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The National tribune., 1882-03-25
The Soldier in Politics.

1t was one of the inevitable results of the
war that the soldier, upon its close, should
become prominent figure In the politics OF
the country. The heart of the Nation went
out to the returning veterans in the day of
their final triumph and no distinction or
honor was deemed tG0 exalted for its heroes.
1t was this universal sentiment which in
1868 called General Grant from the COM
mand of our armies to the Presidency Of
the Republic, and that continued him in
Office during second term. For the time,
perhaps, voters did not always discriminate
wisely between officers of military ability
only and those of general capacity, and ele
waited some who lacked the necessary quail
tiCati0ns to places of trust and profit. But
the record Of the soldier in politics, despite
these chance exceptions is one that sheds
fresh Iustre upon his fame 1t is true that
partisan malice sought to deface his rep
utaticn and prejudice the public mind
with the insinuation that the Federal offices
were being parcelled out among his COM
panions in arms as the sp0ils OF war, but
the calm Judgment of history will always
be that the civic services of those who
entered the arena of politics fresh from the
of their ow-citizcns than the skill and
courage they displayed upon the field of
battle. Nor could it well be otherwise. The
defense of the Union claimed not only the
muscle but the brains Of the count
nothing IS more remarkable in
history than the 1apidity with viii
inexperienced volunteer officers II
the science OF war. The army c0h.n.I.,,.,
indeed, ihe flower of CUR manhood and the
rpest fruit Of our culture, while opPortu-
nitv drew from unexpected sources rare
talent and genius. Ii was a fortunate thing
for the Nation that when the army disbanded
its brilliant leaders did not all retire from
active participation in its affairs, else some
of the most precious fruits Of the rebellion
would still remain ungathcrcd. Since the
war, four soldiers have successfully occupied
the Presidential chair, and during the period
Of their service, covering nearly fourteen
years, the Republic has prospercd to de-
gree Unprecedented IN its history. At the
present moment gallant soldier is Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and in the
Senate the voices that once rang above the
rear Of battle are heard leading in debate.
No orator ever more eloquently upheld the
supremacy Of The civil law Of the land than
the beloved soldier whom tie Nation mourns
as its late Chief Magistrate, and no states
man ever displayed sublimer respect for the
will Of the people than that other soldier
who was the dead soldiers rival for the
Office. The soldier in politics, as in war,
wears his fame unsullied.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

only struck at the right of the prisoner to be
tried for his crime according to the forms of
law, but the right of his fellow citizens to
he consulted as to the punishment of his
crime; for the law, il should be remembered,
is the registered will of the whole Nation,
while the act of Mason was but form of
personal revenge. Masons offense, therefore,
against his country was greater even than
that against Guiteau, and it well deserved
the punishment which has been meted out
to it by the military court. 1t was neces-
sary to the vindication of justice that he
should be adjudged guilty or not, according
as the evidence warranted.
When we have said this, however, we
have said all that is demanded by that re-
spect for the law, which, with every good
citizen, should be more potent than any
feeling of personal pity. Mason has been
committed and sentenced, and we believe
that that sentence, in its purely legal aspect,
is approved by the judgment Of the country
at large. 1t does not follow, however, now
that the law has been vindicated, that he
should be exempted from the operation of
Executive clemency. The lesson which his
trial and conviction were intended to i'm
press upon the country has already been
sufficiently enforced, and the President may
now safely incline his ear TO the petitions
for mercy which are pouring in from all
parts of the country. Stoutly as public
opinion supported the action of the court
martial, it does not desire to see the prisoner
put to any great personal hardship. In the
city of Chicago alone, more than one hun
dred thousand people have signed petition
for his pardon, and undoubtedly it is the
sentiment of the Nation generally that the
Executive might now, with propriety, miti-
gate the severity of the sentence 1t would
be unwise, perhaps, to extend full pardon,
but at least the term of his imprisonment
might be shortened. Meanwhile we trust
that the subscriptions which have been
started for the benefit of his impoverished
family will realize a gOodly sum. It's mem
bers are fit objects Of public charity, and
ought not to be forced to share the conse-
quences of crime for which they are in no
degree responsible.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25
The Chattanooga Campaign.

