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THE CABINET.

OF course the Cabinet is disappoint-
ment. 1t could not help being So When
$50 men want seven places there are bound
to be 2I3 disappointed and probably aHgered
men. Naturally, also, they imagine that an
Administration which has left them out is
pretty certainly fore-doomed to failure. AS
each Of the 2i3 has probably $50 " inlu-
entail " adherents who had built hopes on
their success, il is easy to see that the dis
satisfaction is deep and widespread" These
gentlemen are now engaged in pointing out
how New York which has the President, is
also given the Treasury and the Navy,
while the great States of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois get nothing; that
the War Department is given to Massachu-
sets, to whom Mr.. Cleveland owes nothing;
that Manning Endicott and Whitney are
obscure men, who "have to be introduced
to the country" that Mr.. Whitney repre-
sents only the Standard Oil Company, etc.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE feels that it is
in position to judge this matter impair
TALLY. 1t had no preferences to crafty and
no fapors to ask. All that it wants of Mr..
Cleveland is that he give the country an
honest and able administration and do
Justice to the men who saved the Nations
life
We are as likely to expect this from the
men whom he has selected as his censtitu-
tionai advisers as any men mentioned for
those places. They are all men of at least
fair ability and character, and some of them
are deservedly eminent. All, like their
chief, are now entering places of much
greater responsibility and usefulness than
they ever occupied. 1t is but just that they
should have a fair trial before they are
criticized, and SO far as THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is concerned they shall have it.
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Our G.A.R. WATCH.

Our new Grand Army watch is a beauty,
and one that any man in the country might
be proud to carry. With its nickel case it
is certainly as handsome as any silver watch
made, aud there are many who think a
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one. On the back is handsome reproduce
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The watch has no superior as a time-keeper,
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CONDITION OF GEN. GRANT.

Not since the whole Nation hung in anx-
iety upon each telegram from the bedside
of Garfield has there been such a strain
upon the sympathies Of the people as now.
Medical authorities, from whose judgment
there can lie no appeal, announce that Gen.
Grant is swiftly dying. They tell us that a
few weeks at the Etrthest will close the
earthly career of the first Of living Ameri-
cans In the whole circle of eminent plysi-
clans who have knowledge of the case, there
is not enc syllable of dissent from this awful
verdict, nor CLINT of hope given that there
can he a postpoRement of the day Of disso-
luton.
There is something much more terrible
in this announcement of the certainty of
death occurring within given and very
short time than there would be in the intel
ligence that the illustrious man was actually
dead. Then there would be a shock, and
the very hopeIessness of grief would temper
its poignancy. Death, we would say, has
come to him, us it came to Lincoln, Stanton,
Thomas, and the other grand figures of the
war; and We must be reeOnciled to it.
But there is n much keener sorrow in
Watching every day bring nearer the grave
the iron-willed chief, whose indOmitable
heart wrtlng victory for us out of the jaws
of slaughter and desolation. There is an
intensity of pathos in the spectacle of the
grand old hero at whose command million
men marched TO battle,-the man who never
lowered his crest before mortal foeman,-
hourly sinking before the Grim Conqueror,
whom no one ever defeats.
The next few weeks will be very painful
ones for our people There is not one heart
in all our 90 millions that will not become
sadder daily, as the inevitable end draws
nearer. Gen Grant has had myrads of Bit
ter enemies in this country, but he has not
shadow of the flag whose heart does not go
out in melting sympathy to the grand man
who is waiting Death III his chamber with
the same exalted courage that he confronted
him on hundred bloody battle-felds
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THE SONS OF VETERANS.

This Order is not receiving the attention
it should from either the GAR. or the COM
munity generally. No organization in the
country has greater field Of usefulness, and
apparently it is preparing itself well for its
mission. Nothing eau be more fitting than
that the sons Of the men who fought for the
National life should unite themselves to-
gether to inculeate lessons Of patriotism, and
be in readiness for similar service to, the
country should it he needed.
Such an organization is very useful to
those who enter it. The lesson of the day is
organization We are so big people now
that no man acting for himself counts for
any thing, Or can accomplish anything. He
of life. He can not learn this lesson too
early or too thoroughly, and the Sons of Vet
Grams can be made to teach him this lesson
most effectively, giving him training that
will he of the greatest value to him in what
The Order is now hourishing splendidly
Nearly 10000 active, working members are on
its rolls, and recruiting is going on quite as
actively as is desirable In an organization of
this kind, which is being made up on wholly
slowly and be reasonably sure of each new
step before taking it. If it is built wisely ii
than any other order or association in the
Nation. 1t will become the training school
for the defenders of the country, the nursery
of our volunteer soldiery militia upon
which the community can rely in any emcr-
gency, and the instructor Of our youth i'll
every military and civic virtue.
All that is necessary for il to fulfill this
been going but show continual progress in
elevation of its standards, and the motives
and practices of the organization.
1t can make its standard of membership so
high that every young man in every COM
munity shall desire to belong to it, in order
to receive its stamp of approval and the
social advantage connected Herewith.
If it does this il will become the greatest
power for good in The country, and will do
work whose magnitude faseinates the imag
ination.
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THE NEw CDNaIjSSIOS EH,

