The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

THE GENERAL'S LAST MOMENTS.

Oa Sunday morning, when it was apparent that
he was rapidly sinking, Mrs. Jackson was informed
of his condition. She then had free and full con-
verse with him, and told him he was going to die.
He said, " Very good, very good. It is all right."
He had previously said, " I consider these wounds a
blessing. They were given me for some good and
wise purpose. I would not partaiththis preachingenaiticou ald.'t'
He asked of Major Pendleton, i, Who
headquarters to-day ?" He sent messages to all the
Generals. He expressed a wish to be buried in Lex-
ington, in the valley of Virginia. During delirium
his mind reverted to the battle field, and he sent
orders to Gen. A. P. Hill to prepare for action, and
to Major Hawks, his Commissary, and to the sur.
geons. He frequently expressed to his aids his
wish that Major-Gen. Ewell should be ordered to
command his crops. His confidence in Gen. Ewen
was very great, and the manner in which he spoke
of him showed that he had duly considered the
matter.

ARRIVAL OF LIEUT.• GENERAL JACKSON'S REMAINS-

MANIFESTATIONS OF RESPECT,

Yesterday was a sad day in Richmond. Sunday
afternoon the report of General Jackson's death was
current, but though preceded by the announcement
from several pulpits that the condition of the illus-
trious chieftain was deemed critical, no one was
willing to credit the tidings of hia death without
full assurance of the correctness of the unwelcome
news.

The city papers yesterday morning contained the
sad, sad anneuncement, and all doubts being thus
pervaded the com-
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witness the arrival of the special train, expected,
with the remains of the departed hero. A telegraph
despatch from Milford was, however, received, con-
veying the information that the train having
been delayed at that point, would not arrive until
near 4 o'clock p.m.

This information was communicated to the crowd,
who soon dispersed to their homes. About 3 o'clock
Broad-street and the Capitol Square were again
thronged by ladies and gentlemen. At 20 minutes
to 4 o'clock the train turned the curve, and the depot
and other bells were tolled. In a few minutes the
train arrived at the corner of Fourth-street, where
it was halted. The following officers were in charge
of the corpse—

Of Lieut.-Gen. Jackson's Staff—
Major S. Pendleton, Adjutant-General in charge;
Dr. Hunter M'Guire, Medical Director : Major W.
J. Hawks, Lieuts. Morrison and Smith, Aids.
On part of the army—
Major D. B. Bridgford, Capt. IL K. Douglas.
On part of Commonwealth of Virginia—
Dr. Jonn Mayo, Aid to the Governor, Col. John
C. Shields.

The coffin was covered with wreaths, plac©d upon

it by the ladies of Ashland. With as little delay as
possible, the body was removed under military
escort to the Governor's Mansion, followed by, per-
haps, the larg,est assemblage of persons ever col-
lected within the Capitol .square,
The City Co7.:.ncil held a special meeting yester-
day forenoon, at which the following proceedings
took place :

The President announced the melancholy tidings
of the death of the lamented Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J.
Jackson•—spoko briefly of the invaluable services
rendered to the Confederacy by the departed hero,
and the duty of the Council, in view of the sad
event which caused his death, to pass sui table re-
solutions of respect to his memory.
General Randolph said it was usual on similar oc-
casions to appoint a committee to draft suitable re-
solutions, and he would move that one be appointed
to consist of three or five members, es might seem
best.

The President, adopting the suggestion for the
larger number, appointed us said committee Messrs.
Randolph, Hill, Scott, Haskins, and Glazebrook.
The committee, after a brief retirement, returned,
and, through their chairman, offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, By the Council of the City of Richmond,
That, profoundly impressed with the great calamity
sustained by the country in the death of Lieut.-
General Thomas J. Jackson, and desirous of ex-
pressing their sense of his virtues and his services
in the most emphatic manner, they think that jus-
tice to his memory requires them to refrain from an
attempt at eulogy, which no language can ade-
quately express. They leave, therefore, to others
further removed from the times in which he lived,
and when his public career shall have borne its full
fruits, to portray character and conduct rarely
equalled in the world's history.
Resolved, That they tender to his afflicted widow
their most heartfelt condolence, and beg leave, as
citizens of the Republic, to share in her grief for a
loss alike irreparable to her and to the country.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
THE FUNERAL OP JACKSON.

