New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SVONEWALI JACKSON.

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ran,l,s's 30 sympathy with the cause in devotion
e which he sacrificed his life. The people Of the
No-ih. hc Justly thinks, may honor any noble Gu&-
ines exhibited by the southern rebel, while iLc re-
rret that he should have been tempted TO disw
DE sw.Il against tie Government to which fc
owed allegiance. There is, certainly, 10. httle
interest sl the narrative Of Jacksons career. He
was evidently not man OF commanding intellect;
jntrenchod within narrow circle of ideas: wy
ward, dogmatic, erotchety, impulsye; with a
strong and bitter tinCe Of faDaticlsm brt capable
G, a rare self-devotion; inspired by deer religious
s,r.imont; with o sensitive, but b-nG. consci''-
,ousness 20 the last decfcc, d1r.ne and energetic
II action, and with 10 small scIf OF eAe'Ui'~
military, ability. There aTe naii' &oin's IL j o.
sons character" SAYS bis b,oSra, her. NAicu
strongly remind Us of Cromwell. aud Hampa II, aAc
f,m, AID other sturdy and God-iearii& f4u'"us q
the tine of Enelands great Rebellion. ta' W na'e
cause 10 regret that the resemblance = 22. cIcc.
These patriotic Puritans unshea,hed ight
,ho battle Of freedom ard Of tlc people aeSus' 'he
rowcifal autoeratic element whic IN 'ho~day ys-.et
The dcs,inies Of the British nation; while IN The
contrary, Jackson H. a misguided moment, was n-
duc.d to bare his blade ior the purpose Of WELDING
j, o., The side of Southern slaye-rulias ohga-chy,
snd against the free people Of his own country
Jackson vas born in Virginia in 1921, Of Scotch
Insh descent and with parents who could lay no
clam TO an aristooratic position, among the first
families Of Virginia. lie entered the Miiiay
Academy AZ West Point in 1872. He was decidedly
dnl pupil ittook him three times as long 10 u.a-
ieI his lessons as the majority of the cadets but
vhs, did get beaten into LIS head gained a strong
hold. "ln illustration of the difficulty which young
Jackson experienced in learning anything, We may
relate an aneodote told by General seymour Dur
iae the time that the latter and Jackson were both
wong leutenants, Seymour amused himself by
lean ng 70 play the flute, which instrument Jack
,on also felt an inclination to learn To accomplish
IT,, he went TO work with his accustomed yisor and
Perseverance; but lie was never enabled to master
even the most simple air. and at last gave up bis At
,eDtons to the goddess of music, after having for
sx months unsuccessiully courted her in al att mpt
70 master the frst bar Of Love not It's evident
be had no music in himself, and, ii Shakespeare L.
70 be believed be was, in this respect at least ht
for ireasous, stratacems, and spoils. "
During his residence at West Point, be used to
fancy that he had the consumption, and should die
sranfl death. lie was Of such hypochondrilc
turn that lie became possessed with the notion tlat
be was il danger of having lis limbs paraly1el, AID
would pump on bis arm several minutes at time,
counting :he strokes ard was greatly annoyed When
tye- his comrades interrupted him in the count.
lis appeardYce at hi, meals was already that Of a
martinez. Sttinr bolt upright, raising his head to
lit greatest elevation his chin appeared as II II
we're ;ryinc 10 get up 10 the top OF his head An
Other crotchct was pedantic formslity as 10 the
tine Of eating He would lay his watch on the
table Z; the appo nted hour and II the meal "as not
ready al the precise moment, he would retire in dis
gust wi,hou, touching morscl.
After graduating at West Point in 1876, Jackson
served fOI about SIX years in tie Amy, when be be-
,ame professor OF mathematics IN the military co!-
iere of Lexington, Va. Here he attracted little no.
tee and with Lis religious asceticism and stern
uaurcr.. he was no favorte with the pupils.
"During the period Of his professorship jackson
bad a narrow escape from assassination the con-
summation of Which he averted by bis great cool
less and fearicssness Of death. The person by
whom his life was threatened was cadet WHO had
been dismissed from the institution. The youth
actually wen, TO the extremity Of laying IL wait loT
HIN Oh the road leading from the Institute - the
village. As Jackson, in his accustomed walk
toward tee village approached the spot wAefe Lis
enemy awaited him, bystander called out to him
o. his danger Let the assassin murder II he Will,
1epied the Professor as he walked in tie most IN
concerned manner toward the young man, who
,lunk abashed from his path.
At the comuenceme Of the rebellion, jackson
was 4 theoretical Unionist, but when Virginia Sc
eeded ld determined 10 follow her fortunes. IL MAS
81 TIC battle q Bull Run that he obtained The
,ob-ouet of stonewaL.." Beauregard fancy
ine that lis troops were raw, asked Jackson II
ho thought they would stand. YES said he,
L" like a stone wall.
The death OF stoncwall Jackson. as is well known,
vas oceasioned by shot received in the battle OF
Chanoellorsville As he was oanied on litter 10
.he -ear Of the battlefield of the bearers was
,ho, down, and the wounded General fell from the
,boylders Of the men, From this fall he received a
le,e.e contusion which aggravated the pam hc was
already suffering. lie was left on the ground for a
few inmates until the fire OF the Naiiona. gln'
slacfencd when be was placed Oh an ambulance an.
taken 10 iield-hospital II the vicinity. Upon the
soldiers nquring who was carried by he eiJoned
IL Oh tie doctors not TO let them know that be was
wounded. He had lost large amount Of blood,
AID fancied that he was dying. A tourniqaci was
applied, which prevented his bleeding to death. He
vas nearly pulseless Cor the space Of two Aoais.
The surgeons inquired of him, whether amputatlon
should be performed At once, If found necessary.
Certainly" was the reply, do for me whateveryou
think ID right" The operation was accomplished
,nder the influence Of chorOforn and he bore it ex-