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The graphic sketch Of the camnaign
alluded to in a letter written By General
Garfield to Secretary Chase, published else
where, and recently uncarthcd by the New
York San, although written two weeks before
the appearance Of the Garfield letter, viii he
read with interest, as ii relates especially to
the charges brought against General Rose
Grams of unnecessary delay i'll his movements
during the period referred to IN the letter.
The brief campaign which resulted in
the occupation OF all Middle Tennessee by
the Army OF the Cumberland in the sum
mer of 1868, occurring rs it did simultane-
ously with the capture Of Yicksburg by the
forces under command of General Grant has
never been accorded It's fair degree OF promi-
ncncc among the great strategic movements
of the war. Battle reports filled with lists
of killed and wounded had whctted the in
herent taste for blood which lies dormant in
mankind, and which no degree Of cultiva-
uon ever wholly oDuttIattS, even III the
most enlightened peoples ot the earth. Like
the old lacy who regretted the loss of her
sight because she could no longer enjoy her
murders in the weekly paper, so the people
at home viewed the dislodgment of the enemy
from an almost impregnable position, when
unaccompanied by the clash of arms, the
roar of artillery, and. the charge upon the
imminent deadly breach, as tame and unin-
teresting. The disIodgment of General
Bragg from the strOngly-intrenched camps
at Tullahoma and Shelbyyille, causing his
enforced retreat beyond the Tennessee River.
by General Rqsecrans, escaped public atten-
uon, and WAS thus eclpsed by the pyro-
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that the relieving guard found The sentry
dead at his post with bullet through his
heart? He was buried where he fell. Who
thought of proclaiming new hero, when
every sortie had It's Perils and every sbir-
mish it's emergencies? It is the soldiers
part to obey orders, whether they thrust
him into the jaws of death OF summon him
to victory.
Yet we fancy that all through that long
and bloody struggle the heart of the Nation
beat i'll unison with that of the common
soldier, rather than his ilIustrious generals.
The thoughts of our sweethearts, and wives
were with the brave fellows in the trenches,
on the march, and in the thick of the fray,
rather than with the great commanders who
from some safe point OF observation directed
the movements of the armies, and though
history can spare no page upon which to
record their individual achievements, the
memory of their sublime devotion will long
be cherished in the hearts of a grateful
people
We are glad to note an improvement in
this respect in The military articles which
appear on the first page Of the TRIBUNE:
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q vital Question,

At the present rlte of progress il VIII re-
quire ten years 10 settle al! the pension
claims now on hIe. The total, according to
the latest report. lrom the Pension Eur,au,
is upwards OF @a0ooo, and new claims are
being filed at the rate of 1900 or more per
month, Commissioner Dudley is doing his
utmost to expedite tine worl, of The Office. but
the mcagrcncss Of The appropriation at his
command contracts his powers. He has at
present bctwcen6iA and seven hundred clerks
and work for twice that number. He is en-
barra,scd, too, by the fact that the force in
the offices OF the Adjutart-GcncraI and Sur
gcOn-GcneTal is not sufficient to perform the
mere manual labor demanded of il. The
work of searching the reports to verify
claimants military and hospital record is one
Of great difficulty, owing to lack of proper
indexes, and consumes much more time than
might at first thought besupposcd. The most
expert clerk cannot complete the records Of
more than three soldiers per diem, ana there
is 10 way Of Fastening the dispatch of bust
ness except by increasing the force.
The responsibility, therefore, for the exist
ing delay in the adjudication of pension
claims clearly rests with Congress, which
alone has power to authorize the necessary
increase of clerical force, and it cannot hope
to eyade the issue. Should it fail to make
thcdesired appropriation, its inaction will be
equivalent to declaration of Indifference as
to when the soldier receives his due. We
do not believe that Congress is willing to be
placed in that attitude before the country.
Certainly neither House can afford to shirk
its duty in the matter.
If Congress- however, is for the moment
indifferent, the people are not. They have
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THO Common Snlfirr-

As Time casts its glamour over The battles
Of the war, the achievements of It's great
generals stand out with increasing brilIjancv.
while the heroism OF the common soldier is
seemingly forgotten. Our military histories
abouud in descriptions of deeds Of gallantry
performed hy flyorile officers, but few cold
sentences suffice to record the fact that the
effective strength Of the contcnding armies
was so many thousands each; that such a
number were killed; so many wounded; so
many taken prisoner, and so many reportcd
missing. Yet the world never saw such
spectacle as the courage, the daring. and the
endurance of the common soldier afforded in
every campaign from Bull Run to Appo-
mattox. His was the danger without the
compcnsating hope OF distinction, the suffer-
ing without the sustaining thought of pro-
motion, the baptism Of fire without the cx-
pectatiOn of grateful remembrance. In the
eyes of his commander he ceased for the
moment to be individually of more account
than the poor pawn which the sllillful chess
player throws away to secure some tempo
rary advantage on the board. What mat
tered it if, sent out to reconhOitre or draw
the encmy's fire, he was shot down by the
first volley? In the economy of war few
soldiers more or less Go not affect the result
of battle. OF what consequence Was it
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Eannlizatlon of nnnnties.