General Rosecrans tells the story Of his
closing campaign with the Army OF the Cum
berland with the straightforward simplicity
of an honest man and the modesty of a true
soldier We follow him, step by step, as he
perfecls his mighty plans to move an army
Of sixty thousand men across sixty miles of
mountainous country and over a navigable
river, every mile Of which was patrslled by
a yigilant enemy on the alert to discover
the point Of crossing. A less enterprising
commander would have shrunk from the
peril0us march over Sand Mountain to the
south of Chattanooga, and, with an eye to
the safety Of his army, would have marched
into East Tennessee by way of Pikeville,
Dunlap, and points north to Cleveland, on
the right flank of General burnside By
this movement The darling project of Presi-
dent Lincoln, to Hbcrate East Tennessee,
would have been achieved and the people
satisfied, but the confederate army, I'M
touched by the movement, would have held
possession of Chattanooga and the shortest
route to his rear, which latter should have
been covered by the Army of the Tennessee
The East Tennessee campaign by General
Burnside with the Army of the Ohio, and
the Chattanooga campaign by General Rose
Grams with the Army of the Cumberland,
were Independent Of each other as relates
to the commanders, but were one in the
estimation and under the management of
the War Department. From the first the
movements were intended to be as nearly as
possible simultaneous Burnside moved on
the goth Of August with 90 2,OO0 men in two
columns over the mountains and concen-
trated his army at Montgomery, in East
Tennessee, below Knoxville, on the 1st of
September. At this time Rosecrans was
crossing the Tennessee River aId Gus.
den was moving upon Chattancoga
positive orders given to Burns le la
leaving Kentucky, and reiterated aga4
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tA. 4ss,,.o4 is now brought s4uaTeiy
. .....- ,, l"n-.ess ahc1AcC IL wIN authorize
-~a.u-,5oL,r Dudley 70 employ additional
,.,iks and insure thereby the settlement Of
al. Ike tyo hundred and siXty-odd thousand
pension claims within the next three years,
or whether it VIII refuse the appropriation
and remand cur invalid heroes 10 the sus-
pense and suffering which ten years more
OF waiting viii entail. 1t is d question Of
patriotism versus parsimOny.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25
A Flank Movement,

Made desperate by their recent reverses.
the enemies of pension legislation have at
temped flank movement. They are now
bending all their energies to the task of Sc
curing reduction if not the complete abol-
ishment of the internal revenue taxes. If
they succeed the income of the Government
will, of course, be seriously impaired, and
the present annual surplus of $3.50, 100000
may possibly be wiped out altogether, in
which event they would have, of course, an
apparently reasonable excuse for antagoniz-
ing all pension measures.
No opportunity has arisen as yet for test
ing the sense of Congress on THIS question,
but it is to be feared that its backbone will
need strengthening, as in the case of the
Arrears bill. The prospect of reduction in
taxation will, upon first thought, undoubt-
edIy impress the public favOrably, but upon
further reflection it will be seen that it is
delusion and O snare. The benefciaries
would not be the consumers but the manu-
facturers, and the former would soon dis
cover that the saving in taxation had gone
to swell the Iatter's profits. But aside from
this, what possible necessity exists for the
proposed reduction? The business of the
whole coantry has adjusted itself to the
present system of taxation, and that it is
abundantly able to bear it is sufficiently at
tested by the unexampled prosperity at the
present moment. Now, if ever, it seems to
us, is the time for the Government to pay
its debt to the soldier instead of seeking
pretext to repudiate that obligation, and our
veterans should see to it that their Repre-
sentatives are not permitted to remain in
ignorance of their sentiments on this sub
ject They are certainly entitled to as much
consideration as the rumsellers who daily
besiege the Capitol and clamor for reduc-
ton of the tax on their soul-destroying
traffic!
In this case, as in all others that affect
the ex.soldier and sailors, THE TRIBUNE
sounds the note of warning to its readers
and urges them to watch the course of their
Representatives in Congress.
When the demagogue sounds the slogan Of
repeal of Internal Revenue laws, let them
remember that this revenue arises mostly
from the importation of seal skin sacques
and brandy and the manufacture of whisky
and cigars and taxes of national banks
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The National tribune., 1882-03-25

A LITTLE stream of water perpetually fall
ing viii wear away in time the hardest gran
ite It is only necessary for the soldier to
keep hammering away at the doors of Con-
gress to compel its reluctant members to
accede to his just demands.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

10 ex-soldier who still cherishes the mem
ory OF his experiences in the army can afford
to 90 without TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Its
contents are especially arranged with view
10 his instruction and entertainment. -,...,
The National tribune., 1882-03-25
The Death-KDeu of Polyramx.