Gen. John Charles Black, the New Com
missioner of Pensions was born in Lexing-
ton, Mo, in January, 1889, being now 46
years ofage. In 1850 he graduated at Wabash
College, Indiana, ard in the following year
was among the first to respond to the call fof
volunteers. He entered the service as Major
of the 31th Illinois Infantry, and served
through the war, rising to the rank of Col
onel and Brevet Brigadier- General. With
his regiment he participated in the cam
paigns in Southeastern Missouri in 1862,
and IN the engagements at Springfield, Mo,
Sugar Greek, Ark, Pea Ridge Ark, and
Prairie Grove. The regiment served with
Gen. Grant in the Vieksburg campaign, and
formed portion of the 18th Army Corps in
subsequent operations On the Mississippi,
and ut the capture of Fort Blakely, in April,
1855. Gen. Black was mustered out August
Is, 1865. He was wounded in both arms,
one Of them being permanently disabled.
Immediately upon his retirement from the
army he studied law in Chicago, and WAS
soon admitted to practice. His home is at
Danville, H., where he has attained to prom
inence in his profession. He took naturally
to politics, and has always been active in pro-
noting the interests of the Democratic party.
He lives in a strongly Republican district,
but hasSAeyeral times led the forlern hope
as the candidate of his party for Congress.
In 1872 he was the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, but was de-
feated. In 1879 he was the caucus nominee
for United States Senator against Gen. Logan.
His party was in the minority in the Legis-
lature, and Gen. Black was still left
free to continue the practice of his pro-
fession. lie was a delegate-at-large TO the
Democratic National Convention at Chicago
in July last. He was an active participant
in the proceedings, and was persistentJy
urged by his friends 10 permit the use of his
name as candidate for Vice President,
which, however, he refused. He was popu-
lar in the Convention, and many believed
that he might have been nominated had he
consented.
Gen. Black is highly recommended as pos
sessing the administrative ability necessary to
Unsuccessful management ofso complicated
and important bureau as that of Pensions.
He " slept in the leaves with the boys for
four years, and there is reason to believe he
Will have fellow feeling" that will
make him wondrous kind" to the old vet
Grams Of the war.
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GEN. BOYNToN's CHICKAMAUGA.

Whatever anticipations have been raised
by our announcement of Gen. Boynton's
article on Chickamauga will be more than
justified 10y the article itself Gen. Boynton
who stands at the head of the newspaper
correspondents in the United States, is a
man of eminent abilities in every way, and
whatever he writes on any subject is worthy
of the deepest attention. When he makes
a study of battle like Chickamauga, in
which he took very active and honorable
part, the product of his pen becomes of
surprising interest. His account of the
magnificent strategy of Gen. Roseerans by
which Bragg was manuvered cut of Chatta-
nooga is in itself wildly interesting, and
shows, as has never been shown before, the
abilities of that commander. Gen. Boynton
is exceedingly conscientious in all his state
ments, and there is not line in the article
which is not the result of close study and
careful examination of the authorities. This,
aside from its literary merit, makes the
contribution one of exceeding value, and
we are confident that every one of our
readers will find it so.
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RENEW In TIME.

A few comrades are allowing their
renewals to elapse, thus missing several
iAsues of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
then writing for the intervening mum bers.
We ase very glad, indeed, at all times TO ac-
commodate them with back numbers when it
is possible, but frequently the edition is en-
tirely exhausted, and a compliance with
their requests is beyond our power. A GER
tain way to obviate this difficulty, and
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is to reaeU in time. This can always be done
By referring to the yellow slip on each paper,
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this weeks number is 1S7, that of March 10
will be 1S8, and you need have no breaks in
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tive man, and evidently intends in whatever
he does to make haste slowly.
He could hardly have said less than he
did. With the exception of the declaration
On the money question and the passage re-
ferring to the status of the freedmen, the
speech is repetition of the utterances on
the elementary principles of our Government
which have been repeated by statesmen and
politicians in all periods Of our history. The
English is direct and foreihle, and that is
about all there is of it, This may be thought
faint praise, but we really saw no need for
Mr. Cleveland to utter anything but COM
monplaces put in language of respectable
force and terseness There is nothing in the
present political situation calling for any
thing else.
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THE PESNsYEyASfA NATIONAL GUARD.
In all Washington on Inauguration Day
there was no old soldier whose heart did not
beat much faster at the sight of the magnif-
cent National Guard Of Pennsylvania.
There were much Shower organizations
in the long column. There were companies
and regiments which wore all the colors of
the rainbow, which shone in rich yellow and
famed with crimson. Gold and silver and
Furnished brass flashed in the sunshine. and
at little distance the Avenue looked like
some gigantic Kaleidoscope, as the masses of
gaudy colors shifted, changed and inter
mingled in the course Of the evolutions It
was something that toasted the eye precisely
as the fireworks did in the evening.
The butterfly independent corps awoke no
other feeling than that of admiration Of
brilliant spectacular effect
Quite another feeling swelled the heart at
the sight of the 5000 National Guardsmen,
clad in the severely simple service uniform
of the United States Army. 1t was the grand
old blue-the blue which millions Of patriots
had conseerated to loyalty and honor on
thousand weIl-fought fields, and the men
wore it as heroes have worn it wherever there
were enemies TO meet and duty to be done
AS real soldierly exhibition it was per-
feet. Every man and officer wore the regu-
lation uniform, and exactly as prescribed by
the regulations. Everybody was in his
place, everybody was paying strict attention
to orders, and only to orders, and every
movement was executed as it was 90 years
ago, when soldering had become the bust
ness Of mems lives.
At the head, and in rear of his chief the
Governor of Pennsylvania, rode Maj.-Gen.
John F. Hartranft, looking every inch the
grand old soldier that he is. Behind him
was full staff, and then came Brig Gen.
Siegfried at the head of the Third Brigade,
with five splendid regiments and battery
Next came the Second Brigade, five regi-
ments, a battery and troop of cavalry. At
its head rode, with his significant crutch
strapped to his saddle, the gallant old vet
eran, Gen. John A. Beaver, whose body is
manned oil over with rebel lead. He was
enthusiastically appisuded whenever recog-
nized.
The First Brigade, Gen. Snowden COM
handing brought up the rear with four regi-
meuts, a battalion and battery.
1t added not little to the effect in the
eyes of old soldiers that the brigades were
distinguished as the divisions used to be-
by badges Of the National colors. Every
member of the First Brigade wore red key
stone On his cap; every officer and man Of
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"PRIOR SOUNDNEsS."

