The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-01-30
The suflner PSopOsifion-!Ar. Nasty
Suggests Additions.

The summer PreposifIon-lnr. Nasty
Suggests Additions.
CosFEDRIT RoAps !
(wIcH Is If TIE STATE Uy kSsTUcKYlS
December Is, Is72.
The sun goes down drealy over my
humble Kentucky home-it slides down
tie cold western sky and sets uuIer the
darkest clouds How like our fate
The dlmOcra,ic sun riz we'll enutf in the
east, at Baltimore, ]astsummer, but it's
setting In November was cold and cheer
less, That cussed Niger Lubbock is
yet postmaster at the Corners and l.
alas! L am boarding on promises to pay.
| and AM exposed to the jecrs and jipes
wich sllGz ie!iers in 2pecuniosity.
Une brite streak Of sunshine has fallen
| onto us-one only. The proposition w
that nobest Roman Nv all. Senator Sum
ner, 10 erase the name NV the late IN
pleasantness from the battle flags Nv the
federal regiments, ard from the army
register cz well, that the south may no
longer be hunliliated by being reminded
Nv Its defeat appeals TO my sepslbllltisa
and gives me new faith in humanity.
There Is yet balm In Gilead-kentucky
is not entirely deserted
Ez good ez Senator Sumner PROPOSE
ton Is. it is enuff. Kentucky accepts it
| only ez step in he right direction. not 81
q ultimate. for which this proposishen
the work Nv reconciliation is only half
done. We demand more NV him. We
are sensitive, high toned, and hawty
people. We demand in addition To the
erssin of names NV the battles from the
baths flags and army register, the follcr-
! IL:
/. That from this time henceforred
ard forever, no man either In print or
speach. shell ever be allowed to menshun
| the name o! any battle iu Hich our fs!er
citizens Nv the south wuz Whaled. aud
any man doing uv 1t shel be arrested,
| taken Riore the nearest justice Nv TIC
peace. and, upon convick shun. shei he
| Imprisoned in the penitenshery uY the
STATE III which The offense wuz comni.-
ted for life.
2. That Lookout Mountain, South
Mountain, ksnesaw His. Mi, hun
hIdge, AID ofiEer elsvashuns on uich our
brave and silivaIruS fellow citiz.nz Nv the
south wuz uhaled shel be ieyelcd off az
the expenae Nv The government, and all
valleys we're similar struggles snsooed bs
filed up.
3. That the monuments at Gettys
i3urg. aud all monuments IN cities. towns
| aud villages i'erpstua,is the HlsmpFg us
the sirugein Ahs! be immcjitly plQsed
| up.
| names w towns where sich
I struggle wuz he'd, sheibe changed to
sch pe+ce suxgcs,in names ez Jons,yille
| cn'thboro, e, settery and where .he
name Of r;.eF seierss unpleasant re
! l1ieasshnns 10 our fellow citizens wv the
SOUTH, the name uv such river shel he
chau2ed by act Nv congress
5 that the head aiones of federal sol
jas u The so called nsshnel cemeteries IT
Geitys burg and elsewhere, shell be torn
up, and The graves piowed over to re-
siore TIC ground 10 It's normal smoo,hness,
ard 'aat 70 mother. father, son or broth
er, or other relative Nv any federal SOL
ger who fell in these battles and ruz
! s5erried, she! be allowed tn visit sed
ground on any prstext whatever And
ez sed ground is government property,
that it shel be sold to tie highest bidder.
| and pro9eeds thereof paid into nashnel
treasury
6. That the sssyums fer disabled fed
| eral solgers at Dayton. Ohio, and else
Hhsre, aud all eiste asylums for the chill
| dren Nv federal solgers shell be iinmejia,s
! ly closed, the oecul arts turned out. the
| property sold and the proceeds thereof
| paid into the treasury of the nashuei
govefIment.
7. That all cannon, flag, and sich ta-
ken from cur fellow citizens OF the
South in battle. and now kept ez tro-
l.iiies shei be iowuust dastroy ed.
8. That the peGshuns now paid to dis
abled Federal solgers cease; or ct they
De continued, that ekal penshuns she be
| paid to the confedrit sojers, in case the
latter is Gid, that the penshuus shci be
paid for services to the Government
(The latter course would SCOT me batter
ez cuuld draw two penshuns for service
In both armies
9. That no man allow hisself to he
called Captain, Major Kernel
or other military title. beces Nv parrish
| pashen IN tbs isis struggle ; sed titles
alln1sple, Only TO them who won en- in
i uilishy servis. or IN wars prevus TO 1861.
10 That oil re e-union cf regiments, OF
| division, or eny other raspin Nv that
! kind be prohibited by law.
IL. That in discussions in Congress
the word Rebellion shei not be utter
| ed but lieu slloosion to 1t Is unavuid-
able the term ''iafe misraGs rssanGin,
| be yoused
| u. Tasi sii Fedral Soiers who lost
| legs OF arms in the war, shell invariably
swear thst they wuz taken off in thrash
| ma.heens.
/ l3. That Fourth of July orators shell
| draw all their illusions TO our military
glory from the TWO wars with Greas
Britain and the Mexican gar
/ II. That no Fedrsl soIjer or officer
shel be eligible to offs; his participa-
shu1 therein bein euthIu Nv wich be hex
| no call to be proud. on the contrary.
quite the reverse and also ez 1t wood
tend To keep alive a memory Nv an on
plsssaHtuess-to us.
Is. That sich soass u ''Irzmp, tramp.
tramp .le boys j. marching, tie pro-
eIbi,ei. under the .,eBaity nv eea,h Tor
The first t.fe,se .nd ten years In the
| reui,ee>hzgy for each succeeding intiecs
! shen.
.6. Ths, tie s1ios Of sao army yon
tcrp % changed from bleo, vich l. di>
tasteful, tn purple or soIne color vich hel
ns url,.ea.ani st ;rctions
IL. Tia, sch .f;eers in the resn;sr ar
r5y II heid loE siuls dvVTm rts uut1sro