii in

electe
ministrative hnreans of the liovernment. for sevi'ral

may

seem even

position nf (•ommissloni'r of the

111,,

This

not

iloi's

of his days."

hsr,L> hi'

al-

ueneies.

circuit or

till'

ami

It

convention, he

In wlilcli lie residi'd.

or .ajiital district of the stale.

-eiieral

oust

have heard helorehlm -the tumult

hewii his ends to hecome

were

the const

In

a state reputation

lieir

t

dilation hiamj imnle In

i

win-

(

>ctol.er.

hi' ,|iiesl

wasi-ast. not

Th,' .livisions

ion of the presidency,

Tins did not lessen

dlsappohded hy the result

he returne.l to his h,ime ami to

tlie

Moxf

iii:\/>i!itKs

All rr;i

ill

his |irivMlr lilV \rf\

aiiapolis, \\u- vA]u\:il

linn.

and

I'nr

altnniry to take tioii of il.

II..

in

in

cause l.ruan

a

was

lie

i-n.li-.l lli( re.

ac'cuslipnii.l

in

was,

In

aii.l c-.,nliniicd

actixe praclic-e of

— c.nr

Tin-

llir

|in.lVssi..nal

w a-

il

make

|(,

dnriii-

i.jv-

(

>,.|,l,,ni

an

<
iM.nvcl adjiidica-

a

nrsr

llie ^\ll..l

his ...iirso

..f

rcadiii-

Ids

..I

lifr,

and rrsrarrh.

these natural .|nahtieal ions

nf e.xpri'ssinn. reinforeed

ol

n.H

:

sn iiiucli tlir duly

ii.il

uf a

sl^ill. lai-l

ccin'crn

>|ici'ial

liuli-

l.i

I'oiiii. |.-r

lalurr had ricddy cihlowrd fur Ihal

\\\

lli..ii.u:hl,

iK

f..i-

n-ninv:il

liis

.>l

Lrcamr

hi.

inslan.w. lie.

31

,-niisiill at i.iii-nioin

llir

-a.v

l.>

a (.-asr, as, in tlic lirsl

His hal.ils

v...-atioii.

manner

lliiil

Her,,

ISiil.

in

ilsrxl('nsi\r rlirnla-.-.

Ifaniiir.;. aii.l lor

lawyer

«m~

imiImI,!.-

the Malr,

\\riily-li\ c yi'ai> iiiiirh .li>l iirjiiislird

i

cnior llrn.lrioks

a

..f

\ii:.\r.

his

fnrensic

f..r

life.

law, deeply .;r..unde,l i-ven in the

Though bred under the eouimon spoke always

in

terms

the highest in-aise

,>f

mys-

proc-ediire h\ that system, yet

fnim ordinary

teries of (dianci'ry, severed

the

..f

as an out-zrowlh.a kin.l of le-islative digest of the hesi thiiejs in tin-

system, yet as>nining thai some eojiiizance to ail aec|uaintanee with

His in-eseutation prinoi|ile;

hewas

general aualngy cial precedents.

he clothed

in

.if

lan-uage .asily

scrutiny, led often to style of address

winning

of tone,

!iC(iuiescence

\s

he ease

was nn.lway

The most

fard.

inl. lliuilde

analysis.

of ele-:ini

language

an.l

ami appro\

iip.ui all

tery—yet altaineil

tli..

;

as maile cddetly

in

on

hearing and spe-

engaged 111..I

his

c.uiviid it

iii-

i.ui.

seiMiieil

hen i.roven,

most didilierate

ivi^s an.l

ami earnestness.

demeanor— tirst

al. last ly

— a careful

ahst ruse legal proposil ions

[Hirport of a tact w

human

.f

f.u-ee

occasi.uis thai

c.mdiict. His .\

persuasive

ilisar.nim.' resistance, Sii.di. indi-e.l,

he strove

ii.it

was

for

his

mas-

it.

in tlie

course of his

iorily, that a great event oc'curri'.l

the adherin- and seeding states.

him

t

in coiil n.iversy, this

tlie finest

was that

plansive courtesy

It

theeourt

of law to

the use of authorities, ilepemlinu more iipmi

the law and

]>oiiit

ol.l

lea
oil'spriiej.

hau upon similarity hidweeii

t

would hest

aiioesi ry

Hi? argument to the jury was an interpri'tat ion

hearing upon the

complaisance

he

I

a .piestion

siiaring in

teriiretalion— h,>th

its

..f

its

iif

he

This he reg.arded

,:,,[,.

life,

dating from the time of his ma-

therein— the war

for the I'liion, lietweeii

The commencement

of hostilities

found

a )u-ivate citizen, just defeated as a camlidatefor the gov.u-norship. Vet

his experience in public life

had already

lieen so varied,

and

his recent can-

UXVKHJXt; OF THE

32 vass

liM.l

kimwii

man

111'

nl.lr mill so cxIcihIimI.

s..

11

1

ill

iiiarl;

ami

stale

Ills iiwii

sucli a li-lit

;

roiilil

jmlniiiiiit

IliiS

some

ii|ioii

As early as

I'i.li'.l.

l.r

iii.l

of his

111.

i|ii(stiniis

llii'

Aiiril, ISIU, in

anil favuralily

iiiiu'li

in rclircini'iit, lif

hi.l.lcii

the

iif

yeiiei-a! g.

i\

was

a

yi't

wen- sought

his 0[iini.HiS

;

an hijnorahle

arms

were w

IsCi'.

..f

in

amendments in

'11

mand

Alareli,

l.i.ikiii-

.l.'.'|ier

hi-

restored to our

soli.'itmle in the con-

tiie

t.i

upon

pie in th.' p.i-

|

I

S03,

i.i

t

and served as such and voted

tin

tor a

term

in aid of tlie

he suppression of arme.l insurrec-

a.lministration.

f.ir tli.>

t..

his (hUios as a Senator fmiii

always reserved the

p.ili.'y of th.'

th.'

..f

pea.-e

to

maybe brought

rsy r.'laling to the causes

..instantly acted

h.'

it

it

maintenaiu'e

I

..f

right, as a Senator, sn.g.gestions

lis I

niajnrilyof Senators

and

he national forces

timely, ns.'fnl an.l imp.irtant as fr.Minently to

w.-r.' s.i

till' liel.l

the a|ipr.ival

regarded

I

mainl ain the author-

than myself."

11.' eiit.T.'.l

to the ii.-mling bills

to

imm.'.liat.'ly pn-ci-de.l his election

tiin.- h.'

every measure

tli.' .-ivil

.if

his niim.T.ius a.l.lrt'ssi's

tion a.aainst its autlmrity. thuinjli freely to discuss

wrote ami puhlished these

and

e.iiitr.iv.

will feel a

.-alli-.l

Hi.- 4tli of

which

all

proniiit, ilc-

in a letter to

an Imnesl and earnest support

hlessin;_'s

time

lii.-li

the war,

.if

he proviilence nf (iod

Xo man

Seiiat." of th.' Inile.l States.

the state of India na.ni

lie

In respeet

t..uive t

ami the

tlier.-for.

of six years, .liirin-

and

until lliat

ti'ii.ii-

campaien

.government

,

to wliieli th.'y are

()n the sain.' litieal

I

ar. until in

e..m'lnsiuii.

iiostp.inini;

and responsibility tliet of

\\

time was

iieriliiiis

month

have unit'ormly said Ihat

1

Indiana

<.f

eniineii

the priiseriition of Hie

country,

tlrst

eoiistitnents nf Sliell.y conn ty.

1

as the duly of the eitizens ity

that

i>(

Ih,.

words: "Sim-i' the war commeneed

lb.

was vrry

In-

'i'lidiiiili

hi-hly aii|Hvriat.Hl. as well as malur.Ml ami c.nsi.l.Tril.

tnr,

to

Ihat

clsculiri-r.

p.dit i.'ally

com-

a.lverse to bis

views. I'poii isil,-,,

he

the a.liournni.'iit

.-ali.M up., 11

f"r his h

in

til.'

pmspivt

pr.-senci'

ers: ' Wi' hav.' Ir.'ate.l

my

of rejoicing

iip.in

.il

w

tli.' ..|1

of the Tbirty-.'ighth

bn-sidimt. as

. in th.' \v..st.

congratulati.ins of jieaceia

111,,

.\ftiT a niiitmd

(

'em.gr.'ss, in

hiscnst

exchange

,

v.u-ili.'.l in ih,-

.litbu-.'.l in p.diti.-s, i.ni

own personal

ami warm

waraml

n.'ar future), Presi.lent

of his

the sprin,g of

iM.f.ire .li'iiartiug

of courli'sies

pn.babl.. early ..inclusion of tbi'

.|uil.' a iiunili.'r

a.lminisi rat

lia.l liei'ii

friends

a|ipr..iach

Lincoln

sai.l,

and support-

S.Miator llen.lricks, but y.iu Inive always

with faini.'ss; ;iml

over there," continue.l the

th.^y will

rrcsiileiit,

s<.(.ii

ha v.'

sii.'li

.•aiise

pointing to the southern

\iii\i ,\ii:\r.

iii:\ii/:ii k's

siilcuf

were

till"

r.ili.iiKH'. in >i'jlil

stiiii.liii-.

Iriiiii

prrMMilly

'•|liiil

hi'

I

x\

iii'luu

lli(ii|iMrl

1.1

u

iil

inysrif

l.i'lwcni

Ijc

iiki\

ilicr.'

33 licri'

I

lirv

no

yoii

^iii.l

flifferenci's."

These wni-.U withoiil

l.inrulii

..f

jcn.T.ius r.'c.-nilion alik.-

wnv

n kii.iwu tln-v

1

Ihf

an.l tlir o|.|io>ilion

nii't

yicl.le.l lip

a

liis

lil'i-

..f

li..n..i-al.lc 1..

lasl

marly

in

r

liotwoon llio-oluo.a siloiK-ooaini', novorto

What

silonoe!

At ,,f

a

.aim-

ilo.li-rato armi.-s, tli.-ro 1j.'

ma.lo

Hendricks

in

lesiislation

ami

I'mli-r

policy

ami

til.'

mi. 1st

lli.-

powers

were

..f

in

vo-no aniun'j

Ir.'lan.l.

nio.lcrn

Europe

anrii-nl

llio

feitures

..f

lia.l

in

,.ls.'\\

a in.'i-eiless

the int.u-ests

was

no s.vt

..f

.•xc.-iii

was

i-ye

i.jii.

history of our

formor

.jf

the laus,

own

slates

lli.-

and

.-alni

sions, al a very early

a ro\..lto.l .Mly

The

cuiirs.'.

i.nis—

t

.l.'alin.^s

in

r.'l..-lli..iis ..f

..f tli.'

F.m.dan.l,

pmsi-ripl

pains, tim-s

>cvi-r.-sl

In-

..r

The principal

:in.I

ami

liirneil as

h.-

t.i

tli.'

« .dl-h.-imj

^oIv.mI

i..n.

for-

in

Indiana.lowar.l

hy

..f

wis.-

a

to he nniust to

Tin- pr..l.lem

all.

and

conipri-h.-nsiv.-

ami

pi.-.

liesl.i...l.

upon

.piiel whi.-li sust.ain

pi'ri...l

nil

upon .me known

institnl ional thi-ori.'s, p..liti.'al tra.liti..ns |

In thisi'risis of .lelihi-ralion

the iuiniovahle

.Inrin- tlioir rise

..f

eni'inios.

with

snhji-cts,

.I.'v.it.'.l

liecnliarly .\inerii'an; only to

fonsideratiijn

prpseiit.'.l to

penal code.

time every

al this

snrrcmlcr

insiirn-ct ion

111.'

here, alfordcl only a lon-r.M'ital

ami

c(:.iitiM'ati..ns

ants

lore w. reind.-edpr.M'e.h.nts. hilt iiom-f.irt he S.'nat..rfr.

1

whom

lli.'

was

r.'pnl.lii-.-,

inlial.it

pnrsne.l a similar

with insiir^cnl

Scitlaml ami

attaimlcr,

nia-nilicoiil

in tin- wliol.' ran-.-ut'

rospools as foreign

trear.'d in all

,L:..vernnieiit

I'.ritish

onr

lion as

jini>prii.l.'n.'.' tlior.' \va> n.. iiroc.l.'iil f.ir llio s.>Iiiti..n lli.-ro..t'.

pniizri'ss for i-enlnri.-s. tlio con.pi.'r.'.l

pro\im-.-

I

t.iwliat .lisposition

a-^

takon part

lorm as S.mat.ir;

his

..t

sa«

.lay wlii.-li

.pi.->tion

llio

Tlii> urav.' proMi'in

.

lion

licTc

s(.

'

tli.'statc^ wlios.' p.'oplo lia.l

.>l'

.IfsigniMl to siil.vort tin- -..v.-rmm'iit

a.hninisi rat ion

l.rokon— l.nl wlial

l.o

ami adion

of tho civil «ar. in lliat

llio coni'liision

tlio

sli.iuld

pari in-

•,;raiiil

llic.v

have

il

away w

on

I'A

ulinni

.-..iil.!

lie

I

pass.Ml

.onnlry's caiisr.

liis

liini In

.'iimI

Ira.lrrsof

wcks

kih.llyiUMl

.1

.