Several bills providing for the equaliza-
ton of bounties, differing. only in details,
are now before Congress, action upon which
IS being vigorously pressed by THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. The measure is one the
justice OF which cannot be doubted, and in
some form OF other must sooner OF later be-
come a law.
If the ex-soldiers Of the country will only
extend to us their cooperation and support
by sending their subscriptions increasing our
circulation, we can do much towards hasten
ing the passage of one or the other of the
bills now under consideration. We hope to
hear from them concerning the matter.
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Up 10 the present time the support Of its
disabled soldiers and the widows and orphans
OF those who fell in battle has cost the Gov
cTament in encighborhood of $50O,000,00O,
j only about Gne-lourth of the amount
t..amaoGo il has paid 10 its secured cred
.he bondholders. Agd yet there are
.arSnnasor Beck profess to think
."Amt Of lis pension obligations
..., tnc Treasury and involve the
. widespread ruin
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Imuortant Notice.

Officers and enlisted men having claims
,aaiHst the Government for horses lost in
lie military service during the war of the
'cbellion should at once send their address
o this Office. The question Of legislation
tiIecting their interests is now before Con-
gress and we wish TO be able to make a
arOng showing when the proper time arrives.
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THE present Congress will fail in its duty
10 the soldier should it neglect to pass an
Equalization of Bounties bill. The poverty
of the Government can no longer be pleaded
as an excuse for delay.
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EuilsErihP.

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HI-9 IN = Ih,
Collector Of IdrcS, Brookiyn, ~ Y.
(OHcc a corporal.

Also the following extract from letter,
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of San Francisco, Secretary of the California
Veterans Home Association:
Had not my official duties been more
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to have sent you many subscribers. As it
is, learn that others are getting up clubs
and hope your list will be largely swelled
from this coast.
yours truly, J. ]. LYON"
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GEO. S. MERRILL.

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f- CsFE Fo7 ~" WHO Has BORNE The CATTLE, AND roH
..-a sHg c6fEAgs."-A -AuFa4hg LINCOLN.
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DURING the month of February $40
certificates for pension were issued by Com
missioner Dudley.
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ITHAs one of the provisions of the general
law regulating army promotions, that no
officer on being promoted from the ranks
could draw the increased pay due him until
ne had been mustered" which could not
occur until he had received his commission
rom the War Department, and il was one of
:he unforeseen results of Sherman's march to
he Sc, that, owing to the lack Of rcomnunica-
ION with Washington, many of the officers
created during that campaign never received
.hcir commissions at all, and hence failed to
5btain the increased pay of their rank, al
hough forced Is officers TO provide their own
'a'lous The passage Of a measure to pay
ho claims which officers in such cases clearly
.aEo aga 90. the Government ought to be
.uaou~r advocated in the present Con
larly Justice is better than eternal
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AT T12 present death rate, the Govern
men: is making money by delaying the settle
malt Of depending pension claims. It saves
one thousand dollars by the death of every
meriioriouS claimant, ten Thousand dollars
by the death ofeyery ten, one hundred thou
sand dollars by the death of every hundred,
and one million dollars by the death ofeyery
thousand! And yet we believe the senti-
ment of the. country is not IN favor of letting
the Government speculate on its own dis
honor.
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TIE VALIDITY OF TIE PUBLIC DEBT OF TIE UsTED
STATES, AUTHORIZED Law, INCLUDING DEBTS INCURRED FCR
PAYMENT OF PENSIONS AND EOuNTEs FOR SERVICES ~ SUP
PRESSING HsURRECTlCN or REGELoN SHALL NOT Be CUES
TONED" "-SEc. Z, ART. XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
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Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30

