. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. ondition as deplorable as Alexandersconquered countries after they were divided amongst his victoriouspiilitary captains. In pursuance of a joint resolution of the Legislature of 1850, ablock of native marble was procured and forwarded to Washington,to be placed in the monument then in the course of erection at theNational Capital in memory of George Washington. In theabsence of any legislative instruction concerning the inscriptionupon this emblem of Indianas loyalty. Gov. Wright ordered thefollowing words to be inscribed upon it: Indiana Knows
. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. ondition as deplorable as Alexandersconquered countries after they were divided amongst his victoriouspiilitary captains. In pursuance of a joint resolution of the Legislature of 1850, ablock of native marble was procured and forwarded to Washington,to be placed in the monument then in the course of erection at theNational Capital in memory of George Washington. In theabsence of any legislative instruction concerning the inscriptionupon this emblem of Indianas loyalty. Gov. Wright ordered thefollowing words to be inscribed upon it: Indiana Knows NoNorth, No South, Nothing but the Union. Within a dozenyears thereafter this noble State demonstrated to the world her loy-alty to the Union and the principles of freedom by the sacrifice ofblood and treasure which she made. In keeping with this senti-ment Gov. Wright indorsed the compromise measures of Congresson the slavery question, remarking in his message that Indianatakes her stand in the ranks, not of Southern destiny, nor yet of (144). SCENE ON THE WABASH RIVER. HISTORY OF INDIANA. 147 Northern destiny: she plants herself on the basis of the Consti-tution and takes her stand in the ranks of American destiny. FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. At the session of the Legislature in January, 1869, the subjectof ratifying the fifteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution,allowing negro suffrage, came up with such persistency that neitherparty dared to undertake any other business lest it be checkmatedin some way, and being at a dead lock on this matter, they adjourn-ed in March without having done much important business. TheDemocrats, as well as a portion of the conservative Republicans,opposed its consideration strongly on the ground that it would beunfair to vote on the question until the people of the State had hadan opportunity of expressing their views at the polls; but most ofthe Republicans resolved to push the measure through, while theDemocrats resolved to resign in a body an
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