.liircn-nt,

ilirni

(inly a few

ion,

ii.|:il

the sprakn-

Tlicsr- un-al

.

no nmn-.

>|M,kcii

ii.'ilh.T (.isiml,

c.

lii-li

liiwr wi>liiM

N,, nni- (..iiM

w.T.' a.l.ln'sso.l^

wrvr

ll.Mi.lrick^

h.

wiTr w.irW-

Tlir\

ir.-rn.

the .lehat.-

his

sid.-.

almost

a lii^h r-pirit

11)101,

the

al..n.'.

upon -r.at

hill f..r tin-

With ...-ca-

estahlisliment

posit of military -ov.'rnmeiil in the southern slates, he took his

i.ni

:

I

by

THE

l\WE/J./\', (IF

34 il(

this

^iri'

llir iiuniioii.v

cliiM- of tlir

111

i.f

lie

a I'liiiHi

ill

the iH'OpIc of

fnnii iiii.lcr llir cdiisl itiitioii, mihI in

ami

tlir N.irllj

SnutJi.

w ar there were im state pivernnieiits hi

Tlie foustitiitioii of a state,

when

of the national .•oniiiarl.

1

.leiiy

to destroy its i;o\eninieiil

ami thns cease

has heeii onee

it

a(hiiittc(l, lieennies a tlie

rnion.

to he within the

any other

tlif

southern states.

tlie

that the peoph' of that state have

that a ronvention, a lei;islatnre. or

lai't

dfliy that at

I

I

part right

ileny

whatever, ean vol-

assi'iiilily

government and thus cut

untarily teniiinate the e.xistenee of their state

of!'

their coniH'ction with the federal I'nion."

.\nd again

lie saiil

;

"I deny that any act of the slate, as a ipiestion of law. ean have theeU'eet lo
were

disturlied, praetieally the state

the general uoviTjiinenl.

its

I'.iit

was

with

its

state to

all

through the uar, and when

coiistilulion

place

its

harmony with

in

existi-nee as a state, its organization as a

enacted

state, its conslilntion .-ind laws, exi'cpl those

continued

time not

for a

the relations

I'raet ieally

I'liioii.

and laws unrepealed and

the rel.ellion,

in aiit of

came,

pi-ace

found the

it

stati'

force,

holding that

more dir.vtly

ad.lressi'.l lo

in

full

federal '.^oM.rnmelil,"

in tlie

In a passa'jc of singiil.-ir force

and

elo,pie

his colleague. Senator .Morton, he says:

".Mk. I'mosiiiKNT— ."My colleague has spoken of acoliimu, the column of

congressional reconst met

composed

hill

of

many

icui,

and has said

hlocks.'

the hard Hint of miliiary nil.. that foundation rests the

U|Miii

to the tojimosl point

umn its

will not

ruins.

tiful

In

stand. its

with It

w

Sir,

l.rom.;lit l>l,Md<

fr.-ciuieii ill

fall,

I

s

and

stead the iieople «

ill

'

think

1

it

is

.\frica.

of oiir l.rokeii its

hewn

ri-hl.

of a single stone,

foundation

Its

the .piarries of ,\ust

fr

from

no!

is

lie

and

it

is

thence carried That

institutions.

andiitirts will

is

ria. au.l

col-

rushed l.eneath

I

iiphohl tliirly-se\ en >tately

and heau-

eolnmns, pure and white as I'arian marble, upon which shall

rest for-

ever the lofty structure of the .\mericaii Tnion." Ill

this course so taken, of a ri'gular

nnion of the states, few followed him.

hour

of its utterance,

tumely.

It

was

and legitimate recimsl

was rejected with e\cry

bi'ateii,

riioti

f

the

This doctrine, from the very day and e]iithef of reproacdi

submerged by large majorities

in

and con-

both houses of

Congress, deerei'd as an unconditional surrender to the enemy.

In the peU-

iii:\i>/;icks \i
iii'j'

anion- his

IIi'nil|-i,-l<s

universally

a|i|.i-ovo.|;

Ihc

I

an.

Conn

Sll|,|-rni.'

thosH .lays nnv.-r .rvali.ni of

i,,sr,.

upon

of

riii.,ii,

lli,.

stitnlion, Willi

iinnain.Ml lh,,n'iii,

Mm

If

1

1. '11.111.

1

rc-c.,ijstni.-li..nisl,

r.'vis.'.l, ani..n.l...l

:

Slalrs.

ami

ami

Tlllls

t

of

hr as jnslly

si

— us

cliaracliT

I

f

|,r..s-

ih,.

,•,,„-

.,1.|

nol.'.l.hnl

Np..iiii.|,.r ..f

tl

I

«ill

h.. .,tli..i-

Ini.. iij|.Tpr..|,.r

111.'

s

Irss

tllr

i.,n— ,,f

il iil

.•all,.,

I

rnci

I

Iril.iinal.

slal.-s.

lli.'

lli,'

lailLllH

\u-

as lln-

liosr

.oniiironiis.'s, ii|K,n a snliiccl

mil ur.. an.

Ih.'

.>f

l„'|io|.I

[...n ua-.'.l for ih,.

lia.l

tli,' .,,iisl ni.-t i.niist,

liisau'.

.,f

niiicli .Iriioinicivl,

ion a.lopi,.,!

lo

ranir

si rifo,

I

I

itvii->iiI

lan
war

lli.'

i.l..r..f

may

'ks

kn..«n as

' is

1"

..x|

il,,.

half Iriilhs

ils

iIh'

f.,r lli.> .Icsl rn.'l i..n

ii.,|

run

rrronsi

nil iinalrly

;

Ihr la« of

Tllilr.!

||,,.

,.f

once so

i-riii:i in.'.

liiil

t

afliT yi'ars of loil an.

|ioli,-y

suhjc't

fori;..l t.ni, lliat

1...

I.,

If W.-lisl.T l.c slyl.'.l

'!'»

|l,is

llic

M.lvncah-

:iii,|

h all .lili'^.ncr for

ii

lo sri' Ihosc iirinriplos,

.liM'lariMl lo l„.

I

niillioi-

«

lal...i-ii,-

l.iil

coiiiil ryiiicn. wliirli,

li\c,l

liasis of alllr.-islalion '^^ii't-tio

.Irli-arlioM, its

111,1

wailiii-.

iH,| ,,iil.\

of uiiiiiioii at last.

,,|,|„,sili

,i|-

iiniiHivcl:

35

..f

lii'

t

ih,.

,.f

ih..

known

I.,,

...nsl

riii,,ii

as

nt i.m.

il

ihii>

,,,.

lorni...l. r.^st,.!-...! an.l r..-..slal.lisli..,L

Ami.

.lan-or of arms, Ihc shout in-s an.l

Ih,.

I

away, hr was

si-ar,'|.|y liii'.l

ami perplexing

iiionipntoiis It

was v.Ty easy

h'.l. .ir

were

anta'4iinisnis

the

ari.l

lastini;

.>f

that

an.l

i-ra.

it

pi-rf,-,-!,

ami

Me, .a w

illi tlii'

its.

may

he

sal.

n.si.|it nieiil

In spi'i'lal

ncih'ali.ni.

r.

II,.

(

»f

Ife

I;

1

Ih.'

.

.mr

of

,li.v,>t i,in

h.,sls

l.-.l

iluit

.if

.•aravan.

(Ithers

...inpos,-.l

intense

f..rni

was

niann.'r

li.mlricUs,

i-ealize.i

liisl.iry.

\\li..l..

pi..)pl..|,i

Ih.'ir

from

1,

an.l f,.niinla of ..oniniil

more than

of

^'|.ars

wrr,- tVIl, h,. n.alize.l ih,. aspirat

i,.iis,

I

ih,.

I...I

any

,itlii.r

l,ef.)re

ih,.

h,. sl,.a,lfasl

imp.isin.j i.h'al

,if

a

iinliroken nati..iial inlei;rily.

In this lay

Ih,. st rmi,-l

li,

(.nistrueli..n— s.. just an.l re-pstahlishmi.nl

is

lill,.
-r.iwth,of expansi.in, of colli

ami

him

T.i

|ieaei..

f..Ilcit..iis ,.|V,.
attai-him.nt

i;o l.i

.lominaiit nKij..ril

..a-i-r,

|iassion, halre.l

ministry of national a.-t..r in

I

pnhli.-isi

allaye.l Ih.. fury of jarriiii;. .lissoiianl el.-menls; create.

;

waste iiiiiry

hy

liiin.|..rsor .•inhal

perio.l.

as now, lo

tlii'ii,

impi'll.-.l

t

pr..-fiiiiiicnlly lhi. luA iliaii an.l

the

se,,|.e an,l

s.. ]iro|ih,.|

f,.r

all

i,'.

li

.-ivie |ir.>.,jri.ss

.^ranilenr

His ll

..f

his (..nc-piio,,

nil,, of h.,|,.ral

has wilhin

il

r,.sl,.ral

ih,.

ami a.ham'..menl ami ,

.,f

i,.ii

r..-

ami

prini'lph-

.,f

iimlisl

,.f

iiri.,..|

innance.

In the

l.jiiy

aiii-s

yet

I,,

I.,,

of ih.. nali,nrs

lif,.,

in

,|om,.slii.

\\ars.

if

such

VSVKILISC

36 licfull. ..! I

the virissilu.lfs nf iiilrnial

ill

and

hesp, his iiiaxiiiis, will si-rvr •

The

nor

ili'slroyril."

Tin'

'•

inlciicc,

\

uui.lc i".slc|-ily

npialily "i

rxistfiii-i- anil

iiniiaircil

THK

(IF

slates as

llic

nf

iiiiinii

I

lir

liiniull

ami

(•..iiiiiinl

inn,

;

ran

siirli

stales

licnrillnT

ri'jlittnlly

ami

is |icr|irt iial

imlis-

si.llll.le.-

term

Tlie

serxicr

..I

im the thinl

enileil

Mr. llmilricks as a Senalm- of

i.l

.lay nf Mareli, jsmi.

three years allerwanl, he Has eleeteil Luneriinr nf hnliana. persnii

lirst

pnrlers

1111.1. -r

pari

his

.if

stat.-s afli'r th.'

war.

eleisen

v

'i'liis

In

result,

ir.Ministam'.'S,

aii,\

Slates,

llie Uiiitr.l

In (irtnher. IS7J. a litlle

jinsili.in

sni'li

lii,i;hl\

Has

..;rat

was the

lie

in

an\ nf the nnrtliern

I.,

hinis.'lf

ami

his snp-

nmr.' appr.'cial.'.l as an.'xpress

y.'l

appr.i\al, hy the p.-npl.>,..f his ...ns.'r\ al

ify iiez

than

re

i\-.'

an.

r.'.-..r.l

in

a.'l i..n

I

hi' iial i..iial

t

(Jniigress.

His 1.1

a.lniinist rat inn as

ev.'ry

earn.'sl

.

I.

ivi-rm.r w as imt.'.l hy tin- iimsl se.lul.ius at tent inn

i.ms in

ri'i-niiini.'ii. lal

Hy

ninrial

i

ilal is .-all.'.l np.iii ii|inn

veil

variety

a iiiii

tiil.'s, ..r,

t.i

.if

alt. '11.1

I.I

annual

Ih.'

<

.if

th.'

parlioipat.'

me

ina.le a hrief a.l.lr.-ss np.ni

the society

few words

t.i

s.iw

was

I'lii.f

hut

t.i

ami

]inhli.'

.if

the

.if

t

hi'

linpe, mil

I

h.'re

CT.n.'rn.ir

I

l.'ii.lri.'ks

(.'.ainty

jrari.jii t.i

;

I'.ihle

ehair, he

th.'

nf the w.irk, nr'^inj^

liini;-

.Lmhl

imli'e.I

w

iiej.

.livine injnneti.ui tn t.'acli

teaeh the i;.ispel— as

liel.l

furtiim- sniiie

the e.lneati.inal insti-

ami necessity

an. I

th.'.'ap-

al

im^s

ni.'.'l

^nv.'rn.ir

.if

lli.' nlli.'.'

nia'zist rat.'

h.' iiri'si.leiiey .if

I

ns. 'fulness

tli.'

hi-n.'\ ..l.-nee

a piee.' nf 'j.m.l

.|uit.'

aniii\ I'rsary

i;rav.'ly sp.iki'U eon. '.'riling

it li

a

mil tn

;

e.nnniaml

th.'

uiveii.

l"or this

man,

pr.'ss.'.l

with

enipl.iye.l in alVairs.if

all

tlii'

inanm'r nf

.greatest

an.l prixal.' natnr.', wasn.it Inatli at

ami

Th.'

presi.l.' in

hma.l.'ast. in trust

ariiU.', .lel.ale .ir .lispute.

life,

h.'

