New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-07


always ready to defend his convictions. Every
Sunday he taughtin the colored Sunday school and
| bestowed the same conscientious care upon his
sable pupils, that he did on his classes at the In
| stitute. He never absented himself from divine
service or the prayer meeting and was elected
| deacon in the church, and in his performance of
this duty might be seen going from door to door.
| visiting the sick, and distributing the charity of
| the church to its INDECENT members He had bnen
/ called fatalist but he never neglected. ANYTHING
which could contribute to his victory and was a
| firm believer in the Cromwellian maxim "trust in
COO ana keep your powder dry" Owing to his
| Ill health ne was compelled to be exceedingly
careful in his diet, and often his food would CON
Slst OF nothing but little rice and dry bread
From inclination he never used tobacco in any
form, and while at the institute never used any
sp .l llquors. Only on one occasion was he
ever known to drink spirits, and that was in the
Haliey, when being invited, with his staff to a gen
ueman's house, he was pressed to partake of some
reireshment, and, as he thought, poured himself
out glass OF wine, which he drank off at once.
On leaving the house he remarked to an officer
near him, " that was very strong VINE they had at
that house" to which the officer replied, " Why,
general, that was whisky" The only effect how
ever, seemed to be to render Jackson more silent
for the rest of the ride.
HIS INDIFFERENCE AS TO DRESS.
Jackson was extremely Indifferent to the char
acter OF his wearing apparel and after he took the
field carried his plainness to an extreme his
Shabby uniform contrasting very oddly with the
staff. Just before the battle of Fredericksburg,
Gen. Stewart made him present of a new uni
form, which he wore to his death.
VISIT FROM MRS. JACKSON IN THE FIELD.
A few days after Jacksons arrival in Richmond
he received his commission as colonel, and left for
Harpers Ferry, and the lecturer did not see him
again for two years, when he became famous.
The last interview he had with Jackson was not
of an official character. Mrs. Jackson had come
to visit her husband and the lecturer went to pay
Anvil 3l,o,,
was charming, and the general looked extremely
happy as he took his little daughter in his arms and
began playing with her, which, however, he did
with his usual awliwardness. 1t was picture of
true domestic happiness, soon, however, to be
married In few days occurred the fatal battle
of Charlottesville, and tho next time Mrs Jack
son saw her husband he was on his death bed.
JACKSON AS A SOLDIER AND sTRATEGIsT.
The lecturer then went on to the second part of
his subject-JacksOn as soldier and str ategist.
He laid down with great clearness the elementary
principles of strategy and tactics, Distinguishing
between the two and propounded the question
whether Jackson was to be classed with those
second-rate commanders whose victories had been
achieved by skillful tactical dispositions, hard
fighting and often accident, or those masters both
of tactics and strategy, such as Alexander, Han
nibal Caesar and Napoleon, whose successes were
achieved In the face of tremendous odds? He
then gave mastery analysis of Napoleon's great
Italian campaign in 1886, and contrasted with it
Jacksons campaign in the Shenandoah Valley,
showing the similarity Of the strategy in each and
the mastery use which Jackson, like Napoleon
had made OF the advantages his position afforded
him of acting on interior lines of communication
and applying that grand principle of strategy
which consists in bringing his masses to bear
upon the fragments OF the enemy He also gave
an account of the campaign against Pope' and
claimed for Jackson that his movements and fight
ing entitled him at least to be ranked among the
first class of leaders. The lecturer then gave a
graphic description of the circumstances attending
Of thp ,ftl,
he fell by the hands of his friends and of the
terrible scenes which succeeded his fall Jackson
was born leader, and though all his movements
exhibited the utmost strategic ability the lecturer
believed that he had never read work on grand
tactics in his life it was in him the natural genius
and instinct of war One Of the remarks made at
his death was sadly prophetic: He is takenaway
from the evil to come, and we shall never have
any luck any more"
He was beloved by his soldiers admired by his en-.
emies and the world. Jackson's name was honored
all the world over, by friends and foes alike and
it reserved for one who calls himself the Gov
in jackson, and could see nothing for admiration
in his character. (Hlsses.) But the soldiers who
fought him did not think so, the soldiers of the
Federal army always respected and appreciated
him. The soldiers Of both armies had not been
unmndful of the generous spirit exhibited by both
Of their great leaders it was only the demagogues
who kept out Of the battle that kept bowling for
blood and Confscation. cloud cheers.)
Before his death, Jackson exclaimed, Bury me
in the Valley of Virginia. at Lexington p and
there his remains were religiously carried, and
though no tablet marks the spot, it is consecrated
by the love and affection of the whole people,
while above it now towers the flagstaff that once
bore the flag for which he fought so well.
At the conclusion of the address there were loud
calls for Gov. Wise, to which the governor re-
sponded in few remarks, saying that no one was
SO well qualified to write the life of Jackson as
Gen. Colston, and he hoped that, as the highest
compliment the meeting could pay him, they
would request him to repeat his lecture at his own
convenience, but ia as short time as possible.
On this being put to the vote, it was carried
unanimously, and the meeting adjourned