The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-01-05
The legislature

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| Our state Legislature meets at Madison on
"Wednesday Of next week. In noticing this
fact the State Journal predicts sessi on of
unusual interest 1t says there are indica-
tions of a grand struggle between rival rail-
road corporations, which will lead to power
full combinations, and probably bring out
stronger lobby Influence than has been
witnessed since the famous 1--WE should say
| satamoas,9 land grant session of 1856. The
Journal adds that the most conspicuous
measure Of the session will be the DISPOSE
ton of the new Land Grants bestowed upon
the State for Railroad purposes by Congress
last winter
1t is some consolation to know that we
have representation in the present Legis-
lature that we believe will not be influenced
by the Establishments or promises of railroad
managers Mr. VAN WICK i'll the Senate,
v lille he has the-ablity and the position to
WELD a powerful influence in that body, may
be counted upon every time, to WELD that
influence for the public good, and merer for
personal or selfish ends Railroad Lobbies.
we predict will give him wide berth. He
lis not made of the stuff that lobbies like to
work on. He will labor to complete le-
gitimate business of the session at an early
day, and then advocate prompt adjourn
nent! If our Legislators could once bring
themselves to the stickening point, and ad
| journ as soon as the business can be compile
tied, it would mark a new era in our Legis
lation, and do away with, not only much
unnecessary legislation, but with vast deal
of corruption that creeps in through the III
fuence of Hobbies when members have lit
tie else to do than to bargain and speculate
on private account. 1s
In the Assembly we shall be represented
by Mr.. q. e. SIMMONS vino we predict will
take a prominent place in that body. From
Mr.. Simmons anteccdents, we do not believe
the Hobbies will stand any chance whatever
of making anything out Of him. Honorable
and upright in all his dealings, with bust
ness capacity surpassed by but few men IN
the State, we believe he is eninently qualifi-
ed for the duties of a Legislator. As a re-
preventative, we do not believe he can be
| influenced to sacrifice the interests of his
constituents by any consideration of self in
terest. II
On the whole we think Kenosha County
may we'll feel proud of her representation in
the legislature and the State at large to be
grateful to us for sending two such men to
look after its interests.
| DEMOCRACY AND THE SOLDIERS see
by the Ann Arbor papers that the Board Of
| Canvassers for the county of Washtenaw,
Mich, have thrown out the soldiers vote in
| that county, on the ground that the law au,
! thorizing the soldiers to vote is unconstitu
tional The spirit Of this act will be appre
ciated, when we state that the majority o
the Board of canvassers are democrats, anc
that the soldiers vote if canvassed, would
elect the entire Union county ticket--al
the county officers and two or three mem
bers of the Legislature-whichb by the Home
vote alone, is defeated by a small majority
The Democratic p pers of the county are o
course in extacies over this action Of tn
county canvassers. They fully approve tn
action, believing of conrse, that our br1v
sold iers who fight the battles of the countr,
against traitors rebels and conspirators
have no rights which democratic ofice-hold
ers are bound to respect.
This course of these democratic papers i
all the more reprehensbIe, as both of then
during the Presidential canvass, when
, was claimed that the soldiers were all goin,
for McClellun, urged the justice and RICH
Of the law allowing the soldiers to vote, all
one Of them, Ann Arbor J0UYaG3, conducte
: by its present editors advocated the passag
: of the law, in its capacity as lulEewarn
Union paper Its editor has, since the
, apostatized from even the little faith tina
t was in him. and now exhibits himself as IT,
: most virulent copperhead Of them all
l But we have no cont oversy with the ed
: itor of the Ann Arbor J0u5aaj. We merel
, refer to the incident to show that copper
} head democracy is alike everywhere. 1t
d an institution that can see nothing worth
!, of its sympathy or respect or considerable
J but the rebel Shareholders aud traitors, Will
d lamenting over the harlships to the slav'
e holders in not having their slave propert
! returned to them while in arms to destro
the constitution and the country can ST
a nothing wrong in depriving their own frient
! and neighbors sons and brothers, of Il
= = right of suffrage, because they happen
be in the army fighting for the preservatic
,, of this very right, that democratic count
d canvassers would deprive them of
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n Eg Governor Brown of Georgia, denie
n Indignantly, the statement recently mac
Ii in the rebel Congress that there were Fl
: teen thousand exempts from military Sc
T. vice in Georgia. He says that of that nun
d Der of State militia, all are in the servic
!, e except 1,43o, made up Of Judges, Sheriff
# Tax Collectors etc, who are absolutely ne
it essary to the maintenance of the State Go
It eminent, and a large proportion of who
! are over fifty years of age. He says th
It the largest part Of the militia is made up
r boys between sixteen and seventeen, al
l. old men from fifty to fifty-ive. He is angl
that JEFF. Davis forbade the Georgia trool
e to come home to the defense of their nati'
State, and asks whether, while nearly fiji
- regiments of Georgians are endeavoring
s defend Richmond. he ought to turn over a
he SO his State officers, old men and boys I'll
above facts, which are embodied in lett