Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-11

psobsv or psness. "whsb Major ssldsu, who was The
st man to storm the walls at Chsputepec, was wound
cd he Was caught IN the arms Of young Lieutenant,
who handed him down and then planted his foot upon
the taup,rts This foot eighteen inches in the
clear in length and when planted all Mexico could
not bulge il an inch. The subsequent history Of this
foot and this Lieutenant susiAins the reputation Of
both Passing over his gallantry in Mexico, We find
him teaching in the Military School at Lexington, and
noted for his pisy bis quiet ways and his pOteness-
Upon the breaking out CT the Of 1861, he turns up
Colonel Of Volunteers and as such distinguishing
himself, by holding in check, at Falling Waters, the
armed rabble under Patterson IL 600 strong which was
msguifsd into well disciplined army Of 80 900 Next,
he appears the glorious 6i of Manassas his foot i'm
movable ever, bis the stswart sors Of the VAL
ley mistaken their eadeThis dAuntess spirit hold
ing them ike a wall of adamsnt amid the alctuating
tides of battle and earning for himself and them the
name which has made them immortal. Calm as the I'M
couded that looked upon that field Of carnage, he
refuses let drop of whisky be poured upon the
stump Of his finger which had been shot off, His foot
was untouched, what did he care about his 6ngery
He l. next entrusted with the command Of the Val
lev and as soon as his force ia organized be appears
suddenly before Bath, scaters things right and Left
tears up tracks, down dams stampedes ten thou
sand Hessars at ROmney, plays the wild generally, ana
rttrss at his leisure to Winchester. I is the dead OF
winter the terrible march has fesrfuy thnned his ranks
aud he calls for reinforcemenIs Again aud again he
calls but in vain Spring approaches, and his little band
suerly Gnddnggedly retes before the convergng CO.
umrs Of the Toe whose advance the indOmtible Ashoy
COMES inch by inch He bas retreated nearly SaanoD,
where the Yankees attempt TO trip him by pretended
roat and report ths' M4ryl'nd has risen. They lily
back to Winchester aud be ss after them. Fifty miles
traysrsed In less than days by his "foot oavA
ry snd with 800 OF them be jobs old Shields so iuri'
ouSy in the that he recalls the column that had
crossed Smokers GAp-be very thing that StoneWall
wanted him TO do HIS design accomplished, he retires
before, Ashby still disPuuug every inch. Arrived
near Snunton, he Il pc aside Into Swift Run Cap
lnks is afraid 10 advance fer IT lie does jackson will
DO in his rear be will wait for hillroy TO up ana
capture S.aunton from the West Silly Massachusetts,
cobbler he thinks to trip the game cook does he lie
arcies he is hoding Jackson in check and that hroy
will have gay and cay time Of It. But EVell comes
up quietly aud occupies IA k,ons camp at Swift Ru3
GAP; Jackson gdes around by Asachams River, PUSHES
past SAuuton, aud with the aid OF Edward Johnston,
clears out Alroy in the twiuklng of eye. By this
time Mr. Banks head begins TO swim be falls back TO
S,ras rg and begins 10 dig dirt with al the energy sud
velocity that fear can inspire. Jsckson's brillian,
achievements since the battle Mcdowell resemble the
ticking of the cock, so rapid and regular are they.
confess coucuded A!cbiades that when call over
he names OF Front Royal, Niidelown, Winchester,
AArins6urg, HAFpers Ferry Port Republic, END ROoS.
Isad As-when think Of the immense distances Jack
son and bis have marched, and Of the number sne
brance Of tie victories they have achieved in so short
,imsI conf,s said be, when think of all THU,
NJ OWn head swims badly Nlroys or Banks's, OF
FremOnt's or Slielis's or any other mans"
We are mush in the fx Of Aleibiades 1t gives US
vertigo of delight to link Of what Jackson has done
We hope he will keep and give us an SpOpleIy be-
tore he stops. But don't want him 10 stop and be
never viii stop II government will give him the men
he wants Ii he had had the force tina! Of Gen
erals have commanded Re would By this lime have cap,
tured the Nor,h Pole and blocked up Smms' Hole with
ics6srgs so that would arc bad more "Sor.hern
lights" But AcibIdes makes no mention Of ENe!i-
Oi Ever "a the boys call him, though he 5 only about
40 years Of age. o. hm We have not heard grca,
es ON, s that We have heard reiooHds 10 his credit.
V.rsulr by birth, . graduate of Yves; Point, he is
brave modest Sighting msn-s worthy ally of old one
wall - proof Ct bis des;y-ratber rare qualify
among M 3ry men, We beiirye-it is enough 10 Te.att
ha wien De appointed TJjor General he hesitateo
some time abcut accepting the commission, s'ying that
bal Early deserved /. uo-e than any other in the
Army Of the o.omac With such leaders Jackson
and Esel and the G.orgiacs North CsSolnians LOuis
ialisns ard yugiaisus Under their command, with
ergy, rapid movements AID Il rec 6Shtirg, is
der such marvela have been accomplished. Oar neigh
Dor Of the EHau,uer Gksns Jackson the game cock
called ",he Wheeler" he is gsme cock aud he dOes
wheel with vengeance. He "euts and comes again
and reminds Us Of that queer AID terrible Australian
implement which deals death sud destruction by the IN
expected ard uuvaricble process Of the crcumbendi
bus Let Jackson be called the Great Gyrater or the
Confederate Boomerang.
Sometime ago We accused Jackson Of being unsound
10 mind Sgee that time no has exhibited not the least
symptom Of improvement. In fac; he gets worse and
worse every day Within the last two weeks he seems
10 haye gone dlf-crszy quite crazy as bedbns
-erlz7 a. Two bed bugs With his foot cavalry at his
dees with their tails carried he has been ravng ramp
ing Toarirc rearing snorting and cNyorting up and
down the Valley, chawng up Yankees by the thousand
a. il they were many grAus Of parched popcorn
The Lord sad he may recover his senses till bic
100; cavry are stabbed ia the big barns of tho Su'qus-
hanna valley. Or ~ or not We but echo the voice OF
De w5ole Ooafeierscy when We say God bless Old
S,oaewal and Old sell aud Old Ned Johnson. God
oess em ttCu nd times over and all the gallant sl.
I,ws they 40 sk.ifuus Command God bless them all
OBs UAHE.