.-sp.vially hy his v.Ty

i.ms nf

h.' .hit i.'s ..f

I

th.-eharity assneiat inns, t

ami

In this, as in nth.-r instam-.'s. iip.m heinj.' inviti'.l

S.K'ii'ly.

was

It

nf Ih.'s.' iiml.'r

.if

happ.'ii.'.l,

.in.'.'

iis, I..

ami

slat.',

iiist it ill

Imrity.

th.' p.isiti.uj.

.H'.'asinns.

ass. 'iiihly

as

aninnL;

nsai,:.'

ar.' ail.l.'.l .-.-rtain .Inti.'s

tli.'

..f

h.'liall nf

irni nrLjaniziMl un.l.'r li'uishil iv.' aiil

ri'f.

.'

ti.

'tail ..f th.' piihlie hiisiiiess

tith'

lirai'ti.'e

.if

Christian,

w.'ri'

l.inehe.l him.

.if

Ih.-

.\

tinu't.i

int.'r.'St.

.'alhnlic .ir.ler;

h,'

r.'V.'ale.l.

mi sha.l.iw

ha.l sliari'.l in th.-

hnth

..f

l.i

a hiLsy

a ]iiihlio

claim the honnrahl.'

firm heliever in the truth

ni.ist

I.artiely as

any

em_;ai;.'nients iiu'i.leul

tenipnral

r.'iinwn

name

his faith

nf intnlerance

ami

ami ha.l

h.imirs nf this

Ks

I[i:m>i;ii I'.mrlly

u coiiiili-y ,,f

\\\iri;-

ii.l,j|iti.'ii

as a

hr visilcl

His

ill

ll

1,1

I.

I,,

hi'tler

t,,

<,r

"They ,>f

Maeaulay.

<,r in

ni

a,'l

insii;lit

ion, «

in

ih,'

lii,-li.

as

'11

He haa

"—a

tin,' iiii-hl

t.i

allmle to

t.'rritory.

almost

lost si'jht <,f;

now

tin,!

t.,>

t,,

it

'Tis in

iil

i

h,'

.,lli,'r

I

,'rnal

i,

,nal

h,' i„-li.'V,',|. «,,ul,l al

|„,|,nlar nil,-

s,,

,-liar-

was never the

l-ri'in/h

m.l at all

hill

history

f,ir tli,>

the |ia-es of Allison

in

worthy

litlier.

i,f

an,illier instance,

ii.it

so

n|„.n llm liust inus .lurini; a

iseeiife of the

what

his

I

singular relat

wonian, savoring

.,f

was

like Haiiar

the pra,'lice

s,,n."

re-i,,ii;

rih.'s

,,1

th,'

I'xisting

i,>ns

s<,

force, fiillni'ssaml

amlher

t,,

s,.me

suhj.M-t,

,.f

he

t

he

sai.l

ami hersoii

:

in

of this pimple

tlm valley of thi'Salt Lake;

ami

of the exile Ishma.'l

"like Hu'jar

l,r,>a.l,

am

lei;islat i,.n

"The

oon-

M,.rnion

the wiMerness,

ten."

that .lislant

isolate.l e,>n,liti.,n in

ami

nl the hanisliinent

im

tor a

I'lali

ro,lneiiiu this

liit

fi,r-,,t

foils,. nil' lli-ht

pereeiveil

|nis.

Ih.Mr ,-oiiiitry,

siinimary of

,'X|„vt

Mieli.'h'l or Thiers.

ehnreli, in its l,i",:iniiin- tlieiv,

Kei'all

liiiii-

tour in lowa.

.,eeasi,,n

eernini; that

111, 'ir

|„,lil-

tlin.\s

l,i

i,,iial |icciiliaril ics

1.,

same power of -viieralizal ion issli,,\\n known. It ,.eenrs in an or,liiiary s|„'e.'li

i-ani|,iai'_'iiinix

jniir-

in his \v.'ll-kn,,\Mi a|,li.,ri-m ,-,mc,Tiiiii-

than

Thi' u,

lli,'

l,y

I

I11I..1I llii'ir

him mar,

llial l'.,rni,,l

iulo nal

arc miu'li atlai'hi'.l

th,,s,M,f

roll

Hiirin- his ahsi-iuT

^vi-a\

lli,'

,-,,-w, ,rl<,'rs

-,,virniiH>nl

one hiimlre.l years,

j,

.ari'hil n'll,i'li.,ii

sonii'Ihin- of

Ki'i'ii

cxjirrssril

iM-aiuT;

Ihi'lr iiistiliitions

last .ir

our own.

as

ami

lli,.ii-hl

all -,)ViTniiii-nls

shown

|HM,|,I,. ,,f

li\

liav,'

i-,-a,lin'j in tin- ^,'n,-ral

thi^ir .laily piihlic lilV.

,,l

llmiii

uilli

or

i

ISS;;,

IVh

lis al,r,,a,l.

h\ ,'NhnsiM'

.

a'ja in in

I

I.,

lln' ur:iri.

l,y

I, ill

this,

1

ii'iii'lic'iil

I

ii.'aivr ,,hs,Tval ion ,'nahl,',l

A

!...>. ,11.

S77, an,

I

i

|,n'|iai-al

a !''ayrl !<. a ,l,'S,M'mlanl

I'r,','

r:iim,T.

in

,tii<,i-,

s,\,Tal

li

isil,-,l. hill

\

si

UiiI.t. all-«is,' aini

ils

,.l'

:ili,ii ,,r

s|,,r,„l. n,,l ,,iil\

cnrivnl

lihi,rals, (,,n\i'rsin-

acli-rislic of

a>

I

37 yrl

l.,.,kc.i

\lllu.':

III, Ml-

II,,

Hill, ri|„'r

\\,,rl,l ii

I

i',iii,lil ii,ii.

c',,iiiin,,ii\vi'aUli ol ,i;iv,'

li,-ir

M(>\imi:.\t.

of his IiTiii as ^,,\

111,- i'.,iiiilrii's lie

s.ioial

(iamhctla,

last

ami

,-liil,l

s,4l easily inln Ih,t

ilu.-llr.l

sli.,iil.l III.'!-,

niiinl iia,l

,>f

ami

ical

llMl

F.ur,.|,r. ivniaiiiiii'j ,'a,'li

cviT Iruvrlr.l

histiiry

]„

111,' .•\|)ii-ali,,ii

I'|i,,ii

iii'V.

cvrrrsi

\\..|-|.l, llr

iiiiieh

,l,'lic:it,>

fnmi the states;

tlii'ir r;ipi.l •-'r,,wth

.,,iiipare ther.wit h .lesert, hi't

with

jiist

an,l

fheiniM-ease

a sli-lit reniiii-

ween Ahraliain ami t he homl-

hrnitcl

in that e,,l,,ny.

a,lapt;il i.,n is

fonml

Tin- phras,. niak,-s a ,'liaiiler. a

in

It

will he

the simile,

whole

v,.linne.

rs'VKii.isc

38 was

Kcsciiililiii'^ this

also

(IF Tin-:

of llic luuiiiciiial clfiniMits in a

classilical ion

l)is

state, to a nicctini; of law stmicnts at liHlianapolis " l,a\\

means

is a

cri'iiiiity is

of -o\ crnnipiit

wliirli

tlial

.ji.vpi-niiicnt

calls,-;

is

law

;

:

a |iro'lncl of sovcrcit^nty.

Sov-

Soven'iunty

is tlie

coninion coiismit,

l.y

(In- .tlfrl

i>

It

.

oI.cyiMl.

is

the Micllio.l

is

uliirli tin- ol.jcrt is

l.y

altainiMl."

Now li'ss

I

nor ilesci-iption

a iletinit ion

Ills is iH'ithi'i-

a jnst statcniiMit of itsplaci' an.l fnnction

of law.

in ri\

Imt

nevpi-tlif-

is

it

socii'tirs

il

aiiplii'aMe

;

to all a-rs. ,'.»lcs anil countrios. 11.-

roul.l llnis ilraw

,

tlio

in

from manilol.l ransr>. an.l 1..I1.,;

t..

what may

type of mental

ih,. al-.'hra

call...!

!..•

sinipio an.l coinpai'l form, a

si

ami

en.l.iu mi'iit

.le\

In issd, th.iie^h .mly a private

many

his parly .mly

alacrity hisw.irk f..rils

Xati.mal I'liiti-.l

I

ii-iii..crat ic

the nnanimons

The choice

of the

iv.'.l

r

st at.

was the

hy

'SI

cm vent

i.

h.' .m.'.'

was approve.l

in

t.'wns

tin' prin.'ipal

nan w h.iha.l

e.pial pri.l.'

.itllce

si'ssi.m.

on

>fari-li 4,

which

..f

-\fter th.' a.ljonni in fnlfillm.'iil of

nl

ami

iss.',,

at

..f

.'iiiin.'iitly

ami .•.nnm.m

nsnally hel.l

that ass.'inhly

til,'

was nominate.l hy the

hi'

foi-

more

;

..f

the

hnl in .l.fi'reiice to

the

eiit.'re.l

lists

as a

fa\i;ir.

with enlhiisiasti.' .h'ln.mstrali.ms

into

lie

r.n.'uim; with

..f

the

liy

v..te

,.f

reiianl

ser\

cilies of Ih.'

ami

e.l ih.'

pr.ipi'riy pre>i,l.'.l

.if

ha.

I

l.rii'f

of a s..

.list

th.' Si-nat.' h.' imni.' a sli.irl

ami

fall

h.'

spirit>. inslifyin-th.' I'xp.'.'lalion par.'.l f..r Ih.' .lis.-har-i'

..f

lii>

app.'are.l

that he

..lli.'ial

l.i

1.,'

;

leans.

way

w hos.'

r.'ii.iwn

was

imliicte.l

of th.' sp.'cial rat i.in,

ov.T

im^nishcl a inemh.'r. tmir

in

I

tr

his

nr.'ele.l

lie

p.'ri.i.l

w..nl.l hi' in

.lnti.'sn|

I

was

new a.lminist

.'.'rtain i'ii,-a'.:i'iii.'nts, th.'ii.'.' r.'tnrne.l

foll.iwimj snmnii'r

he elcl oral

New

t.i

lie

w hole I'.mntry .'Very si'cti.m.

formerly h.'cn

t

s..iitlj ..n

airectioii,

tor th.'

comim'n.-i'ini'nl

th.' h.'

ami

.>f

iiianiiural ion. in Kehriiary,

he maile.hy invilalioii, the jonrney from Imliaiiap.il is

He was as a

can-

tor Ih.' \'ic.'-rresi.lency

iinwish.'.l

iiiis..ii,i;hl,

the c.m\enti.m

..f

In ISS4

Chii-a',;.!

i..n at

presi.l.Mit iai

.-.msl itii.'iicies.

pr..spi^M

tin-

AftiT his elei'tion anil just hefore his

c.illeiies. ISS.'i,

v.iiei'

p.ipnlar

f.ir

sncess.

riitnri'

'onvint

The plac was

Stal.'S.

can.li.lati'

(

thi'y .|,'n..tc thi' hest

;

an.l .listant

witli

ion

.

his lah..rs in the

eitizi'ii,

vass were very ar.hi.ms, inehi.lini; aeiM'pti'.l th.' .lef.^at of

tli..n-ht

..f

el..pinent

.IimIiicI

Sn.-li ..xpr.-s>i.>ns l.r-

th.'ir rrlal.-.l .lrp..n.li.|i,n..s.

t.i

t..

X.'W Kmilan.l

Imliana.

exc.'lli'nl

.-very

way

In- niei-t iiiy-

During

h.'alth

ami

well pre-

of C.jiiL'ress

iiEsnuK Ks This

in Ilei-i-iiilicr.

liro.-icliiiiuchaniic

liisilcparlurr

iiiiiilil

mii-xpfcliMl.

11,-

aftcrn.M.nof the Ili'ccinlM.r

an.

1,

— h.nu

in..r.

\,-ry Ml.

Illy

1.!.

alt.'n.l.Ml

many

citizens

was he

parts

all

t'r.ini

hpl.ive.l

Hnshcil witli ti.iwiTs. at the

place

tlie

i:if

wh.i recei\ e is

It

a thim.; \.-ry

hlance.

The

.if

ii-

the

se.'ine.l

in

This was

iii.ir.'

.isili.iii ..f

ha.l

u.-.'il.

i.x.Mihr.iw

ample

;

imt

liini

.ipp.is

t.i

ellV.'tive

he turm-.l

than

.luiiilrym.-n

.ir

was

ahumlai

f

h.-

imm.'.liat.'

l.i pi.'

him np.m the imp.irtant tu

— .if

what

ami hiMler

make

h.'i'ame

the

\.'ry

if

il.-.l

t

h.'

nii'.:lil

t.i

h.'i

political or leL'islative acti.in.

he

his

1

icni.

resem-

l.'ii.lri.'ks

may was

wh.i

..f

nature.

slat.-.l th.- |iro]i-

l.'rms than he himsi-lf

ami

'jixen.

way

t.i

t..

.•.im|il.-l.'

ami

h.'

—

m.isl i-aMial.

