The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-02-03
GEN. T. !. JACKSON.


We have lear ned some yer, curious cir
eumstances c.aneGieL with Gen. J.. J
Jackscn's appmntment To Professor,
Chair IN th. Virginia Military Institute
he appaintm-nt was made in 1851.
VIII u The ,acaass Uccnrrrd which Jack
son VA, destined 10 ill, Gen. Smith. The
srpprinreudeal. WAS instructed ty the
Ba.rd al Visitors ta seek by private inqui-
lies. some on. suitable ro' the position.
,mang h'se to ~hnm h. first applied was
Gen. ID. III. TIL. then pr lessor IL Was,
lngton Coll G., W. believe. Hil warmly
recom mr ndrd, /. j. Jackson. ihrn serving
10 the arm, 10 florida. Till al thot tine
bad no family connection with Jacks n !;
but he knew MN we'll, aud with a peneirs
'lon and sagacity iLat dill him much CREDIT,
declared that he va. not only competent,
faithlul. rrliiblr na., but had great deal
.f" outcome" in hm.
Repairing subsequently, 10 West Point,
Gsn. Smith addressed hi; iuguilie, To the
i.colty there they recs,n a,s narJ as eli
slblr for the position. Nc 'lelian. 10.
srans. Fnstrr. Peck. and Gasi .vn. VI.
sm,ih ibr fr.t Tour uss nntrd Fed raj
Generals, AMI the las, an aaierr &c high
rank va cue uws service. uatii his late re.
.ignaii"n. Up.h ties. Smith stating tha,
lsck,oa had been recommended. they said
4 him that he ~as an lairiatl. ,bie man.
and would do we'll bar hc had ,nnr 10 the
.csdemy BADLY prepared. inquirieS al
New Yurs aui Fortress Mnnrne, further
developed the fact ,h4, the pe,son, recom
m.ndrd al Wsd pint ~err considered
better bo1k.m,a than J.ck,"n. but all bur-
. ie,t,msny u Jackson's great personal
,rnrlh .nd energy. ant ~ Il Ring quail.
iirs
Wien the BsafJ ol Visitors met. Gen
Smith repeated ihe n,mr of Jackson 10 t"r
i0ard. together With a .tatrMrnt of thr
rrcGn,nrndaiions nd rnconlum. alread,
reirrref -.
II hagpeued tat there vas on the Board
mrm5ef ~n, appeared there IA ibat &c
rasi.n Tor the hf,t t.mp ahd tis lat. a.
al once AiSuratsi Jack,aa's sppnintment
though e,idcntly taken hs sarprise at ths
suggestion VI h.s name lie spnar ~ ssi,
hIgh isrms ut Jsck-pn. whose .oeasm,n ~
sald he wa, aud tuid of lhr .rsat pleasure
Nbch his appo ntment would give Ia 90,
peone ni N,rihaest frg,nia. The mar
~ho thu. euloslLei Jacs.on sa.J. S. Car,
iiie. Tie was The oniy one al the Board
~hn knew Jackson. AMI hr warmly. adyo
called him bei"re lhst jury of strangers.
inhurnced by what they had thu. heard
the Board. @ithoat the usual delays. Al
.nee ordered the sppointment 10 be ten
dr,ed 90 Jackson. The state Of his hesltl
al the :ime aided 10 causing him 10 sccep
if.
Of all the gifted men with whom Gen
Jackson was titus brought into comparison
aud TO whom he vas adjudged BY all. s,s,
Hill aud nis rginia frIrhds, 10 be inferi
ar. which me ol them his he nat i'm neasu
fably ouistnppe,l. n The exhibition u HI 4
espaciiy aud Chr.stian VIRTUE. a ,irtu,
sublImer than kaman ever knewi The,
were rankri beiT- iin. 6ut the iHspir4
ton within hun. aud whicl, he needed oul'
eceas'on 10 ie,tiop II. swilll, ,s,rr,cd ~
suih'r,t,. and poured mnck.rs 81 th,
Jndgmcnioi shofl sghied mn attracted y.
The brghiness Oi ut.,J, tinsri
Jackson vii 1--we ia tie admiration o
the sofld and the arecl on. II great re
pubic. Tong alter ihose whose pro.prct
Tor iame aud dis,incttoa seemed liircr
shaii have been even jorgsgs..
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