The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-07-02
GEN hCKsoN.
LANA L.


In reference 10 the charge that Gen. Jack
son is fatalIst, the . North Carolina Pres
byterian" makes the following well timed
remarks
On our last page is copied " A Memoir Of
Gen. It. j, jackson" from the Richmond
Dispatch. Il contains some facts about the
hero Of the Valley Department, that will be
interesting TO all just upw. There Is one
statement in regard TO him, however. that
rather startled us; and il will no doubt at
tract the attention Of the reader. Il y
said he is 1 fatalist, as Napoleon was. and
has no fear that he can be killed before his
time comes" II will be seen thai the Edl
tor Of the Dispatch does not affirm this post
lively Of Gen. Jackson. II may not be 80
But then 4 il Is said" to be true. and the Ed
itor is evidently inclined to believe Il, from
the way in which he speass. Whether he
considers il very serious defect Of chzrac-
ter in he General OF not, is not stated but
il Is very manifest that Ne regards i - some
thing different from ordinary pFopls.
a fatalist,p according q the tEhnit1on o.
The Dispatch, Il one Who has 10 fear that
he can be killed before his tine comes.
Accep, the de6aitoa and aiso the singular
belief Of Gen. Jackson o. this point, aai II
suggests, asa description Of people generally.
"Those Who fear that they Will os killed be-
fore their time comes Il ihis be true,
what misefable time theY mBst have Of u
IN this life There !. i tine ior the 10
die, and VET tbey may u tasen af befpre i
comes! There IS 4 work allotted 70 then
here, bat 81 some nishap they nav DC re-
moved hence ere it Is aceempi she'd /! All Is
hap-hszard chance; 50 that lie in whose
hands, We are tod, their tines afe, may
be entirely lhRaried IN his purpose. and
abefore Their time comes some stray bullet
Of the enemy, or something else, may do the
work for them II this il the belief OF the
Editor Of the Dispatch, let hrn be very
cautious hos The ventures out tDwafus Inc
Ehickah0minY unless M believes his " isur
has come" Il would bs very prosokins 70
End the plans Of an infinitely wise and era.
cious Providence towards hin utterly lFus-
trated (psrdon tie irrfYefsnte II the thsashD
by some miserable Yankee device.
But, more seriously, lie remarks Of the
Dispatch shows the vague, loose, underlined.
iFnot radically defective notions Of the world
on the subject OF Gods pfgsidentiAl govern
ment OF his creatures aud Al that pertains 70
them. GA fatalssi" IL really one who disbe-
Leyes in the doctrine of Pruyidenee--who
holds that everything Is controlled BY a
blind fatality and NOT by ~ intel gent. over.
ruling mind. Gen Jackson !. antihing else
than "a f.taiist." DC i ~ intelligent
christian. who carries The teaching u h. 81
bic into az the Business Of life lie osiieses
there is One who is working all things &C.
cording 10 the counse! Of bis own will, )" and
IN whose hand cur breath is. Not even q
sparrow falls 10 the ground without his
kno1ledge, and The very hairs OF our head
are I'll numbered BY Hin. To each one O
his intelligent creatures here lie has assign.
ed dates more or less dangcrorsi bat what.
ever these daties may be, whether they are
10 be discharged on the battle Geld, " 70 tne
midst Of hurricane Of bullets" or "a the
more quiet duties II civil life, Tie never lnse.
sight 81 those who are Engaged 20 then
And nniI thar soork i done. Il 10 imprssibie
10 remove them from il. II this q fatalisni,
then every inteiiiggn, chfislisn, who practi.
ces what he breaches y laislist. And ma
ny Who are not christians are fst4listsI Tor
belief 10 guiding and controlling Providence
Is mach more general ibsn 40 humble trust
an the Sayipsr II sinners. Gen. Jackson
kay be less apder the influence Of external
II = "a Affsf1f.