.if

.iwii

n.ilahl.- f.-atiir.'

sn2'.;.-sl i.ni. asi.li' I

lis

ma'jnaiiimily so

..m.pi.'sl.

l.i

I'.iirk.- In .in.'

r.'a.liie.:.

felt

were

as a .lispiUaiit

m.'aiiiiu;. Iml a .-an'tnl p.'rnsal .jii.st i.uis .if

I

net

i

.if

eminent m.^n wh.i u.Te his

iinilati.m

.\ny

.list

any time he

al

faUa.'y.

iisnally

w.as

.if

hahit

as a

Iii> ..ll'.irts

I.

faihir.'. its

il>

.In.

.raries. h.' r.'s.'ml

a

men

instant w h.-n. ha\ im: fully

sp.'ak

of iirofoiiml .li'jressi.ui. n.it a!^

he prize

think justly..! .ithers,

I,,

..hli'jat i.ni

!....

iiml.'r .lisi'Ussi.m.

atJ'.ir.l

I

f.^w |i..iiils

a

tli.iseuh.nn

t.i

in stn.mi.M-

th.imjhl. that atlln.'

pr.i.lncti.ius. will

passing

In,

.•.uu'.'ssii.ii

t.i

p.

tillc.l.

iIk.s.'

ilhisl ii..iis Atli.'iiiaii

men;

.if

re^pi'ct

thi'

at

.l.-.Mii.-.l

.•.nilem

which

hetu.^'ii

rail. 'Is

all

malt.'r

a

in

.'Xpn-ss

.^.imethiii'j

what « as

with

jnslly

.ifleii

l.i

niii.-h

;

si'piili-h.r

nam.'.! ir.nii

as.'i'iii

.-acli .ithi'i- al

« ith that

il.Mi.mn.'...

an a.U.n-sary.

.

..f

hy

slali'.

I

that h.'anlilnl n-stinu

in

l)ci'n

th.'

.l.'parl rnrnl

1h' rc\ ir.'.l

m.mtal ami m.iial .haraetm-

niu.-h

s..

pa

.lra«

aii.'ieiits.

.leal

.Vm.iiiL; lu.i.lerns. mil

t

t..

.'Sii.'.-ially thi'.'as.'

.•all.'.l iip.iii

m-\in-

T.i

.Tnsl.

tr.ini

appr.ia.-h

h.ilh

trait

.•.imparl'. 1. a

calle.l

may

II

an.l

.

v.ry

llir

'I'nr's.lay.

,,ii

ill.

1

1

e.>\ el

.lilliciili

kn.iu

.me

In

n

r. >\\

(

P^veii rh.isi' liest

he

may

sin. all

—

it

himself

ii.i

lia\r l.crn

his city an.

.,|

ilr.atly u as

whicli may, pcrchanc.', have

.h'a.l.

which, without

clniscii liy

sp.it

i'ci

Tli..i|.jh l.M.tli.Ts

lai.laway inlhat

ht>

aji-

;iii

.

ln.liana|.oii~ ,,n

in

fr

Ihi' p.'.iplc

...f

iiic-l

roiilil ik.I

il

nf

inn.-,

in^lisl

Tin' ..l.siM|nicMii-cnrnMl

nmnlry.

th.'

.)!'

very ti-mlcrly was

;

hcnir

r.'pres.nlal ivrs

1,\

imr

l,y liiin-rlf lii^

of Xovcnilicr. Iss:,.

was

rniiionil

.

aiaicl. I..irariii.'.|.

al

tin- jiOViTiinuMit. l.y a lar:^.' ...nc-imrs.'

39

nriilur .lim

liiiii

lia\r M'.'iur.l aiTupl,

.lir,l

L'r.tli

I

iiivni

lic'i'ii

coiiM llH'a.la-.MVMil

i.KUi

u:l^ miiIn :i|i|iariiil

cuiiilili.)!!

liM'l

\iiiM'\ii:\r.

«h.'it

was

fr.im

>if

sai.l

his

hy

im.'. will n.il fail tn .liscl.ise r.'a.-hes

fatli.nu.'.l

le eilln-r Ih.'

with.mf pause. m.itive

..r

the

Ii'rs.'ly

suiij.'.'l

..f

put

in

fnlnr.'

40

uF THE

rx\-i:/l.f\i;

uhrii

Aii.l

has

..lie

f..ll..ur.l liini in lliis

rfc(.nstriicli(.ii. Ihi' iialnrc of

aulononiy

'li'licinlciirr an.! 'iili"ii-"i'

in

an

views

Willi enhir^c.l

The

the .Inties

..f

must he

in)a:jinalii.u

man

truly a

distnislfnl

men

that

he

I

which hrookc.l

f.

ami

;in

Is;

|,alic-nt,

a]i.l

..f

a lixe.l

""'

'"

l"'i-il.

l'^'''!

II"'

'<'

many

a'.;e

days,

lil<e

hath

in llu-

ministraliou of

depends

w.u-ks, I'"'"'

Ihe adaplalLui of

pi i>hc,

niiudi

I

for

his

11,\

l;iw,.an
'"littiici

1

.1

ualional

ic-,"

monunnuilal

of h islory, w herein

rendu. linu us of hislih'

li^nn',

aims

he helievi-d Ihere

He

falu-ic.,f

to whi.di Ihey

was somelhiui;

h:nl

,,f

Ihe ad-

he Lore so lar-eaparl.

more eudurin-, the

hy Ihe p:itri,,li,-

"I'l.v w.-ll

miyhl have

,,ur

fellowship of these storied .auhlems

nualerial yel

.,n

ennohled ''

-

juuclure of

critical

simpl,.yet an.^nsl .lecree of the conscript fath-

this

wilhin, which passeih show. '''1^'-

.

he cdamor of dis-

niarvidons proviHon

.St

im

all

priuei|ile

of ,,ld,lie walke.l .and safely kepi the held

widl of Ihe re pu

.les(U-ve.l

I'l-i's'-l'ce:

supremely

Fahins

uHM-itinL; in this th,.

-He

f:iiue

,acc<

in

I

(dassic aidi.pdiy.au apol he(,sis

,,f

lu
\Veuu\eilhere lo-day •""'

disceruuHUd

he |Uirpo^e,l m.u-e, yet he

his demisi',

aHairs. tor

ers:

to

li.lelity

ry's welfare,

f.illowed

"f

llioU'.;h

nil ive

noMesI ends, with aim.

lo Ih,.

ihat

.)f

the cause which he es|MMise.l, to put

,r

senl or fav
of eirecis;

full al.so

kindly, |„u-sistent, hrave.m.t

.

count

pes ol humanity.

tlie In,

.Iwell u|inu these scuue-

I..

Faultlessly discreel in coiiduci c,|U.ally uiidist iirhed hy

mi'aus most ex.'elleul

iiiiieii

exien.le.l li..riznn,

course iMullier dopair nor disconra',;iMuenl

in ils

iji-

stale cdiisli-

.Meauin- I'.uues when \isi.ms cease.

lothe hazard:

ni.a\

hy

'jirl

ihe niiml

till,

war, Ihc

fli,.

,,nr

.if

hiiiiseh' (.d a phiiie

liii.l

;

eil izens]ii|i.

i,,

scl

lorlnue, uilliiej,

.,f

lawfully

clause

learniu- and allainmeuls,

of varie.l

wisdom unh.n-roued from

hn..yanl

..l

all..ue,l

wliat hlteut st.in^s of sn-^estion.

He was

he will

lailli,

al ni.>s|iliere hraciiej,

his lUscuurscs U|K.n

tliniii;^li

ihr issues uf

Irclaii.l. Ih.' haiikii)-

i.f

Chrisliaii

iip.iii

lli:il

elevated,

way

laritV lcuishiti..ii,

His

hiswor.ls ami

relale.l,

;Lhonl su,di a

-cuius— the genius

,,f

,..f

that

statesmanship.

the nnijeslic assend.lies and Ihe hiiihest .-ouncils of a

friM-

people. T.i

ucnius hel.HUisIhe hereafter,

iu-s are heard, I" ""'•'"''•-'

ils

"

iu the vast halls.

liencesare held: v,.s.

clad with

,a

p.isterity

radiant

if

Ihe future

Ihroicjs h. ns of

t

its

-reel-

he recepi ion.

.JorN,and neither

///

conic,

wlial.'Xci- inciiicnl,

ol'

The

hy Sciiatnr

and scarcrly

iiiurc.

eduenieiit

iiad

niakc

In

The

paid eai'nest ami

prcss

nil

a<-knii\vl-

in

<-liaii'niati.

dis-

they res|iectiv(dy

Hen-

trihute tn the I'eNcred

(dni|iient

Ihc

iiic

IV'w

II

cliar-c

ill

(.|i]inrliiiiii

y

'il

acal

I

li

is

I

his rari'

lii'ir

l.raiilifiil

he hislory

his rnaiihoo,! it

wrvr

h all its

slalcsiiiaii

in

Tlmnias

lie wilncssc.l

your

fame

if

,\.

i

|ia',;e

Ice la res

crccli

llic

cils,

lie

times

was

till

•

ami

lie

I

t

iicj

\

is ciiii-

Ii

Ihis s|ilciMlii| nf

i;rea

I

I

s

mon-

The

st

i

1

11

1

histcr

lie

I

pli-aii'l

your

si

ale

years of

l.csl

He was

i.lcnli-

all its \Miiiilerfiil |iro>|ierily.

Irchle,

he cool,

iiioiiii-

ymiri

iiess of

his uilo|itcil state.

11

1

was

iv ha

rcxcalsliis loyally In ils|

ami heiicM

i. >i

si

xxeait

in

\\onls w ere heanl

al.le ,le fell, ler of

of tiirhiilcma',

I

«liicli-a\c

line i-cllccl

I'lvci-y

the jlory an.

ami

.loiihlc

Ills ini|iressi\e

|joWcr.

if

'I'hc liis|iii\\

Hie accninnlate.l eviilencc of your a.lvancemeni |iolil ical

inxil al ion

mliaiia sImhiIiI licimr llic iiiciiM.ry nf

material interests,

iio|iiil.alion

lil

lliis intcri'sliiiLi .M-ca>ii.ii, I

f

i

.|csii-c to ic\-

1

1

his .listiiiuiiishcil career.

of

th, all its

all,

:il

1

kind

iln'

Icmli-icks.

I

>|icak

1

cii.lcr lo

uf yMiirsl.alc.

eivcii to the sci-\

-row

on .il

I

Ini-

lliaiil.i^

services, e\ cry

[piihlic

In

iV

lie cil izciis

inleresls, c\cry \oliiiiie

liich,

\\

iliil \

iiiy

ca|iifiil

,.r

aihl flic ini|iiTislial.le

licl «

t

.li>l iiiuiiislicil

llic

al

iiiciil

lirst

liciicu prcsi'iil

iiciitly a|i|irii|,i-ialc llial

yniir iiH.sl

lli,)ii<,^lils

My

his i.ci-asinii.

I

llii'sc ccrciiHinicf,

in

wlicii isitiii^'

\

(T()\ern(ir Hill said:

havi' jollccl ciduii

1

I

srat

Pr,si,l,iil ,i,nl r,lln,r-i;i,:,,,s:

.1/,-.

(if

riitri--

liiiiii:fy

the rear of the speak-

in

sittiiii;-

tinguished gentlenieii nientiniied. and

dricks.

liccii

tliciii

his

i-rsiiiiird

lie

.i-

demand, snccessi\cly presented the

this

(if

>|ilcii.l(

the calls wci-c heard lur the

the stage,

iipuii

41

he aiidiciicr liad

t

scciiicd

^overiKirs, wlio were seen

stand

1//;.VV.

.lim ,« hinii^li iU iinl:hlin^

iiiii>

Tiiriiii'

tVoiii I'vci'v dircctinii

ers'

]l(i\l

rich treat with wliicli

taiiicd

fnr

\7'/,7'7vN

1

your

in

a

ea.

rights

1

K

li,

,

wit

iiicasiirc

li

e.liicat ion

li",;islat .if

i

\

e

ami

coun-

y.nir cit iz.ais

lo\ al, iiimst lail at i.ais.

VNVEILIXO OF THE

42 but

coiisisti'iit su|)|i(irlpr

his state as

lie ln\e
and when he died

,i.d(iry,

many

was

A\'lnle lie

sitiiati
lile lie

may

in

or

lie,

Hendricks were

If I

llii.

He

of the

of

-Inry which the

life

and

(Uily in

a

man

of Iho

|il<',

|

ry, hut in jiraidice.

in turn helieved in

them

in

ami

his

sure,

(piirs,

moral coura'je and

liorn.

helic'vi-d

I

who may not

lielonyi.d to

in the

hour

same.

