The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-02-11

ing favor and obtaining place. we believe is
unjust and unwarranted by the facts.
THE PRESIDENTS FRIENDS Under this
head the Milwaukee Ne,rs has a leader. in
which it says that civilian Lloyd Garrison.
Of Boston, Jim Lane, of Kansas, Simon Cam
eron,of Pennsylvania, and Anna Dickinson,
who seems to be a cosmopolite," have pro-
nounced themselves in favor of President
Lincoln's denomination, and then goes on to
appeal to the passions and prejudices of the
people against those persons, as an argument
against the re- election of President Lincoln.
Whatever objection may be urged against
those persons, or however obnoxious then
may be to the censures or criticism of the
Ne~s, they have nothing more to do with
the President or his fitness for that Office
than the editor of the Ne1cs, himself has
Nor is President Lincoln in any way what
ever responsible for the words or opinions Of
Mr. Garrison or Jim Lane, or Anna Dickin-
son. The injustice and dishonesty of such
an argument is manifest on its face. To
make the matter worse, the Macs saws Mr.
Garrison is the parent and mouthpiece Of the
Original disunion abolitionists." The NewS
might have said in the same connection that
these same original abolitionists of the
American Anti-Slavery Society, officially
voted by a large majority to repudiate Mr.
| Garrisons views in favor of the re-nomina-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln. The Nema, while it
| opposes the President because Mr.. Garrison
favors him, has the consolation Of knowing
that the great body of the original disunion
abolitionists, are still as they ever have
been, shoulder to shoulder with itself, in
bitter hostility to the administration
If the Neacs can torture the present favor
OF former abolition opponent Of the Presi-
dent int an argument against his re election.
it ought to by parity of reasoning, make
the present favor of former democratic op-
ponents an arguments in his favor The
Legislature Of Maryland by an almost unan-
imous vote has adopted resolutions in favor
of the denomination of President Lincoln
The NepS cannot possibly claim that the
present members of the Maryland Legisla-
| ture are original abolitionists-n the ment-
bcrs of the Kentucky Legislature, who have
also spoken and voted in favor of similar res
olution We have spoken more particularly
| of Dir. Garrison because we know what his
views ara personally and also know that
they are not in accordance with tie great
mass Of the abolitionists. The other per-
sons named may, and may not be in favor of
Ar. Lincolns denomination. We have not
seen any such expression from either of
them. Their views cannot possibly add or
detract from Mr.. Lincolns fitness for re-
election, But one thing is certain. If they
have as the NeWS says, pronounced in ia
vor Of President Lincoln's re election" they
have in our estimation shown good taste and
good Judgment. Even if the editor of the
NeicS himself should come out in favor of
his re election,we should not consider that
in itself sufficient reoson for opposing it,
The Missouri INDEMNITY CLAIMs.-The
number of claims filed and registered prior
to September, 1863, by the Minnesota suffer
ers, before the Commissioners appointed by
the President to asst SIS claims for damages,
&c, was two thousa nd nine hundred and for
ty. The parties claimed 81, 458, coo DANA
ges. There was allowed $1,370OO0. A
great many claims were withdrawn, some
forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior, and
seventy six in which no testimony was offer
ed. The testimony-which is in the hands
of Secretary Csher-flls Sjgieel 1ouS0ufl
pages Of tego5 rap paper. The appropriations
made by the last Congress 1920, 0O0) for the
aid OF the sufferers, has been distributed
among 1900 persons in sums ranging from
twenty dollars to two hundred dollars. ac-
cordlng to the necessity of the sufferers. AS
Congress has made 10 provision to pay the
amount of damages allowed by the Commits
sloners, it is proposed to pay off the claims by
appropriating for that purpose the back an
nuitles of the Sioux tribes, which amount to
nearly 50, 100000. One of the stipulations
of the treaty between them and the Uuited
States makes their annuity fund responsible
tor all damages committed by them.
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