1t is impossible to foresee at this early
day what the practical outcome of the Ed
munds anti-polygamy bill that finally passed
the House, last week, will be, but it is long
step in the right direction. We may be
sure that the Mormons viii impede its exc
cution in every way that lies within their
either their cunning or their power. The
practice OF polygamy is not By any means
belief in its divine origin is q cardinal prin-
ciple of the Church of Latter Day Saints as it
exists in Utah-it is not among the Mormons
of Illinois and other sections OF the East
and even those who secretly detest it dare
not revoke their allegiance As in the days
of the Mountain Meadow Massacre, there
will be enthusiasts always at hand to exc
cute the decree of the Elders, however cruel
they may be, but the day when armed re-
sistance was practicable has gone by forever
Even the methods of business persecution
which the Mormons have employed against
offending Gentiles are no longer efectual,
as the prosperity of the anti-polygamy mer-
chants of Salt Lake City conclusively proves
The rulers of the Mormon church are too
astute not to perceive that in the present
state of public sentiment in the East it
would be madness to commit any overt act
The trackless wilderness no longer interposes
a barrier to the assertion of Federal suprem-
acy A railroad spans the continent now,
and from either side, if the necessity should
arise, the Government could stretch out its
arm and throttle rebellion in its cradle. The
first drop of Gentle blood shed by Mormon
hands would arouse the wrath of the whole
Nation, and nothing would remain to the
leaders of the church but a choice between
abiect submission and absolute extermina-
tion. The governing spirits of the Estab-
lishment are too wise to provoke trial of
brute strength with fifty millions of people
1t would be more in keeping with their
character to make show of acquiescence,
under compulsOn, in the will of Congress,
and fall back upon political chicanery to de-
feat the intent of the law. Whether they
will be able to do so or not, depends chiefly
upon the prudence, sagacity, and courage of
the Territorial Commission created BY the
Edmunds bill. The members of that body
will be virtually charged with the filling of
all the territorial offices as well as the es-
tablishment of new election system, and
it will require the most searching vigilance
to make sure that their appointees are not
Mormon agents in disguise. With the admin
lstratlon of justice in Gentle hands it will be
possible to secure juries of prospecting citi-
zens, and when once it has been demonstrated
that convictions can be had and sentences
enforced for polygamy in Utah as well as
New York the evil can speedily be sup
pressed. 1t is the assertion of the majesty
of the law that is the sole and supreme aim
of the Edmunds bill, and now that the issue
has at last been squarely joined with the
law breakers, public opinion will press it to
final settlement. Whether the present
measure prevails or fails, the death-kneIl of
polygamy has sounded for the Mormons.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

Now tba5 Congress has disposed of the
Marm,n question jn brave and straight
faaa.d manner, it ought to take up the
....a.- aui,n of Bountios Bil, and make 1t
..- is,t Of SPECIAL consideration. THIS
..-.,-a.s al Justice 1as been already too long
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If YOU want to know at all times the
status of pension legislation, subscribe for
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

The New York Herald now comedies that
there is 10 possibility Of the repeal of the
Arrears Of Pe4sions Act, but it hopes TO pre-
vent any further concession TO our eX-sol-
diers. 1t viii E.iI again, however, if the
veterans rally to the support OF their stead
fast champion, TmE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

AS home journal, THE NATIONAL TRI-
BUNE has few equals. It's literary pages
sparkle with gems of poesy and prose, and
the agricultural department is one of the
most interesting in the country.
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

ACCORDING to Commissioner Dudlcy's
figures, it viii require between fifteen and
sixteen hundred clerks 10 dispose Of the
claims before the Pension Bureau with
IN the next three years, and The question for
Congress to decide is whether Il VIII vote
the money necessary to pay for this increase
Of force. or permit our cx-soldiers to wait ten
years longer for the money ihat is due them.
Are not the men who sacrificed their health
and strength il defense Of their country as
much entitled to its consideration rs The
people Of the States lately in rebellion for
whose support during the continuance Of the
Mississippi! overflow Congress has voted sew
eraI hundred thousand dollars?
Ar TIL. close OF The war therc were thou
-.u,.,s ofsold,. whose injuries entitled them
to q pension. tia. declined to take advantage
O. tllc fact, proicgring 10 support themselves
lv thcir own labor, rather thau apply to the
Government for the debt it owed them.
Had they lied their claim Immediately after
leaving The service, it would have been
erantcd without delay, but now the files Of
the Bureau are cncumbcred by thousands OF
back claims. How long VIII Congress keep
them waiting? It is q question which
demands an answer
The National tribune., 1882-03-25

THE United States has no vast standing
army to maintain, no extensive system of
frontieE Qualifications to keep up, no immense
royal establishment to support, and no war
indemnity to pay, and yet there are those
who would have it repudiate its debt to the
soldier
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THE preparations for the Grand Army
Encampment in Baltimore, next June, are
going forward finely. The Chemical and
Fertilizer Exchange of that city has de-
cided to take part in the formal reception
to the visitors, and it seems probable that
many other influential civic organizations
viii unite in making the welcome as hospit-
able as possible. General Ross has dis
played the most commendablc zeal and
activity in perlecting the arrangements for
the entertainment Of the Grand Army.
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Che @1:,tio,,'11 tGribme

TIE VALIDITY OF THE PUBLIC DEeT TIE UNITED
STATES AUTHORIZED LAW, INCLUDING DEBTS INCURRED FOR
PAYMENT CT PENSIONS AND BOUNTlEs FOR SERVICES
PRESSING NsUFRECTIoH OR REBELLION, SHALL NOT CUES
1oHEo.'-SEc. :, Arr. XIV, CONSTITUTION OF The UNITED
STATES.
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-04
CARE OF A PIANO.

