Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-08-07
RcrubIiean Cong Conxrn,;on.-os
Lincolns Me Mean Var Record Again.

The Irte!!s9sncer la. nearlv exhausted its in
genuity ia regard 10 Lincoln's record. A few
weeks ago il made the reckless assert ion that
his only prominent political act was voting
-hls in Congress asalnst supplies TO succor
suffering fellow citizens Mexico. who
we're fighting the battles of their country" We
clearly proved the falslty of this charge that
i: did venture 10 reIterate il, but Indirectly
charged that lie made a speech against the war.
voted against resolutions Of thanks 10 the Off
and soldiers and voted against the ";en
regiment bill designed 10 send stccor 20 our
army il Mexico" Again we proved that these
charges were equally without foundation. sui
he l.trlligcncer refuses TO acknowledge its err
ror. bur endeavo:s to sustain itself BY stating
TINT the 2'.i OF February, 1913 Mr.. Chase, OF
Tenn. asked leave TO Introduce q resolution
commencing IS follows:
Reso!ref That the thanks of Congress ARE
..ur and arc hereby rendered IL Brig. Gen. D.
+. Iwlggs. Brev. Major General ". J W 5rth
MAJOR General q. b. IlIIO " anil Brigadier Gen
James Shields and through them 10 the otii-
Gers and soldiers of the regular aad volunteer
-cnrps under their command, for their gallartry
and military skull displayed At the seige aud
capture of era Cruz, &c"
And that Mr.. Lincoln voted M" Let ~
how fairly this subject IL treated. Oblec-
beng made 10 lie Introduction Of the res
,Iutions they could only be admitted by sus-
pension / The rules, and the question then was
shall the rules Be- suspended to admit the
rcsalu,ions2 Mr.. lincoln vote no, and ',hus'
says the Iltel.iqegcer IN the most signal and en-
Phntlc manner, expressed hI- hostility 10 the
solutions and his dsGpDro5atio7l Of the officers
ali so!i.ers from hts state and Congressional
district What but a settled hate for the war
and all engaged in 1t, could have induced Mr.
Lincoln 10 oppose a vote Of thanks 70 the gal
lans soldiers who had rIsked aud suffered So
much themselves a,-d gaiued much for their
country
uc WI EEL you what. the simple fact
ssouhtless. already known TO you. that similar
rosoi'dions fully corerirg IA general terms
precisely tte gro,o.I had lircrdg ben ,tssed
tie iii Of Feb, Is + with bu; one vote IN the
negative. You will ind them on pages 303 and
and 3o4 Of the Co.gres s,rssl i!o5e for that year
= III you quote tLern toS .he In formation OF
your rcaderst
The disIngeHuorsness Of the Int.lliqenccr in
t.~gzrd 10 the Ten regiment b.ll" is Contempt
lie. We gave ali 81 Mr. LiucoIn's votes upon
that bal. IA our last showing that he voted only
against It's reference 10 certain commlttees-
BIT the untaIrness aud weakness of the Iata!Ii-
9rs'er. are n once shown hy its effort to pro yc
b Linculn's votes upon this bll that he op-
posed sending 'snccor 10 "our suffering +. How
citizens u Mexico aho rere fighting TIE battles
oftto.r coansrg" hre- month, after tie corcius.on
= ~ ireity n peace.
When this bill was first introduced in the
Senate there m,y have been an apparent ne
ersslsy far sending .a.tcor" 10 The army in
Mckee hut it vas debated there for more than
three m'Eths. during which time the treaty Of
peace vas concluded and ratified Nv the Sen
rte. 81 tht1 y hen i, reached ihe House on the
18th Of March 1873 If there was any necessity
At all for is passage, j. had nothing To do with
the Mexican War. fnr no such war existed. and
the effort 10 make II apl err 4 vote aeains,
supplies Tor that TnT, -. repeat, coutemptl-
BILE
lr another Column We give quotation from
recent Lie of Lincoln a. promised in ouT
last. TINS eK;Tac; covers the whole question
undsz iIscusslon aad we think will do TO res,
IT upos--