New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-06


thither" lie firmly declined the luxury OF hos
ptabls mansions" along the line OF Tia march; nor
after his occupation Of Winchester could be, wi hout
much difficulty, be induced TO pass night III the
house OF any old friend in edrlck CLARKE or Js-
fersoo. lie preferred to sleep among his men. III
Was ono of hese vslley friends Of his who mscar.
risd 80 absurGly in attempt 10 csJoe bln out of
! III, impeuutbanio reliceuce. The gentleman, at
whose hou,e jackson had been induced to make
bret visit in passlng was eagerly Curious 10 learn
| what tie next noye men; OF the ubi4ulous hsOei
would lie; go be boidly claimed HIS confidence on
the score Of ancient friendship, After aisw minutes
OF vel. l.aieced concern and reelection tie gnm joker
| but on. uoed bis bore. "My slanch old iiond,'
said lie. with mysterious deioeraLlon, "csn--you-
keep-a secret IT,
Dab, GeneIalw
| "So Can l."
| Tho love ard admiration he at all times evinced
for Lee reseulbled ire devotion with winch Turner
AsLoy had followed ham. Replying 10 tue remarks
Of friend about bis own peculiar iniitar! i.dr
and hxpis, and b . prOneu.ss " 20 co bis marching
AMI ii hiing bis own way he sad We are blessed
with at leert General whom | would cheef!uiy
follow UiihdioId wGose most dubious strategy
would execute without question or hesitatIoo, ana
| hat e., nesal is Robert H. Lee" The anecdote ;s
autheauc. But Jackson hal the sagacity 10 per-
,clys very early tLal bis military genius Was essen
| lily iUCa aud par,san-taat 1t was rs AL executive
but exeiUslyrly that 10 wa reinarAaoie-and that
MN dCsCopIc conceptions aud rubile combinations
'ust be eit 10 The Lees snu oohhs'os VI '"o A''"0i
ainy.
| Wnen the question of Secession, Union, or
/ Armed Neutrality" " went beiOie the people OF
vir.inil St pcwsll Jackson vote the Union icset;
| bul WI eu tie STATE weut out he wen; wltD her.
F.om hat TO last he had no patience IL such u
tnfasa c.in BE- true OF such maui with the intein-
peraie EXPRESSION. OF bitter sectional hate that con
tuu.liy anrouted his ear; and he WAC b'unt Ia tis
/ ainio 81 ion - tie women Of Nmcbeeier-when Ir
ieil the cnecHerec fortunes OF that town 10 our
] lao.
" Ny child" hs voald ray 10 some imnolerate
Rebel IN onnohne, you sud have no night TO oar
hates; personal rsncor is tie lowest expression OF
! patriotism AID u ALL Leside. We must leave ihese
things t. Cod.
Immediate on the heel. Of the 'bsttl, OF hn,ie-
tam. und almost wnhn gun.shot OF McClelidns
lOU, ,UOO men, Slouew@ll Jackson, with force not
exceeding 900, Destroyed lBlry miles oi Baltimore
! sra OuIo k,roat track from seven miles west OF
uarper's Ferry 10 the North Mountain. lie actually
ulleraled tbo road, that, whea the road-masters
wiki their gang. wen. 10 work 10 restore it, IL was
only by tno cAarIed and twisi.d debris that the
timex could 10 traced. Every tie burned, every
rail bent--nolhpg remained 10 be done but 70 eGfs
off The bare ballast. The Gerefa took Cd his coat,
and. with u cro.s-le for a. fucrum aud rail for
lever helped TO demosh the permanent way;
and with bis own baud. hc asssted IN bending the
Leuied rails around The trunks Of trees.
All TIN. while Mcclellan, with his splendid army
lsy all around him, aud might, with bat email
snOW OF tuoISN, hnl Nrs pA Aa'o SiNHs"sI
the vuns tbs, were yet warm from Anti-tsm to bear
Oh the slouched bat Of the renowned Rebel a. lie
vas ia the act Of pry.ng out bic inst rail; nor was
Jack, al sny tIUie more than hiteen miles Oh from
onr litle Napoleon.
