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lie re-eAlisted Oct. ], 1851, as a private IN Co.
d, 5Ist Ind.
Having been in service he was well drilled,
which drew the notice Of his Captain, and he
was soon detailed at company headquarters as
company clerk. Dee. J. following, lie was pros
NOTED to be OFderly-SeTgvant Of his company,
aud about the Goth Of the same month was de.
tailed to act as Sergeaut-IaioT. After the bat
tie of Shiloh he was commissioned Second Lieu
tenant Of his company April 90. 1862. On the
Goth of August his Captain resigned; the First
Lieutenant beng sick, the entire command Of
his company degolved upon him.
The army being once more in and around
Nashville, his regiment was engaged with the
enemy Dec. D and every day subsequently
until the 18th of January. This regiment took
an active part in the great battle OF Stone River.
On the 11th of December, 1852, he was commits
stoned as Captain of his company over the First
Lieutenant. and while leading his company On
the 3Ist Of December he was very seriously
wounded-Was thought to be dead for some
time-remaining unconscious for So hours He
joined his regiment in time 10 participate IN
the famous raid made by Gen. A. ID. st-eight
far to the rear Of Bragg army and during said
raid he was second In command OF an expedition
which, in one night destroyed over S2,5O0G0O
worth of munitions Of war belonging TO the
enemy, near Rome. Ga.
He, with his brigade, was captured and taken
afterWard he was one of the 70 who had to draw
lots for their lives, as two Of the number were
ordered to be executed at sunrise the next
morning.
After eight months imprisonment ne made
what was said 70 be the first daring escape from
that horrible prison, and he reached the Union
lines in safety, enduring terrible hardships.
Col. Anderson was fearfully wounded at the
battle of Nashville, Tenn, being shot through
the hips and spine with an OunCe-aud-thTee-
quarter slug, losing joint Of the vertebra, the
wound being considered mortal He recovered.
but has always been an invalid and has TO
use two canes in walking. Col Anderson is .
clerk in the War Department, and also takes
great interest in all matters pertaining to the
GAR. He is the Commander Of Lincoln Post,
of this city, President Of the National
Prisoners of War Association, President Of the
Prisoners of War Association Of ehe District OF
Columbia, and Vice President Of the Society o.
the Army Of the Cumberland.
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NOT Aims, BUT JUsTiCE.

The Nation owes every man who honora-
bly, wore the blue during the war pension
in recognition of his services and sacrifices
This is wholly without reference to whether
he is broken-down or not whether he IS
rich or poor If he be disabled it owes him
enough to give him a comfortable support
because by the terms Of It's contract with
him, it was to make good, in measure, the
disabilities he incurred IF he be not dis
abled, it owes him money-return for what
he gave and sacrificed in order to save its
life.
There is nothing in the nature of bounty,
gratuity or any form of charity about this
It is simply the partial payment Of just
debt. 1t is the Nation, in its day of pros
perity and wealth, returning to It's sons who
rescued it a portion of that which it exacted
of them in its day of poverty and peril. 1t
is precisely of the same character as the re-
payment TO the money-lenders of the sums
which they~lent it when its existence was
threatened, to enable it to save itself They
periodically risled their money on its
chances of success, and the Government very
properly paid them back every dollar they
advanced, with liberal interest and generous
allowance for the risk they took. The sol
diers not only risked life and limb, but they
made q loan, contribution, or whatever it
may be called, of wages and business oppor-
tunities, aggregating far more than the loans
of the mOney-lenders.
To pay service pension now TO these
men will be to pay back only part of what
they actually contributed in money values
to the rescue of the Government. tits just
as honest and equitable an obligation-to
say the Ieast-as the repayment, with liberal
augmentations and high interest, of the
amounts advanced to the Government in
1861 by the moneyed men of the country.
If honor required this punctilious repay
ment to men who only rislIed fraction OF
their wealth by loan to the hard-pressed
and lettering Government, what does not
honor require to be given the men who put
their all at the command of the Government
and lost much of that all irrevocably?
This, then, is the ground upon which we
must ask for pension legislation-that is
simply part payment of debt of honor.
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The New York HOrld having asked sheer
ingly, Where are any Democrats who have
been given high offices in the CARP" Com
rade StahI wrote the following soldierly let
ter to the paper:
To the Editor Of The World:
In reply to your request expressed in this morIfs
ings issue Of the Hord permit me to say that am
Democrat, and have always been active mem
Der of the party. / am member of the G r.;
have held the office OF Judge-Adyoeate OF this De-
partment have been on the staff of Commanders
in Chief Louis Wagner and Merrill and was. only
last Tuesday evening, elected Commander of Aaron
Wilkes Post, this city, by majority of 40 votes
over a strong aud active Republican and that in
Post having membership of upward of 200, more
than four ffths of whom are Republican. Nor am
an exception Mr.. r. A. Donnelly, a Democrat
and ex- Mayor of this city, ex-Member of the AS
sembly, has held the same Office. c. T. Williams,
prominent business man of this city, also a Demo-
crat, has been Commander. Democrats have not
merely held local honors in the GAR John
Mueller. lately deceased In Newark, lifelong
Democrat, was Department Commander of New
Jersey, and was reelected John L. Wheeler was
elected Department Commander while yet act
i've Democrat. Myself and others, Democrats,
have repeatedly been elected to the National En-
Campment, aud have held positions of honor and
trust within its gift.
VIII the Horld please tell the disgrunted poll
tcians TO keep their hands off, and there is no
danger of any split among the men who
Shared their blankets and tents together.
And marched and fought in all kinds of weather.
Trenton, n, j., Dec s. e. G. STAHL.
What Comrade Stahl says of his Post and
Department is equally true of other Posts
and Departments. 1t is, of course, impossi-
BILE to specify everywhere who are Demo-
Gratis and who Republicans among the Off
Gals, because that question is never raised,
and it is merely an accident if the comrades
know whether the men whom they are vot-
ing for for offices are Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. Good work in the Order-good COM
radeship-is the thing that brings promo
ton. Politics never do.
The attention of Gems. Palmer and Slocum
is directed to the above letter. An apology
is due from them to the comrades.
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cHRIsTMAs STOCKINGS.

