Year: 1879




and large cannon placed in the door ranging in the
direction of our hunks. voice then rang out, Lie
down there Lie down, you Internal Yankees, or I'll
blow you all to h-l in minute These words were
peated several times when of most mischievous
fellows roared out from bunk, Major say Major is
the d-d thing cockedT The shouts of laughter which
up at this exclamation both from Union and
Rebel soldiers


CovINeToN, IND, Sept. co. 1879
Editor Of National Tribune, Washington q G.


DEAR SIR In the August number of your paper you
advocate the passage of the Bounty Equalization Bill
Your arguments in favor of the sound logical
and pointed


Nearly all soldiers who so fortunate as to live to
their time of enlistment and honorahly dis
charged received $500 bounty. Those who re-enlisted
$400 to $700 and $500 STILL others who subst
tutes received as much $1,000 to $780, whilst those
who were SO unfortunate as health in the service
after responding promptly the first three years call
have many of us received only the S13 per month";
pension bounty yet and obliged suffer from
day day from their disabilities incurred whilst gallant
" defending the Government.


Something is wrong and should be speedily remedied.
Some who served soldiers unable TO undertake
the haTdsps consequent upon the settlement upon their
land claim Of 100 and ought TO be able to locate
Every soldier every citizen Of tis greatest of Gooern-
ent says go on in the good work Let your voice be
heard in defense of the 'Boys in Blue " who endured
much that the liberties guaranteed us should be per-
petuaed and the stars and stripes still haunt DER the
land of the free and home of the brave. SOLDIER.


GA1vA HENRY Co., Ill, sept 20, 1879.
Editor of National Tribune


a
very valuable soldiers paper


There said to be than one thousand exsold-
iers in the pooThouse of New York Can the averment
be really true ?? Mr., Editor there many thousands
Of wretched sick poor wounded soldiers and those de-
pendent tkem, scattered all United States
who in sad condition as if really in the aims
house. They dragging along with miserable pit
tance earned in way another dreading that the
next will be the poor house. only for them but their
dear 1t does almost impossible that Pres
dent and the officers of the army Washington thus
allow these poor brave and loved ones suffer
Now can there be nothing done to remove this shame
disgrace? 1t is true there pension offered but get
that pension has to spend everything that be
earned and 60 without the necessaes of e and then
the risk of getting It, agree with the lady IN Denver
Col, spoken of in No. q the and the suffer
ngs of the thousand of widows and children of those who
pershed for their country the field in the hospital
would afford touching theme for the pen of the novelist
historian My husband did give his life for his
country but he gave his health and the of his right
Leg and he has been trying for years get his well
tied pension but without success He has had his claim
in the hands of fully competent agent at Washington
for three years The great cry is, Proof proof They
not only want the testimony of the that wounded
but would like probably that of the who wounded
him. Well do not blame them for wanting proof, but
they do not give the soldiers particle of chance My
husband spent and money until he found the address
of his surgeon he wrote him and the reply to
his agent at Washington. His agent wanted the affidavit
OF two comrades officer. lie knows of one but
his captain and he has advertised for him and written
every one he could hear of but all to purpose My
husband is not the only who is served thus. There
are thousands scattered ali the country The papers
talk of these soldiers defaung the Government If the
sentence was reversed would sound far like truth.
Remember what the Bible says about the bean that III
thine ewn eye Mrs MARY NJ. B.


SMITH Co, Miss. Sept. 29 1879
Editor Of National Tribune


Every intelligent man in the country is aware of the
justice of the Equalization Bounty Bill and all the sol
dier ardently thank you for your and gallant
efforts for its passage Every recruiting officer i'll the
regular and volunteer service, promised bounties
such promises Were but slightly redeemed In 1862,
pecy during the darkest days of the war; many thous
ands ensted who never received cent OF bounty sup
pose for instant these brave had stood back
La.n air.And a.rilI 4.a