The National tribune., 1883-01-04


have brought in five who want the paper."-E. n.
Riley, Forreston, III.
-Four better" did you say? Take the pot
and give us new deal.
Al send you in the names of three rs good sol
because / regard it my duty to myself and my
country to do sO."-Wm. Frederick, Jerry City,
Ohio.
Yes, as Wellington said of England TIE
TRIBUNE "eqpects every man to do his duty, -
and good soldiers are always welcome at our
campfire. But the daysf cooking cannon have
gone by, so just cock your legs over the editors
chair and make yourselves at home.
Enclosed please fnd s. for rs many subscribers
TO THE TRIBUnE. We value your paper very high
y, and could hardly do without 1t. We will never
consent 10 any nodiiehiioh ot ,he internal FeFenue
system until the soldiers claims have been settled
in full and believe this to bc the sentiment OF all
| ex-sod1crs. IS. G. Bradicld, Ridge Farm, III.
Put it to a vote in every Grand Army Post
in the cou-.try, and let Congress know the re-
suit. That's the way to make your influence
felt.
Enclosed find one dollar for another years sub
scripuon to THE TRIBUNE. / cannot do without 1t {;
it contains much valuable information I am
especially Interested in its reports of the dolngS of
Congress, wnc IFS pleasant stories OF camp Iie be
guile many weary hour. Indeed, | always find
something in II 20 quicken the tagging thoughts
and bring joyful thrill 10 the heart | have only
been Il reader of THE TRIBUNE for one year, but IL
| has been the best year of my life. So please con-
tinuc II and perpetuate these happy days-'-F. VI.
| Birch, Franklin, Ill.
Yes it is The TRIBUNE's mission to make
people happy-and the more subscribers it has
the more happy people there will be in the
world.
:, enclose two dollars for two more new sub
scrlbers. / think that am one of those who con-
! slider 1t more blessed TO give than to receive
know at least that the reading of The TIEUNE is a
comfort 10 afflicted and unfortunate soldiers and
does more good than the dollar which 1t costs
| could have done. Mrs. J. T., Chcnoa, Ill.
That's good Bible doctrine and sound world
! ly policy, too and every subscriber of THE
TRIBUNE ought to be guided by it, What
should we do without the kind heart and
willing hands of woman?
"Give them fun charges Of grape and canister
II is high time that the invalid soldier had his just
| dues, no matter in what way he became disabled
i'll battle, by disease, IN prlson-for no distinctions
| We're drawn when the Government needed Our
| help. 1T Is great shame that nation like ours
should spend eighteen long years in allowing less
! than 100000 claims and thus permit thousands of
its defenders 10 die without their pensions. "A. D.
! Stine, BurEOOn, Ohio.
! 1t is great shame and great disgrace, but
the day of atonemeut is near at hand. What's
| that knCszing at the door? 1t is Justice, and
behind Justice are the one hundred thousand
subscribers of THE TRIBUNE that are to be-
Enclosed YOU will find 50 for three new subscrTb-
! ers to THE TRIBUNE | think it the duty OF every
! Old soldier to become a subscriber. myself was
drummer in the Eighteenth Ohio and served three
years enlisted at the age of fourteen, and, like
many others, my health was impaired IN the ser
vice ! am still waiting Tor my pension. w. q.
Jewell. Plymouth, Ohio.
This is the kind of a drummer the TRIBUNE
wants, and it's the right sort of quick step that
he beats. Rattle the sticks again, comrade.
" Enclosed please find one more solid shot for
THE TRIBUNE. hope the supply train may get in
with 100000 rounds 10y Jmy lst, and that You may
then be able TO lombard the forts OF opposition until
the walls tumble down. eernally covering up what
remains of Senator Beck ana his cohorts With
God and lOOOOO old veterans back of you you will
come out victorious. u. a. Fauts, Osborne City,
Kansas.
The supply train seems to have been delayed
on the road-stuc1 in the mud, we dare say
and our veterans should turn out and put their
shoulders to the wheel.
THE TRIBUNE is certainly the hest paper pub
hshed IN tine interest OF tuc soldier in this country
and should receive the ready support Of all old
Out here, III this obscure part of Hoosiordom
unite with all cN-soldiers in approving its course IN
condcmnlng such creatures as Senator Beck. Can
it be possible that this Government viii compel It's
brave but unfortunate soldiers TO bare their hon
orable to satisfy the curiosity of such men?
We are proud TO know that they have IA champion
in our Representative in Congress, Maj w. H. Cal
kins lie needs prOmDtiugs from his constitu-
euts to advocate ali honorable and just measures
for the interest of the soldier. G. Kirk Rolling
Prairie Indiana.
No, we don't think the Government will
venture to treat It's late defenders as if they
were runaway slaves TO be identified by certain
marks upon their persons; but that is what
Senator Beck wants it to do lie was a South
ern sympathizer during the war, and naturally
he still has the instincts of the slave driver
at seems to me that ever since the attack on
Fort sumter the Union soldier has been under fire.
Lcadcn and paper bullets have been showered on
him without mercy and without reason. If we
must keep up the fight, comrades, let carry the
Nd. '-'' '''>' ''' 49, ,''-'''~''' -'''''''' SUM-
That's well put. Our veterans should display
the same courage under newspaper fire that
they did under the scarcely more cruel fire of
rebel cannon, and charge the enemy with fixed
bayonets. Sound the call for a general charge,
and see how quickly the enemy viii take to the
woods.
Cannot something be done to induce Congress
to extend the benefits of the arrears bill? Certainly
If one soldier who disabled while in the line of
duty Is entitled receive pension from date of
discharge all should be. am one of those who, if
my claim Is allowed, VIII receive no arrears of PEN
sion, although have not been able to DO manual
labor for "A good many years, and my disability is
OF such Il character that / not able TO
work more than half the time III my Office y. Il.
d. StTomburg, Nebraska
Congress certainly ought to abolish all limit
atious of this character, but the first thing to
do is to head Off the flank movement in the
direction of tax reduction
Enclosed please find clippings from the Hartford
ErcRjHg Post They contain attacks on our soldiers
and pensioners The stay-at-hOmcs now seem 10
think that the Government is paying too much to
its defenders They have forgotten how they trcm-
blod, lest they should DO drafted into the army.
They would have given a'gredt deal more in those
days TO escape the draft than any man now receives
IN the shape OF pension. The soldiers made the
Republican party and they have kept it in power |
and the Republican press Of the country insults
these mcn-and not alone the press but party lead
crscan they expect soldiers hereafter to support
the party? think not. / like THE TRIBUNE 1t |
is doing great work for the soldjCr"-One of |
Sherultn's boys, CollInsville, Connecticut.
Yes, it's about time to raise that question in |
both political parties. Our cx-soldiers should |
draw the line between friend and foe and re-
nounce all allegiance to parties newspapers |
and politicians that dare to malign them or |
seek to deprive them of their rights. That |
will soon bring the towards to their senses.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE comes to me weekly |
like ray of sunshine and / rejoice To think that |
the veterans of the late war have ardent friend
As soon as ! receive my pension | intend TO order
many one hundred copies, for the soldiers in
this neiehbOrhoOd seemingly dead to their in
tercsts, and ! hope by this means to arouse them
surpass your most sanguine expectations "-Isaac
ii. Dunn, Hillsboro, Illinois
That's capital idea. If every subscriber