He

masses,

in the

many

He

it

slionid

experienced

of bis

supreme

speak

many 1

steaily

be considered

notalile trinmplis, Imt >/

was

rise

not

liitter dis-

whether

in

or evil re]iiui,

was always

lln^

treasured no resentments and accepted his fate witlj manly

di<^-

ami was nobly to-«hiy.

tribute to one

silent.

and

whom we

in

elevati(

hnniiliat ion, he

r

The cili/ensof Xew whose

liehalf

regard as

tlie

I

am

and expressing their admiration

and public character

of

V(U-k, for

whom

|iermitte.l to

1

[larticu-

pay this brief

typical .\iiiericaii of Ids time, join

with you through their representatives here

in

de.licating this

monument

for the genius, the integrity, tlie private

Thomas

A. Hendricks, the scholar, the jurist, the

representative, the senator, the governor, the vice-iiresidenl. the people.

him.

sh.mld

1

popular jom'i-h-

in

While his

rue diyiiity.

victory or defeat, in adversity or itrosjierity, in times of

life

is

services of Thonnis A.

had coididence

tion reasonahly rajiid,

iir

appointments, as well as enioye
larly

There

no matter how lium-

him.

that bis pathway was strewn with roses.

nily

whole

servant in

and characteristics

who lie

to the

pnlilie

in t'oniiress, a Seiiatipr

upon the whole country siene share

ll

and

Tnited States.

pnlilii'

and

lacked the dash and hrilliancy of some of Ids conti'inporaries, Imt he

excelled

and

Kepresentative

hroad land

of tliis

as well,

yonr state and yonr

to slate his j.rcnliar slreniith

answer that he was

and they

a

New York

loved

priile

His fame does not

iniiuL;.

i

He

uf peril.

were your

in life

under what skies he may have heen

retiecleil

aski'.l

ment, not

of

he w as also

any portion

justly feel tlial of

helon-s to

governor

of

and the \iee-rr.sident

of the Uniti'.I stales,

not a citizen

It

tlie

its ilays

His successes

was yonr imnr

it

helon- to In.hana alone. I'nion.

the suvernment in

(if

his eiiniitry.

man

of the

[Applause.]

Governor Camjibell said

:

Indiana emblazons the brightest page of her history with the

him whose monument

is

name

of

here dedicated with such becoming ceremony. Ohio

stands modestly aside, yet, nevertheless, rejoices in the lesser glory w bich

I

iii:\iii;iiKs M(i\i )ii:\T.

Shr -avr

rctlc'Ir.l U|mii lirrsrll\

is

an early

liini al

iiiatcTiial r..ii.liicss, an.

ninnrncr

nnil

plains

Ih.' Inslri-iii'j |i|-n.|uel

II(.i.isier,"

frnni tlu'

an.

.lie,

1

lu'en lavishe.l uii.in

A.

y.m,

that

\vi'

ami

him hy

.'ai'li,

is

lil

iiej

.if

I

lial

I

inure.

Iie>

li.'

I

llic

(

In

lliin ..f

the

\\illi

Ihe nie

\\

an.

1.

sw-

lay |>;iys

ll.iw.-r

\i'i-y

ih.'

II

where

(Miin,

iinr

Ilen.lri.'ks, th.'

.lay, uiilil

ii.ir

any

Ills

.'ariMr,

ininirle

1

t

His

ni.-.

.jra.'.'fiil

him ami

a.M imlhiiej tnwh.at has

s..iis
liana,

ami

!..

ami

\irtiH'S

heeanie

eln.|iii'iie..

him.

Ihe eaiise fnr which he

live.

Gdvenior Francis

this snliMiin

I.

[A|.plause.l

liavi-

have

l!y iiim-e

alr.'a.ly Iht.. heeii h.'tter sai.l,

that havi- -alli-

Tlmmas

will slinwth.' truest n'\ ereii.'.' f.irlli.' nieimiry of in

wliil.'

f.ir'^.il t.'ii

Inv.-.l

an.

h..vi'.l

ai'lii.'\ .•iii.'iits

ami

th.' ntli.'r slat.'s

.if

wli.-lher as

u.'ii.'y.

it

ii.il

iihrasi'; Ih.im^ht

.•ireiinisiTihe.l

re|iiihlic

wli.il.'

his enlist

|ii'n|ile

tlms.' win. kii.'W

hy rem'win-,

Il.'ii.lri.'ks

hy

.lay

arr

h. 'arts

nf Ohineaii

|.le.l-."

eri'.l her.',

inl.>

In-,

valleys

lln' IrrI ilc

inspir.Ml a.'li.in, he uill

|iriii.'i|ili'

and

liniiest

we

wliicli

h,. " r.ii,'k.>ye " l.leii.le.

I

.if

|i.'

sixty niilliniis nf

hc.-ii recile.l her.' in set

ami we

y

A.

In Tli.inias

.ir jiu-isl. wi.leii.'.l

liniinre.l wli..ivver

are

l.irr-

mw rail lis

y.nirs.

can lay .laiin

his h.'arthsl.

wnr.ls

I

In Ihal

li.irn

jrcuvlii willi

lii>

fi-nni

Inliiie

Iii,i;li.'sl

liis

ii.ii.

lil..ss..nii'.l

hiulier s.'nse inithi^r In. liana

small

ni.'ii

111.'

where he was

s|i.il

a

iM.ini.ls.

Stat.

'rraiis|ilanlr.l

hr

walcluMl

Slir (..nics In

n, nun.

irsc nf

Iii.liiiiia,

TIdiikis A. llriMirirks, rrsi-iH-l

I..

a'ln|.l

liis .Icalli.

sisler slat.'s,

111.'

..I

..(

|ireservin.4

our tears wil h Ill

r.m

in llial ^I'ral

his niciimry.

IniniaL!!' In

hesl

lainrnlr.!

I

l.irlli

slair ni his

a'^c lo llic

43

pres.'iie..,

niir

vnws

of

f.-ally

l.i

said:

Frll.,„-Cili:nis: is

It

of

an nnexii.'cleil

liana

In.

.iirante.l

wnr.l ill

these

in

in.',

as

nil h.'half

fiivnr of that

.lay.

Thai

hem.ath her

n.il

..reii

.'xpi'i't

tn

nccusion to join with the people

i.'s.

All

h.'

present

nf the cnniiiiniiw.'alth uhi.'h .list in.,iiiisli.'.l .'it i/eii

.listinunish.'.l s.iil

ami triumphs prnp.a-ly

.li.l

I

jileasiire upnii this

litliin;

Ameri.-.an

was

a

t

ami

nppnrtiinity

ihis ni.casi.ui to say

imaimry we are

s

f

In. liana,

the scen.'s

lii.'h

s.i

t.i

is

nne

n^pn-seut

ni.'t h.'r.' tn-

isini.'.

it

H.-re on the th.-at.'r

anii.l

Im impnsin^ niniiument w

nii

hav.' th.' liniinr

I

« Ims.'

reposes his sacre.l ashes.

aninm.; the friemls

l.icat.-.l

in

iiiilnnke.l-f.ir

..f

.tear

.nmmemnrat.'S

ami

his lahors t.>

him

his life

is

ami

UNVEILINa OF THE

44 siTvit-os. ViisI

hr

I'.ut

nol

.liics

all

sections wi.lcly sc|iaralr,i. atlrsl

by

Wl„n

c.untry.

entir,.

111,.

this

tu Indian;!.

ami

jiarlir.s, •si,

,

a half ,l.va.l,.

sn,l,l,.n takinii ,iir of

111,.

iilniic

l„.I,,n,u

assemlilage. rrpiTsfiUin'/

em

inwiiicli

fonml

hehl

town,

to follow

The

Hen.lrieks.

live

as a r,.|.r..s,.ntaliv..

wastni,.

"

was I,>

•':"i''

th,.

ami

sorrow

tli,.

his [larty,

Ih,.

,.f

H,.

h,.|i,.v,.,l

motives were for the his haviui.'

livi'il.

meinory

Thomas

heni'tit

.Mi.s.s,.iiri

,.f

is

(Irav

|„.,,|,1,. ,,f

in

<,f

d. --at

for tin-

A.

no

it

s,.nse.

|,rinei|ih.s I.,.

n,, I

ion

hav,' in

,.f

him has

He th,.

|ir,.t,.,'t,.,l

si

•jratitml,., as ,.iliz,.ns

his l,.|low-iii,.n. an.

pnm.l

I,

Thomas rever,.

Iii-lii.sl

pr,.,|,,niinai ,,f

kn,.w

11,.

,

liiii,'

Miss,.iiri

th,.

f,,ie4hl

.lel.t

that

a

of

lu-r

,,f

iiu-,'! iii.^s

Th,,iiias A. Ili.mlrieks.

tli,.ir

,,we a

A. Hemlrieks.

E.\-(T()Vfi'ri(ii-

and

in

man.

a

sin,',,

|«arlis,.|n

a

lH.|i,.v,.,l

We

siicli

,>f

Th,.

was mortal

that

all

n'tmhli,..

was

h,.

he

I'eeans,.

repuhlic. forth,, -ift

|,hi,',.

his lain, .

,.f

,-iliz,-n

a i.arlisaii. hilt

|i:ii-t.v

the ,-.,mnioiiw,.allli. ami

,-ity in

years that hav." pass.Ml

welfare of his ,.,,nntry.

of

in snrr.iw

|,hin,i;,M

of Imliana. .Miss,. mi

,lisfiiii;iiisli,..l imI iz,.n

n^slin-

its last

denTiM' .liniiiKMl the hist,. r

Im.,.11 sai,l.

and

liaiiih't

t,,

the

l.y

Ih'1,1

,.xi>r,.ssioii in r,-soliit i,.iis sa.l aii.l sin,-,.r,'. a,l,.|il,.,l at

in ,-v,.ry

was sent

ami

Inuii slales

was

li,'

was

nali,,n

a-..> Ih,'

min-l,Ml her tears with lh,,sp of this eomiiionw.allli, |ie,,|)l,'

Tlir pi-i'smce uf this

i;atli«Te
,.f

th,.

sellish im)inls,., all

his

th,. w..rl,l

an opp.irl nnity

|,>

was

l.,.tt,.r f,,r

oir,.r prais,.

t<,

the

(Applanse.J

.^tiid:

Frllnir-Cit!:nis:

.Vi/

now, an,l has

It is

the nam,, an.l

sprvie,. to their

gregalioii of

esteem

and

eonnlry

this monnm,.iit,

I

till

,.r,.cte,l t,,

tli,.

can salVly say. as

l)ers,inally an.l w,

of this ,.,,untry

nam,, ami

ill

cnstom

of th,.s,. f

,-itiz,.ns, irr,.sp,.et iv,.

impr(.ssivi. testim,,iiy

w,.rtliily

m,.mory

|„.a,.,.

,,f

,,f

who

.-ill

i-iviliz,.,! pi.opl,.s

or in tim,.

,,f

.11.

I,,

l.,.st..w,.,l

m,.ni..i-y

war.

party, assemhie.l here

in lilV

,.iliz,.ii

the

|i,...plc

of In.liaiia,

m,.m,,ry

,,f

a

have

for his

pnhlic or private

th;in th,. r,.sp,.ct wliii-l, ,,f

Thomas

attest the

hy the people,

.\.

II..n,lri,.ks.

is

ni,.mory.

I

ami as one wh,. kn,.w him

that no n.spii't which has r\i-r hccn th,.

This vast eou-

t,..-day,

hy voluntary contrihntions. h,.ars silent Imt

rev,.r,.iice

a

to hon,ir

hav,. r..ml,.r<..l ,listin.i;nish,.,i

which Thomas A. Hemlrieks was held when

in

feel that

,.ver bei'ii. Ih,.

r,.v,.r,. th..

this ,lay

i.ai,l l.y th,. i„.,,plc

,.iliz,.n li,.in,-

was m,,re

pai.l

to the

]in\iMi:\r.

i[i-:\i>i;i
Mr. si^lf

a

Ileii.lricU-s, l.y liis splcii.li.l aliilily mimI s|m,|1,.>s intcjril y, iiki.Ic

coiisiiic-uiHis

npridit his

iirivatr lilV.aiul

aid

>cnliiiM-nl>,

|M.li)i,'al

As a

olliciai .Intics.

always n-licl on

llic

polil ii'iaii.

he

justness of

s|iepclies

such oci-asions

i;)ii

from anylhiie.;

lie

a

man

and sustained

t

lie

lia.lal

all

fearle>sly.

llie

in

He

and

very inornin- of his

was

and

hless

t

a

them

as a

of the people,

heliever in the cajiacity of the people lor

a llrui

man

it

to

would the

I'liited

ils

And

ever yet devisi'd.

coiistit ul ion

of the

a

loir.;

was

it

continue

as

t

to pro-

hey oheyed

and

a

it

s

projier limitations.

a.dcuowled-ed ahility, a statesman of eininenci'.

of

tician of raresa-acily,

his

Messinu upon the

of tlie rni.in

State> so

He had

cut izeiiship.

he the wisest andhesl

ark of the covenant hroueht

not ovcrste|i

lawyer

integ-

.

he people

mandates and did

He was

so

it.

l.efori'

1

man

eiuplial ieally a

what should coiislilnte true Aineriean

house that held

d, pos-

iiiaiil

and nnswi'rvim.;

loved our form of .jovernnieiil and was himself an ex-

faith, that as surely as the

tect

lie

for tlm i;overiiment of

inslrumenl

his

hiil

viliiperal ion or ahnse.

reverence for the conslilulioii. and helieved

iireat

limes the

self-possi-s-

hat I'onlideiice until llieda> of his death, as shown hy

for the people,

eniplilicatioii of

all

ami

oihers, were always coiiileon~ ami en-

the support the people -ave him wheiiexer his nainesl

self--overiinieiit.

of

ami

of ^real pulit ical eNcil eineiil duriiii;

sp.ike his M'lilimenls

arena

candidati- for puMic |.osiiion.

always

advocacy

.lisi'harL'c

lln'

of iireal liriiiiie»

sessing' the full confidence of the pe.,]ile in his ahilily rity,

in

a.Uocale.l. aicl a fair ex[>res-

vimlicat ion.

ils

lie

liki-

eiilere.l llie jiolitical

imis

ex-

was

Ill'

in liis

tli..i-,,u.^lily 1i.,ih-sI

cause

(lie

on those occasions, as on

lirely free

ciiizi ii>lii|i.

