The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-16


a Visit to the Widow OF the Lamented
Jackson.
A correspondent OF the Columbus (Ga.)
San writes
Before leaving Fairfax, ! called to pay
my respects to Mrs Susan VI. Jackson,
the Widow Of James w. Jackson, the
martyr whofell IN Alexandra, on the 9th
Of May, in the cause of Southern liberty
She resides in a neat little cottage near
the Court House. provided for her by
Mai. Henry w. Thomas, who married
sister Of her husband. She received me
with great kindness, and spoke with deep
emotion OF the generosity Of the Southern
people towards herself and family, She
has three lovely children with her--all
daughters-oI the ages Of thirteen, ten
and seven, one Of whom is said to bear q
striking resemblance to her father. Mrs.
Thomas has two daguerreotypcs OF the
hero, one Of which was taken while he
was at work in his garden, with his hat,
coat and vest OIL 1t is very striking
face, and bears abundant evidence, in
every lineament. Of good humor, gallan-
try, and unshrinking courage. lie has
the eve of an eagle His features are
bold and striking, and his hair is thick
and stiff and stands up like Gen. Jack
sons, as il in defiance Of all the hates in
the world. No physiognomist can look
upon the counterfeit presentment' with
out feeling that he was every inch a hero,
and chat his was as gallant q spirit as was
ever offered up in defense Of his country's
flag. You will be glad to learn that his
likeness will be multiplied in due time by
every means OF art, so that every one may
obtain q copy who desires it.
There are certain facts connected with
the life and death of Jackson which !
have never seen in print, and which can
not fail to interest your readers. lie was
born in Fairfax county, near the Potomac
river, and was 50 years old the 18th Of
May lie married his wife in Kentucky,
while on a visit to his brother, who re-
sides in that State, and some few years
thereafter he removed to Fairfax Court
December last. re Was the Iittea OF the
yillagc-a generous, open-hearted fellow,
wholly unselish, a great lover Of children
and young people; always took sides with
the weaker party spoke his own mind
fully, though not Extensively; scorncd every
thing that was little and mean, and feared
no man living or dead. You will not be sur
prised to hear that such man did not ac-
cumulate much OF the 'thilJ that follows
fawning." Fond of society, he leased the
Marshall House in Alexandria, fitted it
out with new furniture and tableware
and removed there the LIST Of the present
year. He is the same man who cut down
the Lincoln pole in Occoquan, in the adj
joining county OF Prince William, last
summer.
Jackson was asleep in the second story.
Ellsworth entered his house Iabout day
break and proceeded to the roof to take
down the flag. The servant who aroused
him told him that the house was fall of
Lincoln men, and that some Of them had
gone up after the flag, and begged him
not to leave his room. lie rose imme-
diately, and slipping on his pants seized
his double-baTel shot gun, at the head Of
his bed, and had reached the first turn in
the stairway leading to the third story,
when he met Ellsworth coming down with
the llag wrapped around him, and follow
ed by number of Zouaves Withoutut-
tering a word-it was enough that his flag
had been taken down-Jackson shot him
through the heart, the load carrying a part
of the flag, like piece of patching, into
the heart itself, where it was afterwards
found. One Of the Iouayes fred almost
at the same instant upon jackson, who
was standing little below and looking up
at the stairway.
The ball oil the Iouaye struck him lust
between the eyes, ON the bridge of the
nose, and passed out at the back of his
head. Though in the very article of death,
the hero returned the fire of the enemy
as he was falling, but withut effect the
load passing near his head, and burying
itself in the wall above. Notwithstand-
ing he was down and dead, the cowardly
rascals rushed upon him, one of them
stabbing him with knife in the stomach
and another driving his bayonet through
his body and actually pinning it to the
floor. In this position the corpse was
kept from early dawn until IL o'clock, be-
fore any of his friends or even his family
were allowed either to see it or remove it.
At one time it was seriously discussed
among the enemy whether they should
not cut the body into pieces and burn it.
At length orders came from Washing
ton to allow the corpse to be removed 1t
was taken to Fairfax Court House, and
thence to the family homestead where he
was born, and near which his aged mother
resides-and there, beneath the trees
where he gambolled in infancy, and near
the classic Potomac, in whose waters it
was his wont to battle, he was buried by
the side of his father
The old homestead now belongs to Mr.
Cults, Northern man, who has volun.
tarily fed from the State and taken nm
arms against the South. The family bury
ing ground was reserved at the time of
the sale.
VIII not the generous people of the
South rescue the birthplace and grave Of
ist heroic son from the tread of the
cowardly traitor who owns it, and present
it to his wife and children Ills wife has
not the means to purchase it for all the
furniture and other property which they
had IN Alexandria were burned or broken
t. pieces by the enemy. What better use
could the money which our people are
raising for their relief be applied than to
the securing OF the humble farm where
the hero now sleeps as permanent home