This Christmas the veterans get in
their stockings a well-won victory over
their opponents and deriders.
Next Christmas we earnestly hope they
wiz have
An adequate pension for every disabled
man;
1.-THE National Tribune" pension for every
man who wore the blue;
A good rating for every widow, orphan
and dependent parent.
Honest payment of all arrears of pensions;
Fair allowance for all prisoners of war;
Equalized bounties.
We may not get all these good things by
next Christmas, but they viii come sooner
or later, and we must try hard for them.
Now is our lime.
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FULL returns of the votes cast for the
Presidential candidates astonish political
students By showing how rapidly the inte-
rior of the country is becoming the center
of power. In the nine great interior States
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
the total vote eight years ago was 3,O4IOGO.
This year it was 3,931,OOO-an increase of
$4,000 votes, or about % per cent. This
implies an increase of about 100000 in
population. Of course, if Dakota could be
included, the increase would appear still
more impressive. Nowhere else in the cOun-
try has the increase been nearly so great.
New York shows best, but her increase in
eight years has only been about IS per cent.
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oUR WEATHER RUREAU.

We announce with pleasure that We have
secured the services Of Lieut.. John P Finley,
Of the United States Signal Service, and one
Of the most accomplished meteOrologists in
the world, TO edit department in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE devoted TO the weather
This VIII be made one Of the greatest value
to al our readers. We hope that they viii
avail themselves Of the opportunity we
offer, and write freely to Us in regard to
any weather problems they may want solved.
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Now that the admission of Dakota as two
States is practically assured, the contention
over the names of the new Commonwealth
get lively. Both sections desire to retain
the name Dakota, on account of the adver-
Using it has had but the citizens of the
northern section object to North Dakota
for the very good reason that it has too
Wintry sound, and will be bar to immi-
grafton. People have natural aversion to
going where cold weather is promised them
as a steady thing, and to call the State
North Dakota would cost it several hun
dred thousand settlers in the next decade
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is opposed to
the name for the additional reason that
we are weary of the poverty of invention
which has filled the POstofice Directory
with News, y" Old's,"" North's, "south's,"
"East's," Vests" etc, to the great con-
fusion of letter-writers and merchants.
There are any quantity of good names that
would be fitting for the new State Among
these Lincoln" and "Pembina F." are now
receiving most favorable consideration. Both
are very good. "Pembina is original, must
cal, easily pronounced and applicable. "Lin-
coin would be particularly fitting for a
State settled to SO large an extent by veter-
ans who love and honor the memory of our
martyred President above all others. II
would make glorious monument to him
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il that II, upon examination, the watch does not
prove satisfactory, it may be returned and we
viii refund the money. This is an unprece-
dented opportunity to obtain frst-class
watch. and we hope cur subscribers viii avail
themselves Of II. But little effort is required
to raise club Of Is subscribers. Any active
boy or young man can do it ii short time.
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Atlast the Dissei Tax Bill has passed The
House Of Representatives., as it should have
done at the Iastsession, ana would haze, hut
for The flibusterngo Of sho Southern BRYCE
diers, who showed tie same daimus against
it, and for the same reason that they do
against pension legislation. They new ex-
press the feryent hope that it viii be vetoed.
Their objection to it is based on the old
States Rights heresy. "Let the States"
they say, which made war upon US, pay its
expense, just as they say, Let the Northern
States take care of their own disabled sol
diers. We have TO take care of ours" This
is the old, unchanged spirit of rebellion, for
it is denial that the war was q National
one. To them it is always a war between
the States"
The Direct Tax Bill provides that the
money raised for the prosecution of the var
shall be refunded to the States which paid
their shares, while those which did not shall
be forgiven the debts due in consequence,
and which have been standing against them
on the Treasury books ever since tie tax
was ordered. The following table shows
the amounts collected under the law, and
which viii be returned if the bill becomes a
law, and the amounts unpaid, and which
will be Cancelled:
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From the following members of George
y. Wagoner Post. No. 8.5. Pine NlI.asc.
60 sI-RsCREREI,s.

Get subscribers to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, comrades, and help the veterans cause
along. The paper is the only real friend
the soldiers have among the great papers of
the country. Tostrengthen it is to strength
en- yourselves before Congress and the coun-
try. Let each veteran charge himself with
getting at least one new subscriber, and
