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The National tribune., 1886-07-15

Of six years-and in 1916 sailed 10 America.
They reached Chicago with but one English
sovereign. The first three years were spent on
rented farm in Winnebago County, III. Then,
with covered wagons and a gOodly lot Of stock,
they went to Iowa, buying lands in Forsyth
County, and settling on beautiful prairie that
has long carried the family name
Here David worked hard on the farm until
Sept. Is, 1861, going TO school in Winter and
working in Summer, but Summer and Winter
keeping up his studies, reading constantly at
night, and from the time that he was eight
years Of age uniting with the debating schools
in his own locality and with those Of adjOin-
ing towns. He derived great aid from parts Of
two years at the Upper Iowa University.
While attending this institation he entered
the army as a private volunteer Sept. 10, 1861.
He was at once elected First Lieutenant Of the
company, and served constantly with his regi-
ment 1.-THE 18th Iowa., commanding his COM
pany (C) most Of the time. He was at the
capture of Fort Henry and led his company at
Donelson, where he was shot through the jaw
and throat and carried from the field, Feb. 10,
1862.
He was sent home on wounded leave, but re-
turned to the army April g. 1862. at Pittsburg
Landing, too late to join his regiment, which
was captured there. He gathered a company
of over $50 stragglers and reported with them
TO Gen. Grant, in person, for the second days
Adjutant Of the Union Brigade. and lost leg
at the second days fight, battle Of COrinth,
Oct. t. 1862. By reason Of this loss be was
honorably discharged Feb. 10, 1863
He was appointed Commissioner Of the Board
of Enrolment for the Third District of Iowa,
and served until May, 1864, when be re-entered
| the army as Colonel of the 18th Iowa, serving
in the field until the close Of the war. He was
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Third
District Of Iowa from Nov, '65 TO June 30
| 1862 when he resigned and commenced the
| practice of law He was Assistant United
States District Attorney part of Il and q, but
resigned this to give his undivided attention
10 his practice.
| He was Delegate at-Large to the Republican
/ National Convention in 1880, and Chairman Of
/ the Iowa Delegation, and Chairman of the
| Blaine Executive Committee in that contest
/ In 1882 be was unanimously chosen Secretary
/ Of the Republican National Congressional Com.
| mittee, and the same year was unanimously
nominated for Congress in the Third District
of Iowa and elected He was again unani
/ mousIy nominated in 1884 and reelected to the
10th Congress, of which he is now a member
/ Col. Henderson is eloquent and effective
l speaker and q sturdy and uncomprOmisins
/ advocate of the rights Of the soldiers. He is a
/ brave in Congress as he was in the field, always
| ready to avow his sentiments in language tba
leaves no doubt in the mind Of the listener as L
his position.
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1883. 1884. 1885. 1886.

The amount of good that has been done
to the soldiers of the country and their
needy and dependent ones by this aeceler-
alton of the wheels of justice cannot be ex-
pressed in words. 1t viii require but little
imagination, however, to conceive how
much comfort and happiness have been
diffused throughout the land by this
increased efficiency. Time is now all i'm
portant to the veterans. They are all on
the downward grade Of years. If relief is
to be given them it must be given at once to
be of any value. To make them wait is the
sharpest of cruelty. This is where Gen. Black
deserves all praise. He has devoted all the
energies of frst-class executive mind to
so organize the machinery of his great Office
that not only would justice be more surely
done the veterans, but it would also be done
more speedily. He has succeeded to de-
gree hardly expected by his most sanguine
friends. At first those who were not anxious
to see him succeed talked in the usual
way about a "spurt," "a new broom
sweeping Clean" etc, but eavil of this
kind has long since been silenced by
by undeniable facts. The pace at which
he started in has been more than kept
up, and every month has shown most graft
flying increase in the amount of work dis
posed of, and there is now reason-as there
never has been before in the history of the
Pension Bureau-for expecting the neal
arrival of the time when every just claim Of
| a veteran shall be allowed.
For what he has done and is doing Gen
Black deserves the hearty thanks of every
soldier and friend of the soldier.
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CARICATURIsTs seem to be an exception
in the operation of the great economical law
of supply and demand, for the demand for
them is much greater than the supply.
There is not man in the country capable
of drawing a frst-class caricaturc but is
under long engagement at salary which
makes other brain workers writhe with
envy. TIL: Mast gets $4,000 year from
the Harper's, and works when he pleases.
Keppler and Schwarzman are becoming
millionaires from their profits of their
ownership of Puck, and Gillian, Zimmerman
and Hamilton are doing almost as well with
the Judge. After numerous trials of French
caricaturists the New York Telegram at last
secured Baron de Grimm, who is s success,
and whom it pays $4,000 year. Matt
Morgan is under contract at $4,000 year
to paint battle pictures. 1t would seem
wise for some gentlemen who are starving
as Spring poets to try what they can do with
the pencil.
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A SPLENDID SHOWING.

