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| attack, stunned by the thought of how
the news would be received by the
country at his wits end over the per
| plcxities of handling his vast army
burnside developed q passionate OBJ
| stinacy. and continued the hopeless
! fighting when far stronger men would
have retired appalled, by the slaughter
/ of their troops. There was nothing
| logged about this persistency Burn
side had shown at Bull Run and An
| tietam how far he was from having
anything of real determination in his
being; it vas simply fnsensate passion.
| Hooker Tries to Dissuadc burnside.
Leaving his headquarters at the
Phillips House. he had ridden to the
bank of the Rappahannock. where he
walked restlessly up and down. sazed
| eagerly at the nights beyond. and ex-
claimed vehemently. That crest must
ordered across the river with three di-
visions, and Hooker himself rode for
ward, carefully reconnoitered the
ground. consulted with those who were
| there, and saw at once, with a true
soldierly eye, that the attack was abso-
lutely hopeless. In his testimony be-
fore the Committee on the Conduct of
the War he says. II had the matter so
much at heart that / put spurs to my
horse. and rode there myself and tried
to dissuade Gen. Burnside from making
the attack. He insisted upon its being
done" Hooker had previously sent an
Aid to Burnside with his advice not to
renew the attack, but the officer re-
turned with the statement that the
Commander-in-Chie persisted, and
Hooker felt that the case called for
personal action. Failing in this Hooker
returned to his command, and made
the most skilful dispositions possible to
bring about success if success could be
obtained. He brought up every avail
able battery, and directed their fire
upon points where it seemed possible
In ho "a
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If Burnside had any coherent plan
In his mind it should have been TO make
an assault upon the impregnable cita-
del of Marye's flights after Franklin
had thrown one-half the army in tre-
nendeus power upon Lees Right Wing.
Had the $4,000 men under Franklin
been led by such a man as Sumner,
Hancock or SedgwIck. and hurled
themselves in great human wave up
On Telegraph Hill, the time would have
been ripe for the center to have taken
advantage of the confusion to break
thru at Marye's flights. The defenders
of its citadel, however, had no distrac-
tions to take their attention and efforts
away from the masses in their front.
been driven back by Jackson's massed
divisions comparative quiet reigned on
that portion of the line.
Much has been written, sung and
painted of famous charges in the his
tory of the worlds wars, from Mara
thon to Waterloo, and Pieketts charge
at Gettysburg, but never since the
sword began to devour has there been
an assault embodying such splendid
courage and glorious self-sacrifice as
that on Marye's flights. At Gettysburg
Picketts charge was over smoothly
mown fields. with a slope that is hardly
perceptible and against line which
had no other protection than a low
wall Of boulders. The men who made
It had sanguine hopes of success. and
there was much reason for that hope,
since our long, thin battle line seemed
entirely likely to crumble under the
terrific impact Of the mass of $4,000
men hurled directly upon single point
On the other hand. every man in the
columns massed in the town of Freder-
icksburg saw the hopelessness of the
assault Privates saw it as clearly as
Colonies and Generals. and one of the
significant things, which sheds the
brightest ray Of light upon the charac-
ter of the American soldier, is that the
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/ iment, which had fallen from the hands
of the slain Color Sergeant. The three
flags planted by French's Division at
from so to 100 yards of the deadly
stone wall, remained floating turnout
the battle to mark the crest line of the
Union advance.
Hancock Rushes In.
The superb Hancock" and no SOL
dier ever better deserved that epithet,
had led forward about 5000 men. His
First Brigade, commanded by Brig
Gen. John C. Caldwell, consisted of
the 5th N. H, 7th, 61st and 64th n. Y,
the S1st and 145th Pa. 1t took into ac-
ton 116 commissioned officers and 1871
enlisted men. The Second Brigade was
commanded by Brighten. Thomas F.
Meagher, and consisted of the 2Sth
Mass, SD, seth and Ssth N. Y. and
10th Pa, and it had 80 officers and
1923 men. The Third Brigade, COM
manded by Col. Samuel K Zook, com
prised the 27th Conn, I'd Del, SD.
57th, 6Sth n. Y. and the SD Pa, and
took into action 80 officers and LAO
men.
Meagher's gallant Irish Brigade was
the first to rush to the assistance of
French's men, with Hancock leading it
on foot, as were all the officers, since it
was folly for horsemen to appear in
that whitening fire. 1t pressed on with
that gallantry We are accustomed to
expect from Irish soldiers, but it could
get no further than the three flags
planted by French's men, and in an
unaccountably short space of time fully
one-third of it's members had fallen
killed and wounded. Gen. Caldwell
brought up his brigade to share the
same fate, himself falling among the
first, when his place was taken by Col
Won Setback. The 5th n. II. speedily
lost its gallant Colonel, Edward E.
Cross, and in few minutes had three
other commanders, the last being Cap
tains. All the regiments were suffering
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withdrew. leaving the battlefield literal
" heaped with the bodies of their dead.
Before the well-directed fire of Cobb's
Brigade the Federals had fallen like the
steady dripping of rain from the caves
of a house. Our musketry alone killed
and wounded at least 5000, and these,
with the slaughter by the artillery, left
over 1000 killed and wounded before
the foot of Marye's Hill. The dead
were piled sometimes three deep. and
when morning broke the spectacle that
we saw upon the battlefield was one of
the most distressing 1 ever witnessed.
The charges had been desperate and
bloody, but utterly hopeless. 1 thought.
as I saw the Federa1s come again and
again to their death. that they deserved
success If courage and daring could en-
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Hy JOHN McELR0Y.
Opening the Fight in the Center.

