The National tribune., 1888-01-12
THE UNION VOLUNTEER
Senator Fyarts's Crand ruIogr

Among cur great public men the Union vol
unteers have few good friends here and there,
who IN their public utterances fnd time and
place TO remind tie people Of q debt still un-
paid by the Government, which is grooming
under the surplus locked up in our Treas
ury.
The Hon. Wm. n Evarts in his speech before
the National Republican League. recently
formed. in New York city, made the following
remarks:
Another great subject i our duty and our feeling
for the soldiers thai fought for the Union They
were not stipendiaries- They were not hired sol
ojers. They were not the Regular Army. They
were ourselves lcIeersl; strenuous young men just
come from their education, from their professions,
and from the starr in life that they had planned in
business, ~ enterprises and labor, for a in
peace and prosperity. Taken fEon these prospects,
End Kept iOur years in the field OF war, they 10
be treated when they come back rs if that gap Of
four years made 10 their lives the time when the
future depended upon the present were nothing ?
II On their return, fortune and health preserved
them from want why, very well; but # at any
tine uBGer the eye Of tie American people the
soldiers Of our war should drOap IN The race, We
do not intend that their mssfcrtunes shall be
cas5ea with The ordinary disaster that belongs TO
human aflairs. The presumption is. aud il is our
Guy, l.at = shall be imputed 30 the disadvantage
that the loss OF this poraIf period Ia their lives
caused them. lIAeefs. Aud no one Of them.
from whatever cause. shall be allowed 10 stand az
TIE corner Of U8e streets cripple aud show
iciseeIs- and OF them. il need shall oyertae
hina, shall be clRssed ia The ainlshcuse. but en-
American nag iley are 10 De cherished. Cheers
Gentlemen we have smother dEiy. and that is &c
protect the nnrne and fame Of the great who
carried as through that crisis, 10 That thelI
escutcheons shall never be taFnished nor obscured
bet thai tier glory shall be preserved posses
zion ior @ free American people IN the same
Eplenccr with which il shene upon Ne during tho
liefloa q our greet trouble Cheers We dom
want people IL authority Ia this country that have
toaPoioglze Gor 4 5raigam Lincoln feheeFs OF doub
Tie supremacy ~ arms Of Grant ciieers or max,
Il n matter % debate whicb Gag H. tho real flag
tCheers. They may say that this topic doesgl'
touch The tarlh; but there would not have beer
much tariff II those men had nos done what the,
oid and saved the Onion. lCheers.l
This speech bad the eject Of calling out .
letter Of thanks from one Of The old boys" 10
entirely unknown 20 the readers Of TIE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, gho wrote as follows:
Hon. Wa u. EvAETs
MF DEAR sIE: For your kind words spoken /,
FAVOR o. tue Jnton volunteer, ar one Of Them VIII,
served nearly three years. from 1915 beg leav
10 say 70 yOE from the depths OF my heart Co,
bess yOui We that are able 10 cope with our lei
Low -lln ~ tlie race Of liie need ouly kind word
when they come from such men a. you: but fllos
o. cur number who are unable should be cared FOR
ls pension from tbc National Treasury suiiicen
" support them, tlint their sacrifices may &,
DBrcWarded and tiIgt cos Nation may not be On
70 shame "a neglect which would stand unparal
Iced in the history 81 mankind.
YOU sir, an your ability. ~ a leading represents
tive 81 Tie party which has always recognized an
supported the Union volunteers, can. in the ful
thcr pleading OF Their cause before our unwfilin
National legislators. add siill further everas.in
glory 10 your fame, II you viii enbody In you
pubic uiieTanees these good principles Of you
patriotic and charitable heart
Very truly, yonrs, JoHN Il Cook.
Recognizing this letter Of thanks, Mr. Eyari
replied as follows:
by DEAR sIR: give you my thanks for you
kina letter q TIE l7tE inst shall hope 10 aid
euy useful measure for the recognition and a
benelt q tue Us.0n volunteer.
Yours very tsuiy. wx Il. EvAK4g