The report of the work done in the Pen
sion Office for the fiscal year ending June 80
justifes all that has been said in these col
umns of the increased efficiency and liber-
atty of the administration of Gen. John C.
Black. During the year the Office issued
81 ,42S pension certificates, a total increase of
6,721 over the work of any previous year.
The greater liberality of Gen. Blacks adj
ministration is shown by the increase of
more than 500 allowances per month, and
the greater efficiency is proved By this grand
increase of work being accomplished by a
force of clerks numbering fully 100 less than
the average under his predecessors.
To make the splendid results of Gen.
Blacks management more apparent we give
the figures for the fiscal years ending June
80, 1888, "a, 's5 and sc respectively:
Number Of Certificates issued during years ending
June go Isss'si-'S5-s6. Miscellaneous certificates
not included.
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WASHINGTON THURSDAY

in the decision by referring the matter back
TO the Committee.
A number Of other vetoes were referred
TO the committee without debate, and the
case of Jacob Romiser came up. Mr. Nc
Comas made very severe arraignment OF
the President, as he had abundant grounds
for doing. veto could hardly be more
indefensible. Romiser was patriotic young
man, carpenter, in Western Maryland, who
enrolled his name among the very first OF
those who hurried to the defense of the
country. Before he was regularly mustered
in he volunteered, at the call of Col. Lew
Wallace, to aid in repelling an expected at
tack on Cumberland, Md. While engaged
in that duty clumsy or careless cOmrade
discharged his gun behind him, sending a
bullet through his head, shattering his jaw,
binding an eye, rendering him deaf in one
ear, and producing great deformity and
painful suffering which continues to this
day and will last as long as life does. The
President refused him the pension on the
technicality that he was not regularly mus
tered in. 1t is very fine to be very techni-
cal now, but in 1861 the Government was
not so punctilious Lew Wallace wanted
Romiser to come down and help him out
whether he was regularly mustered in OF
not.
Mr.. McComas made some telling hits, and
then gave way to Mr.. Lyman, who made q
magnificent point by citing President Lin
coins order that where the United States
had accepted a mans services it must pay
for them, whether he had been regularly
mustered in or not.
After prolonged debate this was also re-
ferred to the committee by very slender
majority, and several other cases took about
the same course-the President being pu
in pillOry, and his supporters having ardu
Gus and unsuccessful labor to make any re
spectacle defense of his course
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MUSTERED OUT.