.'\alli'.l

ly r..ii>ciriil

was shown on several occasions

the war.

an

liiiii-

many

his

liy

;iii
ii;il i.iii,

.U-l.-slcl .lislioiicsl |iolilical nirihoiis,

ami was

couraiie of his criiiviclioiis.

He

rid

>t

sion ol the popular jmlmiieiil for

sion, as

llir

>iciir.-.l t.ir iiiniMll

Ills i.iililir aii.l

ill

tlir |mli(ics.ir

li'jiii-c ill

cellent privalr virlm-

(if

45

private . it

izeii

of exalted worth,

lie

a poli-

discharged

the ohIiLiations of evi'ry puhlic and privale trust with which he was idothed

with

strict lidelity.

as he

him

was

to

and was

every trust

(

as true in his per>oiial

tided

to

his care.

and

And

it

political friendship>

can

that he w as never jealous of the political (irosperity of

I

rnly he said of

,.i

always the a helpin-

i-onrt eon,-

haml

In the

In-rs.

proh'ssion of law and in politics.ar. in every other ndatiou of

lih'.

he was

ueiilleman and rvrv ready to enconraue and to exti'iid

to the youiu;

and

lie-

iM-inner.

.\nd while Ur did

iiol

l.uil.i

iwEiLixc or

46

IrM ilizcl

liis iKiriicaii.l iMiiMM.ii licl.ls..f,MniaLi.'. ill

pca.-f aii.l

..f

the less en. liiriii'j

ii.iiii-

.if

ways

hi-

I

.

will

'^.....1

in Ilia

l.i

I.,

.Inslii-i' is

.|..iic lli.^ iiaini'

an.

|iatri..|

I'lash

p.assi.ins

.•ii'^.'n.l.T.'.l

ami

h.T..i.'

'Ph. call

Ihal

.l.'a.l

ni.ir.'

as

.haractcr

I

fell

a

,as

years pass

h.'

Init l.iiil.li..|

his fain.' will be

.liniinisli in

il

I. y.

lanii'

I

lie i-sl iiiiulion

I

Tli.niias A. II.-ii.lrirks, the

i.f

lraiii|..>l

iti'ii.lin'^ li.isls.

The

|iassc.l a\\ u,v.

h.'.Mi

I"

hy

hiisli.'.l

hiiricl

I"'

I

|iriv;ili'

aspcrit

hr hlcsscl

— in

His s.Tvir.'S as a

si.lcs.

ami

i.'ian

I

aii-i'l

at.-sman. an.

sl

prcsi'iit l.i-.lay.

|

t

h.msan.ls

1..

..f

..I'

Ihc

hi' .ji-av.'s ..f

I

the an.l

i.'s

I

I

hi'

i-ilizm. will

!.. a|i|irri'i,ali'
iimr.'

hy his

.v.tII.'IiI .pialil

ii'S .if

II.' .•..nsl ni.'t.'.l

his .lay nnv.'il.'.l. an.l

ini-iiHiry. Ih.iiisan.ls iipiin

s.'.'

\\

ami

hi.'h.

iIi.'l'

..iil

pcpl.'

I

r.-spc-l

..f

his

nilryari'

this

.il

than

I.)

Applaus..,]

tlic niiichi.sidii (if tlic rt'iiiarks (if tlicsi.' (li.stiiigiiislieil

geiitlciHcn,

pages dict

warhav.'

Ih.iI.

..n

|i.ilil

1.1. .,,.1,

liisliT..!'

a nmniiinciit in Ih.' piihlic iiiin
Ih.' ni.iiinim'iit

At

an.

hav.'

l.l.i.i.l

..f

tlii'

l,\

ill

arms. Ihc

I.,

hnric.l wIi.tc lli.'y.m-hl

li.^

exaiii|ili' h.' s.-l

ami

liciii'.;

w

ii.ir

limiian

l,y 111.'

y.'t

...nic.

halllf ami sc.ai.'S

..f

p.'ac...

lu

II.

slal.'snian.

I

man,

arc. mill,

I

llip i:rnrrati..iis yr\

rill-:

after tlic reading of letters of regret (see

.-111(1

5(i-o6).

the exercises were teriniiiated

impressively

idii,

the bene-

l)y

Right Rev.

by the

pnuioiuiced

Francis Silas (Uiatard, Bishop of Vincennes, as folhnvs: Alniiiihly an.l Klcrnal

Ihinus"

.li'.'r.'c jiisl

payini;

p.'.ipli'

rais.'

.li.lsl ..iir

11)1

l.i'l.ivcl

I..

i:i'.;.'

I

(.i.i.l,

in>pin' \exc.|

Ih.

Ih.'

s.ii'ial

;

Thy

Ihal

.|m'sli.ins

which

.l.iwii,

him wlm

lii.'li

f..iiii.lali..ii

thai linally

p.'rs..nal

w

that wr'.'paml

..iir a.'ti.iiis

Ihi' ..lli.-r; I'll-

is 'Ill

|,i,,k

M.'rcifiilly i;raiil

I'.iiiiilry.

whi.-h

wilh

w.'.'ps

thr.mgh wlidni

.if

Hi.'

'I'hy

hhssiicj

.'.iim-s .nily fr.iin

.'liaril y

w

may

l.i-.lay ai;ilalc

il

.

hiil

l.,r

iIm'

h

s.

..\

ici.'ly.

may

uelfar.'

.if

1

1

cr

t

array

I

hat wi-

he iic.:

may ever may l.ive -which

li.v.',

r.'j.iic.'," s.iliil

may

i.m

..f

.'vcr

Ih.isn

men .meauainsl

r.'c..'.iiiizi- il

Ih.'

hum Th.m

w.'

lial

li.-rly

.r..l

Ihal

w

auth.irily in this

Thee;

llii'iii

proi.li'


..I

.-hi.'f

thestal.'; thai

ri'j.iic.'s

all «h.ili..|.laiilli..rily

hcn.'lii

hi'sc'ch Thr.'. np.iii Ihis

hcl.l

lis

am! lawyivers

kinj;s rcitrn

wc

.an.l Immirin'j Ihc in.'m.iry

']"l

an.l ass.icial.' willi

r.'vcr. 'III'.' an.l .ih.'y aiil Imril y jiislic.'.

"

(I'r.iv. viii, 15),

pi'.iple,

as

..;ivi'ii

haviim

llicm hef.irc

hs

iii:\i>ni(

Ihe cxaiiipli'

tlifir ('yi-> iiiinisti-riMl

mild, Inn

rily

|HiMi..

111.'

..I

a

s.ili'imi |iiil)lic

th.T.' tirsi

ininisliT mil.,

..[

lilV

iiiamiiT,, aii.l

|i..sili.iii

ar..

il

In.ly aii.l liv.'sl

in.

kiu'.:.!

thi.y mi.l.Tstaii.i llial lli..y wli.. li.il.l

whal

an.

I

I

is

il> iiisli.',.,

Thy

rci-ni'sl

Falli.T. th.. S..naii.l Ihr Il.ily

the

wli.ili' .•.imilry, an.l

And gone

thus, at

well,

iv.t

4:30

and the

tlioiisands pre.sent

great

M., tlie

had found

[•ression

in

the homu' dour.

said and

all

had

The opinion

learn !..•

w

lii.-li

^ival

aii.l

.x.T.'is.'

..f

ar.' 1

1...!

l.-.l

May

..f

Alrni..;lil y,

all li.'iv iir.-s.-nl, ii|,..n

ii)

And

l)een done, there

mil. rav.'

11..I

of the general

I

All had

closed.

»l;i_v

the breasts of the

and beautiful

eo|>ituis

a

yi't,

after all

had come

to

ex-

had been

every lu'art

meaning:

a fuller reali/.-ition of the poet's .

may 111. •>

Aiin-n.

.att'ertion .-diiding in

I'.r.inzn shall

iiis.i

wli.. .l.-sirr

May

\vli..al..n.'

I,,'

iiili'i:-

all .'Is.- .•..iiirs.

li.-

I

I,,

llmii-lil

lliallli...\

;

iiol

ii.ilili'

llii.>.'

virlu.'.

hL'ssin-s

th.'

(ili.isf .Ifs.a.n.l

al.i.l.'.

i'.

I....1!

>ray

f.ir.'V.T.

111..

in liini

ln-.m-h wlii.'h

sia-vaiils. ..h

llii'

..ur

I..

a piiMi.' Inisl. in

is

|iiilili.. ..Ili.'.. l.iil

i

lial

I

iii>|iiri'

sa\ . in

|i..a...'.

u ho cunic

.

.'ils.i

iiiil>.nia> a.liiiir.'.l

s..

47

'liri^l

rr.-Mll.'.|

l..-.hi>

In

n..

.

(

(Irmil

nil.

is

li.l.-lil\

. n.. '^L.tv

h.

Thy

s.M'k

Iiiinwli.. liis

iiiiilali'

l.>

is n.. i-..al

r..

t..

Son. .loiis

••u\\

I'liv

i.T

yn\r\ii:\-i\

h.' l.-j.'ii.ls ..f

l.iv..."

|iublic, as

well as

of the

and country, resi)ecting the occasion to which the foregoing pages rehite, may be gathered from the following extracts fi'om the next day's newspaper pre.ss of the city

mention: |Indinnap.ilis Si-ntiiiel, .July

'2.1

YF.STEIMiAY.

The intense l.y

domoiistration y..sliT.lay lii^ul

was

in

wliii'h ha.l heeii pn-vailiHi:

refreshin-j hn'.'/.'s.

Tlie atten.laniM.

\\

.aii.l

every respeet f..r

m-arly

Ihi' .lay, allh..n.jli

as very hn-je,

ami

a

warm, was

c.jniiiris...l

,i-'reat

a f..rlni..'hl

|i,-..|il.'

n..l

In.m

siu^eess.

was

Tlie

t.Mnin-n-.l

..ppn'ssivi'ly so. all ..v.-r lii.liana.

rXVEII.IXC OF THE

48 and

rriiri's.'iilalivc ilclc^al ions fnnii

and

:Missniiri, \\iii(.-li

anil

otlici- slalcs.

pnixiiiiilv of llir

ir)alli|ilii-.|

was

a

I^.iii-lli. Ilir al

r,ul

iiiaiiilnl.l.

circiiiiislaiici-s,

York,

lllimiis, Ki'iitucky,

tciHlancr uoiil.l

was larur

il

lilmir !>

I

llii'

season

liai'vrsr

Irss liavi' l>i'en


lor cniiiloii, ami, innlcr the

nioiit;!!

|iii|)ulai-

nia,L;iiilici-iil

cmidil imis

iiiifavdralili' clciiiciital

I

lir iiic-iim]-y

<'l

I

m liana's

illnstrioiis son.

The ccrrnioniis were atc to Iho ,)ccMsion. lor aihl

of

[lorl

till'

I'lTort.and nil irrly It

Xrw

<.»lu
llir

f.>r-

rxisli'.l iiiilil yi-sl.i-.lay iin>niiii-, llic cxi'^i'iiriis nf

till'

riHist

]',nl

prrsontnl

inliTrsI

ilay.

Smalor

worthy

a just an.

of his

poem was

very hest.

ami

niisi

inL;

uav

cvcrN

in

akr

llicora-

was an aMc ami

tinislicl

analysis of .Mr.

I

pnhlic services.

ami an orator.

h-ndricks' (diaracii-r.

.lames Whit

.Mr.

and re\ealed the jifled

(iovernor Ihney. .Ind'^e Itand, Drs. .lenckes and Kisher, and

them with

tliemost

tin' (di(prnses

featnres of

iili'asinu

eeasion were

II

The n-marks

re.'lion of Trofs. I'.nller an.l ll.'leher.

Framds,

an.l ex-( i.>vermn-

dray

havi' Immmi neater or m.n-.' I'xpr.'ssiv.' ."^iekles in pr.seiil ini;

the h.'antifnl

t.>

t.>

mar

X.ilhim; oeeiirre.l to

he

ate.l.

Th.'

h'a.lin.^

t

fail.-.l

Th.' Ist.if.lnlv,

|.>

mak.'

IS'.io,

h.^ lilt le

.a

will

.)f

.