Wen we relec, that Gen. Mcclellan had been a
practical railroad m9n, that the dust OF the track
vas vet on his boots aud that OF all our generals nc
should have had the most lively appreciation OF the
vital im, oriauce Of such great military thorough
fare az the Baltimore aud Ohio Road 10 the plans OF
tl aff1na Gf nxkn
army; wien we rccoect vita what force and I'M
pog unity he had urged he,e con.deratlons upon the
War Department, we can only wonder why he leit
Jackson to the undisturbed enjoyment Of bis rail
road exercises. Was W lack of energy merely
Though In no reepec' railroad man. neither prac-
ticsly nor theoretically, Jscksons attentions To the
Baltimore and Ono liDe were unre hitting and fll ol
solicIiuds-so mu,h So that when, o. the occasion
have lost recalled tho task Of rsil-strippiug and
tw,tIng and the burning Was done, ne walked over
tLe whole thirty miles OF bis work that 1t was
good lie looked upon that road win the eye of
military genius, ami the grea. art II must play al
hs wariike machinery OF the Government was PLAIN
to him; therefore he took pans TO DESTROY IL
once than Gen. Mcclellan hsd taken TO save II from
many assaults and but for tbe Jsoksonlan sagaciiy,
and energy that from the beginning OF the war has
presided over tho very hie OF the road, TO guard ard
guide IL the valor OF the Rebel must have tGmphrd.
An intelligent UnoI Chaplain has said, " If any
man whom this war has developed resembles
Napoleon, i. 10 Stonewan Jackson" Batting tue
ouahfed exag yeron OF the remark, Is is hot with
out reason. Like Napoleon, jackson bad daring
originality, Rpd like hiu he taught his enemy that II
tLey would beat hul, they must initiate him. lie
adopted and adapted in tho East tic whole system
OF rrd hlch Morgan had made go redonotabe IN the
Wes,; and not ouly the Stuarts, Mosebys lmbodens,
Jenkinses, Jooesss and Wildors, arc OF bis making,
bat In q certain sense tue SIonemsns, Gfiersons,
h,patricks aud Dayiyes also. And apropos OF
boots and saddles. holsters aud spurs, what is his
iayorts pupil doing now with bis fresh horses aud
fresh men-S,uart, mean
Gen. Ewell has, in compliance with Jacksou's
d wing request, been appointed to rucceei hun. On
ls.t Tuesisy there was a general Jubilee in the
Rebel camps by the Rappsasnnoek; bands were
ulnying drums were beating banners mapping,
bayonsIs flashing, horses dashipg-a grand review
and dress parade, IN honor OF tho arrival OF Ewen
TO take command OF the Stonewall division In oar
own army il was ut first supposed that hostile
noyemeug was on foot, and signal yuns were hfed,
roc. .ets burst aloft and courcrs flew from corps 10
corps.
Thls bringing forward Of Ewell is a notable ex-
amp', OF deersnco TO the opinion OF Sonewall Jack
son--not from the army merely, hut from the some
what arrogant DAVIS himsei tor Ewell, Ike Joe
Johnston, has not hi,horo enjoyed the PIesidenrs
favor--aI least lie content tpat tacksons favor
ite should not enlarge the sphere of hs services
and army press and people, eoniessing the general
sagacity Of their chiefs appointments had nothing
10 say. Ewell lost q leg q Cedar Mountain, aud
when Leo was In Maryland, Ewell was under the
Surgeons hands, at or near Gordonsvilie. But he
recovered rapidly, and soon took the field again
strapped on bis horse. q
I was thought that one Of the Hills would be
named by jackson to succsed him, ID. Ia. Hill being
his brother in.law. This impression prevailed 80
generally that one OF the Richmond papers said
!" No doubt the Generals choice lof Ewelll will DO
respected-if he over expressed such a wish." AZ
TOR A. T. Hill, hs for time strongly dislksd Jack
son who on ono occasion took his sword from hun,
and put him under arrest, for resting his men,
when " "Stonswall' hld ordered them to march on.