GLEAsOS-Gen. Newell Gleason, OF Lnuorte
Ind, was accidentally killed July s. Having ccea-
sion 20 visit the cellar of his residence he lost bis
balance and fell from the top of the stairway strk
ing upon his head. His skull was crushed aud in
a few minutes he was dead. Gen. Gleason WAS
born in Vermont in lS24. aud removed TO Lap0rte
in 1858 By profess non he a civil and railroad
engineer, and had wide reputation in the latter
capacity, being prominently identified with the
survey and construction of many of the roads Of his
state and the West. He was commissioned Lieu
tenant Colonel of the S7th Ind. in 1862 and COM
manded the regiment at Tullahoma. Chickamauga.
Chattanooga. Mission Ridge aud Atlanta, closing
his military record at the conclusions Of Sherman's
march 10 the sea. He was brevetted Brigadier-
General in 1855. He member of the state
Legislature in 1865 and 1850. widow and an only
daughter, Mrs Childs, Of Des Moines, Iowa, sur
vive him.
LIGHT.-Dr. 5. B Light died at Lebanon. Pa.
July Z, aged ~. He was graduate of Franklin
and Marshall College ard the University of Penn
sylvana, and during the war was Surgeon Of the
4Sth Pa.
WATKINs-At Keosauqua. Iowa. June %. John
f. Watkins a eOmFade of w. G.. Harper Post Of
KeOsauqua, Department Of Iowa. He was born i'm
South Wales Great Britain. in 1887 enlisted in Co.
G., Sd Iowa Cav, in August. 1861 served through
the war. and was discharged as Second Lieutenant
at Atlanta. Ca, Aug 9 1855.
FARNER.-At indianapolis. Ind, p G. Farmer,
Co. d. 70th Ind, aged 49, lie served long and faith
fully and was wounded az Resaca He was buried
by Mai. Anderson Post No. $50. GAR, OF Indian
apolis.
aESsox. Mooresville, Ind. John W Henson
Co. G., 33d Ind. aged %. He was a gallant soldier
losing a leg at Kenesaw. He was member of ).
X. Hartman Post, No. rs, GAR, MoOresyille.
C4RLYLE-At MOOresville, Ind, W. IL. Carlyle
Co G, SD ind aged A. His health was broken
by hard service in the army, and for years he has
been great sufferer
BAMEy.-Died suddenly of heart disease at Car
field Hospital, Washington, ID. G., July s, Robert
Bailey Co III. odd III. He was buried at the Ma
tionaI Cemetery. Arlington Va. by comrades OF
James A. Garfield Post. No Z, GA. r.. of this city,
He had lately come from the Soldiers Home,
Hampton, Va, in regard 10 his pension, and died
as above stated.
RIDDLE.-At Bennington, Vt, June 80. Of heart
disease. Dwight Riddle, member of g. A. Custer
Post No. AZ. He enlisted in the lst VI. battery in
1867 and served through the war
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Gen. GRANTS MEMOIRS.

The second volume Of the Personal Memoirs
OF Gen. u. 5 Grant, published by Webster a.
Co., is al length issued and ready for delivery.
Many Of our readers have been supplied with
copies of volume one by THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, and we are prepared TO furnish them vol
ume two upon the same terms. Volume two is
s trife larger than the first. and is bound in
the same style. The press work and binding,
however, OF the second volurDe is rather better,
owing 10 less haste In exelution than in the
first. The price Of each In cloth is $3.50 or 81
for the two. We send either volume upon
these terms postpaid TO anyone desiring the
wHorir
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on TO san FRANCISCO.

Now, comrades, let as many Of US as posi-
bic meet in San Francisco on the Sd of
August. 1t will be the grandest meeting by
all odds that the GAR. has ever held, and
those that go will never cease to be glad that
they were present. The Californians enter
tain like princes, and they will entertain the
veterans as the veterans never have been
entertained. Then, the scenery, the long
journey together, the visit to a land
different from anything we see this side
Of the great mountains, the greeting of
old comrades, the association for many days
in that wonderful country with new and old
friends will fill the heart of every one with a
world of glad memories. A veteran who can
afford to 20 and does not will make very
serious mistake. A couple hundred dollars
invested in the trip win pay better interest
than many thousand dollars in Government
bonds
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GEN. LOGAN IN KANSAS.

