The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-27

would have been the United States third Of
q century ago?
"Choked, straneled BY the Demonstration
coils of the slave power of the South; bitten,
poisoned by the treacherous Corperhead OF the
North, only the money and muscle, the wealth
and work. the bodies, brain and Drawn OF bel
loyal children saved her from destruction, and
their energy has been powerful factor IN
carrying her to the front rank among the
Nations
''scurrilous journals cannot, shall not, I'M
Justly beslime the men who incurred wounds
and disease in carrying to successful issue
the policy dear 10 Lincoln, Grant, aud Sher-
man; dear to all patriots. We ask those who
know OF the anxious days Of the war, whose
sympathies were with the cause and with the
men of the Union. TO remember that such pu 10
LEGATIONS as the one named are opponents OF the
spirit manifested third of century ago. Too
cowardly TO fight for secession; too coward y
to fight for the Union: too mean and narrow
! to comprehend the principles of either cause,
they should be remembered only to be de-
| spised."
MINNESOTA
Department Commander Torrance in speech
| at Winona said =" i fear nothing from the ded-
cation Of monuments TO the Confederate dead.
| They mark the graves in which lie forever
| entombed qualification, secession and State
sovereignty-poltical views utterly subversive
of the life of free Republic"
MISSOURI
Atameeting of Wakefield Standby Post. 2s2,
| held June s. il was decided to hold grand Re-
union at Carrollton. Mo-, beginning Aug 6. and
| continuing four days. Several prominent
| speakers have been invited and are expected
| TO be here. COL Warner, Past CommaBder-in-
Chief, has already promised to be present.
The annual Encampment of the Southwest
Veterans Association, comprising the Counties
n Henry AprnOn and
held at Appleton City, Mo-, in the first week
of September beginning Monday, Sept. 2.
and closing Saturday, Sept. z, 1895. All
members of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, as well as all old soldiers and likewise
al citizens, are most cordially invited to at
tend. A large number is expected, aud arrange
ments are being made TO accommodate and in
terest everybody All correspondence should
be directed TO =. ellison, District Commander,
Appleton City, No., or w. W. Chapel, Adjutant,
al same place.
NEW YORK.
The following is complete roster of the off,
GERS OF this Department: Com, Edward J. At
kinson. New York City; S.V. C., G. Hull Grant.
Brooklyn; J. v C., john Kohler, Utica; Medi-
cal Director, ]. ]. Ashley, Brooklyn; Chap,
Matthew Gaffney, Manlius. Council of ADJ
ministration. James s. Graham. Rochester;
Martin Short, Brooklyn; John Conway, James
town: Thomas Moore, Oswego and A. q. Mills,
New York City.
The Commander announces these staff ap-
pointments: Asst Adj't-Gen., d. T. Allen, AL
bany; Asst ON Ger, Michael J. Cummings,
Brooklyn; Judge-Advocate, to be announced
hereafter; ms, Frank u. Jones, Rome; Chief
Mastering Officer, Henry S. Redman, Roches-
ter; Senior Aid-de-Camp, James Owens, New
York City.
Nose Tompkins Post, ass, Middleburg-Com..
George McBsin; S. V. C., L. Dings; ]. V. c., A.
Nashods Adj't A. Becker; o. d., j. K. Alver-
son; Q. NJ, III. Shafer; o. G., p. g. Brace;
Q. NJ. S, ID. II. Nethaway; Surg, II. Knis-
kern.
OHIO
Over 49, 600 assembled in sandusky to attend
the 29th annual Encsmpment. On the first
day addresses were delivered on behalf of the
city by Mayor Bouton, aud by Gen. NJ. F. Force
on behalf of McMeens and John (. Toland Posts.
Commander Mutt delivered his annual address.
The report of Commander Mutt showed that
during the year nine Posts have been aban.
doned and seven organized, the net loss being
two During the year 93'9i the Depart
ment lost $3.50 members and during the past
year the loss was only 132, showing a revival
of interest
Referring to the coming National En-
campment at Louisville, Commander Mutt
said the members of the GAR should
commingle with the Confederate veterans,
not if a way to leave the inference to
the rising generations that there had
been a quarrel between them, and the
differences were mutually mended by the
agreement that both were partly wrong and
partly right, but meet them as We did when
the battle was over, without Boosting or eIulta-
ton. Since the error had been conceded and
acknowledged. we do not desire to open healed
ruptures, nor to ungsllantly raise questions On
that line. As citizen soldiers and soldier citi-
zens of one common country, with one flag and
one interest. the preservation OF the United
States of America, let it be our aim 10 maintain
the principles without concession. but to forget
the fight SO far as individuals are concerned"
Referring to PENSIONS the Commander says
there seems q wide difference between the
spirit OF the law and the spirit OF the execu-
tives. Judge Long, he declared, was able to
contend for his rights and secure them by
litigation, but thousands OF poor comrades with |
cases parallel with his rutblessy dropped /
because they were unable TO contend in the /
courts. The money belonging to them, and so |
much needed in their infirmity, was saved 10 |
the Government they helped to save Com
ments were unnecessary, he said. Only time 1
could mend the matter, but that good time was |
coming.
Gov. Mckinley, Senator Calvin S. Brice, |
and Gen. Asa Bushnell spoke to the veterans
al the Campfres in the evening. Many prom
inent men are in the city, among them Col. |
A. T. Brinsmade, Col. A. l.. Conger, Capt. III. /
p. III. Bowling, and Gen. Keller.
At the second days session the following |
officers were elected and installed: Dept Com,
A. G. Townsend, Athens; s. V. C., Henry Kis-
singer, Dayton; J. V. C., w. w. Weber, Coum-
bus; Med. Director, DIR. Reefy, Elyria; Chap,
Rev. Horace Place, Plymouth; Delegate at
Large to National Encampment, T. b. Marshall,
Sidney.
At an open meeting following the election
OF officers addresses were made by Corp'l Tan |
ner; Gen. A. p. Burch6eld, Senior Vice Com
mander Of the National GAR; and Com |
msnder Semple Of Pennsylvania.
Columbus was selected as the place for hold 1
ing the next Encampment
Campfr res were held ia the evening.
novel sight was witnessed at Portsmouth |
the other evening. About s dozen flags which |
were carried in the war by regiments from
Ohio, and which were loaned by the State for
Y. NJ c. A. fair, were temporarily turned over
to Bailey Post and the old soldiers had a parade, /
music, speeches. and big Campfire.
PENNSYLVANIA
Post az. Lebanon, wants the wife ADMITTED |
10 the Soldiers Homes with her husband. As |
the law now stands, IL disabled soldier I'M
able TO earn living, desires to enter Soldiers
Home, he must. If his wife be living separate
from her, leaving her to the cold mercies of |
The world, although she may be rs helpless as |
himself III soldier and his wife can both 20 |
70 the institution. it will not necesstate the /