Burnside did not cross the river with
his troops, but remained at the fine
house of Mr. Phillips, which he had
made his headquarters and which over
looked the entire plain of Fredericks-
burg and the hills beyond. He had
reserved for himself the direction of
the attack on that portion of the line,
and had all the reserve artillery about
him to support the movement with its
fire. AS we have said before heavy
fog vailed everything in the valley from
view, both from the flights of Falmouth
and those of Marye's. AS the sun
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Golden W edding.

On Friday. Jan. 3. 1908, Comrade
and Mrs. George Diemer, of Nauyoo.
ILL.,. celebrated their 50th wedding ami
versary. Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Strong
were sroomsman and bridesmaid, and
they are still living. Comrade Diemer
served in Co G, 23d Ill. Many beauti-
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The RcpuIse of the Charge.

Furious as the artillery and musketry
had been before. 1t was now incredibly
more blazing. The whole of the long
line of the stone wall was a sheet of
flame, which enveloped the heads of the
columns and burned the men off as
the prairie fire does dry grass. This
lasted scarcely over a minute. but dur
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ed during the day. Tt was. however.
about so PAGES from the wall. while the
three flags of French's Division were
some SO PAGES further to the rear and
nearer the line of men lying on the
ground and sharpshOoting at the enc
my. Col Allabach claims that he
reached within IL PAGES of the stone
The National tribune., 1908-02-06
CHAPTER XXX1V.
ASSAULT ON MaRYE's Nights.

ASSAULT ON MAlsYES NIGHTS.
Rurpside's Awful Blunder-Splcndid At.
lacks Made by Men Who Were Hope
less of Success-Tke Valer of the
American Soldier Shown mt It's Bright.
est-Far More Gallant Than Pickett
Charge ut Observation-Disclosures In
sane Obstinacy.
The Assault Upon Marye's Highs.
We now come to the supreme trag-
edy, tragedy of colossal. sadness, the
like of which, fortunately, has been
seen but rarely in the worlds wars.
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For 81 a Day.

Thomas F. Eebb. Parsons, w. Va,
raises his voice in favor of 81 day for
all veterans. which would take so many
of them out of the Soldiers Homes
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title to victory. Such was the
battle CT Fredericksburg as / saw IT."
Go be continued)
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New-York tribune., 1908-04-18