this will double the papers circulation, and
make its influence very powerful.
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SENATOR REAGAN believes in keeping
things in the family" He has appointed
his wife his Secretary, so that she can draw
the substantial pay of Sc day. As the
Senator himself receives $4,000 = year, this
makes the family income something over
$1,000 a year, quite handsome livelihood
for a poor brOken-down Confederate" Had
the Southern Confederacy-of which the
Texas Senator was Postmaster General
succeeded, it is hardly likely that he would
have done so well pecuniarily as he is now
doing. Yet there is no man in Congress
more hostile to giving disabled veteran of
the Union enough to keep him out of the
pOOrhouse
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II would be descriptive, too, for Lincoln was
asp!endid type of the men who wiz build
tbat country up to greatness. When they
were fighting the enemies of their country
lincoln hirelings was the favorite epithet
applied to them by the rebels and Copper
heads. They made the namevery honorable;
Why not apply it to the beautiful prairies
their industry is making blossom as the
rose?
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NEEY many Posts are developing the good
practice Of subscribing for TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Ior such disabled comrades as are
so unfortunate IS TO be unable TO afford the
paper It is an excellent idea. There is
nothing that brings them more pleasure.
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How time does bring its reyenges! Presi-
dent Cleveland finds it desirable to desist
from attacking the private characters of
veterans to defend his own. The interest
ing part of it is. too, that the attacks upon
his character do not come from soldiers, but
from members of his own party The
most hurtful things of this nature have
invariably come from Democrats, and gener-
ally from those of his own State.
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The majority in the House of Represent
atives have seen q light since the election
IN regard to the admission Of the Terrific
tories. VIII they also see the one in refer
ence to pension legislation So far there is
no evidence Of it Wei, at all events this
Congress has but a days more of life, and
then We viii have House Of Representa-
tiEes that We elected ourselves.
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A YEARS subscription to TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is as acceptable thing as can be
put in some poor comrades stocking. Try,
you comrades who have been blessed in this
worlds goods
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WE may not annex Canada as a country,
but we are taking in her people pretty rap
idly. More than million natives of the
Dominion now reside in the United States.
Several hundred thousand of these are
French Canadians, who are employed in the
factories of New England
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Looking at it in the light of to-day, there
is simply no logic or reason in the position
of the Brigadiers Ordinary justice requires
that either the States which did not pay
their shares be made to dose, OF that the pay
ments of those which did pay be refunded
to them.
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When q man dies suddenly, without hay-
ing been attended by "a doctor, says q popular
guide to the law, the Coroner has 20 be called
in and an inquest held TO ascertain the cause Of
death But" adds the writer when he dies,
after having been attended by doctor. then
everybody knows why he died, and an inquest IS
not necessary"
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A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Comrades THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
wishes you very merry Christmas!
Though4he year has brought severe disap-
pointments in the failure of the Nation to do
US justice; though we are all older than
we were a year ago. and though Death has
mustered out many dearly loved comrades,
there remains yet mnch to gladden. our
hearts.
The Nation we saved is richer, more peace
full and prosperous than ever.
The people of the country value more
highly than ever the services we rendered
in securing theirsalvation. Every year shows
them how "eternally right we were, and
how eternalIy wrong " were the enemies we
met and overthrow on the battlefield.
We ourselves are more firmly united in
the bonds of fraternity than ever before;
and we stand more solidly together than we
have at any time since the war.
Lastly, we have demonstrated our power
and oyerthrown our principal opponents.
Reflections like these, we trust, viii form
pleasant sauce to every veterans Christ
mas dinner, and bring with them peace of
mind and good digestion.
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If each subscriber to THE N17TONAL
TRIBUNE aoiH charge himself Nth getting
one ne,c subscriber the circulation Of the paper
soR be doubled at once, and ,etk little trouble.
Let each Subscriber Try it.
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SENATOR REAGAN, of Texas, is undoubt-
eddy a Bourbon, but he can see some things.
He declared in the Senate that the pension
yetoes and Civil Service reform had more
to do with Cleveland's defeat than the tariff
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Energy Superfuous.

