The National tribune., 1882-12-21

This from comrade Lancrey, of Eieldon, Ill
| Laconc, but expressive, isn't it?-Such let
| tiers as the following encourage US to belieSc
that after all The TRIBUNE is pretty thoroughly
| appreciated: d" / will just say that am willing
rs one of your subscribers to do all | can to in
crease the circulation of THE TRIBUNE. Ihave
| read great many papers in the past; it suits
! me better than any of them. 1T is the soldier s
| friend, indeed" In proof of which the writer
! G. w. Fleming. Of Northern Illinois, sends us
five new subscribers in addition to ten sent the
| week previous us-Comrade f. s. Puff, of Bull
vile, n. Y, tells us that we need not ask him
| to renew his subscription, As he will be a
supporter of THE TRIBUNE as long as it
| keeps up its fire on the men who think that a
soldier has no rights. and he backs up that asser-
| tion by sending us three new subscribers.-
! COmrade c. NJ. Hall, of Union City Michigan,
| tells us in recent letter how he went to work
! TO organize a G. A. Il. Post at that place. He
wrote to Comrade B. r. Pierce, of Grand Rapids,
/ for a blank application, and receiving il
made personal canvass among his fellow ex-
! soldiers until he had procured forty-1ive sigma
! lures, when he notified Department Com
! mander Pierce, and the Post was duly mustered,
| and is now very prosperous. That is the right
! way to 90 about it, and we think COmrade Hall 5
example will be widely fOllOwcd.-Jeremiah
| Fisher, of West Boylston, Mass, who entered
the army in 1861, and who had three brothers
| in the service, writes us: If ] ever lOnged for
| any paper to read. it is The NATIONAL TRIB-
| UNE, and when it comes it is a rich treat for
all my family as well as myself. / cannot see
how any Union soldier can do without it,
whether he served four months or four years"
This is the same old Conundrum, and we again
shall have to give it up.-Thos. J. Sergeant,
of Salem, Mass, fears that he is not a good
canvasser, but declares his intention to do the
best he can for the TRIBUNE, and we infer
from the tone of his letter that his - best" will
amount to a great deal. He adds: "THE TRIB-
UNE'S manly straighttorWardness should com
mend it TO the appreciation of all who read it,
1t is truly the soldiers friend, and would be a
valuable acquisition to any family. The ear
nestness with which you advocate the soldiers
interest gives ample evidence of your sincerity,
and shows that you have put your hand to the
plow and do not believe in turning back."-
Comrade 2. T. Payne, of Kent, Conn, sends
the following stirring appeal to our ex-sol-
diers: great journal with great clrcula-
tiOn will have more influence in Congress than
anything else can have, and great circulation
for so sound journal as The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE can easily be obtained. Comrades we
who are subscribers must set the wheel in mo-
tiOn. l propose that each one of us get one or
more new subscribers before the 1st of January.
We can do it if We try, and by so doing double
its influence in Congress in less than one
month Let us rally to a man and charge for
SuuSCIlbGIS 10 Jut SOIuttT SlTOnSGSt dlNOCdle.
You may rest assured | shall not be hindmoSt
in said charge, but will do all / can for its sue
cess. "A. !. R., of Hatboro, Pa, who par
ticipated in the battle of Bull Run when only
seventeen years of age, calls our attention to
an article in the Philadelphia Times headed
Give the Public the Pension List" and says
the editor has named almost every way of
hunting down the pensiOned soldier except
hunting him down with bloOdhOunds and the
rifle We uuita agree with porresDondpnt
that 1t Is high time our ex-soldierS drew the
line between friend and foe.-COmrade J. i.
Chase, of Whitesville, n. Y, sends us 4 club of
thirteen new subscribers and asks us to send
him the book entitled Capturing Locomo-
tive" which he has agreed TO let every men,
Der of the club read-a capital idea After
mentioning the fact that all who take THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE like it very much, he
says: Il believe your paper is destined to
have the largest circulation of any paper in
the United States and If such journals as the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and New
York Herald Sun and Tribune want their circu-
lation to grow beautifully less, let them con-
tinue to heap abuse on the pensioner. have
friends who were not soldiers that take those
journals, and l can influence them to let them
alone and take THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, while
other ex-soldiers can do the same and we can
fight it out on this line if it takes what
Is left of our wrecked constitutions
ID. Reeder, of Mannsville, Pa, who is not a
subscriber to THE TRIBUNE but expects TO be-
come one, writes US a strong letter advocating
the passage of the $40 pension bill. He very
truthfully remarks: Soldiers at the end of the
war could not enter into any business, for they
had not the money, and consequently they have
lived miserable life ever since the close of the
war-a hand-tO-han fight with poverty and suf-
fering. Corporations and individuals would not
employ them, for the reason that they could
get able-bodied men who could render more
service. ."-Comrade J. S. Randall. of Benton
Harbor, Mich is of the opinion that "if those
who think that this old soldier business is
played out were obliged to live as We did Tat
for a few days, they would
change their minds" Quite likely. Our cor
respondent could enHghten them as to the sort
of fare which they would be compelled to sub |
sist on, for he had a taste of Wirz's cruelty |
himself. Indeed, he ventures to question the |
OF one of Little Red Caps" state |
ments, in which, however, as he will see when |
the latters narrative is a little farther ad- |
vanced, he is himself mistaken-ComraGe |
Isaac Smith, of Palmer, Mo-, does not "pre- |
tend to canvass" when he has trump" he |
leads II, as an earnest of which he sends us two
new subscribers. He quotes the parable of the |
SOwer, but points out that in the case of THE
TRIBUNE the seed all falls good ground and
will increase a hundred f0ld.-Comrade S.
Fuller, of Sandwich, H., says he has written
not only to his Representative in Congress, but
TO Senator Beck also, and we quite agree with
him that If eX-Soldiers would write good, sensi-
bic letters TO our Senators and Representatives
1t might have a beneficial effect-C Comrade
Z. r. Norton, Of Georgetown, N Y writes at
ength Of the contrast between the condition of
5he country to-day and twenty years ago, and
says: "If | had but the elOquence Of Demos
henes, would address you in words of living
ire as an expression of my heartfelt thanks"
W. w. LOwdeTmilll, of the llli-
lois State Association of Union Prisoners of
War, sends us this hearty endorsement of THE
TRIBUNE: - am subscriber to your excel
ent paper, and consider it one of the best
'apers published in the interest of the common
oldler and pensloner. 1t gives NE pleasure to
Commend this excellent paper to my comrades.
wish you success. W. J. Wheeler, of
he soldier who was left to die in the Provi-
ence pOOr-hOuse, in Luzene county, Pa.
occurred at the Rockland county, Ill. aims
louse, and he asks: "Will the Government
ver learn that the soldier is fast passing away,
nd ROW is the time they need help?" That |
epends upon whether our veterans are wise |
nough TO unite IN support of a newspaper |
Vhlch can compel Congress to listen TO their
emands.-CO COmrade Spalding, of Laramie
ity, Wyoming, writes: I'VE old soldiers in |
he Rockies are going to give You eastern bows
good reception at the Denver Encampmentl |
ext August. May we expect The TRIBUNE
D be represented there?" Yes THE TRIBUNE !
7H be represented there, Notwithstanding that
'enYer is a long distance from our base of !
lppies.--We are indebted to NJ. ID. Wells of
JUNCTION, n. j., for thoughtful letter on the in
Dnslstencies Of the pension system, and regre$
4f NO ra,tf II