The city was again, on yesterday, the scene of
another tumultuous outburst of mourning, and the
last offices of honour to the departed hero were per-
formed with fitting magnificence. In no public
ceremony, not even the grand display which at-
tended the inauguration of the monument to Wash-
ington some years ago, has Richmond been rendered
more memorable than upon this occasion, when
every branch of the Confederate and State Govern-
ments, with an army of bronzed and hardy heroes,
and the whole city pouring forth its living tribute,
agei and young of both sexes, joined in the pageant
and gave it all the imposing grandeur which sym-
pathy, sorrow, love, and admiration united, could
bestow.

In accordance with arrangements made upon
Monday, the procession was formed upon Capitol-
square at ten o'clock, stretching along Monument-
avenue from the Governor's mansion, out upon
Grace-street, and consisted of the following civil
and military bodies :

Public guard, with armoury band, followed by the Nine-
teenth and Fifty. sixth Virginia infantry, Major
Wren's battalion of cavalay, and the
Richmond Lafayette artillery,
all preceded by a full
band.

Hearse drawn by four white horses, appropriately capari-
soned, the hearse draped and plumed, and the
coffin wrapped and decoratel with
flowers.

Pall-bearers, consisting of the Staff of the lamented Hero,
and several other officers of high rank, wearing
the insignia of mourning.

Carriages, containing—first, his Excellency the President,
and the family of the deceased, followed by perso-
nal friends and distinguished admirers;
various chiefs of Departments,
State and Confederate ;
Civil, military and judicial ; the Mayor of the city and

members of tho Council.

On either side, and in the rear, an immense throng
of ladies and gentlemen, children, servants, and sol-
diers, mingled ready to move along with the proces-
sion. The banners were draped with crape, and the
swords of the military officials were draped at the
hilt. The artillery bore the sad insignia ; the arms
of the infantry were reversed ; the drums were muf-
fled, and at the given hour a gun stationed beneath
the monument boomed forth the signal for motion.
Gen. Geo. W. Randolph, Chief Marshal of the
ceremony, proceeded to the front, and the cavalcade
moved slowly out from Governor-street, through the
Mansion-gate. The bells of the city commenced
tolling, and soon a melancholy dirge swelled forth in
moving tones from the leading corps of musicians.
The procession passed down Governor to Main-street,
turning up the latter, and proceeding as far as
Second-street, The streets were crowded with peo-
ple ; stores wore closed. As the pageant moved
along, and from many windows floated flags draped
in mourning. The flags upon the public buildings
remained as on Monday, at half-mast. The scene
on Main-street was beyond adequate description, so
impressive, so beautiful, so full of stirring associa-
tions, blending with the martial dirges of the bands,
the gleam of musket, rifle and sabre drawn, the
sheen of black cannon, thousands of throbbing
hearts, and the soul of sorrow that mantled over all.
From Second-street, through which the procession
partly passed, it wheeled into Grace-street, down
which it returned to Capitol-square, entering by
Monument-gate. At different stages of the obse-
quies the cannon, which remained stationed at the
foot of a monument, pealed out in tones of thunder,
which heightened the effect of the tolling bells, the
solemn music, and the grand display.

The hearse being drawn up in front of the Capitol,
the coffin was removed to the hall of the House of
Representatives, where it was laid in state in front
of the Speaker's seat. Thousands crowded into
the building, many bearing splendid bouquets with
which to adorn the coffin, and at night hundreds
were turned away, after hours of fruitless efforts,
without seeing the face of the beloved departed
warrior. The remains will be sent to Lexington
this morning. Ail the Courts in Richmond passed
resolutions of respect to the memory of Jackson,
and adjourned to attend the ceremonials.