Gen. Logan met with a perfect ovation
wherever he went in Kansas. Never in the
history of the State was there such an out
pouring of the people. Veterans came from
the remotest parts of the State to the places
where he was appointed to speak, bringing
their wiz es and children with them to see
and hear the man who as a soldier and q
statesman is their idol. No man living can
evoke the enthusiasm wherever he goes in
the East, North and West that greets Gen
John 4. Logan.
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The wisest Of the founders of our Govern
ment had grave doubts about the wisdom of
clothing the President with the veto power,
and uuquestionably If the Constitution had
been formed anew a few years later he
would have been shorn of this dangerous
prerogStive.
He gained il because when the Constitu-
ton was adopted we were still looking up TO
the British Constitution as the embodiment
Of the highest wisdom in Government. The
King Of England was at one time an absolute
monarch, and the Crown had the right, and
exercised il, Of making the laws, Of saying
what they meant and of executing them.
In other words the sovereign was at once
Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. But
the progress Of liberty and civilization COM
PEELED him to surrender the legislative and
judicial prerogatives TO men who were
separate and independent Theonly judicial
function he was allowed to retain was that
of pardoning criminals, and the only legisla-
tive function that of vetoing laws AT this
period we came into the family Of Nations,
and we constituted our Government on the
English model, liberalizing it greatly, but,
in our distrust Of the wisdom of the common
people, and the men whom they would
elect, still retaining for the President the
legislative and judicial functions exercised
by the King
Anyone can see that the veto power is
antagOnistic TO the theory of our Govern
ment That theory contemplates the entire
independence Of the three great functions OF
Government. The law-making branch, the
law-interpreting and the law-executing
branches are TO be separate and distinct,
each supreme in its province, and jealous OF
any invasion Of its province by the others
The veto power is clearly an invasion Of the
law-making branch by the law-executing
branch, as the pardoning power is an inva-
sion Of the law-interpreting branch. In
many Of the States, which have carried the
theory Of our Government to its logical
conclusion, the Governor has no veto power
and in pardoning power. In practice
it is found TO work well TO deny him both
Here theory and practice harmonic admir-
ably.
The Presidents who preceded Mr.. Cleve-
land, and who were as a rule gentlemen
4 learned in the science Of government
thoroughly understood how repugnant the
veio-power is TO the spirit Of our institutions
and used it sparingly and with great reluc
lance. AsMr. neutrality-suspicious. as pub
licist has been mainly confined TO serving az
Mayor Of city and Sheriff of County
with few months as Governor, some lacl
Of acknowledge or appreciation Of the higher
principles Of governmental science may b.
expected Of him. But such Grass ignoranct
Of what is due to a coordinate branch Of tn,
Government and OF the limitations Of hi
own Office as he displays is astounding il
any man who has even casually studied th,
theory and philosophy Of popular govern
ment
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TIN Monmouth Inquire does not know
how il mas be with other States, but Ger
tainly 80 Tar as New Jersey il concerned she
has no greater number Of pensioners on Tho
list, when the number Of troops the Stat,
sent out Is taken into consideration. New
Jersey put into the Geld 76,sls men, and 81
far has only l0.039 pensioners who arr
classified AZ foll@ys Inyalids, 0.0O0; wild
ows, 2,25i minor children, 9O4 dependent
m0thers, sl3; dependent fathers, 20. Tha
IL only one New Jersey peBsioner 10 ever,
seven and one-half soldiers who served il
fhe war.
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A BAD FRIDAY FOR THE PRESIDENT


IN all probability President Cleveland will
retain lively recollection Of last Friday
He ought to, if he does not Not since An
drew Johnson's time has a President re-
ceiyed such lively shaking up on the floor
Of the House Of Representatives as he re-
ceiyed at the hands Of Messrs Grosvenor,
Brumm, Burrows, McComas, Lyman and
Others. What must have impressed him
most was that he could not but admit that
he deserved all be got. lie has gone along
80 far so glbly and lippantly, with sneer
and taunt and gibe at the Nations defend
ers, until the feeling has grown on him that
he could say about anything mean and
slanderous he pleased against disabled vet
Grams, and be applauded for it, by the soldier
hating press. Never has a President been so
reckless in his yetOes; never has one ap-
peared so eager 10 snnb and thwart Con-
gress in matters Of minor importance, and
.
IN his alleged reasons for defeating Con-
gressional action. Every line Of every veto
message was a direct impugnment Of the
common intelligence, judgment and honesty
Of the Invalid Pension Committees Of both
Houses and Of the Houses themselves. Al
4 most IN 80 many words be has said repeat
edly that the applicants for pensions whose
4 bills he vetoed were common, vulgar swim
dlers, whose impudent professions should
not impose upon anybody, and that il was
disgraceful 10 the sense and honesty Of all
concerned that they were allowed TO impose
on the Pension Committees and both Houses
Last Friday the House began to talk back
in earnest, and il was straightforward,
shoulder blows every time.
The ball was opened by Gen. Grosvenor
OF Ohio, on a veto which the President had
placed on a bin introduced by him 10 grant
widows pension 10 Sarah Ann Bradley
who had given a husband and four sons &
the country, two Of her sons being killed OF
the Geld Of battle, two severely wounded
and her husband, after four years Of faithful
service, receiving a wound which undoubt
eddy caused his death four years ago. Tn
President vetoed the bin on the technically
that the connection between the husband
wound and his death was not sufficient,
established.
Gen. Grosyenor knew all about the hus
bands services aud wounds, as he served Il
his regiment He had good case and b.
made good use Of H. showing up most for
chilly the wicked ingratitude Of sending thi
much-dcserying old woman TO the poor
house, foisting her as q charge upon tn
County. 10 order 10 make showing Of say
ing TO the Treasury the beggarly 81 mont
J which Congress had voted her. The SUP
poriers Of the President had hard work &
get together enough votes to secure della
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SOLDIERS IN CONGRESS-
COL. DAVID B. HENDERSON.