We give elsewhere the full text of the
by Secretary Teller on the question of prior
soundness. This is the most substantial
day. The Secretary takes the common-sense
ground that when the Government officers
and he has performed effective duty after
wards, that the presumption is almost con-
time of his enlistment, and that any disa-
bility must have been incurred by the ext
gencies of the service The Secretary care
fully qualities this by saying that, of course,
any disability discovered Immediately after
had been fraud in passing the examination.
This is not only common sense, but plain,
United States appoint to examine recruits
are skilled men in their profession,
thoroughncss of their examination. But,
whether the examination is thorough or
not, it is the act of the Governments
agents, aud the Government is in conse-
quence bound by it. 1t accepted the man
as sound, and it is preposterous to require
the pension applicant to prove what a Gov
ernmental Surgeon officially certified to at
time when it was his sole duty to ascer-
tain the facts, and he could ascertain them
with a certainty never possible afterwards.
The practice of the Pension Office hereto
fore in compelling an applicant to prove
soundness at the time Of enlistment has
been odiousiy unjust, and Secretary Teller
deserves in this, as he has in repeated pre-
vious rulings in favor of justice before, the
applause of every soldier and every friend
of the soldier in the Nation.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE takes as COM
pliIGent of the highest order the abuse
heaped upon it by the soldier-hating press.
1t is abused because it advocates justice to
the soldier, and such attention is accepted
as a demonstration of how effectively il is
doing It's duty. The papers which shrek
about its raids on the Treasury" and pro-
test that its advocacy Of pension legislation
"has cost the country $200,000,000" are one
and all advocates Of jobs that will put spig-
OTIS In the Treasury 10 run its contents into
the pockets Of INSCRIPTIONS contractors.
They do not want the soldiers 10 have the
peoples money, because they hunger for it
for their own favorites. A pension to a
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pecuniarily or politically. 1t does not buy
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fatten The bank account of some political
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tons to the campaign fund. Consequently
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sisting that be shall have them. They hate
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ence that they cannot reach, and they hate
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of their preventing justice being done
soldiers.
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country but THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
There are enough papers that are friendly to
him, but their friendship is Of little value
because they never manifest it in any effect
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matters that they neglect him, and neglect
to inform themselves as to what is rightfully
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plain of this, for the advocacy of the cause
of the soldier is q labor of love with Us and
we are quite willing TO take all the conse-
quences. We want our people to bear in
mind all the tine, however, what is the real
animus of the warfare on us,-ihat every
parasitic monopoly, every grasping railway,
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atives and papers, but whoever attempts to
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once the target for SANDER and abuse.
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EXTRA COPIES.

Many Of our regular subscribers will each
receive an extra copy Of this weeks paper.
We hope that all doing SO will make good
use of the same by handing them to those
who are likely to become subscribers, and
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THE BATTLE OF CBANcELLoRsyILLE

Next week we shall publish ex-Gov.
Lees contribution on the battle of Chancel-
louisville 1t viii be impossible for US to
overstate the interest that this will have for
all those who participated in that engage
ment or who are in any way interested in
its history As we have said before, 6 en-
Lee, as gallant man as ever left the State
of Ohio, comma nded, that day, the 18th
Ohio, one of the regiments in Deven's Di-
vision of the Eleventh Corps, and he was
one of the Ohio Colonies" who were fully
aware of the impending attack of Stone
wall Jackson and tried in vain to awaken
their superior officers to the danger, and
have them make adequate preparation tc
meet it. Gen. Lee tells the story in frank
vivid way, and states facts that are for the
first time presented to the public.