ONE Doctor" McGorrisk, represent ing himself to be the Surgeon General of Iowa. came to Tucson several months ago to look after the mythical bonanzas of brother who died in the Pima coun- ty hospital. While here the learned Rsculapius took a peculiar fancy to samples of an Arizona rock whose prin- cipal ingredient IS rye, and examined 1t very frequently with the aid of a glass; in fact, he became completely absorbed with his interesting subject, and devoted large porti n of his time ID accumulat- ing as many specimens as his limited means would permit He was shown every fraternal courtesy by the medical profession here, who failed to ellcit from him any remarks indicating a knowledge of medicine or surgery. He was in Tucson when the smallpox broke out, but was not called upon to exercise his profound knowledge or skill in behalf of the pest-stricken people of tnc clty, excepting that ne was invited in one instance to accompany a physi- elan on a visit to a patient.
 Upon the return Of Doctor" McGor- risk to Des Moines, Iowa, he told to a verdant newspaper reporter of that city most ridiculous story of the smallpox scare, in which he represented himself as having made $500 in three days through vaccinatiDg the frightened peo- ple-he having the only virus in the city. The story is simply too absurd to speak of. If the doctor" did make a raise of $500 in Tucson, he is doubtless ashamed to make public the questionable manner in which he did it, and resorts to a very silly explanation of the trick.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30
COL. KAurz' OPINION.

ASGrL ISLAND, Cal, March 2S, lSS2
 COLONEL: In reply to yours of the 22d inst, asking my opinion of quoted extract from General Wilcox Annual Report of the Department of Arizona for 1878. I have to state that the facts do not justify the statements contaired in the extracts referred to. When l first be- came cognizant of the misstatements thereIn, on the receipt of a copy of Gen. Wilcox report. I wrote letter dated December 2ith, 1878. taking exceptions to the paragraphs quoted specially. as also to the tenor of the report on some other points which sent to the War Department through the Division Head quarters. The tenor of my letter was so clearly contradictory, that have been surprised that one or the other of us has not been arraigned for making a false report.
 Very respectfully your obd't serv't,
 (SignedD AUGUsT V. KAuTz,
 Col Eighth Infantry.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30
Train llnbbers.

The Chicago Daily Times, Dallas, Texas special says the Texas train rob bers came out of their rendezvous in the canyon and mountain fastnesses of Upper Brazos county Friday night and when the train from San Francisco or the Texas Pacific road pulled up at Ranger Station Spur they took posses sion There were i've robbers, all armed to the teeth. The leaders entered the express car, commanding the messenger % throw up his hands. The oOlored porter made dash for the passenger coach and reused three Texas rangers who had been travelling on the trains for several weeks as guards. When they
 reached outside the robbers opened fire on them, keeping captive the train men as breastworks. The rangers returned the fire but without effect. After the leader had robbed the the express car the gang retired in single file making tie train men followed be- tween them and the rangers until they were out pf danger. IL was nearly an hour before the trainmen got back to the ears. The robbers did not molest the United States mails or passengers. The messenger states that the robers secured less than $500. IL k believed, however, that a very large hsul was made. The railroad officials profess to know who the robbers are and predict their capture.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30

THE Milwaukee Orangemen desire 10 widen the scope of legislation restricting immigration. On Saturday q petition was received from them asking Congress to take measures to proven; the immi- grafton Of Caiholic Irish, and to pass a law similar to the Chinese bill Gen. Bragg lDemocrat) of Wisconsin. referring to II said thu; iha; was exactly what he predicted and was in great measure the cause of his opnosition.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30
NO. I5.

started Co run for life. The Indian fred shoot
 m Rckey in ihe D ick; he ran a fev yaris and
 fell dead. Mill succeeled m making his e.-
 cape with some scTens brGises. falling several
 tunes m ruun,nS down the mountains Johr-
 ston. hetcliam and Chauncsy also made their e.- cape beng at Inc other end of the mine They
 were working Gt the time of the attack The dead were brought down here yesterday and we buried them to-day. There were eight Amer cans and al. the Mexicnns in own at the burial
 rie Indians rICed tho camp taking evsry- thing of any value, with savcral horse. saddles, et,-. Ar. Lowry losin. SEQ an mor- ey. Many Americans are in the hllls around here and We expect to hear of mora being kiIle.s every hour. The President of Bacuachi. Senor Nsrsa Salazsir. has ordered the soldiers and vol unteers to pursue the Indians and take 70 pris-
 nerz, but kiil all and take catfle and provisiors wherever they can ge. them He has Gl~l sen runners all over the country Go inform the u,0- 1le of the out hrpIk
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30
APRIL
There is not foot of land in any val

There is not foot of land in any val ley m this Territory that has not been conseerated by the blood of white set tiers, and upon the sickly, nay ghastly sentimentality of our eastern friends rests a large share of the responsibil- ity for these periodic bloody baptisns through which this country Is being fit. ted for the habitstion Of civilized and intelligent beings.
 People whose knowledge of Indians IS derlved from such pamphlets as the one on our table, must have a very im- perfect idea of his true character, and If they inslst with only such knowledge m trying their experiments, all We ask is that they take the subjects out of our' reach and take the hazardous chances they are now forcing upon us.