Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-01

Liacoln body, bent upon hunting p pretexs tor retail
latory measures against the Confederate Government
Every rifng deviation from the strict oil slow
pacing law, however much it might be justified by th
necessities of present condition has been
nfed into gross violation of States rights and per
liberty and this too, by set of men who know not the
meaning OF State rights but have been bndy sneerine
ct the principle all their lives
The Conservative Legislature has done much evil and
no good whatever. Amongst their evil acts have
enumerated few If bringing the State which in the
great for iDde pendence stands high, into dsr
pute be to disgrace her then is the old North State dis
graced-for the scs of this Assembly ale regarded
most d'sePuabte by the people and the press Of other
States
Ard what has this Conservative Assembly done to
atone for this foul wrong Lock the list of their
acts il to-day's paper They have povided 10 army,
though he enemy is almost within rifeshot of the cap
ito they have done nothing 10 check extortion and
speculation, though thousands OF the families of
the poor the point of starvation they have
not provided fer the State though they have
| spent five weeks of The public time.
10 the mean time, however, they have filled all the
offices they had, lawful right 10 f aud have nade new
Offices end have vacated ,fices in defance of all law
aud have led them almost exclusively from their
body and erclusaUely from their partzans They have
raised their pay an have increased the salaries Of
Officials with lavish hand.
! Let them return to their constituents, and let
their constituents hold them to proper accountability
We may return to this subject.
Biography of stontvvHIl jackson.
The New York Sunday Mercury publishes humor-
Gus biography of Stone~al Jackson. We make the
| following extracts
Your correspondent has seen many biographical
sketches of the celebrated "Stonewa - but they all
abound in Inconsistencies, untruhs and inaccuracies
In the hands of historians his e like the short
india rubber blanket of long soldier is stretched to
suit the subject To Others this evenul history has
been as lump of clay in the hands of chid-capabe
of an7 degree of plastic distortion beauty from
Hindoo idol to winged statuette OF Apoilyon the
Lovely. Some there be who declare him myth,
willohe wisp, dancing jack of the wilderness, the
creation of the mind-or any amount of minls-ds-
ordered; bat they Mr.. Editor, Stonewa jackson
is fixed fact, melancholy fact, stubborn fact and
that bis life may not 60 down into darkness, that his
deeds of daring may not be wiped out forever ike
sum in simple division schooboy slate historian
is needed-one that is faithful, capable and unbiased
like those instance who do the biographical sketches
for the New York mernng dailies-one that is wholly
competent, and that careth not pin for Northern
praise nor Southern commendation in BRIEF one like
those who write the biographical histories for the papers
aforesaid. Such is Ammo Domini, and he here
with presents history which he willing to take bis
afidavy is reliable and worthy as though it was
written for of those Immaculate sheets-the New
York dailies.
Stonewall jackson was born very early in life-in
act young he at that interesting period of bis
history, that the date thereof urkeh not in his own
memory, yet in that of bis present biographr-
Sufficient be it to say, he B)RN The ancestry of
S. j. has hitherto been shrouded in doubt Some have
asserted that he is descended from Jack surnamed the
Giant Killer, and that the seven-eague boots " of the
aforesaid j. the e. E are vet in bis possession which
accounts for the celery Of bis movements. Others de-
clare him to be oshOot of the Jacoin family the
founder of which Jackaloo the f'Hnese Pirate
Ttey al wrong, Mr.. Editor Sto,c"all Jackson is
desc ended in curved line from the Wandering Jew
In early time the Jew family rich, but evil day
the head Of it went down into Egypt, bucked "
against Pharoah, and came back with nary shekel
having lest them all in that interesting game. From
that time till the discovery of the Miss ssipp river, the
" q a
grandfather hatboat the aforesaid river and
extravagantly iond of the classic game of " old
sedge" He married. and in the course of time had
four sons, whom be named-to commemorate bis IA
vorite game-IIigb Low, Jack, and the Game. Jack
followed the example of his father married. and had
son. the subject of this sketch, who naturally
called Jacks son, and IN course of time jackson.
family trait turks in Sonewall, for at any critical
stage Of the game he is to turn up and become
the trump.
Young Jackson In bis youth gave great promise of
future usefulness, much that when he sent to
school he invari by away to play tag and leap
frog" to the constant study of which be his ag
ty. One day Jacksons pe,e learning of his sons
ency, determined to chastse it out of him, and col
Jared the ncipent hero and bent him over his knee
thus Il rowing prominent part of the youth into bold
relief. Mrs. Jackson (he moher) then seized shirt
baord with both hands, and proceeded to bring the
youugster to OF bis duty by divers pondeTous
blows Young jackson squirmed like f,h-worm
but with that Spartan frmntss that has ds;D-
blow the cid lady paused while the old gent eased on
his hold and inquired, My son, ws thou go to school
in uturev The young hero raised his head wiped his
sleeve his nose and looking up into bis fathors
face, said Il say, old gentleman, why like cab
in passenger on canal boat?' "My son know not, >,
sagelv observed Jackson senior. Why said the
young incorrgible, with knowing wink it's because
am boarded dS'ern." The poor outraged father ud
only Il aculate BOARD him again. old lady, board him
again" Not L. said the mother dropping the shirt
board L" You might as we'll larup &oneocoH"
From that day to this the hero has gone by the
of Stonewall Jackson. But, MOTHER, said the father
as the released youth skedaddled out of the to
finish bis game of tag, "W What shall do with the
boy ?" " Do? why send him to West Point, be amt
good for nothin' else" Stonewall went to West Point
Many interesting events occurred during his pupiage
there, but-following the example of the New York
papers - l condense.
Stonewall Jackson passed creditable examination,
and graduated number two from the oot) of his Glass;
and the rebellion having just commenced, imme-
diatey appointed Brgadier General by the Southern
CONFERENCE.-THE United States Government paying
his livery stable bill at West Point aid his passage to
the rebel lines. While passing through our army be
stopped to make sketch OF fortifcations when an
incosderate sentinel demanded his pass The sentinel
was Immediately sentenced to be hung but was after
| wards allowed to resign.
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