.f

w.-r.. si

.dahorately at

I

rael

ami

the

iv.'

t

.an.

he

di-

Camp-

n.>thin..; eoid.l

hy

(ii'in'ral

Tamnniny

society,

tli.-

.\ II

was

statcs-

.I.a.l

the arrnn..ie-

earri.-.l .,nt

tast.-lidly

I

nr

I.)

he .r-

ccnild

*

'jiiests.

t

.1

ami

afipearaiice,

fav.irahl.' impr.'ssi.ni n]i

always hean.ilal.le

nnder

ioverm.rs Hill.

eeasion.

II

.\mon^'

eredil.

sp.-.eh ma.li'

pro'jramin.'

li.'

Thi'eily e.rtainly pr.'senli.l a

har.lly hav.'

t

the pli'asnri'

h..r..n^hfares

(

np.,nth.' -ravi' of

plaei'.l

I

..f

w.-re .•elmirahl.'.

han

Mrs. ILanlrieks, .m helialf

wreath

ll.iral

I

inents hail h.'en r.ari'fnlly ma.l.', an.l l.'tt.'r.

d.

llo
F.isIiopClialar.l.all perf..rm.'d thetasl^s assi'.ined

bell an.l

aji|u-o|iri-

in solrcl ini;

ropiii at ion as a si-holar

lii;:li

of his

a nnisl .•rpieee,

no

nja.lr

Tiir-iiir's ail.lrcss

mi nal

disci-i

1

an.l a .omjinli.nsix r rox icw Iv'ilcy's

iin|in'ssi\ {

ini;,

Till- roniniittc'c-

*

*

annals of our

.late in tin'

eily an.l state. IIiKliamipolis

The

.liimpiist rati, in att.'n.lini;

News

y.'ster.lay, v\as a sin-ci'ss so com|ilete r.

Ill-els

npon he low I

n L:real credit.

arranuem.ail an.l ex.'cnl i.m

(Ind.), July

2.J

the nnveilin.y of the llemlricks nionninent,

..f .-v .-rv

;is

to greatly liomn- its nianaiicrs.

There was an absence .l.'lail

that,

we are

ami

of fuss, an orderly

snre.

i

he

I

hree

ernors of the great states, in whose great cities mure niaaniliceiit

'j.iv-

deiiiuii-

iri:Mii;irKs strarioii> (M-ciir fi-ci|ui'nt ly.

Wlln W.Tr .Ircoriili'il

Ufi-r wi'll I(p

I...

till'

linVr

ll.T.' lllll^t

liraiil ifiill\ rli..s.-ii

an.

wi'aU an.

I

I

;

i'..iil.|

frit.

llir

Til.-

lii'.;li

llni>li

1.1

han.l.

1

.11

|>rnci'ssii>ii

wraryin'z

|ili|-asi'

tii'snf a niaslpi-pi.'iT.

i:iil

l.i'ltiT .•x.'rut.Ml, |iaii

larly tillini;, tin- >lali'.l ..i-ali.m a

iioi

,i/o.vr.i//;,vy.

ami A

Thr..rcaM..n was

l.y

.il

i

j.

I

i

1

UM> ihc

1

L:-

.-i.,

M'l-y

49

nil

the

..n

cii'

t

ic

many

prii (ij.al

iiii|ii>>iii

:

111.-

SiMial.n- Tiiriii.'

liU.'

Iht. tlic tinn-

in..in..ral.ly ..l.scrx

.-.1.

is

Inll

..t

..!'

I

f.'

In.liaiia|...

raii'jcrs

.•.•[.111. lilies

ar.' lial.lf

l.iin;; all siiiiru-

Il

iT.-.i'.:iiil i.in

.I.'>.m-\

in... l.-rat i..n

si

strcils wiTi'

>|,i.,'.-1m's ii.ilai. \.«lii.-li

an ...casicn

>\vi'.'Inc>> aii.l

ll...^rt

in iVrl

•

Ihat

lali

fur

at-i'

.|nali-

11

i'\.Ty

isli..n..iv.| l.v

il.

LETTERS OF REGRET. Of the several hundred

made

|iuli]ic at

from

letters of regret received

and

disting'uished otfieials

the following were

citizens,

the exercises: Exec TTIVK Mansion. WASiiiNirrciN. .luiic

14,

ISIKI.

Mr. .lohu A. Ilolman, Indianapolis, Ind.:

My Heak your

Sii:— Till'

iiolf of

iiiciiiory of

invilalioii

the

lali'

.lirrcls iiic Ic

Prcsi.lriil

to ;ittoiHl

'riM.nias

totliank you forllivc

.\.

1

ii.

he ivccipt of

I

ihr inoiiimirnl

niivciliii- of

llir

.u I,m1;^(.

lo the

IciHlricks mi Tiics.lay aflcnio,.n. ,luly

rlrsy.

not |,rohahl,- thai he uill

ark

of

In \,r\^

liis

lo ho prosoiit

h.- al.lr

[iiiMic'

.lulics.

I.

how rvcr,

and it

is

on Ihal occasion.

\'ory truly yt.urs,

K.

W. Halfokm. Private Sfcretary.

k-I'kksiiient's

\'ii

(

'iiAMi}i;i:,

WAsiiiNcrroN. n. .lohn A. Hoi

man,

Deak Sik lo

111,,

—

I l)("j

..f

i

.Inly, wliicii lotlor

was

Tlie o,-easi.in woiil.l he iiri'al

pliasnr,.

UHin.iry of hut il

T

my

if

I

,

1.1

l.ai.l

one, if

j,.in

..iri.-i.a!

f,u- 111,. 1.1

al

I'.l.

(

'oinniil

t

nnvcihii'..:

!(

Iho

.,f

1

1.

mi.

I

ricks :\ron-

nniini on

of tin'

iin^at inl,.rest (o in,-, an,l liis

many

pri'.l,',vss.)r

.hili.-s.

alt, -11.1.

the

tlie

hclorf Ihf Senate this afternoon.

willi

.list in'.iuishi-.l

r,-r..| thai

inip.>ssihl,.

.luui'

lo ackn.iwh'.l.jr llir nn'oipl of the invitations .-nlilrrssed

an.l to ihi'Sonalo hy tho Kxiriil vc

iiniciit Assori.-ilion. to h,. jirrsont Isl

('..

.spcretnr.v

re.|uirim;

in

my

frieii,ls .,lli,-i.

in

an,

|,r,.si.n,',.

I

it

«,iul,l iiive

,l,iin'j

my

li..n.,r t.i

piM'sonai

frh^nii,

in Washiie.;!,,!,.

make

Vi-ry truly y.Mirs,

Levi

me the

P. M,ji<-r,,N.

:

i/i:\ni;irKs \tii\r\ii:\'r.

I

A, Ilulniaii, Si'fretHry. Ik

111 lie

\i:

Sri:

|iri'M-lll

Tlionias A. II

is

1

Ml

li:iiik>

l

hope, lo

I

ami

respecl

those w

lio

H

His

and

olHeial duties rendiT

1

sincerely

the iiineihm.; f.ir

nie

l.>

your

honor

^al her to

(onteni|ilale iiii|]cn'tant

that

re-|-el

I

1

niemory on

his

his faithful

imemorai

llie

li-l

lou

lie

t

.leeasion

.lisc-iia i-je ..f

i.,ii

eri'.'te.l

his

(,l

|.iihli.'

|)i:\K

SlK—

\V,

inali.'s

KU

i:..\

i

(

imp.issihi.'

it

'|,E\ Kl.

SiovKNTV-FiKsr

I

Jlniimncnt Associiition,

have the holK.r

t.i

nmitl.'e

t..

y.iiir

ceremony

of iiu\culii|..; Ihe statue erect.'.

iri.nis I

am

ami

.Icarly hel.ive.l •rimimis

compidliMl to

f.ir all

ivi

f.iri-j.i th.'

.Inly not a.lmitiim^

Anaiii rei;reltiin; that

..f

I

l.i

I

llm

ac.'plai

.1

17111

an

invilali..ii

fr.ini

is

with

h.'

with

y.iii,

am, \ery

I

11m

ui:i:r,

have the

the Ivxeiaitive

W

v-.iiin.,t.i.\,

h.

r

Tues.lay. .Inly

Ihey have

imnli-

'

so

l.iiii:

a joiirnev

N.,lliimj

arraie,^ein.aits

all

retreat at Xi'W[i.irt, Ill

isiin,

1,

ami heinI.>

hit.'

illiis-

r."jr.t

that

.niiauenieiils

t

li..t

w.ml.l atlor.l i.i

proce.'.l

h iii\ali.ls,

ln.liaiiap..lis

ar.'

Iriily

Siii:i;m

D.

C,

w,

VHirs. ieiieral.

I

.Inn.' Hi. ls:iO.

aokmiwled-e the

lo

niiltiM'.if

(

'I'.

.

receipt of

he Iliunlrieks .M.innmenl

Association to he present on the oc.aisi.m of the iinveilim; .111

.l....p

my

their court. 'sy,

the invi-

.Il

cry inl.a-esl imj

a p..ssil.le a.l.liti.m

.am not

I'.irter

\

an. .ry of llm

It

W

A.lmiral ami Mrs,

the

,at

in.

Ilemlricks.

.\.

IS!in.

14,

Iii.liiinapolis, lu.liiiun:

pr.s.iit

!..

AMI.

Si,,

ackll.iwle.hje the re.aupl

lali.m of

exi'cnt

ami

^'ours v.'ry truly.

Niou V..KK. .lime

Mv

you

inaii\

the day ap|ioiuted for

lot-

memory

his

I.,

;:.

.SeiTetiiry H.-ii. hacks

me

owiisiiiaii

-I

iifo|iei-.

aeiM'pt yoiir invitalion.

Holmau.

lllr hllc

,,i

uoiil.l alVor
il

iiejiiishe.l

lisl

I

.lolin \.

isini.

ir,.

a m' just rrcrivi'.l

1

llHnMil'\

III.'

I..

|iosili\e eiii;a'-:eimait

a

nioiiiinieiil

.if till'

.

ami

einiiieiit |)nhlie ser\ iee

and

ii.ii

yoii ol llie -alislaelioii

.assiir.'

privati' viiines niosi litlimj

ii\ii nl

i

.Inly iir\i

..I

alVeclioii for

ill

h.'

i

innlillilH'lll

Icii.lricks ..n Ihr lirsi ,la\

my

joiiiiir.;

h

il

llllMilinu of Ihr

III.'

.Innc

I'll-.

ackn.iwli'il'jc w

1

needless.

loleslil'y li\

—

M A,-.s..

Miin\,

\l

John

51

th.aii

.if

t.i-iii.irro\\

iinahh'

t

he monnim'iil pleasure, hnt

a-

i

I.,

t..

t

heir

h.air

1

summer

lie

fatiun.'

:

OF THE

J^N VEILING

52

CiiiCA(;o.

1)KM! JrixiK HiM.Mvv Mil.

1

ourselves nnalile

1,1

frieii.l, Vice-Pr..si.leii( l.p

June

]ij,.,

ISOO.

:in,

Hon. John A. Holman, IncUanapolis

Tlif

Fuller

;itten.

llie

Very truly

I

were

\V.'

lie

t.i

myself

;iihI

.le.licnl i.in

lleii.lrieks.

ha.l iiiteu.le.l

liini. aii.l \\f

|Hissi)j|e.

— .Mrs.

present,

the iiiiinumeut

.if

li.,lh

Unitkh

Mv

De.\r

SiJ!

as one

i..;nate.l

un\i-ilinu

.if

the

and eonsid.'ration il

Seuah'

al

will iiol

my

his .luii staii.hir.l '^^real

a S.'iialor .ii'reat

iiol i.-e -i

.Inly

While

I

preseii.'e al .if

lifi'

I

\

Asa

I.

I

hat

woiil.l

mosi

I

I

he nn\

.'il

The

,Iohn A,

-la.lly

l.i

of the llenilricks

just receive.l, Iml ticahlc.

T

r

I

y.'t

ry

Irnly

.if

(;.iv,

aecor.lin- to

mem.u-y

aii.l

my

have Ihe honor

I

of the

from Ihe

me

Ih.'

ami fame

ii.ami'

te.-

.hilies as

to he

with

vmrs,

W. VoollUEKS.

DeP.\RT.ME.\T

IU''

.JtSTICE,

\V.\sinN(;ToN', D,

C.

.lune

14, IsiKl.

:

me .ureal pleasure to be present at the unveiling m.mumeul on .Inly in accordance with the invitation 1,'ivi'

1,

auodii'r en.gageinenl, ma.le

ri'gret this

cilizens .jeniu-ally,

to do so

for .liseiission

ahseiil

hy failhlnlly disi-har-iiiLi

eoiiim.inwi'alt h.

Holman, Secretary

ii|i

lie

his slaliie,

.if

\'|.r.\

— It woul.l

he present on

Seuale yesterday hy the

propri.'! y

iiiu

the

measure, known

larilT

he (akeii

woiil.l

.>!

anil its eolileuts

w.iiil.l

II,

De.vk Sik

heeii .les-

tlie .lay

meiiiher of the liiianee eoni mil

respi-ct,

To Hon.

IWill.

111,

have

I

rei'iuveil,

to llie

I'.l

willhesl honor his

,i;reat

s'i'k,

iu.li.'ale, wer.' it p.issible

il

willi

i

that

i-e|,..rt

eii

repr.'senl al ve of In. liana friiin

iiii-

it

Krr,i,i:K.

