The National tribune., 1882-12-28

ity of Rose Creek Mimi. who have had the
subject of Post organization under considera-
tion for some time but although supplied with
the necessary instructions from headquarters
have not as yet applied for a charter. Sorry
to hear that viii not some of The IRIBUNE's
lleutenantS in Minnesota look into the matter
and wade into Rose Creek?
- S." who is member of Kenesaw Post,
at Danville ILL.,, sends US two subscribers and
remarks: This makes nine subscribers in
our Post, and many more will be added to your
list before long. l hope the day is not far dis
tant when every soldier will know who his
friends are" Comrades of Kenesaw Post, the
rationS are ready for you.
\ subscriber to THE TRIBUNE from its first
issue, writes us from Utica, denouncing Mr..
Ellis II. Roberts, the editor of the Utica HeJUd,
in pretty strong-not too strong, but just strong
enough-terms and the deeper we go into our
mailbag the more unpopular editor Roberts
| seems To grow. By the way, are there no G. A.
K. Posts in Utica? And if there are, what have
they got to say about his wholesale abuse of our
| eX-sOlders?
INTERESTING FROM BEGINNING TO END.
"THE TRIBUNE is interesting from begin
ming to end" s. VI. Childs Chagrin Falls, o.
| That covers the whole ground.
James Il. Noble, Hopkins Station, Mich, who
was in the Twelfth and afterwards the Twenti-
! eth Corns under GCary, writes that If those WI o
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for our soldiers were forced to endure what they
! did they would sing different tune. He adds:
i put III almost three years and | am Ser-
| OuSiy disabled that | can only do half a days
work, but if the Government were in danger |
would volunteer again-and | wouldn't guard
any straw stacks either. but fight like HI.
1t makes my blood boil when | think how our
boys were used. | belonged to the One Hundred
and FOrty-ninth New York and Eshould like to
hear from some of the old boys. If | can do any
thing for your paper the soldier let me
| know You are the sort of man, cOmrade, 10
get up a big club of subscribers for THE TRIB-
UNE, and in that way help the soldier too. We
shall expect to hear from you soon.
In a letter incloSing three new subscribers for
The TRIBUNE, COmrade ID. Palmer, Of Coal
City, ILL.,, says: - | consider that no soldier
has done his duty until he has got all OF his
friends and acquaintances to subscribe for the
paper which is advocating his cause and fight
ing for his rights" Wish they ali felt as YOU
do, cOmrade.
Mrs. Lucy Potts, Oakfied, Wis, renews her
subscription, and also sends us new subscriber.
She says she thinks il is everybody's duty to
work faithfully for the increase of THE TRIB-
UNEs circulation all over the Union" This is
fresh evidence of the interest which the loyal
women of the land take in THE TRIBUNE.
J. j. Snyder of Lyle, Washington Territory,
sends lis two subscriptions 10 THE TRIBUNE.
and writes in glowing terms of the climate and
resources of the country. He says there is
enough homestead land for , 900 families five
miles from the Columbia river and churches
and Sunday schools have already been estab
lishcd. Not u settler has died there since his
arrival and he enjoys splendid health. All of
which is confirmed by what others have written.
Comrade John Rcgan, Easthampton, Mass,
sends us two new subscribers and adds: q"
still try to pick up the right kind of vets
Those who have been under heavy fire are the
best. They take to THE TRIBUNE at first
sight" Naturally You can't pass raw re-
cruit off them for a vcteran-and The
TRIBUNE is veteran, sure enough.
w. ID. Porter, GOhecnville, Pa, renews his
subscription and takes occasion to say that, in
his opinion, THE TRIBUNE should find place
in every soldiers home. He adds: Justice
viii never be meted out to the soldier in gem
cral till the equalization of bounties bill is !
passed. That's so; and if our eX-sodiers !
want to hasten the passage of that bill let them
rally to the support of its principal advocate
THE TRIBUNE.
WORKING HAND IN HAND.
VIII II. Slonaker, Cooperstown, Pa. who sends /
us five new subscribers declares that the boys all
think THE TRIBUNE is the best paper publish !
ed and adds that they expect to organize q. |
A. Il. Post there in a couple of weeks. Thus it |
is tnat THE TRIBUNE and the Grand Army |
are working hand in hand.
Commander Powell, of Colonel ]. NJ. Patter- /
son Post No. 151, Pittsburg, Pa sends THE .
TRIBUNE the names of five new subscribers,
and adds " As we have 325 members, | may be |
able TO send you a lot more" Yes, every one
of the 325 ought to be a subscriber to TIE TRIB-
UNE
Il like your paper. Give it to them hot
especially Senator Beck l was a soldier for
three years. and lost my leg almost at the close
of the war"-Thos. Taylor, Emlcnton, Pa.
l'p11 do Ha,-inr rCrl,Sa ihcr
and we want some more just like him to take
the stump" for TIE TRIBUNE in Pennsylvania.
Camradc Philip Franklin, Neptune Ohio,
sends us two subscribers and writes: . am
now in the field for THE TRIBUNE and expect
to stay there so long rs it stands by the SOL
dier's interests, as it is now doing" Then you
may as well make up your mind to 'enlist for
the war;" comrade.
In forwarding three new subscriptions Joseph
Snyder, Omsted, Ohio, asks lis to particularly
call the attention of the Hon. Amos Townsend, !
member of Congress from his district to the
much talked Of $40 pension bill. Mr.. Town
send should inform his constituents how he
stands on this question.
All we thought we should find at least one
Christmas present in this pile of letters. Austin
Brothers, Minerva, Stark county, O., writes us:
" Merry Christmas to you. Please enroll my
name among those who have sent a new sub
scriber us Christmas present to the editor
of THE TRIBUNE Comrades, to the front. Let
us utmost endeavOrs to aid the editor
of the THE TRIBUNE in extending the circula-
tion of the soldiers best friend. We cannot
too highly rccOmpcnse one who is so nObly de-
Tending our rights. | repeat, soldiers, to the
'front.' Happy New Year, comrade.
a CHAMPION CLUB RAISER.
Comrade 4. ID. Launder, GAINESVILLE, O., sends
us ten new ubscriberS-making in all sixty
seven which he has sent uS-and says we will
hear from him again next week. Think of it,
comrades-sXty-sevcn new subscribers from
one canvasser! There's an inspiration for you
Well, well! Here's another Christmas present
for the editor, which Comrade @. II. Damon,
Paw Paw Grove, ILL.,, sends us in the shape of
two new subscriptions in addition to his own.
:" When THE TRIBUNE does not come on Sat
urday,' he writes, 4" | think the belt must have
slipped off somewhere" 1t wont very often in
the future.
Capt. K. II. Baldwin, Montville, o., is among
those of our subscribers who wrote to their
members of Congress on the 18th inst, against
the proposed reduction of internal revenue
taxes. His representative, by the way, is the
Hon. +. T. Taylor, of General Garields old
district We are also indebted to the Captain
for five new subscribers. ,
Here is another comrade who sends us Il new
subscriber ut the same time that he renews his
own subscriptiOn-A. III. Wood Painted Post
\. Y, who writes: " THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
is very popular with the few surviving soldiers
Of this place, death having thinned their ranks
sadly, and most of them dying from disease