Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-09-18

Ses OF peculiar narCSfifp, arising rom III
loss of slaves, have been brought to my at
tentlon, and much complaint has bcewnad
By the owners, in consequence Ut the fac
that they have not received tie vslue D
provided for in this act In several case
the only slave capable Of field labor ths
the owner possessed has beea lost, aad com
pensasion not having been made, he ha
been unable TO supply his place. r. tn
value had been promptly paid. the fardshi,
! in such eases would have been greatly re
lieved. invoke your early attention t,
this subject, of so much importance to Gu
common constituents
Ia my last message recommended Il
increase of the salaries OF the officers ant
employees of the government, and assigned
the reasons which prompted tie recummen
dation. Subsequent experience has great
ly strengthened those reasons, AVID row
therefore. witnot repeating them. renew th'
recommendation. in the earnest hope that j
will meet your approval.
| have received communication from
the President of the Central Railroad, en-.
closing report made to him BY the Super.
.inteudea.. Oh subject Of great importance
to the road, and not less to the State and
the Confederacy The demands for the
transportation Of passengers and freight
over this and the other railroads of the State
have been very great. and the roads have
been severely taxed to meet them. SO "a,
they have fully met the demands; but it il
apparent 70 any person who will pass over
them. that extensive repairs are nov muoh
needed. and must be made or they will be
broken down and rendered useless Be-
sides, great difficulty is experienced in pro
curing cross ties and the necessary supply
of wood for fuel Labor is indispensably
necessary to relieve them; and SO far IS leg
islAtion can aid them. am satisfied it will
be cheerfully extended.
The Central, Orange and Alexsndria,
and the Virginia and Tennessee roads have
more to spprehend from rards than any OF
the other roads in the State; and this ap-
prehension makes it difficult to procure Ia
Dor on reasonable, or indeed any terms. =
The owners Of slaves are unwilling to hire
them on these lines, hest they may be seis
ed aud carried off. or may be induced to alb
scond Under these circumstances, they
very properly desire that the subject shall
be brought to your attention. The papers
are herewith submitted; and I trust your
wisdom will enable you to devise some
measure Of relief
l communicate herewith the reports Of
the board Of visitors. the superintendent
and the surgeon Of the Virginia Military
Institute; aud commend them to your
consideration. They are deeply interesting;
aud notwithstanding the embarrassments Of
the time, they show that the Institution is
in very fourishing condition When che
institution was reopened, it was seriously ap.
pretended that it would be difficult if not
impossible to procure the requisite supplies
forcloshing and feeding the cadets; but take
pleasure iu saying that the judgement and
energy Of the superintendent have overcome
oil difficulties, and the operations of the
school have been regularly kept up. The
Institute has strongly commended itself to
the fostering care Of the General Assembly
and the people Of Virginis. and / cannot
600 earnestly press its claims upon your sup
port and favor. trust it will be your
pleasure TO adopt the recommendations
made in the reports, and thus place it upon
4 firm and enduring basis and enable it
gradually to extend the sphere Of ias use
fitness,
Since the commencement Of this war,
Virginis has been called upon to mourn
over the loss of many Of her gallent sons.
but Of all her jewels. the most brilliant was
the illustrious Lieutenant General Thomas
j Jackson-a graduate of West Point
highly distinguished in the Mexiean, war,
and at the open Of the present war quiet
unpretending professor 10 our State Militia.
Institute. He was called from the profes-
sor's chair to the field; and his sagacity,
his energy and the unparalleled success
which crowned his efforts, won for him q
reputation that made him the pride of his
own State endeared him TO the people Of
the Confederacy attracted to him the at,
tention Of the nations Of the earth, and CON-
PEELED the respect and admiration even of
those heartless enemies who have dreuohed
our land in blood, and brought wailing and
lamentation to the fresides Of thousands Of
their own misguided people For decision
of charaeteT--sor stern and uubending req
clution-for pure and elevated patriotism
for sound and inhe1ible integrity. aud for
prompt and energetic action. he was sur.
passed by no man Of his times The record
of his achievements will constitute some Of
the brightest pages in tho history of the
war, when that history shall have been
written His reputation as a military lea
der Of the highest ability and merit. has
been fairly and firmly established IN the
judgement of the army and the country,
and his name viii be honored aud his fsme
will be cherished
"Ghile tho earth bears plant, or the ses rolls q
wave."
General Jackson was not only great
man, but he was emphatically good aan
He was pure and upright. earness and
honest, conscientious and true in his inter-
course with the world En- all the relations
of life, as a son, q husband, father and q
citizen. be was faithful and reliable As
a member Of the Presbyterian Church, his
walk aud conversation" attested the sin
certify Of his profession. The death ofsuoh
man. and at such time, GOULD not fail to
produce the most profound sensxsion
throughout the Confederacy. He had won
the confidence Of The people Of all classes.
Their affection were entwined around him
their hopes ceutercd in him-snd they
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