David Bremen Henderson, Of Dubuque,
Iowa, was born in Old Deer. Aberdeen Shire.
Scotland, March H. 1910. His parents were of
the strong Presbyterian stock, hating Oppres-
sion by King or master. The development Of
these qualities in the father. Thomas Hender-
son, led to a serious rupture with the titled au-
thOrity Of the town, who defrauded Thomas
out Of the earnings of lifetime, and upon
whom the fearless old man melted out prompt
and telling punishment kicking him out Of his
house in the presence Of the hirelings Of the
venal Laird.
Defrauded out Of property and a competency
which he supposed belonged to him and bis for
two generations, the grand old man gathered
his flock, consisting of wife and seven chill
dren-Dayid being the youngest, then child
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French joke: In a eOaeh-A gentleman took
out of his case an excellent cigar and when
about to light it thought he would ask permis-
sion of his fellow passenger. With a gesture
designating his cigar and in most insinuating
voice he said: "Will you permit me, mon
sieurF The other taking the cigar and max
ing profound bow, replied: "With pleasure.
monsieur" And he TRANQUILITY lie the cigar Of
his unfortunate companion de voyage, who did
not have another one left
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WASHINGTON. D. C., JULY is, 1856.
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.
asIMPLE DAEH-A short story Of The ,ual

"STBIPLE DANA short story Of The a0ar.
Bg 3irS. C. Bro'gR, Londonderry o.
TIE BATTLE OF FREDERTCKSB URG.
"A thrilling narratiuo Of observation and
Adventures. By Hdliam McCdrter, Of
Aeagh0s Irish Brigade
ANARTILLERYBLAN At GETTYSBURG.
"a story iucH told By member Of an Ohio
Battery.
a WAR REAINLSCENCE-A spirited sketch
Of early campaigning IN Missouri aader
Gen. Lyon. By Capt. Joseph CracLIiRs I'd
HdR.
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MAPS OF GETTYSBURG,

Our engrayer was unable to get completed
in time for this issue the maps which show
the position Of the Third Corps at different
stages Of the battle Of Gettysburg but these
win be ready in time for next weeks paper.
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To THE EDITOR: In the sketch of my service
in the Cumberland Army. which you were
pleased to give your host Of readers last week,
you say that succeeded to the command Of the
S9th III. on the death of LieGt.-COl. Hall.
Although I had immediate command of the
rear guard from Chickamauga, Maj w. ID.
Williams was Col. Halls suceessor.--JoHN NJ.
FAROuHAR Major seth H.
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rRoslon .Ln,,rlnIl

story of country parsons Independence
will be appreciated by those annoyed at late
corners to church. A man came into church
late and started with squeaky boots TO walk
the whole length of the side gallery The pas
tor, who was praying. stopped suddenly opened
his eyes, and pointing long finger to the dis
turber, said {" YOu sit down right where you
are" He then resumed his prayer.
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