The National tribune., 1882-12-28

that interview with COmmander-ln-Chlef Van
dervoort in last weeks issue?
A. Barney. Sax City, Iowa, whose health was
broken down in the army, and whose applica
tion for a pension is still pending, writes: 4"
like to read the letters from the old soldiers,
and | am glad that they have such a friend in
The TRIBUNE" Yes, and THE TRIBUNE
wants to feel that it has friend in every ex-
I soldier.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has the ring OF
the right metal. May its voice ring out over
the mountains and valleys of the East and the
plains of the West and the country be made to
feel that the soldier has rights which it ought
to respect" d. H. Condrey, Oblong, Ill. That
depends upon whether there are strong arms AT
the bell rope. Lay hold, comrades.
THEY ALL LIKE IT.
So il seems it is not the soldier alone who
finds THE TRIBUNE interesting. Read this:
" | enclose one dollar to renew my subscription
and three dollars for three new subscribers.
! The latter were never soldiers, but | handed
them a copy of THE TRIBUNE and they were
all very much interested in Free Lance and
! Little Red Caps stories about AndersonVille.
They thought it an excellent paper not only
for the soldier but for the civilian. | myself
prize it above all other papers" Freeman A.
! Smith. ProvincetOwn. Mass. And this reminds
US to SAY that our subscribers should not con-
fine thtir canvassing to X-soldicrs alone. Show
| THE TRIBUNE to your nCighbOrs generally and
! try to induce them to subscribe
Enclosed please find 81 for your paper,
which by chance found its way to my INT. |
hope that YOU Will let a stranger come in f.
! g. Lukcns, Graysvlle Ohio. OF course we will.
Here's a corner for you right off. Make your
! self at home and stay as long as you like.
| Comrade j. $. Powell HOOpestOn, Ills. is one
| of The TRIBUNES most energetic club raiSerS.
/ He sends us ten new subscribers, ard adds:
| "Will have another club in few days. The
IL.
! they can't live without TIE TRIBUNE" We
want about one hundred thousand iust-like-
comrade-Powcll veterans to canvass for THE
| TRIBUNE.
Zone by one" writes Comrade Alex c. Ray,
! adutant of T. B. Wolcott Post, No. /, Mil
waul<ce, Wis, "our old comrades are falling
into line, and | trust they will swell the ranks
of subscribers to your valuable paper until not
soldier of the Union shall be found among
| the Stragglers and then with Il finn step and
shoulder to shoulder we will march on TO We
tory as in the days of 81 to %" That's the
sort Of talk we like to hear-laggards to the
rear.
David !. Garrett, Leon, Iowa, in renewing
his subscription, takes occasion to say: Being
specially interested in everything that pertains
to the welfare of the boys in blue can't do
without THE tribune | appreciate your
laborS in their behalf through the advocacy of
the arrears of pension and equalization of
bOunties bills, etc" Yes, we do not believe any
of our readers think that the work TIE TRIB-
UNE is doing will prove TO be loves labor
lost"
A. Gibson, Malone, n. V sends US two more
new subscribers, and says: "If you could see
me, you would not ask me to make any eXcr-
ton, but | will do all | can cheerfully." We
ask nothing more, comradc; you have shown
your appreciation OF THE TRIBUNE in very
practical way, and we shall not forget it.
"REMINISCENCES OF ANDERsoNvILLE.
We are constantly receiving letters from ex-
prisoners giving their personal rccollectlons-
some Of them very interesting-but our space
is too limited to admit Of their publication at
present Thus, comrade Dennis Costello Hart
ley, \. Y, who a member of the Ninety
sixth New York volunteers, and spent seven
months at AndersonVille, writes us a vivid ac-
count of his experiences there and at Camp
Lawton, whence he was finally taken to Sa-
vannah and paroled, mentioning among other
memorable incidents. the smaSh-up which Oc
Cured to the train which carried the prisoners
from Andersonville. We have read the letter
with a great deal Of interest, and the three
new subscriptions which il contains is a sub
stantial proof of the writer's appreciation of
THE TRIBUNE.
Comrade Alphonso Dunfeld, Buffalo, w. Va.
says THE TRIBUNE comes to him like mes
scnger of mercy, and asks us to keep the recruit
whose subscription he cncloses well supplied |
with cartridges Wen do that, comrade |
Just keep sending on the recruits, and THE
TRIBUNE will see that they don't run short OF
ammunition.
Theo. Loring, Cortland, H., writes: "Hav- |
ing devoted four years Of faithful service as a |
soldier III the late rebellion to sustain free |
government and protect the homes and fire |
sides of those who were left behind, it would |
be doing myself injustice to say that ] was not |
Il friend Of the soldier, or not in favor of the |
party or press whose principles were in har- |
mony with the best interests of the Nation |
and embraced the fulfllment Of the solemn !
promises made to the rank and file of the Union |
armies, and SO he subsCribes for THE IRIB- |
UNE, like a true cOmradc.
Here is compliment to THE TRIBUNE |
which every old tar VIII appreciate Il like |
the fearless way in which YOU send III your |
broadsides. Get on the springs to your cable |
so we can warp her brOadaide TO and pour in |
shot and shell until they surrender to justice. |
Yours, so long as there is a shot in the locker,
J. W. Dinsmore, Upton, Mich" Comrade Dins-
more served III the Mexican war as well us in |
the rebellion, and his health was ruined III a
Southern prison-pcn no pension yet.
A SAMPLE SOLDIERS BIOGRAPHY.
Here is a sample soldiers biography con-
denScd from a letter Of George ID. Hunter,
Niroqua, Wis. Captured while on picket duty,
after going through seven days battle of the
Wilderness without receiving anything worse
than a scratch from a mnic-ball in the neck;
robbed of valuables and clothing, and marched
seventy miles to the door Of Libby prison;
comrade shot down by guard Tor going too near
the window; kicked, gagged and laShed for
selling pair of boots for Il sick cOmrade; went
in weighing l55 pounds; came out weighing
SO pounds father, uncle and two cousins
starved to death down there; he alone lived to
reach home and tell the CHASTITY story; now
receives the magnificent stipend Of 81 per
month from the Government. Cut this out
and paste it in your hat, Senator Beck.
Here is Order No. l from David Palmer
Reynolds Post, No. Il, Maynard, Ia: I've are
going to prepare for Il winter campaign, and
we want every soldier to the front No strag-
Cling"
This is what mere boy accomplished for
The TRIBUNE the other day: " Last Saturday
my father told me to go out and get some sub
scribers, and | did SO and got nine. | propose
this morning to get another" This is from
Carl Sherman, PaOla, Kan, whose father was
i'll the McCool raid and was hunted by the
confederate blo0dhounds. He is the son of a
veteran, therefore, and worthy of his sire
Comrade w. L. Thorp, Commander of Joe
Hooker Post, No. 26, Hart, Mich, writes us
this stirring letter: 4" We all think THE TRIB-
UNE is the best soldiers paper published, and
as the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so
we prove faith III The TRIBUNE by the
enclosed postal order for $l4 for rs many new
subscribers" Joe Hooker Post takes the right
OF the lipe. Next!
J. A. Baker, Addison, n. V, writes us Mt
length concerning the injustice of limiting the |