('..June

thai

say Ihal

l.i

here.

me

iiossihle for

hi'

Ihal lim,'.

Hendri.-ks hy

as a

however, u,ms

hill,

iimiltee.ainl

Senale

mi'

f.u-

the eapaiMly ymi

iu

I).

Ueeeplion .m

has heeu

u.-jlerl of ini|i.irtant diilies

as Ihe M.dviiiley linaui

iiee.iless

is

II

that occasion, and arl

W.

ic

S'r.\'n:s .^h.n

a.lvisiu^' lu.'

itiee.if

lli'u.lri.-ks ui.inuni.'ul

noted with intenst.

without the

C.n

h.' (ii'iieral

I

.ild

Iii.l.:

— 'S'dur e.immuuleali.iu

..f

we

an

t.i

us sincerely attache.l

of

Mklniii

y.iurs.

Inilinmipolis,

lli;il

cireuinstancps render

liut

\V.\S][I.\(iTiiN-.

Hon. Frederick Kami,

extremely

rei,'ret

I

l.iii'^

a',;o,

renders

it

imprae-

Ihe more, hecause, while in eoniiiion with Ameri.-an

have a

hi.gh

resiieel

f.ir

th.'

nieiii..ryof

.Air.

lli'iidrieks

Mi}\l

///•;.\7»/,7rA'N

as A lUiLlir niaii mihI a

in his

lii'iilc

uai-.l

liiiii

nlli,-ial.

as a

lau.M'i--

I

in lia

an.

iuiiii..!'

yourself

tlir ouiiiinitlc'c aiHl

rili/ni

a

,'i>

iilsasaii

arhii'M'

f(H- .vuiir

I

..I

linliaiia aii.l

i:iii.

11

53

,1//;.V7'.

a

a

ii.l

Irll, ,«

w

Willi

11,

liav<-

In-

ll.aiil>~

In

hnl.\,

W

W

I

Irrliirj

a I'liiia'

y airs

am,

I

ih lia iia |.<.li>.

I

II

i

MVMiMna

-i

i'.,m-|rs>,

si

Mm

II,

II

\siiis.;i..s,

la;.

I

('., ,lii|\

II.

I,

Hon. Frederick Kami

We

cercniiinics

tlir

(if

iucmiiI our

.Imii's

regri'l tlial iiii|iiirtaiil

llriidricks

pri'sia

1'.

I'

WtiaaA.M

1).

I'.vNi M,

MiKKTr,

('.

II. ()'X|.:ai,i„

Tiiiiia.K \V.

(

iiipi'KU,

.Inlin

A. Iliilman. lailianiipolis,

jlKAK Sii:— il

woiiM

hot,

lia\i' just

I

lie jinali'iil

in

leaAe Imliie.

1.1

I

sen

my

II..

I

assure yoii

X. MAiiriN, 1'..

I.'iaiUN, .siiiiAia.v.

I",

llKNh.

I.\ll.,

you

|irrsriil

lia.l eleja'je.l

a ilis|iatcli lo

si

stale nf lieall a

r

1

air

1

lial

wliili'

li.

llie r.ales

at

,t;ilislied

the world

t.i

lait

see

Hendricks was lo

Time

hidiaiiian.

aliove a -ra\e.

Peace

Ihal

I

can not

liis

House, eN|

and

res|ieel

paid lo

serves not .inly lo

1

hi.

make

Sii!

—

mianory

Siiieerely yours.

of

\\'r:sr

Si\rv-l"iii

1

so

limj lo

the or.ler,

sympalliize lliis

distiii-

.^reeii llie

feeliiiy,

t'l.E.M

i>

the iiuxcilinu'

al

tinek and

Xku Di:ar

I

liesides possessiii- iiiarke.l private virliies,

il.'s

Joan A. Holman,

,•;,

fully imlniecl willi a spirit of love for liis stale

ashes.

IS'lO.

the weallier

sliall liearl ily

I

likewise >ofien~ or ol.liierat.'s parly

lliat.

.;il.

•

iml led Ilia

iln

I

pi-i'seiil

l,e

mnieiil of \iee-l'resi.lenl lliai.lrieks,

witli lliis iril.iite of hoiioi-

.1

Iiiii.:

I

\ery mueli reurel

I

laa i,\M),

(

man,

i,

.\.

reacli Ill(liaiia|lolls litis ..vellin-, l.nl li:i\e I.eell oMi-e.l to

of llie

Ml

(I.

,I.

1'..

Slli Tll

Mr.

A.

\V. S.

K. V. I'.iaH.KsiiiKE,

•

lir iiii\ laliiii;'

I

in.iiiiiniciir, hi-du.v.

WiiaiAM

.1.

al

and

lurf

eiialiles

Tliomas A,

and eonntry.

SrriiiaiAKKK.

11

.< 11:1:1:

YoiiK. .Imie

I'll,

|-.

isiiii.

Esq., Secretary: I

reuret tliat

it

is

invitation of your AssuLdatiou to

not in lie

my power

present

al

to avail

myself

of llie

kind

the nnveiliiit; of the nionii-

IXVKIf.IXO OF THE

54 mnnt

t.itlio inriiioi-\

and

teeiiieil cilizi-ii

ilir

,if

late

slalcsiiian

Tlioinas A. llcndrii'ks— tlir rvvr ps-

IIi.ii.

ami

Vnurs

ili'volc.l fricml.

truly, I'm:

Ki'iz .lull \

i;i:.

I

rvriKi) States Shnaik, \VASlllN(/rnN. D.

Hkak Sij;— inciiiirs

C.I

the iinvciliuu

yiiui-i'ity.

li'avi'

l>

-rd

li

till'


statue

as any iiiau

izcn .|nil . as iniicli

cil

|u-csciit.

\vv\ rcspcrt

Ih-tc at that linu-.

itliiu

\\

honor

tlir

all

A.

I

he

I.

lie

ccrc-

Imdricks

I

and

loy.vl

I

I

ISIKI.

L'li,

at Iriid

1..

'riicuiias

lati'

he

.Imic

('..

iii\ ilali..ii

ihc

..I

uoiild lain do his in,-nior\

I

yniir

l)\

rc-r.'t \ci-y luucli uiy iiuil.ility to

1

iu-r
diana, and

-real

tri'l

I

orders

|„,ssihlr, hut

if

In-

not

.'aii

I

iu

li.iu-

fully yours. />.

Vanci.;.

I'..

I'mteu Status Skn.\te, \V \siiiN(;i,,.\,

I). ('.,

.Tunc

jSiio.

1(1,

Hon,.!oliii A. Ilofman, Imiiaiuii>..Iis. In.t.:

Hkm:

Sii:

—

driel>s,

on

\eul

iiie

meii

ill

I

he

-h

deserved

and

a pur.' pntriol

your in\ilalion

i.\

men lory

to Ihe

re-rel exeee.liie^ly

1

I.einu presiait,

p.ayiiej a

honored

niiineiit

:,neNl.

.lul\

from

very

fei'l

I

the niiM-iliiej of

:is

it

woiiM

'jr.-il

of

I

mi' to join

ami

I

Ik mi Sii;

—

I

,

am

present

l.c

A.

Hendricks,

if

my

nil

I

iiinch

|ileascd

iiiiM-iliiej of

lie

I

hiisiness atVaii-s

St

to

His

.\.

II

at

en-

duties will pre-couul ry-

fellox\

services of suidi

is

to aclcnow ..I

the

in his life

huunr and perpetuate

it

lie

led'_:e

monument I

I

A

to

sliould

lie

.Inne

receipt of

Ihc l.c

IMIII.

111,

t

he imita-

I

was

ii

cncoura.ued

charact ;

of

Thomas

a friend

have forhismci

I

iiicric.-i

memory

-lad indeed In he there

lliey will not.

time, and

a heaiitifiil

should

1). (!.,

the llcndri.'lvs .Momiiiicnl Association

would permit, hut

truly

|„ (iiiisox.

Iii.l.

of ,Iul> iie\l,aud

a.lmircr of .Mr. llemlricks tciidiM- re-ard.

piiiilic

jireseiit

las

li.

Sprret.ii y, ln.li;iii,i|mlis,

tile

at

my

vours,

lioiiot ihe Kxeciilive ('oiiimillcc lo

he

unpiislied slatesman,

a

AV \siiim;to.\, ICs.,

to

late Tl

niy piihlie

ili.al

if\

Irihiite to llie\irtue

l''aithfiillv

Inlin A, llchnHii,

lie

.u-,

-y

ami e\cr>

and whiU' the

and si

a

elVorl

|ieoplc

who

HKNDRK !
jilaeiii'j' lliis iii..iiiiiii(.|il

lini, [\\r\ :\rr llnllc

Willi

he

I

less

ri-s|ii'rt,

'^i-ral

In

M( i\ I 'ME S T.

iiiiMiiciry

lii>

55 mi'

In.

l.c|..vi-.l

IIm'IIIScIm'S ;iimI

(li'Jllil'\ iliu

\.>in> \rr\

lii>

.-il

heir

I

ri.l|llll-\.

A.

lnil\.

hun.iriiiii:

;\i-,-

1

1.

1

1

m:i,am>.

IJdUSK UV RlCrUKSICNT ATlVE.s, AV \siiiNc,i..\. Deai; Sii:— Y..II 111,'

lia\

in

iiiiin.Mil

me w Thomas

linii..ri-il

i'

ni..i-.\

..I

h

il

A

iii\

:iii

It.

C.

al ion

.liinr

lo

IS!)ll.

111,

he

I

ini\('iliiii;(il'

Icinlricks. Vicc-rrcsi.lciil ..It

I

.

il

li.'

rnit.vl Slal.'s. \v..nl
II lii'^ili

appi-i'.-iati.in

As will.

a

.|.>i's

Il

his sal

1

al

ln.iiaiia|..ili> ..n

Mi:, ,I..ii\

I

an.

|in's.'iil

l.c

I

my

lliiis li'Slify

|.nl.li.. s.-|-\-ii-.>s.

his

salnl.'.l

hy

a.l.liiiii

|...lilica!

siiii'.ly

I.

I

he

ar.l..|-

|ii-in.'i |ili's,

an.

I

.lisplayi'.l in ass.-rliii- lii.an,

III'

iK.l

an.

isla.'l i..n «..nl.l h.' .aihan.-.-.l

Ih.' |l.an..iTa.-y i-vrr

ira'ji'

Il

ral

ll.'ii

\\]\'ir\<

In

salisfacli..!!

Iiis .-liai-afl.-v

..!'

II.

.\,

apjii'iir

|.|-.'scnl

Ihr .1

lii^l

M

..I

thai

I

.-an

my

arramj.'

s.>

Willi \.t\

.Fiily

./ri'al

ri's]

S,..'nl,ai-\

\.N,

hiisiii.'ss

l.i

he

al

I,

III.

Vau\,

u:ii

ii

Sen.VTK ('llASIKEK,

W isiiiN./r.iN, ,Tohn

.\.

Holnian,

Esi),. .''ecretary

Heak SiK— I Ass...Mali.iii .if

I.I

liavr ri'cpivr.l

he

iir.'siMil

was

I'niiiilry

him III.

whri-r

wm-.. slial

linm.I

is.

this sl.alii.v

iTinsi', lull

ciatinii

my

I'm- ils

I

I

hy his

rrr.l

liana has .I.m.' u.-ll in

.riM-lin.,;'

yniu-s,

my

'jivat

a

« ish

iiivital i.m

tli.>

nn\i'iliir,i

111.'

.m

Ih.- lal.' Th.iiiias A. Hi-ii.|i-ii-ks,

Afr, Il.ai.lri.-ks

im,;'

al

.liiii..

l.S!iO,

27,

Asso.-iiirton, Iinluuiapulis, In.l.

irpinlricks

llic

..f

lli.'

.>l

Isl

lli.'

lav..ril.'

m.iiiiiiiiiait

t..i

Moiiumint ihi' m.'in.iry

.liily,

..f

am..m^

I

Ih.' s.-cf inn

h.' p.Mipl.. in

hiv lin|MS Ihal slill lii-lii.r

li..ii..i-s

..f

wrr,- awail-

il.silh.

|i.'r|ii'l iial

llial

I

in-

.•niil.l

piihli.' .Inli.'S rr.piir,.

invilati.iii,

Monument

Ilendiinks

my

lli.'

hr

pi-.'s.M

ami y.m pcrs.mally

minini-y

|.ivs.ail

l.n-

l.i

hrrr,

..f

sn

part

a

'ji-cat

ii'i|iali' in

Th.ankim^

yniir ..imicsy,

F

man

hy

the

I'X-

llir Assii-

am S,

\rr\ truly l^s,.i.

rXVi:iLIX<;

56

OF THE

1>K1',\F!TMENT

riF

TIIF IXTKKKlll.

WASiiiNiiT..N.

Afv

Deak

Sii;

—

|ir-cssure of .illicial

of

III.'

K.xi><-nlivo

I

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ihc very kind invitation

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Indianapolis, on Tucsilay aftor.lotis

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