OUR DEAD HERO.

Since the death of Washington, no similar event
has so profoundly and sorrowfully impressed the
people of Virginia as the death of Jackson. The
surprise and admiration with which his earlier feats
in the war were regarded had long since ripened
into cordial gratitude for his services,boundless con-
fidence in his capacity, enthusiastic affection for his
person, and sincere veneration for his character.
They had come, too, to regard him as one of those
men of destiny who have a mission to fulfil, and
who bear a charmed life. The Providence on
which he so firmly relied had seemed to shield
him from harm, and there was a sort of superstiti-
ous faith that he would pass unscathed through all
dangers, to the end. They were not, therefore,
prepared for the cruel mischance that struck him
down, and still less for the fatal result which has
so speedily followed. There is not one loyal heart
in all this Commonwealth—not one in all this Con-
federo.cy, that has not, or will not, sicken and sink
with grief at his fall. Were it possible to restore
him, we believe there are thousands who would
give their own lives to ransom him from the cap-
tivity of death.

For all this love for him living and all this
grief for him dead, there was reason enough ;
for in the great struggle which now engages
hearts and hands, ho was himself e
power equal to many regiments of armedoa
men. He had thrown into it the energiesint f
• ellect.
mighty spirit, the resources of a g
What others did or attempted from
'mho did from
great
tlses of am-
b;tion, patriotism, or sense of duty►
reverential
compulsion of conscience, and a
convic-
tion of obligation to his Maker. rHe did it with all
and body. So actuated,
the strength of mind,
he thought not of conses:uuellnoreys to himself, of dangerk
to be won—and so
to be encountered, or g
acting, he left nothing undone that was possible of
accomplishment.
There is no need now to rehearse his deeds; they
are fresh in the memories of all. But, memorable as
those deeds are, and destined to become lessons for
military students for long ages to come, it was not
perhaps so much what, in his brief but crowded
career, he accomplished, as the manner in which he
did whatever most difficult feat lay before, and the
ability he thus manifested for more arduous and

momentous achievements, that explains the wonder-
ful growth of his fame, and will give him a place in
history amid the most renowned heroes and cap•
tains of all ages.

The old mother State that bore him is not sterile,
the Confederacy for which he fought is fruitful of
men, but it is not to be expected that this war will
produce or this generation see one who in all re-
spects will fill the great space he has left void,
Others may have his genius to devise, others his
energy to execute, others his purity of life, and
others his stern and solemn self-consecration to
the cause, but we may hope in vain to find all
these united in one, and their potency so felt by
his men as that, his will moving and his
spirit animating all, they should become, as
Jackson's men were, the very limbs of his body,
moving and acting as he willed, almost without
conscious volition of their own.

Still, let none suppose that because this great sol
dier will no more lead his invincible battalions
against the merciless and murderous invaders of our
country, we shall be unable to defend ourselves
against the hosts who muster for our destruction.
The same Providence who gave us Jackson still rules
the affairs of men, and though He has taken the
mighty chieftain from us, He leaves us his illus-
trious example to follow, and his grand spirit to fire
every heart and nerve every arm. The men who
for two years have felt the influence of such a pre-
sence, whose hearts burn with glowing memories of
what he was, will never yield to mortal foe. Jack-
son, though dead, will still fight in the men whom
he so often led to victory.

PROPOSED STATUE TO JACKSON.

The Richmond Sentinel, of the 14th, says that
measures are already initiated to obtain a bronze
statue of the late Gen. Jackson, and place it on the
plateau in front of the south portico of the Capitol.
The remains of Gen. Jackson were conveyed to the
Ceatral care yesterday, en route to his late home in
Lexington. They were accompanied by several
members of his Staff and personal friends.