A piano, ike any other thing OF value,
needs good care. No matter how fine
an instrument NAV be when il is new.
how brilliant and beautiful in tone. I'M
less well cared for and properly tuned 1t
will before many years deteriorate into
commonplace affair.
Atmospheric changes affect the wood
work and mechanical parts of a piano,
consequently the temperature of room
where it is kept should be as even as
possible. 1t should never be allowed to
stand near fire or register. 1t should
be kept carefully busted and always
closed at night, also through the day
when not in use.
Moths often create sad havoc by eat
ing the felt employed about the wires
and hammers. and great precautiOn
should be exercised against these de-
structive pests. 1t is much better to use
piano than have it stored; proper use
does not injure bat rather improves;
drumming and pounding, however. by
children, is always damaging. A piano
should be kept well tuned by a good
tuner. IAN instrument out of tune is
like man well dressed or ragged. as the
case may be. He Ia the same individual.
but he looks as different to the eyes as
the piano sounds to the ear. according
to either of the conditions he may be
in"
The wood work of piano is polished
to the highest degree. Children should
not be allowed to lay their hancs on the
| finished surface, as each time it is
| touched print of the fingers will be
left. When busting take small feath-
| er buster to remove the dust, and then
polish with piece of tieecy cotton fam
mel or a channels skin.
The ivory keys should never be wash
ed with soap and water. Soap will turn
them yellow. A few drops of alcohol on
a soft cloth will remove the dirt. taking
care. of course, not to allow it to touch
tho varnish.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-04
SEATTLE


In a store window in Broadway, where
q dazzling collection of spectacles, va
riety of ear trumpets and several dozen
opera glasses are displayed. a number OF
ordinary looking canes and common
place umbrella stand in the corner. A
placard affixed to one of the canes de-
signates it as an acoustic cane. Another
placed ON the umbrella conveys the IN
formation that with the assistance of
the acoustic umbrella al deaf person
can hear conversation, when the person
speaking is at a distance. A second in
spection of the canes after reading the
placards disclOses the fact that they
consist of bamboo sticks with a var
nished black metal top and very small
horizontal piece for handle.
A salesman in the store exhibited a
cane to a reporter, and twisting it in
his hand disclosed a row of holes encir-
cling the black metal. Placing the small
horizontal piece in his ear, in the easy
and natural way that some men put the
handle of tho cane in the mouth he as
sured the reporter that his voice was
so loud that he could scarcely endure
it. He then showed Q small aperture
through the horizontal handle. This
connected with an car trumpet enseni-
ously arranged in the top piece of the
cane. The reporter then held the handle
of the cane to his ear. 1t sounded as
a seashell would. When the salesman
spoke, his voice was increased several
times in volume. The chief value of the
invention lies in the fact that the cane
or umbrella may be used without betray-
ing the fact of the owners deafness.
1T is wonderful" continued the clerk,
show much people dislike to admit that
their hearing is defective. They come
IN and ask to look at ear trumpets for
friends. We know that they want them
for themselves. People who are hard of
hearing are just as numerous rs persons
who are near-sighted. If the wish to ig-
more deafness was not 50 pronounced,
ear trumpets would be as common as
spectacles."
I'VE have sold thousands of these"
continued the storekeeper showing q
miniature silver ear trumpet calculated
to fit inside the ear. "They are popular
because they can be used without excit-
ing remark"
Another miniature ear trumpet was
shown, made from two metals. the union
of which produced electricity intended
to have vivifying influence on the dead
or dying nerves. The appliances for the
relief of deafness are all costly. The
canes are $25 apiece, and the miniatu Q
ear trumpets are % pair.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-04
ZEAL ESTATE rRASsvERa.

The following arc the transfers Of
real estate, a. recorded at the Auditors
Office. since our last report
May L. McGraw to G. d P. s. r. r.
Co. lot Z, block 6, Judkins's addition,
800.
Henry L. Yesler to VIM. Gross, IL
acres in sec. 81, tp. Is north, range 1
east. $1,000.
VIM. jameson to Nathan S. Porter,
lots 6 and Z, block 5, Pleasant Ridge,
&sl-25.
Frank A. Reitzel TO B. B. Freed, Is
acres in sec. Ii, tp. % north. range 8
east, $3.50.
W. L. weedin to Albert p. Spaulding.
10 acres in sec. "a. tp. Is north, range 4
east, 500.
A. McKinnie to Frank Hanford, a
block of land at the foot of Commercial
street. $1,000.
". II. Reeves to Stetson 4 Post, lots
and 8. block 10. Boren and Denny's ad-
dition, 1850.
Dexter Horton Il Co., to A. A. Denny,
35 acres in sec. II, tp. % north, range 3
east, $500.