Customer Ito grocer's boyl-You don't seem
to be very energetic little boy. Don't yoa
feel well
to lunch!
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COL. MARION T. ANDERSON.

Record Which Wakes a Soldiers Blood TInsIe.
Col Marion T. Anderson was born in the
State Of Indiana IS years ago. He was a stu
dent at the y. W. G. University when the news
Of the firing upon Fort Sumter was received.
lie Immediately left the University and en-
listed as private ia the 9Th Ind April % 1851
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He was specially De,
tailed and did excellent
service in and around
Phillip laurel Hill
and Carricks Ford
Young Anderson, being
daring rider, was often
sent on long and dam
gec0Gs expeditions
around the rebel camps,
Il d passed through
Ilany haIr-breadth es-
Capes and several hand
't0-haud engagements
with the rebels. At th6
close of the three
months service lie was
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Johnny Tommy, let's put orr pennies to-
gether aud buy ma a nice Christmas present.
T0mmy-All right.
"What shall Il be-"
81 guess we had better get her a padded
slipper"
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THE Wheeling InteIligeaeer is doing a
eommendable thing in urging that the name
of the State be changed from West Virginia
to Kanawha. 1t never should have been
called anything else
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AT least Marylanders cannot poke fun at
our navy. After spending 100000 year
for ever somany years on our "oyster navy"
they find that almost any red-haired, cross
eyed old oyster pirate can come out of the
swamps with double-barreled shotgun
and run it back to Baltimore
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TIE South Carolinians are pushing
strongly for an amendment to the State
Constitution which will require that voters
be able to read the Constitution of the
United States and write their own names.
This will, it is estimated, dsfranchise about
600o0 negroes and 49, 600 whites. A measure
of this kind would be viewed with more
appreciation if there was evidence of an
honest effort on the part of the Southern
leaders to give their people the means of
educating themselves. But every effort to
extend the Common-school system is fought
deIeTminedly. The Blair bill is resisted in
Congress as if it were measure to rob the
people OF their dearest rights. The school
funds in the various States are wretchedly
insufficient, their imposition and collection
are opposed by appeals to prejudice and par
tisanship, and when they are gathered into
the Treasury they are frequently stolen or
misapplied The Southern leaders have al
ways kept their people as ignorant as posi-
bic as matter of policy, and they viii
adhere to this policy until some overwhelm-
ing force compels them to abandon it.
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A Domestic Mistake.

Mr. Bliuks lreading}-Nan is By nature
master. subduer and tanner Of
Mrs Blinks-Huh ! should just Ike to SEQ
you OF the animal kingdom.
"Ohr
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A great many men say that they go out be-
tween the acts to get breath Of air but It IS
noticed that the breath they really get isn't Of
air by a long shot-Nelu York. Tribune.