The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-01-11
M HIS. LINCOLN,
A HypocandrTac as sO Health and n No.
noaMaia,ac asa the subject of
Money.
~[Springfeld Journal


[Springfeid Journai.]
The report printed in n New York paper
q few days ago Of an alleged interview with
DIR. Sayre, the att ming physician of Ms
Abraham Lincoln, while in that city, MT on
ly jnslifies The Journal in breaking the ST.
lence which, from motives of sympathy and
respect tor the feelings Of the relatives and
friends of the marsyred President. it has so
long maintained on this s%upjscf, but makes
it q duty to do 80. For some time past the
physical and percuniary condition of Mrs.
Lincoln nave been made the sunje ct of fire.
qnent reports Of a highly sensational char
acter, but having scarcely any foundation in
fact. The Jou, nal has uniformity refr4ined
from noticing these SORES. even for the pur-
pose Of correction, for the reason alluded to.
DR.. Sayre, who appears to have been IN
early acquaintance of Mrs. Lincoln, at Lex
ington, KY, and now t. BE- given her medi-
Cal treatment in New York, Is SAID TO have
represented to a reporter Of the New York
Enthusiastically on the authority Of Mrs.
Lincoln berself-that she is in a site o
virtual poverty, being without mems to Sc
cure the medical attendance and the aid OF
nurses, of which she greatly stands IN need,
notwithstanding the pension OF So 5000 per
annum granted her by Congress. This has
followed by charges rsh cling upon Mrs.
| Lincoln's friends for implied neglect, and
especially has it been intimated that this is 10
be made the ground for an attack upon Sec
rctary Lincoln, whose removal from the De-
partment of War is to be demanded uader
! certain conditions.
The whole bnsiness is a most painful one,
but justice to Secretary Lincoln and other
friends of Mrs. Lincoln demand that the
truth should now be told. The fact is, that
while Mrs. Lincoln is undoubtedly physically
and mentally i'll, she is . b. poc"ne1l c
as to her health and a an the
subject Of money. 1t was the latter peculi-
arity which, some ten years ago, induced hrr
10 offer her wardrobe for sale III New York,
to the chagrin and modification Of her
friends. Each movement for the purpose of
honoring some distinguished ciiiz N by rails
! ing a fund for his or her benefit has been
! The occasion for q new acces ion OF her nn-
fortunate MALAY. This WAS the case a year
or so ago WHEN the movement was on too
TO raise a fund Of $3.50, 900 for General
Grant, and there has been a revival OF the
feeling within the past few weeks IN con
.ac+s,, r;th n. ltHa movement far the heUt1I
of the family of the late President Garfield.
, During these periods she has complained OF
neglect and lack of National appreciation,
aud even threatened to 20 to Washington
and make her appeal to Congress for addi-
tional pensi n.
Those most intimately acquainted with
Mrs. Lincoln's percuniary aft ,lrs say that,
in addition to her pension Of 50 900 a year
from the government, she is ia the enjoy
ment of an annual income Of some $4,000
TO So. 500 interest from investments ia Coy
srnment bonds, originally made for her by
Judge Davis, administrator of Presidents
Lipcoln's esfate-making u total Of over
SIS. 900 a year. After her return from Ent-
land she was, for several years, an inmate OF
of the family Of her sisfer, in this city, where
her every want was supplied with the utmost
patience. and every Whim necessary for her
comfort gratlfed. During this period her
personal expenses were reduced to a miai-
Mum rate, and there was a considerable in
crease Of her capital. As she has no one
TO support but herself, it is 10 absurd tn Say
tha, she ia in a state of suffering and wa t
on S5, 900 d year. While we would not
throw a straw in the way Of securing an il
creased allowance from the Government, it
| Congress should see proper To grant II. her
dependenceis. to-day, propor'ionately larger
than that of Mrs. Garfield, with five children
and the aged mother of her husband to sup
port.
We have spoken thus at length in justice
| to relatives of Mrs. L., Who have are grossly
wronged by the reports which nave gon5
forth on this subject through the press &C
companied by lnsinuations of absolute and
willful neglect. Tue case is q sad one, but
it is so thro lgh the unfortunate mental hal
lucination of the principal subject OF it ra
Their than from any shortcomings OF Mrs.
Lincoln's friends.