,aeaers chosen. and can not only suspend or
expel anx one of them but can also find means
to discipline The districts which continue TO show
lack of intelligence in selecting leaders
This elasticity of organization produces mar
nony" and Mr.. Murphy is now going TO mar
mouize" the party in Kings County and other
benighted sections of the state. His ally, MI
Corners. explained the necessity for adopting
8 rnle giving the state convention power to
elect state committeeman ny blandly announc-
ing that certain Senate districts didn't know
enough TO elect the right sort of committee
men. The standards for committeeman are 10
be raised
Mr. Conners IS reported by The New York
Times as saying at the first meeting OF the
new state committee: We don't want no
body in this room 1.-THE committee roomI puI
them what's real Democrats. That IS lne
Fundamental idea of the reorganization. Only
real Democrats" are to be put on guard. ana
every guardsman must have a certificate OF
character from the firm of Murphy and Con
ners
The new state committee showed commend
able enthusiasm for the changed order when
If designated a reorGanizing sub-coIn1ni t'eer
charged with going into the henighted secuonS
of tho state and deciding who's who IN party
rnepeparnert II was directed. under the terms
Of the resolution Unceremomousiy pusHN"
through the convention Just before adjourn
mont 70 60 into anv county or Assembly dis
+rjc- in which 2 contest had arisen ana 10
organize the Democratic party Of such county
.or Assembly district on such lines as VIII III
Its Judgment be most inducive to party resu-
..ls-itv. harmony and success. The chalrlnaH
Of the subcommittee Mr.. Mclean mace 30
overs4atenent when he thus defined its powers
III looks as though we might do almost any
thing We please" That is the exact SITUATION
axcept that the courts may intervene mere anu
there 10 modify the operation Of the Murphy
Corners system Of home rule.
" ox,ac+ 70 sac the Democratic party
-o7,s57r barmonizaa and tranquilIzed and
eventually Incorporated ny Mr.. Murphy and
Ar ~onners. with humble acknowledgements
n The pioneer political incorporator, the heao
of the rival Independence League
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rHr cLTY.s M4TER SUPPLY.

In restar5gv's paper we printed q statement
made nv the Board of Water Supply and ad-
dressed to the public of this city concerning me
work now in nrngress for the adequate enlarge
ment of New York's supply Of potable wafer ano
in answer 10 various criticisms of the Catshlll
a7+ernrfsp which is 10 be earnestly commended
for careful perusal as suited to dispel some uh-
fortunate delusiOns and msapprehensions ana
n confirm public confidence in the conduct Of
great and immensely important undertaking
Mpssrs Rense Chadwick and Shaw argue
strongly that the cost of the Catskill vaterwork5
great as il will be. does lot and will not in the
least impair the citys credit lessen its ability
10 h7IiId subways and do other works; that the
Co+skiU plan is the most economical OF all tnht
are practical for the securing Ofe an adequate
addition to our water supply. and that. IN brlef'
the thing which is being done is precisely the
thing which should be and must be done.
This statement Of the Board Of Water Supply
is not founded upon mere speculation or guess
work or upon the wishes of its authors DuI
unoa chaDter and verse of the constitution ana
the laws and upon explicit and comprehensive
data Drovided after painstaking investigation ny
tho most competent authorities. We do not
know that the board has ever before, amid al
+be controversies which have ragged around II,
made direct address to the public. There
o11ch+ now TO be an end to the revamping OF dis
credited fctions and Of petty naggtng al a great
and essential work which IS being well executed
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LEEtT r. ~

Ia The -o1d old days when the Hon Bourke
Co.zruu Ua- sfIH enjoying LlS second lease Of
lffe a. a Democrat We used 10 hear great deal
about the devotion OF The Democratic party in
this state and city 10 she principle Of home
rule. That principle WAS described as one r
the Democrat parry's glorious inleriances
from Thomas jefferson. who hated ceuJraliza-
ton ana wanted power 10 be dispersed through
thousands of separate units instead OF being
concentrated il one central authority. The
aim Of The home rulers here was to free the
city from the overiordship of the state and to
exaIt the autonomy Of The smaller units within
the commonwealth. Bur Jefersonianism. as
has often been discovered 10y It's devotees. Is
more admirable IN theory than productive il
practice. There IS TOO much barren ideality'
IN the decentralization principle TO suit mod
err Democratic politicians, and when il comes
- test between principle and the lust for
Power they generally ind the inclinatons of
ihe fest oFerruliag the feebler strivings II
iiie spirit.
The Hon. Charles ]. Murphy is q distin-
cuished home ruler. But his idea seems 70
l'e tiIat the kind Of home rule which the De
Inocr1cv Of 1Lis state needs is rule from the
home OF the political virtues in Ea.l l4h
street Nr Murphy has logical MAD and
believes IN simplicity a. opposed to complex
Try in the political order CompIexity is
troublesome, and many cooks spoil the broth He
designs therefore, 10 expand 30 as 10 cover the
whole state the single entry system Of political
bookkeeping long in vogue ID Tammany Han
Tammany Is organized theoretically on a demo
cratic basis, the voters Of each Assembly dis
fricr having ostens.biy the right 10 choose
their own leader. But practically the head
Of The association is allowed 70 pass on the
qualifications ana eligibility Of the district
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pursuits The educational need OF India is
practical instruction Of the people IN industrial
processes and economics and tneir lecniiicui
training OF course il would be stupendous
tssk to give such education to nearly three nun
dred millions. or TO raise the general stahuaId
of productive efficiency in India TO anything Ilh.
+hst of America or Europe. But it is an old
and sound principle that little leaven leaVeh-
eth the whole lump What Is desirable is that
beginning shall be made by giving such educa-
tion IA 4 number of young Indians, VINO VIII
serve as missionaries among their fellow coull-
trv1nen The belief is that Indians VIII learn
from Indians far more quickly anu ihoroushi'
than from aliens. ard that every one OF 'neli
who is educated and trained in Western ways
in Europe or America will on returning nome
be q centre Of beneficent influence
That is the thought which Is upperDost IL
This India House movement and the plan is TO
make that establishment sort OF headquarters
and exchange for the many Indians VINO are
no1,, coming 70 America for industrial and com
r,arciaI education. Committees in India are
selecting numbers of young men who appear 10
no best suited to such an enterprise. ana are
sending them to the United States TO be dlstrlo-
uted among the leading technical schools anu
colleges to study chemistry. metalIursy, scleh-
titc agriculture and the mechanic ana manu-
featuring arts 1t will he recalled that many
wears ago the japanese government adopted the
plan of thus sending yearly number OF young
Japanese to America for education ana that
these students on their return became nYaluap'N
leaders in the work of awakening Japan ahd
giving her the standing which she now ell
ioys in the commercial and manufacturing
world Other lands have done the same, one o!
the latest being the Republic of Panama II
must be regarded highly auspicious or gooo
10 India that so many of her sons are to be IN
structed in the ways of the Western world
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syOBs AND SECOND CLASS.

