The National tribune., 1883-02-01
THE LINE OF BATTLE.
How Oar Ex-Soidiers Return the Fire of a Cowardly
Enemy.

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"If we should have another war the old love for
/ the soldier would return-at least until after the
smoke of battle had cleared away."-C. r. Leaven-
worth, Hotchkissville Conn.
! ~ hope the time will come when the poor man
! will have his dues and ! think ex-soldierS
ought TO stand close together and fight for their
rights. &c w. Howe, Ridge Farm, Ill.
''Inasmuch it is proposed to stick up the
names of the pensioners at each post-oiice, would
like To see The photographs of the men who starved
soldiers at AndersOnville stuck up beside
them. H. Leasher, Pleasant Unity, Pa
THE old soldiers are watching our Congress
men. No Representative need expect ii reelection
VINO dlsTegards their rights. They hold the bal
auce of political power and their organization is
complete. Il. II. Bailey, Sharon Centre, Pa.
II think THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE ought to be
sent to General Grant. | think he is worse
enemy to the private soldier than Senator Beck,
for the North is more likely to listen to him than
to the Senator from Kentucky. WATSON Pruyn,
Baraboo, Wis.
'If Congress would do little more for the SOL
diers, their widows and dependent relatives, and
not much for monOpolies, river and harbOr and
public building jobs, and the wives of Presidents
and generals, ii would be to its credit F c. Coats,
CiaytOnville Ill.
Although l am IA cigar manufacturer, say let
tobacco and whisky pay the taxes, and pension
every who is deserving of pension. | am
glad there is one paper in the country at least,
which does ridcule the idea that our ez-sodcrs
who were disabled in the service entitled TO
pensions."-F. y. Ames, Clinton, Wis
II am Il new subscriber to THE TRIBUNE, but feel
deeply interested in the result of YOUR battle with
suffering from wounds or diseases contracted
in their country's defense had stad Mt home, ls
have become of the country? '-Soldier, Potomac,
Ill.
II am glad that our Congressman are not all like
Senator Beck, or some of our poor soldiers would
a subscriber TO THE TRIRUSE when it was little and
printed month. liked it then, and since it
has grown to the present SIZE, like IL IL proper
ton. B. f. Clark, state Centre, kas.
I'VE are realizing the truth of the saying that
republics ungrateful. The cry OF the widow
the orphan, and the crippled soldier has been
heard, but only partially needed. The Govern
ment may need volunteers again, and it will do
well to keep faith with its ex-soldiers well
with its money lenders. May God give our Con-
grcssmen at thisaate day the ability to- prop
crly appreciate the sacrifices made. "-Silas W.
Croker Barnumton, Mo.
Enclosed please find SO for three new subscrib-
crs to The TRIBUNE. l am one of six brothers, who
gave nineteen years and eight months service 10
the Government during the late war Our agGre-
gate height was thirty-iive feet None of us were
wounded, except myself. ] received six shots and
lost an arm, yet such hounds Senator Beck
would have me posted at the corner stones and
crossroads. The mnimcd soldiers of Kentucky
should take Mr. Bccl, to the banks of the Ohio and
baptise him i'll the middle of the river."-J 5. Har-
rOd Lewis, Ind.
How would it do for the ex-soldiers of the war
of 1851 co to organize a great national Independent
party with state, county, and town organizations?
There enough of them still living with their
friends to control the election in almost every State
ii they would only unite and act together. think
such on organization might be effected before the
next general election, and il would result in send
ing men to Congress who would do Justice to the
soldier as well rs to the bondholder."-B. +. Morse
East Elmore, vt.
My wife says ought to get my TRIBUSEs bound
and make the volume my bible, but cannot do that
very well nowhere are too many links missing.
have given some of my papers to my comrades
hpr uv,1G cont fhprl tn in 1iStu
and now you see have not enough left to make
II bible, for the book of Genesis and perhaps, some
others besides the psalms, will be missing. hope
and pray that there may be general uprising oil
along the line. We have been sleeping too long,
and it is necessary that we should now go to the
front again and fight for our rights. L. b. Neil,
West Unity, Ohio.
" | had no idea that there was much opposition
to the granting OF pensions to needy applicants
until read IN The TRIBUNE extracts from twelve
or fourteen leading papers in different parts OF the
country Do you suppose the editors of any of these
newspapers were in the service? l do not believe
they were. for il they experienced the hHrdships
and sufferings which endured, they would not
now bcgrudge veterans the pttance due them
from the Government Comrades appeal to YOU
to stop your subscription TO these papers. Stop
every one of them, and do all you 10 support
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE d. T. Graves, Pa.
Quoting from Comrade Beaman in the last
TPIHr-NE here is my ante and | beg to be al
lowed to break the rules of the game Ivy going your
limit two better or you may consider the three !
new subscriptions which sead you Christmas |
sending sooner Continued suffering is not condu-
Give to Ieter-writing, else should like to reply to
Senator Beck as well as various other opponents of
the pension BILL and especially those editors who
would not now bc lolling i'll their easy chairs and
revng ex-soldiers had not the latter responded
to the first call for troops and left employment at
which they were earning S25 per week for the pitt
full of Sl3 per month";. G. Butch, Virginia, |
Nevada.
''When the hue and cry which the news |
paper blood hounds raising against |
soldiers, it fired my blood think we have re- |
manned silent long enough. The time has come /
when we should demand our rights at the hands of |
Congress, as one man. We have been held up to |
the public gaze q band of thieves, robbers and |
highwaymen long enough. All that we have asked |