Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-06

| the conscience and intelligence of the
people of Maine. They know that pro-
hibition in Maine is doomed. They
have heard from Vermont and they
already read the handwriting on the
wall in New Hampshire. If every
member of this house who believes in
his heart that prohibition is a humbug
and a fraud will vote as he believes the
minority report will pass this house.
AT the battle of Chattanooga the
army of the Cumberland under Thomas
faced the Confederate centre strongly
intrenched upon the heights of Mission
AIRY Ridge. The fight had ragged three
days upon a line of battle ten miles
long. On the right Fighting Joe
Hooker" with the old 18th and 18th
Corps of the Army of the Potomac had
charged above the clouds and carried
Lookout Mountain. While on the left
'Sherman's bulldogs" had set their
teeth in Bragg's right flank. closing the
door of his communications and bar
ring it with the bayonets of the army
of the Tennessee.
If Sherman could not be tlislodged from
his position. Brage's hold upon Missionary
Ridge could not be long maintained. and
with desperate valor, again and again did
Bragg $ intrepid regions nurl themselves
upon the indomitabie veterans of Sher-
man. Broken and repulse1 in every
charge. Bragg used the dangerous ma
neouvre of weakening his center to sus-
tain his right This was the move that
Grant had watched and waited for and
at once the order flew to Thomas to as
sault the certer.
AS the twenty thousand BOYS in blue
rose TO their feet and started on that deS-
perate charge. the concentrated fire of
shot and shell from thirty confederate
cannon on the Ridge cut bloody lanes and
highways through the column but clos
ing in from right and left steady as if
upon parade the line swept on. As they
reached the point-blank range of grape
and canister, the deadly storm was
doubled in its fury. the column bent and
SWayed and the lines curled and shriveled
like dried leaves before a forest IRE; but
Springing to the call of ''colors to the
front" they rallied to the charge and with
a ringing cheer they surged into the first
lire of rifie-pits like tempeSt-driven waves
on Il storn-b ea ten shore. Before them
rose the ridge, $40 yards in height and a =
They breasted its fearful face from two
succeeding lines of rifle-pts. from rock
rose un and poured into their faces a
whitening volley that clothed the hillside
with a sheet Of flame and as the white
smoke of the n,usketry settled upon the
race OF the mountain covering them as |
with shroud and shutting them from the |
sight of Thomas and his staff or Orcha ri |
Knob; there broke from the lips Of one Of |
his young officers the agonizing cry .aThey
can't do It, They can't do il. ThevsiI |
never reach the top!" But Thomas SITTING
there upon his horse calm. cool and mr..
dismayed. the odd rock of Chickamaura.
raised his hand quietly and said Tire,
Time gentlemen; give them time And
Soon above the surging smoke. they "a W
the cleaning lance heads of the colors.
tnen breaking out like streakings Of The
m ,,,bi1 nsht upon the hilltops. the red |
Whlte and blue of Old Glory. the line
swept up the crest was carried. Chatta |
were redeemed
Jney We're fighting a battle for freedom |
ana enlightenment. SO are Won. And
lhoush their fight was fiercer and mora
dangerous than ours; they won if in ,i,e
time. and so in the fullness of time shall
we win this battle against humbup M
procrisy and false pretence
Inc question being to substitute tba |
rerort for the majority report
The yeas and nays were ordered.
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rill Buzzell, Cameron Carleton e.,
tis, Daniels, Davis, Drew a., VI
worth (PembrOlIe), Garnon liz
KEEL, HAYES. Irving, Kelley. Knn...1
ten t9amdenl. Lamb, Little, Mavh,,rv
Mclnfire. Nj Namara. Pooler, Poor Re-
s5eYaM Shackfprd tPoland). Shaw arss 2
stearDs Slower Sutherland Sr,a,.
sweeney, Tartre, Thomas Harm. we, ~ I
thompson tOrono), Thurlow, Trembia "