Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-06-19
[From the London Times, May 26.]
"SioncwaIi' Jackson's Name and
Memory.

The Confederate laurcis won on the field
of Charlottesville must be twined with the
cypress. Probably 20 disaster Of the war
viii have carried such grief to Southern
hearts as the death of Gen. Jackson, who
has succumbed to the wounds received IN
the great battle of the Sd Of May Even
on this side ofthe ocean the gallant soldiers
tate viii everywhere be heard Of with pity
and sympathy. Not only as brave man
fighting far his coanrry's independence, but
as one of the most consuiaate Generals that
this century has produced. .Stonewall''
Jackson viii carry with him to his early
grave the regrets Of Ill who cab admire
greatness ard genius From the earliest
days Of the war he Las been conspicuous for
the most remarkable military qualities =
That MIXTURE 81 daring and iul gmeut, which
is the mark Of ''Heaven born Generals,
distin guishcd him beyond any man of his
time. Although the young Confeder-
;sry h s been Illustrated by number Of EN-
irent soldiers. yet the applause and devos
ton Of his cohntryncn, confirmed by the
judgement of European uations, have given
the first place to Gen Jackson. The mill
tary feats h. accomplished moved the minds
Of people with establishment which it is only
given to tae highest genius to produce
The blpws be struck at the enemy were as
terrible aad decisive as those Of Bonaparte
himself. The march BY Which he surprised
the ARMY Of Pope last year would be enough
in itself to give him a high place in militia
history But perhaps tie crowling glory
of lis life vas the great battle in which he
fell. When the federal commander, by
crossing tic FLYER 2 miles ahaye his camp,
and pressing Oh, as ile thought, to the rear
Of The Conteaeratcs, had placed them be-
tween two bodies OF HE. ailny. he was SC
confident Of success as TO boast that the en-
enly was tic property Of The Army OF the
Potomac, It was reserved 10 Jackson, by
swift and secret laai5s', to fall upon his
right wing. crush 1t, aad, BY an attack un~
surpassed in fer9e:iess and pertinacty, to
arive !h;s very superior forces back into a
position from which he could not extrieate
himself except by fight across the river =
In tie battle CT Sunday, Jackson received
two wounds, one in the left arm. the other
other in the right hand. Amputation Of
the arm. VAS necessary. and the Southern
hero sank under the effect Of it, supported
to the last by his simple aud noble charac
ter and strong religious faith.
A PARLIAMENTARY TRIBUTE.
At the annual dinner of the Royal Geo
graphical Society of London, on the 25th
Of May, the Right Hon Spencer Walpole,
NJ. P when returning thanks for the toast
of the House of Commons" said Need
he add that, crossing the Atantic, they had
also to concern themselves with North Amer
lea ! And in association with this could he
forget that lainentable news had to-day
reached this country to the effect that one
of the noblest descendants of the English
race Stonewall Jackson was now no
more? (Cheers.J
from the London Telegraph, May 27.]
x x :: Add to the splendid valor Of a
Murat the fervid faith Of Cromwell and
the unbroken success Of Haveloek and we
have captain whose waving sword and
fearless voice the Southern whites would
have followed "to the pitt" That he never
lived to exchahse a division for an army. a
flying corps for the thassed columns Of the
field Of battle, may perhaps have been good
for his fame; but the leader who could find
the weak place in Rockers line at Chancei
lgrsYilIe, and hurl his twenty five thousand
troops upon it so soon as found, as Jackson
did, would surely have ripened into re
nowncd General. Assuredly the most ia
tai hot of the war TO the Confederates,
whether fred by friend or foe, was that
which struck down the life of Stonewall
Jackson--a soldier every inch of him, for
whatever cause he contended.