Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23
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RRfGAulER GENERAL. ALBERT G. JEN
klMS nETIIE CilNEEnERATE ARMY

klNS, OFTllE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
Whom Ibis iGn,l ,l:oi un the irld If his final
b.Ils hv Jid nlt REQUIRE the hand of pllt6l
friendship - rrcard his rame in the annals OF
lie war. Alo,g thh WHO'S waatarn irohtor of his
native Sf.t-. NIr1i has Iiarhe liorS-hrll
,Sord s:.J lr the deal holy Of the iinnlitab!e
English ni"nrrih Fiji ra:Ii.l nj ths hrsi Of his
columns against the rn-my, the nnms Of the
young Nirsilitu snI!iar, whom liYine they fol
lowell sn oiteu. hiss Nil! a leadt rship fur he nen
Uf tin blri aglil.,s Tie inpalCr. This incidents
Of hs rhreer, often approaching tho romantic,
will long he the lhenIo Of BONG and he mateIisl
ni u ~ in die mount ins nt Fr2iaia. whara Iowa
t'r him il II rIs-ijn: Hnd III The sample traditions
ci thu border. ha y III alwar> hs sGror or hero.
For him liere will be lii Is cnreution,i grief,
stirred by MT or oratCry-Iha transient sympathy
which man Acco!d to leaders conspicuous in place
nr rower-but IN many lonely home in the &C.
rlu"iM ri the NneiiiiAn mcuIi lis thers n i'll be
Tor him ails AMI lri, and n,ierw anls pt roetu9l
JraaarvRii"n If his memory. To these men he
ws- y rheit4in 10 Us clan: and wi hont de-
probation OF The nnhle soldiers and patriots Ct
tha' region. his lts3 is rrspmnble. and he leaves
10 sucrGsstr.
Whrn :,!mis :: n hoy, fresh from school and the
study ut his rr1irs OF The Inv, the threat sned
strIeel, ni people in S0u.h America against
the lies pO ism OF their inltrs attracted him from
position and frtInr st hnme 10 dare c mate AIll
danger in ths Aid Ct their CAUSE; ard although
the occasion he covfred did not occur. yet the
unse fish and onthnsiastic cspouSl cf the ranse
os t'ia wahk against thu strong Was cary HigurY
o! the character and career of the man. After
Harl:. whfu ri tic mge ni twenty i've he repre-.
seI ad district on tha west rn border OF Fir-
giIil in tl" Federal Cnn;r r,s. hs was, with Ma
spn aiid iuuicr Eni cth,r e!I ana moro con.
spicnons leaders. ina fearless champion OF the
Iaty Of the Sout hern Stst.s in tito territories
anl Of th' If hucolnmy ST l,oma. then violently
asssil;d Ivy the IhGfo ropuloEs Nir.h When the
election Of MIR. L'nccla gave 10 the aggressive
facinR 1t tho Moth iha power 10 achieve their
designs. with p.olunfness Slmoft like prematu-
riiy Ia "IEanz='l. ai,l armed. ard led his neigh
b0rs in H resistance " bch has made nemola able
End almost mar V-l"nu .ory ior svery liver, aud
mnnniaiIi. and valley OF tho bGrltr
Ealiy in tho war La m6s MA 10 q Bligsder
Gsnernl oi all independent h'iysls Of cavalry
uh;ch he has rhiseh by his influence in that nm :
rhihiLlis hcri"r-!and wllero tho power 0i tha
~ r!lI !ml hvrrcainl IN. authority Of Virginia
Thrs men "1Itr'l:-l a. much ny his cJugenial
inilnrnre - by discipliGc, lie I'D, r-ihsr than
commanded, Oh mHny Il mach and fray and raid
and lald--ln many Il surprise st midnight and
escap, by incrninr--tlwnys binding the foe be
struck, with succee so imysriatls, hai his enemy
sscIifed to iDla!IIbls f,ftune what his friends
HEtH Was i'lC RH -SElL D1 u 1HiuS ana
veLrivs nj itarY Patins. Bur. dfyiaa danger
Cnce TOO 9th. he died IN h last fisli in wsy
as kuight;y rs He lived. and wishing u defer
death uuy to do mrre of his dHty.
II are almost incomis is.ent I say th=t sol-
1ier q! 50 intrnsea typo vi; tho eenl g. and
kind,s $. ui nlnn; hut i" mnt be f,reiren in one
who loved him to think that these qualities in the
composition oil his chsract " rnnhs harmJny
and symmetry mora comp,t'. Ii in the fsrvent
way ia loved his friends, in his versatility sud
attraction Of conversation and msnneZ. there wAs
something aim ST femiI iae, still The graccl which
heautiliel his character did hot nlsr $ strength.
His character Srd deeds cont -atict the 10.
frrsrre 'rAwn from his refinement, Just as the
mrs. tr:lisnt flowers ara btrIe cn the sturdy
81 ms Of fnrCs. tees in tho topics, although
such flo SerS re oil ne!i b"r,ie by the shrub or
the vine. These GENEROUS qua!iti snd This
genie refinement sh.l such Ia TIE on his
errors. ~ hall TO r.ieein them and half ~ bind
Ole ID their ea 't( nee
Tbs, desutry senteEcos, which must end
bst,r- Iha sHkleeI is cnmplet-, nay as we'll end
lssra. Cr,et for Ills rsi hTests the cord Here
ntier lie viii be r&inlmb, red h5 rel IS he vas
loved. HF.
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