When the National Civic Federation an
nOunced few days ago that Il large party Of
American school teachers would be sent abroad
on full salary and travelling expenses, 10 study
European educational affairs. it was generally
expected that the office hoy in the federntions
bureau would soon have curvature Of the spine
as q result Of carrying IN letters from petition
ers for places the trip. But the deluge Of
mail did not follow. and interviews with many
New York City school teachers brought 10 light
the curious fact that the second class cabin
clause in the federati0n's offer had given Of
fence The teachers say that SO long as they
are alive 10 the dignity Of their calling they will
not 20 abroad save in the same first class state
rooms which their friends habituallr retain.
To be sure, second class tourists are usually re
spectacle. cleanly and congenial, but-well sec
ond class is not the place for any free born
American who knows that she is Just good as
any woman whose purse lets her eat at the cap
tain's table.
This is the delicate way of letting English
teachers know their inferiority to American
teachers for the former came over in the sec
ond cabin without any scruples when Mr. Mosely
invited them. But English women so blind 90
the dignity OF their calling are certainly too
obtuse 10 be humliated or angered by this i'm
plicaton, they will doubtless treat visiting
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
THE 4Dr4EcEuEyT or INDIA.

The opening Of q sc-railed India House in this
city FOR the advancement Of India" 10 which
We have already referred. is one Of number IF
interesting indications Of TIE advent OF some
thing ike a new era in -le history Of the most
1,of,IIous empire save one ia the world THAI
India has made much advancement already un-
der British ruIe from he unhappy state Of
chronic intestine vars which prevailed in for
sner times Is not 20 bc disputed, but e is no less
obvious that there II not only room for but
urgent need Of further advancement. not SO much
on political lines. with which other nations would
have 40 legitimate concern. but on social, indus
trial and therefore educational lines in which
All who interested IN humanity may prop
/ erly take Interest.
The most conspicuous fruits Of British educa
ton in India are 10 be seen in the BabOo, who
is highly Intelligent III all academic fashion, and
who is often an efficient functjonary Of the gov
ernment or occupant of clerical position, but
who is sorely lacking IN capacity for industrial
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rFron The Trthun. Bu--au.

Washington, April 17.-Mrs. Terry and Miss
Eleanor Terry wife and daughter OF Rear Admiral
sllas W Terry. have gone TO New York TO visit
J. T Mason Terry for several weeks Miss Terry
IS one OF the notable musicians in Washington so
ciety.
China who has been guest at the French En-
bassy for several days, has gone 10 New York
preparatory 10 sailing tomorrow for France
General William F Draper will return 10 Wash
ington from his New England estate and viii
snend Easter week with his family Miss Mar
garet Draper, who has been at school near BaIu-
more has Joined her mother for week
Mrs Henry CIews OF New York. has returned 10
her home after visit Of ten DAYS 20 Mrs Hope
CIarnrneI Slater