The National tribune., 1884-04-10
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Pendleton, n Y. No more facts are needed,
as it gives pleasure TO state that the official
reports, substantiated by licilg participants III
the famous charge of that regiment-ihe 6th
Pennsylvania cavalry-are now in our hands
and will be given to THE TRIBUNE readers in
good time. Suffice it for the present to say that
| the testimony of General Pleasonton before the
Committee on the Conduct of the War" upon
which the spirited poem of George Parsons
| Lothrop. entitled Keenan's Charge" is based,
\ is vigorously controyerted by General Pennock
| Huey, who commanded the regiment in that
charge, backed by host of witnesses. 1t is
commonly supposed that of the 300 making the
charge none escaped: the commanding officer
says the loss was thirty men and eighty horses
and the 6th cavalry, as a body, survived to do
gallant duty both at Charlottesville and on
other hard fought fields.
Our Weekly Experience Meeting.
FRUIT CURE FOE INTEMPERANcE-A CALL
FOR ILLINoIs-JoHN BROWNS LAST LET
TER
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
i very much interested this week while
reading in The TRIBUNE an article on the intem-
| peTanee III eating and drinking, saying that the
mothers of america rule the destlHies oi nation;
that we do it by intemperance in eating badly
/
/ do we?
/ What causes SO much thirst and this hankering
| for food and drink answer, The want of fruit
| and Teget4 4bleS. When the American mother be-
gins TO build the life oS another being, the first
| thing she Graves is an acid, and why? simply be-
she never had half fruit enough to eat
! isfy the system. The consequence Is, her child
comes into this world hungering and thrstng. He
| finds satisfaction III the wine cup.
Those hardy German mothers drink their WINE
| and beer the men, made pure aud not
adulterated by high license These same mothers
work i'll the garden and almost live OH vegetables
and fruit and nature is satisfied. So of the Japa-
nese and Chinese. L believe fruit is what makes
! the Italians handsome. 1t would be happy
thing for America II the time and money spent IN
| the temperance spent ia cutivatng
| fruit and vegetables. They should form part OF
every meal instead of so much bread and meats
indigestible for the of fruit and vegetables TO
| go with them. ii such course was pursued we
should soon find that American cooking Was good
| enough
Every farmer, from the North, South. East
| and West. should have enough OF every kind of
fruit his climate will admit OF To supply his table
! through the year, and something to sell to buy
the uit of other climates for rariiies. Then
will the farmer love his home. the country will be
prosperous, and we shall have fruit raising. and
lao more A nation Of drunkartis. simply because
tastes planted in the human system by power
higher than ours will be satisfied. Our headaches
and dyspepsia will be a thing Of the past Every
fruit IN It's season Is an antidote tor the diseases
that occur at that particular of the year and
4 the want of il is the great cause of so much
sickness. Let these things be furnished as, and
we shall be glad to help rule tIe destinies OF ma
ton. EVA.
| WHERE ARE THEY ALP
BEVERLY, Ill. March ], 1884.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In reading TIE NATIONAL TBIBUNE, the best
paper i'm The land we see many letters from the
boys who the blue; but where ali of the
boys of the 18th and 50ih Illinois? We would like
to hear from them. and also from the boys of the
18th Illinois. My husband sgas one OF the nnucky
boys of company F, 18th Illinois taken prisoner at
the battle of Chickamauga. lie lay year and
half in those vile prison pens, most of the time in
Andersonviile. he WAS n stout hearty man when
taken prisoner, and when released was a mere
skeleton. returning home broken down in health,
from which he never will recover. The Govern
ment gives him the small of Sc a month.
had brother IN the 5ath Illinois and in the
18th Illinois. Although nothing but child when
tiers the old soldiers write to one another through
soI.DIEns WIFE.
HIS SOUL GOES MARCHING on"
Comrade J. T. Woods, surgeon. 5oth o. " I.
Toledo Ohio, who has an Invaluable collection
of war scraps and correspondence hands us q
copy, yellow with age, OF letter written by
"0ssawatamie Brown just before his execu
tion in Virginia, TO Rev. Luther Humphrey
, brother of Rev. Zeplianiah NJ Humphrey
pastor of Calvary Church, Philadelphia:
. CHARLEsTows JEFFERSON Co.. VA.
! November Ii. 1859.
The Rer Luther Huynpirey
, My DEAR FRIEND: Your kind letter of the l2tf
inst is now before So far my knowledgs
] goes to our mutual kindred. suppose i All
the first since the landing of Peter Brown from
the aiayfower thai has either been sentenced to
I Imprisonment or 10 the gaiiows. But. my dear oil
| friend, let not that fact alone grieve yon. Yot
| cannot have forgotten how and where grand
father Captain John Browne fell in l776. and tia
T be toe might have perished on the seatiold has
: circumstances been but very little different Tin
). fact that dies under the hand of execu
II toner Tor otherwisel has but little to do with hi
true character. a. suppose. John Rogers perishet
al fnpG Gf4 4lye
( but his being does not prove that any otfie
who has died in the same way was good o
Otherwise. Whether have any reason 10 he o
: good cheer" Tor mott in view of my end, ] cal
: assure you that feel SO; and that ] total!
blinded If do not experiences that strengthenn;
; and consolation you so faithfully impiore III m.
e behalf. God Of our fathers reward your fidelity
d neither feel mortified, degraded in the eas
> ashamed of my imprisonment my Chain or nl
IS near prospect OF death by hanging feel assures
THAT not one hair shall fall from my head wtiiou
nay Heavenly Father / also feel that l hav
:, long been endeavoring to hold exactly - such
!. part as God has chosen" see the passage i
~ Isaiah which you have quoted No part of M
life has been more happily spent than that htv
e spent here. and hurnbiy trust that part Ina
d. been spent to better purpose. would not say thi
= boastingly. but thanks be unto God, who givet
IT us the victory through infinite grace | shout
% be sixty years old were to live till May O. 1850
.r have enjoyed much Of life it Is, and hav
. been remarkably prosperous--having early learn
u ed TO regard the welfare and prosperity of other
N as my own pave never since can reinembe
C. required great amount Of sleep that eonclud
le thai nave already enjoyed full average
ber of waking hours with those who reac
a. their three years and ten have AS We
:. not been driven TO the Of glasses, but sti
y see 10 write quite comfortably. But tina
that. have generally enjoyed remarkably goo
in health. / might go To recount uunfiinl,efe
sr and unmerited blessings among which would
ID some very severe aiiiieGons and those the mos
IN needed blessings OF all. And now, when thin
how easily might be left spoil all / have don
suffered in the cause Of freedom. hardly dag
!. risk another voyage If even had the opportunit,
- il is long time since me met but shall nol
- - soon come together in - Fathers house. -
> trust Lei iis hold fast that already have
. remembering we shall reap in due time If "
faint NOT" Thanks be unto God who girei
us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord An
pc now Iny old warm hearted friend "eood-byei !"
Your affectionaie cousin.
Y JoHs BRowS.
d, Our Young Recruits.
= BRIGHT LETTERS FROM THE SONS AND DAUGI
n TIERS OF OUR VETERANS
Well to suffer is divine
- Pass the watehword down the Iine
ao w Pass The countersgp: g Endure
. Not 10 him who rashiy dareS,
But TO him who nobIy bears